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Good idea, i'll do that after i've settled my crying little girl as soldering irons and 2 month old babies definitely don't mix!

Not EMGs, they came with a neck and body i bought, this one (except it now has a killer 70s Japanese neck on it!): [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=106739&hl=neck+body"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;hl=neck+body[/url] The seller said they might be KA but i didn't make any assumptions. I'm dying to get this done properly as the bass itself is almost finished and sounds brilliant!

Been trying to wire up my jazz bitsa i've just built but being a total newbie at this stuff i have made an error somewhere. I followed a diagram off t'internet but it's not working correctly. The neck pickup barely does anything and the tone acts as some sort of volume. I bought the pre-wired control plate but i seem to have muched it up! Anybody know what i've done wrong? The neck pickup has red/white wires and the bridge has black/white. I assumed the red and black were the hot ones P1ss poor drawing below:

Agreed. "Funky" and "punchy" aren't the first words that come to mind when i think of LP/SG basses! The word that does is "mud"! The only one i've liked was an Ltd SG/Viper shape with massive EMG humbuckers in. Sounded huge but was a bit too metal-looking for me Here y'are, ESP/Ltd Les Paul and SG shapes: [url="http://www.espguitars.com/basses_ec.html"]http://www.espguitars.com/basses_ec.html[/url] [url="http://www.espguitars.com/basses_viper.html"]http://www.espguitars.com/basses_viper.html[/url] Pretty sure the one i played had massive Musicman style pickups with exposed pole-pieces so may have been an older model

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1009545' date='Nov 2 2010, 12:58 PM']I ended up having to use gaffa tape to connect the pups and to borrow some strap buttons off my guitarist. I had ot plug the holes with splinters from a drum stick. I also had to borrow a strap and even at its most extended the bass was way to high.[/quote] That's ace! Any pics? [quote name='LawrenceH' post='1009696' date='Nov 2 2010, 03:39 PM']Depends on the music of course, but I really doubt most of a wedding audience will even notice a lack of bass![/quote] They do on the intro to A Town Called Malice, trust me!

Interestingly all the worn in old Fenders that i've seen (up close, not pics) have looked nothing like the relics produced by companies. To me it looks a bit silly, but then i also think lots of basses without relic finishes look silly!

Well the start bid is only 6 grand so it's not that expensive compared to some basses. Wonder how much he charges for a scratchplate....

I remember something about Paypal not covering you if you don't send it to the specified address on checkout so be careful.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1008739' date='Nov 1 2010, 05:14 PM']Do you take 2 cars as well?[/quote] Our drummer was a mechanic, so no. If the van breaks down and there's nothing you can do about it then that's a reasonable excuse. It's not a massive effort to take a spare bass to a gig and it costs nothing, so that isn't an excuse for not being able to play i'm afraid. Would you still pay a tradesman who broke their tools and couldn't do the job? The way i see it is that you have to expect the unexpected and prepare for all eventualities. If you don't and something goes wrong (be it your fault or someone else's) then as a paid musician you only have yourself to blame.

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='1008596' date='Nov 1 2010, 02:53 PM'].... the last thing I'd be caring about was a spare bass to finish the set. It's only a gig! The rest of the band'll be able to carry on, after all. Definitely not worth taking a spare unless you're also in that happy position of having roadies [/quote] If somebody is paying me £150+ to play at their wedding then it's not just a gig though. I am being paid to provide a service as an entertainer, if i haven't got the required tools for whatever reason then i'm not doing my job and i'd feel guilty about taking the money - rightly so. Being able to switch basses in a few seconds is much better than standing there like a plonker with a duff bass while the rest of the band carry on playing!

In case of amp failure i DI straight from my bass using an MXR M80 or an Aphex Bass Xciter, usually the MXR. As it's first in my signal chain anything after it can go kaputt and i'll still have bass going to FOH with no interruptions

[quote name='Earbrass' post='1008411' date='Nov 1 2010, 12:31 PM']It's sold for £102 this time.... wonder what he'll do now [/quote] That was the original transaction, i don't think he's relisted it yet. Tbh he's getting a pretty good price for it, almost half the RRP for a very common cab. If i sold it for that i'd be happy. Nobody is gonna pay within £50 or so of the retail price for a 2nd hand cab with no guarantee, especially as it's pick-up only. I guess he paid a fair bit more for it and has an inflated view of what it's worth Maybe the OP should message him with a link to the Thomann site and explain this, maybe he'll realise he's been a bit of a twonk and not do it again?

Have a look at Interparcel's site. They use a number of services and are substantially cheaper than going direct, they use FedEx too IIRC I got some surprisingly cheap quotes to Europe a while ago so they may be cheap for USA too

I've broken strings, had a push/pull volume pot fail (no sound), had a jack socket work loose mid-gig, had a crackly volume pot that sounded like a blown speaker..... Having a spare bass is a life saver Always take a backup if you're getting paid. Just because you've never had a problem before doesn't mean you never will. IMO it's unprofessional to only take one bass to a paid gig Find a cheapy copy on eBay for £50 so you don't have to worry about it and stick it in a £10 gigbag. I got sick of taking 2 expensive basses to gigs as it also means two hard cases and stands.

Reaper and this: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=108887"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=108887[/url]

Aye, if it's passive pickups attached to an active pre then just swap out the wiring. If it's active pickups with an active pre (not as common) then you'll most likely need to swap out the pickups One other problem you might have is extra holes in the scratchplate/body where the active controls were. You'll only need 3 holes for a passive J bass What i did was to use the empty hole for a series/parallel switch, handy and reversible if you want to sell the bass on

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1007734' date='Oct 31 2010, 07:43 PM']I think he absolutely should be Neg'd. That's what the feedback system is there for... it's only useful if it's accurate. IMO, neg him and walk away.[/quote] +1 I received a nasty message last time i left negative feedback but it was an honest representation of my experience with the seller

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1007657' date='Oct 31 2010, 06:31 PM']You've got your money back ? I don't see what the problem is if you have. It's his amp, and if he changes his mind about selling it then there's not a lot you can do surely. I had a similar thing happen to me. I advertised a bass on here, and didn't have a lot of interest, even though it was advertised for a good price. After a couple of weeks I advertised it on Ebay. A day before the Ebay listing was due to end I had someone from here contact me. He came around and bought the bass, but not until someone had placed a bid. It was within 12 hours of the listing ending, and I couldn't therefore end my listing. So it sold on here and Ebay ! I had to contact the winning bidder and explain.[/quote] The problem is that it's an auction, not a free ads sale. When you win it's an agreement between the seller and bidder, i assume a legally binding contract. In your case what you should have done is waited until the auction ended or pulled it before the buyer came round. Even though i prefer selling here rather than on eBay that would be the right thing to do. If there was a bid on the item at the time the guy contacted you it would have been better to let the auction run it's course It's really frustrating when sellers do this on eBay, it's happened to me a couple of times and one time cost me money as i had already bought accessories for the item upon winning. Each time the "seller" got negative feedback with the words "WARNING", "DISHONEST" and "AVIOD" in there To the OP, it's worth bearing in mind that the seller also has your contact details too as eBay pass them on when you requested his. Leave -ve feedback and each time he relists report the item to eBay and get it pulled. Post the item number on this thread and i'm sure a few BCers will report it too. I will!

Personally alarm bells would start ringing when he said that the Gator case was worth £200

Both of my Rockcases are really sturdy. Is yours the hardfoam one or a flightcase-style one?

You are all kidding yourselves. Everybody deep down knows that only SVT foam will do. I have tried literally 2 other types and can safely say that SVT foam is the best on the market by far, all other products are inferior. I absolutely refuse to acknowledge anything else because i know i am automatically right

I have a rule nowadays - I either make my own or buy obbm's

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1002886' date='Oct 27 2010, 07:19 PM']Promenade is a great store and the guys there are very helpful. If they it at the same price on the Promenade site then I'd buy direct.[/quote] +1 Very friendly staff who were extremely helpful, nice to speak to someone who knows their stuff rather than a salesperson!

Could just make your own, if you have a access to colour inkjet printer it's really easy. A sheet of clear waterslide decal paper is about £3 and you can get about 10 or more decals on it I have a .pub or .jpg document with J, P and Tele Bass logos on if you fancy? I just googled the logos and saved the image, then cleaned it up in an image editing program Results are exactly the same as what you'd spend a tenner on from eBay

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