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[quote name='Wonky2' timestamp='1454272548' post='2968171'] Listen to them, A lot. [/quote] This^^ I usually play the next gig's material on random for as long as possible, wherever I go. For me, it's on my phone plugged into the car stereo. You might use a walkman or whatever. I sometimes drive the missus nuts by playing it at home; sometimes she really likes the tracks ('you're playing with this guy? He's really good!') I rarely get round to actually playing the bass along with the listening, but by the time of the gig/rehearsal (do push for one of these) I'll have the shape of the songs in my head, so the actual key doesn't entirely matter. How many times have we done gigs where the singer says 'Oh, I don't sing it in that key any more; that was just on the album'? Enjoy!

I think a few folks have gone for the Weich for the lighter feel thus easier to press down. Go Medium! Stunning volume on those.

I made a couple in the past, including one for the DB made from a 3/4" socket with a slot cut hacksawed it! About a month after that I was introduced to that Planet Waves one with the cutter, and I now have four of them including the bass peg size one! Brilliant piece of kit.

I've never looked closely at the 3, but I would assume the string spacing to only work on guitar.. certainly on the 3b you have to set the spacing on the pickup, and even narrow bass spacing is way more than guitar.

Could well work with the right other folks. Had a bizarre effect on one of our cats, who jumped up and started inspecting the computer speakers very closely!

Been hanging round any dodgy airports?

Is it only me..?

Well, obviously neither of them needs to do it for reasons of finance or exposure, so they must think it works. Probably a brilliant vibe onstage! :-)

I have one, although not tried recording with it. Used USB for laptop controller software - brilliant! :-)

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1452935767' post='2954791'] Tweeted. [/quote].. and FB'd.

I picked up the Akai Headrush.. does various things incl. tap and tape heads stylee. Brilliant! I'm not mad into looping, so can't really comment on that side of it, but I think it's on the short side loop-wise. http://www.akaipro.com/product/e2headrush

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1452611386' post='2951636'] +1 for the tip on setting the input level right. The old trick should work of setting the input gain at 0 and then playing as hard as you can whilse increasing the gain knob. Do this until it only just starts to flash the clip light on the loudest notes. Then back off the gain knob a tiny smidge so that the clip light doesn't light and you should have pretty much the optimum match between your guitar signal and the input gain stage of the amp. [/quote] + another 1.. mahoosive difference on Trace gear!

You'll be needing either a single pole or double pole, ON-ON-ON type. Alternatively go bigger and just fit a pickup selector switch in a slightly enlarged hole. This kind, probably available far more chaply locally! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-On-On-On-DPDT-Round-Bat-Mini-Switch-BLACK-CHROME-/360866610681?hash=item5405537df9:g:xT8AAOSwnDZUIXu6

This is the one I use.. http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/servisol-super-10-switch-contact-cleaner-200ml-jp17t Maplin are easy to find, but most places doing electronics gear and many music shops will stock it. Because I use it myself, we stock it at work!

Definitely try cleaning the pots and sockets first.. it may well fix the problem, and if not you'll have an appreciation of why a repairer will charge so much for 'simply changing a pot' and why they'll often suggest changing all the pots at once. Depending on the amp, getting to the back of the pots in order to spray Servisol in there can take anything from a few minutes to a couple of hours!

2112 THE album that got me into rock!

If you can track one down, the Aria STB-JB is just such a thing.

On my own, I aim for zero. That's the height off the board when I 'fret' a note.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1446718310' post='2901643'] I dunno, the last band I left? [/quote] The best answer of the thread so far; I'm surprised nobody else picked up on it!

I'm not bothered about the price tag, as such. If it's one of those basses that I connect with, I'd be gutted if it got broken or nicked whether it was a couple of hundred or a couple of grand. If you love it, guard it well!

Did you get sparks? I once had a speaker blow, well within power, and I was alerted to it by one of the guitarists pointing and laughing! Sparks , smoke, the works. :-D