pete.young

Lead? How last-century.

Something like a zoom MS60B or B1ON would allow you to try out a lot of different effects and decide which ones you like, for not very much outlay.

How about a Tandy/Realistic PZM clone? Can't get them new any more but they pop up on eBay from time to time.

Some time ago now there was a Shuker 8-string for sale on this forum. Can't remember if it was a custom build or whether Shuker converted it, but it had 4 banjo-type tuners through the headstock to take the octave strings and I can't remember what kind of bridge it had.

You might find a Korg X5 within your budget or an X5D for a little more. Another alternative would be a midi keyboard plus a sound module like the Korg X5DR. Our keyboard player uses one of these as a second top keyboard, it certainly does all the basic piano and strings sounds very well, and provides a lot of other stuff too.

I have an MTD Kingston which supposedly uses the Buzz Feiten system; but it doesn't have a shelf nut (it has a zero fret) and since the bridge has now been adjusted as part of a string change and setup, it seems to me that its remaining benefits are spurious at best!

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/rock_legend_s_favourite_guitar_among_charity_auction_items_1_4244424 [i]"The sale’s showpiece item, however, is a Warwick Thumb bass guitar thought to be worth at least £80,000 – and possibly even as much as £100,000.[/i] [i]Described as Bruce’s favourite bass, it was played at the band’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, on the recording of his last album, Silver Rails, on tour with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, and at the Cream reunion concerts in 2005."[/i]

[quote name='30507090' timestamp='1442358516' post='2866404'] I love the fact this looks so small. But does Line 6 wireless blow it out the water? [/quote] Having used both, I'd say it is the other way round. Besides the size, the range of the smoothhound is better, the battery life is several times longer and the construction is better.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1442328627' post='2866072'] I's love to but I'm damned of I can get that to work on this site anymore [/quote]Stick 'em on photobucket and include the <IMG> tags.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1442263707' post='2865666'] But it is working and changing it would not alter the fact that some people just can't be bothered to reply. [/quote]It's a fair point. I think it's easier to reply to a post than send a pm, but that option isn't available in wanted.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1442223246' post='2865194'] Why has the OP deleted all his posts in this thread? [/quote]As the poet of punk once said, "they can't find a good word for him, but I can!"

This all seems like a good reason to rescind the rule preventing people replying to Wanted threads, it seems like the alternatives are not working. When this rule was introduced a review was promised by the site owners but I don't believe it has happened - happy to be corrected if it has.

When I got my 465 it had similar symptoms to yours. The pickups impedance readings checked out OK so I put in a cheap Artec 3 band preamp which sorted the problem out. That lasted a couple of years until I got a second hand nordstrand from here, which is even better.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1442043432' post='2863954'] A true (or as close as can be) flat response cab will have a dedicated bass driver, mid driver and possibly a tweeter. A 2x10 is never going to offer that. [/quote] Euphonic Audio VL 210 does. But you would never describe it as light weight!

Dave Lunt in Stockport (depends on how you define area ;-) Might be someone in here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198-recommended-amp-techs/ ?

Yes, I was wondering about feedback destroyers too. We run a mono one on the vocal monitor and we don't have too many problems. Our singer uses a wireless mike and if we do have problems, its usually caused by her pointing the mike right at the monitor!

[quote name='Hokeypokey' timestamp='1441635151' post='2860435'] Thanks, just been having a wee look, can find Tanglewood Elf guitars, but there doesn't seem to be a bass out there Wondering if they're rarer than hens teeth?! Would ideally like a bass guitar, but a ukulele is a second option. [/quote]The model number is EB-18.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1441047912' post='2855688'] They are idiots? [/quote] I think that is a bit harsh.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1440266300' post='2849485'] (Which I suppose proves only that [u]one[/u] Alien has an aluminium neck... - if I find time I'll dig it out and see if the neck is marked in some way, it's possible that the Alien neck has been replaced with a Duke neck ) [/quote] There are at least two - I have one as well , it's an aluminium section with filling.

Curse you Jon, you were supposed to say that it's clearly a fake and not worth £50. Now what am I going to do ?? :-)

This Antoria Gibson copy looks nice. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antoria-Bass-Guitar-1980s-vintageish-/151774891105?hash=item23567d0c61

I would recommend you leave the pedals in front of the amp and put the thumper at the end of the chain. Effects loops are intended for things like rack effects which operate at line level voltages. Some pedals may be OK, others may not. Also, if you have a parallel effects loop half the signal will bypass the loop, which isn't what you want with a high pass filter. I don't know enough about the amps you are using to know if they are serial or parallel so this may not be a consideration for you.

If we could expand this out of the realm of bass makers, I'd like to suggest Linda Manzer or Andy Manson.

My NYS236 came from AudioSpares, £2.65 including postage. The trick of putting it through the strap loop didn't work for me - the strap needs to touch the top of the buckle or it just releases the strap to it's longest length. Instead, I put the transmitter on one side of the strap, the socket on the other, and put a small cable tie around them both to grip the strap.