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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='350287' date='Dec 9 2008, 11:17 PM']sit down, have a cup of tea with your bass playing mates & talk like adults.......[/quote] That's fighting talk where I come from baldy! :wacko:

It might be just good old body capacitance? "Transient electromagnetic noise generated by ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) is considered to cause serious electromagnetic interference to high-tech devices. One of the main causes of this ESD is known to be charging of the human body. Hence, the static capacitance of the human body, which is deeply related to the human body potential, has been measured. However, the body capacitance is strongly dependent on the relationship between the ground plane and the body posture. It is therefore not clear what factors govern the body capacitance. In this paper, the static capacitance of a body standing on a ground plane is calculated by means of the surface charge method. The human body consists of polyhedra in the calculation. In this paper, three types of polyhedra, with 765, 917, and 1529 surfaces, are used. It is found that the capacitance increases as the backs of the soles of the shoes approach the ground plane, that the body capacitance at the same height (10 mm) as the soles of the shoes is 120 to 130 pF, and that it is about 60 pF if the location of the soles is sufficiently high. The computational findings are confirmed by measurement of the body capacitance." I knew all that off by heart but couldn't be bothered to put it n my own words so I did a lazy arse cut & paste

Nice going! I'm encouraged to see that you're forsaking the facilities of a professional luthiers bench worktop for your sitting room sofa!

[quote name='bassbloke' post='350257' date='Dec 9 2008, 10:30 PM']Give Steve Rowse a ring [url="http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/"]http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/[/url]. He's in Godalming,s o not too far from you and is a whizz with amps and offers a no fix no fee service. He's also the kind of repairer that will attempt component level repairs before spending your good money on replacement boards. He sorted my Tech head when it decided to go bang and has sorted numerous cabs and inspected heads for me over the years. Colin (Hamster) and plenty of other forum members will vouch for his work. If you're stuck for an amp, I'm not that far from you and you're welcome to pop over and borrow one of my Tech heads for a while. I reckon you might like the sound going by your item wanted thread.[/quote] I was going to suggest Steve, but I suspect he might be his amp tech already P.S. - Thread hijack - as we 3 live within a vintage bass throw from each other, I'm off to the Farnham maltings on 11 Dec to see Aynsley Lister's new bass player - Midus Guerreiro. Anyone fancy a pint and some raw R&B?

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='349495' date='Dec 9 2008, 11:04 AM']I've added the link to my Feedback to my signature. What's more is I fell damned proud of myself for managing to do it. Hooray for me![/quote] That's funny, when I click on your feedback link, I just get pictures of naked rugby players? - What have you been up to in your spare time! [url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W0poprgG0kY/SCmg2KiIqTI/AAAAAAAAADs/HYgvK-wpy20/s320/rugby_players_naked.jpg"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4154&hl=horse[/url]

Fleetwood - that's near the nuclear waste outlet from Windscale B and nuclear waste can cause mutations can't it?

I think Alex from The Gallery uses one of these quite a lot. Drop him a PM - thegallery

DR's all the way Hi Beams for zingyness Sunbeams for a warmer tone Fatbeams for in the middle

For low level practise at home, leave it as it is. You don't need power there. For gigging, even with a replacement bass biased speaker, it won't cut it. Buy a dedicated bass combo, or better still make your speaker cabinet using some of Bill Fitzmaurice's plans. edit: Forgot to mention the amp. Probably ok for home practice, but buy a bass amp for gigging. When you are ready to buy or build your first bass rig / combo, use the search function and/or Wiki, or ask away and we'll all do our best to point you in the right direction.

Not my cup of PG

[quote name='Bassman101' post='346893' date='Dec 5 2008, 11:19 PM']Well the guy said he is gonna mark it as gift, so i hope its all good the with import crap.[/quote] That won't make a difference - it will be £150 by the time it gets to your doorstep.

Baixo bought a bass cab from me. Very straightforward transaction and the neighbours enjoyed the 600w cab tryout when he collected it!

Bought a nice Musicman case from Rowbee - excellent guy to deal with - thanks!

Maybe this? - might get a bargain as 0 feedback, cash on collection and have a good look at it before handing over the moolah. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260326832668&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ME:B:SS:GB:1123[/url]

Get some lessons Learn to read notation again Join a band

[quote name='bassbloke' post='345863' date='Dec 4 2008, 08:04 PM']If you can stretch to £400, I reckon this'd be fanstastic [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31960"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31960[/url][/quote] [size=5]+1! [/size] Those are fantastic basses, and that's a great price

Maybe this? - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Steinberger-Spirit-XZ-25-5-string-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ130272383203QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item130272383203&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Steinberger-Spirit-X...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] I might put in a bid meself

Do you need a 5 string? - You could have a lot more options if you bought a 4 string and strung it B E A D

Sweeeeet! - MHR!

Ummmmmmmm - so tempting to buy 10 of these and store them up until the recessions over!

I've used them a few times and never had a problem - usually a really fast service.