warwickhunt

Tatty burst P bass every time for me.

[quote name='KASH' post='579084' date='Aug 24 2009, 02:22 PM']Sorry if this sounds basic and obvious but I have a bit of a silly question :blush: If a bass has passive pickups and active tone control, say a Spector Legend for example, is it considered an active or passive bass? And does it requires a battery too?[/quote] By definition 'active' (whether pups or pre) means that a battery (batteries) is required; if a bass has a battery in it then it is active, conversely no battery at all and it is passive... UNLESS the bass is powered by an external power supply via a TRS lead or sometimes XLR style leads. You can get pups that are active but can utilise passive pre amps and/or you can get passive pups that require or can work with active preamps and obviously pups and pres that are active and both require juice. Confused? If not I haven't tried hard enough!

[quote name='iamapirate' post='578670' date='Aug 23 2009, 11:24 PM']What a strangly attractive bass. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hofner-191-Doubleneck-Bass-Guitar-1962-Rarest-of-all_W0QQitemZ130316004329QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e57706be9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hofner-191-Doublenec...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url][/quote] Yeh... I'd like to 'strangle' the guy who conceived it!

CC ended the listing... wonder if a local BCer popped in and offered them £50 more than their start price?

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='576375' date='Aug 21 2009, 09:15 AM']Cheers WoT, This is in your part of the world ( ie The Centre of the Universe) is this yours or someone you know? I figured this one was genuine as it had all the case candy etc but I just know Feck all about Fenders - subconsciously or not i have avoided them over the years. have a couple of nice Jazz clones (status/levinson) but this is tasty without being silly money of a new one (so far) BB[/quote] Does this look familiar? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=42620&hl=fender%20cs%20jazz&st=40"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...0jazz&st=40[/url]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='577432' date='Aug 22 2009, 10:53 AM']DB112's have to be in chocolate to sound right as a pair I'm glad you've seen the light. I used my pair with my new Rebelhead last night, brilliant![/quote] Sorry Peter, they 'sound' slightly better as a pair when in classic black and silver. On a serious note; if you think the single DB sounds good wait till you do try them doubled up. Honestly, they are better than the sum of the parts.

[quote name='bythesea' post='576907' date='Aug 21 2009, 05:27 PM']Not even the first on this forum [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=56493&hl=bass+string+moves"]link[/url] The thread does explain that it doesn't actually move like that and why it appears to [/quote] Ah ha!

I don't profess to have discovered this but I came across this on another local forum but I found it fascinating and interesting viewing! How a (bass) string oscillates... [url="http://www.vimeo.com/4041788"]http://www.vimeo.com/4041788[/url]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='576807' date='Aug 21 2009, 04:06 PM']... obviously its very unlikely to be a '59 jazz body (unless its a very early prototype )[/quote] IIRC didn't the earliest prototype Jazz have a pair of large, 4 pole piece, pups almost in the style of Nordy big single soapbars?

Don't know if it is a member's bass or not but the additions to the Ibanez listing are just crying out for the eBay police to pull it!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='572581' date='Aug 18 2009, 07:25 AM']I think your next port of call is to dis his work on all bass forums. Talkbass, Uglybass & any others you can find to let all bassists know of how rubbish his service is. I'd also frequently post on his website to ask "I've been waiting for a year now, can I have my money back" so that any visitors to his site can see he provides a poor service.[/quote] I'm not saying you shouldn't think of going down this route BUT be careful how you approach it. Once you have started dissing this guy on public forums he may well think 'f*ck it!' and then you have NO chance! Honest, non-judgmental postings are fine and asking for views/opinions may be fine, all I'm saying is [u][b]don't[/b][/u] back him into a corner and leave him with no options. It's far easier and better if you come across as a caring individual who is concerned about his health/business and not as a wronged customer, hell bent on revenge... unless of course he is a scumbag, who has fleeced you of your money in which case start ranting.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='571888' date='Aug 17 2009, 06:33 PM']Maybe it's time for another larger do....[/quote] Here we go! Where and when, matey boy?

[quote name='buff' post='570775' date='Aug 16 2009, 04:33 PM']Ideally you want stuff called panel wipe, thats used as a de greaser on car paint, but wd40 on a cloth also removes sticker adhesive.[/quote] +1 for WD40

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='556935' date='Jul 31 2009, 10:52 AM']I can't say how chuffed I am that you've clicked the bass AND got your refund but I have to say from my extensive experience with eBay and PayPal I'd be quite frankly stunned if you have scored in this way whilst the guy gets to keep his money! I would seriously have thought that PayPal/eBay would have taken the funds back from the seller but if it has worked out the way you say then that does mean a massive shift in PayPal/eBay policy. Right... off to sell some tat on eBay! [/quote] Just as an aside/update on ebay/paypal resolutions... I purchased an album (yellow vinyl Cheap Trick @ Budokan as it happens ) on ebay several weeks ago and initiated a dispute for non-delivery which the seller then subsequently delivered following almost immediate contact after I started the dispute; any ways... the vinyl was scratched and NOT as described so I let the dispute run and the result is that paypal have found in my favour, refunded me and have made no mention whatsoever of me returning the album! I can only assume that this is the new ebay/paypal policy.

[quote name='Clarky' post='570656' date='Aug 16 2009, 02:19 PM']but would probably be 2, 3 and 3.5 without Warwickhunt and Gwilym!!!![/quote] Probably true... though after reading this thread I have stopped fettling the Zon and Sadowsky; time to sort out these uber high action Warwicks.

Why not slacken the truss rod (anti-clockwise) 1/4 of a turn OR (and) take your saddles up 1/2 a turn and see what happens. I'm sure one or both of those operations will sort it, if it is no better then you can consider paying to have it set up.

[quote name='Sibob' post='569991' date='Aug 15 2009, 03:32 PM']I shouldn't think that the minimal changes in your new string gauges would affect the bass that adversely, unless you had/have a particularly dodgy neck! Problems can also arise if you change strings by taking them all off, then putting the new set on. You should change strings one by one to keep as much tension on the neck as possible! Without knowing the specific problem, I'd take it to a shop/luthier to be set up properly! Hope this helps, good luck for your gig! Si p.s. also gonna move this over to Repairs [/quote] Why should problems arise if you remove all of the strings at once? I do this and have done for the last 30 years with not a single issue... in fact most everyone (inc' reputed builders/luthiers) I know does it that way; it's the only way I know that you can give the fingerboard a clean whilst doing regular services/string changes. Even though your string gauges are very similar, there 'is' a difference in string tension which can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, this will have caused your set-up change. I would summise that the fact you say that your neck/fingerboard is flat means that you have very little relief in it so the smallest change in tension will require a tweak of the truss rod to get the action sorted and buzz free.