tauzero

The words "It seemed like a good idea at the time" come to mind.

That sounds like a good thing to me. No crackly pots and the pickup works. If there was noise from the controls and no sound from the output, that would be bad.

I really should keep up here. The single-coil pickup is an original fitting on a Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite M-111.

I was another who got sacked so the best mate could join. What was particularly iffy was that they didn't tell me - eventually the rhythm guitarist (who hadn't particularly favoured bringing in the best mate) had the goodish grace to text me and let me know. That rankled for a while. There was a silver lining though - I was going to dep for a former guitarist's band, finished up joining permanently instead, then we drafted in Mrs Zero on vocals when the vocalist went AWOL. In an unfortunate twist, the best mate bassist subsequently developed cancer. I haven't hear any further news - I know he had to leave the band. I hope his treatment has been successful because I'm not anywhere near nasty enough to wish that on someone.

I'm in three bands: [url="http://thelightning.co.uk"]http://thelightning.co.uk[/url] - The Lightning, mainly classic rock covers but some originals, fronted by Mrs Zero [url="http://spiralsix.co.uk"]http://spiralsix.co.uk[/url] - Spiral Six, rock covers from 60s to present day [url="http://mixedherbsband.co.uk"]http://mixedherbsband.co.uk[/url] - Mixed Herbs, female-fronted club/functions band that isn't doing an awful lot of clubs or functions ATM Mrs Zero and I do the occasional bit of duetry as Second Time Round: [url="http://secondtimeround.org.uk"]http://secondtimeround.org.uk[/url] Hmmm, better remove the ceilidh band from my sig...

I have a Tecamp Puma 900, bought second-hand off BC late last year. I've used it with an 8 ohm 1x12 cab and a 4 ohm 4x10 (not simultaneously). I've had no issues at all with the 8 ohm cab. However, using the 4 ohm (not at particularly high volumes), I've had the power amp cut out several times after about 40 minutes of playing. The most recent occasion was Saturday night, and as I was also DIed to the PA from the DI socket on the Tecamp, I was able to determine that it was only the power amp cutting out, the preamp up to the DI was working OK. That also eliminates the possibility of it being an input lead at fault. Ambient temperature isn't a factor - this has happened in a rather hot pub and also on an outdoor gig when there was snow on the ground. I use the same speaker lead (speakon-speakon) with both cabs. Does anyone know if there's some sort of cut-out on the power amp section of Tecamps? If there is, does this behaviour seem a bit over-protective? And if there isn't, what's the likely cause? Dry joint? I have emailed this question to Tecamp too, I'm hoping that the language barrier won't be too much of a problem.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1372843895' post='2130503'] Those on my Warwicks have a different design. They comprise a flat, fixed base and a slotted top piece that's mounted on the base with two screws, which can be used to raise or lower it. High-end Warwicks have brass adjustable nuts, mine are humble plastic, but they work fine. [/quote] The ABM ones on Thomann are very similar to the Warwick Just-A-Nut I. The Just-A-Nut II was as you describe and the JAN III seems to be a brass version of the JAN II. While a nut should really be set-and-forget, it is nice to be able to change string height at the nut easily and reversibly.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1372340338' post='2124521'] Watch out for the position of the side dots on the neck - a defretted bass will have them in a different place from a bass that's fretless from the start. [/quote] That depends. Lined fretlesses will probably have the markers where they are on a fretted bass, unlined fretlesses will almost certainly have the markers on the fret position, although I have owned one unlined that had the dots where they would be on a fretted. My Sei (lined fretless) had the dot markers in the fretted positions until I had them moved (and replaced by Luminlay).

I have a couple of Grind BXPs, a 5-string and a 6-string, and never found any problem swapping between those and 34" scale basses. The one I do have a slight problem with is my Mazeti fretless, as I have smallish hands and there's a bit of a stretch playing at the lower positions.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1371930968' post='2119822'] Have you seen the basses where the title says "Xxxxx Bass, not fender" -[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Satellite-Precision-Bass-Guitar-1970s-Made-in-Japan-MIJ-not-Fender-Teisco-Pbass-/140996697791?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20d40edebf"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20d40edebf[/url] [/quote] Indeed. A stupid idea as it means that if someone doesn't want Fenders in the results and puts in "-fender" as a search term, all the "not fender gibson warwick" ones will get ignored.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1370679277' post='2104225'] I never thought the Pistols were punk. Just a bunch of idiots who couldn't play which dictates how their music turned out. Trying to claim youre punk because you're technically restricted isnt punk for me. [/quote] I've always puzzled at the people who think that the Pistols couldn't play.

Is that logo right for the period? And if it is a fake, isn't the headstock shape trademarked?

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1370341999' post='2099274'] [sup][size=4]Raygun relics are at it again... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/raygunrelics/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25"]http://www.ebay.co.u...&_from=&_ipg=25[/url] Take your pick![/size][/sup] [/quote] I think an axe would be a better choice than a pick.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1370635910' post='2103902'] I am amazed that Johnny Marr would diss him when his playing was so integral to the sound and feel of that band . [/quote] It was the prize twat and dreadful singer Morrissey who dissed him.

I play standing up as much as possible but have a Kinsman stool on stage when I'm going to be playing for more than about 30 minutes. Had a bad bike crash in 2001 and the soft tissue damage resulting from that causes me significant pain if I stand up for too long.

Like so many other travellers, it's been evicted.

Don't buy painted or lacquered basses, it'll end in tears.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1370024819' post='2095771'] First off, radio pluggers never did much even in the old days, apart from smuggle underage girls into Radio 1. These days, they're practically extinct. [/quote] Nonsense. There are still plenty of underage girls around.

Fish or foul?

I've been back with Mrs Zero for nine years now (our first time round was in 1977-1978) and bass is no problem - she sings with one of the bands and as 50% of a duo with me on guitar. Mrs Zero the first was quite supportive of me, although I bought my first Warwick after we split up so I never learnt how she'd have felt about that, and Mrs Zero the second went from a bit interested to complete disinterest - which actually suited me fine as taking an unpredictable alcoholic along to gigs would have been a serious embarrassment.

What a waste of TIM

Presumably he's got a shopful of the sodding things and he's trying to make it look like a bargain when he puts a $100 price tag on one.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1369423069' post='2089225'] It was a great question Dave, but unfortunately I did not understand the answer provided. I wish I could find somewhere to go for technical lessons. I need someone to teach me right from the absolute rock bottom basics. [/quote] Quick guide - as a general rule, you have a gain conrol on the left, tone controls or graphic EQ or both in the middle, and a master volume control on the right. Start with gain and master turned right down and the tone controls/EQ flat. If there's a light saying "clip" or a meter, turn the gain control up until the clip light comes on briefly when you play at your loudest or the meter needle approaches 0dB or the red zone, then back it off a fraction. Then turn the volume control up until it's as loud as you want it. If there's no visual indication of input level, first turn the volume control up a little and then turn the gain up until it starts getting distorted, then turn the gain down a bit, then adjust volume to suit. Then muck around with the tone controls/EQ.

I can only imagine he's got double bass strings on it. So that would make restringing it an extremely expensive exercise.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1369063116' post='2084418'] I'd have to say the worst Beatles cover I've ever heard is that bloody awful version of "a little help from my friends" by Joe Cocker. Absolutely f***ing atrocious. [/quote] It's brilliant. Beats the sh*t out of the appalling Beatles original.