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Well worth a visit if you're nearby anyway. Lots of nice gear, free parking and both guys easy to talk to. Can you go wrong?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1389286558' post='2332409'] What you get for asking for the input jack to be fixed when it is in fact the OUTPUT jack. [/quote] Someone had to point this out! Still looks a shonky job without first saying 'we can strengthen this bit by doing this, or ideally you need a new pickguard if it starts causing you problems' Some people just can't string a bass!

I started playing in bands back in the days when self-preservation meant that the majority of people I played with would check their own gear, especially the occasional glance inside plugs for terminal screws coming loose (happens far more frequently than you might think!) and I still tend to do this. Another frighteningly common occurrence is the outer insulation of a mains cable no longer being held in the clamp in a plug.. usually leads to either wires pulling out of the terminals inside the plug or the inner insulation cracking leaving bare copper visible! Once or twice I've helpfully cut plugs off band cables if they've been told , told again and STILL left it!

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1389257738' post='2331898'] I've just been asked this question by a village hall last night! Anyone know anywhere in Leeds for quick PAT testing ? [/quote] Factory Street Studios do a fixed-price whole band testing.. they're just next to Bradford ring road where Wakefield Rd comes up to the top. http://www.factorystreet.co.uk/contact-us/

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1389174430' post='2330794'] Just play it some more. [/quote] This. Every ding and scratch tells a story and contributes to the instrument's mojo.. 'relic' the bass as you go on.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1389095924' post='2329763'] I can see them now. Hanging up with the Jedsons etc in the cheap section at Bell's Instruments in Surbition in the early 70s. [/quote] I had their catalogue way-back-when.. probably the finest guitar porn available at the time; contained many words which I'd never heard before! :-D

I'm not 100% sure, but I think VAT gets applied to the carriage charge, too.. if you're buying a DB I'd imagine P+P to be on the high side.

Trace Elliot. Especially the older English-made ones. I have a 250W one which does more than I need; from your description I'd look for the 500.. those Essex Watts were just bigger than most! Preamp gain setting depends on your bass output. Some combinations of pickups, wood and player are louder than others.

I have a few of those humbucker-to-single-coil pots from when I had a t-40 yonks back. I think I needed one for repair purposes but at the time Peavey only sold bags of ten. Something like that!

Keep trying to see what is there. If USA any Allen keys will be imperial; I think Mex can be either but I was once told metric to be the usual. I got a set of small size Allen keys yonks back. So close together in sizes it's almost immaterial, I just use whichever fits.

And now, teams, let's play Mornington Crescent!

He 'doesn't want to part with her'.. I think his wish may well be granted!

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1384716550' post='2279917'] Sorry to hijack here, but I'm going to put some flats on the Christmas list. Not had them before, do I need to order any specific length for through body stringing? I'll prob give Fender ago to see how I like them. Thanks! Edit: another noob question; Do they not do 45-110s? I need to do some more homework here... [/quote] IIRC there was a thread on through body stringing and suitable or otherwise brands. I have no through stringing basses(possible niche to justify GAS?) but some are 35" scale which need similarly longer strings. The Picato sets I've used have been fine for 35", but maybe others can comment on through body?

Lost me at cookies! ;-)

Re nut slots. . I think most basses are built to take at least 45-105 & 125 or 130, so prob no slot widening needed. Back tomorrow!

Free post n packing, mind!:-D

That kind of thing. Picato are 50-105 with an optional 130 low B. Many basses don't even need nut slot tweaks at that. Drop me a pm and I'm pretty sure we have this set in the shop so I'll ring you tomorrow if you'd like some in the post.

The closest I've had to EUB tone has been black nylon flats (Picato 777) on a fretless Overwater. The nylons are yet mellower than steel flats, but sweeter as well for my tastes.

My Facebook page always throws up (sic) adverts for that kinda thing.. I think it's because I've not supplied Facebook with much more than the basic minimum information so either a)they're taking a wild guess at what a 50 year old bloke wants from the internet or b)Facebook is trying to bug me into divulging every facet of my life.

I believe the 1/4" phone jack was what was available in a cheap and plentiful supply when electric guitars were really being started big-time. Does the job but not actually ideal. The XLR setup allows balanced (as does running a stereo 1/4" connector) cabling which is far more efficient, although IMHO you have to get over about 30 feet cable length before you can really hear it in most applications - I once made a cable of about 35' from decent quality cable and Neutrik jacks and you could hear the lack of tone. The XLR connector is also more efficient as the contact area is greater, and it's a heavier duty connector.. this can be a double edged sword, however, as I have broken/damaged a few 1/4" connections in gigging scenarios while XLR might have meant more damage to the gear. I have a Progress III by Overwater which, as BigRedX says, has 1/4" and XLR with the electronics being switched on the jack; has anyone ever come across a panel-mount XLR socket which handles 3 contacts and still switches? There have been so many of these permutations in 1/4" so I've probably just missed it!

Works for me. . Trace AH250SMX bought new about 20 years ago, 2xEA CXL112. Actually most of the time only one cab cos 2 gets complaints re too loud!

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1383812443' post='2269304'] he say thats total ******** [/quote] This, to the letter.