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[quote name='Chris2112' post='1330149' date='Aug 6 2011, 06:11 PM']Who is this 'Wotten' you speak of?[/quote] The singer out of Glen Matlock's band.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='1329130' date='Aug 5 2011, 07:26 PM']Is there such a thing? Is there a particular bass that I could buy now, and use as a bass, not lock it away in a glass cabinet, that will hold it's value or even increase in value over the next ten years?[/quote] According to another thread, we're going to run out of 'tone'wood in 10 years so get a couple of Warwicks while they're cheap and unfashionable!

[quote name='BottomE' post='1328795' date='Aug 5 2011, 02:56 PM']I just wondered where you all get bass parts from in the UK. I recently needed to buy a standard US Precision pickup and four machine heads for a Presicion neck. Given that it is probably one of the most common basses around why is it so difficult to get these from local or national suppliers? The pickup was available "to order" from 3 local Fender dealers at a cost higher than buying in from Germany with £10 postage. The machine heads - standard on all new US P basses have proved impossible to find - the only local shop that could be bothered to help assumed that the bass was stolen and broken up for bits. They just wanted the serial numer so that they could check it on a list somewhere. Whilst i applaud the fact that they are looking after musicians i did resent the assumption that i was someone who may have been buying stolen guitars and am frustrated that none of the 3 authorised dealers could supply any of the parts or even give a guaranteed delivery time. Is this just bad luck or a sign of the times?[/quote] I have a set of P type machine heads deep in a cupboard, might be Gotoh, I'll have a look if you're interested?

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1328791' date='Aug 5 2011, 02:54 PM']Without a doubt...Did anyone actually watch the whole vid..??? or is everyone throwing there toys out of the pram because of the slapping at the start? really cant see what most of you guys are on about?? hes a great player.. Jeez.. give him some credit... you guys sound as old as he is..[/quote] Nah, I reckon it's good old-fashioned grumpy-old-man healthy cynicism. He's just too cute. We don't like James Blunt either.

[quote name='lanark' post='1328645' date='Aug 5 2011, 12:58 PM']I'd be interested too. Next time I had to remember to strengthen where the wires joins the jack plug - that's always where I break them at the gym when I put the mp3 player in a pocket in my shorts, it gets too much bending.[/quote] The cheapest T-Bone from Thomann is OK; slightly metallic treble but solid bass and a steal at under a tenner with an assortment of rubbery bits and a pouch. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_ep_2.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_ep_2.htm[/url] Shame it costs more for shipping than the price of the item. Bear it in mind next time you're ordering a load of strings maybe? Or PM me if you'd like me to get a pair and post them to you next time I do a Thomann order. Don't know when it'll be, mind.

Very British reactions! Bet they'd love him on Talkbass.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1324681' date='Aug 2 2011, 06:49 PM']Some of these were content to just turn up and slog it out with a P bass or a Jazz bass but there were many bands who took a lot of pride in their performance and brought better gear with them.[/quote]

[quote name='3V17C' post='1328394' date='Aug 5 2011, 10:34 AM']hmmm.... pretty dull most of 'em i thought! i was expecting some proper amusing tall tales not.. 'once we did a gig and there weren't many people there'.. oh well.[/quote] Yeah, the bucket of piss story was hard to follow. I liked that Slade used to do Zappa covers though. Noddy Holder singing Brown Shoes Don't Make It, yay!

[quote name='Killerfridge' post='1328357' date='Aug 5 2011, 10:08 AM']the squishy unreliability of humans[/quote] I love this phrase! Look forward to hearing Robert Peston using it.

[quote name='observer' post='1328300' date='Aug 5 2011, 09:33 AM']Hi guys, got trace elliot 2x10 cab,that recently started making strange noises. I found that one of the speakers got torn speaker cone. Drivers installed in cab are celestion c10t 150 - 8ohm each, cabinet wired into 4ohm total. I couldn't find find any info about those drivers - what replacement driver how should I chose from availaible currently on the market? I'm aware of impedance issues, but do both drivers have to be at the same power rating? Once I have to replace the driver I'd fancy to have a little bit more power in reserve, so what if I mix ie 150watt with 300 watts? Cheers Kris[/quote] The power you put into the cab will be shared equally among the speakers, so there's no point in having one rated higher than the other. Can you not repair the torn cone? It's only paper. Or have it reconed?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1327280' date='Aug 4 2011, 04:12 PM']Schrodinger's Bass?[/quote] It was both a Squier P and a 6 string fretless Warwick Thumb before he opened the box, yes.

[quote name='ficelles' post='1326972' date='Aug 4 2011, 02:02 PM']Clearly there's a DIY opportunity for someone here Go and build two 100% identical P bodies, making one of oak and one of pine. Put identical necks and electronics on them. Now plug them in and see if they sound the same. Hint: they won't... ficelles[/quote] Someone on Talkbass did just that - the pine was literally just a lump of scrap timber, no attempt made to make it 'guitar-shaped' and posted sound samples. Result: some folk couldn't tell the difference, some could, but those that could guessed wrong 50% of the time.

[quote name='urb' post='1318380' date='Jul 27 2011, 03:51 PM']... well I think so anyway - I've seen him a few times with Robert Glasper and he always blows me away - he plays with tons of people including Mint Condition - anyway feel free to post your fave clips of him in action here's one with great ex-Miles Davis bassist (he played 'lead-bass' with Miles actually) - Foley - who grooves like a mutha throughout: Peace M[/quote] Full marks to the bass player for holding it together. Against all the odds.

[quote name='Thurbs' post='1317938' date='Jul 27 2011, 09:04 AM']Indi - Rock - Folk - Jazz is the playing journey for me. Taste wise, I love it all except country & western...[/quote] You'll get there ;-)

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1317253' date='Jul 26 2011, 04:17 PM']Anything up to 25w will see you ok.[/quote] Sorry, Ou7, I'm not following you around just so I can disagree with you, but as Pickle says you need a fair bit of heat for lead-free solder and 25W is the bare minimum. I use one of these for general repairs: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/50w-solder-station-35016"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/50w-solder-station-35016[/url] word of warning though - it puts a horrible amount of noise onto the mains so switch it off while you're recording. Took me hours to track down the buzz til I found this out.

I felt one of these when I went to see Rammstein. Is the P pickup in the same position as would be on a Precision? And the MM, somewhere between MM and J bridge pickup?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1312606' date='Jul 22 2011, 12:21 PM']Big wires are the answer. And manly lead solder, for people smart enough to not lick the inside of their equipment.[/quote] Big wires, mmm...I was referring to the tiny wires inside the semiconductors in this case though. With you regarding Real Man's Solder. We have licence to use it here as we do medical electronics.

[quote name='flyfisher' post='1312445' date='Jul 22 2011, 10:24 AM']Its the way of the world these days; ever more complex, highly integrated technology. Wonderful stuff while it works but economically pointless to actually repair, except by simply replacing whole sub-assemblies... Modern cars are the same. PCs are the same. In fact, pretty much all modern consumer electronics are the same. It's just modern life.[/quote] What he said. Class D should, in general, be more reliable than AB as there's so much less heat generated; heat is THE enemy when it comes to solid state electronics. It boils capacitors and stresses all those tiny little wires.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1309748' date='Jul 19 2011, 10:19 PM']I just wish they'd get there network sorted . Reception is terrible around our way .[/quote] And all that marching...

[quote name='Johnston' post='1310946' date='Jul 20 2011, 10:41 PM']I done one of mine a while back Def helped but I reckon the wiring in this house is shot which isn't helping.[/quote] Seriously, if your house wiring is causing problems with your bass maybe you should get it checked before it causes problems with your health? And if the electrician says "Nah, you don't need insulation, the plaster shields it anyway", get another electrcian

[quote name='bigjohn' post='1308021' date='Jul 18 2011, 04:10 PM']It's not mine, it's a mate of mine's... I think it's easy to tell it's a 100W (2x50W) 2x10. But what else is a bit difficult as it has no serials, model numbers, it doesn't even have the impedance on it. Anyone got any ideas? I'm quite keen on it, but he's got no idea how much he wants for it.[/quote] As there are two speakers it's 4 ohms if they're wired in parallel, 16 ohms if serial.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1307905' date='Jul 18 2011, 02:53 PM']Can you push the pups down far enough (maybe even jam them down with some card under the p/g) to get a set of plyers onto the screws?[/quote] I'd try that first. If that don't work, drill the screw heads off, lift the pickups out then you should be able to get pliers onto what's left of the screws. Might be worth putting tape over the pole pieces so they don't get bits of shrapnel stuck to them.

[quote name='tauzero' post='1307804' date='Jul 18 2011, 01:29 PM']My Variax guitar is rather heavier on power than the average active bass - I run it off rechargeables (6xAA) for up to half an hour or so, but if I'm playing any longer than that, I use the phantom power system. It's all very simple, either I use a normal mono lead and run off batteries, or I use a stereo lead to the floor box and a mono lead from that to the amp. I'm not sure how the switching is done at the instrument end.[/quote] Here's a mod I just worked out (but haven't tried!) for systems that depend on a mono jack being plugged in to switch the battery on, ie where the battery -v connects to the ring contact on the jack. My EMG-P works this way. Fit a rechargeable NiMH battery. Connect a diode like 1N4148 across the battery, cathode to battery +v, anode to -v. Connect a second diode cathode to battery +v, anode to ground. Plugging a mono jack in will now turn on the internal battery. To use an external supply, use a stereo jack with the tip connected to the amp input as usual but with the ring connected to the +v of a battery, -v of this battery to ground. To charge the internal battery, take a NiMH charger and connect the -v to the ring, and +v to ground. You can't use the bass while it's charging. Anyone tried this? Shall I?