pete.young

The battery won't make any difference to the accuracy. It'll either light up the display, or not. Probably technique. Try taking the measurement with the jaws as close to parallel, rather than perpendicular, so you're measuring a length of the string.

Some more clarification - the Microvoxes we have are the M305 bar-mounted jobs - these won't work for a cajun accordion because it has no front grill, just exposed pads and levers! Also, we've used the feedback destroyer in between the accordion and the mixer, because we can never tell if the monitors or the front of house is going to go first! Take Hubrad's point about the EQ being more controllable, but it depends on you having a monitor engineer, and him having a clue. We have neither! Hubrad, I will be in Clecky for the folk festival in May. If you are around the shop it would be good to have a chat and maybe go for a pint!

[quote name='phagor' timestamp='1358169881' post='1934081'] That's a lovely bass synth sound, but quite mild - mostly just a sine wave. Dincz advice is spot on for this track. In general, there's lots of us trying to get a synth sound from our basses (search for 'synth bass' here or on Talkbass to find a zillion threads). The main ways are: 1) Use a keyboard! 2) Use a synth pedal, like the Boss SYB5, Ibanez SB7, EHX Bass Micro Synth, Markbass Super Synth, Korg G5, Akai Deep Impact 3) Use a combination of pedals, often octaver -> fuzz -> envelope filter [/quote] 4) Roland V-Bass

[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1357606614' post='1925411'] Not a good idea to post relevant usable information on a instrument in "items wanted" [/quote] Yup, I won't be making that mistake again.

[quote name='oggiesnr' timestamp='1358088521' post='1932830'] They are available as a diatonic instrument but they're big and unwieldly and the air button just doesn't suck enough. [/quote] Coo, so they are - launched in January 2011. Well I never.

Yes, great clip by the way, I bet the choice of song would have upset some of the purists!

I have a Microvox on one of my accordions and the box player in our pogues band also uses one, and yes they do feed back a lot at higher volumes. We have had some success taming it by running it through a feedback destroyer - this is far superior to a graphic IMO, because all you have to do is press a button and off it goes. Another alternative is to find a PZM on ebay, take off the plate, and fix the rest of it to one of the reed blocks. The Tandy/Realistic ones are perfect for this, but since they were discontinued some time ago they tend to fetch quite a high price. Tie clip microphones can also be used inside the instrument. I got mine from Jessops - probably the last thing I bought there. The absolute best solution is a Roland V-Accordion, but not a solution for you, it's not available as a diatonic instrument. Plus they are quite expensive.

[quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1357590099' post='1925059'] I'd really like to hear you play and perhaps this year I'll make the trip to Ipswich if you are playing at the festival again? [/quote] Hi Brian, We're still sorting out bookings and things for this year, so don't know what's happening with festivals yet. I'll let you know.

Does anyone know what happened to Purple Turtle music in Stockport? Judging by the ebay feedback they stopped trading around the end of September last year. Some local knowledge would be cool.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1357752450' post='1927887'] Yes, I found my 5-string a bit disappointing. They do have 19mm spacing but I like that and I'm not fussed by wide necks, I was more concerned at the rather flobadob B-string. [/quote] Mine is fine with a 130 gauge string.

I see. That's all very well, but when someone posts some useful information in response to a request, is it right that it should be lost too?

Sorry to hear that, Brian. All the best and hope little and often works better.

Can someone tell me why I can no longer view a thread in the Wanted forum, for a mandocaster? 'Search' still finds it, but tells me I don't have permission to see it.

Second one is also called the Merry Blacksmith, this had completely slipped my mind: This and the last one are both available on http://thesession.org/ , just do a search and it will give you a link. Drops of Brandy is proving a bit harder to find.

Company appears to be still in business. Based in Spain. How much research did you do? I think the 'double bass' tag is co-incidental and is more likely to refer to the cab having a pair of drivers. Nobody was making cabs for double basses in the 60's.

Comfort Strapp ticks all those boxes except the 'soft leather' one. Just bought a new one today from Mark at Bassdirect.

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1357296285' post='1920443'] With velcro I find that the glue on the back is usually the weakest link. I've superglued the stuff to a pedal more than once! [/quote] I use double-sided tape between the pedal and the velcro. What irritates me about the heavy duty stuff is that you have to buy loops and hooks together, and end up with a load of loops that you have to throw away. Plus, it's not cheap.

As it seems to say everywhere else in the forum, the uploader is broken. Put your pictures on Photobucket or similar and include the IMG tag in your posting.

How's this for the first tune? Play the top line twice, then the bottom line twice. Spaces on the stave are E A D G strings, starting from the bottom. The blot half way through the second line is supposed to be a '4' ! Edit: Drat, I've rotated the image on photobucket, but including the IMG doesn't seem to pick that up. The image URL is http://s46.beta.photobucket.com/user/cr0ut0n/media/LastNightsFunbasstab_zps400d3b6e.jpg.html If this is no good send me an email address and I'll email you scanned image.

Also, learn to read the intervals not the actual notes.