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[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1337864717' post='1666597'] Do you think that, maybe, Jazz basses aren't for you? [/quote] yeah. worked that one out. Good thing was that I managed to sell the basses I picked up for the same price I bought. Got to try a load of stuff for the price of postage.

I had about £4-5000 worth of jazz basses coming in an out last year- sold them all.... didn't get on with them. FOund an old Cimar Jazz bass from 1975 in a secondhand shop for £70. Did it up and sold it to a mate (at a profit) but..... that was such a fun bass to play. I wish I still had it.

Question time folks... I need to make a new backplate for the control cavity. Thinking of putting some slider switches on it at same time and put some coil taps in that way. Seemed a way way way cheaper option than putting new pots in.- of course you will have to reach round the back to change them but simple and keeps everything else stock. Good idea?

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1337585300' post='1662181'] I recently posted a thread on how a continental BC'er wanted to buy a bass of mine. I grudgingly agreed to take it apart to show date stamps etc (which I am very unhappy about doing as I am no luthier), sent photos etc only for the guy - at the last minute - to check the Euro/sterling exchange rate and say "isn't it high, it wasn't this high when I last looked a few months ago, can't afford your bass" (or words to that effect). Was mightily p*ssed off, having spent an hour or two disaasembling, photographing and re-assembling bass with the risk that the bits didn't fit together perfectly afterwards. At no point, it appears, could he afford my bass yet he led me a merry dance [/quote][quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1337585300' post='1662181'] I recently posted a thread on how a continental BC'er wanted to buy a bass of mine. I grudgingly agreed to take it apart to show date stamps etc (which I am very unhappy about doing as I am no luthier), sent photos etc only for the guy - at the last minute - to check the Euro/sterling exchange rate and say "isn't it high, it wasn't this high when I last looked a few months ago, can't afford your bass" (or words to that effect). Was mightily p*ssed off, having spent an hour or two disaasembling, photographing and re-assembling bass with the risk that the bits didn't fit together perfectly afterwards. At no point, it appears, could he afford my bass yet he led me a merry dance [/quote] to be fair, and playing devils advocate, the euro has plummeted recently so it could b a genuine reason.

My guess is they started out small, making small amounts and selling mainly in germany.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1337806695' post='1665883'] Not sure where the line is drawn between 'luthier' and skilled or semi skilled production line operator. [/quote] for an electric instrument like electric bass or guitar i have a feeling the distinction is immaterial to an extent.

roundwound. medium gauge. Go into a shop and ask what their best seller is, that will probably do you. or string busters do some £7 legend strings that are quite nice

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1337688691' post='1663961'] Goodness, that's laborious even mechanised. Watching a similar job done by hand at the Fender factory is way quicker. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdQLaoDOoU[/media] from 2.30 on [/quote] so many mexicans!

it seems to be pretty benign in terms of what it wants. I'm pretty sure I've emailed Warwick and more sensitive info was in the footer to the email so I'm sure it will be fine. But yeah, evil Facebook conspiring with warwick to steal your friends. Yeah don't enter..... (and increase the probability for me!) Warwick running one of these worldwide for a month.... it's going to be a pretty big hat that they will be pulling out of!

[quote name='mart' timestamp='1337786044' post='1665451'] Interesting that it's a wengé neck in that video, not ovangkol.... [/quote] maybe they still have enough for video shoots?

pickups, both on, then back off the bridge slightly. (or just the neck pup if that works) fingers. play over the bridge pickup. strings- heavier? DR fat beams are fairly low end heavy. Amp ah boost the bass, and probably the low mids. Play around. (actually what is the amp/cab? that may have more to do with the sound than the bass) and the rest of the tone is in your fingers [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1337724370' post='1664685'] Someone on here said this somewhere already. The funk is in the fingers. That is the most useful advice you could get. Make the most out of what you got, and you'll learn to be a better player. There's too many people looking for 'that sound' which is very detremental to technique. You surely wont get anywhere by trying to sound like somebody else. Use your ears and find a bass that works for you. Lose the pick and practice until you can get the sound you're after out of a brick. Aah pure poetry. [/quote] good response.

[quote name='nick' timestamp='1337688093' post='1663951'] Also worth looking at is the Electronix (Zeibek) Submarine bass preamp [url="http://zeibek.com/bass-pedals/submarine"]http://zeibek.com/ba...edals/submarine[/url], which is heavily borrowed from Albert Kruezer preamp. Vero layout on DIY stompbox gallery. Built one myself, quick & easy - a good useful bass preamp. [/quote] looks good. Not sure its a LPF though The SFT is a great similar cuitcuit basically a SVT with gets

[quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1337686671' post='1663914'] Fret sprout is an issue that can occur with changes in temp/humidity...the fingerboard wood shrinks as it dries and the frets poke out. The factory here uses a proprietary technology called IFT, Invisible Fret Technology. Its a highly specialized CNC machine that is capable of creating a fingerboard radius from 9.5" to 47", cuts nut the nut slot, then cuts fret slots without going all the across the fingerboard. It leaves a bit of wood on each side running the entire length of the fingerboard...which adds stability and also prevents fret sprout. It then goes on to lay the frets with laser precision, presses them in, and then does the leveling and crowning, It finishes by drilling holes for side dots....and is really something to see in action! Of course all final work -sanding and rounding the fingerboard edges - is done by hand. This is a relatively new machine, and is now used for all German made Warwick necks. As far as the rest of your comments, be assured it is something we are working on...thanks! [/quote] tisk ill do it for you then.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymlIdjqDVDg[/media]

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1334955535' post='1624150'] Al, your pedals look awesome. I'd love to spend some time learning about electronics & how to properly read a schematic, but everytime I start googling things I just get overwhelmed! I know how to wire up lights & lighting systems & how to solder fairly decently, but I just can't get any further. I'm wanting to make a simple version of a LPF, is it as simple as getting a 100k pot & a 0.047uf capacitor & wiring it like a bass' tone control? Still haven't made my "footlight" yet, haven't gotten hold of a bit of perspex but I have everything else. [/quote] JUst saw this about the LPF Yes a cap and a resistor is a basic filter, for an active one theres a vero layout on musikding forums for an alembic like filter i have it saved somewhere but can't find it! Otherwise theres a craig anderson designed filter in his book. (I have the book as a PDF if anyone....) which is a state variable filter with HP, BP and LP possible. Not built either mind

[quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1337682907' post='1663801'] To go one step further, moisture content of the wood is also something very important. If a builder doesn't use wood that is dried slowly and to the correct moisture content, it will never perform as well as wood that has. Most wood used today is purchased with a high moisture content, and is rapidly kiln-dried. The internal structure of the wood suffers both tonally and in its stability. [b]To meet demand, many builders don't give this fact much worth...but in the long run it makes a tremendous difference.[/b] Warwick stores all of its wood for 3-5 years minimum, where it reaches a moisture content of 8% - 10% average. Its then put in a special kiln that uses moist air to slowly bring it to an ideal 8%. In the factory, every piece of wood is tested on a specialized machine that determines the moisture content...if it is between 5%-7% it is marked and allowed to naturally rehydrate. If it is 9%-11% it is also marked as such and stored for further drying. Only wood that is at the correct 8% is used for building. [/quote] Many manufacturers I would say. The smaller builders I know and have seen a little of how they work know how to use wood and look after it before using it. (Like Letts and Ou7shined in this thread) Large scale manufacturers is different- and Warwick has always bigged up that they know how to use wood. To give an example I recently went into an unnamed music store and tried a lot of basses. The fenders were awful with a lot of banana necks- one shockingly so. I mentioned this to the staff and they said that they had to go around and tweak the necks every couple of weeks as they were so unstable in the room as it cooled at night. Aparently it got so warm in the last summer the frets started coming out some of 6 string guitars. Partly I think that the shop should sort it's temperatures out but also.... what's going on with the basses????? Warwick are the most annoying brand ever. (and I'm a graphic designer so that may be why) The product is great- but the brand positioning, communication and marketing and graphics suck- (though great for you to get involved at this level! ) I just wish they would sort themselves out, it's from a design point of view such an exciting job someone's got there.

[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1337682613' post='1663786'] I got in touch with the guy, hopefully i'll be able to try it and perhaps take it home... [/quote] he seems a good guy. We were emailing a fair bit about it. let us know how it goes!

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1337681711' post='1663764'] Yep that the "official" ( ) line... however the fact is, that as little a single rogue veneer can pull a neck right out of whack if that's what it wants to do. [/quote] mine is ok after 21 years. Mind you I doubt the production methods are the same anymore

[quote name='Ant' timestamp='1337677892' post='1663684'] if the SFT has LED and everything then i dont mind sticking it in a box myself [/quote] I actually ended up stripping the LED's out along with the battery snap to simplify the whole thing. [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1337679113' post='1663709'] I'm actually quite interested in the box as a whole. Why not make a sale thread "three pedals in one, will split if needs be"? [/quote] Not a bad idea. I have a feeling that I would need to do a wee bit of work to make it just how the buyer wants it. (add the battery snap and LED's back in I guess. Really what this thread was about was - would people buy this, and if so what would folk reasonably pay. Baring in mind I don't want to make a profit or need paid for the time to stick it together. PM me with ideas if you're shy

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1337680620' post='1663741'] Funny how, with all this effort, their prices compare with Fender necks. Bet you don't get dead spots on Warwicks. [/quote] I'm rapidly coming to the opinion that even though they make cracking basses and for certain sounds are nessesrry but most Fender's are over priced for what they are. [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1337680620' post='1663741'] Funny how, with all this effort, their prices compare with Fender necks. Bet you don't get dead spots on Warwicks. [/quote] [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1337678536' post='1663695'] Figured maple tends to be less stable and is as a customer of mine put it 'whippy'. Laminated necks are made with opposing grains. When you cut a strip from a piece it tends to move and is impossible to straighten. What you do is flip the opposing pieces over to achieve symmetry in the wood tension if that makes sense, which stops the necks from twisting etc. The idea that you can engineer a certain sound from a natural product (wood) is a contentious issue to say the least. No two pieces of timber are ever exactly the same even when they come from the same board. Laminating stiffens, if you're using flat or rift sawn mahogany for example. and stabilizes wood such as flatsawn maple which has a tendency to move over time. As i said before, the best necks are made from high quality quarter sawn mahogany. When i cut up boards for necks, the quartered stuff gets reserved for special occasions and the rest gets laminated with quartered wenge. I avoid maple as a general rule. I guess quartersawn maple would resonate at higher frequencies but dont ask me to do a blind test because i would fail miserably, as would most, if not all people. [/quote] cheers for the reply! currently examining the two guitars I have with mahogany necks to try see the grain! [quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1337680289' post='1663731'] Warwick necks made in Germany are contructed of multiple laminates, selected by hand, to insure the grain runs like this: \\\|||/// Its done for stability, and as an added bonus looks nice when carved. The Rockbass and Pro Series use a multi-laminate neck made of maple with ekanga veneers...again, for stability and to prevent twisting. [/quote] Ah looking at my streamer's neck I see that now in the maple with the wenge laminates. It's a great neck needs new frets some point but great neck.

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1337644100' post='1663502'] I'll pay shipping if you put a listing up on ebay when I'm ready! (in other words, when I'm not broke) [/quote] nah ill sell it via basschat. Isn't everything cheap in the USA anyway?

[quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1337551737' post='1661993'] I've sorted quite a few misaligned Fenders but never one that bad, I can't imagine being able to shift the neck enough to get that lined up and even if you did the pickups wouldn't line it. [/quote] the one in the OP or the one on the for sale forum on here?

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1337640447' post='1663471'] I'm sure he wouldn't mind . He's a decent enough bloke. I don't recall him ever telling folk to waste guitar money on buying shiny things for each other. [/quote] I wish. She got a shiny thing. I didn't. should I feel disappointed about that?