Jean-Luc Pickguard

Its better to shim the neck rather than filing the saddles. Just cut a strip from piece of card. Take out the neck screws put the shim in the neck pocket and reasemble.The angle the neck sits will be steeper now and you can raise/lower the bridge saddles to get the optimum height. I wanted very low action but the bridge high, so I used a strip from the wife's credit card when I made my fretless precision.

Theres a great new Clatter video on youtube for [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hhMmpqlhY"]House of Touble[/url] Amy & Joe replied to a msg I posted - They're planning a European tour for March next year.

[quote name='neilb' post='91288' date='Nov 20 2007, 09:47 AM']He was the bassist that Bros used IIRC................Im not a fan before you accuse me!![/quote] Well you seem to know some trivia about them that the rest of us didn't know (unless anyone else will own up to knowing that )

[quote name='setekh' post='91202' date='Nov 20 2007, 12:38 AM']man..why? I guess it'd make a good project [/quote] But judging by how it looks like it was painted it may not be a very good bass until you've either replaced or cleaned the paint out of the pickups, jack socket...

I also found a vid on one of his sites where he and his friend are painfully playing lead & rhythm on two hideously garish acoustics that sounds as good as they look.

Its not the worst modification on ebay at the moment though. It looks like this chap didn't realise that it would be a good idea to dismantle the bass before painting the body. I could be wrong, but it certainly looks to me like the pickguard and body were sprayed together. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Mark-Hoppus-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ130175455061QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Matt black rattle-can sprayed Hoppus[/url]

I have a few basses with Glued-in/ Neck thru construction and I've come to the conclusion that I prefer Bolt on Necks as I like to be able to shim the neck to get the angle just right for the set up. Thru necks are supposed to have better sustain, but I don't need notes to sustain while I get a bite to eat, also it could be my imagination but traditional Fender-Style bolt-ons seem to have more "punch" whereas glued/thru necked instruments have less oomph to the attack. So what do you like best & why?

Another vote here for the Markbass Little Mark II. I use a Schroeder 1212L with mine and I'm very happy not just with the sound, but the portability as well.

The Graphtech Ghost system looks like a good bit of gear if you *did* want to try a piezo bridge.

This looks to be a bargain at £325 buy-it-now. I could learn to live with the tacky Sting signature 12th fret block, but the holes drilled for the thumbrest would anny the hell out of me. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Sting-Signature-Bass-upgraded-Jap-Model_W0QQitemZ280175335095QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Sting Bass on ebay[/url]

I hope you managed to get a discount - they missed a bit when painting the headstock Go on what was the cost? you can tell us

I'm not aware of there is a limitation of a single hardware device in LE (Thats not to say there definitely isn't one, but I am not aware of it and I have not found it documented anywhere), but there is a limit of 8 physical inputs/outputs. There is a free patch available from [url="http://steinberg.net"]http://steinberg.net[/url] if you're running an earlier version with a lower limit.

[quote name='SJA' post='90540' date='Nov 18 2007, 10:05 PM']is the guy demonstrating it trying to be like Tim Westwood in Pimp my ride? dammmmnnnn......[/quote] I didn't look at the video until seeing your post. Now I have watched (& heard) it - Its now quite clear exactly what the [b]terrible [/b]knob does - it appears to be some kind of distortion that makes it sound, well, terrible.

I don't play using harmionics, but I do use them for checking tuning & intonation. I don't recall harmonics being particularly strong on the dean pace electric upright I used to own, which had a gotoh-type bridge with piezo elements & a complete absence of magnetic pickups.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electro-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-3-Equalizer-Active-Pickup_W0QQitemZ140177224171QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electro-Acoustic-Bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Quite a nice looking copy of a washburn electro acoustic with a ply top, but its listed as having "3 equalizer controls including; [b]Terrible[/b], Midd, and Bass" I'm sure I've done a few gigs with the "Terrible" control full on

Don't forget to slacken off the strings a bit before raising the height and check that when you retune it doesn't pull the bridge out of perependicular towards the floor.

[quote name='dr.funk' post='90352' date='Nov 18 2007, 05:05 PM']I'm not sure if it supports multiple devices, if it doesn't it might be worth looking at a utility called ASIO for all (maybe 4 all?) which should do just that![/quote] You only need that if the devices you're using do not have asio drivers.

Is that the original pickup? I recall the rail having a covered pickup. (but my memory could be faulty)

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='89846' date='Nov 17 2007, 12:34 PM']I'm not so worried about the reflection on the neck that Chris refers to but shouldn't the fingerboard have weathered and aged the same colour as the headstock? Wonder what his reserve is?[/quote] Nope - Because the finish goes over the decal, during that period they used Nitro laquer just on the front of the headstock which tends to yellow with age.

[quote name='Sibob' post='89983' date='Nov 17 2007, 07:06 PM']You're playing a lot of Primus covers at gigs to necessitate a trem unit huh?! With regards to "pitch shift on sustained notes", i find that adding vibrato with my fingers adds enough interest without needing to cut massive holes in my bass! lol Si[/quote] Or sliding a note on a fretless

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='89982' date='Nov 17 2007, 07:03 PM']Have a looksie at this link: [url="http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/index.html"]Gibson Les Paul 'Robot' Guitar[/url]. Soon to be appearing on a bass or are guitarists just too anal? P[/quote] The latter I hope

[quote name='Buzz' post='89974' date='Nov 17 2007, 06:42 PM']Hnmm, if it doesn't go up by too much, could be an excellent buy. I'm presuming that's a refinish (kinda) rather than just a loose cover, so if you could get it for 4-500 for a Stingray, factor in a professional refinish, and you'll probably be quids in.[/quote] Nah its definitely "something" sewn on - look at the stitches around the edge and you can see the outline of the neckplate & screw under the cover. I bet its glued on as well. Cowboys on acid shouldn't be allowed near basses. Oh well at least its only an EBMM.

It should work with more than one interface.

I'd email ashdown to see if thay'd sell you a suitable sleeve mount it in to turn it into a head. Howeverfor a potentially cheaper solution it should fit into something like this: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=30611&&source=14&doy=17m11"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...4&doy=17m11[/url] It will need a bit of modification You'd need to drill some holes on the top where the screws are in the top of the combo and maybe block off some space at the sides. If you decide to try this it might be a good idea to either: Take the removed amp into the shop to check it'll fit or confirm that you can take the case back for a refund if it looks lke it won't work.

[quote name='s_u_y_*' post='89789' date='Nov 17 2007, 10:32 AM']Oh... I can never do that! Frankly, it looks like I've got a phallus sprouting from the top of my head! (Sorry, had to avoid the profanity filters. )[/quote] I was walking home from a jam night with my bass gigbag on my back and a bunch of lads approached me because they thought I was some kind of nutter wearing an Elvis quiff wig. When they realised I had a heavy lump of wood instead they decided against taking the p155.