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Now you've blown it! Not on a budget anymore!!!

Never tried the 1205, but if it's 1/2 as good as the SR1000 then it's bound to be awesome. Now I'm interested. Do they do a fretless, or is there just the GWB???

Postman?

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1347383231' post='1800067'] yup, not a massive issue. i would be more concerned that they only work at the last quarter of a turn. my guess would be to put taper pots in. [/quote] Here's a thought. If they're wired backwards, would that not mean that it woudl then be the 1st quarter a turn? Wwhen I rewired the electrics in my bass, I put a logarithmic taper pot on the volume & a linear taper pot on the tone (the other 2 pots are Pick up blend & I now have one to control CV on moogers (the black knob). The white stripes are just insulation tape that I was using to mark where I was drilling a hole in the back to fit the CV jack. I never tok them back off.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1347382379' post='1800047'] Sheer bollocks! Xgsjx is not a Norwegian name, and you totally lack our simplistic outlook on life. [/quote] His surname was Watten. He changed it to xgsjx to confuse the british! I think living in Scotland has taken away my simplistic Outlook. The IT bod's just been over & installed a load of rubbish on my Outlook Toolbar.

He probably did!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1347373029' post='1799912'] [pedant]Actually it's another term for emigrant.[/pedant] [/quote] That depends. My Grandad emigrated from Norway & became an immigrant in England & then emegrated to Scotland (He joined the police in Yorkshire & got stationed in Glasgow). Edited to add a country!

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1347368659' post='1799845'] No, it's Latin 'ex patria', just means 'out of your country'. I guess literally 'your fatherland' [/quote] This is why I love BC. Learn something new every day! (Still another term for immigrant though )

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1347351019' post='1799558'] Didn't know Squier was an ex-pat, though... [/quote] I never understood what the term "Ex-Pat" meant until recently. Turns out to be another term for Immigrant. I asked one of my friends who says he's an ex-pat (he's in China) & he said it means "Ex Patriot", So I guess that means "Someone who no longer feels a strong support for his or her country"?

If they're working backwards, does that not mean they're just wired the wrong way round?

Do you have a cab already or by "amp" do you mean combo? If you're after just a head then there's loads of good amps in your price range. A Markbass LMII would be my call, but there's Hartke, Ashdown & quite a few others worth trying.

Sweet. I'd give it a week before the next wax, but I know the wait can be a torturous thing! But yeah! Looking really good.

From someone who's at work just now, CONGRATULATIONS! I'm needing to get outta shift work.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1347296854' post='1798989'] They remind me of the Pompidou Centre in Paris: [/quote] Change taht pic to Sepia & you're practically there!

[quote name='alan_01_uk' timestamp='1347229589' post='1798388'] Yes I did have it vertical so the speakers would be one on top off the other rather than next to one another is that a good or bad idea? [/quote] I'd say it's a good idea as the cab designers on here recommend it for 2 reasons. It brings one of the drivers closer to ear level & it gives a better dispersion from left to right.

Here's a home studio to record it on...

I was gonna suggest to the wife we have kids, but I misinterpreted the title.

Ibanez. But it really depends on what You like. I've tried loads of basses & had a few, but I always come back to my Ibby & it's been my main bass for 20 odd years.

Just don't put them beside an alarm clock. You get combi locks for suitcases that allows customs to unlock them without needing the code. We have a couple & they're not dear.

[quote name='alan_01_uk' timestamp='1347193357' post='1797840'] Thanks for your advise I played in a medium sized pub last night with the band and I have only ever used the markbass for my duo gigs where I di through the pa and it really worked well and the band were well surprised and it means when I am playing a small to medium venue I will not have to break my back and take my Dynacord 4 x 10 300 watt combo. [/quote] Might be worth considering selling the 2x10 & the combo & getting a couple of 8Ω 2x10s? Did you stick the 2x10 vertical?

Looking good! If you sand that down a bit before wiping & sanding in your next coat, it should only darken the grain a little (the lighter parts will remain that same colour). It's only when you start to get so far that the whole lot starts to darken. Saying that, it does depend on what oil you're using. I used Danish with no tint. once you're happy with the colour, leave it for a week or so to dry properly & then give it a coat of beeswax paste, leave for an hour or so & then buff it (or if you feel it needs more oil, sand it & oil). Leave for another couple of days & then add another coat of wax. If you want to, you could also oil that neck. It's probably already oiled to stop the grain coming apart.

I was tempted to try steampinking my bass when I stripped it, but knowing me, I would have ended up with a pile of scrap & firewood! They look great.

Sorry to hear that life has gotten boring again! Welcome back.

If I was spending £2799 on a Skjold, it'd be the other one... http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Skjold_SS_5.html

Sounds like a good deal to me too.