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.....and don't forget to tape over your pickups...... G.

To get more headroom, you could replace the 12AX7s with 5751s (approx 70% gain), 12AV7 (approx 40% gain) and the 12AU7 (approx 20% gain). I'm not sure you'd need to change all of them - maybe just the V1, but others who know much more than I will be along soon..... G.

I bought them off a local musician for £50 the pair - he reckons he bought them 20 years ago & they have been lightly used in a keyboard 2x12. He scrapped the cab years ago but kept the drivers. I bought them to go into a pair of wedge monitors, but they're maybe overkill for that at 300W each. G.

Thanks Bill - maybe I did all right. G.

I picked up a couple of speakers cheap. The magnets have been painted black, but each has had 'RCF 300' written in black marker on it. I've never heard of RCF drivers. Anyone tell me more? G.

I've seen grain enhancement done by lightly charring(!!!!!) with a blowtorch & sanding back........very effective though. G.

Not bad for a 7 year old thread...... G.

Still using this: G.

[quote name='operative451' timestamp='1394191558' post='2388912'] Damn, you would have to be in the north! Otherwise i'd be in... Yes, you'd get laughed at, so what? There's a market, i'm sure you're aware of the whitby weekenders oop that way? The only reason i keep my zoom 505 is the flange and reverb sounds are nice for that sisters/mission swirly bass wobbliness..! [/quote] Damn! You would have to be too far South!!! Break a leg! G.

To the best of my knowledge, a '74 P bass hasn't got a preamp, only the passive standard circuit. As for value, others who know more may comment on that. If it plays well and you like it, then play it and enjoy it. G.

Used to go into his grandfaither's cafe in Paisley back in the 60's...... G.

Heather Small? G.

[quote name='terry' timestamp='1393499811' post='2380996'] Hi G, I am just outside Kilmarnock mate. Do you know of any good teachers in the Glasgow or Ayrshire area? [/quote] Sorry Terry, can't help you there. G.

Hi Terry & Welcome! Where are you? I'm in Wishaw. G.

If it reads 5.6 Ohms, then it will be a n 8 Ohm speaker. A 4 Ohm would read around 2.8 Ohms (ish). G.

I learned to play fretless on a beautiful Westone Thunder III Mk2 which was totally unlined and had the side markers where the appropriate frets would be. I played many gigs with this strung both EADG and BEAD, Later I had a Yamaha TRB1005 Fretless which was both 35" scale and lined, with dots between fretmarkers, as mentioned above. I found both the lines *and* the scale offputting. The extra inch(!) may not seem much, but I found it was just enough to make me have to concentrate on the intonation over the music, and I also found the placement of the side dots a distraction. All this contrived to convince me to part with what was otherwise a wonderful instrument. I believe the current owner is very happy with it. I may also say that the Westone Thunder III was also a magnificent bass, being a one-piece body and with a beautiful ebony fingerboard - don't confuse these with Thunder 1's, they are a quantum leap in quality. The electrics were amazing too, with a single active tone knob and a passive treble cut. It also had a series/parallel switch and was active/passive. Certainly one of the best basses I ever laid hands on. If it had been a 5 string, I'd never have parted with it. I now have a wonderful (but inexpensive) 34" scale Yamaha BBGN modded with Yammy RBX375 humbucking double pole pickups and The Bass Doc stripped off the fretboard and replaced it with a magnificent unmarked ebony fingerboard with the side dots in the 'correct' positions. A truly beautiful job and a lovely instrument for me to play. Thanks Howard. Being the scale that suits my muscle memory, and having the side dots where I prefer them, I find I am very comfortable playing this bass. G.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1392067184' post='2364381'] I was exaggerating so as to look flashier. [/quote] G.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1392059589' post='2364232'] I was more thinking 12 would be enough because I can't recall when I last went up there. [/quote] As many as that? G.

Love to give this a go, Steve, but a wee bit too far for me. G.

+1 on the coke....... G.

I'd have a direct word with Howard The Bass Doc - he is quite fond of B basses &, I believe, has one that has my old battery box in it! G.

Try putting the cab on its back & running at volume - the idea being that if a cable was rattling against a cone, then putting it on its back might make it hang away from the speaker. G.

+2 G.

One of these, if you can find one on Ebay UK: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DigiTech-Genesis-1-Guitar-Effects-Sound-Amp-Modeling-Processor-/191048879740?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2c7b668e7c G.