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I'm needing a pedalboard very soon as my collection of pedals is growing nicely! I'm pretty set on the Pedaltrain 2 with HC, but the cheapest I've found them here is around £170. Would I be better off importing one from the states or will I get 'done' on the import tax and whathavesya? Thanks!

I played at a festival with British Sea Power once

[quote name='cheddatom' post='52794' date='Aug 30 2007, 02:07 PM']Hah, Stoke! That's where i'm from :-/ There are a few shops on Hope street, but, they're not doing very well. Rythm House has some interesting basses and amps, but, it's a small place and does everything. The other shops on the same street are route 66 which may have a random beauty, but has probably gone bust since I was last there, and Kays music, which has a nice selection of bass amps upstairs. There was another couple of music shops in Hanley, but they're closed now. The sound control on the other side of Hanley is allright.[/quote] My girlfriend's from Stoke and I was in the Sound Control in Hanley last week. I remember an ampeg fridge and a quite a lot of ashdown gear, squiers and a couple of fenders. Tried out a Boss OC-2, guy was very helpful, didn't have any money on me, but fueled the GAS. That's just the way i roll.

I've heard that the Squier JV series are great instruments, and often overlooked because of their name. Nice collection you have

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='37402' date='Jul 26 2007, 04:16 PM']I was in this position not so long ago - the best thing I found was to have a few lessons with a tutor. You wont regret the investment![/quote] Since my band's pretty much fallen apart, this may work out for me. I'm finding that not playing with other people means I'm not reaching for the bass as often as I used to. Cheers

Hey guys and gals, now that I've got a bit of spare time I feel like I want to improve my playing and tidy things up a bit. Can anyone suggest a book or cd type thing with exercises to improve my playing? I've been playing for over 8 years, but feel im stuck in a bit of a rut with my playing. I don't do slap or tapping and all that lot, just things to help me improvise and 'know' what's going on with my basslines. Was thinking about the 'bass bible', but I don't want some really basic stuff. Any help is appreciated. Merci

I still can't stop looking at this bass. Theres just something sexual about it! The Light Amber Sunbust looks amazing on ishibashi...I smell a new bass

I can't stop looking at that picture....mmmnn

Thanks Dave

I've been looking for a PSU that can include my DHA also, but I think the DHA needs 1500mA or something? Would a diago adaptor be able to handle this much (if it does come out)? I use the diago now and the PSU i got with the DHA, but one single power supply would be great. Thanks

Range - 9 - Fenders, Musicman, Overwater, Warwick, Yamaha, had a couple of vintage fenders when I've been Price - 7 - can seem a bit steep, but staff are always willing to do a deal. Helpfulness - 9 - Excellent, they leave you alone if you like, or are very knowledgeable if you have questions. In fact I might be heading there tonight

Promenade Music in Morecambe has a great selection of basses...fenders/warwicks/musicman/couple of laklnad skylines/yamaha etc. They have always done good deals with me when I've been and the staff are really friendly (especially Gary!) Thought I'd add one for folks in the North

I own a T-Max and an Ampeg SVT 410E. The cab is only 8 ohms and I find myself struggling for headroom at loud gigs (2 guitarists and a loud drummer). Take this as you will. I don't know what you mean by the 'portable' ampegs because i find the 410 to be heavy. If i was you I would look at new cabs first (maybe one 4ohm cab) so you run the T-Max at 4 ohms in a smaller package. The main thing is to try amps and cabs with your bass and see how they sound. Never played an SVT pro3 but i believe it has a valve preamp (like the t-max) and a 7 band EQ (like the t-max). Good luck and any more info just give me a shout

I have a Guyatone MD-3. I don't know if it's true bypass, but it sounds a treat. The self-oscillation bit is extremely fun too! I got mine for £50 from the states

Hey Nath, just using my DHA still at the moment. Gonna be looking for a separate fuzz when I'm earning though. I've never seen a pic of your pedalboard...share the wealth!

I use a T-Max with an Ampeg 410E. Good tone at low volumes, but because it's an 8 ohm cab the peavey clips a lot when trying to get volume out of it. I'm undecided whether to just get a new cab or a whole new rig.

I just wanted to say that Buxton is lovely. My girlfriend is from Stoke and she took me there for a day-trip. I was also in Leek on Sunday. That was a blast