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[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1378245290' post='2197765'] What is the price dude? You might as well tell me now you tease [/quote] I linked the sale thread in my post, selling it with a change of valves and power supply, have a look

The DHA's are great for what you are looking for and I'm not just saying that because I am selling mine http://basschat.co.uk/topic/216181-fsft-dha-vt2-twin-eq-std-valves/

[quote name='bakerster135' timestamp='1378122687' post='2195908'] Defo agree with this, saw them at Finsbury Park a couple of years back (where he was using a Lakland JO interestingly...) and his sound was poor! Wooly and absolutely no definition... [/quote] Sounds was shocking all round at that show, not to say it wasn't awesome though

also be worth checking there aren't any internal trim pots on the pre-amp, there may be a volume/gain one inside the bass

also you could check that the inside isn't just dirty, I did a setup for someone who's guitar was crackley and cutting out and it turned out the inside of the jack socket had corroded from sweaty fingers on the jack. I took a little brasso on a cotton bud to it and it was good as new. Could also be a perfectly good socket with a loose connection somewhere.

Thanks for the encouragement guys, might take me a month or two to get started (I am skint at the moment and can't use my right arm after breaking my collar bone and elbow) but when I do get going I will make sure to do a little build diary. Will probably do a build diary for the bass too, going to build it from scratch with a friend as we are starting a wee luthiery side project.

Hi guys. I am currently toying with the idea of building a Fenderbird style bass. One of the things I really want for it is chrome covered pickups ala classic Thuderbirds but these aren't really available unless you can afford Lulls/Thunderbuckers/Custom Seymour Duncans. Whilst this is a custom project it is a very low budget one so they are completely out of the question. Instead I have formulated a plan to build some of my own and I was wanting to run it by you people in case I am insane: Plan would be to build a humbucker pickup from scratch that I could epoxy into a cover like this: [url="http://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/pickup-making-parts/chrome-plated-metal-bass-pickup-cover-for-gibson-thunderbird-bass-guitar/"]http://www.philadelp...rd-bass-guitar/[/url] The internal pickup I would make to a design broadly similar to this one: [url="http://home.zonnet.nl/wilmaremy/makingpups.html."]http://home.zonnet.n...akingpups.html.[/url] Essentially I would just be building a MM style pickup but tailored to the dimensions of the above cover. Parts needed seem to be relatively simple, really just some vulcanised fibre sheets for the bobbin, some 9mm diameter Alnico 5 magnets, 42 AWG pickup wire and then wire for connecting the coils and the final pickup to the rest of the electronics. Plan is to wind them using a hand drill, time consuming but simple. The only parts that seem hard to source are the 9mm diameter magnets and if they prove to be a real pain I could always opt for two 5mm magnets per string like a jazz pickup. I am aware this DIY deal is not going to sound like an old Tbird pickup but really I just want a big sounding humbucker that looks cool. Is there anything about the above plan that seems really stupid or any advice you would like to give?

Bought a DHA VT-2 from Tredders, quick and easy sale, item was brilliantly packaged and sent very quickly. Great and trust worthy seller.

Passive EQ so it does very little to be honest. I set bass to about 11oclock, mid to 1oclock and treble to about 12oclock

[quote name='quimbymeat' timestamp='1339443117' post='1688629'] The captains rest [/quote] Ah I know where your at, been a while since I have been in

Out of interest what venue is that?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKy6MWS2iws&feature=related[/media] Some of Admiral Fallow's stuff is double bass and pretty poppy