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[quote name='thedarxide' post='199710' date='May 15 2008, 04:10 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260237387578&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=016[/url] £47 plus postage. They're £49 new.....[/quote] Mate of mine bought a pair of cycling shorts at Aldi for £7, tried them, didn't like them, put them on Ebay. £12 plus postage. used cycling shorts...eeew...

[quote name='BassManKev' post='199624' date='May 15 2008, 02:44 PM']nah theres not a LOT to be taken off, main problem is it not being deep enough, and so strings rest on frets (i held neck in pocket and semi strung the g sttring just to test).under closer analysis it appears to be a precision neck (1.7 in at nut), which may explain why it doesnt fit. sanding probably is all thats needed, but the level of accuracy in your sanding would have to be pretty high im guessing to keep it all even, which is why i dont wanna do it myself. id really rather avoid paying luthiers lots of money for this as its only a cheap parts bass im building, i just got the neck for a steal off ebay, luthier made with a nitro finish n lovely wood, and i wanna use it [/quote] Precision and Jazz necks have the same dimension heel, it's just at the other end that the Jazz is narrower. If it's not much sanding, give it a go! I had to fettle my Mexican Precision a bit to get the Mighty Mite neck in.

[quote name='molan' post='199580' date='May 15 2008, 01:55 PM']I've bought loads of stuff. Getting some decent dialogue going with the seller is a great idea. Makes you feel much more comfortable. I've heard of people getting things sent as "gifts" which avoids tax & duties. . . . .[/quote] Up to a point - I think the threshold is slightly, but not hugely, higher on 'gifts'. The seller can legitimately declare the wholesale value of the item as opposed to what you're actually paying, if he doesn't mind letting on how much profit he's making.

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='9273' date='May 30 2007, 03:35 PM']Mine would have a magic 5th string which disappeared with the flick of a switch.[/quote] Visionary!

[quote name='BassManKev' post='199445' date='May 15 2008, 11:47 AM']fair enough, tis what i was thinking anyways bristol luthiers anyone???[/quote] If there's a lot to be taken out it might be more cost-effective (and get a better result) to get a new Fender spec body from Allparts or similar, that you know will fit. There might be more worms in the can; for example you say the pocket isn't long enough, does this mean the screwholes might be in the wrong place?

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='199284' date='May 15 2008, 08:38 AM']morning campers. Going to visit my ex GF in Atlanta next month, gonna go pick up a bongo or something while im out there as they are cheep as chips in the states. Now... Do I take the neck off and pack it in my case? - but what happens if I get a Musicman case thrown in for free? be a shame to turn down a £120 case. Do I take it on the plane with me, just say its an extra bag? - but if I didnt take it out with me then they know I got it over there and they will tax my ass. Do I Take a crappy case with me on the plane, then swap the crappy case for the bongo w/case and pretend its the same bass?[/quote] Either way you might get stung for VAT and duty, or you might not. It'll probably still be cheaper than buying one here even if you do pay up. Good luck, whatever you choose.

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='198091' date='May 13 2008, 04:33 PM']That box has internal dimensions of 96 x 46 x 21. There's one smaller than that with dimensions of 46 x 46 x 27 which is ideal but perhaps too small, but this is the one I'm gonna aim for first. I'll let you know how it goes, in the meantime, keep the suggestions coming![/quote] I don't think you'll get four jack sockets into the smaller box.

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='198043' date='May 13 2008, 03:26 PM']I didn't bother checking Maplins but actually they do have a wide range of enclosures. I doubt the stores would stock the entire range though so I'd have to order them. I'm not sure how small I can go while still fitting all the parts in there though... it might have to be trial and error unless anybody else has built a similar device already and can give me some advice?[/quote] If you go to a Maplin store and what you want isn't in stock they'll order it in and phone you when it arrives. They did for me once in Cambridge, anyway, don't know if all branches do it. N84AR footswitch 13mm deep 4 off HF90X jack socket about 20mm square x jackpluglenght internally Should all fit in a LH70M diecast case...but if you go down the shop you can check.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='197998' date='May 13 2008, 02:35 PM']It gets quite tiresome when we jam and the other two guys start singing beatles songs for half an hour[/quote] Flee! Run away!

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='197996' date='May 13 2008, 02:34 PM']I want to build a matchbox sized true bypass loop pedal to use with a Dunlop 105Q to avoid tone suck when not in use. I've seen a thread on Talkbass where a few people have modded the pedal but I'd rather not do that unless I had some very good instructions to follow! So I want to build a box as small as possible that can contain 4 jacks and a stomp switch, preferably of similar width to the wah, but low profile in the other dimensions. I don't think I'll bother with a LED and power socket, I wanna keep it simple. Does anyone know a good store where I can get the enclosure, switch and jacks (preferably from the same place to save on postage)? If anyone's seen any really tiny enclosures that would fit the bill please let me know. cheers, Dan[/quote] [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/[/url] have at least one store in London and will definitely have all you need.

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='197985' date='May 13 2008, 02:18 PM']So passive needs the strings earthed, active not earthed.[/quote] No, not necessarily. Some EMG pickups you can ground or not. A bass with a preamp is an active bass but it can have passive pickups, and then the strings do need to be grounded, to prevent hum and noise being picked up. But either way, you should not be getting shocks from any part of your bass.

[quote name='bnt' post='197965' date='May 13 2008, 01:58 PM']The fact that you're out in the garden on an extension may also have something to do with it. Even if the bass is properly earthed, via the amp, well... it's a bit odd to explain but, basically, Earth is not necessarily Earth. The Earth point in your house might be at a different potential to the Earth you're sitting on in the garden, depending on e.g. power lines running nearby. Touching the house Earth to the local Earth could lead to a shock. But, I thought strings did not need to be earthed in an active bass? I know EMG tell you [b]not[/b] to re-attach the bridge earth wire when upgrading to their active pickups. If you were running an extension out to a shed, for example, you'd want to have a physical earth point in the ground under the shed, and not rely on the house earth...[/quote] No, if house earth isn't veryvery close to Earth earth, there's a problem. More likely, as Bod says, the extension lead. I borrowed a PA one time that had horrific mains hum - turned out one of the extension leads supplied had the N and the E wires reversed. Could have killed us all. I have a bass with EMG active pups and it makes little difference grounding the strings. They suggest leaving them floating so that if the amp becomes live then at least you won't get zapped via the strings, you have to touch the volume knob.

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='197940' date='May 13 2008, 01:23 PM']sat in my back yard in the sun playing on the weekend, I noticed when I didnt touch the strings with my left hand and my right arm connected with the strings Id get an electric shock, ok its not all that bad, just felt like when you put your tounge on a 9v battery (come on, everyones tried it) havent had chance to see if it does this thru my ashdown yet, and I was using an extention lead into a crappy 10wat amp. But my bass is active so I was wondering if it had anything to do with that or something to do with the little amp and extention lead?[/quote] Certainly nothing to do with the bass being active. Check that the earth wire from the amp is securely fixed to the mains plug. Then check the extension. It's worth buying a cheap multimeter for this sort of thing, you can probably pick one up from Maplin for a fiver. If the earth between amp and plug is OK, get the house wiring checked.

Stephen takes great care of his gear, that's for sure - normally when you buy a pedal you have to scrape the beer off it but the Ashdown compressor he just sent me was cleaner than Peter André's dick. Nice one.

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='197852' date='May 13 2008, 11:56 AM']Funny that, I reckon they zing for longer than average! Certainly longer than Elites.[/quote] I think my sweat must be more evil than most!

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='197844' date='May 13 2008, 11:49 AM']I regularly use the Warwick Red Labels. Like 'em.[/quote] Cheap as chips, nice and zingy, don't last long.

[quote name='jono b' post='197325' date='May 12 2008, 05:19 PM']I've seen them, I desperately need one, but $84 is not something I have lying about sadly. And I'd have to get 2 because sometime I use the Jazz and sometimes I use the Precision. Bah! Don't they need a bit of tweaking after you flick it back up to E?[/quote] Apparently not! I guess you'd have to be sure the string wasn't binding in the nut. I searched Ebay to see if I could get them cheaper, or in Europe, but no luck so far. I'll let you know if I find one cheap, as I'm looking for one for a CIJ neck.

[quote name='Charla' post='197320' date='May 12 2008, 05:15 PM']I have an Ampeg SVT 410HE and I'm thinking of replacing the speakers with Neodymium Drivers. Ampeg suggest Eminence speakers, but there's a choice of 4 choices; Deltalite II 2510 250W 10"; Basslite S2010 10"; Basslite CA2010; Basslite CH2010 10"? If I'm going to spend over £200 on speakers I want to make sure I get the right ones!! Cheers Charla[/quote] Is the cabinet sealed or ported? If it's sealed and you can measure the internal volume I can model them in WinISD and see which look most likely. Alexclaber might be able to help.

[quote name='jono b' post='197305' date='May 12 2008, 05:07 PM']Between songs we do lots of prog sound-scaping, and I take this opportunity to re-tune as it seems to be only me that has to change between standard tuning and drop D. Sadly, our keyboard/synth player likes using lots of high frequencies that play havoc with my tuner (Boss TU-2). After a minute or so of trying to get in tune and failing miserably, I have to turn it off and tune by ear, which looks and sounds crap on stage.[/quote] [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=260"]http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=...etail&p=260[/url]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='197290' date='May 12 2008, 04:52 PM']Haven't met her yet, but we've got a gig in September for Cherie Blair's hairdresser (civil partnership) so some celebs are bound to be on the guest list for that one.[/quote] Well if you do get to talk to her, could you ask whether she's ever had oral sex with Peter André, because I've often wondered and I don't have cable TV.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='197247' date='May 12 2008, 04:02 PM']I've just quoted precedents so far. Haven't yet mentioned turning up and finding one of the guests is an ex gf[/quote] Haha! I was going to add 'having current and at least one ex- girlfriend in the audience' as happened to me on Saturday. [quote]or worse yet, Jordan...[/quote] Please tell me that she was intelligent, witty, generous and friendly and danced unselfconsciously all night.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='197215' date='May 12 2008, 03:29 PM']My issue with trying new strings is that I hate the sound of all strings for the first few months. Because of this, the three basses that I own all have their original strings on them. The only thing that would make me change would be breaking a string. I might start a second hand string donation thread.[/quote] I like brand-new strings. PM me your address and I'll send you some nearly-news.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='197220' date='May 12 2008, 03:33 PM'][url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings/bass_guitar/dr?page=2"]Strings Direct[/url][/quote] Cheers, Spiny, I've bookmarked that. I was hoping to try some DR Jonas Hellborg strings but can't find them anywhere.

[quote name='Doddy' post='197188' date='May 12 2008, 02:51 PM']There's your problem-C2B3,Chili's and Mr. Bungle aren't really funk.I'd class these bands as being rock.[/quote] Jakesbass: [quote]Funk is actually an adjective and not strictly accurate as a 'music' although it has come to be accepted as such. It was originally used to describe something that had a certain indescribable feeling, the word is in fact a description of dirty and smelly. Many types of music can be funky.[/quote] Blood Sugar Sex Magic is funky as a m*****f***er, whether you choose to call it funk, rock or any other label. edit: I knew it wouldn't let me say 'f***er' but I never knew m***** was a Bad Word!