stewblack

Ioved the MB cabs I had, came down to a coin toss which I kept when desparate for cash, the Barefaced won the toss. I think there are two basic personality types; those who find what they like and stick with it, and those (like me) who enjoy trying different kit for the fun of it. Sounds to me you're in the first bracket. Not saying don't try new stuff, but you really know what you like don't you?

No I pick up my spare bass. The soldering iron has been used during set up /soundcheck or half way break but not for intricate stuff. I now carry those little joining blocks for quick emergency cable making/mending. Since I discovered obbm my cables don't fail but other people's do. Also if I'm not going home between gigs I have plenty of time to fix a loose wire.

Thank you very kind I'll give you a call. Absolutely, a repair is all I'm after not a complete refin

Oh and @Freud_Chicken123, lovely bass playing too.

Good to hear. I would not hesitate to gig and record with any if my HB basses. They're not good basses 'for the price' they're just good basses.

Got a dep gig with a wedding band. Good hourly rate including waiting time before and after our set. Markbass amp crapped out on me during the soundcheck. Doubt they'd have been in a rush to book me again if I didn't carry a back up of similar quality. I was appalled depping with them later when guitarist broke a string and had no back up guitar. Just assumed it was a given.

I always have superglue to hand, in fact I often struggle to put the bottle down. I will buy tight bond if it is superior stuff. Thank you as ever for shared wisdom.

Hmm, OK, that looks a little more involved than I was thinking. I shall ponder further.

For anyone enjoying this topic, a quick update. I'm waiting for delivery of my trussrod. I will need to widen my slot, which I intend to do slowly with sandpaper. I'll wait for the rod. As I only want to remove the appropriate amount and not more, that seems wise. Once I bung it in and slap the fretboard back on, the next job will be to repair the finish - or I'll be cutting myself when I play. I know the Elders of the Build have a plan in mind for reattaching the board, I assume I need wood glue, which I have. But what (if anything) should I get for repairs to the finish?

Is it as simple as pop a pup in and wire where the existing one was wired? Assuming I didn't keep both.

Looks like a great idea. Two different slot widths and non destructive height setting.

Anybody any experience with this?

100% Common conversation in one band - BL: Stew, the PA doesn't work can you fix it? I'm going out for a smoke. BL: My music stand/mic stand/fan keeps falling over can you fix it? Guitarist: My strap has fallen off, I'm going for a smoke with the BL can you fix it. A different band - Drummer: You still carry a drum key/spanner/gaffa tape? This is hilarious because in most other walks of life I'm considered the ham fisted one you wouldn't trust to mend a bicycle puncture

Yes, I do. Put in a new battery and found a poor connection, resoldered it and bingo! I have a working bass. While I have the ear of the master, is it beyond the wit of man to make a hole and put a different pup into an active bass? Do they need to be specific pups for active circuitry? This is an OLP Musicman and I like everything about it except for the sound. I'm a pbass kind of guy and the only pick up here is too far back for me. Happy to not have the bridge pup at all and blank it under a homemade plate, or leave it in unconnected.

I also take a small repair kit for the most common 'fails'. This includes cocktail sticks, screwdriver, spanner, soldering iron, drum key, gaffa and insulation tapes. Takes very little room and can live in the car

This thread motivated me to dig out and ressurect my OLP 5. After a bit of fun with soldering iron and pliers I got it fired up. It provided some useful insight. I don't know my 5ths well enough going down (as it were) certainly not as well as going up. Put another way I'm fine with 'what is a fifth of...' but less well versed in 'what is ... a fifth of'. I assumed all would be easier as the hardest part of bass is often horizontal movement. However I quickly discovered what you gain in remaining in one position, you lose in open strings. Obviously the open strings are there still there but they don't flow as well. The other thing you have is wider fretboard and or narrow string spacing. Which might be fine for you, but is a consideration. In my case the thing I missed most was the rounded punch of a pick up in the P Bass position, but that has nothing to do with the number of strings!

I spend longer agonising over which two basses to take and which will be A and which B than our singer takes doing her hair and makeup.

Come here @Lozz196 I want give you big kiss 😘 Problemo solvo as Del Boy might say. There's a horn in the other cab which is fine so until I decide to get it sorted (which I probably won't unless I sell it) it is fine, and I am a happy camper. Not being the world's biggest fan of a tweeter in the first place I won't miss it.

I think I can turn the horn off, I'll take a look. Thanks Lozz

Awesome thanks mate. Don't know what yours was like but this is a kind of pressure cooker shhhh in time with the bottom notes.

Unfortunately I'm hearing something untoward from the extension cab. Could be something vibrating somewhere, but sounds horribly like the speaker not handling bottom end very well. Not going to despair yet. I've played it with the Elf and I don't recall any issues. Might just be something in the room. I'll move it when I get a chance and try it again.

Found an assortment of problems. Two cables trapped between pots and scratchplate, both severed to varying degrees. Two different connectors on pots bent together and shorting. Tested continuity everywhere and now all is well but the sound is extremely quiet and fuzzy. I'm going to get a new battery just in case.

Can't stand these hard Lionels, my bums going numb sat here.