henry norton

Rotosound 88 nylon wounds are very low tension - sound really good too.

Leland Sklar used to play a Precision with a Jazz neck fitted with mandolin frets. Apparently you could get more or less the best of both worlds by fine tuning your technique.

[quote name='ricbass' post='537850' date='Jul 11 2009, 02:12 PM']Try putting them in the dishwasher with the crockery. Believe me, it works.[/quote] I'll bet that'll do the lovely yellow silks on my Rotosounds the world of good

I suppose water and +/- 5 volts isn't quite as deadly as water and 2,500 volts. Actually, quite allot of transmitter valves were liquid cooled - the valves this guy is using are quite small in comparison. There are probably no real limits to how powerful a valve amp can be other than how much weight you can lift.

[quote name='skipper' post='535981' date='Jul 8 2009, 09:33 PM']Hey Henry, how do you get your motorbike to ride up the wall like that? now that's a damn fine invention![/quote] It's my kids - they drive me up the wall.

[quote name='Marky L' post='536581' date='Jul 9 2009, 05:44 PM']I do like the fact that he has used a pack of ropey brand budget fags for the guide to size! Hmmm.. I hope the rest of the components aren't budget brand..[/quote] So, would you be happier with the amp if he smoked Sobranies?

[quote name='Alien' post='536467' date='Jul 9 2009, 03:18 PM']And I bet your condoms fit like a glove [size=1]Coat please...[/size] A[/quote] From lethal voltages to gyno/urinary humour in half a page. Only on this forum......

[quote name='ahpook' post='536403' date='Jul 9 2009, 02:13 PM'] i was just thinking i should have got one of those instead of the new boiler we had installed ![/quote] Wood fired? The boiler I mean, not the amp

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='536356' date='Jul 9 2009, 01:29 PM']The bigger your tubes, the smaller your nob Just what i heard... My amp has a single 12AX7 BTW [/quote] Oo er missus. My amp's got 4 EL34s so does this mean I have 4 medium sized nobs????????

+1 to everyone else's comments vis-a-vis the roundwounds (steel) and I'll also add that if you can find any way to raise the string height at the bridge it'll help alot. Bear in mind it's an acoustic and won't have the Wal / MusicMan like sustain Mick Karn and Pino benefit from (if theirs is the mwah you're thinking of...)

Here's a link to a guy in Nottingham making 1000 watt valve amps. [url="http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const9.html"]1000w valve amp[/url] He's using just 4 813 transmitter valves as opposed to the 20 or so 6L6s you'd need if you were to use 'ordinary' valves. I'm surprised we haven't seen more manufacturers going down this road. The only downside seems to be the rather frightening 2500 volts on the anodes but having said that, 400 volts will kill you just as dead....

[quote name='skipper' post='535958' date='Jul 8 2009, 08:46 PM']Well that makes me feel better, just a silly idea, not a blatantly ridiculous one.[/quote] Most 'genius' inspiration comes from 'silly ideas'. Keep 'em coming....

I think the ACG has polarised the options a bass player has. Alembic asides, it used to be you tweak your tone externally (via effects or changing amp settings), and/or use a range of basses to give you a broad range of sounds. I don't think the ACG will be a direct replacement for a rack of instruments but it's intuitive and flexible in a way 'old fashioned bass, mid, treble isn't, and given time, there are alot more useable sounds to be had. I'm happy with two basses and a v-amp but if I could only have one I'd probably install an ACG pre.

G&L

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='534630' date='Jul 7 2009, 02:16 PM']There's two themes running through this thread. Pyramid Gold strings and Darkstars. Spooky.[/quote] Probably because Phil Lesh and Jack Casady both used Pyramid Golds during their late 60s / early 70s Guild Starfire / Hagstrommed Gibson phases.

I doubt a brass scratchplate would make any difference to the sound of your Jazz. If it were a half inch thick and covered the entire front of the body (and had the bridge mounted on it) you would probably notice the difference in sound (as well as the hernia...), but a couple of millimetres of standard Jazz scratchplate shape will just make it a bit heavier, as well as turning brown and eventually green if you didn't keep it polished or lacquered. I've got a brass nut on my Precision, as well as a brass Schaller bridge and it's certainly not the worse for having them, but the difference when I changed them over was quite subtle.

The higher it goes the more Darth Vader will feel it. The presence on my Marshall adds a certain HiFi sparkle to the sound but for most styles I keep it more or less off.

I want one. I'm probably going to have to make one as I want a fretless maple board version. The 51 neck is fantastic, like a big old tree trunk. The only thing I don't like about them now is the fact that Gordon Sumner plays one.

I remember paying three hundred and forty quid for my first pre EB Stingray in red metalflake. Ooh arr, them were the days, if only I had a time machine....

There are a couple of basses in this range, one of which is semi hollow and one which is fully hollow (the AFB I think - probably mentioned on Thomann somewhere) which would be louder but still not very loud. From my experience of acoustic clubs, I never had any problems or negative comments about my fretless precision and borrowed Gorilla practice amp. It would be different if you turned up with racks of basses, effects and an 8x10 SVT rig but otherwise don't worry so much. Most acoustic basses still need some kind of amplification unless the club is absolutely tiny. Take what you've got and be judged on the music you play.

[quote name='Kongo' post='529770' date='Jul 1 2009, 06:19 PM']Carve top is nice...But MORE Jazz basses? L-2000 / L-2500 are the best G&L made.[/quote] Couldn't agree more - I always liked the 2000/2500 series, they seemed to beat a new path beyond the Fender / MusicMan DNA, but indeed, not ANOTHER Jazz bass. I guess everyone's cashing on 'the worlds most popular bass guitar' at the moment but I'm a bit disappointed G&L are jumping on the bandwagon. I suppose MusicMan will be coming out with their version next....

[quote name='Hot Tub' post='529020' date='Jun 30 2009, 08:52 PM']Allen key - check Feeler gauge - check Back in a mo...... [/quote] Feeler gauge? You must set your strings to within a few thousandths of an inch! You're a better man than me...

A higher action improves your dynamics and sensitivity as you get so many more tonal options. Raising the action on my Precision was a revelation.

Di Marzio

[quote name='Jono Bolton' post='526131' date='Jun 27 2009, 07:04 PM']That Epiphone looks excellent, I really like the way it looks with the two full sized humbuckers instead of the mini humbucker that the EB-3 has in the bridge. I've long been thinking about doing something similar with one of the Squier Telecaster basses Can't say I approve of your son's choice of shirt though [/quote] Thanks Jono, yeah the bass has a pretty broad range of usable sounds now - I hope to get some more variation with some coil switching when I get some time. I'd definitely try it with a Tele bass, both for the sound and the look. BTW, the shirt was a gift from our neighbours (they're from Linwood). You probably wouldn't even have answered the post if you knew what team he really supports