adamg67

Yeah, I like them on my Jake 5A+ as well, I like them DI or through a fairly transparent amp, not so keen on them through a tube amp. Try before you buy is the best way anyway.

Ah, cool, I didn't realise you'd already tried EQing both sides. The physical approach with the pickup would give a much more definite split.

Yep, that's the idea. Crossover is probably a bad idea if you're doing it with pedals (I use one to do it in software just because it's there), but you can use an ABY pedal, eg: https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/signal-splitter-router/fender-2-switch-aby-pedal-passive-switch - that's passive but it says it does one guitar into two amps. On top of that you'd need to be able to EQ each seperate signal, so you can pull out the bass signal on one side and the treble signal on the other.

I think it's better not to have any preference for neck profile. Tell yourself you don't care and can play any profile and it will be true.

I've had the effect you're after with my SRC6, which is basically a Bass VI (but with much better pickups IMO), but I did it the Royal Blood way, by splitting the signal based on frequency. You can do it with a crossover, or just a splitter followed by two EQs - that's slightly more flexible as you can overlap them. You can fairly convincingly get a bass sound for the bass end and guitar sound for the top end.

A woman walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre, so the barman gives her one.

Not all of it has lyrics, and most of them are in spanish, but there's a lot of nice bass in there.

It's just a time thing, I would love to do it. I've had 3 crap years, just normal life stuff that couldn't be avoided, and it's only recently that I've had enough time to play bass as much as I like, and to try and bump my guitar playing up a bit as well. I'm not giving that up for anything. I've made an effort this year to get so I'm proper confident with electrics and have really enjoyed that, so that's something, but for me now it's all about playing.

Impressive. I have to say though, that has convinced me *not* to try and make one myself

I forgot to ask, did you make that?

There are indeed, but I’m thinking they’d be wasted hacking up a guitar that cost £250 on eBay Especially as it just needs to be gloss black when it’s finished. I have a sort of a backup plan coming together in my head to route the existing body into a core, chop up a fireman body off eBay and glue it around the side - probably sounds awful but I can imagine it done quite well. I’d still look for someone else to do it and refinish it though, because I need to be playing my basses and guitars not making a terrible job of making or modding them.

Oh, and also the pups and bridge won't be in the same place, as it's 28" scale, and the bridge is noticeable further back on the body.

I'll have another look, I was just assuming that I wouldn't be able to get anything to fit the wider neck pocket or the EMG pickups, battery box, and only one switch one knob. The RGIB6 has the standard 6 on one side Ibanez headstock, which is what things like the the Iceman II and some of the current Icemen have, and it's the one I prefer anyway with the Iceman body. I've never seen a fireman with one, but I'm 98% sure it's the headstock I would like. That bass looks great!

So, I know this is really simple stuff for a lot of people here, but there are probably also people like me who've finally decided to learn some theory and find it all a bit weird I've come across things about diatonic harmony before, usually in amongst other learning (for example Scott's Bass Lessons), and just kept thinking, how does this work for all the things I like? They pretty much universally have a minor feel, or they're blues based. I thought I would have another look so went googling and (after quite a few more vids telling how to do major stuff) found this vid. I know it's using guitar for an example but it seems like the theory will work on anything.

I'm looking for someone who can quote me for making, finishing and fitting a new body for my Ibanez baritone. I love it, but I also want an Ibanez Iceman (well, given the choice a Fireman, the reverse one) just because I like the shape and I'm a bit of an Ibanez fanboy. So my cunning plan is to avoid having an extra guitar sitting around by converting my RGIB6 into a Baritone Reverse Iceman to get both guitars in one. I know I'll lose money on it but I'm planning on keeping it and using it so that's okay. The body would need to be done from scratch to fit (size wise, I think I'd size it to the existing strap buttons), and routed to take everything on the existing guitar. The neck pocket isn't even the same as an Ibanez RG or Icema because it's a baritone. There is an existing body as a template though. I did wonder if the existing body could be modded and refinished, keeping all the cavities and the neck pocket. I know it's technically a guitar request but at least it's a a baritone and I'm assuming lots of luthiers do both. I also know it might just be too much to be worth it, there technically isn't a limit on the budget but there's probably limit to what I'd spend just to have a fun body. If there's anyone anywhere near West Yorkshire that would be a bonus.

Just remembered, these two youtube videos helped me find a left position that works without stressing my wrist. I don't take any of it verbaitim, but the biggest thing for me was pointing my thumb up the neck instead of having it across - this helped me take nearly all the bend out of my wrist. What I do now is a cross between the two really, or maybe closer to Scott's, I do keep may hand pretty flat for most things but I point my thumb at the headstock. On top of the stretches, doing some work on that and just monitoring the angle in my left wrist and keeping it as close to straight as possible has really helped my wrist, I've gone from hardly being able to play to practising for an hour or two (with breaks) at a time. I always play standing up as that seems to put the neck in a much better position to keep my wrist straight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsDbh0buYHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRkSsapYYsA

Amp wise, for me it's a no brainer - another Markbass Multiamp, with the midi pedal. I've got all the presets backup up, so I'd just stick em on an SD card, load em up and all my sounds and presets would be exactly as they were within minutes of getting the head. I'd probably stick with Markbass Traveler cabs as well, partly for the weight and sound, but also cos they match the head Sad but true. For basess, I would probably try something else just to try something else. I've got a Maruszczyk Jake and an Elwood, so maybe Sandberg or similar, or maybe I'd try a "proper" P and a J.

I’ve got flats on my Jazz, and rounds on my P (well, Maruszczyk Elwood & Jake, but they do J and P sounds nicely), I love them that way round. I might try flats on the Jake one day but the Elwood will stay with flats now, I like the sort of pure tone you get like that. Nice!

Now that's the best advice I've read on here in a long while

Thanks for that. It does make me wonder if I'll still need the phones for mixing anyway in the new room. For things I care about I pay someone who knows what they're doing to mix anyway, so it's really just for demos and ideas, where headphones should be good enough. I'm moving rooms so I don't feel so cramped when I'm working, so filling the space with bass traps would make that a bit pointless Really appreciating the good advice on here.

You’re fine, I had spotted that already. luckily it’s an 80s house so the room’s not 3m high The big difference is that the new room will have space for some treatment, where the current one really does not. I’ll check out how bad it is and keep the headphones handy.

Thank you... I think It’s fine anyway, the only thing on my shopping list is a YOB 67 P bass. I can see a few basses getting unrepairably broken during 2019.

No, 6, definitely 6.

Or 8.

Well, I might be up for a variation, which would be that I would have to end 2019 with the same number of everything - guitars, basses, amps, software even - as I start. Possibly even the same number and to the same value, or maybe with a relatively small (but fixed in advance) budget for trading a couple of things up a bit. I think my number of stringed things that I will try and stick to is 6. Maybe. Or 7... ish.