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Have you tried turning the gain, bass & treble knobs up & the volume down? Turning both of the "tone" knobs up would effectively be increasing the overall gain. If you have the schematic for the pedal, find what resistors are used in the gain stage & then get one with a higher value (probably by replacing the 47k with something higher?).

I can't remember what the books was that I started with (sooo long ago), but I'd suggest you get a couple of lessons & read the basic keyboard theory bits. I find it much easier to find a note anywhere on a keyboard than I do with any other instrument as it's a simple repetitition. I see each octave split in 1/2 as C to F & G to B, no idea why, but it works.

I'm stuck! There's a couple that I like just as much as each other. Need more listening & then I'll vote. Nice work all.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1351096737' post='1847326'] yep. The good news is that I was going to reshape it so the contours copied my JV anyway. Well the paint/plastic layer stuff peeled off the front and back no problem with a bit of heat.... on the sides and tummy cutaway it is a different question- I just had to chisel the damn stuff off! it's so hard so the wood's going to take a fair bit of sanding.... but I'm fine with that- I don't mind taking ages sanding wood- sanding ultra hard plastic i'm less happy about! [/quote] Get a small lekky sander (or a dremmil) & that shouldn't take too long.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1351102264' post='1847412'] Been a few years and it dont stink yet. On a similar vein though, anyone on here found anything that will lubricate strings ? there used to be some stiff that came in little aerosols, but I cant find any mention of it these days. I just bought a new Precision and theres way too much zing for my liking, I'm too tight fisted to change the strings just yet but they sure are taking a lot of playing in. [/quote] I've got a cure for your zingy strings, replace them with flatwounds.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1351091311' post='1847219'] How dare you sir ? My Bass playing might stink, but my Basses dont. Pure sunflower oil aint got no additives. I dont mean Mazola, anyway, you wipe a little bit on and then wipe it off once every 6 months or so, not saturate the fretboard. First did it a few years ago, never oiled one in thirty odd years of playing before that tbh. [/quote] Be careful. Apparently sunflower oil sometimes doesn't dry properly & can end up just being sticky. Check if there's a use by date on the oil, Then a few months after it's past, have a sniff of your fretboard.

In that case, simple... Markbass 2x10 combo.

Nice rig.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1351069855' post='1846812'] Only skimmed this thread, so someone might have already said it. But ordinary common or garden sunflower oil from yer local supermarket works fine. Of course it wont smell of Lemons or Strawberries, or whatever, but it does the job. [/quote] Don't put cooking oil on wood, it will go rancid. Like Coilte says though, oiling isn't something that needs to be done. I've oiled mine once in 22 years & that was about a year ago.

There's a 3D printer at my wife's work. Apparantly the print cartrages are a bit on the pricy side & don't last long.

Boiled linseed oil is Danish oil. Edit - Sometimes it's boiled tong oil.

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1350997829' post='1845990'] If it's anything like over here, as long as your wing mirrors are unobstructed you don't need to be able to see out of the rear view (as of course most vans are). I've got one of these: Fits four band members plus full kit comfortably (with the option of two more passengers if you fold the rear seats back down again), blacked-out rear windows as standard, insured as a car rather than as a van which (for me) worked out considerably cheaper. Downsides are that they're heavy on juice (think 10miles/litre tops, but for an old 2.8 diesel it could be worse) and are comparatively rare so parts might be hard to come by (although as I understand they share a lot of bits with the Mitzi Pajero which are a lot more common). [/quote] That's 45mpg, which isn't too bad for a 2.8!

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1350988456' post='1845829'] nope. I would put any kind of money on it coming out of the factory like this- I've heard of similar things with early 90's japanese squiers too. It's going to be a solid colour so really doesn't matter too much! [/quote] They maybe made them so that they could either laquer the natural or paint it. Looks like you've now got a slightly thinner, slightly lighter bass.

It sounds like it had a laminate top. Was the bass refinished by a 3rd party? You could maybe glue another laminate top of some nice wood to it.

I stripped my ibby with a kitchen blowtorch & a paint scraper. Heat the paint until it slightly blisters & then scrape it off gently with the paint scraper (be careful not to overdo it or you might burn the wood). Under the paint, I had a layer of shellac. You can either continue with the heat or take a sander to it. Any scorch marks can then be sanded out fairly easily. Have a look here. [media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/sets/72157626549753939/[/media] I've got a thread on here somewhere too that might help. Edit: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass/page__p__1217852__hl__stripping%20ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1217852"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass/page__p__1217852__hl__stripping%20ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1217852[/url] Might help a little.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1350966282' post='1845609'] Your mean, although I have been trying to work on it and my pitching is getting a lot better my tone still sucks unfortunately [/quote] Tone is a subjective thing. You should know that, you're a bassist! Certainly can't be any worse than my singing (no one's that bad).

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1350947142' post='1845569'] Ah useful! My dad reckons he can get me a Scudo in good nick for not much money (he has connections!) so was hoping someone would say! Any reason why you advise not to get one? Was also looking at minibuses because I can leave seats in just in case we all need to bugger off somewhere far away! Any thoughts on that anyone? Cheers for everyone's help so far! [/quote] The Church had one & there was always something failing in it. The heater never worked in the winter time & then you couldn't turn it off in the summer! Mind you, it was an 02 plate, so it was @ 8-9 years old. I believe it was a rebadged Puggy (could be wrong). If the one your dad has seen is the newer model, then it's probably worth a look. There's a few vans of that sort of size. I'd measure in the back of one & then go back & stack all your gear to see if it'll fit in the measured space. Take measurements off all your stacked gear & then when you're looking, you can measure the back & see if you can squeeze the band members in too.

In all seriousness, I used to get a similarish size setup in a Fiat Scudo (only choose something better).

This...

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1350940459' post='1845462'] Not likely, I ventured quite a way outside of my co.fort zone this month and tomorrow I need to find a venue for an album debut [/quote] Fair enough. Well that means you have to sing on your entry next month!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1350926617' post='1845165'] Just two days left! It doesn't look like ill finish mine [/quote] Finger out & you will. I did mine in a few hours & then added about an hours worth of remessing (I know, it shows ).

Links work fine. Just had a listen & nice sound you have. Here's what a filter at the end of your chain could do... http://soundcloud.com/bassg/fears

It's comments like this that concern me... [quote]You don’t want to do this each time you change your strings (a good wipe down with a cloth is enough) but it’s worth doing every 8-10 months. Your mileage may vary depending on a number of factors such as how much you play the guitar and the conditions that you store your instrument in. Over-use can cause damage to the wood and may also loosen the fret wire[/quote] and [quote]Pure lemon oil is contains around 90% of a compound called d-limonene, found in the skins of lemons and oranges. It’s is a strong solvent - meaning that in this form it has the ability to break down glue, paint, grease and wax. Using this on a guitar fretboard could do some bad damage.[/quote]

When I was reading about oiling my bass (as a complete refinish), most of the reports I read said don't put any sort of perishable oil on wood that you intend to keep (such as vegetable or olive oil) & read a few conflicting reports on lemon oil (so I avoided it to be safe. Linseed & Danish oil are the safest & most durable options.

Something like a moog MF-101 with an expression pedal or a Source Audio BEF with a Hot Hand (ring controller). There's quite a few options out there. Here's 9 bassists using different filters (myself included). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTmAnGzNQxE Any excuse to have another listen