gary mac

Same here mate

I do own a TC BH250 that I keep as a spare, however, having attempted to repair another TC head for a customer, I have to agree with @lownote12. Out of warranty they are a pain and costly to repair.

Play a pre CBS P or J bass and you will understand

If you are confident that the one you're looking at, is all original and everything functions as it should, then you almost certainly won't be disappointed. I've owned a 66, 63 and a 62, each and everyone was exceptionally good. The timber used on the fretboards is rather lovely, bodies are generally light and resonant. The pickups deliver plenty of punch and can do mellow/warm to full on aggressive attack.

Micromesh is my choice as well. Also great for fret polishing.

Glad that you survived it Bilbo and hope you've made a good recovery. Sad that Arthur didn't

Nice one EBS, enjoyed that.

Happy to take a look at it Dave, if it's only one fret, can soon get that sorted for you.

I was in Tenerife last week and watching a band, their bass man committed the same sin and then played slap bass during the solo

If you are confident in removing the neck, it would be worth checking that the neck pocket is clean and debris free , so that the neck can be seated properly in the pocket.

Was this problem there from day one? Assuming it was but keeping in mind that it can be difficult to diagnose without actually seeing the instrument, up close. If you definitely have the relief and string height/action otherwise correct, then I would suspect that the frets from around the 14th onwards, require levelling with a slight fall away. A job I have had to do on a fair few customer's instruments. Fairly straightforward with the correct tools and a careful approach, if you have neither, then take it to a guitar tech/luthier.

Just watched all of those, thanks Trevor.

What a brilliant effort

I've had this book for a few weeks now and thought it was about time to write a little review. I have to say that it is very impressive and is the sort of information that I wished I had taken on board much earlier in life. Of course there were books on theory, back in the seventies when I started playing but I found them difficult (at the time) to comprehend and just not user friendly. The colour system is a very useful tool and for a beginner an ideal way for visualising and getting to know the fret board. For me, the sections covering modes and scales were of particular interest. I've been playing in bands for years, but without much knowledge of theory. Of course I've been using scales and modes but for the most part, not knowing why and instead relying on my ears and experience to know what works and what doesn't. The relevant chapters give a concise, easily understandable insight in to this subject. The book is ideal to dip in and out of, which is the way I approached it. Mostly I read it with my bass to hand, as for me, this helped to make sense of and to absorb the information. All in all I thoroughly recommend this as a worthwhile purchase. Great for beginners and even experienced players who just want a better understanding of music theory. Alex is a Basschat affiliate and therefore forum members get a discount. Details in the link below:

This thread could get messy but I won't be here to see it for a while, as mrs mac is dragging me out shopping

That's a beauty.

No it was a different model Mick.

Wouldn't go as far as saying that I hated it but after lusting after an Alembic for years, I finally purchased one at the Bass Centre in Wapping. Within a few days I knew that it wasn't for me, persevered with it for a few weeks and finally phoned the Bass Centre, who were very understanding and said they would be happy to exchange it. A few days later I was back up there and a couple of hours later left with a very lovely P Deluxe, which I still have. Still miss that shop

Had the pleasure of meeting Jon today. I trusted him so much, that I didn't even worry about checking the gig bag over, prior to handing over my cash Highly recommended as a top chap to deal with.

Like you say, it's fairly obvious why that band struggle.

Footloose is a good one to play. A bass line to have fun with.

Oh dear. This is the sort of thing that put me off years ago.

Been suffering post gig hangover today. Gigging tonight as well, so I know that tomorrow will be a write off. Still enjoy it though but next year, the plan is not to do two gig weekends.

The buzzing pole pieces is a fairly common, annoying problem. Nail varnish carefully applied to the top surface of the pole pieces can help, as can using the same type of foil used for shielding the cavity, fixed to the bottom of the pick up, so that it covers the base of the pole pieces and then solder an earth cable from the foil to a grounding point.