Stewart

Fender made a model with two sets of P pickups - Precision Elite I think...? No problem with the concentric pots for volume contols, but doubt it's worth having two tone controls - it just shaves top off after all.

Valve amps don't like higher impedance loads (say 16 ohm, when the output transformer only has taps for 4 and 8) Transistor amps don't like loads lower than they're rated for (and if they don't have good protection, it can be terminal quite quickly) (edit - Merton too quick for me !)

Just Googled that Neumann - Almost £2000 - I think we definitely inhabit different worlds! I bet it's amazing... When we had our demo recorded, the bass cab mic was an Audix D6 - sounded good to me. I agree with you on Joe Meek - all the stuff I've heard has been nice. I *think* the compressor at the studio was a TL Audio. I'm very fond of my Compounder - it's in our PA chain now. Oh dear - started rambling... But the main point (for me) is to have both Direct and mic'd signals to play with if possible.

To put electric instruments through the PA without using mics on the cabs you use a thing called a Direct Injection (DI) box, which splits the signal into a balanced one that'll suit the mixer (and can be run a long distance) and effectively a copy of the original signal which goes on to your amp as usual. Like everything else DIs can be cheap or expensive, but I suspect you can't get a really bad one...

Just purchased a 19" case - good price - no problems Thanks again Chris Stewart

I can't believe you don't know ! PM OBBM - good cable, good connectors, good price, well put together.

Sansamp Bass DI works well (engineer was complaining that the DI out from a GK MB150 was 'too hot' - but his eyes lit-up when he say the Sansamp...) I'd really recommend having a mic on a cab as well though (blending makes perfect) No compressors for me - leave that to the guy on the desk.

The clip isn't what I'd call dub particularly - possible with most setups I'd have thought, certainly a precision or jazz but perhaps not quite Musicman. Filters are the key to most dub bass sounds I reckon (not necessarily a pedal - every bass amp I've seen has high cut and low boost controls)... Of course, lots of 18" speakers in cabs the size of large wardrobes helps

This is as good an introduction as any: [url="http://www.pcmus.com/compressors.htm"]PcMus - Compressors[/url] Just make sure that stereo-coupling is off and use the undamaged side of the unit - the controls on the Behringer are pretty-much exactly as described. I think you have a string of LEDs showing 'gain reduction' (compression) too - if they don't light-up, you need to up the input gain or reduce the threshold, play around with the other controls and you'll soon get the hang. The limiter is useful, but set so it never quite comes on whilst playing, only when you bang all the strings with a large hammer. Small ratios sound more natural, large (over 4 or so) sound increasingly weird and distorted, and basically it starts to act more like a limiter - but you've got one of those after the compressor, so there's also little point...

It's 1996/7 - the 'Crafted in Japan' dates are specific cases *if* you have a Japan-produced bass with A + 6 digits or O/P/Q/R + 5 digits - you don't

Yes, very nice indeed - tight but had good movement. It's all good but I'm a real sucker for slide, and that was terrific.

It's hard to believe, but basically you remove the strings, remove the neck, give the rod a best-guess tweak, reattach, restring and see if you're close - Repeat as necessary!

7 in the blues band, 4 in the other (err... more blues really) band

In any band that I'd want to be in, it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference what sex, colour or belief in nonexistant entities the members had. Try substituting 'black' or 'jewish' or 'white american' when categorising people - and if it sounds a bit sh*t, then it probably is...

I can recommend [url="http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedbasses.htm"]Far East Guitars Basses[/url] - though he doesn't have any in white at present...

Probably a combination of phase differences/cancellation and/or room modes (though as already mentioned, make sure there are no FX including reverb on your channel). You can try reversing the phase of the DI feed (swap pins 2 and 3, or buy a phase-reverser) - the result will either be quieter or louder out front - use whichever is louder. Try and use your rig to supply all the on-stage monitoring of bass or none (in which case you need a monitor, but you can leave your rig at home). Try and minimise spill from your rig into mics (tricky...)

What do you people actually get for your £30/35 quid ? I'd suggest if it's just bridge height /intonation tweaks and fitting a new set of strings then you'd be *much* better-off doing it yourself - and not only financially...

Probably at least £50, probably not more than £70 (if it involves fret levelling & reprofiling). If it doesn't, DIY

I'd hazard a guess at £30-50 - but that would be for a standard (off-the-shelf) model - the voltages the Eden needs might not be readily available, and having a custom-built transformer would not be cheap. Your best bet would be to post a query on the Eden forum, I'd have thought - and see what other users think/have done. (You'll need detailed info. from Eden regarding the transformer voltages/current rating anyway...) [url="http://www.eden-electronics.com/forum/default.asp"]Eden forum[/url]

I doubt it's worth attempting any major surgery such as replacing transformers (there's no audible change to using a toroidal, they just keep their electromagnetic fields to themselves better) but if some components were starting to break down (such as power supply capacitors) then that might be responsible for a lot of the noise. Whether or not it's worthwhile spending much money on (rather than saving for a replacement perhaps) is a tricky one - mainly dependant upon how much you like it and whether you know (or can find) a good amp technician to take it to...

Well, a quick search led me to a forum on Eden's site - here's an extract: [i]The previous owner told me that the amp produces a noticable hum through the speaker cabinet even with the volume controls on zero.[/i] ...so perhaps that amp is known for the issue (there do seem to be a number of hits searching for "eden vt40" and "hum"). It looks quite old - has a traditional 'big square lump' power transformer rather than the 'doughnut' toroidal types you usually get nowadays (which reduce hum considerably). Might be worth getting it serviced if you want to keep it and can't put up with the noise, but I'm guessing it will never be near-silent...

Balanced cables stop you picking up noise from the environment on very long runs, with very low level signals. Your cab lead is a very short run, with a very high level signal... What make & model is the amp?

My money's on it connecting to the other green wire...

For a one-off, if it's not too complex and the tracks aren't too fiddly, just use an etch-resist pen or transfers and then dunk in ferrite chloride solution...

From the pictures I've seen of the 2008 models, even Fender have finally accepted that their bridges were a crap bent piece of tin...