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  1. 3below
    Bought a set of Weedwacker strings from @knirirr Strings arrived as soon as physically possible, excellent communication by seller. Deal with confidence. Many thanks.
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    Plan c) find a friendly local woodwork shop that has either a planer- thicknesser or sander drum of a suitable width, ask nicely and you may get lucky. Back to an earlier question, the Artec pre-amp is just fine. I used one to replace a dead vintage Aria pre-amp (I would have repaired it but the pots were unusual values and impossible to find). Does what it says on the tine, low noise and well made.
  3. 3below
    It all makes you feel sorry for some unfortunate who spends the money without knowing their stuff or do sufficient research or getting advice from those that do.
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    Left field choice, Tech 21 Leeds pedal. I like what I get with it and my Gibson SG, TI Flats and Barefaced Dubster. No shortage of mids, bite, punch etc with what might seem a 'dark' setup. The Leeds pedal really reminds me of the Hiwatts I owned in my youth.
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    You will be getting sustain after 6 bottles though not of the bass variety, more likely through the 'bass' without a 'b' region.
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    Rather than push-pull pots you could use dual concentric pots. Two choices, each pot does Vol & tone for one pickup, or, one pot does vol - vol, the other does tone - tone. Apols if I have misssed something. What will you do with the spare holes? I found this https://forum.gibson.com/topic/122705-my-sg-bass-master-volume-tone-awesomerizer-mod/ and did the mod to my SG bass. An excellent bass has been made even more excellent. Could be of interest?
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    Agree with the surprise at one being fitted to original p bass. It is not as if they were an aftermarket fitment in the era (think DiMarzio, Mighty-Mite etc). I used the Wilkinson alnico vintage type pickup in a recent bitsa P build. Seems OK to me.
  8. 3below
    An interesting article on some Tinnitus research. Usual caveats apply. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/electric-shocks-tongue-can-quiet-chronic-ringing-ears
  9. 3below
    The string run off is the same that I experienced on my 77 P bass which I bought brand new. I complained to Fender (UK) and had a setup manual in return. Loosen the neck screws, tap the headstock to correct the alignment. Tighten screws, all was good.
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    Physicist here How many MT do you want the gadget to yield? In seriousness, much good discussion (and good Physics) above, imo it is about energy transfer and dissipation - the rate at which input energy (fingers, pick) is wasted into the body, bridge, bridge body interface, pickup magnets damping strings etc. My lifetime bass problem has been too much sustain, how often do I want more than 1 ~ 2 bars sustain. Attack / decay envelopes and no dead or live notes are of much more interest to me in a bass. Why do some basses (Gibson SG and Kramer Alu neck) 'play themselves' - have 'boing' and others on the same strings are just 'lifeless'? Why do some P basses (insert bass of choice here) sound great, why do others sound 'naff', this applies to copies and the real thing.
  11. 3below
    Phew, for a moment I thought you were looking at my Warwick Corvette
  12. 3below
    Pete Cruickshank, Groundhogs' Hogwash album (You tube does not do justice to CD on hifi) Dave Bronze? on bass, Robin Trower band Live Rockplast 2006.
  13. 3below
    During some recording today we started with the 4 mic method. As an experiment (following out of this thread) we reduced to 3 mics and got excellent results. Having noted how much snare the overhead mic picked up I then muted the snare mic during playbacks. So in answer to the op, you could get away with two mics: bass drum and and one overhead. Building any stereo imaging in the final mix would present a challenge
  14. 3below
    Horses for courses, if I did not need another bass like I need a <insert> phrase of choice </insert> I would be very temped
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    The skilled heel removing method would be using a suitable hand plane. Depending on your skill level some truing up / final levelling with sandpaper glued to a flat surface might be needed as well. If you have access to one, you could use a planer - jointer. If I attempted that I would make some sort of mdf sled to ensure the neck heel stayed flat on the planer table through the entire pass (and to ensure I kept my fingers!). I would also be wary of the usual lump of steel anchoring the truss rod in the heel. You would get a very tidy and true job however. If you do remove 2mm heel depth, remember to check the neck screw length, it would be unfortunate to have them appear through the fretboard or lift some frets
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    The 'biggest' five lessons I have learned from home /diy band recording* are: Tune frequently Get the mix / sound quality / tone right before recording. record at low levels, at the most peak at -6dB (digital) - noise is not an issue, it is a digital recording record everything - storage is cheap play with dynamics, think loud/quiet. As @TwoTimesBass states this saves a ton of work afterwards. Having done band recordings with the above in mind it subsequently takes me about 5 mins to master a track - bit of compression on bass/bass drum, reverb/echo to taste on vocals and finally some stereo widening. Then again I am not aiming for Steely Dan / Pink Floyd standards. * home recording - using a focusrite scarlett that has better performance specs than Abbey Road had when recording Sgt Pepper's. The skill of 1950s/60s recording engineers was/is staggering.
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    As I noted before, wherever you put the overheads remember phasing issues. If the drums sound all 'spaced out', mushy, 'echoey' or just 'crap' etc, try positioning the overheads so that they are equidistant to the snare. Would not want others wasting the substantial amount of time I and my did :(
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    As per @Dad3353, 3 or 4 mics for the drums. Google 'The Glyn John's method'. We can get really good drum recordings with minimal effort that require very little post processing. A key aspect mentioned in the 'method' is getting the mic to snare distances the same (this was re-learned the hard way, we now use a measuring stick to set them up quickly). Drummer bought a sub £100 Thomann t.bone set which seem good.
  19. 3below
    Really like the look of these, just can't justify buying another bass
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    As above, bought some strings from Dave. Superfast arrival, well packed and just as described. Excellent thanks.
  21. 3below
    Where do I begin? I keep reading the above sentence and find myself shaking my head in disbelief. Fully developed great riffs that do not grab the singer. It must be so hard for the singer when faced with such a difficult starting point.to springboard from. I concur with @NickD's judgement on this one, you are giving it to the singer on a plate. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
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    Any other factors that they bring to the party? Reliable car? Domestic situation? Daytime job? (unless they are both pro musos), Previous bands?, Previous band mates that know them - reliability / flakiness?, Do they own a rehearsal room,? (I joke not), Politics?, Sense of humour?, who has the quietest amp?, who is fittest for lugging kit about?, Good with PA and mixer? Recording experience? Business management background?, Social media / web development experience? Accountancy / Tax expertise? The list goes on.... Good luck with making a tough decision, being a man of leisure these days I do not miss interviewing and breaking the news to unsuccessful job candidates. As before, could you take both and see how it goes, plenty of reheasal time to see how they shape up before gigs start appearing 'big time' (Not sure if that will ever be the case in Mid Wales since the sheep do not pay well).
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    What does it weigh? Just pulled my Corvette (bubinga) out of the case and remember what a great bass it is. I then remember that I can not sustain it for a 3 hr gig anymore... age brings it's own issues. Anything particular you are looking for in trades?
  24. 3below
    It looks gorgeous. GLWTS.
  25. 3below
    Pity it is a long way from Mid Wales. GLWTS
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