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[quote name='superclive' timestamp='1385659300' post='2290835'] The meaning of cheap has changed. Cheap used to mean shoddy. It basically means it would still be crap at half the price not that it would be inexpensive at half the price. People use the saying wrongly. [/quote] Ahh, I've always wondered about that one, now at last I understand. People who say/write "brought" when they mean bought cracks me up.

I used to hear a pop, just one, on one of my Warwick Thumbs (MECs) about a second or two after putting the jack in the bass. Haven't heard/noticed it in a while though.

[quote name='rubis' timestamp='1384809970' post='2281064'] What would you need and how would you go about making your own? [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/159688-first-gig-last-night-with-my-auralex-gramma-pad/page__view__findpost__p__1465468"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/159688-first-gig-last-night-with-my-auralex-gramma-pad/page__view__findpost__p__1465468[/url]

I pass the strap through my belt to stop neck dive on my EB3. May also help keep the @rse of your trousers from hanging down by your knees.

[quote name='stoo' timestamp='1380753527' post='2230286'] Fair point about the string choice as gauges will have a small effect on the width of the slots required, but I'm struggling to see how any of the rest of it would have any effect? As far as I can work out, the base of the nut slots ought to be at the same height as if there were a zero fret - any lower than that is obviously not going to work, and any higher is only going to make it harder to get intonation setup properly..... no? If you're playing so hard that you need a massive step up from the 1st fret to the nut to avoid fret buzz while playing open strings, then what happens when you're playing at the 1st fret? [/quote] This is also how I see it. I can't see the need for the amount of adjustment available on my Warwick Thumb basses. I would prefer to have a zero fret.

The insulation resistance test is at 500v.

Thanks for the replies. The strings did look awkward coming over the nut giving a high action over the first few frets. I have lowered the slots in the nut whilst also filing them to match the angle of the headstock which has cured the problem. Getting .022" at 1st fret.

I have just put a set of D'Addario short scale 45-100 strings on my Epiphone Elitist EB3 replacing the Elites 45-105 (no longer available) which I've had on for a very long time as I have not been able to find a reasonably priced set of 45-105s. My problem is although open tuning and intonation is ok they are off (sharp) over the first few frets, most noticable when playing octaves. I put the old strings back on and they are ok. My head is like a ball of chalk. What gives?

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1377910681' post='2193625'] What if the earth lead is taken off, [/quote] Tampering with saftey equipment? [quote] or the earth lift switch put into operation to prevent hum when used with a lighting rig? [/quote] only removes the earth from the circuitry, not the chassis/case.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1377359389' post='2186711'] 1.4K seems very low for any pickup resistance. Sure it isn't 14K? [/quote] Apparently that is what they are nowadays, nowhere near the 30k of old. I have a couple that are circa 1.2k

There are a couple of live recordings of Cozy and Jack Bruce which contain Tickets To Waterfalls on sugarmegs if you search for Cozy Powell [url="http://tela.sugarmegs.org/"]http://tela.sugarmegs.org/[/url]

I am considering a Hipshot Supertone replacement for this Epi 3 point bridge but wonder if there would be enough clearance with the tone knob as the Hipshot looks a bit chunky around there. [attachment=141193:EB3 b.jpg]

I play a Warwick Thumb Bass and Epiphone Elite EB3. The Epi Elite doesn't have a brushpole neck like the regular SS Epiphones or Gibson SG Reissue bass, so I find there is plenty of room.

It has been especially formulated for use on Thunder Glide Bass strings.

So if you sound sh*t you can't blame the sound engineer or the equipment or the venue, it is just you. I've seen the same players sound sh*t in some venues and sound good in others, why do they play like that?

What tyres were on the car?

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1369158744' post='2085641'] According to Clapton's autobiography, having had previous with Baker, had he known Bruce was bringing him in for Cream, he'd have backed out - but he only found out after it was arranged. G. [/quote] [quote]In 1966, Clapton met Ginger Baker, then the leader of the Graham Bond Organisation, which at one point featured Jack Bruce on bass guitar, harmonica and piano. Baker felt stifled in the Graham Bond Organisation and had grown tired of Graham Bond's drug addictions and bouts of mental instability. "I had always liked Ginger", explained Clapton. "Ginger had come to see me play with the Bluesbreakers. After the gig he drove me back to London in his Rover. I was very impressed with his car and driving. He was telling me that he wanted to start a band, and I had been thinking about it too. Each was impressed with the other's playing abilities, prompting Baker to ask Clapton to join his new, then-unnamed group. Clapton immediately agreed, on the condition that Baker hire Bruce as the group's bassist;[sup] [/sup]according to Clapton, Baker was so surprised at the suggestion that he almost crashed the car.[/quote]

[quote name='bassatnight' timestamp='1367068172' post='2060869'] I keep getting mails about my Travis Bean Fretless from Mick Karn wannabees, it took me 10 years to track one down then I am expected to consider a few hundred for it....... Please tell me I am not the only one chaps and chapesses! [/quote] No you are not the only one, as you have already found out there are many Mick Karn wannabees out there.

Surprised no one has mentioned Moondance...

Always blowing his own trumpet. R.I.P. Kenny.

Mono or stereo socket? Have you used the correct replacement?

I'm glad thats over, I feel as if I have been out since last year.

Some years ago I bought this from Asda... I found it great for cleaning my Warwicks. I recently recommended it to a friend who has not managed to get it anywhere. Having a look around myself, the supermarkets don't seem to have this type of polish anymore, mainly stocking aerosols. Seems to be available from the States but postage charges are more than the cost. I paid around £3.00 for this. Has anyone seen any shops selling this product. [attachment=125574:Orange Glo.jpg]

I can't work out what paying the taxi fare for your missus to get to and from work has to do with it. Make her get a bus or walk.

After getting to the gig car park tonight a little late and wondering why I was first there, I got a call from one of the other band members asking if I was ok. It turned out I had selected the wrong gig from the recent destinations tab on my satnav. I was lucky it was only 18 miles from where I should have been and I got there about 15 minutes before we were due to start. First time in all my years I have done that.