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Nice one, thanks guys. Actually that ditto looks like it might do as much as I need. The price is more friendly than the RC300 and it looks uncomplicated which appeals to me. Shame that Steve, 23.8 seconds isn't long enough, this was my problem with the DL4's function (I think that's only a meagre 14 seconds.) The five minutes you get on that ditto will most likely be as much as I need. Much as a RC300 looks like a hell of a tool, it's also a hell of an outlay. I might see how I get on with a ditto, in fact it might even be within reach as a birthday present from the wife.. hmm. There's a clip on youtube of Victor Wooten on emgtv doing a demo of some pickups [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFcPlv9RhEY"]here[/url]. It looks like he's using a RC-300 and not having any problems with it. Pretty cool I thought .

I've had a Line 6 DL4 for years and have had a lot of fun with it, but I think I've probably made more use of the loop function on it than anything else. I'm hankering after a proper loop pedal (because I like playing with myself... ooer) and was wondering if any of you fine folk had any recommendations (ideally based on first hand experience?) I was thinking about a boss rc300 but I remember reading about an issue where there's a slight delay between stomping the pedal and your loop coming on. This may well have been down to the user rather than the hardware, but I can't afford to be spending a lot of money to find out it's true.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1390588695' post='2347373'] Useful post, good points well made. [/quote] Thank you mate. This puts me at ease .

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1390728395' post='2348576'] [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_nile_rodgers_hitmaker_strato.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...aker_strato.htm[/url] Have you seen how much Fender are asking though? The pricing is consistent with their other signature custom shop models but for me the attraction would be the sound rather than the bragging rights or living some kind of disco fantasy. Hopefully they'll do a MIJ version. The Marcus Miller basses were very popular because they made the right noises and were priced at a level that was accessible for real musicians rather than middle aged mancave hero's. [/quote] It seems to be all about marketing nowadays, and to be fair it's not just Fender who are at it. I know PRS are coming from an entirely different angle but they always had the whiff of the Objet d'art about them, to me (I'm not saying I don't like looking at them, but I've been uninspired by the ones I've played so far.) I'm undecided as to whether it's a means of screwing us for more money by tapping into our fetishes, or because they have a need to do it in order to keep their place in the market. Either way I'm not turned on by this hitmaker (not least because I can make a perfectly adequate job of bashing my own guitars into things, much as I try to avoid it;) one mans meat though! It's the sound+the way it feels in my hands = a happy Thumbducker, but as the owner of a usa strat and a gibson, I feel like I'm as much a victim of marketing as the next man to some extent. Unless I'm ever in the financial position to buy a top-notch, English made electric guitar, I can't see me ever buying another new electric guitar. I'm hoping the next electric I get will be made by me, but I think that's little more than a pipe dream at this moment in time.

Thank you all very much for taking the time to reply. I've held off posting back because I emailed Peavey with a request for information and was hoping to include their findings. They [color=#444444][font=Calibri, sans-serif][size=4]said if I sent some photographs they should be able to establish the exact model and roughly when they were produced. I sent the photos but no response yet. I will happily post their reply if/when I get one.[/size][/font][/color] I followed the link to your marketplace kindly provided by alyctes, and having poked around in there, fleabay and the web it seems like £250 isn't an unreasonable ask for this instrument. I'd certainly be happy to accept that for it. Over the last couple of days I have taken the time to look around a bit here, and it seems like you have a very nice, welcoming hangout. Some of you folks appear to be almost normal (I know this is a relative thing) and trustworthy! With this in mind, I'm wondering whether it's worth offering up the other items I'm hoping to turn into money, before resorting to online auctions (which I'd rather not do.) I'm not entirely sure what the protocol is here but I will be putting up for sale an Alesis multimix16 firewire, 2xYamaha MSP5A powered monitors, 4xShure SM57's and possibly a 1996 50th Anniversary Fender USA Strat and an early 90's Washburn EA20. Prospective buyers would be welcome to come and see the items (including the bass) If it's possible for me to establish that they are genuine and honest. Thieves and nut-jobs are generally greeted at the door with a baseball bat and a belligerent land-shark, and if that fails to deter I unleash the wife. Thanks again. If I ever said anything bad about bass players, I take it all back .

I bought an Aria pro 335 lookalike (10 or 15 years ago.) Looked good to me in the shop and I fell for it without really deliberating, but after returning home and spending a few hours with it I recognised the error of my way. I remember the neck was very flexible and it sounded very thin plugged in, and with poor sustain. I can believe that, just like Gibsons (and probably almost any other marque,) they are not all the same, but the one I bought was quite a nice ornament. I took it back within a week to get my money back, which is a story in itself. Some years later I was fortunate enough to afford a custom shop 335 which, in my opinion, sounds beautiful, plays beautifully and is aesthetically beautiful. It is very well made and very well finished; essentially a professional quality instrument that should appreciate in value. I play it mainly through my Cornford Hellcat or an old WEM Westminster and, to my ears, is good for Jazz, blues and rock sounds. I would add two caveats to anyone in the market for a Gibson 335: 1. They are overpriced (which you will have to swallow if you really want one) and 2. They are not all made equally (be prepared to travel and play many before handing over any money for a 335.) That said, the Aria cost about £300 iirc and the Gibson was nearly £3000. Make what you will of that but I agree with randythoades that there is simply no comparison between the two. I won't be buying another Aria instrument, and rather than spend any money hotrodding one, I'd save up a bit of money and trade/swap in your aria for something else. I don't think you'd have to spend anywhere near Gibson prices to get a really great Jazz sound that will trounce that Aria. I hope this isn't considered dredging and I'd imagine the OP has moved on (everything moves so fast nowadays to me) but having owned both, I felt like sharing my experience.

Here are some images. If these aren't useful I can retake larger/better quality in better light tomorrow, and edit them in. I'm a bit of a spoon at doing this but hopefully you can see well enough. I had a luthier friend make a bone nut and a truss rod cover from some nice wood (I think it was black plastic originally,) both of which I'd forgotten about until I started taking these photo's. [attachment=152867:Peavey Bass 01.JPG] [attachment=152868:Peavey Bass 02.JPG] [attachment=152869:Peavey Bass 03.JPG] [attachment=152870:Peavey Bass 04.JPG]

Hello folks, I bought a Peavey 4-string electric bass several years ago and never knew (or cared) exactly what it was. I now find myself redundant, I've fallen on harder times and need to sell it (along with a couple of my guitars, and some mixing equipment for that matter.) I was going to put the wife on ebay as a decorative ornament or a doorstop until she reminded me that she is the only one in our household bringing any money in. I have done a bit of research online and it appears to be a Peavey Grind made in Vietnam. The back of the headstock says "handcrafted in Vietnam" with the serial number NV04030293. I thought it would be easy to identify from the serial number, but this doesn't seem to be the case for Peavey's made outside the usa. I was hoping somebody would be able to assist. Any more information you can provide on this instrument would be both interesting and very much appreciated. Essentially I'd really like to know what year it was born and a rough idea of how much it's worth so I'm not ripping myself or anyone else off. It was and still is in pretty much perfect nick and I think I paid about £100 for it but it looks like it should be worth a bit more than that - if not, hats off to peavey because it looks and plays great to me. I can post some photos of it if this helps. Thanks for reading. Dan.