kodiakblair

Just got nailed £15 Import Tax,Vat and handling charge on a £32 preamp Customs is currently debating if they want both my kidneys for a bass coming from Japan. If you want it, buy it. Kidneys are over rated.

Thanks folks. Appreciate the advice.

As some may know I'd never been closer to a DB than a shop window before Saturday morning. I'm no great shakes at fretless either so fully expected to sound rough. This is beyond rough ! Is there any way to practise quietly ? I've ordered a string mute but doubt even that will be enough to protect the neighbours. For years I've always played electric bass at home through headphones or unplugged and there's no TV so I suspect I've become accustomed to quiet. I've a huge amount of work to do before I even grasp the basics and this hang up about the noise needs to be overcome first. Any tips or pointers ? Cheers KB

Thanks very much for the replies folks. Judging for the distances mentioned I've started this the right way Hope it's not a regular thing,I was knackered at work today.

Couple of sets of half rounds arrived from Cammy yesterday. Dead easy to deal with. Cheers Cammy

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"That is a huge collection of basses. You have more basses than most shops!"[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Eh that's only some of them [/font][/color]

Thanks anon That is a good summary of the procedure followed apart from using a bungee strap to keep the neck supported.

Thanks Phil. Been told I have a Peavey problem I can see plenty of questions coming,like muting. Just played "Shortening Bread" and it sounded terrible

Like many the thought of having a DB always appealed to me but worries about space put me off. Many chances were missed then this week ChrisF put his DB up for sale at an incredible price.Using a courier wasn't an option so I decided to drive,even with fuel for the 750 mile roundtrip it was still a bargain. Trip down must rate as one of the worst I've ever done I'd planned on using the A1(M) all the way but satnav sent me across Scotland to go A74(M).The Berwick pit stop changed to a nervous drive to Biggar,all the way the fuel gauge on RED.Joined the M74 in pissing rain with shocking visibility,down to 10 yards.Just as I thought "this is nuts,no-one should be driving in this " The windscreen wipers packed in Doing 70 in the middle lane,trucks to the left and in front,madmen doing 80+ on right.Knicker wetting stuff 5 hours later I'm home and call Chris saying I'll make another attempt that night. The Cramps are playing "Naked Girl Fallin Down the Stairs" on the radio as I leave. That's a great omen 8 hour later,satnav still wants me to travel down the west, I arrive at's Chris's house in Bedfordshire Never held a DB before,damn they're BIG Gonna be a steep learning curve but Scotland's psychobilly folks will get a laugh. Fueled by coffee and bacon sandwich kindly provided by Chris's wife it was time to fit it in the Micra 3 or 4 attempts and use of bungee straps it was in.Had to duck down to see in wing mirror but it was good to go.Judge for yourselves if you'd happily transport a DB like this. [attachment=227622:Double Bass (2).jpg][attachment=227623:Double Bass (3).jpg][attachment=227624:Double Bass (5).jpg] Finally after 18 hours driving and with mishaps 1000 miles covered we both arrived back in Falkirk. [attachment=227625:Double Bass at home.jpg] Holly is a welcome addition to the clan.

Have to extend my gratitude to Chris for being a Top Man. Combination of weather and broke window wipers meant last night's plan went to hell. Despite there being a queue for the DB, Chris was kind enough to give me another attempt at the trip. If that had failed the sale might have been postponed for a week so I appreciate the 2nd chance. Dead easy fella to deal with,wish I'd have had longer to chat but the 7 hour drive home nixed that Cheers Chris

Got a set of Gotoh machine heads from Chris this week. The worthy gent asked only for a donation to his charity run for The Samaritans. Gladly pitched in with that. Cheers Chris

Just found the English version manual in a drawer and scanned it. MacDaddy saved me the upload to dropbox Mine has the same info to the one she kindly pointed to.

Just checked the box. Got one page in Chinese and one in Japanese. All they do is number the controls and name them in English. There's an acoustic guitar version but no PDF manual for that either.

Aye the $1000 kinda throws me too. Peavey always tried to keep bases under that. Exchange rate back then would put the Palaedium at around £700.

Long time back Jeff also had a Peavey Sig bass called the Palaedium . Folks said it was a great bass like a high end jazz with no hum. Might be due to the passive Barts it had. Was $1000 back in 90/91. If you see any videos with Jeff playing a bass like this then that's the Peavey. [attachment=227262:IMG_6161.JPG]

I'll just leave this here. Not that I'm biased https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjwHFHDz_Hg

It's not so much a frustrating instrument,just one that's slightly different. Along with the fretting thing I also needed a lighter touch when plucking strings. They were bouncing all over the place to start with.

Years back there was a Glasgow piano and organ seller called Thomson. Early 80's they were selling Thomson branded guitars and basses. Don't remember acoustic basses but I had their P-bass and it was a great bass.Jinxed Fender for me,visited Denmark St armed with cash ,must have played 7 or 8 Fenders but they weren't giving me anything extra bar a name. 30 odd year later still never bought one. I'll ask around up here and see if anybody remembers Thomson acoustics.

2nd what Jack and Len say. Another thing was fretting too hard made the note sharp. Went fretless in the end before giving up on it,sounded great though

OK first thing. Yes it's a daft name. 2nd thing is they are very shiny. With the crazy number of basses here I'm always looking for decent cheap straps. Well I saw these on eBay at £4 each and the importer,Edinburgh based Simpsons Guitars,had been on the ball answering questions about other stuff so I bought 3. Arriving a couple of days later,my god are they shiny But a 3" strap for £4,I'll cope.The strap button holes were tight so it was easier to unscrew the buttons and feed the bottom through.Really don't see them slipping off.Says 6 lengths are possible but that's not taking into account the 3 holes on the tongue. 140cm long. Test bass was the 12lb Peavey T-40. Handled that no problem Since those first 3 more have been bought,at £4 a lot more Strangely since I started buying them they've went up to £4.99 but there's 10% discount when you buy 3+ The picture here doesn't really capture how shiny they are so there's a stock pic too but if you don't mind the patent leather look and are looking for a decent affordable strap you might consider them. [attachment=227027:Shiny Rock You straps.jpg][attachment=227028:Rock You strap 2.jpg]

I've sent you a PM

Congrats Andy. Hate to tell you this but I've no intention of selling my black sparkle G bass

Got Matt's H&K bassforce head. Fella's a breeze to deal with. Despite him being away,I suspect for the bank holiday,he was quick to respond and the head was posted soon as he got back. Well protected and sent "next day delivery" with UK Mail.Price was bloody good too. Completely painless transaction. Cheers Matt.