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I've mentioned this before, but last night the result was jaw dropping. On a whim my band once tried putting a bass cab either side of the stage (not DI'd, just backline filling the room) With a guitar combo on top of each bass cab (guitar is in stereo) I should add here that in this band I'm the guitar player, but the bass player uses my rig. Last night was a wedding at Cheltenham football club, pa for vocals only, a bergantino AE210 either side of the kit with guitar on top as usual. Now I'm aware that they should be stacked vertically etc etc but we've simply never had a bad result from doing this. I should also add, those bergantino cabs just sound wonderful and consistent. But last night was something else. No matter where you stood in the room, the bass sound stayed exactly the same, front to back, middle, left to right, in the corners, on the stage, it just stayed the same volume (pretty low, a wedding after all) clarity, punch, definition etc all stayed absolutely consistent at every spot. It ended up with bemused looks from the bar staff as first me, then the drummer, then the bassist, then the sound engineer (a seasoned festival/top level pro) all went wandering round the room with slack jawed expressions and stupid grins on our faces! The stereo image of the guitar sounded wonderful too. Just a good room I guess, but damn, those cabs are great. I had him using my TC BH250 for a change too, as my MoMark 800 is soooo damn loud. Only downside was, I had to play the guitar instead of bass! [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/C66B4E71-D9F1-4A7D-84F0-E77C22991098.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/C66B4E71-D9F1-4A7D-84F0-E77C22991098.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I didn't like the midget that much apart from it's form factor, switched to bergantinos and never been happier. BUT I kinda know full well that when I can no longer manage them this is exactly the rig I'll buy, two midget T's seems like a great idea to me, and it'll do duty as a pa or guitar stack (tweeter off) id reckon. Plus so easy to move around. Veeeery tempting thought.

I'm sad to say that this post could have been written by me, word for word. [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1402436352' post='2473592'] I am an ex-Christian (the whole evangelical 9 yards) and this sounds horribly familiar. Something that you really enjoy, not 'sinful' as such but takes up a lot of your time and commitment: serious competition for the big G. So you pack it in, you've made a sacrifice, bit of kudos from your fellowship, but the warm glow won't take away the sick feeling that tells you you've made a mistake that's difficult to reverse. I'm not going to try to convince you that Christianity is a crock, you need to find your own way on that one, but the at the end of your post says it all. [/quote]

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1402044734' post='2469428'] The pickups are probably Dimarzio Superdistortions, which was an unfortunate name for a nice, slightly hotter than standard (for the time) humbucker. If the wood is good and the guitar made OK then it should be fine, as you've found. A lot of Hondo stuff WAS junk, but not all by any means. BTW did you get your wiring done OK? I hadn't forgotten, but haven't been to Cheltenham in a long time. [/quote] Thanks, I was very pleasantly surprised! Probably going to sell it on now though, as I've become a bit overloaded with guitars! If I remember rightly I think I solved the wiring myself

Every single Warwick I've owned with type of nut did just that, nothing to worry about boss

The flap is caused by the need to tug harder.

I think hand position sometimes influneces comparisons between p and j basses. The hand is generally further towards the neck on a p bass, where the string behaves differently, more excursion and flap, striking pole pieces, end of the fretboard etc. just mulling really.

I used to get this, an utter utter exhaustion shortly after; but these days hardly a thing, possibly cause I'm playing three or more times a week, so the adrenalin rush just isn't there, it's more routine, dunno

Aw man, I used to love my trace stack [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/band%20pics/100_0057.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/band%20pics/100_0057.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I sold it for a markbass after my keys player (who used to drive it around) had a heart attack next to me onstage at 27! I've never looked back in many ways, but I do miss the preamp and the cool green/uv stage presence. If they made a modern take of it in a small package I'd be all over it!

I'm not sure which hole pattern it is, it looks to be the 75 style

Thanks bud. I was really just noodling whatever popped out my fingers

Awesome, another one turns up. Everyone seems to love theirs too which is ace

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1400683708' post='2456068'] Good work! As for the pickguard I'm going to say... GOLD ANODISED. The Bass Doc does a spiffy plastic version which really looks like the real thing. I was born and raised in Cheltenham... your accent takes me back! [/quote] Hah, oh dear, I've gone native! Ive only been here five years, I'm a Leicester boy really

Thanks for all the comments folks I'm dead chuffed you like it! Intonation wise I just used the harmonic at the 12th and was very careful to make sure when I 'fretted' the note that I was right on that point. This neck has dots for a fretted bass, which I actually prefer, oddly!, I just find it makes me use my ears and muscle memory more, as opposed to 'dot watching'. Ideally I'd've liked brass looking hardware as opposed to shiny gold, but a full set was hard to find, especially with the right size bridge!

Thanks for the kind words all. I've never done so much work on a bass myself before. Love the result!

Cheers, the body previously had a side jack/through body, both are now defunct features. I plan on having a see through pickguard made by bass doc when he's feeling better. I'm also picking up a walnut one!

I've had a bit of a long and unhappy history of trying to build a walnut jazz bass, just like the cool 70's ones which I'll never afford, so when this body came up on here I grabbed it with both hands! As I already own a few great jazz basses I thought a new voice was in order, so when I was browsing eBay a nice looking fretless neck came up at a good price I clicked 'buy it now' totally on a whim! I was already pretty broke by that point, so dreams of active preamps and barolini pickups are on hold!! I wanted gold hardware, so bought cheap, generic Chinese electronics, hardware and some wilkinson tuners and pickups. Problem number one was that the bridge on this body had been a gotoh with a large footprint and odd hole pattern. This meant that my bridge left gaping holes in the body. (Anyone need a generic hi mass bridge?!!) Problem number two was the after hours spent getting the bushings in the headstock (to keep assembly costs down at my local shop) I found the baseplates on the wilkinsons were too big. Darn!! A new set was purchased that look much nicer! (Gold wilkinson tuners without bushings also for sale btw!!!) One evening I quickly wired up the pickups to the controls and then just stared at the rest of the bits. I had planned to drop it into my local shop to build, as I didn't want to futz the bridge position or neck fitting, and I've only an old drill my dad left behind and usually any DIY attempts fail BADLY!! So I dropped by the shop, only to find it closed. That evening I just started to tinker, until I just thought 'in for a penny'. Grabbed my drill and started to improvise!!! A few hours later and it's built! A few more hours and the action is low, the intonation spot on and it plays and sounds great, only causality a snapped cheapo pickup screw. I love it, and the sense of satisfaction at not only having done it all myself, but also to still have fingers and a house that's not burnt down is amazing! Now I just need to learn how to play fretless!!!! [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-15.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-15.jpg[/IMG][/URL [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-12.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-12.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-11.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-11.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-13.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v1u7f3HqOA

Darnit. Just when I've got a job for him.

The blue light in the power switch on my gk mb112-ii did the same thing! Weird!

I use an iPad running onsong for lyrics, there's simply too many to remember them all

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1399363982' post='2443350'] Don't know if they still do it, but Richer Sounds used to loan out a case with a variety of their hi-fi interconncets in it - to try out on your home system. If you brought the case back and said "I couldn't hear any difference" you got a free carton of cotton buds off them. [/quote] Crikey, that's going back a bit!