WalMan

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1476393170' post='3153997'] If the pot is on a PCB (printed circuit board) then you may well need a solder sucker to remove the old solder and to remove the pot. After that the new pot should slot straight in and you then simply re-solder all the legs. We don't know what your soldering skills are like, but it shouldn't be too hard. [/quote] My soldering skills are abysmal I shall probably take it over to someone who can [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1476395036' post='3154027'] Have you tried cleaning the pots yet, or do you think they are beyond redemption? [/quote] Well they've been doused in switch-cleaner which helped a little

Yup. I've been paying the premiums long enough & that's what their for. And as you say right under my forearm

Yes. Found the bits, just not sure if it's something I can manage or if it's feasible as the stacked pot looks like it might be part of the board

A couple of weeks back (on the evening of the SE Bass Bash) I managed to ding my fretted L2500 at the end of the evening. Put it down carefully in a quiet area of the venue, away from the pissed nutters, and turned round to get the case to put it away. Next thing I hear is a sickening thud, crash, twang and it had fallen on the stone floor and taken a chunk out of the top of the bass. Luckily it's insured on the MU scheme and an email with photos sent on Sunday was responded to first thing Monday with a claim form to be returned with a quote for approval. Wifey took the bass over to the Eternal Guitars on Tuesday, Had the quote emailed back Wednesday evening after a quick exchange re options. Emailed both claim and estimate to the broker Thursday and had the approval to go ahead Friday. Because it has a translucent top the options were:[list] [*]fill and colour match, but the repair will show; or [*]completely strip the top and refinish to her former glory. [/list] Funnily enough as I am not one for relicing I went for the latter, which was what the estimate was for, and looking back about half what I paid for the bass on here years ago, even if the insurance replacement value was more based on the price of a US L2500. I suspect some will say "what are you worrying about it was a small(ish) knock and is just part of the life of a bass". Perhaps I am more OCD than I think I am, but while a minor knock I can probably live with this was a bit more. So photos of the damage: #2 son was over with one of his guitars at Eternal's a couple of days ago and saw my baby, dare I say stripped, on the work bench so took a photo for me So it's on its way back to full good health, but there's still a few weeks yet to allow the job to be finished, lacquer to fully dry etc. Also gives me a chance to properly date it from the stamps in the neck pocket. More to follow as things progress

Picked up an old S1 from Barneyg42 a week or so back to use while my L2500 is repaired (don't ask! I may post a separate thread). The S1 is light and really easy to play so I'm thinking of keeping it as a cheap backup fretted 5 string, and for any gigs at pubs that are even more divey than usual. But it needs some work on the electrics to change all the pots. Looking at the Status site and parts catalogue it looks like it has the TB5 (stack) tone circuit, and you can buy the stacked pot separately. The question is...has anyone just changed the pot and how easy a job is/was it to do (refix to the board) if you have?

Check the local Crack Converters if you haven't already

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1475842856' post='3149153'] Listened to the whole of 'Milliontown' for the first time earlier. OH. MY. GOD. How is it that I have never heard this masterpiece album before? Now hooked. [/quote]My favourite album of theirs. Bought the remastered FLAC version a while back and heard all sorts of bits I'd missed I also love this as a band intro - https://frost.bandcamp.com/album/the-philadelphia-experiment

[quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1475733804' post='3148254'] Sold my old Status a few days afterwards and won a case of old leads!!! [/quote]OOPS It became a short term necessity after the gig that evening

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1475737277' post='3148270'] Whoa, I remember seeing The Tubes back at uni in the late 70s early 80s. Great show, didn't know they were still doing it. Is it still Fee Waybill (or something like that). [/quote] Yes still Fee, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Rick Anderson + David Medd, and still a brilliant show I've seen them every time they've been over in recent years, sometimes twice Even make a fleeting appearance in the last Live video when the audience pans across the crowd

The Tubes in Brighton on Saturday week, then Gun in Pompey the following Thursday

A random punter? Not a chance. Last pisshead who came up asking if his mate could play my guitar - to play the guitar part to I forget what - was told 'no' a number of times, and eventually something rather more blunt

[quote name='BassApprentice' timestamp='1475272056' post='3144712'] How long ago was this? Also which guitar shop? I'm in the market for a 5 string G&L and would be great to try one before hand! Didn't think many places in Scotland would carry G&L [/quote] [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1475274448' post='3144740'] Wal not for sale in the window? Sounds like Ayr Guitar to me. Kenny's in Glasgow has been known to have Tributes (I got my Tribute SB-2 there). [/quote] It was indeed Ayr Guitar, and the weekend before last. Had an M an L series Tribute in...and the Wal

I have fretted and fretless US L2500's that I use for most gigs. Great sounding solid punchy basses and I love them almost as much as my Wal. Was in a guitar shop in Ayr that had an M & an L series Tribute in and tried the M, which was fine but despite what others say about the Tribs being as good as the US ones I still prefer my US. It didn't help that after the M I had a noodle on the Wal Geddy they had in and there was just no comparison. Probably their biggest problem is price point for the US models, whose RRP is getting on for 4 x the Tribute. If the Tribs really are the virtual equal of the US version, what, really, is the point of getting a US, particularly if it's not going to hold its value?

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1475007222' post='3142308'] That's amazing, well done to all who organised and contributed to the event. [/quote]What he said

[quote name='cetera' timestamp='1474838271' post='3140993'] On a personal note - thanks to Simon for temporarily clearing the fog in my brain re: compression! lol! [/quote] That's his primary purpose

Friday night with The Alibi... Brilliant. Tight as a gnats chuff and lots of compliments Saturday night, [i][u][b]NOT [/b]with the Alibi[/u][/i], rather less so on all fronts, and ended with my fretted L2500 getting a nasty ding. Sunday morning rehearsal with Watson Hall & Webb working through an originals set for the end of the month and on new songs & arrangements...A joy as ever

Great day, as ever, with good company on the way there and back - hope I didn't bore Josh too much with my old man rambling & dodgy driving!! Good too meet up with everyone again, both old and new faces, and as ever too much to see & do so I failed to make the jam room again. Today was only ruined by my fretted L2500 taking a tumble at the gig tonight and losing a chunk out of the top (all that's visible, hopefully nothing else but at least it should be covered by insurance). Now why didn't I buy the S1 as a spare!?

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Updated: List of for sale items what a good idea[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]01. [/font][/color]Drawmer LX20 stereo rack compressor limiter expander - £55 (jhk). [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]02. Trace Elliott AH300 head - £120 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]03. Mesa Boogie Four:88 with footswitch (markstuk) if not sold by then[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]04 Cort A5 Custom SP. (markstuk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]05. Allparts Jazz 70's in off-white with maple board/blocks, Wizard pickups & Gotoh bridge (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]06. DeArmond (Guild) Pilot Active Bass (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]07. Warwick Corvette, 2004, Active with mojo. £400 (Grangur) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]08. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Harvest Leather Strap (Brown Cow Antique - 118 - 127cm). £20 (Wolverinebass)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]09. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Line 6 Sonic Port Interface for iPad/iPhone/iPod (obbm)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. Knackered blue plastic case containing non-knackered amp leads, guitar leads, a patch lead, and a speakon lead (MacDaddy)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. Fender Jimmie Vaughan Tex Mex Stratocaster, White with Maple neck and Fender gigbag - £550 o.n.o. (noisyjon)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Ibanez SR740 - Upgraded £325, Babicz FCH 4 String Bridge, Chrome (Grangur)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. EBS Multicomp, EBS Bass IQ, Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive, Gigrig Generator, Distributor and accessories, Diago Gigman pedalboard (Graham)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. MXR Custom Comp CSP202 - £45 (JapanAxe)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. Status S1 5 string headed, funny post box colour! Price? Dunno yet![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. Epiphone Dot Studio (w/mods). Discontinued black, with black hardware and cream binding. Very clean. Hardcase, long throw bridge, Sperzel locking machines, Wilkinson zebra humbucker in the bridge position, Dunlop Straploks, strap. £225.00 for the lot. If no interest, I'll take it home.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. Sandberg vm £650 ish or trade for what have you cash either way as appropriate[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. BASS BASH SPECIAL PRICE! £275 MTD Kingston Heir 4 string bass. Passive J-H pickups rosewood board maple neck[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. Ibanez ARTB100 short scale arch top bass £200 (if Merton makes it!)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. Eden metro 2 x 10 combo £375 (jhk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]22. Eden 2x 10 XLT cab £230 (jhk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]23. Peavey 112 special combo £69 (jhk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]24. FENDER JAZZ BASS USA 1998 - Colour: Aqua Marine. Maple neck and board. Fender case and case candy (incl. key, truss rod spanner, etc.). Very small dink on back of the neck, otherwise in exc. cond. (currently on FB for [/font][/color][color=#b22222][font=helvetica,arial,sans-serif][b]£750 ono[/b][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] but for Bass Bashers [u][b]£650 ono[/b][/u]) (Stingray5)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]25. TRIBAL PLANET GX40-AA GIGBAG CASE (for ACOUSTIC BASS GUITAR) - Large and seriously well-built gigbag/case. Great for touring. Built-in lean-stand for stage and airport halls. Lighter than full flight cases. As new. £35. (Stingray5)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]26. ARIA AMB-50 ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC BASS GUITAR - Fretted. Gig bag. Strap. Trace Elliot Phosphor-Bronze acoustic strings fitted (40-60-80-100) plus new spare set included. Exc. cond. £100 (Stingray5)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]27. EBS Multicomp, Octaver & Chorus pedals will be with me. Not sure what they're worth - Walman[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]28. Pair of Mono Long straps, brand new & never used. £20 each - Walman[/font][/color]

Fri 23/9/2016: The Alibi @ The Cabin, Elmer near Bognor Regis. Classic rock - Lizzy, Purple, Whitesnake, Gun, Thunder, Electric Boys, Autograph and others (so not [i][u]all[/u][/i] the usual song suspects) https://www.facebook.com/events/1248443941883959/ Sun 23/10/2016: Watson Hall & Webb @ The White Horse, Ditchling. All originals [color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Playing original acoustic/electro music influenced by artists including Crowded House / David Gray / John Mayer[/font][/color] https://www.facebook.com/events/122923701500042/

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1474374088' post='3137458'] Only 7 Wals? C'mon guys, we can do better than this. [/quote]I came close to making it 8 at the weekend, but bottled the cr@p SWMBO would have given me. That and I was at the wrong end of the country coming back on EasyJet and it was a good but "strong" price, AND despite my brother in law egging me on. So PB1680 only it is sadly. EDIT: and if I remember a set of Rotosound flats for the raffle EDIT:EDIT: and again if I remember a crappy but serviceable 2U rack case

Not me but #2 son is just starting out. He's on his 4th or 5th guitar after the initial online orders all had issues culminating in the bridge on the one that arrived from GAK basically exploding as he tuned it up for the first time. That one he took back to the shop who did him a deal on a slightly more expensive one despite being different operations (GAK Online & GAK Store that is). Think he's happy with this one & it's behaving itself

Saw Steve Vai in Brighton on Monday - brilliant show - so next up is presently a way off in October and The Tubes in Brighton followed 5 days later by GUN in Portsmouth. It's going to be a good week

YAY!! Back off hols the week before. Gig in the evening (unless I burnt my boats last night) but it's local so that's easy even if I have to go straight there [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]01. Hamster -[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]02. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Hayman 4040, Schecter Diamond P5, Ampeg V4BH amp & 115 Classic cab[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]03. TheGreek - not sure what I'm bringing yet...[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]04. Happy Jack - I'll be there with a love that will see you through[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]05. JapanAxe - probably everything in my signature. Orange Valve Tester - get your tubes tested for free![/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]06. Macdaddy.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]07. obbm[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]08. Billy Apple. Spectors, Marshall valves and EAD[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]09. Nancy Johnson; Thunderbirds/Whatever amps I'm running.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]10. TrevorR - Wal MK 1 Custom, Wal Pro IIE (well, I had to...!), Ariapro2 SB700, Markbass LM2 and Traveler 2x10 and 1x15[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]11. Bluejay - cameras, video equipment; no basses, unless someone asks to see a specific model. I will also be there as BGM's reporter[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]12. NickD - Maruszczyck Elwood L5A, TE Series 6 1x15 Combo, Zoom B3.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]13. Rumblefish - Rumblefish Bass,Fender Roadworn Jazz, Acoustic 370 amp,Acoustic 1x15 cab.Copy of Herbie Flowers single.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]14. Bottle - the usual: Ibanez bass, 1x12 Cab, 1x10 Combo, Pedals[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]15. alexclaber - Barefaced things and a RIM Custom 5 and maybe an old Warwick Streamer[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]16. Ordep - Fbass, Zon, amp, pedals etc[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]17. moooper-Warwicks,Sei Flamboyant 6,Genzler Amp,Eden maybe[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]18. chimike[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]19. Sibob - '71 Precision, Xotic XJ-1T 5, Maruszczyk Jake custom. If I'm gigging, my Markbass/Barefaced rig[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]20. EliasMooseblaster - I have no idea what to bring. Maybe my 8-string.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]21. timmo - Clover Avenger, PJB Bighead[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]22. louisthebass[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]23. Graham[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]24. sockdeluxe_mikey - Custom Shop Fender Jazz Bass, pedal board with goodies on it, Markbass/Barefaced[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]25.WalMan - PB1680 well it would be rude not to Probably 2 x US L2500, Gen3 BigBaby2 & Tonehammer 350 as they'll be going straight out in the evening[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]26.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]27.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]28.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]29.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]30.[/size][/font][/color]

Three basses & a dodgy video [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cXmuH8699Q"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cXmuH8699Q[/url]

Hmmm why's the quotes not working...anyway:[list] [*]Yup another LA bash would be good Nik; and [*]better make sure I put the converted Pro1 in the bag [/list]