Gareth Hughes

Sounds dodgy, as it should clearly have a model number somewhere on the combo - especially on the speaker connection plate. But if it is a CMD103 it should have plenty of welly. I run an LMK through an Epifani UL310 and NEVER go past 5 on the master volume - and that's with the loudest band I play with - a 7 piece with horns and HUGE P.A. In my opinion I think the Markbass heads (well, the F500 and LMK that I have) are so well voiced for bass that they honestly seem way louder than they should be. That - or the amps I've had in the past - Ashdown 400w, Acoustic Image Focus 2 600w, Euphonic Audio iAmp800 800w and Epifani UL902c 900w into 4ohms x 2 - were all seriously over-rated in both watts, chutzpah and general usefulness. Apologies if I've offended any lovers of those amps, but after years of frustration with them my opinion is that my Markbass heads just wee's on them

Yup - I just sold two basses, bought one a day later - and enquired about another on the day that the mew one arrived. Maybe we need to set up www.selfrestraintchat.co.uk?

[quote name='thinman' post='884327' date='Jul 2 2010, 08:38 PM']Bought an EHX Bass Synth from Gareth. Excellent to deal with in every respect. In fact, I'm amazed he's got anything left to sell![/quote] You'd be surprised the amount of stuff I have lying around. I just gave six pedals to Bigwan for repairs, and loaned an amp - and life is carrying on as tho nothing had changed

And hello from Rathfriland. Up Down.

Now I have GAS, and it's not for the pedal

PM'd.

Again - what is there to add to all of the above? Except to say that it's all true!!! I just took delivery of a Fender 70's RI Precision ("Sid" as he is affectionately known) and Simon was amazing to deal with in every way. Given the amount of waffle and indecision he had to deal with from me, if we were talking on the phone I wouldn't blame him for making a cup of tea and watching the footie while I rambled on (as is my want). So, needless to say Si is a top bloke and buy with absolute confidence.

[quote name='fatback' post='881155' date='Jun 29 2010, 05:19 PM']Meh. Only UK orders accepted. EDIT Waay! Ebay dealer will deliver outside UK and is £30 cheaper [/quote] Hey Fatback - Whereabouts are you in Ireland? I'm just north of the border, so if that's any use to you let me know. I do stuff like that a lot for colleagues in Dublin getting stuff on eBay, saves a fortune on delivery charges.

This might be irrelevant as I'm not too sure what goes on with speakers BUT I had a similar sound coming from one speaker in a Hartke 2.5XL cab years ago. Turned out to be the dust cover had worked it's way loose. A little bit of silicon was used to reattach it and everything worked lovely. This was done by Ernie McMillen in Comber, so if that's anywhere handy to you, PM and I'll pass on his details.

+1 for playing on the side of your finger instead of the tips. I literally have a callous on the side of my finger from my fingernail to my last knuckle. Another tip would be to lower the action (if possible) so you have less tension to work with. Superglue has gotten me through a few tough gigs, but so has some electrical tape. Not ideal by any means, but it worked. And good luck!!!

Are there chord marking above the score? I've been there before too - makes for a bugger with repeated sections. If there's chords, it's a busk with an eye out for any noticeable rhythm markings.

THis is a great look at bass playing/music in New York in very exciting musical times: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Birdland-Broadway-Scenes-Jazz-Life/dp/0195085507/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277626565&sr=8-3"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Birdland-Broadway-...6565&sr=8-3[/url]

Bought an EBS BassIQ from Gruskgo - good guy - kept in touch, and tolerated my idiot ramblings with finesse

I nabbed a bit of unused studio sound-proofing foam at the start of a session once - worked a treat. A little on the stiff side, but thick enough to be trimmed down to size.