OldGit

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='6903' date='May 25 2007, 11:22 PM']Well I expect the BAM was discontinued because it was not selling - thats usually the reason. Like most Peaveys I expect it weighed a ton.[/quote] I can confirm that it does indeed weigh a ton. That's why there's a Schroeder 1212L here and a Mark Bass LMK in the post. However. It is a magic box for a tone numpty like me. On of the Harmony Central reviews is mine. I like the amp. It's just so heavy and I hate the trolly dolly thing, especially when trying to move it sideways into the cupboard at home at 3 am after a gig BUT the tone contral (for that is all modelling is) is fabbo. I use three or four models on one tune. I don't worry about upsetting the sound man, nor do I worry about the fact that sometimes only one person in the whole room cares about the differences between a Bassman + 2x12 sound and a bassman + 8x10 .. and that's me. But then to 99% of most audiences my Shuker could be a Stagg Does it sound like the real thing? I doubt if two B15's sound the same as each other. and anyway I don't care. It sounds good to me and I don't have a producer telling me to sound liek JJB or Jaco or Entwhistle or a keybord bass. The BAM is discontinued. I've never seen another so I suspect low sales would be the reason. With the PODs and stuff and other makes doing modelling stuff I'm not surprised. It was a lot of dosh for a Peavey combo, if you were used to the price of TNTs and TKOs There's one here for £530. It's on the ex-demo and used list. [url="http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/shop/cart_view.asp?mode=added"]http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/shop/cart_view.asp?mode=added[/url]

[quote name='Muppet' post='6891' date='May 25 2007, 11:01 PM']I've got the Sennheiser 172 also (not the G2 but the older model). It's exceptional in my opinion, apart from the rubbish instrument lead that is supplied with it.[/quote] Oh yeah OBBM did me a top class one. The screwdown mini jack is costly but it's worth it. The supplied cable is too long anyway..

[quote name='Viajero' post='6640' date='May 25 2007, 04:42 PM']More evidence for the World vs. Parcelforce case file: My father recently sent a small leather briefcase of mine to a shop in Eton to be repaired. It's an antique, a fmaily heirloom of which I'm quite fond. It never arrived. It is no more. I have lost something precious to me, but worthless to anyone else. How could this be so? Because it was packed in an old Dell laptop box, that's why, so some scumbag has had it away in anticipation of a new computer. Have i got anything back from Parcelforce? Not so much as a letter of apology. A shower of b4stards, the lot of them, they have lost any and all goodwill and future business of mine. Really sorry to see that, OG. Take them to the cleaners if you can, for all our sakes.[/quote] Hiyah You might like to talk to postwatch.co.uk info@ will get them from Espana. They are independant of the PO and should be able to snap at their heels if nothing else... OG

[quote name='chris_b' post='6423' date='May 25 2007, 12:40 PM']Totally agree. These things are toys designed to get your money. Buy the real thing.[/quote] Ha ha yeah Chris, and buying an SVT and 8x10 and housing, shifting and maintaining it is really cheap. ... and then all you have is an SVT and 8x10... To replace my mighty fine Peavey BAM modeling 2x10 combo I need to have a SVT + 8x10 (my default setting) then I need a 360 + 1x18 boomer, then 60's valve bassman + 2x12 (switchable to the 8x10) and then the fliptop plus 1x15. (and I don't even use the RedHead, Hartke and modern Peavey stuff sounds) and I need them all on stage in one tune and same way of changing between them. If you are lucky enough to have a signature sound, or be happy with the sound of one amp and cab then that's fine for you. I'm not. Maybe I will be with my new rig but I fully intend to get something like the bam + foot controller functionality to put in front of the MarkBass LMK to give me as much tone control under my feet as I have now for stage work. If I want to shake the floor I just go to my reggae setting - 360+1x18 set to full bass. My bass intentionally doesn't have stack of eq controls and I have no intention of fertling with the amp eq settings for 36 bars and they trying to get them back precisely where they were for the next 36 bars an then a totally different setting for the next 36 ... Modelling's not a toy, it's a tool. I've only owned one of the real amps it models - the Fender Bassman valve stuff from the 70's and , as far as I recall, its spot on but it was a very long time ago. One of teh bass mags A-B'd the BAMand real things and reported pretty good results. I know the Fliptop cab sounds like a 1x15 (I've had loads of those) but I really don't care how accurate the modelling is. The sounds sound good. It's a lot louder than a lot of teh orginals - B15? 80 watt bassman? There's no way I could take a neutral sounding amp and set the eq to sound like these clasic rigs so I'm happy to have the brains at Peavey work it out for me .. Stu Hamm makes it souds pretty good too [url="http://www.peavey.com/products/demos/bam210.cfm"]http://www.peavey.com/products/demos/bam210.cfm[/url]

[quote name='The Funk' post='6512' date='May 25 2007, 02:22 PM']I think you'd have a good claim for compensation up to the full value for a bunch of reasons. Without any of the documents, I can't help out though. If you could scan them and post them up here, I could have a look through them for you.[/quote] Thanks PM sent

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='6479' date='May 25 2007, 01:45 PM']Rich and I swear by our old Trantec systems. I've got three of them secondhand off Ebay and they were each about £100. I can use them all at once as they occupy different frequencies, so in principle I could have the Alembic running wireless in stereo and have the Pentabuzz ready as well. Build-wise they're almost bomb-proof with sheet metal cases. The only downer is that they're not rack mountable but given that I run combos now, its not a great inconvenience with the use of adhesive velcro gripping pads.[/quote] I think Rich has a Senheisser 172 now ... I had a Trantec s2000 and was happy as larry for a while. but it's VHF and the sound way way inferior to a cable. and when theres 5 or 6 radios in the band, disco, support band etc there's only so many VHF frquencies to go round so the Senn is better for me as it works out it's own frequency and chooses one that's not in use. It also sounds almost as good ad an OBBM cable and a hell of a lot better than a cheapy one

[quote name='Chop' post='6444' date='May 25 2007, 01:05 PM']Thanks Old Git, that was easy ![/quote] Well that was me on Basstalk Just doing the research for my MB when I remembered they came up with a great price when I bought some kit years ago - even before the webnet stuff. Tell them Simon from Cardiff sent you OK? I promised I'd spread the word OG

[quote name='Chop' post='6379' date='May 25 2007, 11:29 AM']Hi everyone Back on Basstalk on a forum thread somewhere, someone mentioned in passing a shop in Bath that was happy to match web prices for kit. Trouble is I can't remember the shop or the forum. These are useful to know anyway, I'd prefer to support a shop where I can. Any ideas what the shop was / is? I'm after a Line 6 Studio 100 practice amp. Mucho Gracias !! Chop[/quote] That's Sounds International. [url="http://www.soundsinternational.co.uk/"]http://www.soundsinternational.co.uk/[/url] crap site great shop and people Also try Guitar-Mania.com Chris. Just got a Mark Bass LMK from him at web prices.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='6418' date='May 25 2007, 12:24 PM']Recon they must have used this bass for cricket![/quote] Well it is a cricket bat bass ho ho ho That's what Tredders said when it arrived

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='6405' date='May 25 2007, 12:01 PM']Christ on a bike... that's horrendous. How was it packed? In a bin liner?[/quote] Well yeah but it was a [b]thick[/b] bin liner ... Nah loads of bubble wrap, cardboard re-inforcement and and parcel tape and fragile all over it. It's a Hohner B2B 'berger-a-like so not exactly heavy. No sticky out bits to break off...

[quote name='Waldo' post='6378' date='May 25 2007, 11:25 AM']Ahh that's sh*te, what was the damage?[/quote] He's dead Jim

[quote name='subaudio' post='6376' date='May 25 2007, 11:24 AM']Sorry to hear that, if you were sold insurance for a greater value do you have a case for miss selling ? maybe some of our Basschat people who work in insurance or legal profession's could chip in, I recall there are a few?[/quote] I'm going with the "duty of care" legislation and insufficient training for counter staff: Counter person, knowing it was guitar, had a "duty of care" to point out that it was not wrapped to the standards stated in their guidelines, and should have: 1 refuse to accept it if it wasn't sufficiently well wrapped 2 drawn my attention to the small print and instructions for guitar sending 3 told me the value restrictions 4 not sold me insurance for an item worth more than the limit that.. Then the handling staff had a duty of care to deliver the goods without damaging them through negligent use of mechanical sorting kit as the package had fragile witten all over it. I'm going through Postwatch.co.uk the watchdog. We will see.

[quote name='Tinman' post='6354' date='May 25 2007, 11:10 AM']Si, are you trying to get me to buy something else? My God man, she'll kill me [/quote] ha ha I really should get commission

[b](Edit, sorry for misleading but it does get complicated when you are dealing with Royal Mail/Parcel Force. Turns out the bass went by Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day service and not Parcel Force. Sorry Parcel Force)[/b] Just has a bass killed by parcel force. Insurance claim refused because "it wasn't wrapped correctly". The guidelines are there, if you know where to look: deep in the bottom drawer of a locked filing cabinet in the archive of their website: "Guitars and other musical instruments should be packaged in a [b]hard case [/b]with sufficient internal packaging to ensure that the instrument cannot move during transit. Please note that if the instrument hard case is used as the external packaging then the case itself will be treated as packaging and not contents, as a result the case will not be covered for damage compensation. Any instrument strings should be loosened. [b]Musical instruments will only be covered up to £150 of compensation for loss or damage[/b]." Has to be in a hard case and you can only claim £150, no matter how much it's worth or how much compensation insurance the counter person sold you .. Grrrrrrrrrrr

[quote name='Tinman' post='6340' date='May 25 2007, 10:59 AM']I've got the Freeport. I stopped using it a while back because I thought it was affecting my sound, however thinking about it, I realise that was possibly because I hadn't set my amp up properly. I'm going to go back to it and give it another try, I'll let you know.[/quote] Quick! before it goes.. have a look on basstalk and search for sennheiser ew172 g2 Cracking wireless. rack mountable (with an arial extention gizmo) No tone loss if any, all sorts of goodness about it. I typed it all in before and it should all be there Best price I found was £325 from stagebox.com but that was Feb 2006 ... should be a few on t'bay.

[quote name='Tinman' post='6285' date='May 25 2007, 09:01 AM']Si has been a huge help in my research for my upcoming build. Priceless Thanks mate[/quote] Cheers Pete ... Tell Jon that tomorrow will you?

Ok Chaps, this is where you can tell the world all about me Scary or what?

[quote name='Pbassred' post='5656' date='May 24 2007, 12:36 PM']That said, her self publicity has been far more prominent than JJ's, no doubt, to sell her books.[/quote] Yeah well she does have one rather obvious advantage in that area ...

[quote name='urb' post='5826' date='May 24 2007, 03:41 PM']Cool OG Yeah man - get along to that - that band is sensational, absolutely amazing, Tony Grey is playing a 6-string Fodera (with a cool looking ebony top wood on it - I think it's a Monarch) and it just sounded wicked, and Hiromi is without question one of the greatest living jazz pianists around, she's amazing - I love this band - definitely get along to see them. Mike[/quote] Mmm, nice. There's actually more ska and reggae in our set list than jazz as such but with no vocals beyond the odd shouting bit, we get filed under Jazz ... Yup that's on my list .. as long as we are not playing at the same time (usual problem ) Tony Grey has a lot of info on his basses on hos website It does say he has a Monarch

Oh I forgot my list: Zoom B2.1U Aphex 1404 (both very likely to be bought soon) Twangy modern sounding Jon Shuker 4 string More gigs

[quote name='urb' post='5717' date='May 24 2007, 01:29 PM']You can always fly to New York and see Anthony Jackson for $15 at the 55 Bar... might actually be cheaper than a return ticket from Manchester to London (or equivalent) - tickets are pricey here but then again if you book early you can get cheaper tickets. Admitedly I'm lucky as a jazz journo to get freebies (one of the few perks of the job) but we went to Ronnie Scott's last night to see Hiromi - who was unbeleivably good - her bassist Tony Grey (who'e actually from Newcastle) was awesome - and my friend got a ticket for 26 quid, and for that he got to see three bands, one being a world-class act, two others very good, in a stunning venue, in all for about three hours of very high quality music - personally I think that is value for money... M[/quote] Ah that's Ok. Hiromi is playing at Brecon this year and so am I so I'll get to see her for nowt OG

[quote name='martthebass' post='5695' date='May 24 2007, 01:06 PM']4. A Shuker JJB Precision - starting to really like the look of that Oh and some lightweight Mark Bass gear to send it all thru.[/quote] Shukers Shukers That's all I hear on here .. I blame .. oh . eh Me and Dood and Rich and and and Mark Bass bargain gear from here - may even be affordable a these prices Chris at Guitar Mania 01202 718886 Matches the cheapest web prices but has all the reassurance of a real shop. I just bought an LMK for stupid low price ..

[quote name='subaudio' post='5691' date='May 24 2007, 01:04 PM']Wow that's nice !,[/quote] That's mine PM me and I'll induct you into the Shuker tractor beam

[quote name='Kurt' post='5637' date='May 24 2007, 12:05 PM']Shuker P bass, Black/Maple based on a '68 Fender P[/quote] Oh good choice, sir. That JJB thing is awesome in the old fashioned English way.

[quote name='paul, the' post='5645' date='May 24 2007, 12:17 PM']A '60s/'70s EB-3 copy (long scale, mahogany bodied, wood finish, I don't know if such a bass exists) A paint job on my Precision Special - and ashtrays I'd like to try a Warwick (never played one) as I like a chunky neck that's thin at the nut. ~Paul~[/quote] I've got some ashtrays if you want them. A couple that were in the case when I got my original 62 way back in the dark ages .. the are probably the orginals BUT the screw holes are bigger than they should be. No idea why .. and a I have another set here somewhere that are 80's repro. Ie not fender .. PM me if you want some pics