Silvia Bluejay

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Updated list: 1. Bassace. Bryant Solo DB, Felix preamp, Puma 500 amp, OneTen cab. Some 'fix your pickup jack to the tailpiece' devices 2. Happy Jack. Andreas Zeller DB and a KK BabyBass (plus, if I'm feeling mischievous, a Takamine TB20) 3. Bluejay. Cameras, video equipment, and lots of DB GAS! 4. Owen. Late 19C Saxony DB with new 5 string neck,TC preamp/Berg IP310 or whatever I have by then. You know how it is. Howlett 5 string bass Uke. NS5 string EUB.German Carbon bow. 5. Neilp. 19th century unlabelled German bass, Meghan; it has acquired a beautiful Pete Barnaby mechanical C extension, and I've bought a Smooth hound wireless rig. 6. StingrayPete1977. Gedo DB half carved and stagg eub both with Spiro weichs. Yita carbon bow. 7. TheRev. East German ply workhorse with Krivo magnetic pickup, EA Doubler amp, Fishman Platinum Analogue pre and BigE/MAS45 double bass cab; I can also bring my other preamps (Fishman Plat Pro and Fdeck series 3) if anyone wants me to. 8. Rosscoebones. Thomann DB with some entry level combis, all set up for slapabilly 9. TPJ. Duke ply strung with steels and a cheapo hybrid strung with Velvet Animas. Homemade "hang your bow from your pocket" device 10. AndyBass [?]. Left handed Duke or Strunal 50/4 11. invicta59 [?]. Zeller Bass, K&K pickup, GK amp and Fearless F112. Maybe also Tricky Audio 'Greenboy' cabs, and possibly a Tricky Audio builder (Guy) 12. SpondonBassed [?]. A fretless electric? Vantage and Ashdown combo.

That's great, Nik, thank you. I'll create the usual downloadable info sheet as soon as we have the final schedule.

It works!! Jack, you should start an NBD thread with this bass and its "interesting' story.

Yup! Thank you all, guys - awesome community, as always,

Dave, many thanks for the offer, but hopefully I'll be OK, as this is trivial. I have soldered pot wires before, but it was on very different models and setups.

Ha! Excellent, thanks. Now you have pointed it out to me, I see there is some residual solder there too. Off I go Much obliged, MRN.

This Chinese-made P-bass copy has had a traumatic few days while being flown around Europe on its way to London. We disassembled and put body and neck into two suitcases which got lost in transit, then finally reached us on Sunday. I have re-built the bass with no problem, but it now makes no sound. Removal of the scratchplate has revealed what looks like a detached wire starting from the jack socket. My problem, as a non Precision player, is that I can't seem to fathom where the wire should be re-soldered. Given the short length of the wire, I imagine it needs to go in/on one of the three eyelets on the pot with the capacitor. But which eyelet? There is some solder on the left eyelet, but it seems to be there to hold the capacitor, not as a residue of a failed connection. So maybe the middle eyelet? Or even the currently clean one on the right? Can any of you experts help? Since this isn't an original Fender, the wiring diagrams I have found online look a bit different. Thanks in advance Edit: I've checked again, and the free wire is actually longer than I thought! Maybe it's actually the volume pot that needs to connect to it?

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Some basses have the neck set deeper into the body than others. If 34 inch feels fine, you shouldn't have too many problems in finding another bass to your liking, as it's the most common scale. Best to have a play on each model before buying, though.

34 inch is long scale; you could try short scale (usually 32 inch but sometimes less). Both Spector and Warwick will probably offer short scale versions of some of their models, although the choice will be limited.

The modern version is made by Warwick and is still called Triumph (or Triumph Lite in the cheaper Rockbass line). The old and new versions do look very similar!

You've probably filled your allocated space for uploading on Basschat. I would recommend uploading the photos to flickr or similar and linking to them in your post, as opposed to uploading directly into your post.

That's absolutely awesome of you. I hope you'll find the right person!

Oooo that's a gap in the market someone could exploit!

I would pick up my other half's basses and play them, but they're all right-handed, so I have my own instead, and that doubles the number of basses in the house. Wait till I find and buy a lefty double bass... At least we can share amps and cabs.

Another updated list 1. Bassace. Bryant Solo DB, Felix preamp, Puma 500 amp, OneTen cab. Some 'fix your pickup jack to the tailpiece' devices 2. Happy Jack (TBC). Andreas Zeller DB and a KK BabyBass (plus, if I'm feeling mischievous, a Takamine TB20) 3. Bluejay (TBC). Cameras and video equipment 4. Owen. Late 19C Saxony DB with new 5 string neck,TC preamp/Berg IP310 or whatever I have by then. You know how it is. Howlett 5 string bass Uke. NS5 string EUB.German Carbon bow. 5. Neilp. 19th century unlabelled German bass, Meghan; it has acquired a beautiful Pete Barnaby mechanical C extension, and I've bought a Smooth hound wireless rig. 6. StingrayPete1977. Gedo DB half carved and stagg eub both with Spiro weichs. Yita carbon bow. 7. TheRev. East German ply workhorse with Krivo magnetic pickup, EA Doubler amp, Fishman Platinum Analogue pre and BigE/MAS45 double bass cab; I can also bring my other preamps (Fishman Plat Pro and Fdeck series 3) if anyone wants me to. 8. Sarah Thomas. German flat back, Kala UBass, Yita bow and AI combo. 9. TPJ. Duke ply strung with steels and a cheapo hybrid strung with Velvet Animas. Homemade "hang your bow from your pocket" device 10. AndyBass [?]. Left handed Duke or Strunal 50/4 11. invicta59 [?]. Zeller Bass, K&K pickup, GK amp and Fearless F112. Maybe also Tricky Audio 'Greenboy' cabs, and possibly a Tricky Audio builder (Guy)

Updated list! 1. Bassace. Bryant Solo DB, Felix preamp, Puma 500 amp, OneTen cab. Some 'fix your pickup jack to the tailpiece' devices 2. Happy Jack (TBC). Andreas Zeller DB and a KK BabyBass (plus, if I'm feeling mischievous, a Takamine TB20) 3. Bluejay (TBC). Cameras and video equipment 4. Owen. Late 19C Saxony DB with new 5 string neck,TC preamp/Berg IP310 or whatever I have by then. You know how it is. Howlett 5 string bass Uke. NS5 string EUB.German Carbon bow. 5. Neilp. 19th century unlabelled German bass, Meghan; it has acquired a beautiful Pete Barnaby mechanical C extension, and I've bought a Smooth hound wireless rig. 6. StingrayPete1977. Gedo DB half carved and stagg eub both with Spiro weichs. Yita carbon bow. 7. TheRev. East German ply workhorse with Krivo magnetic pickup, EA Doubler amp, Fishman Platinum Analogue pre and BigE/MAS45 double bass cab; I can also bring my other preamps (Fishman Plat Pro and Fdeck series 3) if anyone wants me to. 8. Sarah Thomas. German flat back, Kala UBass, Yita bow and AI combo. 9. TPJ. Duke ply strung with steels and a cheapo hybrid strung with Velvet Animas. Homemade "hang your bow from your pocket" device 10. AndyBass [?]. Left handed Duke or Strunal 50/4

That would be great, Andy! An absolute first! Happy to try at either of your DBs if you can make it, simply take the one that's more convenient. Should I end up owning a lefty DB in the future, I would probably go for the softest gut-like strings available, given my small, not very strong hands; then again, my uprights are strung with steels, so for the bash, either type would do.

Jack, the key was initially Emaj but we changed it to Ab min because it was too easy.

Updated list - feel free to amend if I've left out any info! 1. Bassace. Bryant Solo DB, Felix preamp, Puma 500 amp, OneTen cab. 2. Happy Jack (TBC). Andreas Zeller DB and a KK BabyBass (plus, if I'm feeling mischievous, a Takamine TB20) 3. Bluejay (TBC). Cameras and video equipment 4. Owen 5. Neilp. 19th century unlabelled German bass, Meghan; it has acquired a beautiful Pete Barnaby mechanical C extension, and I've bought a Smooth hound wireless rig. 6. StingrayPete1977. Gedo DB half carved and stagg eub both with Spiro weichs. Yita carbon bow. 7. TheRev. East German ply workhorse with Krivo magnetic pickup, EA Doubler amp, Fishman Platinum Analogue pre and BigE/MAS45 double bass cab; I can also bring my other preamps (Fishman Plat Pro and Fdeck series 3) if anyone wants me to. 8. Sarah Thomas. German flat back, Kala UBass, Yita bow and AI combo.