geoffbyrne

I'm in & out of Notts. so I'll try & get down soon to make faces at you through the glass!!!! G.

I had the 4x10 too, and as a bass amp, it made a bloody good guitar amp! G.

Take covers off & clean up with a copper wire brush on a Dremel (or similar) then give a few coats of clear nail varnish. G.

I'm looking for useable video & sound cards - did you reuse them, or were they integrated? Geoff

Try this one - guys are friendly if mostly US, and great deal of knowledge - also a good bass forum affiliated with this site. [url="http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/postlist/Board/19/page/1"]http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.p...Board/19/page/1[/url] Also try this: [url="http://www.thestringnetwork.com"]http://www.thestringnetwork.com[/url] Geoff

DiMarzio Model J. G.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='594454' date='Sep 10 2009, 01:19 AM']If I start telling you about the deals I've had on g*it*rs you'll probably want to come & kill me... Jon.[/quote] MMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Yeeeeeessssss. G.

I played a Vintage 'Lemondrop' (the Peter Green LP copy) in Sheehan's in Leicester about 2 years ago and almost took it home - it's action was simply excellent. Not sure as to whether it was due to the guitar or the way Sheehan's set them up. G.

I've got one in the drawer & can pretty much confirm it won't fit in a jazz control slot along with a battery. G.

I've got small hands & prefer 5ers. It took me a while to realise I needed a **narrower** fretboard, not a shorter scale. Try a bass with a proper 'J' sized neck. I have a Hohner B bass 5 which has a narrow neck for a 5 & also a Peavey Cirrus BXP which, while not as narrow as the B is still pretty good for me. G.

you could try axesrus.com G.

Two of my best instruments came out of Cash Converters: 1979 Ibanez Studio ST-105 for £140: and my Westone Thunder III Issue 2 Fretless for £180: G.

Binned. G.

After about 40 years of singing & playing guitar, I thought bass & singing was impossible - I ended up singing the bassline(!!!!) but I've managed to work out a few numbers where the bass is pretty simple. I read somewhere that Sting plays a simpler bassline live compared to what's on the recording..... G.

I suggest plugging it into an MXR-80+>amp before doing anything. G.

No probs. Hope it works out. G.

[quote name='AM1' post='591043' date='Sep 5 2009, 10:29 PM']Alright Geoff! How's it going! Will Steely Dan help me to break on out of the bass fill rut I'm in! [/quote] I certainly find the bass lines in a lot of Steely Dan's stuff inspiring. You won't know till you try! G.

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I suspect that having the gain full would make everything sound pretty much the same. I'd cut back a bit on the gain & use more Master. Or use a 2 channel/volume unit like an MXR-80+ G.

We're moving house so this will go down the tip by the end of the week. G.

You do realise, that if you defret it, that in itself will change the tone? G.

Bowling!!!! How about listening to Steely Dan? G.

I wouldn't do that. Since I would now be at the end of my knowledge, I'd be taking to a luthier or guitar tech who knows more than me. G.

The only time I like it on is for slapping - and I don't (really) slap! G.