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[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1369671549' post='2091417'] I just got a quote from Allianz. £1000 of cover inc, £800 for the bass and £200 for the amp, including cover when in and unattended vehicle. This came to under £2.70/month - £29/year. [url="http://www.allianzmusicalinsurance.co.uk/find-the-right-policy/power-play.asp"]http://www.allianzmu.../power-play.asp[/url] You can also get liability insurance too for, what seems to me to be good rates. I'd be interested to hear what others think of them? [/quote] Thanks for the link. I just had a look at it and it seems pretty decent. I might well go for it.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1369649141' post='2091135'] B2RE love them. [/quote] Or, if you like the classic Ampeg look, the SVT 450H is the same amp in an SVT style box. You can probably pick up either for about a hundred quid less than you can sell the Terror for. I had the 450 for years before I got an SVT CL. Great amp.

I don't rember the model but it was a Trace Elliot 2x10 combo. The one that just has a graphic, volume and gain. Those things sound terrible. In fact, most of the Trace stuff I've used has been horrible.

From what I've been told, the quality control in the Mexican factory isn't great so sometimes you get a great guitar and sometimes you get something a bit ropey. I have a MIM Precision that had very little output with I first had it. I found out there was a dodgy solder joint (for some reason it had gone green!) and I can only assume that that was the cause. Since I'd planned on replacing the electronics anyway it didn't bother me. Other people buy MIM guitars that are really well built and never have a problem with them. They're pretty hit-and-miss so the best thing to do is to try one out before you buy it wherever possible. That's the only way of knowing what you're getting.

Today, and since Saturday, I've been listening to this on-and-off [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3pKGRNexY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3pKGRNexY[/url]

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1368484560' post='2077732'] I didn't think the CL series comes in a 212 format, but I may be wrong. [/quote] I have this in my house (sorry about the crap pic)... Although it's apparently called the VS212 though it looks identical to the CL range. Whatever it's called, there appeaars to be next to no info on it and nothing on Ashdown's site. I know they unveiled the range at NAMM 2012 and we bought this not long after but all I can think is that maybe it wasn't very popular and they discontinued it really quickly? Whatever the case, it's a great cab if you can find one!

[quote name='DanEly' timestamp='1368312189' post='2075675'] Apples & Oranges. What makes you say a 2x12 cab is better? I, personally have always liked 4x10s, yet to try a nice 2x12 [/quote] They make a 2x12 in the same range as that red Ashdown you posted and it sounds great! Although for some reason it isn't on Ashdown's website and there's not a lot of info on them. If you can find one, though, it's worth checking out.

Does anyone have any experience with the EBS CL 450? I have an SVT-CL, which I love the sound of, but it weighs a ton so I've been half considering replacing it. I know EBS are renowned for great build-quality and tone but I've never tried one myself. The guy from Danko Jones uses them and I love his sound, which is why I've been looking at them. I'm just interested in how they sound compared to the SVT, really. It's the valve emulation and drive that I'm most interested in. How much like real valve overdrive does it actually sound? Cheers.

I think the Orange Terror Bass is a great little amp. It's small, light and has a lot of dirt from the valve pre-amp.

[quote name='Dusty' timestamp='1367621126' post='2067784'] I've just looked at these and they seem very good, plus some good positive comments on this thread, but very pricey to pay on the off chance they might work ! Do you need to go to a specialist to get these ? [/quote] I got a set of Pro 17s a few months ago (after thinking about it for a long time) and they're brilliant! Everything sounds great, just quieter. You do need to go to a specialist but Boots Hearingcare is a dealer and there's one in most big towns. Plus they signed me up for their hearing club (for free) to get a discount so they ended up costing £112ish instead of £140. Although if it's just hearing the bass that you're worried about, cheap generic foam plugs cut all the top end and leave the lows, although it'll be very muddy. It's strange that you tried them and still couldn't hear the bass.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1365718847' post='2043606'] [url=http://manchesterbasslounge.com/?p=2616]Review of this in the latest issue of Guitar and Bass Magazine[/url]. [/quote] I guess I was wrong! Not sold on the look but I'd like to hear it.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1365716168' post='2043538'] Gordon Smith [/quote] I don't think Gordon-Smith make basses. I'd definitely try one if they did though.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1365325931' post='2037955'] I've had contact dermititis one my hands for the best part off five months. Now it's on my fingers and i'm trying to learn the Bass parts to RENT as i'm going on tour with it in two weeks. Fingers are splitting after a couple of hours playing, mega sore as all the skin peeling off too. Going to doctors on tues to ask for some hardcore steroids. Shitting myself a bit that they won't heal in time. [/quote] What strings are you using? If they're nickel it could be exacerbating the problem.

Engineer's choice. If they want pre, then pre. If they want post, then it's post. Personally I prefer post as it's easier for the engineer to get a sound like the amp but at the end of the day he's going to make it sound however he decides it should sound anyway.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1363296187' post='2011328'] [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1363273496' post='2010835'] I once put a Badass II on a Jazz but I wasn't chasing magic sustain or desiring adjustability or anything like that. The simple fact of the matter was that my E string saddle kept losing height while I played it, requiring constant adjustment [/quote] I had a friend with a Jazz bass with that problem. He just needed a new saddle. [/quote] I had that same problem with a Precision. Swapped out the saddle and now it's fine. I was thinking about getting a Badass II for that bass and wondering how much difference they made but, reading this, I don't think I'll bother.

People put ads like that on Craigslist for a laugh all the time. I think this might have been re-done too, I'm sure I read this around a year ago. It seemed very familiar when it started popping up on Facebook a few days ago anyway.

I had a Samson Airline Bass for a few years until someone stood on the transmitter and broke it. I never had any problems with it although, to my ears, it seemed to add a bit of top end to the sound. Now I'm using a Line 6 G30 and it sounds great! The jack cable to connect the transmitter to the bass didn't look brilliant quality so I made a replacement for it. Other than that I don't have any problems at all.

Cheers guys! [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363614979' post='2014745'] Great! ... and do I spot a Terrortone in there? :-) [/quote] Yep, your guitarist is lurking somewhere in the woods!

It was cold! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82C21xxU9qM

Just bought a Stagg electro-acoustic from Tom. Everything was smooth and simple with plenty of communication. A pleasure to do business with.

Come on, if we had the cash we'd all have that much gear! I know I would, anyway! I played a gig with him years ago and he had four amps, about a dozen guitars and a pedalboard almost half the size of the stage, just for a tiny gig in Nottingham!

I was just about to post about this, as voting closes tonight! Ian, I think we're playing with you at the NLC gig at The Maze in May. Should be a really good night! The Emma Scott gig will be cool too. We played for her last weekend, she always puts on great gigs! Good luck to both of you guys and, Thom, if you don't win that award then there's something wrong with the world!

[quote name='robbiano' timestamp='1359035904' post='1948771'] So, had the opportunity for a practice/jam last night. Usual rush getting out of the house, bolting down dinner, grabbing a guitar (Stagg EUB was convenient), can't find shoes and talking to son about school that day - mild congratulations incidentally as for once as nothing was destroyed. Arrive still feeling rushed when guitarist/singer says try plugging into newly aquired Behringer monitor. Set dials to stun and not kill, turned up bass volume and that sub-bass thingy and what greeted me was just lovely. Warm rich bass, clear high notes and approval from everyone. Even wizened old Dumbledore on drums commented on how nice the sound was.[/quote] Behringer will do that to you. I was at a friend's studio once whilst he was recording a hardcore band. The bass player had an Ampeg SVT-CL and had blown the two Ampeg 4x10s that he had with it. Not being made of money he went and bough two cheap-as-hell Behringer 4x10s and they sounded incredible! I've played a few Behringer pedals that are decent too. The tube overdrive isn't bad.