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[quote name='Norris' post='995164' date='Oct 20 2010, 06:12 PM']Apparently MU are good for insurance ... [url="http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk"]http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk[/url][/quote] I was with MusicGuard for a lot of years and have recently joined the Musicians Union. When you join the MU you get £2000 worth on Insurance free included (You will get information on how to apply for it). The insurance covers anywhere in the world. If you require enhanced cover (i.e. you own more than £2k worth of gear) a direct comparison gave me a cheaper quote from the MU Vs Musicguard. However, check the FAQ's to see which cover wil suit you best! MusicGuard were always very helpful and I only stopped using them because the MU Insurance was included with my subscription. The M.U so far have been brilliant in supporting me as a musician.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='994844' date='Oct 20 2010, 02:17 PM']Hmm, surprised there's been no response yet - when I asked about something similar to a Fender tonestack in a pedal, one of the ones I was recommended was this one.[/quote] I've not tried the EBS pedal myself, but you Delberthot have a lot to answer for!! Certainly more than a couple of times I have found myself pondering the question about said preamp in a pedal format!

[attachment=61820:Multi_20...uncher_3.gif] Here's a REALLY rough method of switching. I've nabbed a diagram from the web really quickly and bastardised it, so it's very ugly. You can see this box is for three outputs. A mute could take the fourth pin on the rotary switch and connect it to the ground via a 1M Ohm 1/4W resistor.

Five of these [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1252"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1252[/url] (That's four inputs and one output)

One of these [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=2417&C=SO&U=strat15"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...O&U=strat15[/url]

Yep, off the top of my head - if you are happy with a passive one with a rotory switch to be mounted in your rack case, I think I can cobble a schematic together. I actually had a spare rotary switch somewhere, so I know it is possible!

[quote name='mep' post='994197' date='Oct 19 2010, 10:34 PM']The best video I have seen for ages.[/quote] I actually have a perverse want to cover that 'mashup' at a gig! - You could, in theory get away with playing just 4 chords for a whole set! How incredibly boring - but the easiest set you'd ever play!

No problem Chris, a pleasure to natter about gear always! Let me know how you get on and we'll see where it takes us on the gear journey!

[quote name='Girlie' post='993939' date='Oct 19 2010, 06:55 PM'].... Yamaha Attitude .... *SOLD*[/quote] and what a beautiful bass that was! I just saw the pics.

Here, me.. the main motif of the track is a tapped octave turn around. Getting the strength up on the left and right hands independently came over time. There's a mid section with a faster octave tap too. I planned on these lines being effective Vs just being shreddy nonsense! The intro section as you can see just relies on tapped doublestops to make up the melody based on the song.

Hey Stag, yep - pretty much agree with Conan there. A low action and a flat board (no much relief) will help with the technique. A lighter gauge string or at least a lower tension will help with getting the string to do what you want, but there can be disadvantages, especially if you are the kinda player who likes to dig in. You'll find notes will choke off and tonally may not sound as full as you are used to. New strings will have a perceived sustain to them and will help those tapped notes ring out better too. I mean, they will sound clearer and more pecussive than stondgy sweat and skin filled strings! Ahhh what else? bit o' compression can help to even out those tapped notes. One of the most important parts of the technique I feel though, (given the bass is set up in a way that will help you) is to get that finger strength up. You could use the Sheehan 'finger on top of finger' type technique. (I feel sure it's on You Tube) - but definitely work on getting notes to ring out acoustically without an amp before relying on gadgetry. I'm more than happy to give ya a lesson or three if ya fancy? My YouTube vid has a bit of tapping on if ya haven't seen it. (and no readers, it's not that 'indulgent-self-abusing nonsense'!)

Do you work for Ampeg? I'm also not really sure what I am looking at. I can tell it's the inside of a speaker cabinet and obviously an Ampeg one, but your post doesn't really say anything other than an advert for an up and coming Ampeg. (Which appears to be the same in two other of your total 4 posts.) I don't wanna be a moaning minnie or anything, but are you just pasting posts from facebook on the forum??? Hmmm??? ;o) lol

[quote name='Anthony Joseph Waczek III' post='993798' date='Oct 19 2010, 05:26 PM']Cheers for the info Dood, all im after right now are the machine heads, black control plate and classic jazz knobs.[/quote] No problem! The Schaller 'Fender replacements' (though I forget the exact name) should slot straight on too. I didn't think about mentioning the 'lightweight option' at the time. Hipshot do a range of 'elephant eared' keys. I expect the likes of Gotoh and Schaller might do too, but I haven't looked. Frpm a purely aesthetic point of view, I like the look of the Wilkinsons. I'm really fussy, but they have longer key stalks than that of say the schallers that make them stand further away from the headstock. To my eye it looks better! (Some CIJ basses come with a look-a-like key on them as standard)

To raise visibility of the new sticky in the Off Topic forum I am posting a link in here too. Please post any concerns and your much appreciated support on the thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=107252"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=107252[/url]

Hi Chris, Yes, I have done this many-a-time with more gear than common sense! I've also owned an Epifani UL-610 and a good few 'D-Class' amplifiers too so I have an idea what you are after. One thing to mention that I think is sometimes misunderstood, is that you don't *have* to buy a valve preamp to 'warm up' the tone a bit. I think a lot of it is in our crazy GAS filled minds that the valve has mysterious magical properties, when in actual fact it's possible to get the same tonal results from non-valve gear. To what extent you chase tonal nirvana is totally up to you and I am certainly not poo-pooing the other benefits (or indeed disadvantages included) of using valves. I have to say, I really like the sound of the preamp in the Hartke LH heads. It's said to be an Alembic / Fender tonestack clone. It's dead simple and brilliant. Though it's not designed to 'do dirty' and has tones of headroom and no need for a gain control. So there's preamps that *will* do valve dirt and ones that will remain cleaner and warmer. You also have the option of 'tube rolling', where you'll be able to swap valves out of whatever preamp you get to change the tone and gain structure. (It could get fun and expensive in the search for that rare Mullard Box valve, or an original Telefunken!!) ok, here's a brief list of all the valve loaded preamps I have owned (I can recall right now) - All are tonally different and I have to say, I liked pretty much all of them! Trace Elliot V-Type - another based on the Alembic / Fender design. I have to say, this one was awesome. Stupidly sold it. Hats off to Trace, built with the very best components and a great tone. Ampeg SVP-Pro - 90's black face. Upgrade the stock valves straight away! - It has been documented that these models were a bit on the noisey side, but really good quality valves help no end. Ampeg SVP-Pro - Hammerite face. Yup, loved this one! Upgraded the valves to Harma Diamond STR drive tested. Again, great improvement and both SVPs allow you to drive the signal hard and make it grind! Ampeh SVP-BSP - Billy Sheehan's signature preamp - has a seperate distortion channel that can be mixed with the clean channel. The valve supplies the signal to both halves of the preamp, but does NOT provide the distortion aspect. The clean channel is great - though the controls are more subtle than say the SVP-Pro Warwick Quadruplet - bit of a rare preamp now. Actually contains a power amp valve to enable you to simulate driving a full valve amp hard, but the output is still at line level. I thnk this could possibly interest you! Tonally, there's tons of options on this beast. The additional power amp section did make the 'feel' of the amp different. - I say different becasue some will love it, some won't. - but it's all about valve compression! I've also played through the BBE T-Max (includes the Alembic / Fender topology) which is a great preamp. OBBM posted a message in the past to say that he'd had his preamp modified because 'hot output' basses drive the input section a little too hard. Looking at your rig, I can understand why you might fancy a bit more warmth (which I will read as 'low mids'). The Epi cabs are said to have more upper mids in their inherent tone. The 502 is clean clean clean clean! - Just like a channel strip and I feel that the stingray pickup is giving you lots of upper mid and treble bite, but they have less 'pronounced' bottom, in comparison to say a P bass pickup with the same output level. You could possible have a go at winding down the UL's tweeter a bit and if you can, boost some of the lower mids in your tone, say between 100hz and 400hz. That will make things sound a bit more 'buttery' and 'warmer'. Do you notice a big difference in perceived 'warmth' between the P Bass and Stingray? Finally, if you decide not to go for a rack, there's a few - well , quite a few valve preamp pedals out there - and a few 'simulator' type pedals too that could be worth checking out. EBS Valvedrive, EBS MicroBass, Hartke Attack, Sansamp BDDI, Sansamp ParaDriver (I like!), DHA valve pedals just a few off the top of my head! I hope this helps - I've rambled for a bit, so feel free to dissect my post!

I fitted a thumb rest to a P bass once, where a bridge pickup *would* have been, so I had something to anchor on to with my thumb. If you don't mind two screw holes in the body - then it's a really cheap option, because they are only a couple of quid from most outlets. I've seen some different shaped ones too. You could even make your own one out of a piece of wood and colour it to match the bass?

[quote name='Anthony Joseph Waczek III' post='993432' date='Oct 19 2010, 12:49 PM']Finally adding some mods to the squier jazz, im going for all black hardware but I just need a little advice on machine head selection. Can anyone throw some good suggestions my way? Cheers![/quote] Hi Anthony. I fitted a set of Wilkinson keys to my CIJ P bass. They are a 'standard fit' so I'd guess they drop straight on a Squier, though I expect the screw holes may be in a different position if the plate is a different shape. Here's a google pic and a link to my own custom jobbie [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=87360&hl=deacon"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...0&hl=deacon[/url] They are defintely available in black - I bought my gold ones from the 'bay.

Musicians are just running out of chords.... (includes Under The Bridge, funnily!)

[quote name='jonthebass' post='991285' date='Oct 17 2010, 04:48 PM']Loads of info here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248[/url] Cheers, Jon[/quote] Yes! I think we need a flashing light on that sticky - I'm really surprised to see it not mentioned earlier. Hmmm, I wonder if there's anything BassChat could do to improve visibility of useful sticky posts?

and a *whispers* winmob app. I'm added and if anyone wants to add me I'm (unimaginatively) /DoodOnBass or @doodonbass or www.twitter.com/DoodOnBass .

Stag has an SVT 5 pro, bridged in to an SVT 610. Hopefully he will be along soon to tell us how structural engineers have banned him from turning it up about 3 on the dial.

Bloomin' luverllee mate!

[quote name='Rich' post='520699' date='Jun 22 2009, 01:02 PM']Rather than ordinary purple, how about that colour-changing flip flop type purple stuff? Actually no, that's a really awful idea too. You'd have to be several bricks short to even consider putting such stuff on a bass [s]called Sally[/s].[/quote] really... no..errr..answer to that! I'm surprised no one came over at Bass Day to ask how Sally was lolz