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As a Compact owner I can confirm it is light. BUT, while certainly not in the league of a 4X10, it is quite cumbersome. I played a gig in the summer and had to park about 1/2 mile away. Carrying it back after the gig was possible but not easy. One other point about the BF cabs - while they do do LOUD they require some power to do so.

My band, Run Leia Run are back yet a again with yet another drummer! Returning to our second most played venue - the Grey Horse in Kingston upon Thames!! Lovely intimate venue, good bar 'round the front with a fine selection of ales. What's the weird bit?..... We're on with a singer song writer and two covers bands!! Run Leia Run: bringing you pop-punk/ska/rock/alt originals since 2009!!

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1346830004' post='1793638'] [attachment=117530:headstock.jpg][attachment=117531:bass body.jpg][attachment=117532:bridge.jpg] Here is the best i can manage with a ropey old webcam I borrowed. Anyone that can identify the instrument from this deserves a medal. [/quote] Winding the strings on properly could help!!

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1346859509' post='1794137'] I'm sure I could learn to adjust the truss, but that's heavy duty work. I'd have to take the neck off and, assuming that specialist tools aren't required, monkey around! Bit of a risk. I'd rather have this bass than no bass. [/quote] No need to take the neck off - just unscrew the cover plate on the headstock at the end of the fretboard. No specialist tools. just a reasonably long allen key of the right size. Clockwise for less bow, anti-c/wise for more. Don't do much more than 1/8 turn at a time and put a bit of pressure behind the headstock (just a bit) to take some of the strain off the rod before adjusting. Let it settle for a few hours and repeat again (and again) if necessary.

[attachment=117380:20120903105547-9495.jpg] Based on an idea I've had for ages for a Statmoth Except it would have a Status logo and not a Fender one

I voted for the last option (I play guitar but find that it hinders my bass playing). Its not quite correct, but closest to my situation. I have carpal tunnel issues and the different left hand positions for guitar and bass mean that I'm better off sticking to one or the other. For the last few years it's been bass.

I voted Elites as they've been my string of choice for more than 20 years, but recently I've had a couple of sets of Rotosounds from the local music shop and they've been really good. Might be changing allegiance soon.

[quote name='Kesh' timestamp='1343638980' post='1752860'] Is it true that optical compressors are banned by the EU? [/quote] Optical Comps are not banned per se. But the materials used in the photo-receptors used in some opto-comps are banned under RoHS,

In a word - AWESOME!! New bass for me, new drummer for the band. Both performed really well. It was an important local gig (last elctric gig at Tun Wells Forum before it closes for a refurb) at which overall we pulled an okay performance. I really enjoyed the other three bands too (one of whom has a bassist who's a member here who needs to start a porn thread for his bass - seriously special instrument) Okay, we did have a slight tech blight when the vocalists effects pedal packed up leaving FOH vocals a bit patchy for 1.5 songs. And I did learn that my T-bird Pro leans away from me so I can't see what my hands are doing which was a bit disconcerting. On the flip side, it sounds like a P-bass with more bite ( and is easier to play). Our new drummer is brimming with enthusiasm and has contacts so we can start pulling together other bands that would work well with us (plus a few we've already played with from here). Overall I remember why I LOVE being in a band!! N x

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1343419611' post='1750631'] Opinion is divided on this amp according to google, some people say running at 4ohms with an 8 ohm cab will be fine using the rule of thumb of a 100% so upto 8 and down to 2 in the 4 ohm position, flick it to 2 ohms though for smoke and flames! [/quote] Just checked back through the hallowed annals of Basschat. It shouldn't blow the amp up, but if used over a long period of time will shorten the life of the valves.

Hang on!!!! Isn't the V6 an all valve head? If it's got a valve power stage then you MUST match the impedance. 8ohms connected to a 4ohm tap will result in an unhappy amp.

Another none of the above. I'd take a 335.

I took delivery of a new bass last week. It won't fit in my old gigbag, so I've just been transferring everything to a new gig bag. I've also been doing a bit of maintenance. I've piled up the following items. In terms of tools and maintenance items from the gigbag- Various allen keys Cross-head screwdrivers - small and medium Pocket multi-tool (only ever used by the drummer when he forgets his drum key) Gaffa tape Microfibre cloth Small "electricians" scredriver Gutar tuner (hand eld type, not pedal) I've also over the last few days put strap locks on the guitar, done a set-up and changed the strings. I've also got to repair a couple of guitar leads before rehearsal so I also have nearby - Cross head screwdriver (Large) (replacing strap buttons) 13mm socket and ratchet (for the strap end bits of the strap lock) 2 ft steel rule Feeler guages (although honestly a credit card would do as well) Lemon Oil and rag Guitar polish Soldering iron, solder and braid Wire cutters Wire strippers Mutli-meter Unless you're gong to get into fret levelling and profiling / refrets, the above is probably about 95% of the way to definitive list. Add another couple of sockets and spanners (for jack sockets and pots) and I think you'd be there. Edit: and a couple of flat head screwdrivers just in case. Edit number 2: and a torch. Edit number 3: and spare batteries for pedals (and now active electronics) and fuses for my amp.

Can't believe no-one's said it yet - [size=6][b]GAFFA TAPE[/b][/size]

Sad news indeed. Played on a lot of my favourite Motown tracks.

Plus some wire cutters for trimming the ends of new strings to fit.

Different disciplines entirely. Might as well compare rebuilding an engine and gearbox with doing a loft conversion. They both require the use of tools, but surely because the engine is smaller and requires a smaller variety of tools.........?

For me gas is easier these days that it was in pre-internet days. My musical life began in the 80s and I lived just outside Brighton. There used to be a shop (Southern Sounds) on Castle Street where I'd spend all my School holidays and most weekends hanging out with friends. I remember them having Wals, Overwaters, Wilkes, JayDee and the like hanging on the walls alongside the usual Fenders, Ibanez, Aria and Yamahas. In the keyboard section there were Korgs (I loved the Poly6), Prophet 5, Roland Jupiters and Junos, and the Memory Moog. So long as no paying customers were in they were happy for us to play with this kit to our hearts content (especially the synths as they could plug us in with headphones ). They'd even rope us in to show how certain features worked as we spent more time on this kit than shop staff did. On top of this were the magazines - Electronics and Music Maker, International Musician (and Recording World), One Two Testing and Guitarist. Even more gear to lust over. Fashions were constantly changing and new technology was coming out all the time. My GAS list changed weekly and always ran into several thousands of pounds (at a time when I had a paper round paying £3 a week). These days my GAS list is usually a handful of items rather than a shopful.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1342181998' post='1730974'] Very happy with my natural oiled version. [/quote] I can understand why. These things are great. I've got the neck relief sorted out now (once I learnt the difference between right and left) and while the saddles could do with going down a bit I think I'll leave them a couple of days just to make sure the neck has stabilised. It sounds awesome without so much fret buzz now and I'm hoping it'll get even better with some new strings on there. Off again to try it through some distortion

Note to self - Anti-clockwise is the OTHER way!!

Sweet bass mate, nice work

After a 30 minute play I'm very impressed. The neck is great. Jazz width nut but a deeper more rounded neck profile than most Fenders. It feels very natural and comfortable to my hands. The controls offer a huge range of tones (different layout to what I'd expected though). It's light(ish). I'd guess 7.5 - 8 lb. A bit neck heavy, but thanks to the strap button being at the heel there's not too much neck dive. It does need a set up - a bit more relief in the neck as there's lots of fret buzz at the lower end and then the saddles lowering as the action is a bit high at the dusty end. No cause for complaint though as I have had to do similar with basses costing several times what I paid for this. I need to get the screwdriver out anyway as I've bought some strap locks for it. If it works well at rehearsal on Tuesday, I can well see the new Classic Pro going on my GAS list Now, where did I put that screwdriver?

Just taken delivery of a brand new Epiphione Thunderbird Pro IV in vintage sunburst. One happy bunny here. A quick word to anyone who's been thinking about getting one of these - Thomann are selling them at a price that, on the day I bought it least, works out to just over £215. If you want one of the other finishes you'll be waiting until late August though. I even got a Thomann gig bag in that price. Most UK dealers are knocking these out at £349.00 without the gig-bag. Massive deal. Gotta go, only just unboxed it and I'm currently just admiring it while I type and have a coffee. Off to tune it and plug it in

That is stunning!! Nice buy mate.