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[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1455868887' post='2983037'] a 6sl7 preamp? [/quote]Thst went over my head Luke (as the actress said to the bishop).

[quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1455549253' post='2980080'] will it make women touch me cock? [/quote]No but I am working on one of those the moment. Looking for names working title is Neo (babe magnet)? Jokes aside it is a better name than Monique.

A lot of respected poeple say that the valve sound comes from the power section. However even Ampeg use solid state in the SVT 3 series and In their pre amps they used real inductors for the tone and maybe that was what people rave about. In my opinion all these bits are components and it is in the lap of the gods and the skill of the designer that determines what sounds good.

Phil is it the usual 250W into 8 or 500W into 4 with an extension cab?

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1455651857' post='2981209'] No doubt. The things some people will believe defies explanation or logic. Donald Trump as President, for instance. [/quote]Don't joke Bill, that is too frightening to joke about.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1455649490' post='2981166'] There's a guy on another forum who claims he can hear the difference in his hifi depending on whether the IEC power cable is straight or curved. [/quote] My brother has the same psychiatrist as him and I believe the same medication.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1453586936' post='2960914'] But the signal can be processed with much more expensive eq kit than we tend to have in our amps, by the time it hits the monitors the flub and wasted power that we feed our bass cabs can be removed giving a monster bass tone right in your face. [/quote]This leads on to another hobby horse of mine. if the Sound tech takes out the sub 30-35Hz crap that many bass amps put out that will be one of the reasons the Floor monitor sounds better. It is an HPF and they should be fitted to all bass amps. However most will be less than ideal for bass. As for IEMs, it makes sense for vocals but not for bass. Remember that your back line is a part of your instrument, like the body on an acoustic guitar.

Yes I saw something about new Blackstar Bass offerings.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1455711784' post='2981662'] yep, my rumble is the same, I always have my input gain turned all the way up (passive bass), it's a mild input gain which really is the way it should be, they're meant to level out signals from the bass not act as a volume control [/quote]Got it in a nutshell. it is like a variable active/passive switch or hi/low. Input sockets. It is not designed to cut volume to zero but to the optimum for your sound and bass.

There is a list of BC members that will help other BC members will setup and small repairs at the top of the Repairs And Technical forum. OBBM in Farnham seems to be your nearest or you can check the list for your self. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277468-bcers-prepared-to-help-fix-a-bass/

If you are up for some DIY the pre EB Music Man Pte amp is hard to beat and the batteries go on forever, A lot of the two bands sold by the pick up manufacturers are based on or are direct copies of that Music Man design. David at Retrovibe sells them for £40 at http://www.retrovibe.co.uk/stinger.html fully assembled. The only problem is that the stingray pre was designed for a single pup so you can either connect it after your current passive wiring or fit an M law blend pot, then feed the preamp.

I lovingly strike my transistors whenever I think of the problems with valves.

I would have thought the bass would be fine. I cannot see how adding a second cab would lose bass, quite the opposite. The overall effect of adding a second identical cab stacked vertically is close to 6 db overall and a bit more for the low end.

Opened both fine. Thank you for that. Will there be a cutting list?

Vintage pots will be carbon track as said before. They often go noisy before the crap out completely. The US made basses and guitars were fitted with CTS pots as they were the cheapest US made pots at the time. So you have a number of options. 1. Try to get the current pot repaired. Do you have a picture of it from the front and back? Sometimes you can readjust the wiper contacts to avoid bad portions of the track. I will be happy to look at it for you, but as I am in hospital at the moment I cannot promise when it would be done. 2. Fit a new pot. If you are keeping the bass go conductive plastic. Be aware that there are two sizes of pot spindle. 6mm or 1/4". Now 1/4" is only 6.35 mm but that 0.35mm makes all the difference. Make sure you get the right one. Also some are straight and some are splined. If the knob is wobbly that will be s bigger no no than a mom original pot. 3. Spray inside with Deoxit. It is expensive for just one pot but often works.

Those are Wilkinsons new range. I called JHS about those as, like many of the new range, they are described as Active. Still waiting for a response after 4 weeks. However on eBay, Vanson say they are passive not active with a DC resistance of 12.5K, far too high for EMG type active pickup. http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=111820804932&category=33034&pm=1&ds=0&t=1455457431971 Do you have a multimeter?

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1446813499' post='2902535'] I only have one in my signal chain at a time but have quite a few around Zoom B3 Zoom G3 Zoom MS-60B Korg AX3000B Korg AX1500G Two or three Tanglewood tuners (I like these but they're obsolete now) Three or four cheapo tuners so I can stick one in every case One clip-on, good for use with the Variax guitar but an epic fail on the headless Sei [/quote]Tauzero are we the only AX3000B owners on Basschat?

I suspect the protection circuits on the D800's 700W IcePower module would kick In way before any damage to the amp or cabs.

I was a guitard and changed to bass. Played a few different 4s squire, Westone, then went to a Washburn 5. It wasn't a dear one ( Taurus 5) but it was neck through. It played like a dream out of the box but I never quite got a 5. I sold it and bought an Aerodyne Jass and was at home. I think a Washburn Taurus 4 would have done just as well though. It was not the "thumb over the neck" thing with me as I always have my thumb in the right position. Maybe I was too old to change. Oh and about 5 & 6 strings looking cool, a 5 looks cool but if I want a cool 6 it's a Strat, Tele or Les Paul. Thinking about it my Aerodyne looks likes Strat so maybe I am a Guitard at heart!

I am in Dorset so Andy would probably be closer to be honest and far better than me. Why is the aerodyne so special? Firstly the looks. They are all stunning. All have very thin linden bodies withe the trademark cream binding. The necks are similar to a modern jazz and play. Beautifully. The whole bass is light although a little neck heavy with this whopping great machine heads. I have some lighter Gotohs for mine that will be fitted once I leave hospital. I would love another one of theses as it is the only bass that blew me away with its looks and lived up to it when played. They really are a talking point though. The final thing is they sound great acoustically that has to be a good thing.

If you have the problem soldering to the thick metal outer earth on those neutriks, rub then down with a little sandpaper or wet n dry. They will solder much easier.. Neutrik are the best Jack plugs, switchcraft are a little variable and most others are pants. Deltron used to make great Jacks but they have stopped. Beware of people selling Rean as Neutrik. They are part of the group but are made down to a lower price point. For example Nuetrik Jack sockets are spec'd for 10,000 insertions whereas Rean are only 1000.

The term dead spot is misleading. It is more a position on the fret board that does it happen on fretless bassedhas cnoticeabley less sustain than other positions including the fret/note either side. One thought has just occurred to me, is a fretless any different?

You have inspired me Andy. I am only doing a out build but I might post it on here. Or I might send it to you for finishing! I found out that the bridge you used is a Sung Il BB404. Unfortunately Axesrus are discontinuing Wilkinson and Sung il and only have the chrome ones left in stock. One more question which Di Marzio PUPs did you use?

[quote name='Jabba_the_gut' timestamp='1454148709' post='2966884'] Cheers for the comments. I've got some bits of hardware that I've accumulated along the way that I'll use - most of it is cheap stuff bought direct from China on eBay I the past. I am still thinking of making a piezo bridge for one of these basses hence one of them does not have any holes drilled on the plate for controls, just a jack socket. I've also got my hands on a bit more scrap wood that might be good, including what looks like another block of teak. [/quote] Hardware from China is a lottery so have you found any gems.

Have you done solid colours with this method Andy and if so, what did you use? Would you use a primer or just a sanding sealer?