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[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1398807045' post='2437903'] A bottom. [/quote] This is the closest. It's actually a Big Bottom.

Ohh, nice one. Those top-hat insulators, I had been trying to think what I could make them from for when attaching the heatsink to the case. I found a kit on [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/TRANSISTOR-INSULATING-KITS-TO-220-PK10/dp/B00CSKXBA6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398837635&sr=8-3&keywords=insulating+thermal+interface"]Amazon[/url], specifically for the TO-220, but with the postage it'd work out bloomin' expensive. I couldn't find anything at Maplins, but perhaps I wasn't using the correct search words. Edit: Found what I need at [url="http://www.cricklewoodelectronics.com/Cricklewood/product.php?productid=19462&cat=0&page=1"]Cricklewoods[/url] for a much better price. I have ordered stuff from there before. Unless you know where I can get a job lot of the top-hat thingumies and a sheet of the thermal stuff? Thank you so much for this help, it has been incredibly useful.

You could get a metal plate, something long enough to cover the side of the bridge and wide enough to cover the height of the bridge with enough to bend over it. So you'd end up with a J shaped plate that you could stick to the bridge. Or maybe a piece of plastic cut from a container of some sort. I know some people use adhesive tapes and stuff to stick thumb rests to their basses, something like that would work to stick the plate to the bridge. I'm not sure if my description made any sense but I'm too tired to crack up a diagram.

You could bandage your hand like Kirk Hammett, or get a replacement saddle made - or make one yourself - with a rounded edge, that way, should you ever feel the need, you could put the old one back on. It does look like an incredibly uncomfortable bridge for a pick player. I had similar problems with proud saddle adjustment screws, but that was a very easy fix.

Bugger. I had considered that and made a mental note to look it up, and promptly forgot... Turns out that it is Ground. Looks like I'll have to cut it up after all. Actually, I am thinking of doing a futuristic relic type thing to it, so I don't have to worry about having all clean lines after all. Now I need to find some way to glue the parts back together, with insulation in between, that won't mind getting a bit warm. Thank you for the reminder, very much appreciated.

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1398694155' post='2436618'] I would suggest that you should look at creatively reusing something like fibre opic based christmas decorations/novelty lamps or solar powered LED garden lighting, with LEDs as your main lightsource if you want to maximise robustness and minimise electrical noise. There is an abundance of shonky tat waiting to be turned into something decent, and available very cheaply. [/quote] I don't want to flood it with light. I was thinking low level black light LEDs and then using UV reactive paint to highlight stuff. Thinking of doing something like a futuristic relic, like it's a floor panel taken from an old derelict mining space ship. Lots of ideas floating around, it'll be interesting which ideas stick in the end. Really looking forward to getting started.

[quote name='rmorris' timestamp='1398690778' post='2436575'] Both solutions might give some noise issues. Especially considering that your bass/pedalboard/amp setup is (I assume) using unbalanced signals. Have you considered using LED strip ? [/quote] I ended up reporting this in the Effects forum. LEDs seem to be the direction thoughts are going in. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235569-pedalboard-lighting/

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1398385062' post='2433674'] ..or indeed the second album To me, they are basically like a hairier version of The White Stripes but with a bass. I'm much too old and frightened of loud noises ( and beards) to enjoy this kind of music ( I much prefer that nice Robert Palmer chap from the other thread), but no doubt with similarly orientated young hipsters , this lot will find favour, for a while at least. [/quote] I wasn't going to say anything in this thread because I don't really see the point in slagging off music, but... The first thing I thought was a White Stripes comparison, but far, far less interesting. The main thing that put me off was his rather run of the mill voice. Back in the late 80s I did the lighting for a gig that was a woman playing bass and singing along with a drummer. The drummer got up and played guitar for a couple of songs but otherwise it was just her voice, bass and his drums. They were quite good, it was a fun gig, shame I can't remember their name.

Björk. I bought a Sugarcubes album once, in silver vinyl. I sold it the next day. Love her solo stuff though.

What's 'er face from No Doubt. Which is a shame because No Doubt were quite good.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1398671731' post='2436269'] Lemmy. He kinda is motorhead. [/quote] I know he writes the songs, lyrics and music. He used to be a guitarist but wasn't that good, and while he has his very own bass technique he's not that technically gifted. Where as Mickey Dee is utterly brilliant at his instrument. Granted Lemmy is the more rounded musician but the thing he excels at is being an icon. It's a difficult one. This from a life long Motörhead fan.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1398629208' post='2436028'] Ozzy ? Lemmy? [/quote] Bugger, I was going to say Lemmy. Can't think of anyone else. Mind you, I am rather guilty of never really thinking about individual band members, I can't even name the members of even my favourite bands, unless they're really obvious like Lemmy, Till Lindemann or Dani Filth. There are bands that I absolutely adore that I can't name a single member of.

In 25 years of playing bass the closest thing to a P bass I have ever played was a Satellite I was given when I was 16, which I sold on a few months later, not because I didn't like it (I actually did) but because I couldn't see the point in ever owning two basses at the same time. I have never tried a Jazz bass. Don't want to try any, either, because even if I did like them, and I certainly wouldn't count the possibility out, I couldn't afford one anyway.

Lately it has been a pretty much continuous Rammstein, The Vision Bleak and Sabaton fest. Lots of manly horror and war. Might have to throw in some Within Temptation for variety.

To be honest, if it wasn't for trying to design something that looks cool then I probably wouldn't even bother. It's not like it'll even leave the house... Although, if certain medical stuff goes well, that prospect may change, which would be incredibly cool. The plan is to build a PSU, a switch pedal for my T-Max and a loop pedal first, so I've got an idea how big it has to be. It's all going to be done with birthday money, so I can't start it until after June, giving me far too much time to think about the design. Though the main points have been in my head for over a year. Like I said, I am obsesses with twinkly, sparkly things, so it has to have some kind of lighting. The plan isn't to flood it with light, just to illuminate the wiring. I am now thinking that low level black light LEDs might be the way to go, and paint the wiring with UV reactive paint, this would mean I could have different coloured wires running through it, though I am thinking that just painting the power wires a nice blue would be enough. It might seem a bit early to start asking questions but the more time I have to source what I need the better. Would this be a bad place to ask about the PSU? The plan is to find a nice quiet schematic and cannibalise a bunch of wall warts I have taking up drawer space. The intention is to have four main outputs, each with its own transformer and circuit if need be, the only link being the mains input. I have a heatsink for the voltage regulators, but it is one long one, is it a really bad idea to attach four regulators to one heatsink? They should have an inch each side of themselves and I am hoping to make it so that they don't even run hot enough to need it, but I thought it should be something I cleared up first. I could cut it up and add insulation between each section, but it won't look as nice... I even thought of adding thermostatically controlled mini fans to it, because I am cutting the heatsink from an old HDD cooling tray, it even has a temperature display, but I got thinking that that could only add noise. But it would look so cool...

I tried this in the technical thread but had no luck, so I thought I try it in here.. This year I am planning on having a crack at building a pedalboard. I am obsessed with shiny things and would love to have some lighting inside the board, under the grate (want to use aluminium grating rather than the usual metal or wooden strips), and have been considering running El Wire/glow wire along the power cables. They aren't too bright and I thought it might look a bit Tron like, or, with the grating, like the floor of a space ship from a sci-fi movie or Red Dwarf. I have read that the power supply for the wire emits a high pitched sound, which, if that is the only problem, I am sure I can deal with, however my main worry is that the instrument cables might pick up interference because the wires run on AC. Does anyone know if that is the case? Has anyone tried it? I could shield the power supply but I can't shield the actual wire. Perhaps I could wrap the instrument cables in copper tape? If that turns out to be a rubbish idea, does anyone know if cold cathode ray tubing with cause interference? I could install UV ray tubes around the edges and paint the power cables with UV reactive paint maybe. They use this stuff in PCs so you'd think it would be ok... When wiring a pedalboard, is it best to run the power cables away from the instrument cables? I had been planning on bunching them all together but I am now thinking this might not be the best idea. This is the first time I have ever tried to put together a pedalboard so I am unsure how best to go about it.

Have I put this in the wrong forum?

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1397584743' post='2425436'] A helpful little mod for your bass might do the trick: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uqpObxAVZs[/media] [/quote] Argh! We used to go to a Jousting event where lots of people dressed up as medieval folk (Not us! We went to watch the Jousting and the Medieval Babes (the group)) and there was an 'orrible old woman wondering 'round with one of those the whole time, every time we went. Well, I say wondering, what she was actually doing was following [i]me[/i] around, so I could hear the damned thing everywhere I went. I'm one of those people that believes it's sacrilege to destroy a musical instrument (says the man that left an upright piano in a skip when he moved house), but she made me 'ave 'orrible thoughts about it

Wasn't sure where to put this, but it suppose it is technical. While it is about a pedalboard I didn't think it would suit the effects forum, but if it needs move so be it. This year I am planning on having a crack at building a pedalboard. I am obsessed with shiny things and would love to have some lighting inside the board, under the grate (want to use aluminium grating rather than the usual metal or wooden strips), and have been considering running El Wire/glow wire along the power cables. They aren't too bright and I thought it might look a bit Tron like, or, with the grating, like the floor of a space ship from a sci-fi movie or Red Dwarf. I have read that the power supply for the wire emits a high pitched sound, which, if that is the only problem, I am sure I can deal with, however my main worry is that the instrument cables might pick up interference because the wires run on AC. Does anyone know if that is the case? Has anyone tried it? I could shield the power supply but I can't shield the actual wire. Perhaps I could wrap the instrument cables in copper tape? If that turns out to be a rubbish idea, does anyone know if cold cathode ray tubing with cause interference? I could install UV ray tubes around the edges and paint the power cables with UV reactive paint maybe. They use this stuff in PCs so you'd think it would be ok...

Nice! I'd love one of these, sadly I have absolutely no way to justify buying one. I once saw a picture of a piano white, fretless version that still makes me drool when I picture it in my head. I don't have a fretless bass, currently, unfortunately I have already told my wife that I intend to convert a bass I already have, so I can't even use that as an excuse.

You could check with your ISP. I know we get free webspace and a ton of email accounts we could use just by giving them a name. It is easy and cheap enough to get a domain name and point it at your webspace. I upload stuff to my webspace using the free FTP add-on in Firefox.

http://www.squarespace.com I only know of them because they sponsor Joe Rogan's podcast. Thought it might be worth mentioning so you can check as many ideas as possible.

I suspect you're right. While I was typing it I was thinking you'd probably need braces too. When I was at my biggest, 26 stone, my gut was rather large and heavy. One day my wife and I went out to a local, disused quarry to collect rocks for vivarium and terrarium displays. I had a back pack on that ended up with 100lbs of rocks in it. Rather than weigh me down it actually improved my posture, balancing me by pulling me more upright. The walk back to the car was about four miles along a rough path, those miles were the most comfortable I had been in ages. You know how sceptical I can be about medical claims, but what you said doesn't sound odd to me at all. I think core strength is a well recognised thing. And Pilates is something I very much believe in and would encourage people to try, even though I don't do it myself, though that will hopefully change if current medical investigations prove fruitful.

I doubt such a thing exists, but what if you could install some kind of strap lock system to a belt or belt buckle, have the belt take the strain. Obviously you'd have to have a strap button fitted in the right place. With any luck something like it is already out there and this might remind someone that has already seen it.. Or tickle the senses of an inventor.

There are plenty of hollow bodied basses on the market. Or if you don't like the look of those then you can get more common shapes with hollow chambers in them. Something like that and a nice wide strap should help. You can get straps that hang over just your neck, too, they attach to the bass with just one strap pin, might help by shifting the weight. I don't understand how the previous suggestions would be more likely to effect what jobs you get than using a stand would. But then I have no idea what a corporate gig entails.