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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1370284306' post='2098647'] You'd need to port the cab and tune it. Plus that celestion probably handles about 100-150w tops. [/quote] Aaah, right. What would be a good, inexpensive, lightweight alternative to that driver, capable of handling 250 - 300W?

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I'd forgotten that not only do you have to take off the pickguard, you have to take the neck off to adjust the relief. Flaming pain. Anyway, I've eased the truss rod by 1/4 turn, dropped the pickup a smidgeon and bolted it all back together. With the new strings, this has made a definite improvement, and the tone is noticeably fuller and deeper than it was at 9 o'clock this morning. So, with everybody's help, I think we're getting there. Thanks, folks.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1369646459' post='2091098'] oh I'm pretty sure in the OP's case it's about the action and curve in the neck - but cables can have an odd effect on tone - esp (obviously) on passive basses. [/quote] Could you explain your comment about the action and neck-curve, please?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1369606995' post='2090899'] try a new cable too [/quote] Really? OK - That's easily done.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1369564663' post='2090430'] I went through a phase a while ago of chipping away at the action on one of my Ps, making it lower and lower over a period of time. At one gig, I realised it sounded terrible - not clanky as such. just loads of barky mids, and no authority. The notes weren't very big acoustically either. I raised the action back so something sensible, and it sounded fab again... IME, of course.. [/quote] Hmmm - I wonder whether this may be the problem. I generally have my action set fairly high and over the past few weeks I've been gradually lowering the saddles bit by bit without touching the truss rod. One of my many bad habits is that I tend to strike downwards with my plucking hand (never use a pick) which means I have to set the action quite high to stop me bouncing the strings off the frets. I've put a new set of strings on. I've got the expected zingyness which slightly confuses the issue, but the good news is that the barky mids have been reduced noticeably. Still missing the rich, full bottom-end P-sound however.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1369562915' post='2090401'] To me, [i][b]middy [/b][/i]and [i][b]clanky [/b][/i]are two different things ... especially when discussing P-basses. If you have recently adjusted either the action or the truss-rod, or maybe if there has been a big change in humidity and the neck has moved, then I would understand [i][b]clanky [/b][/i]and know how to get rid of it. IME getting a P to sound too [i][b]middy [/b][/i]is bloody difficult, and I'd be looking at the amp. Presumably you've tried playing it through other rigs? [/quote] The only other rig I have is my Eden E10 practice amp and it's the same story there - the P bass has gone from rich "n" full tone to barky/middy with a distict lack of bottom end. I did lower the saddles a little last week, but I haven't touched the neck relief because that's too much of a faff (you have to remove the pickguard to get to the truss-rod adjuster).

I have a Fender 62 reissue fotoflame strung with Status halfwounds playing through a GKMB500/Compact rig, no effects at all. It sounds rich and full to the extent that I'm normally trying to dial out some of the classic P-bass thump, especially in a live gig setting. However, over the past week, this setup has started to sound much more middy and clanky. At band rehearsal last week, for the first time ever, i was turning on the amp's bass boost and turning the mids down, and it still sounded barky and clanky - much more akin to my G&L L2000, in fact. What's going on? I'm wondering whether the strings need changing - they're about 18 months old. I was expecting old strings to become thuddy and dull, but the opposite has happened to the bass' tone. Any thoughts, folks?

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1369136140' post='2085188'] Worth a punt if you're near Bexleyheath [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-60-70sCMI-BASS-GUITAR-/370813514672?clk_rvr_id=481965891467&vectorid=229508"]http://www.ebay.co.u...vectorid=229508[/url] [/quote] Maybe it's my old eyes but, in photo 1, are the strings and the neck running parrallel? Track the E string along the neck, with reference to the neck edge.

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[quote name='Ed_S' timestamp='1368679576' post='2080080'] DV247 (ok, they've got some bad press atm, but..) and Musik Productiv both claim to have them in stock, so you might be able to pick up a new one after all. [/quote] [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/ibanez-sr505-5-string-bass-guitar-brown-mahogany--50256"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/ibanez-sr505-5-string-bass-guitar-brown-mahogany--50256[/url] "4 in stock"

[quote name='Joebass' timestamp='1368497513' post='2077784'] Hello. The end of each chorus is: C G/B C The outro is the same as the verse: |Em7 / / / | G / Asus4 A | Joe. [/quote] Hello Joe, Thank you for your help. Outro is now fine but I'm still slightly struggling with the last line of the verse. Hobbayne's suggestions for the chorus are different from what I've been playing, so I'll need to check Hobbayne's, yours and mine. For reference, here's what I'm currently playing in the chorus: [C ]Baby you should never [D] look me in the eyes [C] Yeah you buckle with the [D] weight of the words [C] Stop dragging my, [D] stop dragging my [C] Stop [B] dragging my [C] heart around

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UD0c58nNCQ[/media] I reckon I've got this 90% right, but I'm struggling with two passages: The last line of each chorus. I think it's either: [C] Stop dragging my [B] heart [C] around or [C] Stop dragging my [D] heart around The outro, after the final chorus, where she sings "Stop draggin...". I [i]think[/i] it's a reversal of the chord progression used in the verse: [A] Stop [G] dragging my [E] heart around Could somebody with better ears than me please check? It's doing my head in. Steve

Well, you live an learn. In my ignorance, I thought the JMB poster was referring to Bruce Wayne's batcave as a sort of handy shorthand for goth music. The Wikipedia link educates me.

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[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1368095124' post='2073050'] Every band needs an organiser, but lots of bands don't want or welcome such a person. I'm pretty organised, and I used to think this would be welcomed by a band. I'm happy to get involved in booking rehearsal rooms, ensuring that everybody is learning the same version of songs, getting gigs etc. However, the less organised people I play with can be easily spooked by somebody like me (and me by them) and the result can be some tension between the "can't you just [i]feel[/i] it" brigade and the "we only play what we've rehearsed" group. Happens every time. I despair. [/quote] This thread has got me going. I'm looking to start a band from scratch but I fear I won't be able to because I'm punctual and organised. For example, I attempted to meet up with a singer for coffee recently. After waiting for an hour, I left. We tried twice more and she was late each time. "I don't do late", I said and I was told off for being inflexible and unrealistic when dealing with musicians. I might as well give up forming a band right now then.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1368093791' post='2073029'] because there's loads of people out there who are totally incapable of organising anything, every band needs someone who tries to anticipate problems before they happen, in other words a nurse maid, perhaps that ought to be in the OP's list as well [/quote] Every band needs an organiser, but lots of bands don't want or welcome such a person. I'm pretty organised, and I used to think this would be welcomed by a band. I'm happy to get involved in booking rehearsal rooms, ensuring that everybody is learning the same version of songs, getting gigs etc. However, the less organised people I play with can be easily spooked by somebody like me (and me by them) and the result can be some tension between the "can't you just [i]feel[/i] it" brigade and the "we only play what we've rehearsed" group. Happens every time. I despair.

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[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1366446522' post='2052643'] I'd just like to sound like someone vaguely competent! [/quote] Seashell has summarised what I was drivelling on about neatly and succinctly.