Mr. Foxen

Would guess at a blown fuse, one near the output jacks, have a look inside, mine did that when I shorted it.

Bass strings are spensive, no point grubbing them up for miming.

[quote name='Rumple' post='648681' date='Nov 8 2009, 12:05 PM']Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Weirdly I think it's seeing the words 'not suitable for bass' on the back that got me wanting to try it out [/quote] You might get distortion, heaven forbid. Anyway, where are the gutshots?

If the noise supressor and the compression are on all the time, stick them on top of your amp out of the way, that will help.

EHX Holy grail reviews great. I've got a Marshall reflector, works great too, and really cheap.

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='648426' date='Nov 7 2009, 11:17 PM']Would bi-amping make full PA gigs more difficult - especially with limited soundchecking time? Plus sweet-talking the soundman into micing up or taking DIs out of two heads and balancing the two sounds out front?[/quote] DI the bottom, and mic the effected cab is probably simplest solution.

What's missing with what you have?

[quote name='sweeneyjimbob' post='648423' date='Nov 7 2009, 11:00 PM']wow you confussed me then mr foxon dont quite get what you mean will pics help?[/quote] Yeah, went fairly stream of conciousness. I have a whole pile of similar pickups, one set are Dimarzios (or so I was told) they have a pair of black ceramic magnets and the poles go between them, and are hight adjustable. Some were from my Westone Thunder (thing were called 'Hard Puncher' pickups) but are the same contruction. The other set I removed from my BC Rich because they were microphonic at volume, the windings would vibrate and squeal. I was wondering if this could be cured by dipping in melted wax, as they sound great.

Te ones with cermaic magnets either side of allen head screws? I like the sound but mine were unpotted so were microphonic. Got 3 or 4 sets laying about (some are from Westone Thunder, are they own branded, but the same, or just similar build?). Could I pot them in a wax pot for ladies legs?

What bass is it? Scope for stratp pin shifting. My mockingbird has no dive, surprisingly, and clearly has a few strap positions tried.

[quote name='ashevans09' post='648161' date='Nov 7 2009, 03:58 PM']Broken link?[/quote] Lose one of the [url="http://s"]http://s[/url].

The scale length isn't the limiting factor nearly as much as the amplification. You just want a ridiculously long scale bass so you can have a really low tuning? Think making an upright style bass is overcomplicating things really. The was a thread on this fairly recently.

You forgot times when one stack is not enough on its own:

I also have a bust one I was given to fix, but the transformer is melted. If there is a good transformer, I'm after it, if not, the fan is spare.

I wouldn't get caught up thinking small hands mean you need a skinny neck. Just need the right technique:

Totally read the link I posted early in the thread for discussion on reproducing the lower fundamentals of F#0. Also, compare the Low A clips (a tone below low B on a 5 string) clips in my sig with the F0 clip, see which is beefier sounding, there's a lot of work to be done to get that, going lower takes even more.

The most important thing to do is buy a used Badass II bridge from a well known forum regular with multiple pages of feedback. That way you can ensure reasonably prompt delivery and a sensible price.

Depending on how the bass is set up, some have individual volumes for each pup (like a Jazz bass) and some have a single volume and blend. Some just have volume, tone and switch. Rewiring it to whatever config you like is fairly easily doable.

[quote name='umph' post='645139' date='Nov 4 2009, 12:31 PM']also the ones with the good tracking like micropogs etc have a high pass filter on them to stop you blowing your cabs.[/quote] And not blowing cabs is for pansies.

Tried a different bass? Establish whether its the bass or the amp. Crackling from screw touching says earth problem. If its the amp, that might be harder to fix.

[quote name='NickH' post='644861' date='Nov 3 2009, 11:35 PM']Normal 5-string bass. Set of strings for E-C tuning. Raise a semitone and get a good octave pedal. Use some of the cash you just saved to buy me a beer at Christmas![/quote] A good octave pedal that makes a solid octave down from the F would cost you more than a custom set of strings and a file. I spend enough time fiddling with them. The problem is the amplification.

[quote name='jmsjabb' post='644791' date='Nov 3 2009, 10:28 PM']Mr Foxen, thread hijack briefly, have you a pic of the rest of that bass?[/quote] [url="http://www.gwbasses.com/gallery/DanBii_DC-1.shtml"]Porn site[/url]

If someone is after some I might order a bunch from dude in america and distribute them. He has to order the ones I'm after, but is happy to ship.

Probably, but I just put a generic in place of a badass II, and the holes were slightly off, guessing its the metric/imperial of American/Eastern sizes.