neepheid

Barrel jacks go bad. There isn't really a fix to them, being all enclosed. You can get a suitable replacement from Maplin (Maplin code N39GB, Neutrik NYS2203) for £2.99. You have to cut off the cable grip bit, and make sure you solder the wires back in exactly the same order as before, or else the battery will drain constantly and you'll be replacing it every month or so regardless of how much you use it.

Was it wise to make it the same day as the Moffat bash? I do entertain ideas of attending other bashes and this one is probably the second nearest one to Aberdeen, but it's no much use if they're going to clash. I'm good, but I'm not two places at once good

It would be nice to have a definitive essay on the subject, although if the mystery and speculation were squashed then there might be a reduction in threads and replies on here

[quote name='skelf' timestamp='1357805117' post='1928528'] Do you have contact details for Steven I can't get in touch with him the mail address I have is bouncing back. [/quote] I don't have an email address, but I've sent him a message on bookface that you've been looking for him. Hopefully he'll get back to you.

Ooh, I know the answer to this one ... ME!

Are you talking about the Schaller 3D? If so, doesn't it match up directly with holes 1, 3 and 5 on a standard Fender bass?

When I saw the thread title, I thought it was about the agents of the taxman

I have used frankly awful equipment in the past (especially when I was younger) and there is no way I want to return to those days. I'm not obsessive about it (my left and right speaker are wired using different types of wire, for instance - oh, the blasphemy!) but to my ears what I have sounds good (Marantz PM-48 amp, Marantz CD-63mkII CD player, Marantz graphic equaliser thingybob whose model number evades me, Mission 730 speakers), and I wouldn't want something that sounds less smooth, less "spacious" or basically just plain good than what I have currently. You can't have moments like chuckling with your other half about the stereo separation while listening to "Unsquare Dance" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet on a crappy little speaker dock thing.

My wife has been laying hints that my separates are taking up a bit too much space in the living room, to be honest I wouldn't mind trimming down the size, but I don't want to trim down the quality. Unfortunately, the universal rule of consumer electronics applies: small + good = £££

Favourite combo? Me and my drummer, Chris Favourite famous combo? I'll tell you when we're famous

[quote name='Lifer' timestamp='1357211918' post='1919055'] Thanks Neepheid, haven't looked at the Victory before, what's the nut width on them? [/quote] 44mm or thereabout. Definitely not a knitting needle

UPS via Interparcel has been my go-to service for a few years now, never had a problem. And now I've jinxed it

If I may be my predictable self, Gibson Victory, available '81-'86. You might be able to find an '83 Grabber/G-3/Ripper but it was right at the end of their production run.

[quote name='gub' timestamp='1357061787' post='1917003'] I didn't see it last time round and wouldn't of thought of searching for it , seems to be a fair few people commenting on it so not all bad ! [/quote] Well, if you believe everything you read then I'm a profligate, capitalist pigdog for having the audacity to own more than one bass, and an irresponsible, un professional idiot for not taking a backup bass to the gig.

Oh no, not this again

I have nothing to add here, other than the usual answer to the question "am I overthinking this?" is "yes"

Some people have got bad backs and/or shoulders so wouldn't be best pleased with a 12lb bass hanging off them for a few hours. As far as neck width goes, I like how a chunky neck feels when I play and I dislike how a skinny neck feels. I can't explain it any better than a skinny neck feels like a toy. The strings are too close together at the nut and it feels wrong. I could train myself to get used to it, but I lack the inclination to do so. If nothing else it gives me something polarising to say when this subject comes up

[quote name='stoker' timestamp='1356540963' post='1910939'] If I admit to not liking T-Birds am I gonna get shot? [/quote] I doubt it. Dislike away.

My wife got me one of those planet waves string winder/cutter tools. Also, not strictly speaking bass related, but a bass player has got to look the part so the voucher for a hot towel shave at the barber will come in most handy

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1356369548' post='1909632'] Just signed up, and in a moment of Malt fueled overconfidence have signed up to play with the band too. [/quote]

+1 for Google calendar

I had a horrible, farty noise coming from my Zoot cab. Turned out one of the internal wires was resting on a speaker cone and causing it to sound bad. How embarrassing it was to get Rich (Ou7shined) round with tales of knackered speakers only to find this Tied the wire out of the way et voila, noise gone.