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    My First Gig

    I think you're very brave to post these vids to youtube.. Most of us would rather have no evidence of our first gig in the public domain :-) It's always different live.. You'll only get better... Take feedback from the audience that you respect.. It's easier if band members are not the only folk asking the drummer/retardist to be quieter... Welcome to those of us who actually stand up on stage, you're already different from those who criticise, but never have a go themselves... And the main thing is to ENJOY IT.... :-) Cheers Mark
  2. Andy Bunn in Stratford upon Avon (above the music shop in Market Sq) 07876 783501 Just got my SR765 back from a setup and it's transformed.. Nice guy, great value (£30)...
  3. Having taken the lid off, and prodded and tightened various bits on the preamp board, it seems to have fixed itself.. Thanks for all the advice.. I'll get it looked at properly in the new year.. thanks for all the great advice guys..
  4. As per photo.. Complete rig including SKB 4U ABS case, recently serviced by Steve's Amp Repairs in Snow Hill in Brum.. Warwick Terminator cab includes Custom Warwick flight case (one catch slightly wonky, but case is fully serviceable nonetheless). This is a bi-amped setup with 500W going to the 2 x 15" drivers and 500W going to the 2 x 10"and horn.. Includes 4 way footswitch setup (2 x 2 way Ashdown footswitches) Looking for £600 all-in (collected from Stratford upon Avon) or swap with cash either way for something nice (500W ish) with less physical presence. :-) Willing to split £200 or the cab, £400 for the RPM/APM/Case and pedals.. Go-on, you know you can't resist :-) Marketing Guff below.. Ashdown RPM-1 Pre-Amp. For those wishing to configure their own rack-mounting bass rigs, the Ashdown RPM-1 EVO II preamp puts all the ABM facilities in a convenient rack-mounting package. Three straightforward rotary tone controls provide 20dB of cut and boost at 60Hz, 660Hz and 5kHz, and are supplemented by two pairs of additional sliders giving 15dB cut and boost at 180Hz, 340Hz, 1.3kHz and 2.6kHz. The EQ can be switched in/out, and flat/shaped by footswitch, enabling players to go from a flat fretless sound to a boosted sound via a favourite EQ setting. A single input is switchable for passive and active instruments with a blend of solid state and dual triode tube preamps stages which can be preset and selected by footswitch, providing access to a massive range of clean, warm and overdriven tones. Also footswitchable is the mighty Ashdown sub-harmonic generator which precisely tracks the main signal and reproduces it an octave lower. A sub-harmonic level control enables the player to add just the right amount of low-end reinforcement - everything from a subtle, thickening of the sound to unbridled, bone crushing tone. The ABM RPM-1 EVO II features a balanced DI out with pre or post EQ switching, a sub-bass output, a tuner output, an FX loop and a line input for the connection of an external sampler or sound source. Output muting cuts the signal from the DI output but leaves the tuner output 'live', allowing the player to tune up in silence. The addition of a high-precision crossover with variable frequency from 35Hz to 160Hz and a level control for the low-pass output, enables the configuration of sophisticated bi-amped systems, in which the bass and mid/high frequencies are amplified separately. Ashdown APM-1000 The perfect partner for the RPM-1 preamp, Ashdown's APM 1000 EVO II is a 2 x 500 Watts RMS power amplifier combining simple, elegant design with uncompromising component selection and intelligent quad fan-cooling to achieve exceptional levels of fidelity and reliability, along with low noise and distortion. Each channel has its own massive toroidal transformer ensuring that power delivery is fast and abundant, with high quality output devices delivering a frequency response extending up to 50kHz. Warwick Terminator The Warwick Terminator features 2 Eminence 10" speakers + horn in it's own vented cab and 2 Eminence 15" speakers in a bandpass system. It has two speakon inputs and is carpet covered. It has both fullrange and biamp options, in fullrange mode a 300hz hi pass filter will stop the low frequencies from going to the 2x10 section. In Bi-amp mode, one speakon will be high input at 8 ohm and the other is low input at 4 ohm or 16 ohm which is switchable with the high/low switch. A chrome 3/4" horn in the upper cab with a attentuator at the back completes the cab. Made in Germany Frequency Response: (-3dB) 45 - 15k Low Frequency: (-10dB) 35 Hz Sensitivity: (1W/1M) 99 dB Full-range Impedance: 3/6 ohms switchable MAX SPL: 125 dB X-over (horn high pass) 4, 5 kHz 10s high pass 300Hz Switches for biamp/fullrange mode Impedance switch. 2x15" Speakers Bandpass System= 600Watts RMS 2x10" Speakers + HF Horn = 400Watts RMS D: 37.2 x 23.8 x 19 in. 945 x 605 x 485 mm (HxWxD) 59Kg
  5. Yes, it has fanned frets.. They're only odd/different at the top of the fretboard... Up to the 15/16th fret I seem to have adapted 100% in less than a day... It's absolutely brilliant.. But then having dropped over a grand I would say that :-) But it is.. I encourage you to give one a go.. You'll either love it or you won't.. I was hooked within the first five minutes... Cheers Mark [quote name='daz' post='1060730' date='Dec 16 2010, 04:53 PM']Lovely looking bass. How are those fanned frets? I wish id tried a bass with fanned frets at the recent bass day.[/quote]
  6. Cheers... I'll take a look....
  7. Thursday Bump.. Lovely 5 stringer for someone with smaller hands...
  8. Hi, My Hartke 3500 has developed a problem in that it works fine when first powered up, but after about 15 minutes of playing the volume drops and starts to distort before finally fading away... It's not the cab or cables (or even the battery in the bass)... This happens whether I use the "valve" preamp or "SS" preamp level.. Any ideas as to what might be the matter.. ? Not my week for amps so far (My Geodyne is away for repair as well).. Cheers Mark
  9. Have now done so.. Cheers :-) Mark
  10. It's 4326 according to the documentation...
  11. Hi, looks like 4380 from what I can make out... Which would figure given that I suspect it was made mid 2010... Cheers Mark [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1060523' date='Dec 16 2010, 12:55 PM']What's the serial n# on yours *(stamped behind the headstock) ? mine is 4227, Sheldon Dingwall confirmed to me it was completed on 10th Dec. 2009 and it weighs 7.12lbs or 3.5Kgs. The pickups are Neodymium Humbuckers and the bass is passive, yet effing powerful and no need to worry about batteries. As for the wood grain, I disagree, I could say that maybe the grain on yours is more linear and tidy, yet I do like yours a lot too. You know the grass is always greener and all that... As for us being seen together with the same bass HAHA, imagine playing a bass duet with matching suits? LOL[/quote]
  12. It does appear to be identical :-) You do realise this means we can never be seen in public together :-) Although I do think the wood grain pattern is nicer on yours.. But hey, I can't see it when I'm playing.. [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1060502' date='Dec 16 2010, 12:37 PM'][b][size=7]WOW CONGRATULATIONS ON A SUPERB BASS[/size][/b] And it's my bass's twin brother too! Excellent choice, any advice you need, any questions feel free to ask, like what strings to use and where to find them, just send me a pm. [/quote]
  13. My Dingwall ABZ acquired from Scooby on this here forum ....
  14. Just acquired a Dingwall from him... great guy... cheers MArk
  15. Thanks Sheldon, More than anything it impresses me that you're happy to help like this personally... It's really appreciated... All the best Mark [quote name='Sheldon Dingwall' post='1060065' date='Dec 15 2010, 09:35 PM']Hey Mark, no worries. The volume and tone are 6 mm split-splined and the rotary switch is 1/4" solid. All of our knobs have a 1/4" bore so there will be a small brass tube inside the V/T knobs to size them down to 6 mm. There should also be a plastic shim in the pot shaft slot to keep the set screw from bending the prongs. If you replace the V/T knobs with push-on style remove the plastic shim.[/quote]
  16. As a guide to image the previous (?) bass player was the one on the left :-) Mind you this puts a different slant on things.. :-) [url="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/skinnymachineschristmascampaign"]http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/skinny...ristmascampaign[/url]
  17. Hi, A Dingwall Combustion is also in your price bracket as well... I'm picking up my ABZ tomorrow which completely blew me away when I tried it... Mark [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1059846' date='Dec 15 2010, 06:38 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114952"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114952[/url] This is at Marks so will be tested on saturday, I think S/H instruments are included in the 0% deals? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=51513&st=40"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=51513&st=40[/url] This is probably the right one to go for and just raid the wifes purse but when has doing the right thing ever been the right thing to do ?[/quote]
  18. Hi Sheldon, I believe they're the "old" ones as the guy I'm buying from said that newer knobs were available from you.. I was not having a dig by the way, just that this was the only thing I could find fault with.. Reminds me of a good friend of mine who when he was living in Texas had his mother in law visit from the UK - she was always critical of everything Mark did for her daughter.. As they sat having dinner, the sun setting over the Gulf, she looked out over the idyllic scene and said "the seagulls are smaller than the ones we have in Southend"... Cheers Mark PS - do the pots have splined shafts or screw locking type shafts? :-) Cheers Mark
  19. For a luthier start here? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654[/url]
  20. Hi, I'm picking up an ABZ on Thursday, and my sole criticism was that the knobs feel cheap.... Easy to fix for £30 but....... Cheers Mark [quote name='Sheldon Dingwall' post='1056345' date='Dec 12 2010, 07:13 PM']Some good feedback here. The neck finish and knobs are the first I've heard complaints about. Both are easy to deal with both at the factory level and at the consumer level. We get comments from both directions. Some players used to meaty necks prefer the Combustion over the ABZ, others prefer the slender feel of the ABZ, others who are used to the even slimmer Z-series necks thing the AB necks are too bulky. Origin of perspective really influences first impressions. Off topic a little. It's been on my mind to comment on the Kubicki X-factor since it's been mentioned in this thread a couple of times. There's a bass that deserves more recognition. I bow down to the brilliance of Phillip Kubicki. He's a real gentleman too.[/quote]
  21. Although it's lovely I've not touched this except to tune it since getting the ABZ.. So back here... Selling my near immaculate MIJ 2003 Ibanez five string SR765..It has two very shallow tiny dings on the body (mid back, and top) that don't show in a photograph. Headstock with MIJ/Serial number photo below.. Just had a setup done by Andy Bunn in Stratford.. It's a lovely, well balanced, light (lighter than my ABZ so at a guess only 7.5 lbs) and ergonomic bass with a 34" scale and 16.5 mm string spacing.. So pretty much as narrow and fast a neck as you'll get on a 5-string in this price range... It's passive with a 9V powered "sweeper" preamp setup (so semi active?) - and a sensible cartridge battery setup (no screws, takes 10 seconds to change/check the battery which lasts for ever anyway).. basswood body apparently.. Comes with a Tribal Planet semi-rigid case. £325 collected from Stratford upon Avon, £340 posted... Also open for trades in terms of amplification/cabs.. Cheers Mark[attachment=66294:SR765.jpg]
  22. +1 for Hartke.. Value for money for rock/blues stuff can't be bettered IMHO..
  23. Ah, the Marmite option ... You either love them or hate them.... :-) [quote name='Stag' post='1055809' date='Dec 12 2010, 11:09 AM']As an avowed Ric Lover I have to say Try a Ric. [/quote]
  24. I think they only glow under UV ?
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