Rich

Wood Beez - Scritti Politti

Where Has Everybody Gone · Pretenders

Very old but not worn much -- it turned out to be a bit snug on me, I should have bought an L. It's spent quite a few years sitting in a drawer, so could do with an iron, but it's clean. The logos are very neatly embroidered. Collect from near Bristol, or bung me £3 for postage.

Folsom Prism Blues - Johnny Cash Point of order Mr Chairman... the perpetrator of that particular piece was Clive Dunn (and it was co-written by a certain Herbie Flowers). St Winifred's Borstal Choir were responsible for the even more stomach-churning 'There's No-One Quite Like Grandma', a song etched forever into my brain thanks to a car journey around that time, during which my young niece sang the chorus over and over again for at least half an hour.

I used something similar for my surprisingly heavy Behringer 60w combo, only mine were more like this - smaller and un-recessed. It's definitely worth doing, and the bigger recessed ones Dad posted above will be just the ticket for yours.

...and now of course, having said all that, I took it to rehearsal last night and oh my giddy bloody aunt, it sounds amazing through my gig rig. It cuts through like an extremely sharp thing hacking its way through something easily hackable. Perhaps I can live with the weight and the balance after all..? ❤️

The Covenant Of The Elder - Acedia

I imagine they would, but I don't run it from a PP3 so it's all good The pic probably makes the board look a lot bigger than it is; in reality it's about 32 x 22mm. Musikding's 'Nope' switch board is roughly the same size.

Danny Boy - trad.

The South East bash would be your closest, here's the thread from the 2023 one. Sounds like it would be right up your street, and I can guarantee that you would be more than welcome. If you fancied the drive, you'd be most welcome at the always-fabulous South West Bash too..!

I'm the third bloke who likes it, and yes so did I Sorry

I don't know whereabouts you are in the UK, but I can pretty much guarantee that there would be an awful lot of people who would be very interested to see your rig if you brought it along to a Bass Bash..!

Hello and welcome, fellow Berk! (I was born in Reading, brought up in Shinfield back when it was still a small village).

OK, I've done the various little bits that needed doing -- having said everything bar the battery clips was perfect, it wasn't it needed a damned good clean and a fret dress & polish, and the action and intonation needed sorting too (once I'd found an allen key that fitted), but now it's all good. Still need to sort that case but the bass itself is fine. Living with it... well, it's surprisingly heavy, and I thought I'd get on ok with that, but actually it's an issue. Remarkably it's introduced me to something I never thought existed, i.e. body dive that makes it impossible to play on my knee. It does play beautifully however, a nice low-but-not-ridiculously-low action and a fast, comfortable neck. The sound is classic Status, and that is a very, very good thing. It's definitely scratched an itch I've always had, but... and I feel like a traitor saying this... I don't actually like it all that much. Well I like it yes, but nowhere near as much as my Spector or Sire and waaaaaay less than my Shuke. And I definitely preferred my old wood neck Status Series 1 5-string from way back...

Oh good score, these things are amazing. I'm very envious.

The programmable helicopter arrived and I've put it the new version of the Loopy de Loop box (as I'm now calling it ) and can report that it works really well. Strangely, the first switching after it's initially powered up does click, but then the subsequent ones are silent. And because it's a momentary SPDT switch, it's really soft touch. I'm half tempted to try to squeeze one of these into all my true bypass 3PDT switch pedals.

I have a very early 1st gen swamp ash V7 five string, which is a lovely bass. Electrically it is entirely standard, but I have changed some of the hardware. I fitted Hipshot Ultralites in place of the original tuners; they are a whole load more stable and saved a whole half pound in weight over the stock items, doesn't sound a lot but it certainly saved a bit of neck dive. I junked the standard frankly rubbish string retainer in favour of two Hipshot ones, far more convenient than trying to thread the strings under that stupid bar. I've also fitted a different bridge; I had to sacrifice the through-body stringing, but that's not a problem for me as I didn't use it anyway. The new bridge is a top-loader (which I far prefer) and locks the saddles firmly into place so there is absolutely no movement. I fitted a 2mm shim under the neck so I could get the action low enough, but that was pretty simple. Chrome knobs, purely cosmetic but I like them. The ramp is just a piece of 4mm plastic sheet cut to the right shape and carpet-taped to the pickguard. It was a superb bass to start with, and for me it still is. I have to say though that if the V7 and P7 had been released at the same time, I would definitely have had the P7 instead. In an ideal world I'd mod this bass to take a P pickup in the neck, but the woodwork is beyond my capabilities and I can't justify all the expense.

Is That It? - Katrina and The Waves

I fitted an EMG 35P4 (reverse P in a soapbar shell) to my bass earlier in the year, and judging by what I heard last night I am now a definite reverse P convert. What an absolutely awesome sound. A night and day difference from the passive humbucker it replaced.

Train To Skaville gig at Bradford Town FC (Bradford-on-Avon), a good sized crowd all in good voice and had all brought their dancing shoes. Considering we hadn't played a single note together since New Year's Eve, we were on fire... good performances all round and we were offered more future bookings on the spot. Result First time out with the Spector since fitting the new active EMGs in place of the passive EMG-HZs, and my god what a difference. The 35P4 in the neck is a proper beast, and really cuts through in a way that the HZs failed to do.

Marathon - Rush

Fields of Fire (400 Miles) - the wonderful Big Country. Stuart Adamson, a truly distinctive voice both vocally and on guitar, still sorely missed. Tony Butler's tone here is massive. Love that Aria bass.

Just when we thought it was full steam ahead, our keys man has had to drop out... so we're after a replacement ivory-tinkler to complete the core of the band alongside the vocalist, guitarist, bassist & drummist. We're one rehearsal in and the current songs we're kicking around are by It Bites, Frost* and Fish. Other names in the potential to-do list are things like Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Quantum Pig, IQ, Hogarth-era Marillion, etc. Our regular rehearsal haunt is Firebird in east Bristol. Please give me a shout if you are, or know someone who might be, interested. Thanks