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  1. 3below
    [quote name='zacclowes' timestamp='1427445423' post='2730371'] ..... Then the mark 4 amps that came after are totally different. These have partridge transformers and a nice build quality (but not hiwatt neat). They often get criticised as being cheap builds but they're as good as most vintage builds I've seen like laney, Marshall, Carlsbro, Simms watts, matamp....:it's just hiwatt is next level neat and are perfect. [/quote] [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1428958054' post='2746489'] This deserves a bump ... I use the 100W Mk 4. Sounds brilliant, very loud and punchy....... [/quote] Agree with the above. Some Mk4 do not have Partridge xformers but have pretty substantial equivalents. Some (and I have one, by luck not judgement) are superbly wired (every bit as good as 70s Hiwatts owned at the time from memory), some are 'messy'. Mk4 can be noisy but with bass cabs that have limited high frequency range this can become a non issue.
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    I am lost for words. I did the Acoustic 370 and Marshall 4 x 15 thing in my youth. An 8 x 15 makes me think of Robert Oppenheimer who remarked after the first A bomb that it brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.". The vents seem a bit small (compared to my puny weakling Barefaced Dubster 2 x 15 - small upstart wimpy cab ) Just noted where you live - luckily I am at a safe distance when you undertake tests. An excellent undertaking
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    Chiliwailer - so is your 'old' set TIs? Mine have run me 8 years so far, used TIs yes please
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    [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1428955248' post='2746446'] ............they're basses, they all sound the same............... [/quote] I find I sound pretty much the same over a wide range of kit. Other people playing my kit sound different. Anyway - the kit is: bass > Peavey tour 700 > then Barefaced Dubster (big, loud and forgiving of sloppy technique) or Shermann 15/6/1 full range cab (small not as loud and very detailed). I have MXR and VT pedals available but live just think Peavey is the business - pedals are super for recording. At one point I had VBA 400 but felt is was just not as good for me as the Peavey, each to their own however. Basses - too many is all I will say.
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    [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1428786048' post='2744591'] Thanks 3Below, was thinking along those lines. Shocking on a commercially built bass! [/quote] Agree - what surprised me was that the Hipshot bridge bought used from this forum was set up to deal with the same issue on another SG bass. It is not just mine.
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    Having seen a friend who is also a luthier doing this - string / thread. He attached thread to machine heads (E and G, E and E 6 string) or their holes, ran it through nut and then to bridge. Thinking this through a bit - stick bridge to body - double sided tape? Fix thread / string to saddles and then through nut and onto something 'solid'. Adjust bridge position left - right then drill pilot holes. 2mm is about what the bridge on my CNC mass produced 2014 Gibson SG bass is out by. Not impressed on that one, overcome by Hipshot.
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    [url="http://www.glguitars.com/faq/GLmanual.pdf"]www.glguitars.com/faq/GLmanual.pdf[/url] Warwick have a series of videos on Youtube - although they are for setting up Warwicks (stating the obvious) they explain everything really well.
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    I have played this very nice bass when I picked up a Corvettte from Dogz73. If you are looking for a lightweight bass this is well worth a look.
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    [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1428336430' post='2740354'] Beats the normal one, shutting the case with the strap over the pots and bang, the pot snaps the wood underneath and falls in. Loverly basses but almost made out of glass. [/quote] Ouch - I seem to recall seeing a picture of a similarly damaged Warwick many years ago. Reminds me to take care (and think about strengthening the cavity).
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    [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1428435208' post='2741295'] .... Since you have asked for the Police help and they say let them do their job, then that is what you should do... [/quote] Sound advice, I would minimise any contact with the singer, ideally none. if he does contact you make verbatim notes (date,time and sign) of any conversation, be wary of entering into conversations about what is happening. As others have said, I hope you get the kit back.
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1428338330' post='2740383'] There's plenty to go around... [/quote] Just how big is this? At 250g it is not a lightweight chill pill.
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    You have done the right thing, the forces of law and order should now sort this. For them it should now be an easy one and helps the clear up rate.
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    [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1428357938' post='2740615'] I really doubt the police would want to know to be honest. I would check CCTV though. [/quote] Depends where you live I suspect, depends what the crime rate is, what the volume and nature of what the Police have to deal with.
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    If he is telling the truth then he would be a liability in a band. Leaving kit unattended - a very basic error on his part and a very costly one. I am not convinced. I would report it to plod and let him experience professional questioning. I have seen this as a third party, his story (if it is) will soon unfold. He was the last one seen with the kit... is his call to answer.
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    [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1428344673' post='2740446'] I don't gig my more valuable vintage instruments, not because of concerns about reliability but purely through fear of theft and/or drunken punters causing damage. My main gigging basses are G&L's from the 80's [/quote] This is my main concern. Depends on how replaceable your YOB bass would be. I also use a mid 80s G&L but am increasingly aware of how would I find another one it cane to grief.
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    From what you describe it seems eminently achievable by a good luthier. It will not be cheap. Earlier suggestion get a look a like neck made seems a better idea to me. Should Shergolds ever achieve vintage Fender prices this strategy will be well worthwhile.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428313896' post='2740052'] And pull through with oily rag. [/quote] Sounds like the fabled military cure for certain afflictions - mere though brings tears to the eyes. A pull through used to be 4" x 2" these days is a less eye watering 45mm x 45mm
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    Warwick prices seem very competitive on a fair range of their hardware. The Tuner will cost less than the postage if my memory serves me (increasingly unlikely these days )
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    Agree - BoB is on the money with this. If you are lucky you will be able to re-solder it back in and it will be obvious where.
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    [quote name='funkle' timestamp='1428213219' post='2739101'] My apologies, missed it was for a fretless. I'd use a Graphtech/Hipshot system, and make sure you have a high pass filter somewhere in your signal chain. [/quote] Low pass filter should also be on the agenda to block 'clicky - clacky' high frequencies Cabinet choice can also make a significant difference - my full range cabinet (15" 6" horn) reveals all the evils with my piezo fitted acoustic bass.
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    On a different offbeat road. Warwick Corvette with ash bodies are pretty damn light. DiMarzio model j humbucking pickups get into p bass territory with my bass. Streamers with P pickup might be an alternative. As mentioned before, another plan could be getting custom smaller thinner body made - Gibson SG bass thickness combined with G&L SB 1/2 size and chambered ( P bass on diet). Something will be out there. Plan C, what about sitting rather than standing?
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    There are bridges available that have piezo elements built in. They look fairly presentable. I have not fitted mine yet so can not comment on tone. The well known internet auction site would be my first port of call - in the £30 range. Schaller 3D4P looks nice if you want something upmarket.
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    [quote name='CHW' timestamp='1427838948' post='2735012'] Just started to experience what I think is a form of tinnitus- I can often hear my own heart/blood swishing in my left ear. [/quote] Ditto - sometimes, however I live in a very quiet location, can hear single cars 400m away, trains 3 miles away. Can have 'real silence' My hearing seems ok (according to the test) but what I am noticing (at 50 onwards - now 56) is losing the ability to pick out conversations in a crowd - the effect of 30 years teaching, ie long term low level noise exposure.
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    My Gibson SG chocolate brown was satin. I have used Briwax dark wax polish on it and it is now developing a nice (IMO) lustre rather like my Warwicks. I like it, is easy to keep looking nice.
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    Thanks, I might give them a try. Pyramids are excellent for instant Jack Bruce / Andy Fraser tones.
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