fleabag

Yeah, what a bar steward

Use the neck pickup

It does seem that other couriers are doing ok. I ordered an amp from Thomann on the 19th and it was here yesterday

Re. the original pickup. Both pups in my SB900 were quite dodgy. When throwing the switches ( i have 2 pickups ) the drop in volume was so bad, it was unplayable. The volume drop was only on the D and G strings, weirdly. So i tried Rautia and sent an email, but the cost of £ to euro was exortionate .. paypal and bank wanted about £30, so i asked if he would go through Transferwise, but he wouldnt, which was strange because they're a reputable company. Used them before. He also quoted me a long delay, (2 months ) so i tried Aaron Armstrong here in the UK, and he built 2 pickups for me to original spec, and had them delivered to me in a week.

What ATsampson said Just looked at the soldering in detail and its very messy in places

Dear cliff, those guys are good. Its jaw dropping work. Their reputation is well deserved

Nothing wrong with that. What is greed after all ? Capitalism. We're all in the same system

Woah. This is akin to slapping the baby Jesus round the chops Good luck though, and it appears to be in excellent hands

Yup, some fun swearing in the fecking mic You have a lot of patience, no doubt because you do astro-photography, but thanks mate, and all others who tried to help. I kinda figured this woulkd end up being a techy job, but was always worth a shot. If i was more tech orientated, might have got further. Back in the cupboard ! Fecking Ashdown eh ?

Why has this now become a copy of the other Covid thread ?

I thought the holes on a P were 17mm, but may be wrong

As long as they fit properly, i guess the only caveat is that 2 of them will possibly need winding in the opposite direction when tuning up. Not a big deal

Ok - fired up the scope again, though i couldnt get the combo and mic seperated enough to stop that funny squaring off on the peaks, even with the mic level on about number 2 or 3 and the combo 2 metres from the mic Took 4 screenshots at various points - just looks like gobbledygook to me

Dammit - i'll try again and look for that permission

Just tried again, and now the graph will not work. I know the mic is working because i shouted some obscenities into it and the meter is working fine, jumping up and down to some choice words, but the graph on the scope is not even registering. Screen shot of me swearing into the mic, which has peaked And screenshot of whats happening on the scope...

They do indeed look smoother . On mine, that scope made my peaks look square on open E and they looked identical with other strings

I dont own an active bass David, so all tests are done with my passive bass.

Oh dear cliff. Washed up on a beach ?

Nothing understated about this bad boy thumping bass from Amy Wino House

Lovely understated fretless

GB74 is an ideal bass - good call

" I''VE STRAPPED A COVID NEST TO MY FACE "

Come to daddy.

Or this.. https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/170608311206008--cort-action-pj-bass-open-pore-walnut?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5cmCspv36AIVh63tCh1fZAmiEAQYBSABEgKTt_D_BwE

Dont forget Cort basses. They're pretty well made and ideal for a first bass, and not a pile of firewood. There's a few Cort models around, and yes , buy 2nd hand and you will get a bargain. Here's a new one... https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Cort-Action-Deluxe-AS-Bass-Natural/348K?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=145460d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=295868276830&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5cmCspv36AIVh63tCh1fZAmiEAQYBCABEgI8JfD_BwE