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[quote name='mart' timestamp='1375906335' post='2167355'] [i]thinner[/i] strings does not always mean less tension in the neck, or not enough to make a noticeable difference. I'd loosen the strings and see if the neck settles down to something relatively flat, and then tighten the trussrod (a little) in that position. As it is, you're tightening it against the tension that the strings are creating. Slacken them, and it should be easier to adjust. Alternatively, Stew-Mac recommend clamping the neck into the position you want (with the strings at tension, I think) and adjusting the rod then. [/quote] Good point re tension, so yes, slacken off the existing strings and evaluate any change before buying lighter/lower tension set.

[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1375905646' post='2167334'] If lighter strings were put on and there is still the same bow...? [/quote] I've never known that to happen

At the end of the worst gig I've ever done on DB (crap timing, crap intonation, crap tone*), a guy came up to me and said I was the bassist he'd been looking for for his new Jazz Trio. Make of that what you will, but don't get too hung up on technicalities. EB and DB are very different beasts and audiences have totally different expectations of them C *Reminds me of the old Richie Benuad quote "There's only three things wrong with English cricket, they can't bat, they can't bowl, and they can't field"

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1375902298' post='2167251'] Pretty sure it isn't luck that provides my income. [/quote] I think it still works if you're businesslike about it, there has been a wholesale transition from small private user to large business user. If you're clever (which of course t goes without saying...), you still win [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1375902949' post='2167264'] I did a small experiment where i sold 20 similar items for the same total price. 10 were sold for £5 including free postage and 10 were sold for £3.80 + £1.20 postage. I sold much less of the items where postage was free. I know this is not a scientific experiment but people are well aware that when there is free P+P they know full well that they are paying for it. [/quote] That's better science than a lot of the crap that makes it into the newspapers and onto TV

[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1375904000' post='2167282'] Thanks for help. Had another go tonight of loosening it and it is doesn't really budge in either direction, so last chance saloon will try WD40 if that no worky, then it's probably a repair job (at some point). Still I'm happy with the bass and warts and all was a good trade. [/quote] Lighter strings

I'd not try any of the above until I'd tried some lighter strings on it C

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1375878342' post='2166791'] ....or that someone has access to data that they shouldn't have. [/quote] That's the conclusion I came to. As I said, could be pure coincidence. In fact it probably is coincidence, as the alternative explanation is either that Paypal's data security is very poor, or that they pass on lists of members to third parties and that those third parties have very poor data security). However, in the three months since I closed the account I've received no spam/fraud emails. Coincidentally, in the same time, I've received no phone calls from my bank asking whether I was in a shop in Bangkok attempting to pay for a Maserati, which was also a pretty regular event (Bangkok/Maserati's weren't specifically regular, but the calls from Fraud Protection were).

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1375871132' post='2166635'] I think most people are internet 'savvy' enough not to fall for [i]'You must be resetting your accountings passwods or your account will be shutted'[/i] messages, but I bet a fair few of them would fall for fake Ebay messages because it's not their bank account and isn't instantly perceived to need the same degree of care and attention. [/quote] I haven't received one fake eBay or Paypal email since closing my account, I used to get them all the time, i.e., several per week. Could be complete coincidence of course?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1375820921' post='2166225'] +1 This is good advice. You really don't want PayPal to have access to your funds. They're a total pain in the arse. [/quote] There's also the suggestion that your bank account is more vulnerable to hacking via Paypal than via normal online banking. No idea if it's true but I've seen it suggested several times

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1375819593' post='2166204'] I only just got my money back but it was refunded to my PayPal account rather than the bank account it came from. [/quote] And they play the game there also, it takes about two weeks to get a refund, and then you have to transfer it back to your bank taking more time still. Far worse than banks

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1375818296' post='2166179'] eBay sucks giant hairy moose balls. Everything is biased towards buyers, yet it's the sellers who enable eBay's huge profits. PayPal gets on my tits, too - can you imagine any proper bank freezing your assets on a whim for seven days and with no good reason? Bastards. [/quote] You're lucky it was only 7 days, they had £400 of my cash for almost two months. They then tried to deduct it again (in error, which at least they admitted). If you have a Paypal account, do NOT connect it to a bank account with anything more than a few quid in it

Bound to happen as people were selling at low BIN but charging a fortune for postage to get around the fees. ebay have got very greedy and are now only really viable for businesses or people with loads of crap to sell, you just lose too much money selling there at the moment.

Not just after loud gigs, but after a few hours in the studio, even at relatively low volume, my sense of pitch can go. I'll listen back later to what I played on fretless or DB - and which sounded OK at the time - to find I was really sharp.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1375433704' post='2161103'] [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/community/drummer-looking-for-keyboard-bass-voice-electronic-pop/1027184305#photo-content"]http://www.gumtree.c...5#photo-content[/url] Form an orderly queue, guys ... [/quote] Mmm, given the widely accepted shortage of drummers nationwide I wonder why he needs to advertise for musicians.......?

Great story Bob, glad you like the Buster. For me it was too big for a combo and too small for a rig if you know what I mean. I've now gone back down to a Walkabout - which for the balance of size, weight and tone is THE ideal bass combo as far as I'm concerned - and back up to an SVT amp with a soon to be revealed cab! I doubt there's a better bass combo on the market that the Buster though. Cheers C

[quote name='mart3442' timestamp='1375156881' post='2157334'] Trainspotters guide to Danny's gear: Yes, it was an AER Bass Cube. His twin pickup system consists of a Highlander Piezo ribbon mounted directly into the bridge, about a centimeter or so below the strings. (Interestingly, its a Guitar pickup...) And the wing pickup is a Shadow but I don't know the actual model. Steve Rabe, founder of SWR and Ravenlabs, made a dual channel preamp for Danny in the 1980's. Danny calls it "The Ravenlabs Red Box", Ravenlabs call it the much more boring PMB. With this, he was able to eq both pickups individually, blend them to his liking and send the signal to front of house. He doesn't use it anymore so, presumably, the AER has the same facility. I managed to buy one several years back (discontinued now) and its a stunning preamp. Steve Rabe is now retired and refuses to make any more, he will repair them though, so all is not lost. [/quote] Crikey, just checked out the AER Basscube, they're not cheap are they

[quote name='TomDuff' timestamp='1375132315' post='2157164'] Thats a rig I would like to hear, in fact I may have done if you ever played it out doors in Britain at any point. [/quote] Fair point

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1375132423' post='2157166'] I think you just missed one at bassgear, [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product/amps-and-cabs/bag-end-s-15-d-single-15-enclosure/"]there's another 15" available[/url] why not put a wanted ad up on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/forum/22-items-wanted/"]here[/url] [/quote] Plus http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Bag_End_D115SX.html

[quote name='TomDuff' timestamp='1375131911' post='2157154'] Hello Keith, Yeah nice cab isn't it? I am looking to add another one to it - preferably the S10-XD, if you ever hear of anything let me know although there doesnt seem to be a lot of it about or not that I can find anyway. Hope you are keeping well. [/quote] There's a couple of UK dealers who stock Bag End now, and that's a couple more than there were a few years back, so it's relatively easy to get hold of now

Yep, used to play a Mesa M-Pulse head through two Bag End SD-15s, lovely lovely rig. Very odd colour though. C

One of the great bass lines, and in a song in which it wouldn't be expected. There's a previous thread about it on here somewhere in which the OP described it as being like a Peter, Paul and Mary session with Peter Hook on bass. Not far off!