Mottlefeeder

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='181037' date='Apr 20 2008, 02:29 PM']Any of you Yamaha enthusiasts may be able to help me - I am looking for a 5-string fretless, and have two Yamahas on my short list. The TRB 5FII is discontinued, but still available from GAK at £650, and the TRB 1005F seems to be its replacement, and is being discounted to £500 at places like Dolphin. Is the TRB 5FII a better bass, and if so, what more do I get for the extra £150?[/quote] We're writing so much this evening that this has already slipped off the radar - bump for comments please.

Any of you Yamaha enthusiasts may be able to help me - I am looking for a 5-string fretless, and have two Yamahas on my short list. The TRB 5FII is discontinued, but still available from GAK at £650, and the TRB 1005F seems to be its replacement, and is being discounted to £500 at places like Dolphin. Is the TRB 5FII a better bass, and if so, what more do I get for the extra £150?

[quote name='jimbartlett' post='174447' date='Apr 11 2008, 11:59 AM']Thanks, I think that is good advice. I have pretty much resigned myself to kicking myself up the @rse to change batteries![/quote] An alternative is a cheap battery tester. It will not tell you the remaining capacity, but if you check the voltage before every gig, you will see how slowly the voltage reading goes down over time. That will tell you whether you have enough capacity to play another gig befoe changing it. Oh yes, you need to carry a spare battery too!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='172845' date='Apr 9 2008, 08:52 AM']Or... Take the saddle piece out of its mounting block and open it out with a file. I'd like to think that spares are easy to come by, given that they're common to all Warwick designs (except the Triumph, Nobby M and Alien and anything approx pre '91), so you could put a new one in if you go for a lower gauge. Besides, don't they ship with .125" B strings on the 5s and 6s? .005 is quite a tight tolerance. Nut-wise, the old Just-a-nut I would take anything as all the grooves are the same width !? I can't vouch for the Just-a-nut II, though![/quote] Just-a-nut one has differing width string grooves. I asked when I wanted to tune my 4-string BEAD, and Warwick DE sent me a larger A-string screw.

[quote name='loafer' post='171137' date='Apr 7 2008, 08:23 AM']I have a problem that I have not seen discussed in bass forums, but I did eventually find some info. in a cellist's site - this is a fairly common problem for them, I read. At about the seventh fret on my A string I get a very loud, colourless note, with great sustain. It is as if the neck, body, string, pickup, cabinet and driver are on on exactly the same wavelentgh; I cannot hear any harmonics or colour to the note. It repeats to a lesser degree in the higher octaves of this note. By varying my amp EQ settings I can move the wolf howl up a fret or two, with a reduced effect, also different strings can improve this - but - I don't want my strings or EQ settings forced on me by my bass (I assume it is my bass). Cellists use a weight attched to the string between the bridge and 'the end bit', or fix a weight inside their instrument or 'sqeeze between the knees at this note', none of which apply to my solid bass! My bass is a 'Yamaha Attitude Special' (Yamaha p'ups), and a 'Rock' 100w 12" combo amp. I am a hobby player, at home only, so I notice my sound a lot (no competeing drummers/drinkers). I have had this bass for a few years and noticed this for a year or so - I suspect my 'ear' has improved to reveal this effect. Has anyone any advice or understanding of this probelm please? Thanks, Loafer[/quote] I have the same problem on a Yamaha RBX 765, but only with certain types of strings. It happens with Rotosound swingbass 66s, and it happens with Warwick Black label, and it happens with LaBella Deep Talkin, but not with Ernie Ball slinkies, so that's what I now use. If you want to confirm that you have identified the cause, clamp a weight on the headstock, and the resonance should move - that is what a bad-finger is designed to do, but it adds weight to the headstock, which could change the balance of the instrument. Your best option is to find a set of strings that don't do this, and stick with them - the alternative is to sell the bass, because it will annoy you from now on. It is also worth pointing out that my bass tutor could not hear it, and cutting through the mix, it is unlikely that the audience would hear it either, but I know how annoying it is. Good luck.

[quote name='ahpook' post='170219' date='Apr 5 2008, 12:47 PM']i've got an old HH 15" bass cab that i've had sitting around for a while - i never really use it as it's only rated at 150W. i'm thinking of upgrading the speaker to something in the region of 400W. would there be any issues with bunging a much larger speaker in a box only rated for 150W (speaker parameters and box tuning aside)[/quote] It shouldn't be a problem, unless the glue joints have weakened over time.

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='165143' date='Mar 28 2008, 12:58 PM']It's called DHL Europlus, and it's on this page - [url="http://www.dhl.co.uk/publish/gb/en/services/exp_services/day_definite/day_definite_international.high.html"]http://www.dhl.co.uk/publish/gb/en/service...ional.high.html[/url][/quote] Don't bother with DHL Europlus - the add-on insurance is only available for air freight. Anything sent Europlus has no insurance cover at all.

[quote name='Dillsfretless' post='165083' date='Mar 28 2008, 10:07 AM']I REALLY like the look of the Warmoth Gecko basses. Has anyone here got or played one? I was just wondering what they are like.[/quote] I read a review of one, a 5-string I think, which commented on how neck heavy it was. That worried me.

[quote name='josh3184' post='164898' date='Mar 27 2008, 11:04 PM']I'd also be interested in any info, I believe I've got a bass to ship to Germany soon and everything is really quite expensive! I've looked on the dhl site and I cant see any links to the ground service prices, does anyone know how to find it? I'm a bit thick y'see...[/quote] It's called DHL Europlus, and it's on this page - [url="http://www.dhl.co.uk/publish/gb/en/services/exp_services/day_definite/day_definite_international.high.html"]http://www.dhl.co.uk/publish/gb/en/service...ional.high.html[/url]

[quote name='madzombieguy' post='164627' date='Mar 27 2008, 05:11 PM']Hi there! I've had some interest in my warwick thumb, but the only problem is that it is from Norway. Any ideas on which company would ship to Norway?[/quote] Parcelforce are twitchy about instruments, and will only accept valuations up to £150, so you will need to sort out some other insurance. I am in the process of selling a bass to Belgium, and the cheapest deal I found was DHL by road in 48 hrs. One point to watch is that some companies limit the package to 120cm max in any direction, which may mean you have to take the bridge strap button off to maximise the distance between the bass and the cardboard. Also, for large packages, some companies use the size to come up with an equivalent weight, and charge you for the actual weight or the equivalent, whichever is greater. For example, a bass in a gigbag in a box could be 120x45x22cm and weigh about 15kg. The equivalent weight is 120x45x22/6000, which is 20kg.

[quote name='Pbassred' post='160056' date='Mar 19 2008, 07:53 AM']Apparently they didn't. That box has been there since Stringbusters made strings cheap. I wish shops actually stocked stuff though. "we can get it in for you sir". Well so can I mate.[/quote] Hang on a minute - you can't have your cake and eat it. You want the local shop to pay for high street rates, and have stuff for you to look at, but you want their prices to be at internet levels, where they operate from industrial estate warehouses? Slightly off topic, there was an internet outdoor-clothing site which kept a list of retailers. They would actually direct potential customers to their local stockist to try on gear, so they would know the correct size when they came back to buy online. I think that is just wrong.