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neepheid

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  1. [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1398923305' post='2438989']
    +1 Convert it to passive and get rid of the battery problems forever. IMHO
    [/quote]

    If the pickup is an active EMG then it'll need to be replaced too if the OP wants to go fully passive with no batteries.

  2. There must be a wiring fault somewhere, that is spectacular drain. An average alkaline battery delivers 565mAh, so to drain in half an hour, you're pulling over an amp out of it! According to EMG specs - an EMG BTC control (2 band EQ) drains 600uA@9V, and a single EMG pickup draws around 80uA. That's MICROamps. You might have different stuff in your bass, but you see where I'm coming from here. Something's definitely not right.

    Are you using good quality alkaline 9V batteries? Is the battery warm when you pull it out once it's finished?

  3. [quote name='planer' timestamp='1398862375' post='2438382']
    Whoever buys it won't know (or care) what you paid for it.
    [/quote]


    Whoever buys it might not care, but there's a few folk on here who do care, will find out and will bust your chops about how much you paid for it. Not that it's any of their bloody business, but hey ho.

  4. [quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1398852113' post='2438176']
    A band calendar is an excellent way to avoid these situations completely as well...
    [/quote]

    This relies entirely upon band members filling stuff in. I'm currently working out what to do for a clash for a gigs involving two guys in my band in August because of a calendar snafu :rolleyes:

  5. [quote name='jimcroisdale' timestamp='1398790078' post='2437637']
    Hiya all,

    Recently acquired an EBMM SUB Stingray and it's a fab bit of kit. :D

    Only problem is that the treble and bass cut/boost knobs don't have a centre detent.

    This makes it very hard to set things flat as a starting point, and also makes it hard to see at a glance during a gig if I've moved them by accident....

    Any ideas? :rolleyes:

    Cheers,

    Jim
    [/quote]

    If the knobs have grub screws, loosen the knobs then put them in a known place so you have a visual reference?

  6. [quote name='Reversebird' timestamp='1398372022' post='2433556']
    Thomann have dropped the price on these to £650 brand new free delivery. Only Pelham Blue but that's amazingly cheap for new Gibson.
    [/quote]

    Forgot to mention - whichever bass leaves my collection to make way for this T-bird also hates you so much right now :)

  7. [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1398413090' post='2433769']
    Oh man thats pretty. I like that a lot. Are there 5 string versions?
    [/quote]

    Not of the GTB/GTS models. According to the G&L website, the 5 string Tribute M-2500 is only available in black/maple or honeyburst/rosewood.

  8. [quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1398406057' post='2433711']
    Would you think a LP bass would suit the schallers like on the RD?
    [/quote]

    Not really - I shall cite history - there is no historical precident for LP basses (apart from the Signature, but that's a completely different beast and the Double Cut Jr, which is a bit weird and doesn't even look like the Les Paul double cut of old which it pinches the name from) to have large tuners. Even the earliest Les Paul bass (1969-71) had Schaller M4 tuners. So did the Triumph. So does every Epiphone Les Paul bass. And every Gibson Les Paul Double Cut/Money.

    If you don't like the plastic O ring, and that's the only reason to change, what about these Schaller M4 Lights?

    [url="http://guitar-parts.biz/hp524876/Bass-Machine-Heads-M4-Light.htm"]http://guitar-parts....ds-M4-Light.htm[/url]

    No plastic O ring I can see, and 40% lighter than regular Schaller M4 tuners.

  9. [quote]No matter where you are in the world, you can get a Gaskell guitar. Don't support guitar companies that disrespect you by not making left handed guitars. Buy, own and play Gaskell guitars. Designed by a lefty, for lefties only.[/quote]

    Hmm, you mean designed mostly by Gibson or Jackson, flipped round by a lefty, for lefties only. The BS of lefty guitar companies indeed.

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  10. It's to do with the openness of the grain of the particular wood. Ash needs filling. I believe mahogany requires filling. Maple probably doesn't. I've heard you can get away without filling the grain of alder. Translucency of the finish is not part of the equation.

    If you blast a solid finish over ash without filling it, you get this (deliberate effect on my Gibson EB):

  11. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398094680' post='2430356']
    That is good to know, thanks. I really like the look of them too (despite no maple option) and they are not overly expensive. :)
    [/quote]

    Let me clarify something here - you can get a maple board on a Tribute M-2000 - but the body has to be black or sunburst. You asked for white so I didn't think these were an option:





    The white one (M-2000 GTB) only comes with rosewood. Sorry if I was unclear.

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