pete.young

Is that the red one? I put an Artec 3-band in my 465 and that seems to work pretty well. It was a big improvement on the original. You need to open out the holes for the stacked pots, other than that fitting it is pretty straight forward, keep the original Jack.

The Tonmeister course at the University of Surrey is probably the best in the country, although the jobs market at which it is aimed (big studios, places like the BBC) seems to be shrinking faster than a fast thing. It's a proper engineering course, so you'll need good A levels in Maths, Physics and Music Tech plus a Grade 8 standard on your main instrument.

Tricky isn't it, there are so many worthy causes. I like the approach of charging a full fee and then making a donation once you've been paid.

I have a Gold Tone tenor in Irish tuning and a Windsor Premier 5-string old-time banjo. I also have a Cammeyer zither banjo which is currently for sale in the London branch of Hobgoblin.

Lovely Antoria fretless Precision http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1978-MIJ-Antoria-2367B-Fretless-Precision-Bass-Copy-Ibanez-Fujigen-/160720913993?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256bb68649

How does it sound, Wayne? I'm in Milton Keynes myself on Tuesday for work!

Stuart Clayton's book Ultimate Slap Bass is really good if you can find a copy - unfortunately it seems to be out of print at the moment but maybe a 'Wanted' ad will do the trick.

Tell him that you're happy for him to supply sheet music for bass parts for all the songs a week before the concert and you'll attend the final rehearsal the day before the gig.

If you want to try it with a 2x12 before you commit, drop me a PM and we'll work something out.

I've been into the PMT store in Birmingham a few times, tried a few things out, bought a reasonably expensive electric piano and a few other bits and pieces. I found the staff to be always friendly, helpful, attentive and happy to leave you to try things out without getting in your face every 2 minutes - couldn't be better really.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1326587691' post='1499336'] I guess that yours will be a Wheatstone given the age and the fact that you know the exact year. [/quote] Yes, that one is a bit of a collection of bits and pieces. The reeds and reed pans are Wheatstone, the number has been dated by Steve Dickinson. The ends are Lachenal with glass keys, and probably date to the 1920's. The bellows are 7-fold by Harry Crabb, my mum had them put on in the 1960's. But it's a real ol' original axe ;-) .

You are Steve Howe and ICMFP! That's some collection, very nice indeed. Do those hotplate things actually work, and if so how much power can they handle?

[quote name='dave.c' timestamp='1326446322' post='1497221'] I've got two Vigier Passions and the necks are the best I've ever played, with an incredibly solid feel to them which I like, I now find a lot of necks feel a bit 'bendy' or 'lively', don't know how to describe it really! [/quote] Hi Dave, How do they compare with the neck on the Dean B2 ? I think that's the skinniest neck I've ever played

Here's another airing for my Burman Pro 2000 pic, 53kg of loveliness, sitting under the Pro 4000 bass head: [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/cr0ut0n/23082009194.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1326024839' post='1491114'] Wow! Has anyone ever played it? It looks untouched. Very nice! [/quote] Thanks. It hasn't had a lot of use: I'm not a guitarist so I don't play it much, and my son is more interested in his Fenders. Also, it gives out an immense signal, and the only guitar amp in the house is a Burman 100W valve combo, so it's a bit loud. Not sure what to do with it really - it probably needs to go to a good home, but I don't know how to go about finding one for it.

Diego. Keep an eye on the classified ads on this forum.

[quote name='Moos3h' timestamp='1325754434' post='1486990'] Hi folks, Never used an outboard compressor before - its a pedal one. I have a Stringray-a-like bass (active) going into a GK head. Should the compressor go in front of the amp or in its effect loop? [/quote] Probably in front of the amp, and any other pedals. Thing about the effects loop is that it is often parallel, so you get a blend of the clean signal and any effects you put in the loop (and if a pedal dies, you still get some sound). This is probably OK for effects, but pretty useless for compressors when you want to compress all of the signal for most (if not all) of the time.

Crikey. Wasn't expecting it to go for that much.

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1326468577' post='1497672'] I have been told that mark at Bass Direct can help here. I think the medium skinz bag is perfect for the Reidmar. [/quote] I have a Gigskinz medium mixer bag which is a perfect fit for my iAmp 350, so this must be quite a big amp. I hope the one I have is not representative of the quality - the main bag has held together but the pocket zips only lasted a matter of weeks. I think you'd probably be better off with a laptop briefcase.

[quote name='foal30' timestamp='1326430172' post='1497144'] Until you come back to me - Aretha Frankiln [/quote] +1 for this, what an immense bassline on that track. I do believe that Chuck also contributed a number of tracks to the 'Nightfly' album by Donald Fagen, along with Marcus Miller and other luminaries.