warwickhunt

I've shipped cabs with Interparcel but I'd double check on the maximum weight (normally around £15 if you don't need extra insurance). I recall shipping a Tecamp Neo 6x10 and it was about £40 due to the extra insurance.

[quote name='Bigwan' post='966457' date='Sep 24 2010, 10:17 AM']Why not go the whole hog and have a precision modded to be a Jazz (Like Wille Weeks'/Clarky's Alleva)? Jazz bass sound with precision ergonomics. Problem solved. It's a step better than the PJ idea for me - PJ doesn't do the 'role-off-1-pickup-slightly' sound due to the mismatch in the pickup types.[/quote] I've owned a couple PJ Precision basses and I think my next modded bass may well be a JJ Precision bass... in fact the skeleton bass is on its way to me as we speak. Just need to find a Bartolini PJ set (I need the PJ to compliment the Bart PJ set I already have as the pair of P pups are going into a Warwick).

P/J or P/P

[quote name='dood' post='965952' date='Sep 23 2010, 06:48 PM']Hey ya mate! Thanks so much for posting a pic, It looks like this tray will be too deep for me specifically at 365mm. I can go to 300mm max - but I guess someone with a full depth rack case will be fine with. Again, cheers, I appreciate it - but I think Bottle's tray will be right for my gear.[/quote] No worries... time to stick them up for sale any way!

I had an Ex-Factor when they were fairly new basses and IIRC I specifically bought heavy gauge strings and that I ensured that the strings didn't have a stepped taper that started just after the nut... the Ex-Factor has a shorter scale on the A/D/G strings and is it standard or slightly longer on the E? You've got me thinking now!

Dust comes free!

Standard rackmount width, 1U high, 2 rackmount holes each side 365mm deep. It has a small lip at the front and at the rear of the base (manufactured like that) and has had 4 small holes drilled into it to hold a pair of receivers.

I've been impressed with the Hartke amps that I've tried but the cabs were a bit underwhelming when I tried them many moons ago... accidently put the top end of a bi-amp signal through the 1x15 and the bottom end through the 4x10 and that improved the sound!

£5 + postage and I'll get a pic if it is of any interest... though I would imagine a free tray is obviously top contender at the moment.

Really like that... other than the miserable mouth!

[quote name='kentishbass' post='964752' date='Sep 22 2010, 06:24 PM']Am I not supposed to advertise sales on this forum? Don't want to step on any toes; is there a forum I can advertise on?[/quote] I think it was intended to inform that there is an actual 'sale' section of the forum, which you use instead of this part of the forum which is just about basses in general.

[quote name='kentishbass' post='964643' date='Sep 22 2010, 04:39 PM']It has some wear and tear, specifically to the finish at the back of the headstock...[/quote] That has to be the strangest place to have wear that is significant enough to warrant mentioning!

I have 3 of those metal rack trays if any RH450 owners are interested; not looking for a massive amount for them. I did a very similar thing to rackmount the head unit from a H&K bassbase combo, if you don't trust your ability to mark and drill the holes accurately you simply get a handful of large washers and you can get them to fit!

[quote name='The Burpster' post='962937' date='Sep 21 2010, 07:58 AM']As thats being done by members on here everyday I'm surprised that wasnt your first thoughts on this quest for nirvana..... I've even been harbouring a plan to do that to a PRS (as you now know), so thats an area that is much easier to achieve. Do you know what the missing % of you tone is tho' ? or is it something that isnt quite right? The 'isnt quite right' option is a right bugger to find.[/quote] 'isnt quite right' and that elusive missing something which is an unquantifiable amount is precisiely why I posed the question of living with something not quite right.

[quote name='Musky' post='962843' date='Sep 20 2010, 11:38 PM']I've got admit I'm a little baffled by all this. All speaker's impedance varies with frequency, which is why they're given a [i]nominal[/i] impedance rating. The figure usually given is the lowest impedance that the speaker will see in it's designed operating range. So if the TC speakers are nominally rated at 8 ohms and the RH only runs into a minimum load of 4 ohms, it suggests they're not quoting the minimum impedance the speaker can drop to for the amp to be able to handle 3 '8 ohm' speakers. Or maybe the amp is filtering lower frequencies or something. Anyone got a take on what's going on here?[/quote] TBH I think you've just about summed it up Musky; TC are either being a bit loose with their 'nominal' impedance ratings or they are happy to let the amp run a bit hot if it is running below 4 ohms. It could be argued that ANY 8 ohm speaker is a best fit figure across the frequency range in which case running any three 8 ohm cabs [u]might[/u] be OK so long as you watch that the amp doesn't run too hot. At the end of the day how many of us pump out 1/16th notes on the low B string all night long in which case yes I suppose it is OK to run x3 8 ohm cabs! I know that some Thunderfunk 550B owners have run their amp with x3 8 ohm cabs and the TF is rated to 4 ohms but it is very much a case of 'owner beware' and if you are sensible and ensure you aren't driving them too hard then it'll be fine... just not recommended or warranted by the manufacturer.

[quote name='tauzero' post='961921' date='Sep 20 2010, 10:15 AM']Personally, playability trumps tone. If it doesn't sound right, I'll wiggle the knobs until it does. If it doesn't play right, I'll sell it and buy something else. I will not keep a bass which I find inadequate on the playability front (I won't buy it in the first place if I can try it out, but with buying basses over the interweb, that's not always possible).[/quote] That's pretty much where I am coming from and even though the basses I've retained over the years have the sound that I like and 'feel' right for me, I'm still looking to get that last couple of % to reach sonic nirvana! However, do I compromise on that playability/feel to get a fractionally better tone especially when you consider that it is 'my' definition of good tone that I am looking to improve and for all I know absolutely no-one in the room may agree that the tone I have searched for is to their taste. In summary; I'm likely going to replace the electronics in one of my basses in order to tweak a bit of tone from it, as the playability is superior to anything else that I own.

[quote name='redstriper' post='961713' date='Sep 19 2010, 11:29 PM']GHS precision flatwound strings have purple wraps.[/quote] Thanks for the info, I do recall that in this instance it was a PG set of strings that I installed. However, it's always good for reference if anyone is searching Basschat in the future.

[quote name='gareth' post='961501' date='Sep 19 2010, 08:02 PM']Has she considered taking up bass guitar?[/quote] We did go down that route some time ago... just after she'd tried Guitar... but before her dalliance with the Saxamaphone... and before the Penny Whistle; luckily I've managed to stop her becoming proficient in any of them! [quote name='The Burpster' post='961502' date='Sep 19 2010, 08:03 PM']I'm saying nowt - I'm just sat here smug in the knowledge that the PRS was getting so much attention!!!! :wub:[/quote] Hmmm hence my dilemma. [quote name='JTUK' post='961504' date='Sep 19 2010, 08:05 PM']If she is that close to knowing what is what..then she worth listening to...as opposed to being your partner and you have no choice, sort of thing The thing about people in the audience is that such a small percentage ( possibly no-one ) knows anything about bass apart from the low-end sound and those that know more might be miles away from what you are looking for but that doesn't stop them saying their piece. I could say that about quite a few musos on the band-stand as well, ( not knowing much about bass tone ) so if they don't say anything, then it isn't an issue with them. I quite like it when the band leader gets into it to that degree, though, and talks to you about the gig afterwards. Assuming they aren't fishing for compliments as well.. [/quote] Don't get me wrong I'm just opening this up to debate, I already know what I am going to do. I can go and see a band and love listening to the sound of a P or a J bass and I don't think I've ever thought that the sound of the instrument wasn't right, it's just what that instrument sounds like and I accept it. On the other hand I can hear a bass tone and can form an opinion on whether that is a good representation of that particular brand, I then have to decide if it is the bassist or his gear that I like/don't like the sound of.

[quote name='gjones' post='961420' date='Sep 19 2010, 06:56 PM']Yes.....unless the sound is strikingly different I would assume your average punter probably wouldn't notice. Maybe they were commenting on the colour not the sound?[/quote] Would you consider the difference between a Jazz and a Precision to be striking? I suppose to a high percentage of non-musos watching a band then bass is bass and the actual instrument and inherent tone is lost on them. However for the kind of listener who can differentiate between a Ric and a Ray then the difference in tone may well be striking. As an aside; after being with me for 25 years my Mrs can listen to a recording and a surprisingly large number of times she can accurately identify the make of bass used (so long as it is one of the common/standard types and nothing too obscure)... she really is a god send/nightmare when I want an honest opinion on tone.