2pods

The funkiest, bluesiest, Little Feat (classic lineup with Lowell George) on the live "Waiting For Columbus" cd featuring Kenny Gradney on bass.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='434456' date='Mar 14 2009, 10:07 AM']I noticed a lack of luthiers up my way & had spotted these chaps earlier if you want it to add to your list... [url="http://www.baileyguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.baileyguitars.co.uk/[/url] They're based in Maybole in Fife but I know nowt about them. Have been considering building a bass with them tho. Anybody on here used them before (or even heard of em)?[/quote] I haven't heard of them before, but Maybole is in Ayrshire. The other coast from Fife There must be more up here surely ? I haven't had anything done to what I have left yet, so I can't help with a recommendation, apart from Jimmy Moon defretting an Aria TSB550 years ago. I heard he was concentrating on custom builds and no more repairs, but I'm well out of touch

Thanks, I'll try all this.

I've had this Ibanez SR1000FM Prestige since I gave up playing live, so it's hardly been used. However, it's recently started to become noisy when altering the eq controls (they're two dual concentric controls - Bass and Treble on one, Mid band and Boost/Cut on the other.). I've changed the battery, but no go. Everything looks OK inside, but the seems to be nowhere in the eq pots (which are way smaller than the volume and pan) to squirt switch cleaner. I can see something moving through a cutout in the pot when I'm moving the inner control, so should I treat it there ? It's a mystery to me. It was fine when I bought it, and it's hardly been used. Its kept in it's case in a cupboard which is not damp etc. Any ideas ?

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='282144' date='Sep 11 2008, 08:46 PM']Stethescope, taped you your bass. The 'True Tone'. If you think that is silly, there is actually a procust that is effectively that called the butterfly or something.[/quote] I used to stick a set of Beyer DT100 into both an Ibanez PM1300, and my Stingray. Worked fine

I don't know about their basses, but I sold the insides of my Variax 300 and kept the body as GK3 equipped controller. It was quite weird having a guitar with no visible pu's, but now I have one with holes where the controls and sockets where I quite liked the modelling (especially combined wit an XTLive), and I think the bass would be worth a punt at under £200

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='238389' date='Jul 13 2008, 11:00 AM']Aguilar DB112s - come in green, tweed and brown as well as black and silver. Mark Bass are a bit yellow Genz Benz Shuttles are tiny.[/quote] EA iAmp combo's are very tiny, and very good.

I like the one that came with my SR1000. Seems pretty solid, even compared to my old Hiscox.

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='216857' date='Jun 11 2008, 01:44 PM']One of the reasons I got this was because when I switch from fingerstyle to slap mid song, my sound seems to disappear from the overall mix, despite endless tweaking with the mids and hi-mids, whereas Stingrays always seem to cut through very well and the slap sound is really nice on this one.[/quote] That was one of the reasons for me getting one. Incidentally, you prolly know this, but EB normally recommend adjusting the wheel of the truss rod for lowering/upping the action. (that was another reason I loved mine, the wheel is so accurate.). I originally put a wee spot of clear nail varnish on the centre of the wheel looking down at it, then slight turn either way, and Bob's your Uncle; and you know where to start again if the adjustment didn't work out/ My saddles only got used for adjusting intonation Hope you enjoy your 'ray