Mr. Foxen

I'm thinking U channel with just the frets crossing it, and the truss rod exposed, kind of like a sitar, but a 5er would basically be dependent on the 4 string being successful, and its not even something I've done more than talk about with the relevant metalworker in passing.

[quote name='Jumanji' timestamp='1330980643' post='1565852'] I don't follow.. I'm new to this type of thing. (forums). [/quote] Should have said 'Sticky', actually marked 'pinned' with a green box, second topic down on this forum: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/73234-tonewoods/

I know a guy interested in making a metal guitar body, he is a bit of a genius with shaping sheet metal. I'm poking about for the investment to make a Fender heel compatible alloy neck cause I think it would be cool and have the facilities to make it.

[quote name='Jumanji' timestamp='1330979826' post='1565821'] .. and surely a heavier wood has benefits in sound quality? [/quote] There is a stick at the top to stop people saying things like that.

Get a Matamp instead.

Rockinbetter, seems expensive: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rockinbetter-Bass-/110836491166?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19ce5ea39e

Threatening places you still want to use isn't the way.

Kasuga with R bomb: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KASUGA-Bass-Guitar-Case-Stand-Rickenbacker-Copy-Excellent-Condition-/120871274620?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c247d487c

When you say 'digital amp', do you mean 'class d amp'?

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1330892686' post='1564538'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1A-Bass-Guitar-/280838281739?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4163441a0b"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4163441a0b[/url] Westone Thunder 1A BIN £100 [/quote] Gone already. Boo.

The blocks on the Jazz one were stick on.

Changing pickup height is the standard way of balancing pickup volumes, it isn't the exact same effect as changing volume control though, becuase there's a bit going on electrically.

Got anywhere else to go?

Someone hasn't got the idea or keywords in the title.

If this is for this: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/169747-filling-pickup-route/ you don't need guitar specific bits of wood.

Any easily workable but seasoned wood is fine, as in one that isn't going to shrink or something, well amtured scrap wood that hasn't been damp or anything. Try and follow the grain direction in case is does shrink some, it will look better. Dowel is just round bits of wood for the purpose of filling in the gaps for the screw lugs, much easier than carving a piece to shape. Rounding the hole square is quite a task and generally taking wood off the body is to be avoided. Doing that would be advisable if you weren't having a solid colour and has to avoid seams.

If you are spraying a solid colour, doesn't matter so much as it will cover a multitude of sins. Slice up a chuink of woo and some half dowels, glue into the hole, sand it roughly flush, fill the holes with wood filler, sand it all flush. Or if you want to change the balance you can hide a hole or weight in there. Probably not ideal position, but its there.

Little bit of noise from not very compressed bridge springs can do some funny noises.

Shh, after that. Bought it off another BCer not working, but fairly close to working. Now it is working, the LF boost switch is bit dicky, so gotta sort that, and get proper valves in it. Using with Barefaced Super 15.

A setup is probably going to be a bigger deal that the strings themselves, although they are a necessary part. Problem with cheap strings is mostly inconsistency, and sometimes you get dead ones. Hard to go wrong with Daddario ones. But there are less well known cheap but good sorts that are pretty much a taste call. Best thing to do is say where you are, or check the recommended luthiers thread an get it gone over by a capable BCer or a tech who can sort it with appropriate strings.

Just waiting for dude to bring my cab back, lent it to a band who were supposed to bring it back this morning.

There was an 81 and an 82 in my 502 with reverb. That has more valves all round though. Probably supposed to be an 81 somewhere if its dirtying up, Burman wasn't a dirt sorta guy. JJ KT77 is the plan, as used by Killing Joke.

Bit of an obscure one but I know there are a few owners about. My one came with no valves, so dunno if it wants things other than ECC83 in some slots.

One pic is of my Pro502. Also noteable is the lack of a gold lion on the badge, which as far as I know indicates it isn't the gold lion model and would only be marked 100w, and wouldn't have Gold Lions as original. I don't recognise the other pics from anywhere else, it isn't my 4000.