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    I'd like a collaborative approach to songwriting - someone comes in with an initial idea, we all flesh it out with our own expertise. I prefer to be in a band with people who aren't dicks/people I'd like to have a pint with. Band members to be reasonably proficient in their chosen instrument. Band members not shy of helping out with the setting up/breaking down of equipment. I have all of these things in one of my bands, and the vast majority of these things in the other one (only missing the first one - it's very much sidemen tacked onto a singer/guitarist songwriting duo, and I feel it's changing a little in the direction I'd like). I'm doing pretty good.
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    SOLD
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    I swear by my Zoom H2N Handy Recorder. Just plonk it somewhere in the room where you get best results (probably not right next to the drums) and hit record. Well worth the money. There's a smaller one (H1N) which is about £70 and will probably do a right good job as well, I went for the H2N because of the flexibility of different microphone arrangements, analogue gain wheel and I feel a better ergonomic packaging. An example out of the rehearsal room recorded simply with the Zoom H2N in Mid-Side mode at its widest (150 degrees) setting ("47 Days" by my band The Inevitable Teaspoons) [media]http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/mp3/Teaspoons/practice20140325/47%20Days.mp3[/media]
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    I doubt it'll blow up at full whack on the master volume, it ought to be able to handle that otherwise you might as well fit a self destruct button Preamp gain is a different matter - you turn that up full whack it probably won't do any harm, but it'll sound awful and clipped to hell unless your bass's output is seriously weedy. When it comes to gain, I turn up the gain until the clip light starts coming on then back it off a bit. It's OK for the light to flicker a bit when you're playing your loudest, I think. Preamp gain does not equal volume, it's just the first stage of amplification and it should be matched to the particular bass you're playing.
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    The three pickup Hodad is a lot of fun. All 7 pickup combinations available, and the all three pickups together is on a separate switch - the oomph switch! I had one a few years ago. Sold it on, but it sounded good, looked pretty "out there" and was super light (of course!)
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    That's pretty ropey looking, both of them to be honest. Finding it hard to understand why Thomann thought it'd be OK to send you a used instrument when you'd paid for a new one. A catalogue of errors, unfortunately for you. On a side note, it is relieving to me to see some photographic proof that Gibson don't have a worldwide monopoly on bad/non-existent QC
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    I know exactly what they are - my Dad is an architect and he has an old set of Rotring Variant (probably the ones he got when he first started), and I think he got Isograph later on. I drew the plans for a garage once in my youth when deciding if I wanted to follow in the parental footsteps. I didn't and went for a much less lucrative option (IT). Oops!
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    As an aside, mist coats are also used for the final coats of metallic finishes: "The final metallic coat is dusted on so that the metallic particles lie at different angles enhancing the metallic effect. If the metallic is sprayed too wet, the particles lie flat and the reflectivity is less." - Manchester Guitar Tech.
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    Hartke HyDrive 112? 300W and switchable 4/8ohm impedance. 3 position tweeter control (on, -6dB, off). 13.6kg though, and £330-340 new, so I'm probably breaking too many of your rules, sorry.
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    SOLD
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    I own a Gibson Les Paul Double Cut (later model with walnut "tone plate") which by and large is the same bass as the Money. I have to say that I really enjoy playing these basses - they have the small body/huge long neck aesthetic/ergonomic going on that I really like. They balance pretty well if you're worried about that short top horn, but I do use a wide neoprene strap, I don't tend to use slippy straps so I can't comment on those. They sound great, a simple passive VVT bass that just works. It's probably the TB+ pickups. I've had three basses with these pickups and what they all have in common is that I just turn up to the gig, plug in and play and it's unusual to require much EQ tweaking to be heard in the band context - standard sad face on the graphic then away you go. Did I mention they're bloody great looking? Have a bump and GLWTS
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    [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1406753240' post='2514492'] This is a lovely example of a T-40, like Ash the only reason I didn't keep it was the weight. Really hope this goes to someone who has the physique to appreciate it! Best of luck with the sale! Jon [/quote] And to think you coveted my Gibson Victory - sounds like you would have struggled to get it out of my house, never mind play it
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    The Specials, "Nite Klub"
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    On hold, pending payment
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    I do miss my Epiphone Les Paul (Not So) Standard bass. EMG-HB pickups, EMG-BQC preamp, selector switch added. Even managed to squeeze the battery into the existing cavity. Black, with cream binding. Raised eyebrows and smiles wherever it went. I have a Gibson Les Paul Double Cut which kinda fills the small body/huge long neck void, but man that was a good sounding/feeling/looking bass. While there are many basses in my past that I don't miss in the slightest, I don't think any of them were awful. They were just not what I was looking for/what I thought they were or didn't get along with them because of me or simply saw something I liked better and had to raise funds.
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    Selling due to shortfall between my insurance settlement and the cost of my replacement car, I have for your consideration this G&L Tribute M-2000. I'm sure you know the story behind these - basswood body (solid finish), maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. 2x MFD humbuckers slightly throttled back versus the ones in the L-2000 then permanently wired in series. 18V 3 band EQ with master volume and blend. Funny story behind this particular bass - it is a rare and typically unavailable finish combination in a Tribute, but not due to some prestigious limited run or anything. A factory error meant that a batch of what were supposed to be GTB models snuck out with no binding on the bodies but retaining the matching headstock and vintage tint on the back of the neck. Only 24-36 of these were made before the mistake was realised, G&L took delivery of them, shrugged and sold 'em anyway. These are fantastic basses - the neck is lovely - not too chunky, not too skinny. 41mm nut, medium C profile. If you have tried a Tribute L-2000 and was put off by the way chunky neck (44mm nut, half a baseball bat profile ) then the M-2000 may well suit your playing style better. The EQ is well suited to the pickups as you might expect, in particular I find the high end is especially sweet and musical with no harshness or brashness. Anyway, I'm looking for £350 for this bass. No offers please. Comes with a rather nice G&L gigbag. Willing to post at buyer's cost.
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    I only have a few. My favourite has to be my Iron Maiden one from their gig at Download 2007. First time I had seen Maiden live! I use it sparingly and wash it inside out
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    Huh, better than ABM then. I had a missing saddle piece in a bridge and not only did they want money for it (which I was more than prepared to pay) they wanted twice again for postage. When I proposed that they do what your friends at Glockenklang do and tape this tiny piece to a letter, they stubbornly and rather tersely refused. So I bought a single no-name monorail bridge off eBay, took the saddle (which fitted perfectly) and binned the rest. Wasteful, but job done. Was a little miffed at the inflexibility.
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    I tried one in a shop once and I was unimpressed. Access to upper frets is poor - no contouring to speak of in the cutaway - you slide up and basically hit a wall. Pickups are pretty generic and I thought quite weedy sounding for the size/style of them. Not that it bothers me, but if you're a blender then there's no capacity for blending the pickups, 3 way switch and master vol/tone only. To sum it up, all they've done is ruin a perfectly good left handed bass as far as I can see.
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    I believe they are discontinued. Should really be removed from their site by now.
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    Be-Bump-A-Lula
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    Monday morning bump
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    So much animosity directed at a wee funny shaped bit of wood which never did anyone any harm. For shame.
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    Time for a bump
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    Ha! You should try contacting Gibson CS - see how many times you get ignored before you give up
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