paul_5

I'd imagine that finding new content for a monthly niche magazine* would be quite difficult. A 'Bass' magazine would be a better idea - it could then incorporate sections on double bass (and associated techniques) and synth bass (including programming and synthesis tips) would be easier to fill and might attract a wider readership. Just an idea. [size=2]*yes, I've heard of 'readers' wives', but I'm not talking about [i]that[/i] sort of magazine...[/size]

could you reduce the size of the cab a little to cut out some of the boominess?

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1346233599' post='1786709'] You could always say Hel"low" Welcome to the forum [/quote] or even Hi/Low. I'll get me kaftan.

If you need an alternative method of denoting consonance or dissonance in extended chord voicings then you could do worse than this: [attachment=116913:314115_10151017776152666_16878458_n.jpg]

If it's a 'fender' style bass with passive, single coil pickups (long and thin instead of long and fat), or a P bass or copy then the pot will be 250kΩ Log (A type), if it's got humbuckers then it'll most likely be 500kΩ Log. You can get them from Maplin for about a pound or a better quality pot from http://www.doctortweek.co.uk for roughly half the price. I'm not sure that there is a way of replacing volume pots without soldering. If you're unsure about the work involved then I'd recommend taking it to a reputable technician (or see if there's a fellow Basschatter nearby who has done this soret of thing before). It's not a complicated job, but it can be a bit daunting if it's your first attempt - and there's a deadline involved. Hope this helps.

well, not really. I've had the neck from a Yamato P Bass copy (but feels like a Jazz neck) in my loft for a couple of years and have just got a lightweight body from the Bay for £8. A local luthier sold me some fretwire and a P bass PUP and I've screwed it all together tonight. It's sat in front of me and is resplendent in its Black and Maple goodness. Waiting for the neck to 'settle in' then I can tweak the truss rod properly and stop the bow, then it's happy days. New bass - £20 all in. Win.

I'm going through my old Marillion back catalogue at the moment. Nice.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1346060463' post='1784537'] My suggestion: play reign in blood in its entirety ! *on repeat* [s]Trouble is[/s] because it's not a very long album [/quote] Fixed.

Enjoyed that, kudos to you. Your technique looks a little more 'polished' than the chap who was playing with The Cure over the weekend, he couldn't even stand upright!

I thought this was going to be a thread about Lars Ulrich from Metallica. sh*t.

Been playing with a chorus pedal all day thanks to seeing them on the iPlayer...

'Wlid thing'.

Quite right too, I fully agree.

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Is the 2500 valve and solid state preamp? Might be worth checking the valve.

[metalurgy]The metal cools too quickly and it alters the ratio of boundary to grain during their formation. [/metalurgy]. You can form air pockets in the joint which mean that the joint is only partly holding/conducting.

Swamp ash for a body? You know it makes sense!

[quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1345763492' post='1781447'] Metronome is a must IMHO [/quote] Mine too. I thought my time keeping was pretty good until I bought at 'nome.... then I started working on my time keeping.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1345746368' post='1781237'] This needs to be quoted, it deserved more. [/quote] Pearls before swine, WPD .

I wouldn't use the word 'finish' anywhere near that.

Some short ones for you... 'No More Heroes' - Stranglers 'Behind the sun' - RHCP. You could get your flanger out for 'Waiting for an alibi' - Thin Lizzy

Hmm, turns out it's probably an FS-556N. Thanks for the link.

Anyone know anything about them? I've just picked up a Fresher 'Straighter' Stratocaster copy for next to nothing. It's a neck through with all the usual strat stuff, needs some attention and (at least) a re-string but the neck feels really comfortable. Initial research leads me to believe it's a 3rd generation model due to the logo on the headstock. Is it worth spending any money on (new pickups etc)?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1345671783' post='1780420'] Some kind of collapsible cabs would be cool, must be possible? Neoprene cones that can just be folded up. [/quote] Yeah, rubber inflatable cabs - they'd (obviously) be sealed, so have infinite baffle, and they'd make squeaky farty noises as you inflated them, ( like inexperienced campers going at it on an air bed) which is fun for [i]everybody[/i].