Kev

[quote name='AlpherMako4' timestamp='1487960346' post='3244660'] Yeah I know..... can you change it???? [/quote]

If we went down that route, I was AlpherMako5 before the pair of you

Awesome mate Could do with a username update, eh?

[quote name='D'AddarioUK' timestamp='1486732287' post='3234180'] You are correct, they have been discontinued. [/quote] Wow. Definitely the best feeling and sounding strings of yours I used. Why?

You know, the more I look at those pictures, the more I want it...

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1487838434' post='3243329'] I noticed that. An astronomical price for an LX. I sold a near mint 2009 model with the nicer neck profile for a smidge over £500! [/quote] Do bear in mind Bass Direct do commission sales. They may not be Mark's prices If I had to guess, the Thumb would be a trade-in at that kind of price (realistic), whereas that LX may well have been a commission sale, where the seller needs to get their 20% commission back somehow

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1487835865' post='3243285'] Zoom in on the fret markers and the one on the right you can see a bit of red in- I think they are red LEDs and having seen a few bass direct bass descriptions I think it's far more likely they forgot to meantion them. [/quote] I thought it was weird! Given its 5 minutes down the road from me I could just go and check it. Regarding price, it isn't that bad. You would want to list it for less than £1,200 privately, so £1,500 at a shop is pretty reasonable.

[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Warwick_thumb_NT5.html"]http://www.bassdirec..._thumb_NT5.html[/url] ...is it me, or was this bass fitted with side LEDs (switch and extra battery route) which are now removed, leaving holes where the side dots should be? Check the picture that shows that side of the neck and zoom in. I mean, it could just be that the LEDs appear black when off, but they bizarrely look like holes to me! Odd that LEDs haven't been mentioned in the description either.

Each to their own. I don't like it, largely because i have very seldom seen a reliced bass that looks natural (some of the wear points are bizzare,what on earth is the relicing on the inside of the top horn about?) but also I would rather create the wear myself, or buy an old bass with genuine wear, than pay for a battered brand new bass. Or, buy a bass with a decent finish in the first place! I swear though, if I see another classifieds ad stating that all dings and wear are "original" and its otherwise in mint condition...

We are truly blessed to have so many amazing luthiers on our shores. If budget allows, I would always try and have something built here to support this wonderfully strong community! [size=1](But, of course, would still strongly recommend an Alpher...)[/size]

[quote name='dieseldalziel' timestamp='1487067579' post='3236639'] I messaged him asking for a photo or info on the otherside of the head stock..he has just got back to me with "after further investigation it is a music man bass but it's a sub ray 4 sterling the guy i spoke to got it wrong. So I've relisted it as that sorry for any confusion" [/quote] Further investigation?? Nowhere does it say Musicman on that bass. Devious, although I don't really understand his new technique to try and get it sold. Bass Guitar?

Reported it? Quite a poor attempt, I would hope all Stingray buyers would realise this is a no-no.

Interesting combination of realisations, efficient 112 cabs and underpowered head I would have though inefficient cabs would have highlighted this, or visa versa. I sincerely recommend you look at Class D amplifiers. GK MB Fusion series are a really good starting point, none of the Class D stereotypes and the 500w version I had was plenty loud enough with 112 cabs.

[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1486936345' post='3235762'] Don't forget that fearless and barefaced share quite a lot of "design DNA" as Alex will happily confirm.. [/quote] I imagine the 3-way the Big Baby I shares an awful lot in common with an F112. The BB2 less so?

[quote name='funkle' timestamp='1486933226' post='3235719'] Fair comment. But the Fearless stuff is very expensive...and there is nowhere to hear it first. At least with most other brands, I could go to Bass Direct or something...or a mate's gig, or whatever. [/quote] Also a fair comment

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1486929671' post='3235679'] You are gigging right? He he! So many venues have monitors that just aren't up to the job of handling bass guitar, especially for those bassists who tune anything below Eb lol. So, for me, being able to bring along a 'monitor' that can more than handle the job [i]and[/i] that i have some control over takes the pressure off the rattley vocal monitors held together with gaffer tape! I think it's easy to get 'crystal clear' confused with 'toppy'. The BF BB cabinets (for example) only reproduce what you put in to them, like a top quality PA. (Quite the opposite from coloured bass cabinets I suppose, not that there is ANYTHING wrong with that, if that is what is wanted I hasten to add.) So if it sounds toppy, it's not the fault of the cabinet, it's what is being put in to it [/quote] I am, perhaps I am just lucky with venues But then again, I am not one of those bassist that does rely on monitors, so perhaps I would notice if I went ampless If you play a distorted tone, you don't really want or need cabs that are crystal clear, toppy or however else you want to refer to it With the Barefaced, I used a cab simulator to 'colour' up the sound somewhat and smoothen things out. I haven't gigged the Bergantino that replaced it yet and wont for a few weeks, from rehearsals I am undecided if I will still use the cab sim or go without. The cab sim will still be used to send signal to FOH though.

[quote name='funkle' timestamp='1486925908' post='3235615'] Fearless cabs have to be ordered from Guy at Tricky Audio. No returns.... At least with BF you can order and return within a month if you don't like it. It's why I never ordered new with Fearless stuff...couldn't quite stomach the risk. [/quote] Bit harsh on Fearless to single them out as having the same Policy as pretty much all cab builders out there, with exception to BF Id love to try one, but all this talk of them being crystal clear puts me off. If players want a PA monitor sound, why bother with a power amp and cab at all? I guess many don't these days, AxeFX etc. The BF cabs I had were very clear as well, particularly the 2nd Gen Midget T. The SC seem to have a bit more character to it, although perhaps that was the lack of tweeter/high end.

[quote name='Prince_phil' timestamp='1486910255' post='3235417'] Hi Pete- I hope your well! Are the fearless cabs quite hard to get here in the UK? I quite like that barefaced are based in the UK and that the support seems to be pretty good. [/quote] Not at all, there is a dedicated UK builder http://trickyaudio.wixsite.com/trickyaudio/products

We got rid of our original drummer for very similar reasons, also his refusal to play to a click. A shame, but no choice really. You simply can't play live with a drummer that can't keep time.

[quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1486859574' post='3235157'] The older class D amps were souped up mono hi-fi amplifiers. Never liked any of them. This one is rather interesting. My 500w Tech21 doesn't go loud enough with a Barefaced bigtwin II. I just wonder if 900w will be enough to keep up with my 250w all valve head, which can get insanely loud. [/quote] Don't read too much into wattage I don't pretend to understand the physics with this kind of stuff, but my Aguilar 500w head was not as loud or powerful sounding as a GK MB 500w head. In a similar sense, my tecamp 900w head was not as loud or powerful as this Darkglass head. Again, lots more goes into how a head sounds and how much it puts out of the speaker than just the power module itself, Class a/b and Class d alike. Look at Trace Elliot, I don't think anyone would suggest that any modern class a/b or d amp could match it watt for watt.

Is that a new Rickenbacker model?