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    I'm 2 days into a family weekend away and I'm missing it already (actually I was missing it on day 1), but family time with the 2 boys and their grandparents is a worthy substitute.
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    SOLD Cast metal cased Boss Bass Chorus clone. Still got the original box and instructions. I've upgraded the opamp in this unit from a 4558 to a NE5532, so the noise floor is much lower that the original one. Looks a lot like this: [url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/p/174.240/effects/chord/chord-bch-50-bass-chorus-effects-pedal"]http://www.nevadamus...s-effects-pedal[/url] except mine's cheaper, and cleaner… UPDATED PHOTOS [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/2014-04-26095909_zpseea98763.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/2014-04-26095909_zpseea98763.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/2014-04-26095858_zps24046a8c.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/2014-04-26095858_zps24046a8c.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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    Check your wiring and that the earth wires are all attached where they should be. An instrument of that calibre shouldn't suffer from buzz.
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    [quote name='rk7' timestamp='1397586220' post='2425457'] That's the sound I'm after!!! Going to the man-shed to hack up my Overwater. back soon! RK [/quote]
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    …or you could play a proper bass with a bow…. Nah, compressor is the way forward for this.
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    That's a beauty! I know Brian, and his work is exemplary; what he doesn't know about building instruments ain't worth knowing.
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    [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1397422357' post='2423826'] it could be the most expensive thing you ever buy. [/quote] too true…
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    That's a beauty, and my YOB bass too. One day I'll have one of these, but now is not the right time. Good luck with the sale, and make sure she goes to a good home!
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    Don't do it. Any fool can get a 'debtor's card' nowadays, and a marriage is worth far more than that. We wall love new kit. It's exciting and we are convinced that it will make us better players/make us sound better/cure diseases etc… but the truth is that kit does't make us play or sound better, shopping for kit detracts from the real business of mastery of the instrument; THAT is what makes us play and sound better. Sorry to be a buzzkill, but it's the truth.
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    Valve Warmth

    paul_5 replied to acidbass's topic in Effects

    Replace the valve in the VT1 with a 12AU7 and it's more of a valve pre than an overdrive as you've got a whole lot less drive on tap...
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    I was like this with effects a couple of years ago. I was searching for 'that' overdriven sound for my Jazz bass. Then one night I plugged a home made bits P bass into my usual rig and found the sound that I'd had in my head for years. I spent a lot of time looking for the right thing in the wrong place. Some would say that it was a waste of time and money, but the net results to me were: 1) I know how to get 'that' sound 2) A fairly encyclopaedic knowledge of overdrive circuits, mods and components
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    Black clothing is always very 'serviceable' when playing in a metal band. On the other hand, you tend to disappear in some venues.
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    [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1397073272' post='2420464'] I'd also consider trades for either a Gibson Midtown bass or Double bass [/quote] I wouldn't, I'd keep that beauty!
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    [quote name='Si600' timestamp='1396954535' post='2419009'] Funnily enough, it wasn't the footprint I was concerned about [/quote] I am, it'd kick my arse!
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    Ken Burns' compilation of Thelonious Monk tunes.
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    Looking at your signature - why not use the VT1? That's a pretty awesome tube overdrive right there…
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    Yes, it should be able to do what you want. Clipping the preamp stage is what you want to do - crank the 'gain' knob and adjust the master volume to taste.
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    Listed as 'Seller Refurbrished'. How bad was it to start with?!?
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    A 'free' gig like the one in the OP is probably the one where you play about 40 seconds of each song (rather like the 'preview' function in iTunes) - it's the same thing.
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    SWR bass 350

    paul_5 replied to tkbmx's topic in Amps and Cabs

    [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1396529191' post='2414678'] I still run a early 90's SM400 and is a great amp paired with jazz..which I suspect was the design model. I don't even use the 4 band semi P, but then it is my practice amp, 99.9% of the time. And like I say, not sure there is still much better than SWR and a good Jazz sound [/quote] Likewise - My EQ is redundant. Jazz bass and SWR amp. Like Gin and Tonic or Jeeves and Wooster… Nice on their own, but together they'ew MUCH greater than the sum of the parts.
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    Mark bought some tubes from me last month and I've been too busy to leave feedback until now (apologies, Mark). Fast payment and great communications throughout the deal - trade/buy with confidence.
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    [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1396204724' post='2410966'] I don't think REO ever covered Stairway. Are you thinking of The Far Corporation? [/quote] Probably. You can see I tried to forget that it ever existed… partially successful.
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    I don't know if this is better or worse than Rolf Harris' version. Or REO Speedwagon's for that matter.
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    Shame it's not a Japanese 'black label' rope.
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    [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1395999523' post='2408752'] You freak of nature you! [/quote] yeah. feels a bit weird to be honest.
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