paul_5

I used to break the E strings quite regularly. Turns out it was a [i]really[/i] badly setup bass…

Mrs_5 is a MUCH better driver than me. I'm a better bassist, but probably because she doesn't play….

Mighty Mite necks are well worth a look too.

I'm happy with my playing. It doesn't stop me experimenting with different techniques or learning new things though.

Dunno about that, the serial number puts it at 1992/1993 (I think), but I thought the US deluxes were strung through the body. I may be wrong, as I'm no fender expert, but there are mixed reviews of these 'Boner' basses. The 'block inlays and no bindings' rosewood board looks like it's come off a 70's Japanese Ibanez or similar…

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1383726527' post='2268099'] Pictures please (I shouldn't need to ask ) [/quote] [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/2013-12-05155255-1_zpseedcae04.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/2013-12-05155255-1_zpseedcae04.jpg[/IMG][/URL] It's now switchable between the modded (bass friendly input capacitor, tone control and clean blend control) valve caster, and a Tonepad Small Clone clone that I didn't have a box for.

I'd say have a go yourself. There's a nice Mighty Mite® Jazz neck going on here for £67. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/222496-mighty-mite-jazz-neck-vintage-tint-fender-decal/ I've got one on my HH fretless Jazz and it's lovely.

Wind it round the handle on the cab, then into the head? Of course, there's always gaffa tape…

I'd be going for the Benz stuff too. Amazing kit for silly prices now. Quite a few folks on here have had mixed results with the PF stuff.

Ooooo, an Acoustic 220!

[quote name='DolganoFF' timestamp='1384020281' post='2272039'] Thanks! There are others in the works (passive "drive" and passive mid-freq cut) [/quote] Passive drive? A feedback looped pair of germanium diodes to ground? 1N34? I'm very intrigued…

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1386081436' post='2295438'] I've found this online, the Bat-O-Meter... http://www.keithmcmillen.com/batt-o-meter/overview [/quote] Just had a look at that. Ironic that the 9v battery needed to power it isn't included!

Multimeter. You can use it for all sorts of other stuff too. Depending on the battery connectors you should be able to get the probes on the battery contacts without taking it out., but you'd probably have to unscrew the cover anyway, so that sort of defeats the point...

Yup, I'd expect him or the band to pay to have it repaired. Might be worth invoicing the band (as a group) to replace the drivers as it would prompt everyone else to help the lazy f***er to 'lug his TE rig up the stairs' next time…

elephant? I thought it was one of these… [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/image_245923197_zps1445d972.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/image_245923197_zps1445d972.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

There's a sticky of recommended luthiers in the Repairs and Technical section - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/26654-recommended-luthiers/ Hope you find one you like.

Needs more cowbell. No seriously, I enjoyed that. He's a great player.

I've just rediscovered Pearl Jam. I bought their first album (Ten) and absolutely loved it, their second was very good and after that I sort of lost interest. Love the new one though!

we've just hit the classic English football formation: 442.

One from today's rehearsal. Happy times. [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/Paulsbass_zps07419c15.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/Paulsbass_zps07419c15.jpg[/IMG][/URL] (Cheeky shot taken by the singer).

It's a simple fix if you're brave enough to get inside it and desolder the board. If you'll cover the cost of the switch (roughly£1.50) and the P&P I don't mind doing it for you if you don't want to tackle it yourself.

It's a really intuitive interface, loads easier than BFD (IMHO). Comes with a library of MIDI loops too to drag and drop into your DAW.

Waves are offering a free RBass plugin this weekend. Interested parties should follow the link. http://www.waves.com/lpn/black-friday/free-plugin

Yup, it's my "go to" drum software and an absolute steal at this price.