KingBollock

Yup, I've been playing it without any of the sleds for the last year, since I got it. But the saddles aren't very thick and are only resting on the tips of the elevation adjustment bolts, so they're not hugely stable (though, to be honest, this hasn't been a problem) and there's nothing holding them in place except the strings. So it would be useful to be able to use the sleds again. I like your L shape idea but I don't think there is going to be enough material showing above the sled to do it. The sled, while it looks flat from the side on picture, actually has a groove that, if I get the angle on the saddle right, would serve to do the same. I might have a crack at making something like a single piece saddle that I could shape like the one in the figure 3 pic you linked to and have it so it locks in place and is height adjustable. I don't have a milling machine, so I don't know how feasible that might be.

It's a neck through. The problem is that there is no space between the neck/body and the underside of the fretboard, and the fretboard is standard thickness. If you see what I mean. I posted about the problem here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/203694-bridge-parts/ The fretboard It's just the insert I am going onto be making, to go into the bottom part. In this one you can see the E string with all the parts present and the other strings how I've been playing it for the last year. I'll be making the saddle half the height of the original and grinding about 1.5mm off the bottom of the slider part. I know I could just grind down the saddle instead of making new ones, but making new ones will be more fun.

[quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1370325666' post='2099044'] You apply religion to anything and what happens?? [/quote] I come along and annoy everyone? Though I left that job to someone else in this thread, mainly because my first sentence was genuine. The rest of my post was tongue in cheek.

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1370330578' post='2099084'] The last two posts in this thread are interesting re ideal design for a string anchor point (which apparently isn't a traditional saddle): [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f18/bridge-saddle-design-question-26739/"]http://www.talkbass....question-26739/[/url] This link may be more useful: [url="http://www.esomogyi.com/principles.html"]http://www.esomogyi....principles.html[/url] It refers to acoustic guitar design but the principle of energy transference from the saddle is the same. See the third diagram down. This shows how the shape on the left with a vertical witness point followed by a broader rounded surface provides better string contact and more efficient energy transfer. For example, something like the pic below (KSM Foundation bridge) - [url="http://www.ksmguitars.com/bridge.html"]http://www.ksmguitars.com/bridge.html[/url] [attachment=136252:KSM Foundation Bridge.jpg] Through body stringing with this sort of design may provide even greater saddle contact and energy transference. [/quote] Thank you. The left hand side of figure 3 is what I was trying to describe as a mirror to the nut, a nut being the same shape but the other way 'round. Unfortunately, the problem that I have with my bridge is that it is currently too tall and I am making saddles half the height of its existing ones instead of sinking the bridge into the bass body, something I wouldn't have the confidence to do myself. The way I am going about it makes the whole process easily reversible. But it also means that the break angle over the bridge will be shallow. Though I have layers with it for a year, with a temporary knocked solution, without problems. I shall be replacing the nut, too, with the same material, so that, along with the stainless steel frets, all contact points while playing will be of the same material. Though, I have to admit, it is mostly for aesthetic reasons, everything else (apart from the fret markers, which I will be getting rid of all but the twelfth fret pair) on the bass is black.

Going to be making my own bridge saddles soon. I shall be using stainless steel bars (I have some with a large enough diameter to cut into a square block). I have three shapes in my head and would like to know which would be the best. The ones I am replacing are just squared off blocks with a little groove for the string. But a lot of bridge saddles are round barrels. The other idea is to have a mirror image of the nut, so the back of the bridge arcs down with the angle of the string but the front has a steep drop off. I sort of have it in my head that a round saddle would interfere with the vibration of the string, but, considering they're so popular, I imagine that the movement of the string at that point isn't enough to be interfered with? So, does anyone know what, technically or in practise, should be the best option?

I have an idea that I would like, some day, to replace the stock pickups in my Warlock, which means replacing two sets of split pickups. Mainly for aesthetic reasons I'd quite like to put twin blade pickups in there, so I am having a curious about the DiMarzio DP127 and wondering if anyone has any experience with them? The bass is active and I'd like it to remain so, though I do plan on installing an active/passive switch. I am also considering building my own 3 band preamp to replace the current one. Actually, there's not going to be much if the original left once I've replaced the bridge saddles and the nut, which I intend to do this month once I've got the tap and die set that my wife is buying me for my birthday.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1370297008' post='2098927'] So a similar post saying 'Christians and Muslims needn't apply' would be OK, then..? It still seems odd to me. I'm not disputing the rules, or this fellow BC'ers legitimate search for a bassist, but I don't see what one's beliefs or otherwise have to do with anything. If the candidate fits the bill, what business is it what his/her creed is or isn't..? Mustn't be Jewish, then, or Scottish, or whatever..? Doesn't seem comfortable to me. Remove these remarks again, if you wish, although I'm not trying to be troublesome. [/quote] I believe the op should have every right to ask for people that fit the image of his band, image is a huge part of a band. Besides I could imagine it being difficult working so closely with someone you believe with burn for all eternity in hellfire and torment because he doesn't believe the same thing as you, it could get awkward.

I genuinely believe that my wife would be sad if I gave up the bass. Having said that, I don't play in a band or gig. I did ask her once how she'd feel if, say, I was in a band and had a gig in London that would require me being away for the weekend and she said she'd be fine with that. And then she suddenly went "Oh! Could I drive the van?". And she just happens to be the best driver I know, or at least the one I trust the most, and can drive anything from a forklift truck (she did have a proper license but they lapse don't they? So I don't think she has one at the moment) to a 36' long lorry. 10 years seems to be a common limit for marriages, I have known far too many people who divorced after 10 years. Scared me silly that did. I don't like the idea that there's gonna be another one in 10 years. Cigarettes is another one, I used to hear people telling me all the time they'd given up smoking for 10 years and started again. Well passed that now too, thankfully.

Slightly off topic but my wife appeared on Pointless earlier this year. She didn't win but she did get to the final on the first day.

Spiders are very delicate, I don't believe one could live for long in a vacuum cleaner. You should check to see if they're actually alive. Spiders moult their whole skin, they will seek out warm, damp and safe (they are very, very vulnerable during and for a while afterwards, they can't even use their fangs) places to do it. No point trying to chase them out if they're not even in their skin. If you want to kill them without opening the amp you could blow cigarette smoke in there. Nicotine is a potent insecticide and spiders are particularly prone (even though they aren't insects). You're going to have to open your amp to clear them and their webs out anyway.

Mary had a little lamb She tied it to a pylon Ten thousand volts went up its arse And turned its wool to nylon

I once had to clear out a dead spider from an extension lead socket because its little furry body had shorted the earth and the neutral. So best not let them live in an amp. I don't know how you'd go about keeping them out of your amp, some people might suggest putting a couple of conkers in there, but I'm fairly sure that doesn't really work. The only thing I can think of is stretching some netting, maybe tights material, over the vent. You could install a fan inside the vent, spiders hate being blown.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1369246000' post='2086897'] I normally use an S shape, and that is bass either at 12 o'clock, or turned down, mids neutral (12 o'clock) and treble rolled up. I do the reverse on a guitar amp. They probably don't sound good together, mind you, but sound pretty decent on their own. [/quote] I never have to worry about fitting in with a band, so my sounds are for solo, though I have a few that I switch between depending on what I'm playing or what mood I'm in. I am quite prepared to alter whatever needs altering to fit in with a band, should I ever get the chance again. Actually, looking at my eq it isn't quite a smiley, it's more of a smirk. [font=courier new,courier,monospace]Fre: 040|100|250|625|16k|04k|10k Dbe: 000|-05|-05|-10|-05|000|000[/font] I really don't like middle.

Replace them? Or, if you're not that way inclined, you could get some red gel paper or acetate, or even sweet wrapper, cut out a little circle of it and stick it over the LED (with some double sided sticky tape) turning it purple and making it less bright.

I have always used a smiley face on my eq. I keep going back and trying to redo it with "only my ears" but it always comes out the same, but, even though it sounds good to me, the comments here keep knocking my confidence in it. Although, thanks to the resonant frequency of this room, it's now a smiley face with a buck tooth, my amp looks like a bloomin' Hillbilly.

I don't know how you classify a Rock Opera, but I have been thinking of trying to write some stuff based on the books of Richard K Morgan, starting with the fantasy books - once they're finished - and then the sci-fi books. The worlds/universes he creates are amazing. The music inspiration for this would be The Vision Bleak with a sort of Static X cross for the sci-fi stuff.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1369224346' post='2086476'] I once had an idiot tell me that they were "the king of tone", which is a moronic thing to say, even if it were true. This was the same fella who said all 4x10 cabs were "sh*te" and for "pussies", noting even those incredibly terrible Gallien Krueger ones, and insisted instead that you need a 2x18 cab, like a real man. Lemmy fans, eh? [/quote] Lemmy doesn't use 18s. He uses 2 4x15s and 2 4x12s. And I'm a huge Lemmy fan but I use a 4x10. Though I did used to own a 2x18. Your mate isn't a Lemmy fan, he's just a knob.

I only have more than one bass because I had to sell the one I loved the most. I didn't even consider having more than one bass when I had that one (except when someone gave me a P copy for free, but then I sold it on a few months later). I now have 4 basses, but they've accumulated while searching for the next One True Bass. I have now found that bass. The only reason I don't sell the others is because they're not worth enough to go through the hassle of selling. Mind you, I'd probably keep the 5 string anyway, just for the versatility, but I rarely bother with it to be honest and the other two just gather dust and get in the way. Mind you, I don't gig.

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1368571994' post='2078821'] The lass on the left was in the phantom menace Awesome film though- I must watch it again! [/quote] Gah! That's what I was going to say! Now I can't remember if she's the very first or the second person to speak in the film. I think it's second because I think she replies to an order given by the captain of the star cruiser she's piloting.

I once managed to rip the innards of a pot out because I had superglued the knob to the shaft (I had repaired the knob and not let the glue set for long enough before putting it back on), that wasn't fun. Someone on BassChat recently did the same thing with their Cort T-34. I wondered if he'd accidentally left the grub screw tightened. before I posted to suggest as much I and went to have a look at my Cort T-35 to see if they had grub screws on the knobs. They don't. I gave mine a little tug to see how tight a fit it is and it is very tight. I am now scared witless that I will one day have to remove the knobs from it for some reason.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1367538931' post='2066789'] I'm not a great fan of Country Rock, but these guys totally own that stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgFLdewM1ys [/quote] I remember my wife and my best mate walking in on me bouncing around the room, [i]really[/i] going for it, playing alone to that tune on guitar.

My first proper amp was a Laney Klipp. They were meant to be a guitar amp but were more popular with bassists, it sounded good through the 60s Marshall 4x12 bass cab I had. I've also had some very usable sounds through a Laney Linebacker 100R combo, through a 1x15 bass cab instead of its internal speaker.

[quote name='Myke' timestamp='1367174100' post='2062178'] I was surprised to see this tbh. [/quote] 20 years ago, while working in a guitar shop, I was asked to describe my ideal Bass, and what I described was that Bass (though they didn't actually make that model back then). After dreaming about it for all that time I finally got that model last year, and everytime I look at it it still takes my breath away.

Just utterly perfect. Someone on BassChat posted a picture of a white Cort Curbow fretless that was rather lovely but I have been unable to find a picture of it since.

I normally play some scales and arpeggios, stuff that covers the whole fretboard. Though I do find myself playing songs too, usually Megadeth's Five Magics and Peace Sells, Slayer's Black Magic and Seasons in the Abyss and Metallica's Orion and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Old school, but stuff I am comfortable with, matches my style and I know how it's supposed to sound and feel.