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[quote name='Chopthebass' post='182143' date='Apr 21 2008, 07:36 PM']Ahah. I reckon you're right. Or he is the one who hooker her up![/quote] She's a 'Hooker'... looks far too nice a girl for that sort of thing ahem any chance you could get her business card?

[quote name='stevebasshead' post='182082' date='Apr 21 2008, 06:40 PM']Great gig, John, and nice to meet you in person. That's one damn fine sounding rig you have there and it's nice to see and hear a Bolin out and about in the NE (there can't be that many!) Me & my mates enjoyed ourselves, you played a good spread of material (I'd love to get a Terrorvision song into my bands set too!) and you all looked like you were enjoying yourselves. I liked your drummers gizmo too, it added some really authentic percussion sounds to the songs he used it on. Catch you again sometime, Steve.[/quote] Well thank you for the kind words Steve... pint on the bar next time I see you It's always nice to put a name to a face (even if I insisted on calling you Kev ) and invaluable to have a knowledgeable bassists view on your tone in the band mix, as it often sounds so different from a sound-check when punters are in and the band starts pumping. Drummer's Gizmo - considering we've played together for 15+ years and he's been playing for 30 years it's always a pleasure to work with him and he's not frightened to use technology! His sampler wotsit is a nice bit of kit and is much better than the obligatory cow-bell but after the 20th huge gong sound at the end of every number you feel like sticking it up his ars* Though he was more restrained on Saturday night. It's tricky getting the Newton Faulkner sample to work right as it relies on the whole band hearing it through the FOH as the singer has in-ear monitoring but it keeps us on our toes. I'll be checking out your band Diablo sometime soon and seeing how a Ricky sits in the mix! Speak soon John

Trapped on your G-string my ars*... you're clinging onto her brastrap with your fingertips like a hormonal 13 yr old, whilst members of your band and the public try to extradite the poor girl

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[quote name='cetera' post='181624' date='Apr 21 2008, 10:41 AM']True, if you liked the Warwick but not the neck then you need to check a Spector Euro/LX Warwick didn't pinch the design, they licensed it for a short time from Stuart Spector/Ned Steinberger then just stopped paying.....! I believe a settlement was reached some years ago for their illegal use of the design...[/quote] Being an owner of both designs yourself, do you find significant differences between them? I'm not doubting or querying your guidance, it's just that I had a Spector Euro a couple of years back and the neck dimensions weren't massively different to a few of my Warwicks. Main difference I found was that the early Warwicks had a smoothed/rolled fingerboard edge and the Spector was quite squared off (similar to some of the recent Warwicks that I've tried). <edit> Ooops sorry I genuinely thought you had a Wick in your collection at the minute

Nice one MB

[quote name='budget bassist' post='181194' date='Apr 20 2008, 06:10 PM']on my amp i have the bass, mids and treble near enough all the way up, i kinda like the sound but i hear it's wrong?[/quote] [quote name='budget bassist' post='181228' date='Apr 20 2008, 06:59 PM']on my amp i leave the EQ flat or cut much back then it's really quiet... which really puzzles me.[/quote] Which is it... all the way up or flat/cut back? I don't wish to sound condescending but you are aware that your EQ settings will affect the perceived output volume as well as tone (though you may well have to rein in the master output to prevent clipping). Turn all your EQ back and it will sound quieter for a given fixed output setting than if you turn all of the EQs up

If you have everything boosted on your amp you have nowhere left to go! 'When a where lad...' I thought mid had to be cut regardless of what amp and/or cab; smiley face/gull-wing shapes on graphic were where it was at but each venue, bass, cab, amp etc brings its own EQ settings. Try starting with everything set flat then establish what you don't like... too bassy - roll some off, too nasally - tweak the mid back etc. Remember a little can go a long way and you can cut as well as boost!

[quote name='BassManKev' post='180772' date='Apr 19 2008, 11:06 PM']because this is an english forum, for people with brains? [/quote] Patently not!

Hi Dave I realise that this isn't one of your amps (doesn't even contain a valve ) but wondered if you could give me (or my Sparkie mate to be specific) any pointers! I have just taken a Gallien Krueger 800rb in part ex. It has a degree of distortion (buzz/fuzz particularly as the note decays but heard pretty much all of the time) which isn't attenuated by reducing the input gain, depressing the -10 db pad, or using basses with lower output. I've also tried plugging into either of the pair of 300watt outputs and the separate 100 watt output, still the same. I'm aware that each poorly amp could be so for a multitude of reasons but is there a particular area you'd zone in on to check first i.e. output capacitors, some aspect of the preamp, transistors... I'm trying to source the schematic but my mate is prepared to just go through the amp checking tolerances on whatever he can but is there a common failing on solid state amps or a first port of call for distortion problems? Really appreciate any input. Cheers John

I've established that the power up/down thump and some extraneous noise that I was initially alarmed about with this amp was exacerbated by a generator powering traffic lights in our street and a FW Sparkie who wired our kitchen. However there is still a bit of harmonic distortion with the amp. A mate is a Sparkie (didn't wire the kitchen) and he's going to look at the amp but really would like a schematic. I've Googled and established that schematics are available (various USA sites offering them for sale and a couple of forums have them available to members but I'd feel a fraud signing up to a forum just to access a freebie) and after speaking to a very helpful BeyerDynamic on the phone they offered to email me one... but sent the owners manual. Does anyone have a pdf or scanned copy?

Different (unless you're MA)! Is it home or factory made?

Tuning by ear at a gig is one of my pet hates. I don't like it when a guitarist that I might be playing with does it and I like it even less when I go to see bands. Fair does if you've slipped out a bit during the song, a quick bling on the 5/7 harmonics to get you back but not every song and every string... buy a guitar that stays in tune! I've used the same BOSS TU12 for the last 20 years and despite the plastic case being more Gaffa tape than case, it is one of the best and long serving, trouble free, bits of kit I have ever had!

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='180309' date='Apr 19 2008, 08:35 AM']Try a neck through warwick, the necks are far batter, more so on the earlier basses. Someone said in a previous post, that they all felt the same including Stage 1 etc, not correct IMHO I've owned many warwicks, probably not as many as WH, but a good few and they do vary Some bargain Stage 1's out there, also consider, if you find a bass like that and it is right apart from a slightly thick neck, a "neck shave" by someone like the Bass Gallery isn't a lot of money and by removing a relativley small amount of wood, it can make a huge difference. Warwick are offering custom neck profiles but the upcharge was HUGE last time I looked T[/quote] Did someone say my name If I had £1 for each time I've contributed to an on-line discussion about Warwick necks and their dimensions I'd have... eleventy twelve pence! In all seriousness you can find earlier NT Warwicks that have got slim profiles and some of the later BO necks are quite chunky, you'd have to go through them to ascertain what suited best. I can say that WoT has very kindly loaned me one of his wonderful 70's P basses and the width at the nut is identical to my 91 Streamer 40mm. My 87 Streamer Stage I has a 38mm nut width and is very slim in depth, whereas my '88 Stage II is 40mm at the nut and a little bit fuller (not much) but they are all so subtly different on these early instruments you'd again have to try before you buy. In summary; Warwick necks are not fat however they can be phat (what a sad barsteward I am).

Playing at the Fat Ox in Whitley Bay. Fairly local for a few faces on here so if anyone fancies a natter pop along I think I'm taking a variety of basses so I'd value an opinion.

[quote name='Macko1968' post='180085' date='Apr 18 2008, 07:41 PM']That wouldn't surprise me to be honest. I know at one stage I had UPS either deliver or collect every day for 9 days & I once bought a Trace T-Bass & sold it without ever unpacking it. I still think Eubassix can beat me though, he must have brought the neck end of £80,000 worth of gear round to our house over the last few years, the wife used to have migraines at the mere mention of his name. I just can't help myself, often I buy stuff just to try it, if I like I keep & if I don't it's straight back out the door. To be honest, I don't want to get in to a scrap over the morals of eBay trading because everyone has an opinion on it & people will never agree. I figure I'd be better spending my time trying to track down a US Bob Glaub & thinking up an excuse for the wife - I guess I could just blame Eubassix.[/quote] Ah... that explains a lot of things! [quote name='Machines' post='180106' date='Apr 18 2008, 08:12 PM']This listing (330228043923) has been removed or is no longer available. Please make sure you entered the right item number. If the listing was removed by eBay, consider it cancelled. How strange :ph34r:.[/quote] I can assure you the listing being removed was not 'strange' by any stretch of the imagination... it was as a result of someone being over-zealous in their pursuit of righteousness!

[quote name='Macko1968' post='180049' date='Apr 18 2008, 06:59 PM']I'm not a dealer, just like chopping & changing. I wasn't aware I was getting my knickers in a twist either - it's not like I've been using words like "walk a mile in their shoes" or "pious" or using the emoticon. I simply started this thread to make 2 observations, a seller misrepresenting his item & his rights. Some people claimed I was wrong about the sellers rights, a healthy(ish) debate has ensued & eBay have confirmed my understanding of the rules is correct.[/quote] 300 basses bought and sold on eBay and you aren't a dealer! Even if you like 'chopping and changing' by my reckoning that has to be... a bass a fortnight. That's some going. You most certainly have proved your point about sellers rights and you have also confirmed that you understand the rules, without a shadow of a doubt you've done that.

[quote name='Macko1968' post='180015' date='Apr 18 2008, 05:58 PM']Should give you a clue.[/quote] Sorry I didn't realise that you were a dealer... that explains why you were getting your knickers in a twist over that seller!

[quote name='Macko1968' post='179976' date='Apr 18 2008, 05:18 PM']Further quote for eBay's email on the subject. [i]Yes it is very much against eBay's Inappropriate Seller Terms - "Other Binding Bids" policy. You're not allowed to list an item for sale outside of eBay environment, once the said item is put up for sale, or offered for sale, on eBay.[/i] Now, how eBay would identify an item is advertised elsewhere is beyond me, but (technically speaking) the rules actually do preclude someone advertising an item elsewhere - regardless of whether it's mentioned in the advert. I'm not sure it's piety we are seeing here more that some sellers seem to want to have their cake & eat it, leaving bidders at a disadvantage. I doubt many bidders make a bid with the caveat that they "have the right" to remove the bid if they find a better deal elsewhere. One question I would ask though, out of genuine interest, if someone has an item for sale elsewhere they presumably have in mind a price they will take for the item - so why not stick a BIN on the auction or start it at the price they want? Problem solved. A couple of years ago I bid on a custom shop Strat, no reserve auction, only bid of £950 . In the last minute (when you could still do it that late) the seller ended the auction & cancelled my bid. The reason given was the item had been broken or lost. 20 minutes later I get an email from him saying "you can have the guitar for £1300". I told him to use it as a suppository.[/quote] I take it from your various responses that you aren't a regular seller on eBay

Ah -ha! So you realised that if it was cheap, every Tom, Dick and Harry could potentially nip in and buy it before you Good thinking to delete your content! Be sure to let us know what it's like if you do get it

[quote name='bremen' post='179671' date='Apr 18 2008, 12:39 PM']I've offered him $1.49 and said I'll come and pick it up so I don't have to pay $$$ for shipping from Kiddermister to Cambridge.[/quote] Damn you've outbid me @ $1.01 I've seen those pics before many times... do scammers have a website / image library somewhere? Come on let's keep any further bids below $10!

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='179561' date='Apr 18 2008, 10:25 AM']I sincerely hope I never sp[b]r[/b]out any b*ll*cks, bass or otherwise I just [i]knew[/i] it wasn't a good plan to give you access to those emoticons yesterday I'm back to OT now, I know my place [/quote] Indeed be gone