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    [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1373833680' post='2142128'] 35mm, really? That's a long way and I'm surprised Warwick would make such an unbalanced bass. The leverage that would cause on the screw fixing would be quite high, if I'm understanding this correctly. Do you have a pic? Isn't the answer to check the neck dive before buying a bass? That way offending basses will be left unsold and, just like 'C' rated fridges, become a thing of the past. [/quote] My modification was a threaded bush, and a 6mm hole extending into the horn, and the threaded shaft was screwed in as far as it would go, so that the load of the extension was spread over a greater area of wood. With regard to 'try before buy', yes I do, but I was changing from a bubinga-bodied 4-string to a 5-string, and decided to go for the lighter swamp-ash body. I tried that 5-string in the shop, and liked the sound, and the way it felt, but I only played it sitting down. My mistake was not trying it with a strap. What I did discover later was that the 4-string body is the same size as the 5-string, so with the wider 5-string neck and a body that is lighter, the end result was an unbalanced bass. I tried hipshot ultralights, bags of washers, extending the horn, and lead-lining the walls of control cavity, but never got to the point where I was happy with it. I eventually sold it on. One lives and learns. David
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    [quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1373532977' post='2138615'] What would people need to extend the top button, i could possibly get some steel spacers made where i work, maybe half inch long possibly longer? if anyone has an idea ill see what i can do. [/quote] Most of the stuff you need is fairly readily available - Screwfix sell packs of 6mm threaded bushes with a wood-screw thread on the outer surface. You can drill into the horn with a 10 mm drill, extend the hole with a 6mm drill, then screw in one of those bushes. you can then screw in a 6mm threaded shaft (also from Screwfix) and use washers and nuts to place the strap where you need it to be. If you want to keep that set-up, but tidy it up, you can buy heatshrink sleeving at Maplin to cover the exposed 6mm threaded shaft. For a Warwick 5-string Corvette with a Swamp Ash body and Ovankol neck, I needed an extension of about 1.5 inches (about 35mm), If you need to put it back to normal, you can take the threaded insert out, and glue a length of 10mm dowel into the hole. The felt washer around the strap button is about 10mm diameter, so the repair is neat. David
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    I've run a 300w Hartke amp off a 150w Maplins invertor, and the only problem was a slight buzz when you take your fingers off the strings - that was with an 80 AmpHr caravan leisure battery. Another option that might be worth considering is a high-powered car-audio amplifier. They appear s/h on ebay frequently, and will give a respectable 100W into 8ohms bridged, or more into 4 ohms bridged in some cases, but you would need a Behringer BD121or sansamp xyz or equivalent to drive it. The main advantage is that they don't hum or buzz, and you can sell it on again when your needs change. The PJB specifies a 7AHh battery with a life of about 60 minutes, and that size of battery is going to cost you about £15-£20, so you could have your amp and power source sorted for about £60 for a 45 minute set - longer sets would require a bigger battery. David
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    One option that is cheap and reversible is to fill and old phone case wih washers/nuts and hang it on the body-end of the strap. It will make the bass heavier, which may not help your shoulders, but it will be cheaper than Hipshot ultralights. Staying with the cheap and cheerful options, if you fit both ends of the strap to the horn, the bass should not be neck heavy. Once you have confirmed this, you could fit a short strap on the back of the bass, running between the horn button and the body button, and experiment with moving the shoulder strap ends along it to give you a better balance. I seem to recall that there is a commercial gadget that does this, but it is not cheap. Hope this helps David
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    [quote name='andydye' timestamp='1371217410' post='2111324'] you might find a 34" scale fretless p much easier to navigate and intonate, something like an '81 ibanez blazer fretless for example...link in my sig [/quote] Unfortunately, I am not a supporter of scratchplates and clover-leaf tuners, so I'll pass thanks. David
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    [quote name='shemeckfrac' timestamp='1371217136' post='2111319'] Nice ! How old is the bass? [/quote] I bought it new from the bass gallery in 2008, and it has rarely been out of the house. Two of three times a year I would get enthusiastic and start practising on it again, but a problem with my fretting hand tended to ensure that I made little progress, and eventually put it back in the gig bag. David
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    I now have a couple of Jack 10s if anyone in Manchester/Liverpool/Warrington/Runcorn wants to hear them. David
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    Mike bought my Hartke amp - good communication, prompt payment - no concerns about selling more stuff to him. David
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    Price reduced to £110 David
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    This TRB1005 is a 5 string fretless bass with a 35 inch scale. Yamaha's TRB series was developed to improve the playability of the low B string, and currently does not have a fretless in the range, so if you like TRBs and want a fretless, you should be thinking about buying this one. It is a conventional alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard instrument; it has two pickups and an active preamp with volume, blend, treble, middle and bass controls. The body veneer is unstained quilted maple, the fingerboard has brass fretlines, and the bridge and tuners have a dark tinted chrome finish. It comes with a Ritter gig bag. It is in excellent condition, having not had much use, and was recently professionally serviced. Photographs of the bass - Front view - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0833_zpsa61ff255.jpg.html"][/url] Back view - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0540_zpsda922e04.jpg.html"][/url] Body veneer - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0544_zps4bd9d0b8.jpg.html"][/url] Headstock veneer - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0545_zps3ff03b1a.jpg.html"][/url] No thumb-rest wear - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0542_zpseb9f2a0d.jpg.html"][/url] No belt rash - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0546_zpse971b0ff.jpg.html"][/url] Very small chip on headstock - [url="http://s285.photobucket.com/user/Mottlefeeder/media/DSCF0541_zps3bcc19b0.jpg.html"][/url] The price is £380 - local-ish delivery free, couriered at cost elsewhere in the UK. Sorry, but no trades for other basses, but if you have a lightweight head or combo, I might be interested David
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    Just a reminder - this is still for sale David
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    You have a PM. David
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    Price reduced to £120 David
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    Just a reminder that this is still available. David
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    A search on this thread did not show any comment on 'parcelbroker.co.uk' so I'll add my comments here. They use UPS and I sent a large 4 * 10 sized cab from Warrington down to Hereford. Packaging was triwall cardboard, glued and roped up On receipt of my order they emailed me to warn me that I was close to the size limit for that price, and asked me to confirm that my measurements were accurate. The basic cost was £14.23 +vat and I paid £5 to increase the insurance - total cost £23.08 for a 35kg package 66 * 45 * 77 cm . UPS collected on time and delivered next day and undamaged. Good customer service and doing what they say they will do, so +1 from me. David
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    Price reduced to £135 David
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    No problem - good luck with the sale. David
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    Would you be interested in a straight swap for my fretless version of the same model, same colour, also in excellent condition? You would then have a matching set and could sell something else. David
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    Thanks for the positive comments. I have both the 3000 and the 4000 and they give me all the tonal range I need. As far as I can tell, many players use their graphic eq set to give the response that the 'shape' control is designed for, so lack of graphic eq should not be an issue. David
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    Still for sale
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    A solid state amplifier with a conventional power supply, in a 2U rack mount-format, with built-in Hartke reliability. Not quite as powerful as the iconic HA3500 (although you would be hard pressed to hear the difference playing live) this head uses the EQ system from several of their combos and their DI pre-amp box - a four band EQ, and a shape function, similar to a variable frequency, variable depth, mid-frequency scoop. From the user manual - [url="http://www.samsontech.com/site_media/legacy_docs/3000_4000_manual.pdf"]http://www.samsontec...4000_manual.pdf[/url] Introduction - ...provides 300 W into 4 ohms... Specification page - Distortion typically less than 0.1% Power output @ 1kHz, 4 ohms, 5% distortion - 350 Wrms EQ frequencies 80 Hz, 220Hz, 770Hz and 5kHz Shape sweep 90Hz to 1kHz This amp was used out of a rack at some point in its career, and has some scuffing of the paint, as shown in the photographs, however, it is in full working order, and none of the pots crackle. I'm happy to meet up within reasonable travelling distance in NW England, or courier it to you at your expense, I estimate that will cost about £15. David [url="http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll54/Mottlefeeder/DSCF0511_zpsb4af05c2.jpg"][/url] [url="http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll54/Mottlefeeder/DSCF0512_zps888e20ad.jpg"][/url] [url="http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll54/Mottlefeeder/DSCF0513_zps65600d9a.jpg"][/url]
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    There have been discussions about rack-mounting sleeved amps in the past - The general consensus was that assuming the amp was about the right size, you could mount it under an upside-down rack-mounted shelf, which would then provide the missing sides and top. David
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    Sold, pending the usual
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    It is an 8 ohm cab. The bottom end is covered by an Eminence Delta 12LF rated at 500 watts, the mid-range is covered by an Eminence Alpha 8 rated at 125 watts and the top end is covered by an Eminence APT50 rated at 35 watts so you could use it with amplifiers up to 5-600 watts without worrying about it melting. As always, your tone settings will determine whether the the speaker starts to fart before the amp starts to clip. I used to use it in a church worship band with a 200w/8ohm Hartke amp, and it was rarely above 1/3 volume. It is more efficient than your average box. Let me know if you need any more information, or better still, come over and try it out. David
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    Just a reminder that this cab is still for sale. David
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