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[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1390051353' post='2340883'] If they've got any sense, they'll just rebadge 'em. They'll be on to a winner. [/quote] We're talking Fender here...

It's all to do with the heat generated in the power amp. If you do this at home levels, it'll probably be OK. If you gig it and turn up the wick, either your amp will burn out a power transistor, or some protection device will come into play and switch it off for you. There is also a legend, passed down through the centuries in whispered conversations between bass players in dark and dingy corners of pubs, that any Peavey solid state amp will happily run into half its rated impedance. But that's just a myth.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1390037145' post='2340679'] Where abouts are you?? There may be a BCer close to you who could give you some 1:1 guidance to get you started... [/quote] +1. If you can find 3 or 4 Basschatters local to you, they could each spend say 45 mins with you to get you started. In the meantime you can get a lot of basic instruction free, from people like [url="http://www.scottsbasslessons.com/"]Scott Devine[/url] and [url="http://www.talkingbass.net/"]Mark J Smith[/url].

[quote name='Noisyjon' timestamp='1389964953' post='2340036'] I once turned a band down a long time ago because of distance/travel issues [i]before[/i] an audition and got this back: " Don't worry about sending the demo back,it's only a cheap sh*tty tape copy anyway,I don't need it. Can't say I'm too surprised that you're not up for it, I didn't think you really would be after the first e-mail I got from you when you were fretting about travelling arrangements - too concerned with trivial matters for my liking (sorry, but I have to be honest). At the end of the day we need someone who lives,eats, shits, sleeps and breathes Rock'n'Roll as opposed to it just being a "weekend" distraction,this comes before everything else in our lives! Good luck in your search for a band but, just a word of advice, think carefully how you approach people in the future, I think you're really looking for something to fit in round your life for fun and maybe you should state that in your ad. Hope you don't take that the wrong way, just being honest..." [/quote] That is someone with too much time to fill. Surely 'OK thanks for letting us know' would have sufficed?

I use Lava plugs. Plus points: solderless, quick to make up in the right length*, very low capacitance, very ow profile, plugs do not block neighbouring sockets Minus points: *but takes a while to build up the skill level, wallet-worryingly expensive

New strings. Check tuning before every take.

[quote name='2x18' timestamp='1389992458' post='2340442'] I have always strung my Mustangs through the body with Ti Flats ( Med scale ) Chris and never had any problems! --- I also had a Custom Shop Classic Jazz that was also shod through the body with Ti Flats long scale! Will. [/quote] Just what I needed to know - cheers!

[quote name='Freebass' timestamp='1389814809' post='2338275'] I have a Gretsch a la George and might be a passable lookalike (from a distance). Get in touch if that sounds promising.... [/quote] I think musical and vocal ability might be quite important on this gig, not just looks!

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[quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1389877139' post='2338945'] When I had a BH500 i keep everything flat and only adjust the spectracomp and tuber drive to my taste. [/quote] [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1389878483' post='2338991'] I was the same with my Classic 450 - worked a treat with a Precision, sitting just right, very Ampeggy I thought. [/quote] This. Personally I have no desire for extra bells and whistels. Anyone thought about rattling TC's cage about this? And aren't they site sponsors?

There's plenty of different ways to play 'straight 8s'. Also hat makes such a b-line interesting is the way you get from one chord to the next. Listen to the bass part on Tina Turner's 'The Best' for an example.

Impressed!

Sadly the only thing that might conceivably qualify me for this gig is the fact that I own a black Gretsch Duo Jet,.

Do you mean the pots or just the knobs? Makes a big difference!

What exactly do they mean by 'speaker surround'? The seal?

I have a Treble'n'Bass too. The presence control (both on this amp and generally) is usually a global high pass filter that works on the power amp. It controls the negative feedback for the treble part of the signal - more negative feedback, less treble to the output.

[quote name='randythoades' timestamp='1389633062' post='2336360'] Cheers for that, it is coming together! My first choice pickup is a handwound strat bridge pickup from Catswhisker pickups that I used in my strat until I converted that into a Stratotele... (another cut apart and "improve" project) It is a slightly overwound bridge pickup but with fatter polepieces and a whacking great magnet on the base so that it acts more as a P90 and a much fatter tone but not distorted compared to a standard strat pickup. I don't want super twangy but I am looking for that kind of slightly hollow, more vintage tone. Beauty is that being a standard rout, I can try all sorts of pickups until I get where I want to be! Hopefully wire it up tonight but only got roundwounds to test it on, need to get a fresh set of flats to give it a roadtest... [/quote] Hope there will be sound clips!

Great idea! Any pickup lined up yet? My guess is that an overwound job would work well, unless you want to get really twangy with it.

I have pretty much stopped selling on eBay, having reached the conclusion that they are [s]money-grabbing b@st@rds[/s] a successful online business.

Not a massive fan, but Ukuleles have their uses. Trouble is you need a lot because they burn so quickly. I'll get me coat.