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Had a very pleasant transaction with John, recently, thoroughly nice chap and very patient waiting for me to arrange to meet up at a halfway point. I'd happily deal with him again

Ever tried to adjust your trussrod and found it to be tightened up to the maximum with no adjustment left? I just did, so I thought I would post my attempt to get round it. First thing I did was take the strings off, and then removed the neck, which is not strictly necessary, but I find it easier to handle. I then gingerly unscrewed the trussrod nut and removed it, exposing the threaded end of the rod (sorry for the poor quality, havent figured out how to work the camera properly yet!) [attachment=55799:S6300075.JPG] Here's the trussrod nut [attachment=55800:S6300077.JPG] Now I need to find a spacer, after a rummage through my odds'n'sods drawer all I could find was this [attachment=55801:S6300082.JPG] Its gotta fit down the trussrod hole and over the threaded end of the rod so the hole in the middle has to be bigger than the threaded end and I'm gonna have to round the corners off a bit to fit [attachment=55802:S6300083.JPG] That was too much like hard work, so I devised a cunning plan, I screwed it on to a bolt, stuck it in a drill clamped to my workmate and held the file on it while it rotated. [attachment=55803:S6300088.JPG] [attachment=55804:S6300087.JPG] Which soon whittled it down to a similar diameter to the nut, enabling it to fit down the hole and over the rod [attachment=55805:S6300089.JPG] [attachment=55810:S6300090.JPG] You can just see it in situ, over the trussrod, with some of the threads still exposed [attachment=55806:S6300096.JPG] Trussrod nut screwed back on, after a smidgen of vaseline applied to the threads [attachment=55807:S6300101.JPG] Back on with the neck, [attachment=55808:S6300103.JPG] string up to tension and check relief. After loosening the tension and adjusting the trussrod a few times I now have a nice low action and plenty of adjustment left. Job done! [attachment=55809:S6300106.JPG]

[quote name='algmusic' post='895557' date='Jul 15 2010, 12:55 PM']Right I'm definitely getting a terror..[/quote] I have a Bass terror but I'm really after a cleaner sound. If you haven't already got one, would you consider a trade for your Markbass? Andy

[quote name='orangepeelneil' post='881740' date='Jun 30 2010, 11:18 AM'] [size=3] I have seen bill fitzmaurice's designs, but there doesn't seem to be a 2x10" design- I guess there is a technical reason for that? Cheers Neil[/size][/quote] How about t Bills 210 Jack [url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Jack.html"] Here[/url] (its about halfway down the page). I've built a pair of Omni 10.5's and if I can do it, anyone can! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28447"]Build Diary[/url]

My favourite, cracks me up every time

[quote name='robocorpse' post='811585' date='Apr 19 2010, 05:33 PM']I used to have one that had a 6mm shaft on it so you could attach it to a drill.[/quote] That'll be the [url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=132"]Jim Dunlop Turbo Tune[/url]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78350"]This [/url] may still be available, seems to tick most of the boxes

[quote name='Toasted' post='797596' date='Apr 6 2010, 02:37 PM']Just make sure you play as many different basses as you can to find out what you like and dont like before you order.[/quote] +1 I'm just up the road from you, I think, and if you want to try out an ACG, you're welcome to pop over and try one of mine

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[quote name='Bay Splayer' post='777777' date='Mar 17 2010, 06:23 PM']the cab aint got to look pretty cheers P.S. i know about tuff paint but this stuff is less than half the price of that [/quote] If it aint got to look pretty, why not leave it as it is - even cheaper than bitumen

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='774567' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:04 PM']Any beginners out there, get some earplugs. You be thankful in years to come.[/quote] [size=4]+100!![/size]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47268"]This[/url] is how I do it

Saw a band a while ago where the bass player used a black and decker workmate thingy to raise his amp with. Didn't look great, but I suppose you could cover it with something. Spoke to the guy and he'd had the same issue with loss of top end before using it.

How are you setting the eq? Excessive bass boost is likely to cause clipping. You could try it with the controls flat and see if it makes a difference

You can get rack ears from [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/19-RACK-MOUNTING-EARS-BRACKETS-1U-PAIR-NEW_W0QQitemZ220557035147QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Rack_Cases_MJ?hash=item335a39468b"]Here[/url] which you may be able to attach to the amp if its a standard 19" width. May involve a bit of careful drilling though

I'm just in the process of psyching myself up to knock up a case for a bloody heavy 1u power amp I've recently acquired, using off cuts leftover from my BFM O10 build. Whilst the amp is only 1U high, its over 45cm in depth and wont fit in a standard case. if you wanted to go down that route, [url="http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/rackcase.html"]this site[/url] is a good resource.

[quote name='Mandril' post='750126' date='Feb 18 2010, 07:58 PM']That's cool, but I guess it's better the other way, isn't it?[/quote] I thought he wanted to get a ¼" jack plugged into his amp?

Maplin do an [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=usb&ModuleNo=33066&C=SO&U=Strat15"]adapter[/url], if you dont want to wire in a speakon,

Hi, my sons youth project have been donated a pair of [url="http://www.e-av.co.uk/manufacturers/hz/hz-he200-full-range-speakers-pair"]HZ He-200[/url] speakers, and it would appear that I've been volunteered to provide an amp and mixer to power them. Trouble is I know next to sod all about PA stuff, having successfully avoided anything to do with it all these years, so I'm after some advice from the Knowledgeable Ones on here. I haven't really got a clue as to what rating of power amp they would need to power these without damaging the speakers with distortion or clipping or whatever. They have backline sorted, so they will only be used for vocals (3 mics at the most) and their rehearsal room is like a small village hall sized place. Any advice or recommendations greatly appreciated Cheers Andy

Just done a trade with Hamster, a very pleasant and easy transaction. Had a nice cuppa and a good chat about bass stuff! Cheers