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[quote name='Christophano' timestamp='1342534740' post='1736719'] Thanks dudes.... I'm really considering it. Anyone shed any light on using the aux port for a preamp? Apparently it works..... [/quote] I have used the aux in before for amplifying many things - laptop, mp3 player, phone, and also used my Tascam bass trainer as a bass preamp to use two basses at once for bass lessons. Never used a preamp before but as long as the output is the right level then it should work. Of course all tone shaping will have to be done on the preamp - only the master volume will have any effect.

I use the RedSub BT5110 combo, which features the same head which can be removed from the 1x10. I really like it - I use it with my Zoot 4x10 cab for bigger gigs or ones with no PA support. Dunno what comes close for the money and it wasn't really a consideration for me - I bought the combo for flexibility. Last night I did a radio session with some of the band and I just used the combo and pointed my microphone down at it, worked like a charm.

I can't believe I missed a Gibson "guess the bass". Too busy baking.

First Act Delgada? [url="http://www.firstact.com/Products/LimitedEditionGuitars/Delgada_bass.aspx"]http://www.firstact.com/Products/LimitedEditionGuitars/Delgada_bass.aspx[/url]

That's not what the OP said[font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]. The OP asserted that "[/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]if the internet didn't exist there wouldn't be much in the way of GAS". I don't agree with that at all. Before the internet it was computers I was into and believe me, I could find all sorts of things to overspend my pocket money on back in the early/mid 80s. You found out about it by reading books and magazines, or even through word of mouth from fellow geeks [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]There has always been GAS. I wasn't around for it but I'm sure there was a major car customisation cult in the 70s. Multiple exhaust pipes on your Mini anyone? Ahh, I had car GAS before I could even reach the pedals. Ford Capri for the realistic fantasy, Jaguar E-type or Ferrari 365 GTB/4 for the highly improbably fantasy. All found out about through books and magazines (and toy cars).[/font][/color]

I was going to say ... remember books?

I don't think I'm the target audience for this article [size=2]/me mumbles something about them all looking the same[/size]

I don't really have a problem gigging any of my basses which are worth from £100 to more than £1000 in pubs. I've never played in any pubs which have made me feel uneasy about my gear or my own personal safety. However, when I play Belladrum festival next month, you bet I'll be taking my least expensive bass (a well used Yamaha BB300) - it's not punters, other bands or thieves I'm worried about, it's more likely to fall foul of the weather or me drinking a few too many paper cups of beer and leaving it somewhere

Heh, I never knew the Victory Artist was featured in something so high profile

I think in a lot of these cases the person hears whatever they want to hear. I've been through that and now I only replace bridges for functional reasons like better adjustment options rather than tonal options, which to my mind are ill-defined and a bit spurious in the grand scheme of things.

Of course it's possible, it's only wood and metal. Is it advisable? No. You want to do all this work: - drill three massive holes into your bass and push threaded inserts into said holes which will probably pop out under string tension, if not right away then over time. - reroute your bridge earth wire to come out into one of these holes (unless you're lucky and they happen to coincide) - deal with any neck angle issues (which will be a lot of fun if your Tokai is set neck and would warrant a build thread of its own) because the three point sits half a mile above the surface of the body. - fill the screw holes that the previous bridge left. to voluntarily give up the ability to individually adjust your string height? Be happy with your Tokai. I had one once, it was a nice bass. Don't make it worse in some attempt to make it look a bit more Gibson-y. In summary - possible? Yes. Advisable? No. The three point bridge is nasty - and that's coming from a rabid Gibson fan. I only have one bass which employs that abortion of a bridge and I very quickly replaced it with a Hipshot Supertone.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1341734946' post='1723193'] When you started in your first band? What are your reflections on this now? Just nosey and curious really! [/quote] Although I had owned a bass for about 3 years before I first played with a band, I'd say I had accumulated no more than a couple of day's total play time before I played my first gig, including the 3 practises with the band before the gig. Reflections? It proves a point - just get stuck in.

This piece might be helpful... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190697798799"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190697798799[/url] You'll have to see if they are willing to ship over here, and you've got about 20 hours left. Good luck

I recently sent out a request for a single one of these knobs and a very kind forumite sent me three for the cost of postage. As I only needed one I now have two spare and in the spirit in which they came to me I now offer them for free to anyone who needs these for a Yamaha (or just a nice pair of Gibson-esque speed knobs). They are press fit and look like this: