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Some people put a blob of superglue in the nut. Bit of a bodge but the easy and cheapskate way!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='774537' date='Mar 14 2010, 06:45 PM']Good suggestions. I've looked at amp stands but the cabs are pretty deep. I'll take another look. Thanks for that. [/quote] The one i use is a Giraffe stand, it's comfortable with my parctice cab on which is 15"x20"x18" (lxhxd) . Your MB cabs are a little squarer but a similar volume. Also used it with my Schroeder 1212 which was really stable

Could you raise one of your cabs on a stand? Here's a cheap one that goes quite high: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amp-Stand-Foldable-Adjustable-Lightweight_W0QQitemZ190281680197QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConsumerElectronics_EquipmentStands_SM?hash=item2c4dac0545"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amp-Stand-Foldable-A...=item2c4dac0545[/url] I have a similar one which is more adjustable, i need it to be horizontal to put a head on top: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Guitar-combo-amp-equipment-stand_W0QQitemZ380209830674QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL?hash=item5886459b12"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Guitar-combo-amp-equ...=item5886459b12[/url]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='773008' date='Mar 12 2010, 05:53 PM']I thought there was supposed to be a policy by ebay where sellers who repeatedly fail to "perform" will get strikes each time they fail to sell the item, and if they get too many strikes their account gets closed. Since feedback is important, this is, I thought, sufficient motivation to keep rogue sellers in line-ish.[/quote] I'm guessing that rule only applies to small sellers that eBay doesn't make much money off. I recently bought a phone battery charger from a company that had over 500 neg feedback in the last month! These guys: [url="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=e_cell&&sspagename=VIP:feedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller"]http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...eedbackAsSeller[/url] I don't think eBay have done much about them tbh, reckon they've had a few strikes! Needless to say the charger didn't turn up after 2 alleged attempts, got a refund

Similar thing happened to me a while ago, i bought a brand new Sony laptop (£700+) from a highy regarded seller for £55, only to be told it was a listing error and refunded. EBay wouldn't do anything about it, all i could do was give them stinking feedback. It looked as though they'd done it a couple of times before too.

[quote name='bartelby' post='772898' date='Mar 12 2010, 04:00 PM']But implying he made the instrument seems a tad off to me...[/quote] Aye, i remember him saying in the original ad that the bodies were difficult to make, one mistake and it goes in the bin or something like that. If i didn't know it was a Wesley i'd assume that he made them himself. The text on the original BC ad has disappeared too....

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='772807' date='Mar 12 2010, 02:36 PM']Just been offered a Musicman HD500 head with blown output transistors for £50 is it worth it?[/quote] Played through one of these a while ago, monster head. Buy it!

£180 - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Jazz-Bass-Seymour-Duncans-Mighty-Mite-Neck_W0QQitemZ110506076575QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item19baace99f"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Jazz-Bass-Sey...=item19baace99f[/url] Duncans, Gotoh bridge, Mighty Mite neck. No bad components used so looks like a good deal

[quote name='Wil' post='772700' date='Mar 12 2010, 12:57 PM']Really? Well, if my crazy idea isn't so crazy, I might try that. I can't do the veneers thing as I lack tools, but I could certainly shape some filler.[/quote] I thought of doing a similar thing to my project, i don't have anything more than hand tools and no workspace/garage at the moment. My idea was to cover the neck heel in thin film and screw it to the body, then get the right angle by using lengths of light elastic as mock-up strings. Once enough filler has been inserted into the gaps and has dried simply unscrew the neck and remove the film, hopefully the neck pocket would be snug. Does that sound like a stupid idea?

Roqsolid were recently reccommended for Schroeder cabs, pretty cheap too. However the site doesn't actually contain any pictures and it'll work out nearer £38 with tax

How about giving Prosebass a ring? Warmoth necks are quite heavy, they do variations on Fender style bodies though. If you really need a Precision they do a Dinky version. They also do a chambered Jazz body. Something lke that in Ash would probably be quite light. I'd be tempted to put a Squier/Mighty Mite neck on one of those though, the Warmoth i owned had quite a heavy neck due to the steel reinforcement rods. Was a great neck though. It was also a Pau Ferro neck and board so that will have contributed to the weight

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='771303' date='Mar 11 2010, 09:55 AM']The only prob with the Artec is it will leave the LED & switch holes vacant. I've seen people use small rubber plugs or black dome-headed screws to fill those. G.[/quote] I'm filling the LED hole on mine with a series/parallel switch, the active/passive is going to have stacked controls for the piezo in there I guess you could fit a series/parallel where the active/passive switch is and keep the LED to indicate this? I'd change it to blue though, i think it looks rubbish in red!

If anyone is interested i may soon have a Hohner eq going spare, it's from the Hohner JJ i bought from Geoff. Has the same cheesy LED and active/passive switch, dunno if it's the same one though

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='770269' date='Mar 10 2010, 12:29 PM']I don't know what that pedal does but I want it![/quote] Massive +1! I'd be gutted if it was a limiter or something though!

[quote name='Mateybass' post='768734' date='Mar 9 2010, 12:47 AM']Er... yeah, that would be me [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52673786@N00/sets/72157622373540977/"]It's all here[/url][/quote] Ah great, cheers! I had that bookmarked but formatted my laptop and couldn't remember who did it!

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I gig a Schroeder 1212r and a LMII, you'll have absolutely no problems with volume! As said, there is an angled speaker so you can stick it on the floor (on it's side) and still hear it. I used a stand a couple of times and found it sapped bass, i use an Auralex Gramma pad now so i get the bass back but no wolf notes/excess floor rumble Also bear in mind you can pick up a LMII for around £400 on here 2nd hand, that coupled with the Schroeder also for sale would give you a killer compact rig for under £700. The Hartke stuff is great, i used Hartke for years and owned 3 diferent rigs (still have a little combo). The LMII has more clout than my old Hartke heads though, FTR i used a HA3000 and a HA5500. There was a couple of the LH500 heads or around £200 on here recently too?

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obbm is a member here who makes and distributes excellent quality leads for great prices. No marketing BS or fancy descriptions, just top quality leads. Here's his site: [url="http://www.bassic.co.uk/"]http://www.bassic.co.uk/[/url] I replaced my failing Planet Waves leads with a couple of obbm leads and they are much better, cost about the same too.

Not all Staggs have those problems though. The finish on mine is perfect, not a single blemish. The pre is silent on mine too. The first one i got had to go back though, the neck was on at a wonky angle causing the E string to be too close to the edge of the fingerboard. It appears the Staggs have more quality control issues as well as a few idiosynchratic little faults which can be easily sorted. Didn't someone on here do a guide to modding a Stagg a while ago, including fixing the rattling endpin?

Could be the baffle board or a panel coming loose, try getting someone to play through it (on the offending notes) and push different sided of the cab. This happened to me on my old Hartke cab, the rear panel was vibrating against a vertical panel of wood. Screwed it down and it was fine.

[quote name='Bankai' post='766289' date='Mar 6 2010, 06:05 PM']I'd like to ammend that statement and announce I found the problem. Battery is flat, I had no idea it was an active bass! [/quote] Early active Shine basses were often shipped with standard jacks, meaning they sap battery power even when they're unplugged. The first Shine 6er i got had this problem, £15 for a local tech. Check yours for this, i paid for mine to be replaced with a switching jack. The price you pay for completey automated bass building! I think everything but the finishing was automated, even the fretwork!

Take em both to a decent shop or luthier and have them fixed/set up. If money is tight then just do one, no point in having 2 basses you're not happy with! If the pre is gone in the shine it might be worth picking up a used one on here and dropping that in rather than spending money on fixing a sub-par one. Here's a top class Bartolini unit for £50 (bargain!): [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79370"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79370[/url]