geoffbyrne

All the best low Bs I've played have had some sort of string tree making the break angle over the nut more extreme. DR strings no doubt help. I had a Washburn Bantam B2005 and with a Bartolini (can't remember the designation) on it the B was dire. I put the original Washburn pup back on and it sounded great. Go figure! By far & away the best B I've played was on a Cort A6 and it had D'Addario XLS on. G.

[quote name='trent900' post='472421' date='Apr 25 2009, 10:23 PM']Howdy! Got a never used Warwick 4U Rack Bag sitting in my bedroom holding plastic bags. As posted on another section of the site (oops) it would take light duties only as a rack; effects maybe. Carry handles are handy, but to be fair the thing really isn't the toughest piece of gear I've ever seen. That's why I never used it. My head unit is about 30kg...this case would implode. I live in Derby. This is collection only I'm afraid. Cheers Jon[/quote] PM'd G.

[quote name='Mike Batt' post='467587' date='Apr 20 2009, 04:10 PM']Do you know if they make a hard case for these or do they fit in a "standard" case?[/quote] Get a soft gun case from an Army/Navy surplus for cheap - works great with this bass. Geoff

Does anyone know of a forum, or sub-forum which is intended for the discussion of Burns basses/guitars? Geoff

I'd use a Dremel & a small wire brush to tart up the pickups, but remove the covers first. I'd be inclined to get a fretless neck rather than defret an original Fender neck, but if you must, use veneer to fill the fret slots,and don't just fill it with Plastic Wood (like I did). I use an old can of Liquid Gold for cleaning up stuff. YMMV. G.

I'm not sure what this expression denotes..................... G.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='461964' date='Apr 14 2009, 11:55 AM']Are you joking? Surely you've just mixed the numbers the wrong way round mate. 110110 what you mean 27? I'm 17 but i do feel a lot older than i am, in a bad way.[/quote] Mmmm - I make that 54. I'm 62 in 'Scrooge' mode and about 25 when playing bass....................... G.

I've been using Roto 55 Solo's instead of HiBeams - they last ages with me, but then I've a dry hand(!) - anyone else tried them? G.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HOHNER-B-BASS-4-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-NATURAL-SATIN_W0QQitemZ120405278328QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item120405278328&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HOHNER-B-BASS-4-4-ST...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] I've got the 5er which I've just upgraded with Joe Barden Pickups & a John East U-Retro pre. The physical bass is made & plays more than Good Enough, but the EMG Selects & the pre are not outstanding. G.

RD605 - pretty much the same as the RD900 (except for the extra string and the mahogany body - obviously!!! ) This one's up for sale: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=43240"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=43240[/url] Geoff

We started 1962 in Barrhead, near Glasgow & became 'The Original Corvettes' (www.youtube.com/miller4065 for recordings made in 1963/4 & some pics). We were doing this *before* the Beatles made it!!! The bassist is holding a very rare (300 made) Eko bass & would love to get hold of another. Bassist is still in Paisley, I travel up now & then, rhythm was in Abu Dhabi where I went to hang with him for a week (interesting!!!) and the drummer is in Oz, BUT there's talk of a reunion & doing a gig back where it all started. Pics from 1963. Geoff

Yup, I'm 62 and off for an audition for a rock band today, although my other band is middle-of-the-road G.

I have an NE-1 and use it almost constantly. I also use an MXR-80+ which is also a pretty handy piece of kit. G.

I use something like this (but cheaper): Get one from Ikea & trim (or not) to size, spray black & afix pedals with Velcro or plastic ties. I'm about to make one myself. G.

Usually when the rattle is nearer the headstock end, you need to add a little relief. Once you do that you *might* be able to lower the bridges just a tad.... G.

I've just taken a set of (well-used) EMG Selects (91, 94mm) out of my B Bass. Might sell. G.

I have 2 Digitech effects (Genesis I and a GNX-1) which *both* need an AC-IN and an AC-OUT type of power (*not* DC-OUT). Attaching DC out may or may not cause damage - I did that with the GNX-1 and it looked as though it was powering up, but stalled and it didn't do any damage - but then it was brain-damaged when I got it. I have no idea about a Whammy pedal though, but I suspect it may be as above. When 1 power supply died, I got a replacement from a guy selling supplies on Ebay but I had to email him specifically about the correct model. G.

I'm a leather man, myself(!!!): G.

Friend bought a Shine 335-type off Ebay - it was OK - it set up well & played nicely but the pickups were thin and the neck was chunkier than I like. I worked on the old-shape Shine Warrior 5 and it too was ok with a chunky neck & weak electrics. New Warrior looks nicer. G.

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='438616' date='Mar 18 2009, 08:08 PM']Is this free-standing, or built-in? G.[/quote] Sorry, I'd go for a built-in. G.