Mykesbass

What a great tone, thanks Jules.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1446458986' post='2899428'] Back to the topic (cough)......why is it that a 200 Watt valve amp outperforms a 600Watt class D? I suspect manufacturers are prone to exaggeration, but is there any scientific explanation? [/quote] Hasn't really strayed off topic, I think the discussion has shown that watts do not equate directly to loudness, and that will probably be partly the answer to your question as well!

Car bumper and trim restorer.

I've been house bassist a few times in different jams, all of which had the same etiquette - bring your own instrument and don't touch the settings. If they really don't work for you, ask. Apart from that, as the others have said, couple of numbers in, couple of numbers out and support any others who need you.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1446374152' post='2898805'] there isn't really a definition of bass/middle/treble in truth. For most people the peak in hearing sensitivity is 3-4,000Hz as you see on the curves I linked to. If you are using the sort of Sennheiser in ears I use with my iPod then there are some very sharp resonances that you may be hearing, at the computer I use some fairly pricey Sennheiser HD595's. Funnily enough I was wondering if I ought to pm you to check for hearing loss problems but then thought 'he's using in-ears' I used to do this frequency test with students when I taught physics, and in those days my hearing followed the equal loudness curves curves in textbook fashion. Now there are all sorts of lumps and bumps in my hearing with age related hearing loss. [/quote] Wow, just tried again with some cheap Sony, big, over ear jobbies, the difference is quite striking. Peak sensitivity is still above average, but with the new headphones on there is a series of moderate peaks and troughs with a much wider range at similar volume. Perhaps this upper sensitivity explains why I hate Vox guitar amps and those horrid riveted cymbals Thanks for your time on this one Phil.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1446329015' post='2898666'] 7000 isn't really between 2000 and 40Hz I trust if you continue going up the sound level fades out again above 10,000Hz. this is also age dependant and to a certain extent an individual thing but here are the curves averaged out for the population. [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher%E2%80%93Munson_curves"]https://en.wikipedia...93Munson_curves[/url] [/quote] Yes, taken, and I'm only asking as I find this very interesting. Yes, over 7000 it does start to fade, but my point was, contrary to your statement, that treble seems louder than mid to me. Between 2000 and say 300 there was no real noticeable difference, but over 2000 up to 7000 it seemed to increase substantially.

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1446328427' post='2898662'] What phones were you using? [/quote] Just some Sennheiser in ears.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1446315882' post='2898569'] There's a bit of truth in the cool white/warm white analogy. It may explain some of the perceived differences between your amps. Our ears are much more sensitive to mid-range frequencies than extreme bass or treble, they are after all the human voice frequencies. The difference can be more than 12db. I don't know the acoustic amp but I used to have a MAG 600 and it was far from flat with the mids pulled back, even with the controls set for level. If the Acoustic was more mid prominent it would sound louder. If anyone is interested try this. [url="http://plasticity.szynalski.com/tone-generator.htm"]http://plasticity.sz...e-generator.htm[/url] Use headphones and turn the volume down. You have been warned!! Change the frequency to 2000Hz and turn the volume up so you can hear the tone. Drag the frequency down to 40Hz which is around bottom E and it will get quieter, maybe so quiet you can't hear it any more. The volume hasn't changed it's your ears that aren't working as well with the bass. [/quote] Just tried that link, but it seems to go against your third sentence, as I found around 7000 Hz by far the loudest. almost painful at a volume where the mid range sounded pretty quiet.

You mention the .tk , but this, and the lack of information in the about section doesn't give anyone a clue where you are based until you go to the gigs page. I'd seriously think about getting a UK domain and flagging up your locality.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446148758' post='2897388'] So here's an Eagles song with the life not sucked out ... [media]http://youtu.be/DVa4oOX4xWE[/media] [/quote] Must dig my American Series albums out now!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446147872' post='2897379'] Some people said the same abouit The Eagles themselves. [/quote] Touche!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1446147376' post='2897369'] Bass Direct were advertising 2 new Stingrays last week at £900 [/quote] Are, OK, I stand corrected. Thomann won't be moving any at their prices then!!

Take the s out of https for embedding. Funny, and I'm not tribute band bashing here, but to me there is something wrong with these guys. It is almost like it is so polished and finely honed that they have sucked any life out of the performance. I'll rephrase that, as I still can't quite put my finger on it. It is as if they are so good that you really should be seeing the Eagles standing there. and the fact that you aren't is a bit, well, wrong really!

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1446139446' post='2897287'] Did you remove the finish from inside the neck pocket? If so that might have something to do with the change in fit? [/quote] No, but the neck was painted all the way into the pocket, so yes, that makes sense. It was the fact that the holes match when straight, and when not straight - interesting how these tolerances work.

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1446136118' post='2897237'] Just to add in, I thought 700 ish quid for a stingray was pretty good value, then I saw today that PMT have them on for £1099 new!!! Given you might be able to knock some off the price, I'd see 3-4 hundred extra on a brand new one makes a whole load more sense. [/quote] Doubt you would get anything off that - GAK doing same price but Thomann £1300, so this must be rock bottom. Which means that the £700 secondhand price is still 40% off the new price, which seems fair.

And finally for now, the oiled neck - interesting wood - it almost looks bruised - I have stripped, sanded and polished, and have decided it must be the natural finish, and possibly why it was chosen for a painted finish:

Headstock, awaiting a decal from a man in Korea - note, tiny bit of filler where the old nut was almost welded in

Decided to bolt it all together to see how it is coming along. Bit of a shock first time, in that the beck fitted the pocket very poorly. Took it back off and shimmed either side, top with two strips of cereal packet, bottom with one. This seemed to line it up much better, and then when I screwed it back on it was much better. Strange, as it was still using all the original holes. Still need to do all the electrics, and get a new nut - the old one is a bit grotty.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1446124461' post='2897087'] And the reason things are actually "rare" is usually one of two things: no one wanted one when they were new (perhaps they were simply too expensive for what they were), so they didn't make or sell very many or they didn't work very well / broke so very few people kept one. A Morris Ital (for those of you of a certain vintage) is a very rare car now, but it was crap when it was new and time hasn't made it any better. The sane goes for a lot of things. [/quote] 70s Fenders

Very handsome!

[quote name='Sharkfinger' timestamp='1446073078' post='2896783'] This has inspired me not to move on my sgc nanyo but to refinish it. May well be asking for advice. [/quote] Wow, delighted to hear that, but the only advice I think I can give is to not be too worried if it all goes horribly wrong!! This really has been a suck it and see exercise, driven on only by hating to see a bass of this calibre go to waste, and the kind comments and advice from others on here. (Actually, that's the second piece of advice, put a build thread up)!