Kev

Straying away from the main point I was making; if the bass is smashed to bits in the post, ultimately it is the seller who should be responsible, whether indemnified by insurance or not. Shipping just shouldn't be 'at buyers risk' Saying that, I travelled halfway across the country today to avoid having a bass posted, despite it costing me at least twice as much.

Roscoe Century Signature V. AAAA Exhibition Myrtle Burl top, Red Spanish Cedar with Ash laminate, Wenge Wedge neck, Pau Ferro fingerboard....I can't stop smiling [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/4C2ADEB6_zps3b2f62b3.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/A98963EA_zps58bf72d4.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/25A8BD18_zpsa36f5c3e.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/9C635716_zps9bc3bf66.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/72EF735B_zpscbc5fefe.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/E9249E23_zps836da01c.jpg.html"][/url] These are iPhone pictures and sadly they represent all that is wrong with cheap cameras! I will borrow the missus' Nikon and take some real photos at some point, these just do not do the bass justice! The grain in both the Myrtle Burl and the Red Cedar is beautiful and the neck is just superb. This is a fantastic bass.

I tried some, loved the sound and feel, but they lasted me only as long a set of regular ernie ball strings. I concluded they were too expensive for what they are.

Wire wool is perfect, just be careful if you have a finished fingerboard. Tape should sort you out though

Done

Increasingly seeing this in the forum and I don't think it's right. Surely as its the seller who knows the preshipping condition of the instrument, is ensuring the bass is packed well and wants to make the sale it should always be their responsibility? I wonder how many online bass shops would still be going if they adverised shipping at buyers risk! Then there is the whole trust issue... 'oh the truss rod worked fine when it was with me, must have been the courier...' etc. I have had a few things damaged in courier when I have sold them and I wouldn't dream of telling the buyer to deal with it themselves! Also, any insurance claim would have to be handled by the sender, so I'm at a loss really. Surely if a buyer wants to offer postage to assist his chance of a sale, he should be responsible?

[quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1373391774' post='2137066'] I've had 2 bubble font Russians, a General Guitar Gadgets clone, EHX Bass Big Muff, W&C Tall Font Russian and the ARC Big Green Pi. Out of the clones, the W&C sounds most like an original green. Saying that, I've never heard anything that sounds quite like an original. Whether that is just me being picky, I can't say. The originals have a boxiness and growl that I've not seen replicated. I'm tempted to try a W&C Box of War. There's a comparison on Youtube that sounds spot-on... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-ixHywxdg[/media] [/quote] I have one, its is brilliant. I still havn't tried a Tall Font, but i can't see it beating the BoW. It sounds almost identical to one of my old Civil War muff's, and the box is even cooler than the Arc

That Geddy Wal is the stand out, looks superb!

The 2 band you are referring to is a preamp If the pickups are in bad condition or need replacing then barts are a good choice, did you want to replace the preamp as well?

Iron Ether Nimbus = bass specific reverb. I have one and its fantastic. I may be selling it though due to financial difficulties

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1373126473' post='2134002'] I agree with the second statement, but the decoupling capacitor at the input of each buffered pedal will shave a little bit off the bottom end, and by the time this has happened several times, you can expect a significant loss of bass. Damon, once you have worked out which pedals are the worst culprits (try them in groups of 2 or 3 as well as individually), I suggest you look to true-bypass these with something like the [url="http://www.thegigrig.com/acatalog/Loopy2-301.html#SID=13"]Loopy-2[/url] or [url="http://www.thegigrig.com/acatalog/QuarterMasterhome.html#SID=1"]Quartermaster[/url] from [url="http://www.thegigrig.com/"]TheGigRig[/url]. I also recommend leaving the best buffered pedal connected near the front of the signal chain, as it will happily drive the next pedal or a long cable run to your amp. [/quote] I would agree if the tone suck/volume drop was minimal, however from what he is describing in such a short relative pedal chain, I think a pedal has a fault. If you believe it to be the 3 Boss pedals together causing the issue, have you tried those alone and the rest alone and see if the issue only exists in one?

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1373134393' post='2134083'] Hi, Thinking of changing the pick-ups in an old Warwick Streamer bass, bought from Warwickhunt. I was considering replacing the original EMGs with new Barts in the same PJ config. Perhaps adding a pre-amp? What do we think? Good or bad move? Will it trash the value? Will it have minimal effect? Thoughts and opinions please. Visog [/quote] Why do you feel the need to change?

Boss pedals have good buffers so tone loss or volume loss would not be expected, what you are describing for the pedals you have isn't right. Laborious, but you should check each pedal individually against their bypass and the direct to amp tone, a loop switch would be best to test this for easy comparison.

So the pedals should finally be shipping on Monday, will be sure to review once it arrives!