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Hey Lefties. Am I paranoid? I've had guitars and basses professionally set up before and never been satisfied with the results. I always suspected that a righty doesn't do a proper job for a lefty. Even worse, a guitarist doesn't do a proper job on a bass, so taking a lefty bass to a righty guitarist.... you see where I'm going. I do most stuff myself but honestly I don't have the tools, patience or eyesight to do this properly. What do you guys and gals do? Anyone you can recommend (Hampshire or Middlesex area)?? Cheers Jimmy

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1467731119' post='3085714'] A Hard Day's Night [/quote]+1

That is properly cool.

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Here are the rest of them, as requested. My research suggests it's a Chinese model possibly circa 2007? The neck is bolt-on, active preamp on board, it's a real metal machine. I just wish it was a lefty - it's so pretty I might keep it on the wall. BTW, it's strung heavy 110-90-70-50 so I'm keeping it tuned to Eb. [attachment=222315:IMG_1882.JPG][attachment=222316:IMG_1883.JPG][attachment=222317:IMG_1884.JPG][attachment=222318:IMG_1885.JPG]

Hey all. I acquired this today. Google tells me what it's called, but honestly I just liked to look of it! The sound and action are amazingly good. Anyone want to educate me on this instrument? [attachment=222310:IMG_1881 (1).jpg]

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1466777956' post='3078744'] I wanted to go back from a 5 to a 4 so got one with the double stop lever and detune the E to D and B. Once you get them set up they're pretty much set and forget. You just need to remember to tune them as per the video on the website. I use Chromes and have a 110 for an E string it took me about 45 minutes to set both lower tunings but that's it set now [/quote] That's pretty cool. So a solid recommendation then?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1466698129' post='3078003'] The foot switch is supposed to have momentary buttons not latching. You'll find that Digitech's 3 way foot switch will work too. [/quote] Thanks for that info. I guess this fellow had already mucked about with it! Back to Amazon for me then! Cheers dood.

Hi all. Anyone else got a TC Switch 3? After buying a TC BH800 off MarshallBTB here, I found the footswitch on gumtree for a fair price. Went to get it from a nightmare seller whose gaff was stacked ceiling high with new, used, broken and disassembled gear. I should have run away screaming. The switch looked ok, but didn't work properly. We agreed a lower price and I took it anyway. Sure enough it didn't work properly at home. Brand new cable BTW. Switches 1 and 2 are fine. They are the latching type and they function perfectly. Switch number 3 (mute) didn't seem to be a latching type, but momentary, or perhaps broken latching! I bought a new latching switch and replaced #3, but it doesn't work properly. Now I'm wondering if I should have bought a new momentary switch for #3? By the way, the one I removed is defo faulty. So please can someone confirm for me whether the 3 footswitches are supposed to be all the same, latching or non-latching? Thanks Jim PS. Loving the BH800 with my bf four10!

Hi all. I'm considering adding a Hipshot d-tuner to my Tobias Toby Pro 4. Anyone have good/bad/indifferent experiences with this stuff? The exact model I need is the GB7 treble version, in black. I'm a lefty so as usual these are like gold-plated rocking-horse sh!t. Why do you want it they ask? We're playing a little number called Slither (Velvet Revolver) in our set. I currently tune the whole bass down to D, but it's a bit floppy and buzzy. Secondly, due to the tuning I only use this bass for one song which is a shame (it's my only 4-string) - I'd like to use it for Hysteria too. Checking out Duff's technique on Youtube, he practically stays on the bottom string throughout, and I could change to that method too. With this gizmo on board I can get my tension back, get my 4-string back, and maybe change guitars less in the set. So, who want to set me straight on the hipshot? Cheers Jim

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1464805414' post='3062790'] Actually no! - The Tobias electronics are a bit on the quiet side on the Toby versions. ..... [/quote] Taking on board this feedback (because it matched my own thinking) I did a little more research, both on google and in the back of my Toby. Basically the on-board preamp is a really cheap POS. However, trawling the internet I found suggestions that the pickups themselves are not too shabby. So, soldering iron in ham fist, I bypassed the EQ circuit and made my Toby passive. No more batteries! I kept everything in place in case I need to reverse the procedure which actually only needed three touches. Hey presto, the passive sound is great! I still have use of the pickup select pot and volume too. Hard to be certain, but I feel like I'm getting a bigger more toneful sound which is much nearer the levels of my Peaveys.

[quote name='The Burpster' timestamp='1290498634' post='1033487'] With requirements as specific as that I think you should Wizard pick ups a call and get them to produce you a custom pair. [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/[/url] [/quote] Hey - I have the same requirement, to replace the pups on a Toby 4. However it seems that wizardpickups' website doesn't exist now. Anyone know if they're still around?

[quote name='Sharkfinger' timestamp='1465511780' post='3068979'] Has anyone mentioned how bloody awkward 4x10 are to transport? My tech soundsystems gets round this by staggering the speakers. Surprised BF didn't do this, but I guess the design would put some people off. [/quote] I've lugged my BF four10 to half a dozen rehearsals now and I don't find it that awkward. It's smaller and lighter than any other 4x10 I'm aware of, (and 1x15 for that matter), has sensible handles, etc. I think it's the one-cab solution. If I wanted something smaller I'd look no further than the rest of the the BF range. Compare the dimensions for yourself - it is soooo small - but it sounds huge!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1456904659' post='2993290'] Yeah, it was Snuff, who also covered the Branflakes "Tasty Tasty very very tasty" song [/quote] [quote name='Cato' timestamp='1456874152' post='2993215'] I'm sure I heard a thrash cover of 'Shake & Vac' in the late 80s/early 90s. I thought it was by someone like Xentrix or maybe Lawn Mower Deth,though it could have been Nuclear Assault, but I did a quick google search and couldn't find anything. [/quote] [url="https://youtu.be/xOlk_3kyY9g"]https://youtu.be/xOlk_3kyY9g[/url]

Interesting thread this, so here's my £0.02. My basses are not expensive or new or mint, but as a lefty I know they'd be tough to replace. In my loft I have the hard cases for them all, but they're in the loft for a reason. Practicality is king! I use gig bags instead and that tells me the value I really put on these instruments. I guess if my band was regularly moving gear by van from gig to gig those cases would make sense. So here's the rub: who puts "cheap" equipment into hard cases? Ideally we would probably all have different gear for live, home, rehearsal and studio. And a roadie to keep it all nice too!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1465158143' post='3065743'] Anyone in or around Nottingham have one of these for me to have a go with? [/quote] BF have done a very smart thing and created a web page for this exact question: [url="http://barefacedbass.com/barefaced-map.htm"]http://barefacedbass.com/barefaced-map.htm[/url] Unfortunately there are no four10 owners showing because it's not on the form you fill out as a proud owner (yet). Otherwise I would have done it already! Come on Alex - sort it out!! Any time you find yourself in Hampshire come and try mine.