mcnach

... just working on the artwork for my "Raging Bull", based on the Darklighter.

Hmmm, this arrived this morning: I wonder what it is?

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1395872889' post='2407585'] Too right! I wouldn't pay anymore than a hundred for a second hand Squire [/quote] I don't know, Squires are pretty rare. Not to be confused with the more common Squiers, 'though.

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1396104846' post='2409987'] How good is at achieving ratm sounds in particular? I've been considering the vt bass to be able to get that sound - [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ONEaEg5JI[/media] - but do you think the basstard could do a better job? [/quote] I used to use the OKKO Basstard in my RATM tribute band. It was a cool pedal, but I now have two VT-Bass pedals instead set at two different sounds. They're pretty good for RATM. I also used to have a Darkglass Vintage... didn't really get along with it.

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1396117747' post='2410155'] Heard anything? [/quote] Nope, nothing yet...

[quote name='fendurt' timestamp='1396004427' post='2408847'] Does any of you people know if the 55-02 MM-p'up is wired in series or parallel? And how to rewire to series or parallel? [/quote] it sounds like series to me.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1395833363' post='2406789'] Honestly, I'm not a fan. Looks too "stingrayesque" and I'd want to do something more out there and want it to be my own Just IMO ofcourse [/quote] I hear you. The problem is that every design I tried that was not Stingrayesque was pretty... ugly. BUt that's just a reflection of my imagination/taste, I suppose. The Stingray-derived plate was a "safe" one. As it's a look I already like, as you may have guessed I was going initialy for a Sabre-like design, as I also like metal plates, but I could not find a metal plate I liked enough, and it involved more of a permanent conversion. Essentially, everything else I tried looked ugly or was a direct derivation of something else.

[quote name='Opticaleye' timestamp='1395785680' post='2406403'] Here's my L1000 with added pickguard. I've added some fake screws since the photo was taken (and the correct knobs). [url="http://s139.photobucket.com/user/optical_I/media/wunkay4.jpg.html"][/url] I had it made to my template at Sims custom shop. [/quote] that's a cool bass!

pearloid? tortoiseshell? black pearloid I could stomach... but even that's a bit too "bling".

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1395784871' post='2406388'] Second one, but the teardrop should be completed by the last fret, not the base of the neck. Looks like a plan! [/quote] That's a little high (for my liking)... It does not finish at the base 'though, it looks like this really:

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1395698085' post='2405330'] I was playing fretless along to a few tracks and it just wasn't sounding right. Tuner showed bass and in tune and correctly adjusted for intonation - is [i]my[/i] intonation that bad? Checked and re-checked. Then I thought 'hang on a mo' - at some point I'd accidentally pressed the CALIB button on my Pitchblack, so I was tuned to A=441Hz. I reset it, and sure enough all 4 strings now showed sharp/ Re-tuned and all is well. I was even thinking about jacking in my risible attempts on fretless! Also it was worse when I was trying to play on the lines - I seem to be far better off following my ears now. [/quote] Ha ha! I've been a victim too. Worst was when the THREE guitarists in my band shared a tuner that was calibrated to either 439 or 441. I could not believe all three of them were wrong, I mean, they sounded ok together... but... I was supposed to be in tune... was my bass' intonation so far out suddenly?

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1395528816' post='2403495'] That's very cool, there's 2 string players in the flat downstairs and they occasionally have other players round for practice. They usually practice short sections but when they play full pieces, alone or as a group they're incredibly good. I sometimes just put a wildlife documentary on TV, mute it and listen to them play. Makes me embarrassed to play my trumpet in my room as I'm terrible! [/quote] You should switch to trombone. That way your neighbours will just think you have an elephant as a pet. My neighbours think I have one, and that I torture it. I expect RSPCA to show up any day.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1395779417' post='2406276'] just as i hit the post button you put the black option on [/quote] just for you, baby No, there really is no option, it's going to be black. 3-ply: black/white/black. The original pictures are only white because I printed on white paper

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1395778885' post='2406259'] Number two! Black/White/Black, obviously. ...though White/Black/White would also be acceptable... Think I prefer White/Black/White now, to be honest. Show off the pickups. [/quote] 3-ply black/white/black, of course! I considered white, but what I like about the black is how the pickups are "disguised" in it. When looking at the original pictures, in white, I lean heavily towards #3. However, after I see it in black... #2 is a strong contender too.

and a quick mock in black, so this is closer to what they could look like: