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This is the same as mine (other than your case is painted and mine is tolex covered). These are fantastic amps. More power than you should ever need, versatile and superb build quality. Even using it flat (graphic out) it gives a superb tone for you to tweak just using the tone controls on your bass. Although 30 plus years old, mine is still the quietest running amp I’ve ever owned. Whoever gets this will not be disappointed. GLWTS.3 points -
Flagship or battleship. Meaningless to state the watts output with this amp. 250 means 250watts @ 4ohm. Although these amps are heavy, it’s still a one hand lift. I’ve gone round in circles during the last couple of years with the newer pocket stuff but I wanted to hear bass and returned to old faithful. This is an amp to love, not just like. It’s recently been serviced by Green Lane Music Walsall. I’ve had many Trace heads and the MK 4/5, Series 6 and the SMX were the best. The later stuff has gradually tapered off, made by god knows who. This is the last piece of my gear, it’s the earlier ‘painted’ model in good condition. Someone took a video recording/listening a while back of the band and I had the opportunity to make a comparison linking to 2x10+1x15 cabs with the AH250 and an EDEN WT400. They were both very similar in ‘thump, volume and definition’. I kept the AH250. Welcome to bring your cab and test here before buying if my last cab has been sold. I could post but...ahh...it should be ok if well bubbled etc. Geoff Coseley, West Mids WV149PU3 points
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So, fully recovered now. Made a small loss ( not including loss of earnings) but had the best experience - playing to a paying audience who are actually there and want to listen to you! We have also picked up some really nice dates for next year, so job done! Thanks for the responses to the thread, nice to have the support of fellow bass players (especially when you are on a bill with a bass virtuoso)! Just got to put that Fender amp up for sale now 😎3 points
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@SpondonBassed on answer to your question about how it hangs on a strap, for me it hangs perfectly I think if the top horn was shorter it might suffer a bit from neck dive?..........3 points
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I was in Wunjo's a couple of weeks ago and finally got my hands on a special. F**k me I was impressed! It was an all black, roasted maple board bass with fingerprints all over it. My No.1 bass is a 62 relic Custom shop P but if they had offered me a straight swap I would have. It was so light and easy to play... and that neck! Plugged in it was so versatile and punchy - the new pickup (single H version) and pre were amazing. So much so that I didn't want to try any other bass in there. Every slight of turn of the eq was valid plus finger placement really made such a difference. As a purely p bass guy these days I was sold! I used to play an 86 Stingray for many years but these specials are in a different league. The only negative - for want of a better word - was that acoustically the ray was not as vibrant or 'alive' sounding as my custom shop, but the new eq is the bomb and more than compensates. Imho the specials have lost nothing of the Stingray sound but gained so much more. Smitten!3 points
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Drove up to fellow BC member FinnDave to purchase/collect a bass he was selling. Had a great chat for an hour; he's a top bloke...and the bass, an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro IV with Babicz bridge and Gotoh tuners...wow, what a bass. It's immediately become my prime gigging bass. Awesome feel, action, sound, looks...the total package. And the neck's almost 2 inches shorter than my Burns Bison, perfect for my short arms. Thanks BassChat for hooking us up.2 points
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There's a practical aspect to this. When I used to produce awards dinners (1000 diners - celeb presenter etc.) I always ensured there was a crew meal laid on for the gap between the rehearsal and the show, just to keep the crew from disappearing off to the kebab shop. Sandwiches, chips, cakes and lots of soft drinks and coffee do just fine. Same now with the band - if we get something like that I'm happy. One big dinner we played, they laid out plates and bowls of mayo and ketchup in our dressing room - then removed them as 'they weren't for us' - we all packed up and went down to the local 'spoons - if I was the the organiser, I wouldn't want the act dissappearing like that - but most of us had come directly form work - I'd driven 60 miles - and were starving. When an event is costing £50-60k to stage, you are a real pillock not to spend £60 on a plate of sarnies and a bowl or two of chips for the band.2 points
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Some thing those who say the band are not guests and shouldn't be fed need to think about is that quite often these days weddings are further and further away from towns and cities, I did a dep gig at a wedding in the lake district, we had to be there early to set up, a round trip to a normal food place would have been well over an hour at least, the band wouldn't have got into one car either. A meal in the hotel with a drink would have cost £30 a head easily so we could have either added £180 to the bill or asked for the band to be fed, which they did with platters of sandwiches in the meeting room they'd set aside as a green room.2 points
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You guys are definitely making me see RED, but I'm not putting the white flag up on my white Yammys just yet 😀 Apologies, couldn't resist, particularly as this thread has just made it to its 600th post => for me that just reflects what a great bass the Yammy BBs are!2 points
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As nice as that looks I just couldn't play an energetic gig after eating that. I don't like to eat closer than two hours before gig time, even then nothing heavy. I had to clean all sorts off my pedal board but my dinner isn't going to be one of them.2 points
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That isn't irrational2 points
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My current two. Chalk and cheese sound wise.2 points
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When the finishing is being done, the threads end up being a bit like watching paint dry... But heck - I've drilled three holes too!!! Got to be worth a picture:2 points
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Maybe it's because there are 5 of him. It's pretty intimidating - shades of 'Village of the Damned' when they all look at you.2 points
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Hi there, I've spent some time during the last few weeks and Geert and I managed to put some information we collected on Chris Larkin's instruments into a website honoring Chris and his work. Please take a good look around: https://chrislarkinowners.com/ Cheers, Christoph2 points
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To my ears is this2 points
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AVRI 63' and Precision Deluxe.2 points
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For about a year now - Caravan Palace... I think I'm in love with the singer... And for this week - Pomplamousse. My son put me onto them:2 points
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They certainly are pretty special. I’m spending a lot of time playing mine now (after a momentary lapse of reason thinking I needed a HH) and the more I play it, the more I love it. As you say, the EQ is so useable throughout the range and to me seems far more controlled than the 3 band on a std ‘ray.2 points
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Speaking of which, am I the only one who absolutely loves the bass sound on Video Killed The Radio Star?2 points
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Nurse !!!! Kleenex for Pete, now2 points
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Too many to mention for me. Guy Pratt had a tone I liked on this.2 points
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Managed to knock off 3 of the remaining 14 jobs on this, including installing some blue luminlays: Assuming I remembered correctly, @eude wanted the dots on the fretlines rather than between. Assuming I didn't remember correctly, it makes no difference... @eude is getting the dots on the fretlines Probably going to start the final sanding and finishing pretty soon, then that can be hardening off while I finish the other bits and pieces.2 points
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Withdrawn from sale - sorry Bergantino NV115. 15” + 6” in sealed cabinet with tight, vintage response. With branded cover. £425. Based in Cambridge. Pick up, or meet up within reasonable distance. Not really after trades. From Bergantino website: Woofer: 1-15” Ceramic Magnet Woofer w/ Vented Pole Pieces Midrange: 1-6” Intelligibility NV Series Cone Midrange Driver Cabinet Design: Sealed Cabinet Material: Baltic Birch Plywood Cabinet Covering: Black Tolex Impedance: 8-ohms Power Handling: 400W RMS Crossover: Custom Phase-Coherent Crossover Frequency Response: 45hZ – 6.5KhZ Sensitivity: 96db @ 2.83v / 1-meter Dimensions: 24”H x 18-1/2”W x 15”D Weight: 53 Lbs.1 point -
Hello! This is the basschat account for Alpha Pro Creative in derby. We're an organisation aiming to boost creativity of anyone at any age or musical ability. We offer many services including: Gear rental Rehersal spaces Gear storage Drum lessons Guitar lessons We hope to see some of you here soon. All the best, The team at alpha pro1 point
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Those were only my 5-strings... 🙂1 point
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Fender rumble V3 500 combo Your back will love you, as will your ears. It's a one handed lift with oodles of heft on tap It's not a tilt back though1 point
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@Christine thanks so much for that, it makes a tonne of sense. I also spent some time with @Jabba_the_gut who is an absolute legend who gave me loads of tips and threw in some veneers. Lots of little things like scale length, string alignment etc. I may keep that neck for another project, and get one that fits, or I may tinker-not sure yet but enjoying the process and really appreciate time taken by people to help out1 point
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Here she is. I saved the advert on Facebook:1 point
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Yep - that's it. At that price it's almost worth driving down there.1 point
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Its all about what you get from it. Unless like Bluewine and its your job of course. So what, taking a small loss for your hobby is well worth the enjoyable experience. Well done. Dave1 point
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Ah so yours is the us jazz ,same pickguard as this one, IMO the cheaper pickguards are not bad ,but if it’s quite an expensive bass I’d opt for the genuine one 😀 maybe keep an eye out on eBay they do come up now and again1 point
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I've flipped the pic so you don't get confused anymore.......... 😁1 point
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Im in tone heaven. Ampeg valve amp, Pbass and flatwounds. Who would of thought they went well together. I'm pretty sure I'm the first to discover this combination 😉 haha.1 point
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I’ve got an HH Special and an original 66 P Bass, like you the Sprcial has won me over and the 66P is rarely played much now (but still much loved). I’ll aim to keep it, but reality says when the wife and I move house, or if I leave my job and have to pay back money towards my Masters, it’ll need to be sold - I’m convinced I wouldn’t be able to justify another P, the Special is just too good and so versatile.1 point
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...or herself.1 point -
Anything played by Bruce Thomas on an Elvis Costello song.1 point
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September!! Seems a long time to wait. Still, it might be better for me really, as I'm on holiday (again! 😁) in Feb, so it spreads the pleasures out through the year a bit more.1 point
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Another couple of jobs off the tick list. With the body dry enough to handle but not dry enough for the next coat, I shielded the control chamber and fitted the magnets. I'll be adding a small fingernail scoop into the rear body edge for easy access to open it. Note the original scratchplate screw holes in the rebate that are now hidden under the new cover Right - that's enough for one day. Besides, MrsAndyjr1515 is pressuring me for a gin and tonic. Maybe I'll mention the cushion once she's had a few sips1 point
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Andy you've gone, in the space of six months, from yielding-up all your basses to saying "Yes, yummy Yammy!" As impulses go, that's not a bad one1 point
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Is the matching cushion part of the build??1 point
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HPF is affecting the signal into the amp, damping is affecting the way the amp interacts with the speaker in interpreting that signal. In a car the HPF will be affecting your right foot and how hard you put it down. The damping is if you’ve got your car on eco or sport mode. The manual is supposed to have s good discription about it in it.1 point
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My PDN Starry Night Stingray!1 point
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I'm not too keen on the bridge on my V7 fretless, it just doesn't seem that solid. There's a bit of lateral movement on the saddles when you pull the strings, but it's certainly no worse than the average BBOT and unless you hit the strings with tremendous force it's not going to cause any issues with playing. I just prefer bridges where everything is locked down. As for the tuners they seem fine to me, although ,due to my dodgy fretlesss playing, just because the bass is holding it's tuning it doesn't mean that I'm playing in tune.1 point
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Yes, it is.1 point -
We've been looking forward to this one for a while: We were so grateful to be asked back to play the John Peel Centre. Shortly after arrival the exited manager tells us its sold out! We knew we were in for a good one! Sound was awesome, crowd were awesome, no technical hitches. Why aren't they all like this?1 point
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Yes indeed they did long scale. EB3L shipping figures peaked in 1973. Thank you, it really is a lovely bass, someone is going to be delighted with it. It's a pity i'm not using it more.1 point -
Recently stripped out all of the original electronics on my '84 Thunder III and replaced it with Bartolini P and J pickups and 3-band active eq. While i was about it; i replaced the original tuners with Gotoh lightweight items which has gone a long way to reducing the neck dive. The pickup blend control instead of the original pickup switch and the 3-band eq are a huge improvement on what was possible using the original controls. I've owned the bass from new and as i wasn't playing it much decided to give it a new lease of life. Delighted with the results.1 point
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I hate Spectors. Oh.1 point
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Fender 50's Roadworn TTS Don't know what it is but it has an allparts neck, a mexican P-pickup, unknown lightweight body with carpaint on it and anonymous hardware. Neck is really great so maybe I will try to find a good body and a different pickup and see what that brings.1 point
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