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No volume pot?

N = n+1 is a fundamental rule in life... where: N = the number of <basses, amps, other musical instruments, cameras, bicycles, etc> needed n = the number of <basses, amps, other musical instruments, cameras, bicycles, etc> currently owned QED

[quote name='gub' timestamp='1395692764' post='2405235'] Well this thread got me to watch a hawkwind documentary last night, didn't really know anything about them..... wow what a colourful past they have had! They did some crazy sh*t! Fair play! [/quote] "It's like Star Trek with long hair. And drugs." Must d/l that to watch. Back to the OP: open with Motorway City then play SRL from start to end with Silver Machine as the encore. Sorted.

Ibanez ATK. I tried one in my LMS and it's far too heavy and the neck is a bit thick but I'd still love one. Good job the one in the shop is a horrid blue otherwise it might have come home with me.

Update: I bought [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251044684067?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649"]this bridge[/url] via eBay for the princely sum of £7.14 including postage from China (= no import VAT etc ). It's just arrived and appears to be identical to one I have except the colour. Quality is OK; certainly looks up to the job. Time will tell if the finish is durable though. There are a few other eBay sellers offering the same thing.

That LTD is a cracking looking bass. Mr Dingus, you are guilty of giving me a GAS attack .

There's an [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171250230510?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648"]Ibanez SR300DXF on eBay[/url] atm. Doesn't look like a tree. Pickup only though.

Could play with this for hours... [url="http://s522.photobucket.com/user/echobeach66/media/20140228021638-9282_zpsd2eedec0.jpg.html"][/url]

That looks like it. Cheers! My Google fu must have been weak when I looked.

Sorry, forgot to add that it has 4 fixing screws: 2 at the front and 2 at the back.

I want to change the h/w on my Vintage fretless to black but I'm having trouble identifying what type of bridge it has. Unlike pickups and tuners it doesn't seem to be made by Wilkinson. Coincidentally my 90s Ibanez SR400 has the same bridge but in black - exactly the type I'm after. Trouble is that all the Ibanez catalogues I've looked at don't provide any info or else show a different type. Any thoughts? [sharedmedia=core:attachments:83193] Sorry, this is the only photo I have at the mo'. I'll try to get a better one.

[quote name='col.decker' timestamp='1393348233' post='2379102'] Curses it's as I thought then. Didn't know about the older MIJ ones though so I'll seek them out on t'bay. [/quote] They're easy to spot as they often have P/J pickups and tapered knobs with concentric rings and probably stacked controls. Serial numbers will start with F.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1392808639' post='2372910'] Vintage (the brand) also, but I'm not sure which are the really good models, and which aren't so good. [/quote] I only know one: the V1004 (because that's what I have) and it's a superb instrument. Light, well balanced and excellent playability if a little too bling for my taste. I bought it s/h for well under £200. Even new they're good value but if I was spending that sort of figure I'd probably choose something with better s/h value (just in case, y'know. After all, we only [i]rent[/i] our basses).

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1392773936' post='2372674'] the Ibanez artist list does give the impression that their use is limited to various genres of rock. [/quote] Not forgetting Gerald Veasley and Gary Willis (Welcome to Jazz Club. Niiiiice).

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1392638692' post='2370850'] True... but, in my defence m'lud the [url="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/impedance"]OED definition[/url] seems to hinge on the 'r' word... If I'd put your strict definition in, I fear the nice Mr Iconic's head would have done this:— [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjnZO5ZgWE8[/media] & I didn't want any more needless deaths on my conscience. [/quote] Furry nuff. I think the OED definition of electrical impedance explains it quite well* [size=1]*apart from the use of [i]j[/i] as the imaginary operator when any fule no it's [i]i.[/i][/size]

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1392625425' post='2370640'] a [i]coil[/i] of wire has a resistance that varies according to what frequency is passing through it. [/quote] Sorry to be a pedant, but it's [i]impedance[/i] that rises with frequency in an inductor. Electrical resistance is only defined for direct current (ie zero Hz). Therefore the total (modulus of) impedance of a coil will be sqrt(R[sup]2[/sup]+[2(pi)f][sup]2[/sup]) where R is the [i]resistive[/i] component and 2(pi)f the [i]reactive[/i] component at frequency f Hz. It's these reactive elements (of inductors and capacitors) that give circuits their frequency-dependent characteristics, most notably electrical resonance. If everything was purely resistive, the frequency response would be flat from DC to light.

The only way out of this is to redefine basses as "precision" (ie with frets) and "traditional" (ie with no frets). I think that side-steps the issue nicely, don't you?

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1392220758' post='2366118'] Does the original post give any indication as to who's in 3rd, 4th and 5th place? I'd be interested to see who's following directly behind Fender and Gibson (RIC? Yamaha?) - or who the Custom Shop could potentially bump off the 6th spot! [/quote] My guesses would be Yamaha, Ibanez and Peavey. Not necessarily in that order . [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1392214722' post='2366027'] [color=#333333]However, in the league of instrument makers as a whole, Fender are well back from the lead. Here are some thought-provoking figures:[/color] [url="http://www.musictrades.com/global.html"]http://www.musictrades.com/global.html[/url] [color=#333333]As we see, Fender are only in fifth place: Roland are twice as big as Fender and Yamaha are seven times larger. Clearly, the really fat money is in electronic music related gizmos. Shaping timber pays less.[/color] [/quote] The one that surprised me most on that list was Steinway. Small market (relatively) due to size, high barrier to entry due to cost but one of masters of its genre. If Harman, Shure and Senheiser are ignored (not really instrument makers) then Steinway is the 6th biggest musical instrument maker behind Gibson.

[quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1392128040' post='2365050'] I'm glad you said that as the title was driving me nuts. [/quote] It's still driving me nuts :-\. Perhaps the mods can change the title and put those of us with grammar OCD out of our misery?

No. SR necks are 24 fret long with a slanted pocket. ATK necks are 22 frets long into a standard shape neck pocket. I tried an ATK in a shop a couple of weeks ago. Although my favourite 2 basses have slim necks - one is an older SR400 - I found the ATK still very comfortable to play. In fact I liked it very much but it's [u]very[/u] heavy.

Why go to the IOW to see a Californian ass? The IOW has a very famous one of its own:

Fancy a project? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorens-160-turntable-/221362786843?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item338a40121b

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1391370492' post='2356414'] If you're really lucky you might pick up a Thorens TD-160. [/quote] One of these, or another Rega. Worth saving for, IMO.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1390249121' post='2343203'] When my teacher was trying to tell me on day 1 that I MUST do 1 finger per fret from day 1 at the bottom of the neck (at the nut) I binned him. [/quote] Interesting. From day 1 my teacher told me I was [u]not[/u] going to learn 1 fret per finger but instead he has taught me db fingering technique. Fingers 1 to 2 are a semitone, 2 to 4 are another, 1 to 4 is a tone. Finger 3 gets used further up the neck when the spacing between notes is shorter. There's more hand movement but for my tiny violin player's hands (I'm 48, BTW) it has worked a treat (with the added benefit that I can also play db ). If this sounds like it may be of some help, look up some db tutorials on Youtube.

Thanks . I hadn't played this for a while (I prefer fretless) but on seeing your post I got it out for a quick blast. I'd forgotten what an absolutely cracking bass it is. The best bit is I got it for a song because the bridge pup doesn't work. Most Aria Pro IIs of the era have potted pickups apparently so are virtually non-repairable but these aren't so all I need to do is get it re-wound.