yorks5stringer

Just checked on my Minimark (802, the 801 is a Micromark but poissibly the same), and the only way I can switch off the host speaker as the OP describes, is if the 'speaker on/off switch is activated to 'off'. Otherwise, when I connect to my NYC121, both the host 802 and slave (NYC121) are working. RTM?

Built too late for Elmore James 'Dust My Broom'

I can see silicon sealant working, It will deaden the rattle but not set so solid that the truss rod could not be tweaked again. Equally if the slot the truss rod is in is just a little large, some wood swelling solution that swells it a touch it may just do the job? Ideally one could remove the fret board from the neck and have a look inside... however it's got a skunk stripe and I believe they were inserted that way.

Bass gone back to Fender (despite me asking G4M to contact me to discuss options) where they will repair it, presumably a new neck. The tech at G4M agreed the truss rod rattled. A bit annoying as I wanted it for some upcoming gigs and its to be away 3-4 weeks....

Interesting it is not advertised as a Fender Precision Bass although later they make mention of the neck plate which says 'Fender'.

Just got this again, seems to only happen after I use the search function once in a BC lounge. Weird?

I have loads of Mutes to give away but I'm keeping quiet about it....

[quote name='backwater' timestamp='1494862266' post='3299104'] Looks like a Squier standard P-bass special : [url="https://www.gak.co.uk/en/squier-standard-p-bass-special-v/6471"]https://www.gak.co.u...-special-v/6471[/url] Andy [/quote] Spot on!

[quote name='bumnote' timestamp='1494520718' post='3296736'] Pedant Alert 2, 10cc started in 72 but Paul Burgess didnt join them as a touring member till 73 Hes a great drummer, and makes it look like its so easy [/quote]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-Precision-Bass-5-String-/262984732548?hash=item3d3b1c8f84:g:mLIAAOSwxu5ZGApa Has jazz type plain pick-ups with no pole pieces and blurb talks about P-J pickups, which it don't have....

His Guitar mutes are made from another specialist sponge, Eraser sponges 4 for £1 at your local £1 Shop! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mute-Aid-Electric-Guitar-Mute-Achieve-those-Retro-Sounds-3-Pack-Foam-Mutes-/222499540709?hash=item33ce018ee5:g:YOAAAOSw42dZC4MQ

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1494702754' post='3298040'] *ahem* I wonder how many he's sold? [/quote] 2 in the last 24 hours, there's similar product on US ebay but made with grey foam.

Can I be the first to ask if its good for Metal?

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1494622576' post='3297480'] This is what you need - we use one and its great, you can clamp it in all sorts of interesting places.... Joby Action Clamp with GorillaPod arm [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joby-Action-Clamp-GorillaPod-Arm/dp/B00GV0LW6E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494622403&sr=8-2&keywords=joby+action+clamp"]https://www.amazon.c...by+action+clamp[/url] The version below is similar but the rubber ball joints tend to disintegrate so dont buy this one.... [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Electronics-Photo/Joby-Action-Clamp-Locking-Arm/B00GXTZYD0/ref=pd_sim_421_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RC0G62ZAZDSCK6H65QN4"]https://www.amazon.c...2ZAZDSCK6H65QN4[/url] or get a mini drone thing, that would be cool :-) - [b]you could have a mate fly it around the stage[/b] [/quote] That would really be shredding....

Just been looking on the bay for a Squier Jaguar 5. There's one parted out minus the neck...conspiracy theory, wonder if there was a bad batch of necks/truss rods?

Thanks, I've checked everything to the nth degree including swapping over tuners, and taping everything up with Gaffa, but its a very frequency specific rattle only heard from the B and E strings being plucked acoustically with my nail. A knuckle wrap on the headstock elicits the same noise too.

It's liquid and it dries, the US stuff within 30 mins, the UK stuff takes 24 hours. The Truss rod access is at the neck on the Jaguar but you could always drill a hole through to the truss rod in the heel and fill it afterwards with a wooden plug. The other option I've seen is to remove a fretboard position marker, drill down to the truss rod, inject and replace the marker. I

They are old flats and for both the B and E to resonate on the Jaguar and not the P they came off makes me think it is the truss. Also when I put the OEM rounds back on they both resonated too, so it it bass specific to the Jag. Thanks anyway for the suggestion!

Can I be the first to say "It's all gone pear-shaped"?

Just found this and sure it is the same for me as only the B and E resonate: "For those of you that have had troubles with truss rod rattle, I'd like to share with you a product that really does work. First of all, determine that the rattle is indeed your truss rod, and then make sure that it's not simply a case one that's never been tightened. On my bass, the rod was tight, yet you could hear the rod rattle in the neck when the open E & B [url="https://www.talkbass.com/store/bass-guitar-strings/?utm_source=tbforum&utm_medium=keywordrep&utm_term=strings"]strings[/url] were played, or if you rapped the back of the neck with your knuckles. I had eliminated all other possible sources of the rattle, and so had my guitar tech. I'd had this problem years ago with another instrument. I sent it back to the builder, who poured a rubber cement down the truss rod canal to silence the problem. He then sent it back to me. To my horror, when I opened the case, there was brown ooze flowing out of the truss rod canal...it hadn't dried yet! Anyway, once that mess was cleaned up and the glue was dry, the truss rod was all but frozen in place. So this fix was one I didn't want to use except as a last resort. I've also heard of "tool handle plastic" being thinned and poured down the canal in the same way. Frustrated, I searched around the net, and I found this fix on a repair forum online. With nothing to lose, I gave it a shot. The product is called "Chair-Loc Plus". The idea of the product is to fix chairs without gluing by swelling the wood in the joints. It works within 30 minutes. It comes in a 3-oz bottle with a syringe and two needles. About 9 bucks. Anyway, I put the bass on the stand, took off the truss rod cover, and injected some of the Chair-Loc down the truss rod canal. 15 minutes later, no more rattle, even with the hardest rapping on the back of the neck. Woo Hoo!!! I hope this helps some of you that have had the same problem." This looks like the product he suggests: [url="https://www.restexpress.co.uk/acatalog/Briwax_Chair_Fix_Kit.html"]https://www.restexpr...ir_Fix_Kit.html[/url] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Here is the info:[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]For those of you that have had troubles with truss rod rattle, I'd like to share with you a product that really does work.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]First of all, determine that the rattle is indeed your truss rod, and then make sure that it's not simply a case one that's never been tightened. On my bass, the rod was tight, yet you could hear the rod rattle in the neck when the open E & B strings were played, or if you rapped the back of the neck with your knuckles. I had eliminated all other possible sources of the rattle, and so had my guitar tech.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I'd had this problem years ago with another instrument. I sent it back to the builder, who poured a rubber cement down the truss rod canal to silence the problem. He then sent it back to me. To my horror, when I opened the case, there was brown ooze flowing out of the truss rod canal...it hadn't dried yet! Anyway, once that mess was cleaned up and the glue was dry, the truss rod was all but frozen in place. So this fix was one I didn't want to use except as a last resort. I've also heard of "tool handle plastic" being thinned and poured down the canal in the same way.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Frustrated, I searched around the net, and I found this fix on a repair forum online. With nothing to lose, I gave it a shot. The product is called "Chair-Loc Plus". The idea of the product is to fix chairs without gluing by swelling the wood in the joints. It works within 30 minutes. It comes in a 3-oz bottle with a syringe and two needles. About 9 bucks.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Heres' one source, but there are many online:[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Anyway, I put the bass on the stand, took off the truss rod cover, and injected some of the Chair-Loc down the truss rod canal. 15 minutes later, no more rattle, even with the hardest rapping on the back of the neck. Woo Hoo!!![/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I hope this helps some of you that have had the same problem.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Here is the info:[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]For those of you that have had troubles with truss rod rattle, I'd like to share with you a product that really does work.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]First of all, determine that the rattle is indeed your truss rod, and then make sure that it's not simply a case one that's never been tightened. On my bass, the rod was tight, yet you could hear the rod rattle in the neck when the open E & B strings were played, or if you rapped the back of the neck with your knuckles. I had eliminated all other possible sources of the rattle, and so had my guitar tech.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I'd had this problem years ago with another instrument. I sent it back to the builder, who poured a rubber cement down the truss rod canal to silence the problem. He then sent it back to me. To my horror, when I opened the case, there was brown ooze flowing out of the truss rod canal...it hadn't dried yet! Anyway, once that mess was cleaned up and the glue was dry, the truss rod was all but frozen in place. So this fix was one I didn't want to use except as a last resort. I've also heard of "tool handle plastic" being thinned and poured down the canal in the same way.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Frustrated, I searched around the net, and I found this fix on a repair forum online. With nothing to lose, I gave it a shot. The product is called "Chair-Loc Plus". The idea of the product is to fix chairs without gluing by swelling the wood in the joints. It works within 30 minutes. It comes in a 3-oz bottle with a syringe and two needles. About 9 bucks.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Anyway, I put the bass on the stand, took off the truss rod cover, and injected some of the Chair-Loc down the truss rod canal. 15 minutes later, no more rattle, even with the hardest rapping on the back of the neck. Woo Hoo!!![/size][/font][/color] [color=#FFFFFF][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I hope this helps some of you that have had the same problem.[/size][/font][/color]

Anyone into 'Americana' should go and see Lizanne. Her Tour is almost exclusively in Scotland save this one date and I'm undertaking a 12 hour round trip to see her for the first time in UK. Tickets are £10 plus booking fee.

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1494419973' post='3295797'] My moneys on the truss rod rattling in it's cavity. These types of unknown rattles can be absolutely infuriating !!!! [/quote] If I tap the headstock there is a metallic rattle present even if all the tuners are muted so I concur!

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1494440895' post='3296045'] was it not Ronnie Lane (Laine?) [/quote] Nope, it was on a Rod Stewart Solo album and although Ronnie Wood(guitar and Bass) and Ian Mac played on it , Ronnie Laine didn't. Likewise neither did John Peel (contrary to his TOP appearance), it was Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne) on Mandolin.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1494404711' post='3295601'] I guess the next thing that gets readjusted down on a "cheaper" instrument, after the components and labour, is the QC the company expects of themselves and their suppliers. Yorks5stringer, you talk about 1st world problems but these companies are in 1st world competition and they have to perform, no matter what price point they are aiming for. [/quote] Could'nt agree more, if Thomann can do a HB Tele Bass for £100, unfortunately just a 4 string. Bach did not offer me a replacement or even money off when I first alerted them to all the issues. Here's what Bach said verbatim:[color=#1F497D][font=Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont][size=2]I have scaned the bass and Your tags.[/size][/font][/color] [size=2]We think , any instrument should not be sent with such scratched bridge.[/size] [size=2]I am so sorry . Those other "defects" do not have any impact on the sound[/size] [size=2]or playability. Probably , it happened by strings when the instrument was assebled.[/size] [size=2]There are instruments for € 300,- and € 3.000,- , no one can want the same quality.[/size] [size=2]But I do not say this because the pit are a common thing. It should not happen too.[/size] [size=2]Well , I am sorry You could not play our instrument.[/size] [size=2]Take my apology pls.[/size]

[quote name='bumnote' timestamp='1494408078' post='3295651'] I love em, though at first with only one original I thought they wouldnt bethat good but they are a great live band. Hoping to see them at Wickham festival. [/quote] Pedant alert but the drummer (Paul Burgess) played with them live back in the day: saw them at Leeds Uni in the 70's with 2 drummers, Kevin Godley and Paul Burgess.