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This was the lesser of the two evils. I'll have the amp repair money next month. I'm still reeling from the thought of handing over £200 to fix an amp that cost me £300 a year ago.

too right One of these plugged into one fo these sitting on top of one of these

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It's cleared customs, so here's hoping I don;t have any duty to pay. I'm really looking forward to popping this in my bass.

I'm waiting for an Audere J3ZD preamp. It's in the UK - the USPS tracking site says it's being processed by customs. Thing is, it's been there a couple of days now. What's the procedure for contacting them and chasing it up?

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[quote name='ARGH' post='41728' date='Aug 5 2007, 10:50 PM']Should have just said Gothenburg......It was my second guess,At The Gates hang on 95...was Dissection with them? Was that the Devils Chruch gig..£2.50 to see them in the Redeye or wherever Mike had his setup? My mates got a great handheld vid of that lineup in Bradford. What were your lot called?[/quote] Good thing I didn't say Gothenburg - For some reason I thought they were from Stockholm. No, it was their first UK headline tour with Seance and Ancient Rites. They got as far as Manchester before the incident with the tour manager. We played the Dissection show too - that was Mike's last ever show at the Dublin Castle. He put on a 4 band, maybe even 5 band bill and and didn't manage the times properly. Ancient Rites played too long Dissection went on at around 10:20 and the landlady called time after 10 minutes. Mike ended up wrestling with her in front of the stage. In typical Mike style he went on record to say that it was our fault - the openers. Is he still alive? I used to be in a band called Dark Heresy.

[quote name='ARGH' post='41507' date='Aug 5 2007, 10:37 AM']Was that Dismember????[/quote] No. I'll give you a couple of clues clues instead - more fun that way Three words 1st album released on Peaceville.

My tale is more a weekend of fun and games that I experienced when I was in my first band years ago (1995 I think) A name Swedish Death band was touring the OK and we'd been booked to open for their final show - London on a Sunday night. Wicked! I got a phone call from the London promotr on Friday mornign to say that the tour manager alleged he'd been mugged in Manchester and that he was carrying all of the cash needed for the tour, including payment for the coach company. Very fishy. Upon hearing of this, the coach company promptly announced they were returning to Sweden. If the headline and main support (also Swedish) wanted to get home with their gear they would have to cut short the tour, else the company would leave them in the UK. The 2nd support band werer from Belgium and decided that they'd be better off trying to get home from England. The promoter asked if we'd be willing to play the remaining dates of the tour so that the 2nd support could have a go at flogging some merchandise and at least making a few quid. The only problem is that they had no transport. We turn up at the first gig in Tunbridge Wells to find that there's no way the 2nd support can play. So, a 5 band bill featuring 3 name bands is suddenly reduced to a two band bill featuring a couple of demo bands.There was a queue of nearly 200 people outside and the venue aren't exactly publicising the billing. I had to walk the queue constantly to explain the situation. Thankfully the crowd are understanding and most demand a decent amount off the door price too. Next nigt's gig is in Milton Keynes. We load into our band transport -a Bedford rascal - and head on up to the gig. This time the Belgian band are playig but they have no transport whatsoever. WE do the gig and then the promoter plays his trump card-we need to get the Belgian band back to London. We drove down the M1 with 8 people and our backline wedged into the back of a 1.3 litre Bedford Rascal! And so went the weekend. We finally got roped into driving the band back to Dover so they could get the ferry back. They ended up leaving their backline with some strange witch they'd met in Canterbury and arranged for one of them to go backand get it later. Most of my gigs nowadays are more straightforward

I have a full set of 14" steel rims suitable for a Ford, Peugeot, Citroen. Thy're four stud 108mm PCD and in good condition. I also have a set of four Peugeot hubcabs from a 306 DTurbo. These would make good spares - stick snow tyres on them and keep them in the garage or a good upgrade for the 13"rims on a 106. Collection only from Chessington, Surrey

I have just ordered a J3ZD for my US Deluxe V. A snip at £104 inc priority express USPS shipping. It's sure to be a major improvement on the stock Fender preamp. Can't wait.

Not as harsh as the €250 I been quoted just for a replacement power board for my Tech TVM350. That's a £200 repair with guarantee that it'll fix the problem.

The Eden Nemesis silver series combos have got to be worth a look Andertons are knocking them out for a good price [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/acatalog/Bass_Guitar_Amps.html"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/acatalog/Bass_Guitar_Amps.html[/url]

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Keep the Mackie, The two Akai pedals and the guitar. Flog the rest and buy a decent quality multi FX unit second hand - either rackmount or floor based. Could I have a price on the Korg Pandora by the way? I love mine and dread the day it finally dies. If I didn;t keep it, I have a few bass playing friends that would appreciate it.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='36228' date='Jul 24 2007, 07:51 AM']They look like the Village People. Or maybe the Scissor Sisters![/quote] Or extras from the original Battlestar Galactica.

[quote name='mikeh' post='37537' date='Jul 26 2007, 09:26 PM']I wouldnt mind but it looks like its been cobbled together with drift wood aswell!!![/quote] Drift wood! Our bass uses a revolutionary new composite material called papier mache.

[quote]Q: what gauge are the strings? A: HI, THANK'S FOR THE INTEREST. THE STRING'S ARE SIZE'S: .45 .50 .55 .60 .65 .70 .80 .90 .95 .100 .105 .110 .125[/quote] How are you supposed to tune it in? 2nds?

100% fingers. I rarely come across a situation where I am unable to keep up and, to be honest, if I was to play that fast it'd sound messy,so I'm better writing a more appropriate part.

Only the POD XT Pro has a DI out.

I sent my usual friendly [i]'Hello, I'm based nearby and work in London, could I pay cash and collect in person. I have plenty of positive feedback'[/i] message and got a terse reply stating [i]'mail order only'[/i]. He also doesn't take paypal. Make of that what you will...

[quote name='ste_m3' post='33030' date='Jul 17 2007, 01:37 PM']Yeahhhh! The 810 is on its way! I shall have lots of pictures and a write up when it gets here, hopefully tomorrow![/quote] Do you have a car?