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G&L L2500? Got both of my USA models here for around £600 and the fretless I got earlier this year is great

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='958061' date='Sep 16 2010, 09:58 AM']Oh, it was Phil Coliins was it. I thought it was a Ross kemp standing in a hole. Who was his bass player? I liked the look of his 6 string bass.[/quote] [quote name='yorks5stringer' post='958181' date='Sep 16 2010, 11:43 AM']That was Dave Swift of the Jools Holland Orchestra: hence my comment about the fanned frets.....![/quote] .... which would also answer the "standing in a hole" comment as Mr Swift is a bit if a giant. Got it set for series records of Friday shows on the + box and will spin through it Saturday moning with breakfast, though what I'll watch for the rest of breakfast remains to be seen

Yup. On the list already. Gear list - the usual (assuming on the bass bash bus Wal, pair of L2500 USA's, Markbass combo, Epifani cab, Marshall Superbass 100 (might need a bigger cab than the Epifani), Bass Pod Pro xt & Floor board...erm

[quote name='simon1964' post='948637' date='Sep 7 2010, 07:01 PM']Very collectable and a great price. Sadly I missed it!![/quote] Really!? P'raps I shouldn't have let my two go - mind that was more than a few years ago now

Difficult to pick one.Weirdos & drunks mainly (that'll be MrsW on both counts ) followed slightly later by the promoter/landlord, as the rest of the band forget how to write when it comes time for signing for the money

[quote name='Heathy' post='940891' date='Aug 31 2010, 01:00 PM']Thought I was getting a bargain ordering one from the USA once, until customs slapped another £25 on top![/quote] [quote name='silddx' post='940899' date='Aug 31 2010, 01:04 PM']I've been lucky, not a single customs charge on ten or so things I've had from the states. It's worth a shot. It will still be cheaper than getting on over here, even with customs charges.[/quote] No doubt at theast half of that was the "handling" charge

[quote name='dood' post='940087' date='Aug 30 2010, 04:56 PM']If you have a need to drop tune, then yes they are absolutely brilliant! - Actually, scrub that! When you get one, you'll want to drop tune! They are brilliant gadgets when set up properly. I had one on a 4 string for several years - until I started playing a 6er instead. There is the arguement 'oh why don't you just tune down between songs' - yeah, that's fine too.. but I like gadgets [/quote] What he said - and as for the final para, you soon become adept at flicking the switch down & back up with your thumb during numbers - good for confusing people watching what you are doing when you can do it surreptitiously as of course it throws your position/shapes out by the detune Only trouble it ever gave me was when I got my first 5'er and took it straight to a gig, when of course the position/shape memory I had built up for stuff in the set went out of the window. That was an interesting evening

Saturday I had a stand in for a band whose guitarist I played with in a club band 25 years back. Had one run through with him a week ago - tops & tails of songs - nothing too difficult, other than the songs my lot do, but in different arrangements & keys. Gig on Saturday & I had rang a couple of times to try to sort out times & venue, but not got anywhere. So Saturday morning I get up, go for a hair cut then Tescos for a laptop bag, fill up with diesel, through the car wash, down to the gm for a session and off to a tile shop to pick up the ties for the bathroom - all the time having forgotten to take the mobile with me. So I get home around 2:45 to a slew of more panicy voice messages saying "you realise th gig is in the afternoon don't you" - Thanks for the heads up thinks I. So I finally get the address, empty the tiles, load the gear and am back out of the house for an hour plus journey by 3:15 for a gig that they say will start at around 4:30. Pick up what appears to be a pished driver on a cross country road with few passing places (doing less than 25 mph & veering away from road signs). Got past him then picked up two tractors towing enormous loads of hay. my mood is going from bad to worse. Still I eventually arrive around 4:15 & get set up and we start at ....................6:15 Anyway, all in all went OK. Watched the second guitarist & drummer & got through with no major problems. Finished around 9:30 & home by 11:30.

Just the three now - the most I've ever owned. Dropped back to one 15 or so years back but this year got back to three with the twins

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='929465' date='Aug 19 2010, 10:16 AM']I use work's courier service, and quite often don't pay more than £17.00 on most items. If you can do this, that's the way to go. Everything is insured, and if it goes tits up you have work to back you up on a claim! I recently sent an Ashdown Little Giant fully boxed to Holland, Royal Mail wanted £45 to post it, the courier cost me £13 in the end![/quote] Ditto. They do next day at very reasonable rates. A baritone sax in case was around £8 and a couple of other chunky items that presently escape me were about £10.

Not sure where it has got to now, but the modded [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11338&hl=sub5"]SUB5 with John East preamp[/url] started with Beedster->Silverfoxnik->Walman->JoJoBass->?

This will not answer your question as such, but does give this a bump I considered, but never got around to trying the rig you are talking about for similar style when I was looking around for something more portable a few years back. I ended up getting the MB CMD121H and it is great, good level, certainly sufficient for onstage monitoring and small to medium gigs with a feed to the PA for a little help on larger gigs (not that it's ever needed it!!!) These small, light amps have got so much better in recent years & are definitely worth a look, but as for the PJB, sorry not sure but have a bump anyway

Probably not a lot of help, [u]and for the definitive you'll need to speak to the organisers[/u], but for Littlehampton Pebbles this last weekend there was backline (guitar & bass) and a kit, but drummers were expected to provide breakables - snare & cymbals. For Bognor Rox in the past there has certainly been a bass rig, and if I recall a selection of guitar amps.

.......and we're done for another year. PA back down & home, fencing down, stage down. Not a bad weekend all in all, but as ever over the four days it was mostly the usual few suspects flogging their guts out to make it happen, while many more are/were happy to just show up play then knob off and get pished, and be conspicuous by their absence for the rest of the time Do I go to the chill out session @ The Crown tonight Possibly, but probably not, just crash

[quote name='bassninja' post='931779' date='Aug 21 2010, 11:41 AM']Gigging around LA quite a bit in coming weeks, hope to catch up with you both again at some point...[/quote] Let us know when & where & we'll have to try for a night of it

Back at last after A LOOOOOOOOONG day. Missed the planned rendevous in the bar, if Mr Lager & Clauster made it as I was backstage on the foldback desk from 4 to the end of the evening - and have yet to get grief from MrsW for ignoring her all day, as she was asleep when I got home. Weather had its moments and unfortunately got nasty just before the Members came on. Much worrying that the puddles on the roof would give way on them, but it held out. Major power outage in the sound tower during the Sound of the Suburbs, then it came back, then went again and finally came back & held for the encore, during which something happened amongst the nutters pogoing at the front that left one with a trip to hospital sadly. Pretty good day, though a shame the weather couldn't have held (we still have to pack up tomorrow ) and that there were still freeloaders sat on the bank outside the arena who flet that they couldn't afford £3 to come through the gate to a charity event

Well the first days setup went to plan & only one rain storm.....and I am burnt to hell. Here's hoping tomorrow & particularly Saturday carry on this vein!!! Keep your fingers crossed for us. PA & lights go in tomorrow. Back to my pit for another early start then

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99314"]Exhibit A[/url] ...and there m'lud I rest my case

Milk & the bizarre Japanese bloke I presume

[quote name='johnnylager' post='926141' date='Aug 16 2010, 09:01 AM']Good crack last year, I will only be there in the evening this time, so I might miss you Nik. Al, Clauster - 8pm in the beer tent?[/quote] Sounds good to me. And I REALLY hope the current 5 day forecast is wrong, 'cos setting it all up in the pouring rain will be a major PITA. I think I might have to hide in the sound tower

[quote name='dood' post='926410' date='Aug 16 2010, 01:28 PM']p.s. $28????? I bought a multimeter from maplin for a £5er![/quote] I can beat that with a tester from Robert Dyas a couple of weeks back for £2!! I'll stick with that I think

I've seen these advertised too in Bass Player and wondered, but it does seem a tad expensive. I'm sure there's a perfectly good scientific reason as to why not, but why can you not achieve a similar result by putting the probes of a battery tester or multimeter to the tip and sleeve of a lead plugged into the jack socket?

For something quick & easy, but still with a fair few options I have always been happy with Mackie Tracktion as something that works across one screen without loads of sub menus & screens, BUT it's more PC than MAC and hasn't had an upgrade or even a fix subversion in a few years now so seems to have been acquired by Mackie to leave it to wither & die sadly.

Very sad news, and condolences to the family & friends. My only real contact was a steer towards B&B's when I needed to find one at short notice in Wales earlier in the year, but as others have said always helpful to one and all above & beyond the call usually.

This should be subtitled "Spot the influences" Here's a couple more from the sessions I picked up last week. Four track Revox I think it was in a little studio in sunny Bognor, and more overplaying All That's Fiction [url="http://www.tideway-la.co.uk/ATF/im_always_with_you.mp3"]I'm Always With You[/url] - Shergold fretless Marathon [url="http://www.tideway-la.co.uk/ATF/medal.mp3"]Medal[/url] - Shergold fretted Marathon and what started this reverie [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=98732"]Girl on my wall[/url] - Shergold fretted Marathon ATF then became [url="http://www.myspace.com/akindoffury"]A Kind Of Fury[/url] and eventually morphed into my current lot when the old vocalist ran off to NZ