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Tim Smith from Cardiacs. Real, true, solid gold genius.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='813681' date='Apr 21 2010, 12:47 PM'][/quote] Gorgeous! That is pure sex, despite me not being a fan of white basses (or Precisions come to think of it!)

[quote name='chris_b' post='811594' date='Apr 19 2010, 05:42 PM']You should only be winding your strings around 3 times max anyway, so what are you going to pack into the 40 secs you save?[/quote] String changing under pressure during a 3 minute song when the guitarist wants his prize axe back makes 40 seconds saved a very important thing, and helps stop you getting fired.

I used to have one that had a 6mm shaft on it so you could attach it to a drill. Extremely useful for quick string changes on the fly in between songs when I was tech-ing. Bass ones are just as useful as guitar ones, but a lot harder to find.

[quote name='bassmachine2112' post='809780' date='Apr 17 2010, 07:44 PM']I got an epiphone fitted case for it for £69.99 .The guy in the shop said they don,t fit those cases so I insisted we try it out and would ya believe it it fitted like a glove with a few inches to spare at head end. It is a huge wardrobe of a case and awkward to fit in car for gigs but does it,s job.[/quote] Interesting, I was told the older Epi cases made for the bolt ons don't fit the Pros. They definitely don't fit the Tokais.

Well, at the end of the day, I could continue to use my Marshall bass cabs for the metal looks (2x15 and 4x12 bass cabs) but I fancied 10s as I find the Marshall 2x15 a bit flabby, and I borrowed an 8x10 recently that sounded 100x better, so a pair of 4x10s seemed like an obvious, flexible answer that would handle any size venue by using 1 for smaller gigs and 2 for bigger stages to take advantage of the 4 ohms. I could just have one 4 ohm 4x10, but that would look crap against the 4 Marshall 4x12s my guitarists have (we believe in old school "wall of death" Metal backline) but I suppose if I had enough brute volume coming from one 4 ohm 4x10, I wouldn't be averse to cheating and using a dummy cab as well just for looks. If we ever hit it big enough to play sizeable venues and afford proper crew, then I'm buying/hiring SVT8x10s. I am not averse to trying the Barefaced cabs though, when I have the dosh ready, I will try some out. What cabs would you recommend for ACDC/Motorhead style Hard Rock with a Thunderbird?

I find the more I play bass, the better I am at guitar when I jump back (been playing both equally long). Its like playing a couple of frames of snooker before a pool match, really sharpens you up and feels a lot easier on the smaller instrument.

Shame their Thunderbird cases don't fit the Thunderbird pro. Gotta source a 3rd party case, which has put me off a bit.

6x10 a nice idea, but I want to do this as 2x 4x10s, so I need 8 ohm cabs.

Have I missed something, or do Ampeg only do the HLF style wedgeback cabs with the recessed castors and full width grab handles in 4 ohm? All their 8 ohm cabs seem to be standard boxes with the more breakable bottom mounted castors. I only ask because my amps only go down to 4 ohm, and I want the flexibility of being able to gig with one or two cabs depending on venue (using one head so I get the full power output), so they'd have to be 8 ohms, otherwise I'd just go and buy a single 4 ohm 4x10, which would look crap against the pair of double Marshall stacks the guitarists are using. Not metal enough, haha!. I haven't got the medical insurance/roadie required for an 8x10, but I really like the HLF angled castor arrangement..

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='808432' date='Apr 16 2010, 02:14 PM']That's my local branch (Lewisham)! Dunno where they hide this stuff, all I ever see in there is tat. Pete.[/quote] Thats my local too. I thought it was common knowledge that all the "cream" that goes in there is scooped off by the staff, then goes onto the ebay pile, THEN it goes into the shop if it doesnt meet reserve. Thats why you always see the rubbish go straight onto the shop floor. They have a very tasty Yamaha BB in the window at the moment, but its 399. I have lucked out a couple of times (Epiphone custom shop dragon pearl Les Paul for 99 quid, sold it on ebay for 450, and a very tasty "unbranded valve amplifier" for 29.99 that was a McIntosh with the badge fallen off!!!) but usually they are very clued up, and they keep the nice stuff for themselves. Ebay/internet has killed Cash Converters as well as the normal small second hand shops, everythings percieved market value is a click away from the dumkopfs who think they are sitting on a mint.

Hehe, know the feeling, the good old chain of sale events.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='807284' date='Apr 15 2010, 04:10 PM']you really should but this one [/quote] Why this one in particular? PM already sent though.

WD40 kills pots, and attracts 100x more dust than standard contact cleaner lubes. Avoid unless its an emergency, then use sparingly if you must.

Lucky bugger, Ive been after a used SVT3 for a couple of months now and nothing has shown up.

I have a brand new boxed Bass Murf for sale. 285 posted.

That Kay is Fkin gorgeous. But its up to 128 quid now, no bargains to be had here!

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='786888' date='Mar 26 2010, 01:11 PM']I've just started `squire-ising' my Electra MPC bass - the horns are off!!! Nick[/quote] Hahaha, I KNEW you would succumb PS, that Status is playing like a dream, lovin it. Cheerz!

Must be an absolute sod to mic up! think of the feedback tendencies with a PA big and deep enough to amplify that body.