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[quote name='apa' post='1174279' date='Mar 24 2011, 09:40 AM']Or convert it to an IGES or Polygon. They are usually safe bets. This is all getting rather geeky lol A[/quote] Geeks of the world unite!

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1110098' date='Jan 31 2011, 08:46 PM']I remember reading an interview with Kurt Cobain about how desperate Gibson were to get him to endorse their guitars, and him saying he just couldn`t find one that he could get on with. I thought at the time, what integrity that showed.[/quote] But then he took the endorsment deal with Purdey.

[quote name='Big_Stu' post='1173962' date='Mar 23 2011, 10:04 PM']Surely not!!!!??? [/quote] What a wonderful picture

If you're going to use NURBS then check that your mate's machine will process the NURBS data, some controls will, some controls won't (or have it as an option). If not then best get the post processor to output it as masses of straight lines, though this can cause problems with the file size (again depending on the control).

If you can make it work then an even split every time is just so much easier. Actual expenses such as fuel, stamps, Cds etc can be taken out before this, but if you start counting peoples time than it becomes a big can of worms (is drivers time worth less than the web designers? etc). (You'll have to imagine the picture of the can of worms here - I can't be arsed to find it). Which will end up in arguments and bad feeling all round, and ultimately no band. Obviously different if it's a pro set up, but I'd say the above if it's predominately a fun thing.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1172856' date='Mar 23 2011, 03:36 AM']Its definitely possible but how to register the body for machining the underside once the top is done? Spector tend to leave a chunk of the neck unmachined at the bridge end of the bass and deal with it by hand during general sanding. The risk of getting it wrong even by a few mm is quite high.[/quote] Yes, that's what I would tend to do as well leave a couple of 'tabs' on it some where with a through hole in each and use those holes to do the alignment for the second side. When you're sure you've finished machining on each side then your final program could machine the tabs themselves off. Also - do some practice runs on cheap material first - either foam as has been suggested, or even a chunk of pine/mdf, which would allow you to make a complete mock up of the finished thing, bolting the neck on etc, before you commit to the expensive bit of wood. Also, Waldemar, using cheap materials you could make mock ups of your own neck design and try out different profiles etc. Personally, If I had access to an NC machine I would use if for almost everything, including machining the fret board radius (even putting the slots in if it was the right cutter) The beauty of using a machine is that if six months later you wanted, say, a fretless version you simple run the programs again and you'll get the same part out!

[quote name='waldemar' post='1169131' date='Mar 20 2011, 04:57 AM']Hello. I've been toying with the idea of designing a body in a 3D app and having it CNCed for me sometime in the future when circumstances allow. Anyone here done this? If so, how did you approach the neck - ie. ready-made? Designed then built by a luthier to your specs? Of course, shape wise it's all been done before, but just spending a couple of hours pulling around splines in a 3D app really gets you thinking... And wanting..! Here are a couple of the ideas I've had. One conventional, the other not so... [/quote] I don't see anything there that couldn't be done with a three axis machine and a ball end cutter, provided you had the right post processor to go from the CAD model to the NC data. You'd still want to hand sand to take out the machining marks however. Why not design your neck in the same way and get that routed out at the same time? Personally I don't see a problem with the neck/pocket tolerance, what sort of tolerance are you looking for ?

I had this on a GWB35, put PTFE tape round a couple, which worked but is very fiddly. Did the rest with a smear of silicon sealer which less fiddly and still worked. Both still allow you to adjust it later.

So there'll be a Thumper for sale soon?

I don't know - ask your mother.

[quote name='algmusic' post='1165801' date='Mar 17 2011, 02:35 PM']The Promethean is miles miles better than the Roland[/quote] Possibly, I've not tried a promethean (yet), but its £500+ whereas (if you're quick) you can currently get the old 100W Roland cube for £200.

[quote name='WalMan' post='1156105' date='Mar 10 2011, 12:18 AM'][*]Family - Burlesque;[/quote] Brilliant stuff. About the only tribute band I'd be interested in playing in would be a Family/Streetwalkers/Shortlist one, though I might have to choose between bass and vocals rather than attempt both.

Too Rolling Stoned - Robin Trower.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1154206' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:17 PM']Yeah. And Day Tripper. And Sunshine of Your Love. And The Star Spangled Banner. And all those chart hits he played when he was with Curtis Wossname. [i]And[/i] he played boring 12-bar blues as well Think of all the really [i]original [/i]bands he held back by playing those covers like the big pant-wetting cry-baby he [s]used [/s]was.[/quote] And "All Along The Watchtower", and "Johhny B Goode", and "Hey Joe", and ..... I don't recall Hendrix and the others moaning about all the covers bands doing Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly covers etc, They just got out there and did it. For every hendrix there must have been at least 100 originals bands who sank without trace. Then as now, if the band has got something to offer and work hard at it then, if the audiences like it, and its the right day of the week and you happen to be in the right place at the right time, etc etc, then it will happen for them. If not it won't, but it's no good them bleating on about how they 'could have been a contender'.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1153305' date='Mar 8 2011, 03:15 AM']For as long as I have played the bass, I have always gassed for a Gibson Thunderbird but just never got round to getting one. Well,yesterday I tried one for the first time and bloody hated it. . I loved the tone but it just felt so wrong for me so it's back to the old P-bass. I feel gutted as I really felt that this would be bass heaven for me. What a bummer. Have you ever had the same experience with your dream bass?[/quote] If you've been playing the old P-Bass for many years then its hardly suprising that something different will feel wierd. See if you can borrow a T.Bird and try it out over a week or so.

[quote name='JellyKnees' post='1153751' date='Mar 8 2011, 01:33 PM']It all depends on why you play music in the first play. I play (and write) music as a creative outlet. There's nothing very creative about doing covers, unless you're going to do something radical with them, in which case you're probably not going to get much work. Tribute bands, by their very nature, offer zilch room for creativity. The reason they suck is that they are killing the market for original music by creating a nice safe entertainment form for pubs and clubs to offer to the public. They are the flip side to the cheesiness that is the Stars in Their Eyes, the X Factor etc... If there are no (or very few) outlets left for original live music, then how are new bands going to develop in the first play? How will anyone ever know if they are any good or not? So don't give me all the crap excuses about entertaining the public.[/quote] It may not be what you intended, but to me this come over like you need to sweeten your grapes somehow.

So would I, but the original Bass Cube 100 for £200, or the 120XL for £435 ??? Its a big difference!

[quote name='icastle' post='1151883' date='Mar 6 2011, 09:00 PM']The XL range has one of those digital looper things built in plus an extra 20W. Other than that I can't really see the difference, still has the COSM stuff onboard if you're into that sort of thing. I had one of the original Cube 60s many moons ago (garish bright orange vinyl covering on it) and that was a really nice little amp.[/quote] And I think a tuner and some sort of "Setting" memory, but they all seem to be knobs and whistles rather than fundamental improvements.

[quote name='icastle' post='1151346' date='Mar 6 2011, 11:59 AM']Yes, the Roland Bass Cube 100 is being replaced with a new model (Cube 120XL). You can split the bass signal into two amps using a fairly cheap little mixer.[/quote] Or take the line out of the first and feed it into the input jack of the second, and set all the tones completely flat, and approriate gains etc on the second one? That way any onboard effects used on the first amp go through the second amp as well (if that's what you wanted). Edited to add: the orignal bass cube is (IMO) excellent, and at £200 it's a bargain. Depends if you want the added new features of the XL120 I suppose.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1147627' date='Mar 2 2011, 08:18 PM']I had one of those Neutrik leads with the pop out bit to silence the cable. Great idea, but only lasted about 3 months & had to take the red pop out jack off & put a normal one on [/quote] When was this? I bought some a few years ago and had the problem that the sleeve would jam in the 'on' position. E-mailed Neutrik to complained and they free sent me samples of the revised design, which had just come in. I've since had no problems with the straight connectors (the 'new' design has the rubber cover), and far fewer problems (but still some) with the right angle connector (no obvious visible difference from the old one). They seem to have made the sleeve a looser fit on the shaft (Ooer missus) and made the springs a bit softer. The main problem with the right angle one seems to be that the shaft assembly is just push fit into the main housing, and it can move (if you wrench the cable while its in the socket, or stand on the plug etc). With the right soldering iron you can run some solder round the join which seems to help. Overall I think that they're a good bit of kit. Edited top add: However they don't work always work well with some active basses (others seem OK) - if you plug them in quickly the connection is made while the electronics is still powering up and you can still get a bit of a thump. Plugging it in up to the sleeve, waiting a second and then pushing it all the way generally works, but the bloke whose borrowed your amp/lead it wont know that!

[quote name='Defo' post='1146378' date='Mar 1 2011, 08:36 PM']SR505 is fantastic value, I love mine and saw that it one 5 string of the year in a US bass mag recently[/quote] And me! Made in Indonesia, but can't fault the quality. They are quite trebly so I tend to end up with the treble backed off, but I will be trying it out with ground wounds when I get 'round' to it.

Got to remember that most of those binned were binned before the existence of the Interweb or E-bay and together these have sent the knowledge of and the price of old instruments through the roof. If you had an old bass you didn't want 30 or even 15 years ago, and didn't live close to a music shop, what did you do? If you didn't know someone who wanted it you'd probably throw it away.

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1147351' date='Mar 2 2011, 05:01 PM']had it not been over the fact that the keys player asked him if he was playing an f major or an f minor.[/quote] Theory aside, I'd be concerned that the keyboard player couldn't [i]hear[/i] the difference between a major and a minor (its a pretty fundamental difference in sound), though to be fair it could have been lost in the cacophony.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1144280' date='Feb 28 2011, 11:17 AM']In the past I have seen newbies posting a Q as a new topic & then being told they should go & search & dig up an old thread to get the answer. It makes no odds to me as sometimes the old thread/new topic could be from before I joined BC or something I missed completely.[/quote] Total agreement here.

[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1072646' date='Dec 30 2010, 12:46 PM']I bought my first proper bass after my Westone Thunder one[/quote] IMHO A Westone Thunder is a proper bass! (based on playing a friends Thunder II)