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Everything posted by hiram.k.hackenbacker
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There’s a Spector at a certain UK dealers that I’m hoping someone will buy so I can’t/don’t. I would say only harder to sell in so much as you have to exclude 4 string only players as potential customers.
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Ooh nice. what you getting?
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How was your gig last night?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to bassninja's topic in General Discussion
Just in from a gig. I dep for this rock band and the gig was at a pub I've never been to before. Parking was ace. Double gates into a spacious yard and a short load in through the back door. These small things make a gig so much nicer. I set up and did a line check. Despite everything being on its usual settings, the bass sound was monstrous. Maybe too loud I thought. It was a raised stage and hollow as far as I could tell. I use a cab isolator anyway, but the sound was HUGE. The opinion from those out front was that it wasn't too loud, so I left things as they were. Truth be told, I'm not a massive fan of most of the songs this band do. If I never play Long Train Running and Play That Funky Music again, it will be day too soon! The said, I did get to play Black Velvet for maybe the second time ever and that sounded great. I take repeated calls of 'one more song' after the encore as a good night. We left it at that. For the most part my signal line was: Shuker JJ Signature Precision > Darkglass Microtubes 900 v2 'Euryale' > Barefaced Big Twin Gen III Some effects were sporadically deployed. -
Shipping guitars to the USA...Couriers?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to mybass's topic in General Discussion
@Beedster I’m with you there. My previous experience with UPS meant I went elsewhere with my latest USA shipping query. Despite DHL’s web site stating they ship The Rolling Stones’ gear all over the world and Joan Jett endorsing them, it seems when you actually speak to them in person, they can’t get their heads around the import code thing and the ramifications of getting that wrong even if it does make it across the pond. Luckily both @Beedster and I were dealing with original manufacturers that you can have a dialogue with (Alembic and Status) otherwise both of the basses in question would probably still be in a customs warehouse. -
Shipping guitars to the USA...Couriers?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to mybass's topic in General Discussion
As @Beedster said, I wouldn’t be in a hurry to sell across the Atlantic again after my most recent experience with UPS. I was contacted just last week by a potential buyer for my Spector and after a lot of homework I concluded that it was far too much hassle. Funny enough, I spent about an hour wading through all the terms on the DHL site and even spoke to them directly. If you are going ahead, the advise I had was to obtain a manufacturers material data safety spec to negate much of the nonsense that US Customs will present you with. -
@Dazm66 +1 for a lot of the reasons given above. There and back the same day (possibly twice) sounds like a small price to pay for the assurances you want. Either that or buy one from Thomann and if you don’t like it, you can send it back.
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Ernie Ball Pino Palladino flatwounds - £90 a set
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to kevin_lindsay's topic in General Discussion
Snake Oil. -
Page Turner Pedal recommendation for Android Tablet
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to cetera's topic in General Discussion
£75 from Thomann -
Page Turner Pedal recommendation for Android Tablet
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to cetera's topic in General Discussion
The updated version is this one…. https://www.airturn.com/collections/bluetooth-pedals/products/airturn-bt500s-2-controller -
Page Turner Pedal recommendation for Android Tablet
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to cetera's topic in General Discussion
I was going to jump straight in here and say that I’ve only ever had one, because it’s the only one I’ve ever had, it’s bombproof, ultra reliable and still going strong 6 years after I bought it from Thomann. However, it appears the ‘Airturn BT200S-2’ is no longer available. I’ll have a look and see if I can find one somewhere. -
Ali Express, that's definitely not graphite, mate!
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to HeadlessBassist's topic in Bass Guitars
‘Solid wood quality, fine workmanship, quality guarantee, free delivery’. Well, I guess the free delivery statement could actually be true 😂. -
How was your gig last night?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to bassninja's topic in General Discussion
That’s just too f***in’ cool for school 🤘 -
Yes, quite. Very tempted by one of those myself, but I have other Darkglass stuff that kind of negates me me buying one. I wouldn’t be as foolish to suggest that I don’t ’need’ one 😂 - it’s just a little harder to justify 😎. I would think Darkglass would be quite keen to resolve the issue as well.
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Oh no Mart! That’s not good. Hope you get it sorted.
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There was a blurb in Rolling Stone from Zak. Seems like he’s over it. The Who don’t exactly have a hectic touring schedule at the moment. I’m sure he has something else lined up already.
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He wouldn’t hear that through his IEM’s.
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My drum knowledge is not exactly tip top, but it looks like his kit (at the RAH) was an electric one. Cymbals look like the black ones that you usually see with an electric kit.
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New Laney Digbeth 1000 DB-East 'Nathan East' head
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to cetera's topic in Amps and Cabs
There is a massive picture of a reel to reel AEG taking up the whole page. -
New Laney Digbeth 1000 DB-East 'Nathan East' head
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to cetera's topic in Amps and Cabs
Do you realise your signature takes up the whole screen on a tablet? -
New Laney Digbeth 1000 DB-East 'Nathan East' head
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to cetera's topic in Amps and Cabs
£999 pre-order at Andertons. https://www.andertons.co.uk/laney-black-country-customs-nathan-east-digbeth-bass-amplifier/ -
Shure GLXD16 / 16+ Users Group
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to BassAdder60's topic in Accessories and Misc
No issues for active basses. Use mine all the time with a Status and a Modulus which are two exceptionally ‘hot’ basses. I haven’t played in a band with two GLX units so I can’t help there. -
Bass Day Europe, June 1st 2025
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to toneknob's topic in General Discussion
See you there mate 🤘 -
The black one needs a whack on the neck to bring the strings in line as well.
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The Bass Show UK - Cranmore Park, Birmingham - March 1st and 2nd
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to Goliath_FX's topic in Events
Wish I was there. Have blast you two 🤘