Happy birthday man!!!! Hope it's the best!

That's a great looking board Big G! Do you use all those delays with your bass? That's a lot of delay for a bass guitar!

Thanks for the advice guys. I will definitely try it without a new nut first and then see if the tuning is good to use and the nut is needed.

As for the shimming. Thanks for the heads up on that.

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: I'm not sure what the nut on your bass is like, but some of the adjustable Warwick brass nuts (with triangular grooves) take just about any string gauge.

It's not that kind of nut. It is black and has round grooves. so yeah, might work, might not....

I will report back when I have some news to report.

Thanks again Alan and Big G

So I have been playing a 5 string for a while now and I love that little extra range in a shorter space that the 5 string gives you. Also I just dig the 5 string. too cool!

I have, however, grown tired of the low B because I just don't like those super lows and don't really use anything below the low D (even that is only really used as a passing note).

So I was considering going for the Evan Brewer tuning and go Low E at the bottom (like a 4-string) and buying an extra C string for the higher registers. I love me some higher register licks and some chords. So just get a new nut cut? Not so easy.

I am using a Chinese made Warwick Rockbass Fortress (still great quality, even though that is rare in the Chinese ones). This bass has a nut with allen screws in it for easy adjustment. So the string slots will be all wrong if I do go this route.

Now comes the questions. Is it possible to get a nut that will suit my needs? Is it worth it? Does a luthier need to get involved? Do I even need a new nut? Could I shim the strings (That sounds like a bad idea already...)?

Will post pics when I get a chance.

So is shimming used for neck angle rather than for raising the neck in the pocket?

Hi all you forumites!

I would like to shim my guitar's neck and modify the headstock to match the rest of the body from my previous upgrade. Could you guys recommend a wood to use and where to find it? I would like to raise the neck by about 2-3mm. The saddles are almost right up against the bridge.
Any other suggestions from people who have tried this before?

I pitched in my extra bit! Don't let your conscience get you on this one!

Very very pretty bass! I like a lot!!

If everyone who ordered pitched in another R50, would that cover it? I think that is a nice round number!

That is flippin' awesome! I want!

Update on my board. The Sonic stomp sounds kind of cool playing alone. With a band!! Oh my word! I can't believe the difference. Can't really put my finger on it, but everything I played today just sits better in the mix easier to hear, doesn't drown out anyone else. It was the first time people have noticed and commented on things that I have been doing for ages. I really love this pedal and would recommend it to any bassist! So I am now even happier with my pedal board than ever before! Yeah!!!

I think so too Jay! Although I am kind of glad that you didn't think of using it like that! Cause then you would have kept it!!!

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Nice!

Thanks Alan!

Alan Ratcliffe wrote:
So you should be. I could happlily gig bass with that board. I love the Big Ben OD - although I've not tried one on bass, I'm sure it works well. I gather from the OC-2 that you play 4-string bass? Great octaver for that purpose.

Nah, I play 5-string, not exactly out of choice. I bought the bass from a friend and it was a really good price and it was a 5-string. If it got lost and I had to buy another bass, I would have a hard time choosing whether to go with a 5 or 4. I use the octave for creating a bigger sound in driving or breakdown kind of space.

I am using the big ben as kind of a low pass filter with the tone rolled off and minimal gain. The low pass thing is rad, but it also adds a nice subtle growl to the sound which I was not expecting to sound so tastey.

That is awesome! But does it go to 11?

Good job man! Well done!! That looks great!

OK! So I am a bit of a pedal junkie, and I have finally worked out a bass pedal board that I am properly stoked about. There is nothing that I still want to add to the board (just yet...). So here she is, a far cry from the pedals that were placed onto that board when it was first built.



The chain is Ibanez Tuner => Ernie ball Volume Pedal => Markbass Compressore => Vox Big Ben Overdrive => Tech 21 VT Bass => amp. In the VT Bass Effects loop Send => Boss OC-2 => BBE Sonic Stomp => Return. I am super stoked with this set up! The Sonic Stomp is new and it sounds good as is, but I will need to give it a good tweaking in a band setting to really see what happens with it! I have read countless good reviews on the BBE SS to date, so it is getting me itchy to play with a band soon!!!

I am open to questions!

Crazy! Hope you get well soon Matt!

I'll do the Joburg points man thing again! I am super keen on one of those OCDs! That pedal impressed me the most last time!

That sounds like a great selection! I think your happiness with those pedal will last! Congrats! It must be a great feeling to buy all those cool things at once!

That is looking so so cool!!!