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Norris

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  1. Don't limit yourself with a pun. Just think of a name. Once you get known it really won't matter. Something memorable is better than a poor pun imho
  2. Another +1 for Sire. Mine's a PJ - a V7-5, although it looks like prices have gone up a bit since I bought mine and you might struggle to get a new one on your budget now
  3. Just got back from a lovely holiday in Florence and thought I'd share this beauty. It's a 5-string double bass from the Medici collection at the Galleria dell'Accademia, dating from 1715. The 5th string was actually added in 1901. In the museum it is standing next to a mid-18th century 3-string double bass. They are gut strings of course They have a fabulous collection of instruments, including several early keyboards, strings and woodwind (the serpent looked great). The gallery is the one that also hosts Michelangelo's statue of David
  4. Norris

    Sire V5

    I have a P7-5 (5-string P/J) and love it. Great bass for the money. Very nice pre-amp imho
  5. That's it. The postage is a bit high because he's based in Norway. You won't get a more accurate reproduction of Aria's original circuit anywhere else though
  6. I don't know if @Prostheta still comes on here, but he's your guy If/when he makes any black boxes he sells them via eBay
  7. There's not much to go on from your description, but just hazarding a guess - perhaps a machine head might be loose? Try wrapping an elastic band or a cloth around your tuners to see if that stops it
  8. I was gigging. Did I miss much?
  9. That's what put my lad off getting one. It nearly doubles the price!
  10. I have been wondering if the 800 is just a slightly more powerful version of the 500. There again not so much that I'd want to swap, because my 500 is plenty loud enough for any venues we play. Plus the speakers are nicely "played in" now
  11. You have a Sire and you've just bought a Sterling and you want other people to tell you which one you prefer?! Use your ears! ...and then keep the Sire. I much prefer my P7-5 to my Sterling sub 5 - much more punchy and articulate 🤪😂
  12. There is no magic mojo in pots. They are variable resistors. As long as you replace them with decent quality ones, they are consumables as far as I'm concerned.
  13. Ooh you don't see these come up for sale often. I love mine. It's been out for a while now, but still a great multi-fx at a very good price (If it wasn't 100% reliable ime I'd buy this as a spare!)
  14. The frets would have been originally levelled with no tension on the truss rod. If you want to level them again, remove the strings, slacken off the truss rod and then maybe wait a day or two for the neck to settle. You can then check if it's level via two methods: firstly with a long steel rule looking for gaps or high frets, and then various sizes of straight edges to "rock" over three adjacent frets
  15. Probably, but you might want to go a bit more towards the blue end of the spectrum to counter the basic red hues of mahogany if you can, and don't get too upset if it ends up brown A test dye on a piece of scrap would be advisable if you can
  16. A Dremel with a polishing wheel and a dab of fine cutting compound such as Meguiar's Ultimate Compound will take it to another level again If using steel wool mask off your pickups, or you'll never get it off
  17. This. It comes in two types/strengths - the weaker one (242 blue) if you ever want to undo it again in future https://www.loctiteproducts.com/en/know-how/build-things/threadlocker-red-or-blue-which-ones-right-for-you.html
  18. I played a 4 string a couple of weeks ago for the first time in over a year since making the switch to 5. There were a bunch of musos at the gig with a possibility of someone else getting up, so I took something that wouldn't confuse them too much. It turned out that the only other bass player to get up was left-handed anyway and brought their Hofner violin bass with them 😁 Still, it was quite interesting to switch back for a night after my 15 month "immersion" in the land of 5 Oh, and I thought this thread was about 5 strings being a bit more mainstream these days? Well yes, they are. If you like/prefer them, that's good. If you don't, well that's good too. It's not a competition
  19. Someone took this photo on Saturday night at my guitarist's wedding. Wild hair courtesy of Storm Kathleen and an open window (it was HOT!)
  20. We've found the most effective thing is to post a few days before, including a photo or video. We also post up the events - our followers will see them without us paying. We also have a QR code on stage that takes people to our Facebook page
  21. This is one of the more random threads I have seen on BC I'm still kind of struggling with why someone would change strings so often, but then to re-use strings they have removed Mine have been on for 14 months now and I half considered a new set but haven't been arsed just yet. The battery is also still holding out
  22. Talkbass: Some people worry about minutiae, that should spend a lot more time playing. Like @BigRedX says, show me the ramp! Just shim it with a bit of card
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