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[quote name='tom1946' post='553516' date='Jul 28 2009, 08:04 AM']Morning folks, I'm having some issues with a jazz pickup and need a definitive way to test it electrically. I have a digital ohm meter and not much ability, so can anyone say what reading I should get across the pickup wires that would tell me whether there is continuity or not? Also I've searched about earthing the bridge. I see that mine just has the wire stripped back and laid under the bridge where it meets the body and relies on the bridge being screwed down? At the moment I don't know whether I have an earth issue or a fu.. broken pickup. Any help would be very much appreciated as it's driving me potty! Thanks, Tom.[/quote] What are the issues? Ohm-meter will read infinity if you have a broken wire or something. Wire stripped back and sandwiched underneath the bridge is a standard practice, nothing to worry about.
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[quote name='chris_b' post='552102' date='Jul 26 2009, 09:40 PM']They sounded terrible and Fenders sounded good. They broke while Fenders bounced. Real men used Fenders, pop groups used Gibsons.[/quote] You are wrong. Also, I hate generalisations.
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[quote name='Buzz' post='550672' date='Jul 24 2009, 10:51 PM']I'll be suprised if they don't get reissued soon, they look pretty lush.[/quote] I hope they don't do what they did to the Grabber then - which was fundamentally change several aspects of it - most of all the affordability.
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Traben Chaos 4 (preferably the Attack model - nice wood and fretboard markers - don't like the Limited (chrome hardware looks yuck) or the Core (no front fret markers except 12) or the Obsession (don't want soapbars, want Stingray style large pole pieces)). Trouble is there's absolutely none available in the UK at present, and I'm skint (unless someone buys my Takamine acoustic ).
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Bump, just back from band practice, bath more important than photos, will try again tomorrow.
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Oh, forgot to mention it's 34" scale. I'll get some more extensive photos on the go tonight.
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Hi folks I'm pondering selling my Takamine G series (model EG512CGAMQ) acoustic bass. It's a lovely all quilted maple model, quite rare, I suspect it was not available (directly) in the UK. Here's a pic of it: It's a lovely sounding instrument acoustically with a large jumbo body so it's about as loud as an acoustic bass is going to get unplugged. Plugged in, the piezo goes through the TK-40B preamp - 3 band EQ with adjustable mid shift, bass boost and a nifty built in tuner. It is in cosmetically excellent condition with only a slight lacquer crack at the headstock (which I've tried to show in the last photo) and is strung with some barely used (but stretched in) Thomastik nylon cored phosphor bronze strings. It also has a TKL hard case. There is a down side - some idiot before me has damaged the truss rod nut. I have managed to get round this by using a T27 Torx driver - the points of the star seem to fit in what's left of the hex. I will include a suitable tool. It is set up nicely for the Thomastiks. Because of this damage, I'm obviously going to knock some money off. The plainer models (natural spruce top or black) are around £379 new. If it was mint I'd be asking for £300 with case + postage. In light of the damage to the truss rod nut I'd be looking for offers around the £250 + postage mark. Anyone up for it?
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Oh and additional: If that deal was local to me I'd have already picked it up
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Yup, I'd survive on beans on toast til then end of the month to pick up one of those for £50.
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[quote name='soundbass' post='545720' date='Jul 20 2009, 08:54 PM']How good is the Hartke 3500 is it that much better than my Ashdown Mag 300, or should I save a bit more until I can afford Ashdown ABM Evo 3. As I can get a 2nd hand Hartke 3500 for under £250 and just a few years old.[/quote] I have a Hartke 3500 and I prefer it to the Ashdown amps I have used (admittedly I haven't tried many, just a couple of the 2x10 combos - can't remember if it was MAG or ABM). Much more precise control over the sound. A cleaner, sharper sound all round from the 3500 - to my ears anyway.
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Where's Scotland gone?
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I've been using the 0404's little brother the 0202 and I've been impressed with the results and ease of use. -
+1 to wiring them up - I'm sure I've seen systems which basically comprise sections of connected wire threaded through the strings to an alarm of some sort. You have to ask to try an instrument where a member of staff will switch off the alarm, break the wire at a convenient connector, unthread the wire from the instrument then reconnect the wire and switch back on the alarm. You try and disengage it yourself and you'll get a surprise (and presumably a ticking off/escorted off the premises depending on the circumstances).
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I use a Hartke 3500 into an Ashdown ABM 4x10. I like the sound, and it has got compliments at gigs, but it's all personal preference.
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Been doing some homebrew recording in the rehearsal studio, nothing flashy or exciting: 4 microphones of various types pointing in various directions An ancient 4 channel mixer which our drummer informs me was "lifted from the announcers office at Derby Railway Station" an E-MU 0202 USB my old Dell Latitude C840 Audacity Considering the hotchpotch equipment and scattershot approach, the recordings came out not too bad. Not brilliant, but one or two of them might be good enough to go on the myspace.
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I think it's important to make an effort to look at least like you put some thought into being there, instead of looking like you just walked out of ... anywhere. It doesn't have to be regimented/matching - our guitarist plays in shirt and tie on stage, so I go shirt/tie/waistcoat just to go that extra bit (can't beat a bit of guitarist/bassist oneupmanship ). If he gets a waistcoat then I guess I'll have to upgrade to bow tie class, or maybe get a monocle Seriously though, I think it's important to make an effort. I'd like to think audiences appreciate it when you make an effort for them, even if it is subconsciously. On a purely personal note, I still joke that suits are for funerals, weddings, interviews and court appearances but I've grown to like dressing smart. I think it started when I wore the kilt for the first time - I assert that the Elephant Man would look good in a kilt. But a suit works wonders also.
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Thanks very much for the feedback, I will take that back to the group (who are highly unlikely to read it here).
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Hi folks We've just added a new track to our myspace provisionally entitled "Only Tonight" (the first one where I'm actually playing, the others pre-date me). Don't expect stellar quality - it was recorded with 2 microphones in a rehearsal room, but feedback would be appreciated. Cheers! [url="http://www.myspace.com/pandaeyesaberdeen"]http://www.myspace.com/pandaeyesaberdeen[/url] Also, for non-myspace types you can download an mp3 here: [url="http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/panda/snd/Panda_Eyes_-_Only_Tonight.mp3"]http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/panda/snd/Pa...nly_Tonight.mp3[/url] Matt
