King Tut

Thanks guys - I think I'll give this one a miss!

I've come across a black (jetglo?) 4001 in a music shop - allegedly 1977. Buckle rash on the back ,and hints of blue underneath the black in a couple of places. It's priced at £1359. Is this a good price - is it likely to have been refinished with the blue coming through? Also - any obvious stuff to help me verify the year - what should I look out for - I know very little about Riks! BTW - it sounds and plays fantastic. Cheers Col

I use a DB500 (12" 160W). It's loud enough for most pubs and had a really nice tube tone. It seems very sensitive to poorly grounded basses though, and some of my basses buzz through when not touching the strings, although the same basses don't buzz through other amplification. Strange that!

And as for the Vasectomy - it only hurts when he (she??!!) tugs your tubes out to get a better grip! You'll only be out of the game for a week max - but take some pix - there's no other way to reproduce the lovely shade of purple in ur balls!!

I can't help moving about and having a general groove. The rest of the band(s) hate it and a accuse me of 'dad dancing'! Ho Hum!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='249366' date='Jul 28 2008, 09:14 AM'][i]Rumour[/i] has it that Warwick changed from the recessed Dunlop-compatible design to the exposed Schaller type due to instances of natural (ie requiring wax) finished basses shrinking due to moisture loss caused by infrequent (or non-existent) waxing. The shrinkage caused cracks around the metal inserts, as these (obviously) don't shrink! Another interpretation would be that Schaller straplocks are more widespread, and that compatible buttons are a lot cheaper to fit than the recessed ones...[/quote] AFAIK the exposed Warwick straplocks are Dunlop compatible, not Schaller. Certainly those on my (recently sold) $$ were as are those on my thumb. I find Dunlop strap attachments will fit the Warwick lock, but Warwick strap attachments wont fit dunlop locks. The upstart of this is - if you have lots of basses, you can buy a set of dunlop straplocks for the strap attachments, then buy warwick straplocks for all your basses from the Warwick website shop, where they're about a third the price of Dunlops!!

You lucky lucky lucky lucky thing!! You're more lucky than a four leaf clover in a lottery winning contest with a rigteous premonition of the winning numbers......oops - too much Malbec - I'll shut up now heh heh! Seriously mate - well scored! Col

Comments anyone? Bump bumpty bump - bump bump bump

The Great Pig in the Sky perform Pink Floyd's Money [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a08L7a1Ph8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a08L7a1Ph8[/url]

And there was I feeling pleased with myself for picking up an RBX 800 for £120 til I saw that! If you need any help fettling give me a shout mate - although I'm sure you'll manage - just promise you wony spray it with textured paint heh heh!!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='236451' date='Jul 10 2008, 12:55 PM']Is it accessed from the body end or the headstock end of the neck? If it's the neck, can you use a 1/4" drive with an extension bar and get a socket that'll fit? (likely to be metric on a Japanese/Korean Instrument) I can't see how you'd access a normal hex nut/bolt from the body end without a super-duper special tool... If it will take a socket as described above, don't use a long-handled ratchet, or you risk exerting too much torque on the truss rod. A "T" handled drive would be ideal.[/quote] It's accessed from the body end and I reckon I need a super duper special tool! Anyone got one??!! I could probably get a box spanner on it if i took off the neck but don't really want to do that. Fortunately, the action is fine at the moment so there's no rush!

I just picked up a rather splendid if battle scarred Yamaha RBX 800 from Cash Converters.It didn't come with the truss rod tool. Anyone know what size it is and where I can get one? The end of the truss rod isn't and Allen key jobby a la fender - more of a hex nut. Cheers!

Thnk about what's best for the music - the best bass players are the ones you don't notice. Subtlety is king - remember - playing bass is usually a supporting role! Welcome to our world - de dum de doo doo dum!

Hi. You can use either a speakon or a normal jack cable with these - it's a clever 'dual' type of socket. My SA450 came with rack ears included - although I'm not sure if it was supposed to. I keep mine in a maplins type aluminium box. Fits very snug!