daflewis

[quote]He's approachable and a great player[/quote] aw shucks. :blush:

Hi, 1950's east european (we think!) solid front, laminate sides, in the for sale section (£1500ono) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=81001&pid=776185&st=0&#entry776185"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry776185[/url] Cheers, Daf

hi, I have mentioned this in another thread, can't find it off hand... One thing you will notice when you try a carbon fibre bow is that they tend to "squeak" a bit more easily; not such a problem for an experienced arco player but worth noting. Cheers, Daf

oh, and yes, i always have a tuner pedal within "eyeshot" as well! helps if the blowers are a bit, er, jittery... if you know what i mean....

w.h. smith... about 40p... i believe they're called "pencils".... but seriously, it's common practice in shows when you're depping and using other people's basses all the time. mine's always covered in them...

do you have a stiff/aching neck? for many years i thought i was suffering from tendonitis in the wrist (was even told this by an nhs consultant). i'm a full time pro, and when i started my current job i began having severe problems including tingling palms, so i thought i was developing cts as well. After doing some online research i discovered that pressure on a nerve in the neck can often cause these symptoms - see [url="http://www.wellsphere.com/back-neck-pain-article/serious-neck-pain-and-carpal-tunnel-symptoms/427975"][color="#FF0000"]here[/color][/url] I went to see a great osteopath in north london who is also a violinist - i really wanted to see someone who understood musicians, especially as the nhs consultant had released me saying, "as far as we're concerned it's a mild case" - meaning i could still do simple things like pick up a cup.....oh great.... After one session with the osteo there was a 60-70% improvement in the tingling palm and within six weeks/sessions i was completely free of hand and wrist problems for the first time in about 6-7 years. i now just make sure i do my stretching exercises and i'm fine - still do get a stiff neck but at least it doesn't end up down my arm. I'm not saying this is your problem, but it's certainly worth looking into - and the same for everyone else having problems - especially Sugden!!! - if you push your head forward and then look up, this puts pressure on nerves in the neck - for me it's pit work - looking up at a conductor - but it's the same postion that you adopt on a bike!! i still get tingling fingers when i ride but it goes away if i push my head back and tuck my chin in to strech the back of my neck. Good luck! Daf P.S. if anyone wants the osteo's number let me know (he also works in Bristol).

[quote name='jmanfunk' post='542081' date='Jul 16 2009, 11:26 AM']Yap, the highlighted frequencies seem to be recommended settings. When I intially started messing around with it, I just checked out the frequency settings on other well known pres like Sadowsky and worked off those. In the end I just went for what worked with my particular instrument. It's great fun working through various settings but then again I'm a nerd when it comes to that kind of stuff. [/quote] yes, it is good working through the frequencies - another nerd here! :blush: mind you i've got AC-01 pre's in both my main basses and you've got to love playing with those!! :brow: [quote]One word of advice is to have a pen and paper at the ready and take note of the current settings just in case [/quote] Oops! too late.... Actually, they were all set to "off" so not too hard to recall. right, off to find the "growl/mwah" frequency.... think about 800hz should do it....

Thanks to everyone - especially jmanfunk for the diagram - I'm glad I didn't carry on trying to work out the combinations for myself!! jman, do the outlined ones have any special significance, or are they just a good place to start? and it's interesting that there are gaps between 160hz-220hz and 4k-6k - just a factor of the circuit maybe? BB2000, sorry you had a bad experience, i did read of some neck problems - stangely more with the carbon necks it seems!? The one i'm looking at is all wood and is a few years old, so any problems should have come out by now. It's also got a lovely growl - almost as good as my old Warwick - and that's saying something!

not much help with the status or wal I'm afraid, but [url="http://www.basstasters.com/"]http://www.basstasters.com/[/url] is worth a look. they try to be "scientific" about things playing the same riff with the same settings/levels etc. they also test a lot of amps and pre-amps. cheers, Daf

Hi all, I'm looking at aquiring a Schack fretless - a "unique" model i think it is, and in checking it all out i've found some interesting micro switches in the control cavity which appear to change the frequency response of the three tone controls (there are 4 switches for each tone pot, it seems) - does anyone have any more info on exactly how these work? cheers, Daf