lemmywinks

Play the original bassline!

Ideally you want to recreate the sound/experience of the original artist so i'd say if you start to show off your chops you won't get the gig

The seller actually accepted courier as well but only said so at the bottom of his description. Might have got a bit more for it if he'd have stated that in the listing

Soundslive have an ex-display one at £219:

[url="http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Ashdown_Little_Giant_1000,_Ex-Display/ASH-EX-LTG1000"]http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Ashdown_Li.../ASH-EX-LTG1000[/url]


They were great when i had to return my EUB too so should be cool if it's faulty

I've finally got all the parts to overhaul my fretless, the final stage is swapping the pickups and fitting the piezo bridge. This is being done by my tech (really my old mate's dad but he's ace with stuff like that)

I need a buffer preamp making, something small and simple with a volume control and preferably a tone, to be powered off a single 9v battery as i'm changing the mag pickups back to passive

The ones i've been looking at are these:

[url="http://www.scotthelmke.com/Mint-box-buffer.html"]http://www.scotthelmke.com/Mint-box-buffer.html[/url]

[url="http://www.till.com/articles/GuitarPreamp/index.html"]http://www.till.com/articles/GuitarPreamp/index.html[/url]

[url="http://www.cafewalter.com/cafewalter/fetpre/index.htm"]http://www.cafewalter.com/cafewalter/fetpre/index.htm[/url]


Do these look alright? I'm leaning towards the last one


Also i'd like some advice on control layouts, i want a vol/vol/tone for the mag pickup and a vol/tone for the piezo, maybe with a series parallel switch on the mag pickups too

Can you get a stacked vol/tone pot so i can keep the piezo controls down to one pot?


Cheers folks!
Steve

Glue some Auralex foam on it and sell it for £60!

I'd consider a different amp. To get any amount of power out of the Superfly you'll need 2 cabs*, 4 or 8 ohm.

I run mine with one 4ohm cab and it's quiet compared to a similarly rated amp, really only loud enough for home practice or maybe with a quiet drummer

They're also known to have quite a few issues, the cheap ones that a lot of people bought for £199 at the end of the production run were plagued with overheating issues, faulty PCB, cutting out and mine also had a faulty speakon connection.
Mine has been fine since i took it out of the casing (it looks like a Little Giant with a different graphic eq) but i still wouldn't trust it at a gig. Does sound quite nice though.


The Schroeder would be much better partnered with a LMII or similar.


* EDIT: Just remembered Ashdown did a cab with 2 speakon connectors to utilise the full 500w

The pickguard is white, 10 hole and came off my Aria. I replaced it with a generic one so should fit most Jazzes - £7 posted


I also have a set of Jazz pickups (black covers), unknown origin. Bought these off Kev a while ago and didn't use them. Someone thought they might be MIM because of the wire colours.
£8 posted

Also have a bent tin bridge, 5 holes at the back, on on each front corner - £3.50 posted


I'll soon have a set of Hohner JJ pro pickups for sale too, complete with eq and pots/switch/LED/battery clip all prewired - RESERVED

Also a couple of cheap bridges and some cheap tuners (F-style)

GigGear's internet service is spot on too. They took my Superfly back multiple times when i got it and were always very helpful and apologetic

Buy a bass?

[quote name='YouMa' post='719489' date='Jan 20 2010, 07:51 PM']I cant stand that poker face song.[/quote]


The South Park version is ace though!

Ah bonus, cheers Wayne!

I got this when i bought my Xbox360, the original owner made the mistake of tilting the console on it's side whilst the disc was spinning and it scratched.
He said it wasn't working and besides he had bought a replacement for it which i now have.

I tried this in the Xbox today and it works, i'm not sure if it'll start crashing later in the game or if it's fine as i don't really play my Xbox.
Blockbuster video will put it through their cleaning machine for about £6 - £7 and it should be fine if it is broken

Has all the maps, manual and case.

Best of all it's free!

I guess if you look at the work that goes into the higher end Warwicks the cost makes a bit more sense, after all a Fender is basically a bolted together slab bodied instrument with a forearm and belly schamfer, selling for nearly a grand. Warwicks have all the nice curves and rounded edges.
Mind you Warwicks are mostly machined now aren't they?

I think the Infinity deserves to be pretty pricey, it can't be easy to build what with the cavities and f-holes

I remember a thread a while ago where a BCer took the scratchplate off his MIA Jazz to reveal a clumsy pickup rout which went all the way through to the control cavity. I think that's more shocking on a £900+ instrument than anything Warwick have ever done. Whatever they cost they're extremely well made basses and i doubt any corner-cutting like that happens

They've been going for £200+ on here and eBay, even the double pickup ones are around £250

In fact i think one sold on here for £180 recently?

Worth it just for the neck!

[quote name='thegreenman555' post='718111' date='Jan 19 2010, 05:31 PM']hmm probably means they're looking to move up the price of the German made 'vettes! buy now!![/quote]


You can still get the German Corvette for under £600, i'd get one while you can!

[quote name='MythSte' post='718115' date='Jan 19 2010, 05:32 PM']Didnt you have a corvette once...?[/quote]


Yeah i want that back btw!

Text me and let me know when you're next in Blackpool, i'll come and meet you unless you fancy bringing it down to Cleveleys?

Aye welcome!

What's that bass in your avatar?

It seems Warmoth might do one...
[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72457"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72457[/url]


It's worth having a look in your local music shop, the one near me usually has a few in

[quote name='Linus27' post='717515' date='Jan 19 2010, 09:43 AM']I guess it makes sense to do that although not sure thats the best move for them. Surely putting the price up say £100 and then bringing in another cheaper korean model to help cover costs may have been a better move.[/quote]


That's what the Rockbasses are for! It puzzled me too, then made me glad i bought my Corvette years ago for under £600

Anyone know the prices of the new Rockbass line?

The Rockbass Corvette Premium is coming in at £525 so hopefully the Basic model will be around £400. The new 2010 model looks really good, from the front it looks just like a German 'Vette

And me please!

Pm'd

Ideally you'll want to test them out in a gig situation, or at least go and see a bass player using one live. Even if you can try a Berg in a shop it's still worth giving it the once over at a gig, after all we're talking comparatively pricey gear

I loaned mine out to a BCer a while ago (he left his Aggie cab with me) so he could get an idea of how it would sound with him playing his gear in his band

All my leads are good quality stuff, my instrument leads are a mix of obbm and my home made ones, all Van Damme cable and Neutrik connectors

I think the guy thinks that it's entirely my fault, before i moved in 2 years ago he could listen to his radio without fault so i'm obviously it must be down to me, despite all my gear being high quality and up until recently being used to play weddings etc.

There's a very nice EA head in the for sale section, good price too

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73826"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73826[/url]

If that doesn't float your boat then a LMII all the way

[quote name='jim_bass' post='715787' date='Jan 17 2010, 04:56 PM']I also need to get to some replacement knobs for the control as it doesn't come with any - where is a good place to get some - I don't care what make they are as long as they are reasonable quality and very cheap. I don't really have any money to spend on the project at the mo' so cheap is good.[/quote]


I get cheap ones from eBay, usually cheapest to buy a set from Hong Kong. Also keep a look out on the for sale section here, there's usually a few bits and pieces on there especially as people tend to swap chrome ones out for black/gold etc.

[quote name='chris_b' post='716051' date='Jan 17 2010, 09:54 PM']Schroeder cabs are loud and have their mid hump, which lets your bass cut through the mix, [b]but because of this design they are bass shy.[/b][/quote]

You hear this quite a lot about Schroeder cabs but it's not true. Usually people assume because they pump out a lot of low-mids that they are lacking in the bass, not so. There's loads of clean bass on tap, plus a ton of mids if you want them

Everyone who has heard/played through my rig comments on the amount of low-end coming out of such a small box