The Burpster

Mapas, unfortunately Al is correct. If you are going to practice live with drums and guitars you will need a 100w solid state or maybe just less (75w+) valve amp. if your drummer is using real drums (as opposed to digi drums) you will not be able to be heard. Of your basses mentioned above I'd go for either of the Warwicks and try to push for the 60w blue cab amp! (you might just be heard with that!)... OR get the Warwick bass then look for a good 100w combo 2ndhand.....?

I'll put money on your strap having a suede or suede effect inner to the strap....? Levys are like this, which is great if your bass is very nuetral balanced which it sounds like yours maynot be. Get a strap with natural finish on the leather on teh inside and it will move more freely (my PRS straps are the same hide but differing colors on both sides) these move easily over clothes teh Levys straps I have dont - they pull clothes around just as you describe. Any help?

Rob at Status might be able to cobble something together from one of the 'off the peg' models...? If Moses dont then your really gonna struggle is my honest guess....

Greetings ancient mariner. Interesting subject and there is a wealth of info and experience on here to help. I found this a help when I first started [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/"]http://www.tunemybass.com/[/url] but I have moved on a bit since then. I'm going to move your post to the repairs and tech section as the folks that browse there will answer pretty much anything you care to ask!

I think you may find that if you play a Status Streamline, you may struggle to want to play anything else afterwards!

[quote name='gjones' post='693759' date='Dec 26 2009, 03:23 PM']I could never justify spending actual money on a piece of kit to do the job a bit of foam rubber could do for free.[/quote] Hmmmmmmm, justification is relative isn't it. This device is completely tunable, to allow varying degrees of mute. That is across all strings or on each individual string. Whilst I agree with a lot of to55ing about you could do that with little bits of FREE foam..... Could you however, i) flick into and out of the damped string mode between tracks or indeed between notes while you are playing? I think not. ii) you replicate EXACTLY the same amount of damping that you set up with your bit of foam over and over again? I think not. iii) you select how much damping you use mid track? I think not. I am endebted to Ellio and his team for developing a quality peice of kit, and believe me it is. Whilst this doesnt fit into a 'minimum budget at all costs' approach to basses, you may have noticed that these are both fitted to my PRSs so that isn't on my agenda. This is a superb piece of kit. It works. It may cost as much as some basses do, but then it only costs the same as a quality effects pedal with which I would have to s0d about with to try to get the effect that this produces and it is not in the signal chain. The exchange is crap at currently so they do not seem like a 'bargain', but then would you spend £100 on a pedal...? My guess is that you probably wouldn't, I mean why would you spend 'actual money' on an overdrive when you can just turn the gain up: Right?

[quote name='ped' post='671493' date='Dec 1 2009, 08:07 PM']Let's see some PRS pics BTW![/quote] OK Pics you want.....? Sorry for the delay! Its Boxing day, and FINAlLY I have some spare time to do stuff! Pics of the boys and their toys....

Two Makes.... Schaller or Hipshot. Both very high Quality engineering and Uber reliable. I'd have anything out of either of thier catalogues.

For me "Albatross by Fleetwood Mac". My part is jaw droppingly boring, but to watch Neale play both parts simultaneously on his PRS with new strings, makes my eyes damp every time.... :wub: Actually I must record it and put in on here soon!

Its your bass - do as you want/need...... IF you intend to keep it. If you dont then think long and hard about mods..... Thats my advice FWIW.

Do quadruplets count.....? My 4 PRS EB IVs are all the same model but they are not all indentical..... In fact considering they are all the same model they all 4 have distinct characters.....

Bugger. All the same as I currently have........ Thank you Mrs T for looking! Oh and thank Mr T from me too! BB, thanks for the offer I'm going to try the 2 shops in Lincoln tomoro, I may be lucky and find somthing that will do temporarily..... Thanks again to those that have replied....

Rich, replied to PM, thanks for your help.... Mrs T, do all of Mr Ts strings stiil live in thier packets...? Do any look like these....? [url="http://store.daddario.com/category/145851/Chromes_Flat_Wound"]http://store.daddario.com/category/145851/Chromes_Flat_Wound[/url] Or [url="http://store.daddario.com/category/145912/XL_Nickel_Round_Wound"]http://store.daddario.com/category/145912/...kel_Round_Wound[/url] I can't remember what he uses now.... although we did have a discussion about strings about a yr ago.... If his string colection does look like those above could you get back to me and I'll PM my fone #. Bob

Is anyone within 50miles of Lincoln got an unused set of D'addario ECB81 Chromes (45-100) that I can blag until I can get some sent.....? I want to restring my new acquistion before I go away on Weds, and it wont take 50-105s which is what I now use on the PRSs..... At the min I would settle for a set of EXP170 (45-10) if anyone has a set of them uncut..... (Me..! roundwounds...? what is the world coming to!) Thanks in advance if anyone can help....

You could buy a proper bassmute for less than that..... you get SPARE pads with those......

Pedster, that being the case I'll put money on the Silver one on my Swampy PRS is your old one from your old Bacchus!!!!! Pics - I will do when I get my shoite together.... Nikon havent done an upgrade to ViewNX for Snow Leopard yet so I have to do everything pic wise by proxy...... PITA!

Haven't Monster cables been known to have resistors built into them to filter out mids and highs to get the "bassy sound..." was a big article somewhere in one of the comics a few years ago.... My g'tarist used to use a (very expensive) Whirlwind cable (I'm sure he paid well over £40- for a braided toaster one) until I made him one the same spec as OBBM does. He hasnt used the Whirlwind since, quoting the Van Damme and Neutrik lead is brighter and looses less signal than the Whirlwind.....

OBBM is the man, will make them up for sensible money.....

So surely its not just me thats using them......? My 'burst PRS (the ex-Rhino Edwards one) has soooo much sustain its a pain at times, even with flats on. The BM dulls this down to a rich gentle ring and then cranked all the way over to a lovely EUB thud. I know I'm a tackle tart - but these really do make a difference worth every penny....! Ped did you sell your 5 string one on....? I ended up buying a 5 string Chrome one from a BCer, that I got the 4 string bits for from Ellio (proper gent!) that now sits on my Swampy PRS.....

[quote name='The Burpster' post='337660' date='Nov 26 2008, 08:15 PM']Time for an update..... 1. Fender 40th ann P bass Quilted maple top. 2. PRS EB IV Swamp ash, maple/maple neck 3. PRS EB IV Alder and Maple body , maple/rosewood neck 4. PRS EB IV Alder body Tobacco burst paint, Rosewood /maple neck. pimped with Bart pre amp and new hardware, ... YUMMY! 5. Shuker Fretless 4 string custom.... 6. Ovation Viper 4 string fretted Cherry Cherry burst... Moved out to be loved elsewhere 1, Yamaha RBX170 2. Ovation Clebrity CC074 3, Hohner B2b 4. Ibanez Blazer (much pimped) 5. Fender H1 P (even more pimped)[/quote] I guess a year on, another update required...! Owned, 1. PRS EB IV Swamp ash, maple/maple neck + Bassmute 2. PRS EB IV Alder and Maple body , maple/rosewood neck 3. PRS EB IV Alder body Tobacco burst paint, Rosewood /maple neck. pimped with Bart pre amp and new hardware, and Bassmute.... YUMMY! 4. PRS EB IV Alder body, Solid Black paint, Maple/Rosewood neck. To be defretted and epoxied by HG Thor. 5. PRS se Mike Mushok Baritone guitar 6. Traveller Pro series bass. Moved on to pastures new... 1, Yamaha RBX170 (gone to nice young lady in Ireland) 2. Ovation Clebrity CC074 (went to player to use on live session at bristle!) 3, Hohner B2b (went to another BCer) 4. Ibanez Blazer (much pimped and doing the 'rounds of BCers) 5. Fender H1 P (even more pimped, and then killed by baggage handlers at airport - bastards!) 6. Fender 40th ann P bass Quilted maple top. (gone to collector in Brum) 7. Shuker Fretless 4 string custom.... (gone to another BCer!) 8. Ovation Viper 4 string fretted Cherry Cherry burst... (gone to live with my g'tarist!)

So I finally got 'round to fitting my bassmutes to the PRSs..... For thosoe of you unaware [url="http://www.bassmute.com/bassmute/bm_mainframe.html"]http://www.bassmute.com/bassmute/bm_mainframe.html[/url] They are so goddam useful.... Back to my original question, who else has got, and uses one (with the exception of Dood and Ped or was it CK...who put me onto them!)....?