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[quote name='Beedster' post='7995' date='May 28 2007, 11:05 AM']+1, although the point above about power supply etc is worth considering before we commit to a venue, especially if it's a school. No point having 30 rigs if there's only two power sockets, and schools these days are nightmares re health and safety so multiple extension cables might be out A well placed rehearsal studio (near a pub) certainly sounds like the best bet to me? Cheers Chris[/quote] So...back to The Water Rats - hire 2 rooms..It's near trains and a pub?

[quote name='Beedster' post='7809' date='May 27 2007, 08:45 PM']Nik, trust me, if you saw the finish close up, you'd change your mind. No joking, I think it was a Primary School project! Chris[/quote] After what you did with the paint job on the Sub5, I'm sure the Shergold will look great when you've finished with it Chris! So, do you still like the sound of the bass - seems to me like it's passed Beedster's critical 2 week test, which takes some doing? Nik

[quote name='Alun' post='7905' date='May 28 2007, 12:14 AM']Hi. I've been using a B2.1u for a while without complaint but when I turned up at last Friday's gig, there was a high pitched digital whine after ebery note, even in standby. I took the unit out of my signal chain and everything was fine but I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced? It may be down to a crappy power lead ( a no-name 9v adaptor daisy chaining a few pedals) but I'm curious. Cheers, Alun[/quote] Hi Alun, I had that with my B2 once and it was something I never quite worked out the cause of to be honest. At first I thought it was caused by weak batteries, so I changed them. I also thought it might have been caused by something else in my fx chain. I even considered the fact that I might have been caused by having too many of the B2's own fx happening at one time. But because I changed the batteries, moved the B2 in my fx chain and took some of the fx out of the patches, I never knew for sure what the root cause was. Hopefully, you'll be more methodical than I was and work it out properly! Nik

[quote name='Beedster' post='7705' date='May 27 2007, 05:04 PM']Hi all I'm about to strip and refinish the old Shergold Marathon I bought a few weeks back (if you take a look at the current finish below you might realise why). It has one PUP, tone and volume controls, single stereo O/P jack, and a two way mono/stereo selector switch. When using a mono lead with the switch in mono position all strings sound. When using a mono lead in the stereo position only the G and D strings play and the A and E are literally not audible at all. I assumed that with a stereo lead all strings would sound and through two channels, that is G and D into one and A and E into the other. However, using a stereo cable appears to make no difference, that is, with the switch in stereo mode only the G and D sound whilst in mono all sound but only through one channel. As all strings sound in mono I assume the PUP is functional but that there's a dodgy connection somewhere? However, I took off the control plate a few minutes ago and it looks like a bowl of spaghetti in there, also, I can't get to the jack socket as the paint is so thick on the plate. So, before I start doing potentially terminal things with soldering irons, can anyone offer any advice on any further diagnostics I could (or comment on whether I'm doing something daft like, for example, using the wrong type of lead)? Cheers all Chris [attachment=305:AUT_7208.JPG][/quote] Hi Chris, You're a brave man taking on that paint job!! Personally, I quite like it but that's probably because I don't have to look at it everyday.. I don't know much about this stereo wiring stuff but there's quite a lot of info if you google 'rickenbacker stereo bass wiring'. This is one example: [url="http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/19502-b814d1f55075f2f3f08bd0d8f0b61312.pdf"]http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/19502-b81...0d8f0b61312.pdf[/url] There's also a Shergold form which might help as well: [url="http://www.shergold.co.uk/"]http://www.shergold.co.uk/[/url] I'm still having lots of fun with the Mojo'd Sub 5 by the way. Hope all's well with you? Nik

[quote name='Alien' post='7391' date='May 26 2007, 11:47 PM']+1. Certainly good value for money even though a few of the presets are a bit, well... [i]crap[/i] I think describes it best. Once you get into playing around with the settings though, there's some really useful stuff on there, and the control pedal just doubles its usefulness. As long as you're not expecting it to sound like a high end processor, you won't be disappointed. Andy[/quote] Definitely agree with all of that! When I first started playing bass 30 years ago, having something like this unit would have been an absolute dream.. I know there's lots of other great pieces of kit out there, but this is brilliant for the money; in fact, I managed to pick mine up on Basstalk for £45!

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='7102' date='May 26 2007, 12:43 PM']bump[/quote] +1 on that! Thought I'd bump this topic back to the top so we don't lose sight of it! I'm still interested in doing this if anyone else is?? Nik

Two lovely basses Peter! Must be helping you to get over the bitter pill of having had to clearout some of your basses recently! Nik

From a tax point of view, there is an offical definition of a 'vintage car' which I think is either 25 or 30 years old. And there's also a definition of a 'classic' car which is approx 20 years old I think, so maybe that gives us a guide for using with basses? When I imported a 25 year old Wal from the States in 2004, I convinced the VAT people that the bass was 'vintage' and they reduced the VAT I had to pay on it from 17.5% to 5%!! ^_^

[quote name='nig' post='6502' date='May 25 2007, 02:12 PM']yep as above, when i worked in a guitar shop the luthier always used cascamite and made a roux with wood powder so you couldnt see the repair, but the way, how ya doing nik ?[/quote] [i]"I use Titebond 1 for all my guitar repairs/building."[/i] Hi Nig, Paul_c Thanks for the replies, Well today I'm going to buy the glue and then will do the repair tomorrow. I'm officially CRAP at DIY, so this is probably not a good idea but I'm foolishly feeling quite confident?? I'm good Nig - how about you? Still haven't got back to you about the L2500 have I, sorry! It's out of reach for me at the moment unfortunately but that may change soon... Nik

[quote name='MB1' post='6481' date='May 25 2007, 01:46 PM']MB1. Have just recently fixed a tanglewood acoustic guitar,the top had completely snapped off, tuners and all right across the thin part of the neck.i used hard as nails to repair this,tied and weighted the repair and left it for 24 hours.i then drilled and cross pinned the repair sunk the pin heads and filled the holes with wood filler.light sanding and staining. repair is 100% guitar stays in tune job done! hard as nails in the tube works! MB1.[/quote] "I might be a bit out of touch, but Cascamite was what my Dad (and woodwork teacher at school) were always pushing - and it looks like it's still available..." Cheers guys - will check them both out! Nik

Hi Folks, I've got an old Hondo Ricky copy thatI've had since 1977 - it was my 2nd ever bass and did a great job for me until I bought the real thing in 1980. Anyway, it's not in the best of condition, so I've decided to repair it to at least good working order because I'm feeling a bit sentimental about it (must be getting old!!). Luckily, I've just bought some parts from robocorpse here on Basschat which is great for getting the tuners sorted out and the electrics but there's a problem with the neck which needs gluing right at the point where it joins the body...And, without getting that repair right, I'll never get it back to being playable... ..So, has anyone got advice on how best to repair a neck and what would be the strongest / best wood glue for the job? Thanks Nik

[quote name='elom' post='6035' date='May 24 2007, 09:02 PM']On the face of it this unit almost looks too good to be true. A multi-effects, amp modeling, tuner, DI box, recording unit for just £85? I've not had the opportunity to try one out and I wondered if anyone here has got one or tried one? I'd be interested in your comments. It doesn't need to be top end pro quality, just good enough to do a job in a pub rock band. Many thanks, Elom[/quote] Hi Elom It's definitely good enough to do a job in a pub rock band and I agree with you that it 'almost looks too good to be true'! I had a B2 for a while and then wanted to make use of the control facility with certain effects, so have just bought a B2.1u which on first testing, I think is even better than the B2 for value and for the range of features it has. I don't think you'll be disappointed, quite the opposite in fact! Nik

Hi Pete, Thought I'd get a feedback thread going for you and thanks for the Rickenfaker parts which arrived yesterday. They're just perfect for what I need to resurrect my old Hondo Ricky copy that I've had since 1977! For anyone who's dealing with or thinking of dealing with Pete, I can vouch for his attention to detail, quick response to messages etc and general good nature! Thanks mate, Nik

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='5491' date='May 23 2007, 11:40 PM']Calm down people. We have had 40 or so express an interest that means 30 will turn up. We still need a venue thats big enough for 30 people + 30 bass rigs + 30 basses (or probably more cos some greedy barstuards have got more than one(people or basses or rigs)). Plus enough A/C power for all the above, plus pedal boards for those that use them. All options are still open so please try and find a venue.[/quote] On that basis, I reckon it's back to ACM or a school or university hall perhaps??

[quote name='mr_russ' post='2752' date='May 20 2007, 11:25 AM']Hi guys- any feedback would be awesome ;D russ[/quote] How's things Russ? Nik

Great collection Rich! But I especially love the look of your Wal! Must get together at a Basschat Bash one day and compare Wals - has yours got all the original electronics? Nik

[quote name='obbm' post='1143' date='May 18 2007, 08:21 AM']We are not going to be able to pick a date to suit everyone. For example I am abroad for first 12 days of September. Also there will possibly be another national bash in mid/late September so we need to avoid clashing with that.[/quote] So, who's free on Boxing Day then and wants a chance to get away fron the in-laws!

[quote name='Mobius' post='1111' date='May 18 2007, 02:39 AM']Not the bank holiday, clashes with Reading Festival![/quote] Good point - how about the following weekend then, early September? Gets Reading and the Bank Hols out of the way and it's just before kids go back to school..

To get this thing moving, we only need to do two things: 1) Set a date 2) Decide on a location So to start us off, I suggest: 1) Sat 25th or Sun 26th August - because it gives us 3 months to organise it and it's a bank holiday so we'd have an extra day to recover! 2) Water Rats Rehearsal Studios in Surrey - went to something there before and it was OK but we'd probably need 2 rooms... Here's a link: [url="http://www.waterrat.co.uk/?gclid=CI6M7LuYlowCFRooEAodfR83eA"]http://www.waterrat.co.uk/?gclid=CI6M7LuYlowCFRooEAodfR83eA[/url] Well that's my 2p worth... Nik

[quote name='obbm' post='532' date='May 17 2007, 04:54 PM']Over the past 18 months a number of people have posted some really nice commenst in my feedback thread. It will be such a shame to lose these. I have retrieved these from BT and would like to put them into a consolidated comment post unless anyone has any objections, or indeed wants to post again.[/quote] Good idea Dave - I'm thinking of doing the same thing myself... Nik

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='15' date='May 16 2007, 10:52 PM']Folks, this is just great. Thanks all involved for your efforts - I am sure I speak for everyone. If I can help at all, just shout up. So, when do we start using this one properly, instead of BT? Cheers Chris[/quote] +1 on that Chris, Thanks for the welcome, but really it's us who should be thanking you guys! Looking forward to good times ahead from hereonin, Nik

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='454' date='May 17 2007, 03:40 PM']Just wanna put a big shout out to Phatmonkey, Crazykiwi and Ped. Ben (phatmonkey) is currently doing exams, CK is busy with work and Ped is busy being a bum and STILL they have managed to get this place up and running. Its these three guys and their round the clock work that have got us here. Basschat belongs to its users now, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. Thanks guys. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed. Garry[/quote] +1 on that - thanks Folks! Nik