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[quote name='phatmonkey' post='276589' date='Sep 3 2008, 10:49 PM']They're very relaxed about returns. You have to find your own courier to ship back to them (I used Parcel2go IIRC), then they'll refund.[/quote] Was that recently? I had to return an amplifier last year and they sent a courier to pick it up.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276715' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:08 AM']2 questions hopefully simple I'm putting some high output passives into my Encore (just for the fun of it I have them lying around) 1, What does a capacitor do to the tone?[/quote] Rolls off the treble [quote]2. Can I wire it up without a volume or tone pot? Cheers[/quote] Yes. One of my basses has a single MM pup wired straight to the jack and it just sounds like it would with volume and tone full on. And that's the way (ah-a ah-a) I like it.

[quote name='Sibob' post='275021' date='Sep 1 2008, 10:31 PM']+1 A guitarist shredding on a bass doesn't make him a good bass player, it makes him a guitarist with the wrong tool ! Si[/quote] Too right. Don't be intimidated. Hang on in there Jesus. <<sounds like a country&western tune

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='275005' date='Sep 1 2008, 10:09 PM'].... been looking for one of [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EMS-THEORBO-LONG-NECK-BASS-LUTE-CHITARRONE-BAROQUE_W0QQitemZ350093442837QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350093442837&_trkparms=39%3A2%7C66%3A1%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]these[/url] for ages. Now I can get that Funk Baroque project started. [/quote] Going to do a cover of Bob Marley's 'Burning And Luting'?

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='274814' date='Sep 1 2008, 06:08 PM']If you want your bass to sound like a Stingray.................... Buy a Stingray ![/quote] I dunno, like Kevbass said it'd sound different from a ray because of the position of the pickup. Could be really fat.

[quote name='ruztiwarren' post='274565' date='Sep 1 2008, 02:38 PM']And another thing..... Why is it on YouTube, even if it's a ten second second clip of a five year girl "playing" her dad's (or mom's) bass in the living room, someone feels compelled to mention she's not as good as Flea/Claypool (insert name), at which point it's statutory for some other critic to mention the name Wooten. Said name will then spark a strongly worded bitch fight for several pages, culminating in speculation about each others sexuality and mother's profession. This tends to be regardless of whatever level, style, gender or age of the bass player's clip. I'm gonna find a Wooten clip and write I bet Wooten could s**t all over this guy (which is probably true).[/quote] [url="http://www.monkeon.co.uk/youwhat/"]http://www.monkeon.co.uk/youwhat/[/url]

[quote name='budget bassist' post='246347' date='Jul 23 2008, 07:24 PM']Ok so i bought a 21 fret neck off ebay for a project body that i'm going to be doing over the summer, and it needs a 21 fret neck, obviously. When it came today i found that the fretboard extended over the neck itself, so the bulk of it is only the length of a 20 fret neck, but the fingerboard is 21 frets long and sticks out over it. If you don't get what i mean i'll attach a picture. basically is there a way of getting that to work with this body without moving the bridge itself and the intonation being all out? IE moving the neck back in the pocket, or screwing the bridge saddles all the way back. If not then i've already left positive feedback for the seller, so i don't think i can return it... i might just sell it on here... or on ebay again.[/quote] The number of frets isn't relevant. Measure the distance between nut and 12th fret, compare that with an 'ordinary' neck and if it's the same it'll fit. Warmoth necks have the extended fretboard to accommodate the 21st fret, and they are interchangeable with Fender 20 fret necks.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='233335' date='Jul 5 2008, 09:20 PM']What are they doing out of the kitchen long enough to learn bass? [/quote] Haven't you already made this joke in another thread? As funny now as it was then ;-)

Delia Derbyshire [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7512072.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7512072.stm[/url] [quote]Tessa Pollitt from The Slits could lay down an awesome dub line. Man Next Door still gives me the shivs.[/quote] +1 for the Slits, all of 'em!

[quote name='Wooks' post='241673' date='Jul 17 2008, 12:35 PM']Oh Christ I nearly fell off my chair with laughter at this comment. CCan always rely on fellow BC'ers to brighten up the day!!! Thanx Cheddatom [/quote] You wouldn't be laughing if you had to empty the bins in Tom's street.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='241629' date='Jul 17 2008, 11:58 AM']Have you considered trying this? [url="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=monkey+face"]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=monkey+face[/url][/quote] You silver-tongued devil.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='241610' date='Jul 17 2008, 11:40 AM']Paypal found in my favour but strangely enough they can't recover any money from his account... ...so much for buyer protection, huh?[/quote] Likewise.

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='241585' date='Jul 17 2008, 10:58 AM']I should.. but I'm trying to perfect my bearded lady act...[/quote] If your legs are really up to your ears then surely you already... [gets coat]

[quote]No, the reason lightning goes down is because there's a potential difference between the cloud and the ground. You also see lightning from cloud-to-cloud; that's where there's a PD between clouds. Erm, that's what I said.[/quote] My point is that there is PD between cloud and ground, hence lightning. If neither output terminal of the generator is connected to ground there is no PD between generator and ground, hence the irrelevance of an RCD. Just like using an isolating transformer, where the output is floating so there's no possibility of current flow to earth via an unfortunate bass player. My question is, does anyone know whether generators do reference to ground? (I can't think why they would, but if they did they'd be just as dangerous as mains electricity and an RCD is a must). Unless you know for sure that the generator output is floating, though, do use an RCD. Or an isolating transformer ;-)

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='241557' date='Jul 17 2008, 10:20 AM']It will always go to earth if there's a difference in potential, that's why lightning goes down, you can't get more floating than that.[/quote] No, the reason lightning goes down is because there's a potential difference between the cloud and the ground. You also see lightning from cloud-to-cloud; that's where there's a PD between clouds. [b]If neither output terminal of the generator is connected to ground [/b], there is only PD from terminal-to-terminal. So you don't want to be bridging them ;-) However, there is no PD between either terminal and the ground, so you could quite safely grab either terminal with one hand and the ground with the other. Does anyone know whether generators do connect a terminal to ground, and if so why? [quote]I'd recommend that everyone uses some sort of RCD protection.[/quote] Certainly if the supply is referenced to earth (or even if it's not, doesn't do any harm!)

[quote name='Clarky' post='226090' date='Jun 24 2008, 06:17 PM']For those of us who do like 4 minutes (well 2-3 anyway!) of Ramones type semiquavers (not that its all my band does) a pick is the way to go unless you want your fingers to drop off! Different (pick) strokes for different folks [/quote] Johnny only used downstrokes (allegedly). Was DeeDee the same? I love the sound Entwistle got on Live at Leeds with a pick. Wish I could do that but I'm the opposite of Legoheads and feel embarassed that I can only play fingerstyle.

[quote name='martthebass' post='241193' date='Jul 16 2008, 07:48 PM']I always go wireless - does that protect me? I assumed it did if the amp had double insulation like most domestic electrical goods.[/quote] No amp that I know of is double-insulated. Surely a generator is safer than mains? The only reason you get a shock from the mains to ground is that the ground is used as the conductor for the return current. The output from a generator is 'floating', ie not connected to earth at either side, so there's no reason for current to flow to earth.

[quote name='L1zz1e' post='240142' date='Jul 15 2008, 03:39 PM']Hey Bremen, welcome =0)[/quote] Why thank you! But I'm an official Old Basschat Fart, been here *years*. Well, months. I have a Frankenprecision (half Japanese, half US) and three Warmoths (4string, 5string and 4string fretless). And a Hohner cricket bat. So: L1zz1e: welcome =0!

[quote name='delboy' post='240114' date='Jul 15 2008, 03:12 PM']I'm in SE London...The place God would put the tube if he was giving the world an enema![/quote] If you want to get a flavour of what Basschat is about, this is the best place to start: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21888&st=0"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21888&st=0[/url]

[quote name='Bassy' post='239833' date='Jul 15 2008, 10:58 AM']Ok, i'm confused now. I know Overwater have an improved eq on their current basses, so maybe that would sort out the B? The pickups look about EMG size, so i imagine you could always replace them with Nords/ Barts etc. But considering the price of Overwaters why should you? They seem to be a bit of a marmite bass![/quote] My mate's 5 is a 35" scale, fwiw. 'non-descript and generic sounding' is probably fair, though one man's 'generic' is another man's 'versatile'. He also has an old Jazz and he says that the Overwater doesn't have the 'character' of the Jazz, but neither does it have its annoying characteristics, like an uneven tone from the G to the E, or a certain mushiness to the lowest few frets on the E. edited for speelingg

[quote name='Chris2112' post='239810' date='Jul 15 2008, 10:33 AM']Yeah, I think a lot of the hate comes from people not being able to do it, so consequently, instead of working on it and getting better they spit their dummy out and mock it. Taste is very important. [b]If you can drop in a slapped bar here or there, it will be much more apparent to your audience [/b]than if you have been hammering away with your thumb all night! However, if constantly slapping fits your gig, go for it (for example, if you're in Level 42).[/quote] That's what the OP was complaining about, dropping in slapped bits here and there just to say 'look at meee!' to the audience.

[quote name='Bassy' post='239293' date='Jul 14 2008, 04:51 PM']Hi, i love the look of Overwater's but i've read mixed reviews on their sound, especially the B string on the 5's. I played one but without it being plugged into an amp, it felt great and was very solidly made. So anyone out there who can give me some opinions about them?[/quote] I'm sitting next to someone who plays one. I asked about the B and he said: Good. Clear. Solid. Overall it's defined, even, hifi. What model are you looking at?

[quote name='Machines' post='239240' date='Jul 14 2008, 03:36 PM']Too much slap is mind-numbing - i'd had enough of it after the last Bass Bash ![/quote] 'the whole experience felt like spending a day locked in a staple-gun factory...' -TKenrick

[quote name='delboy' post='239223' date='Jul 14 2008, 03:11 PM']Just a quick intro to me and my world! I've been playing bass since I was knee-high to a grasshopper and have run the gamut of equipment from Woolworths type balsa wood and fence wire basses to Rickenbacker 4001. My current set up comprises of a Precision (USA of course), a Yamaha P/J bass and a Carlsboro 150 head running through a vintage Marshall cab. I also have a vintage Vox amp, a Kelly all valve 50 watt head, a couple of Marshall g***ar combos and various effect pedals. I've finally realised I'm probably not going to make my fortune as a musician now, so I'm looking to put together a pub-rock type band just to keep playing live and having fun.[/quote] welcome! where are you?