Woodinblack

Ignoring the obvious Zombie, Zombie eaters by Faith no more is quite good fun. The only thing I have for X that isn't chrstimas based, is X-Offender by blondie, which always sounded a bit dodgy..

I wouldn't have a problem with the backing track, especially if you are a group that has an organised set list, just the timing that would worry me.

Ooh never seen that one before, thanks!

Amplified weak is still weak

Yes, they were too until I tried the wizzard pickups, which is what my series/parallel bass has. The MFDs are really too hot. I think that is why they toned them down for the M2500 I often feel with my basses, I should probably just put all the controls outbourd, play it for a bit and then take the pots and switches out and replace them with fixed wiring / resistors at the values I want! Leave it with a volume with push to kill. Well, rics do sound a bit weak, which is not like quiet - all my SRs souned quieter than the L2500, but they didn't sound weak, they just had less volume.

Quite considerably so I did too. Well, it was an L2500 but the same idea.

Same here, G&L do great basses, always wanted to try the M2500.

Ahh ok Well, you could if you wanted, but it would be a bit of a compromise with the wiring (although a 4 pole switch would do it). Do they? Obviously the total inductance of two coils in series where they are independant is the sum of both inductances, but the inductance of two coils in series when they are magnetically coupled can be less (or more, depends on the coupling). Clearly it is more from both pickups, but whether it makes that much difference I don't know. I have a bass which has Parallel / series wiring (actually two parallel / series / single coil humbuckers connected with a parallel series switch). It is hard to tell which is bassier as the pickups are just way too loud in almost every circumstance!

I know, again I was refering to series / parallel between the two pickups.

Impressive binoculars!

Funny, had exactly the same thought tonight, but then though, nah, I can get a ric another time!

Not too bad. Certainly easier to work on than the 5005 was. Same with the 5005, except there are more pots.

I meant with each other. You do whenever they are balanced dont you?

Why don't you then? You could use the switch for series parallel

The 5005? Yeh they are.. oh, actually very good Well, unless you have back issues, they are not exactly light weight!

I picked up some of the dongle type ones (dongle on both sides) from aliexpress the other day, as I can't find the ones I used at home or for 'other band practice' (when I don't take the pedalboard). They were £30 so i thought I would give it a try to see if they are any good.

Quite keen on giving the short scale version a try, even if it has the barts on it.

I end up in that position quite a lot, then I the decision is too much and I get nothing. The only way to solve it is to go into a shop and try them - if one speaks to you, then go for that.

Probably a bit below the averge price, not expensive, and in good condition not too bad. Goes in phases, at the moment they seem quite expensive, but gibson often have blowouts, and the end of season you can normally pick them up new for not far off that. In good condition then if you want one it is fine.

I probably could if I took it apart, which I have never done. But I would be more likely to change the ibanez as I assume they are just pots on cables like all the other ibanezes. I actually can never remember which way round it is, but it is active all the time, so it isn't something i have to worry about. The Shuker is also switchless (apart from the pull bright thing).

I meant a 5 string with 3 courses. I am not sure I would have the finger strength to hold down 5 strings at a time!

You know the most irritating thing with the east and the EHB. On my two primary basses, the EHB and the shuker, they both have 4 knobs, vol, balance, bass/treble freq/boost. On the east the two last knobs are the opposite way round from the EHB!

Exactly that. An 8 string is like the string with a harmonic, a 12 string is like a 12 string guitar, there is a shimmer and body caused by it never being quite the same note. It is actually quite different.

Agreed but also because every time you want to do a prog band or something, someone wants to do that song, of which I am not a fan!

As I said I am sure that replacing my volume controls on my TMB35 over the stock ibanez ones sounded better, even though I am well aware it should make no difference (they were the same value, albeit log rather than lin).