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[quote name='Linz' post='4176' date='May 22 2007, 08:40 AM']WOW! After I posted the last one, I actually looked at the link! Its not 'artwork' its jewellery, and its great! I see a fortune beckoning after all....[/quote] Yeah They are great .. I love the hammered stuff.

I've been using compression as a normal thing for 5 years or so.. Changing things around a bit and now my amp doesn't have it but I'm getting a BOSS GT6B floor thing with more brains than me ... and that has a cuouple of compressor things built in. Does anyone know if it is a good compressor in the GT6B or should I continue to try t'bay for a TE twin floor doodah? Cheers OG

[quote name='paul, the' post='9684' date='May 31 2007, 03:03 AM']They don't insure beyond £1000 - which is understandable, but annoying.[/quote] Good point Mind you if it's worth that much I think I'd be taking it ..

[quote name='wizbat' post='9630' date='May 31 2007, 12:09 AM']I don,t know of a general uk number but we use Apex couriers branch in Bourn lincs and they can probably tell you who to call in your area. Their phone number is 01778 394454[/quote] Thanks

[quote name='jwbassman' post='9566' date='May 30 2007, 10:36 PM']Hi OG Not sure who's in charge of booking the acts - but I can make an enquiry for you if you like... my understanding is it's not the easiest place to get a gig, I think we've been trying for a couple of years now - that said we've more recently become involved with the SMJC (Southport Melodic Jazz Club) and I think this may have helped - have alook at their website... [url="http://www.jazzinsouthport.co.uk/"]here[/url] and I've just found you a direct link to the organisers... [url="http://www.southportjazz.co.uk/contact.php"]here[/url] Good luck... John[/quote] Cheers John, I'll pass that to the bloke who's supposed to do it OG

[quote name='jwbassman' post='9543' date='May 30 2007, 10:17 PM']Bump... for a good gig at the Southport Jazz Festival at the weekend...[/quote] Hi John Got a contact at the festival who may appreciate some anarchic Welsh funky Jazz for next year? [url="http://www.wonderbrass.org.uk/"]Wonderbrass[/url] Cheers OG

Yup That's a +1 from me too. I've had several non standard leads from Dave and normal ones too. Also I have some George L's from before I was saved by OBBM and they are weird thin "stiff" things. Fine for connecting wireless to head, but I'd not use one for bass to amp for stage/walking about as you can't kick them out of the way like a regular monster. Oh and as I've just had a lesson from OBBM on the difference bettween speaker cables and bass leads , you should not use a guitar cable to connect your speacker cab. They don't do it very well. You need a speaker cable.

[quote name='MB1' post='9252' date='May 30 2007, 03:07 PM']MB1. Check out - off topic - audience depreciation-written by the wigfinder general. no amount of amp modelings gonna help you out with that one![/quote] Maybe he read your advice about urinating on amps and was trying an alternative way to put out "the fire" Good spot mate

[quote name='BB2000' post='9343' date='May 30 2007, 05:21 PM']This thread has me s**ting bricks. Can someone clarify which courier (who accepts orders from non-account holders) does offers insurance that covers musical instruments?[/quote] Just read the Interparcel website and t&c's very thoroughly and spoke to a human and they all confirmed they do ship and insure basses ... [url="http://www.interparcel.com"]http://www.interparcel.com[/url] We will see ....

[quote name='Spikyhedgehog' post='9338' date='May 30 2007, 05:15 PM']I think someone should ship themselves and a baseball bat somewhere. Then when they break thier leg they can jump out and 'deal' with the person in question.[/quote] "hop out"? maybe

Yeah I'm going to go and have a chat with my PO lady too. I like her and my claim is going to cause her some grief, I think, but its a fair wadge to give away. Ref a note further up, maybe they added that clause recently and havn't told anyone - there's clearly a training shortfall on the counter as well as in the depots...

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='9272' date='May 30 2007, 03:33 PM']There's a Phil Jones briefcase somewhere in the UK with my name on it, and there has been since last wednesday. Guess who... Worried of Newcastle.[/quote] Yeah well P-arse-lforce are so up together that the thing was back here from their claims department - with a letter saying "no claim" - before they had even registered it on their system as having arrived for their inspection ...

[quote name='Beedster' post='9161' date='May 30 2007, 01:22 PM']Well, what an interesting discussion, just like the old BW days eh! I've recently bought a Roland Cube 100 as a stopgap having had to sell my Warwick rig for hopefully short-term space-saving reasons. I'm not a hugely experienced bass player and am still searching for 'my sound' I guess. I have a lovely Fender Precision, Fender Jazz, Modulus Flea and a Shergold Marathon, and I love them all. The Cube's modelling capabilities have allowed me to really play with the sounds in a way that having only one rig never permitted. Specifically it's really opened my eyes to the fact that the amp is an instrument as much as the guitar - there are riffs I can play well on one model which I simply cannot play on another (i.e., they sound poorly defined or weak), there are models on which the Flea might sound awesome and the Precision sh*t and vice versa (the Precision on Flip Top is to die for and the Flea and the Jazz on the Studio model likewise), there are models which sound great in a solo situation but not live and vice versa. I know I'm not really addressing the original question relating to the authenticity of the models, but certainly as an educational/instructional tool the verious models have been extremely useful, in fact I dread to think how many basses might have remained at Beedster Towers rather than being sent to the 'bay had I been able to make them sound like I expected them to sound when I bought them. In the short term, and despite having just bought a new Trace head, I'm certainly going to run this thing through the PA, giving myself as much flexibility and scope for exploring my sound as possible. Like all of us I guess, I'd really like to have one bass and one setting that works really well most of the time. I think the amp modelling I'm using will certainly speed up that process, allowing me in future to have, prior to the session or gig, a clearer idea of the characteristics of the sound I need with any one bass in any one number. The playing around with models I'm doing currently will no doubt inform my future selection of amplification. I read the post above about the guy with the classic Stingray sound that worked on only two of twently songs and thought "sh*t, I think that might have been me". I cannot see how anyone could argue that amp models are a bad thing any more than variation in amps and cabs is a bad thing. They're just another tool really, and like any tool, if you use it badly, to f**k up the job. Good discussion above though, enjoyed reading it Chris[/quote] Yeah but are they accurate ????? "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

[quote name='mybass' post='9107' date='May 30 2007, 12:51 PM']Wow, sorry to see that damage, looks like it has been caught out by a forklift or something. Jeez, I cannot look at that photo too much! As a part time luthier, I can envisage how much pressure is needed to snap a neck with truss rod in it. Perhaps you can get a pro luthier to write a "report" on how difficult it must have been for a parcel force worker to snap the neck with their bare hands. In other words, this was done by mechanical means and then a blind eye turned on it. The worry is now sending basses off myself. Probably best to buy a cheap hard case and encase it in toughened steel and titanium! I know when sending stuff thru the PO I can insure over the "usual" amounts by paying extra. As I have yet to try parcel "Force" (!!!) to send stuff, I will surely check out all the print.[/quote] Ah beware, Mybass, This [i]was[/i] sent via the normal PO counter as a Post office parcel. Same limit applies - £150 max for all musical instruments regardless of what the counter clerk sells you. Anyway, rest assured, fellow bassers, the dear ol PO will not get away with this crime against rosewood ...

So I have another bass to ship - I got abass box from teh shop today and teh guy said they use Interlinks .. Any coments? or better still any national recommendations? Re Apex is it one of these? Apex Express - www.apex-ex.com Apex Worldwide Express Pte - www.awecourier.com

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='8555' date='May 29 2007, 12:36 PM']Er... He had 'em IN STOCK. Right there. Right then. Kicking about, like. Bear in mind he has the retail side to consider plus a couple of other people to help him out.[/quote] Ok I've lost the plot here

[quote name='wizbat' post='7099' date='May 26 2007, 12:36 PM']If you want a tip for the future Try using apex couriers, they have depots around the uk and treat stuff as it was their own. We,ve shifted loads of gear with them and they are miles better than the numpties at at PF.[/quote] Hi Do you have a link to a website please? Ta

[quote name='anti-barbie' post='7044' date='May 26 2007, 11:09 AM']is there no chance of repairing it?[/quote] Well maybe but it's only an old Hohner B2B so it's hardly worth it ..

[quote name='ped' post='8060' date='May 28 2007, 01:31 PM']More top advice.[/quote] I think "Don't piss on amps" should go in the beginners' advice thread somewhere, just in case my dad ever takes up bass (unlikely as he's bashimg a nice white piano somewhere backing Paul Robeson, I'd imagine)

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='8143' date='May 28 2007, 04:08 PM']Mike (Iceni) is already looking uncomfortable from bending over backwards to help people! I periodically pop in "on spec" and he's always had the all of my most bizarre requests to hand; BadAss II Three Solid Brass Schaller Knobs (Black) ONE Schaller Straplock compatible button (Silver) I also own one of his basses, a custom. But it wasn't made for me. It wasn't made for anyone, it's the Chaser prototype.[/quote] Well I'd say that none of those are difficult to fix as long as the client doesn't mind paying for a top skilled custom bass builder to spend his time trawling Ebay and t'internet looking for odd things rather than building basses ... A touch of realism is alway helpful ..

[quote name='bassbloke' post='7939' date='May 28 2007, 08:20 AM']Was that before or after you were born? Just want to know how 'not fun' it might be just in case I get caught short during an evening jog through the country park nearby.[/quote] Oh I was there .. and my brothers .. we were all laughing for some time He said it was a very sharp experience but he walked home OK

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='7846' date='May 27 2007, 10:01 PM']BTW, How could someone make the same post 6 times? [/quote] Ah well the computer froze and I must have jabbed the send button 6 times When it all woke up again there were 6 copies on the topic