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It's a week to go folks!

On the catering front...

As previously mentioned, we plan to do a run to Costco on Friday to pick up some snacks; probably a couple of their ridiculously large cakes, some cans of pop, bottled water, some crisps, tea & coffee.

Plus paper plates, cups, napkins.

We'll do a £1 honesty box for items and the aim will be to cover costs, with the remainder going to the charity.

If anybody has any specific wants or don't wants, then pop in a message and we'll try and (ahem) cater for them.

4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I am waiting for someone to tell me that when I'm tuning one of my basses with reverse machine heads.

I have some models of the same bass with opposite direction tuners.

The best live rock album made better.

46 minutes ago, TimR said:

 

Cars are like guns. People who enjoy using them, shouldn't be anywhere near them. 

Oh, I enjoy driving and shooting (though not at the same time!).

18 minutes ago, KingBollock said:

...

The file size was 10mb and took three hours to download

...

 

Stating units incorrectly ("mb" is millibits).

11 minutes ago, cdog said:

I once bought a Sire V7 off someone on FB marketplace. In the course of the short conversation he called me 

Pal

bud

Dude

Buddy 

Bro

Man

Lad

Mate.

Irrational I know, but I didn't like that at all, he knew my name. 

 

12 minutes ago, cdog said:

I once bought a Sire V7 off someone on FB marketplace. In the course of the short conversation he called me 

Pal

bud

Dude

Buddy 

Bro

Man

Lad

Mate.

Irrational I know, but I didn't like that at all, he knew my name. 

 

12 minutes ago, cdog said:

I once bought a Sire V7 off someone on FB marketplace. In the course of the short conversation he called me 

Pal

bud

Dude

Buddy 

Bro

Man

Lad

Mate.

Irrational I know, but I didn't like that at all, he knew my name. 

 

12 minutes ago, cdog said:

I once bought a Sire V7 off someone on FB marketplace. In the course of the short conversation he called me 

Pal

bud

Dude

Buddy 

Bro

Man

Lad

Mate.

Irrational I know, but I didn't like that at all, he knew my name. 

 

13 minutes ago, cdog said:

I once bought a Sire V7 off someone on FB marketplace. In the course of the short conversation he called me 

Pal

bud

Dude

Buddy 

Bro

Man

Lad

Mate.

Irrational I know, but I didn't like that at all, he knew my name. 

 

repeat posts... 🙂

5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Cars with silly exhausts…

 

Sounds like they’re broken.

 

we have an industrial estate nearby and the local The Fast And The Furious tribute act met up last night…🙄

Yep - there's one or two of those 'tards who drive along my road.

11 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Yes, not enough. I know the reason but it just feels a bit odd 

I get a bit dizzy at high altitudes.

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Coincidence to be honest. But I liked it and sometimes find fewer limiting - especially lack of a top E. 

If you look at Yes songs, they often seem to be crafted to fit the Ric fretboard. 
It used to bug me, but actually I never want to go that high o a bass.

If I needed it I’d get a 5 or 6 string to add the extra (or a doubleneck or Stick).

9 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

One thing I find really odd on the rickenbacker is the lack of fingerboard at the top. You don't really miss anything until its gone, and its not like rickenbacker did it to help with slapping!

Do you mean not enough frets?

The originals had the Bass pickup right there, so no room for more frets. 

1 hour ago, rwillett said:

Would people be interested in my 3d printed headless bass? Does that class as 'interesting' or 'different'? I'm not precious if people say "no"....<sob>

 

Whilst I'm not coming, I may be able to convince @neepheid to fit it into his Tardis. 

 

Rob 

I would be interested in seeing that.

i like something different. 
I played a Dingwall today - it was fun. 

39 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Wo, hang on a minute here, people use more than 5 frets 😲

It's nothing to fret about... 🙂

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

 

It appears to be glued, at least I couldn't see any other way that it was attached. Its a shame but its not as bugging as it was. I still don't understand why the person that took the cover off removed the screws, unless they lost them, as clearly they need to be there to lift the pickup up

I meant the ones in @ikay's post. 🙂

The bobbin sits on top of a magnet which is glued to the base.

But the bobbin itself is held on by those two screws underneath.

I've loosened those screws before (just a smidge) and just coaxed the bobbin into alignment.

Beware that those wires are quite fragile.

5 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

In the end the screws from the place on the net were £1.50, and £3.50 postage so I got a few sent and they came in a couple of days. I fitted the bezel last night. it is still at a bit of an angle as it is glued to the base plate at an angle, frankly the pickup looks agricultural but overall the bass looks a lot better and more importantly it is much closer to the strings (and louder).

I am not sure if I didn't put it in backwards though, there is nothing on the pickup to show which way round something is, and taking it out I dind't notice. if I am switched to both pickups, it is a bit less bright unless I turn down one of the volumes or tones, maybe they are out of phase. Either way I guess it gives me a lot of tonal options, way more than the 4004

 

Is the pickup bobbin glued to the base or held in place by a couple of screws on the underside?

1 hour ago, petecarlton said:

Are you all saying these are irrational prejudices?
 

If not, ahem…

 

The passive-aggressive use of "ahem"...

1 hour ago, Misdee said:

It's a bit naieve to think that the demand for tickets was entirely unexpected and that these extra shows have been hastily arranged to accomodate that demand. They will have been scheduled at the same time as the other shows, and yes more shows and Europe will inevitably follow. This triumphant return will have been carefully choreographed.

 

And regarding Niel Peart's family giving their wholehearted endorsement, I would be very  surprised if they hadn't been shown proper consideration by Rush and given a cut of the proceeds to acknowledge Niel's part-ownership of the Rush brand. Nothing wrong with that, though.

(Neil)

I use cutouts from aluminium food trays - you can do folds to make a (stepped) slope and build up a shallow wedge to the desired height.

39 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

That is the bezel I have - I didn't get the screws from there at the time as I didn't know I needed them until I tried to fit them, and then I didn't go back to get them as it is £17 for two screws!

Not cheap, I guess you have to weigh against spending the time & effort.
This ebay seller has (or at least had) some replacement parts, so you could try pinging him.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167855373439

Also contactable via this FB group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/182588378547198

20 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

So my new rickenbacker 4003s bridge doesn't have any screws, so the briidge pickup is way down in the hole and quiet.

I assume being a rickenbacker those screws are some random imperial size that would be tricky to get anywhere or be a custom and expensive order.

Any idea what those screws are?

 

these screws (as not shown in the picture!)

 

 

Doh!

Someone messed that up; there's also supposed to be a Gnd wire to the Treble pickup surround held in place by the screws/springs.

RickySounds (and other suppliers) will be able to supply exact parts or they are a stock US bolt.
If you do go to RickySounds, I'd suggest getting there bezel too; I have one on one of my Rics and the price is very reasonable.

https://www.rickysounds.co.uk/product/4003-4001treble-bezel-cove-chrome/

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

It might even have been an attempt at humour. 🙄

🤔🤫🙄🤣

2 hours ago, Minininjarob said:

What do you mean?

They must've misspelt the name.

45 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

Granted.  I'm just saying it's not a major issue.

Aye, but I don't think anybody did.

1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

It allows the reader to savour the content.  Like a good wine, posts should have room to breathe.  The edited by line is in bold type and draws the eye away from the content by being too close.

 

Heeheehee.

 

It's a minor annoyance.  It's easy enough to add extra space at the time of posting.

 
That’s a workaround, not a solution. 

5 hours ago, Minininjarob said:

Bit late to this, but to be honest the £180 Squire Sonic p bass I bought new recently was better quality than that. Very very poor. 
Name and shame if they don’t sort the issues out ASAP. 

Was it a fake?

On 16/06/2025 at 21:17, Burns-bass said:

I use the EBS Stanley Clarke for both electric and upright gigs and it’s great.

I'm not gigging, but I have an EBS Microbass 3 which is rather good.

Its downside vs the Stanley Clarke model is that (IMHO) the 2nd "Drive" channel isn't as good as the main one, but its upside is that it has an integral tuner.

I previously used a Sansamp BDDI, but the EBS is way better.

It's also got an Fx loop, so you can use it as a pedalboard hub if you like and it has balanced XLR outputs to run to a desk. if that's what you need.

https://ebssweden.com/pedals/microbass-3/