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I like DPD because they give an accurate time of delivery by txt

Has your amp got a clip light on the pre? They're always a good guide.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1475733644' post='3148252'] You might find that the saddle has some shims that can be removed to get the action down a bit. [/quote] I'll look when it needs a restring - not going to mess with it yet...

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This week I got myself a new bass! It's the first whole bass I've bought since 1983 Every other bass I've had I've built myself from parts... Well my band have started to 'acoustify' a lot of our back catalogue and are getting together periodically to jam our songs together acoustically in front rooms! I had access to an Eastwood acoustic bass but I hate borrowing other people's gear and as I'd never had an acoustic before I took the plunge and went and bought (unseen and untried) a Fender T-Bucket 300CE acoustic bass. [attachment=229308:Tbucket.jpg] It has a 32" scale and is quite loud with quite a surprising amount of bass in the lower registers. The action was set OK out of the box but does get quite high at the dusty end. A tweak of the truss rod to straighten the neck slightly could dial that out. The bridge is a rosewood affair and there's no way to adjust it. It intonates perfectly on all strings up to the 12th fret so i'm not too bothered about messing with it. It comes with phosphor bronze fender strings which are nothing like anything I've played before..I was expecting them to be quite twangy but they're surprisingly not. However they are prone to finger noise - or perhaps I should be lifting my fretting hand more? I've not yet had a chance to play it with other instruments. It comes with a Fishman preamp which sounds great through my Tecamp Puma and barefaced supermidget although I'm hoping I won't need to take my rig to front room acoustic jams. It seems loud enough even when played with fingers. My one bugbear so far is finding a case or a gig bag which will fit it. The previous model T Bucket had much smaller tuner handles (is that the right word?) - this model comes with 2 x 2 full size elephant ears [attachment=229309:TBucket ears.jpg] This makes the headstock very wide. Thomann says in their description of the bass that their western guitar 12 string case fits so I ordered one. It doesn't fit, the neck of the case is too narrow to accept the wide elephant ears - so i sent the case back. i already have a Thomann acoustic guitar gigbag (which they also claim is suitable) but it won't fit in there either - same problem. I am waiting on delivery of a Fender urban acoustic bass gig bag in the hope it will fit in there. If anyone knows of any suitable gig bags or cases that definitely will fit please let me know as I am reluctant to take it out without. thanks

That's why we only play ticketed events - the punters want us to be there.

think of the line in your head and then play it...I never worry whether what the notes are, just that they fit and match the 'tune' in my head

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1475497343' post='3146352'] (no! Not that!) [/quote] I am very right handed yet that(!) has always been the job of the left hand

Until this week I'd never owned a Fender I have a '83 Squier JV 64P - does that count? My other basses are bitsas from Warmoth bodies and Warmoth/Status necks...so while Fender shaped aren't Fenders. However this week I bought my first Fender badged bass....not a P, not a J either... It's a T-Bucket 300CE acoustic!!

I have both a Mono M80 and a Protec Contego Both do a great job I prefer, no apparent reason the Mono

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1475151467' post='3143468'] Looks like it should cost about £250. [/quote] Those bridges alone are upwards of £70

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1475083774' post='3142948'] You should hear the stories the people in music shops tell about some of their customers [/quote] go on then humour us

Mine says 57% used

selfie with some of my basses and some other things

I can no longer find any way, either in thread posts or in manage attachments to upload an attachment. Has this functionality been disabled? Why?

tune to higher pitch? Without changing strings, if you want to keep the same tuning, then no.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1474989503' post='3142095'] I think thats a Kays bass from the 80's, but Jon will be along in a mo' and tell me I'm wrong [/quote] I had an 80s Kay '57' style P-bass It didn't have TR adjuster like that and didn't have black plastic knobs either However - the 3TSB finish on the body looks remarkably similar to my old Kay. Edit: mine was a 79

That would be 1976 for me...I remember having to travel ON MY OWN from Chelmsford to Dusseldorf..via London train/tube and Luton airport.. Can you imagine an 11 year old doing that today? I didn't pick up a bass for another 3 years or so.

[quote name='DHA' timestamp='1474967617' post='3141822'] I would recommend nos valves in my pedals if you can find them. They do sound better then new valves but you pay the price. I fit the a very nice valve as stock that offers good tone at a good price. Dave [/quote] Thanks Dave...the tube you supplied with the pedal sounded OK but got smashed very early on in the pedal's life. Since then I've tried EHX, Sovtek, a no name chinese tube (£3) and they all sounded similar to my ears!!! I have now got a made in england mullard (i assume it must be an old one) and have some packing foam for the pedal - that'll do me.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1473631820' post='3131902'] The cream of the crop £500ish price bracket was a Faith Titan Neptune bass [/quote] Make that £845 - way over budget [url="https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/FAITHFTNE/acoustic-basses/faith-titan-neptune-natural-series-electro-acoustic-bass"]https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/FAITHFTNE/acoustic-basses/faith-titan-neptune-natural-series-electro-acoustic-bass[/url]

can't make it this year have fun

Just bought a Mullard ECC83 tube from Aidan. The packaging was AMAZING...a normal 12AX7 box (albeit for a JJ) some foam, cut out to seat the tube box and fully enveloping the valve in an old tesco mobile phone box then the usual brown paper and totally wrapped in sellotape. Bomb proof. In the past I've received tubes through the post just in jiffy bags....not Aidan - his was almost flightcased! hahaha - it's a good job I was in as no way would it have fitted through the letterbox. Thanks very much - you went out of your way! ian

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1474014264' post='3134866'] Er... all well and good, but I doubt anyone would pay a premium for a bass that I've owned. The response is likely to be, 'who??' [/quote] Oh same here...I was joking Anyway I'm not selling

Why isn't everyone answering along the lines of "Buy a bass with provenance? I give basses their provenance" ? There's too much low self esteem around here.

OMG I met Colgraff in early March just before our USA tour. He was a very pleasant chap. I was aware he had some health issues but he seemed to be coping fine. And he was still young Sad RIP