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I think the only thing I will miss on the Reidmar that the Shuttle amps and MarkBass amps have is a Tuner Out socket.

Thanks EBS freak. I am ordering my Reidmar today and then ordering the speakers after. I would love to have the 4 ohms Classic 212 cab to run with it but at 66lbs it just defeats the object of lightweight. So I will have to settle on 2 x 112 Classic cabs. I love the tone of my EBS Classic 60 combo. Deep, warm and full so I am hoping the Reidmar and Classic 112 cab will be much the same. I only play in an acoustic band so not desperate for lots of power but I am doing some big concert hall gigs later in the year and need something with a bit of balls behind me. I think the Reidmar will be perfect.

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1326098693' post='1492104'] After more research the Reidmar is currently top of the list... probably with one Classic cab for now. The Shuttle 6 entices me with it's hybrid valve preamp but I know I can emulate that through a pedal if required. The EBS setup just looks so portable and i've seen a lot more positives about EBS than GB. [/quote] Good choice sir. Don't discount the MarkBass stuff also as it is very good. I am getting the Reidmar and Classic setup like you but may still keep my MarkBass combo as it is so damn good.

I'm getting an EBS Reidmar and two Classic 112's. The reason is it gives a lovely warm tone. In some ways, I can imagine the Ashdown gives a similar full warm tone. I have had the Shuttle 6 and Shuttle 9 and they were both great giving a nice clean detailed sound but lacked a little something. I also had the Genz Benz 212 cabs which were horrible. Very coloured and not my cup of tea. As has been said, best to go and try them all.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1325959767' post='1490473'] This is my big concern. I made the mistake of getting rid of my MB heads last year, but ended up getting the F1. I don't want this to happen again. I think it was you who persuaded me against the Shuttle 6.0 last year, based on the slightly lacking low end. [/quote] Don't worry, I'll be telling you to get EBS soon I must admit I don't miss my Genz Benz Shuttle 6 or 9 at all and to be honest, those new sound clips/videos do nothing for me. In the flesh they may sound different but not enough to make me want to go and look at them. If I was going to get something else than the EBS then it would be MarkBass for sure.

Cool. Will you still be selling EBS stuff and likley to have any Classic 112 cabs in stock?

Dave, I think you should buy one so if I am ever interested in your F1 then you can sell me it

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1325941021' post='1490083'] Why don't the lazy bastards just get off their arses & do the legwork for themselves? How would they have managed before the internet (like a lot of us did with no discernible disadvantage). They probably just wouldn't have bothered learning as it would have required too much effort. [/quote] Why is it lazy? They still have to learn to play the song themselves? I can't see any difference to watching Sting on a video playing along to Roxanne and trying to work it out or watching someone on YouTube playing Roxanne and trying to work it out. Its not like you are telling them how to play it note by note and phyically sitting them down and showing them how to play it. As for before the internet then you would had watched a video or listened to a record. No different now apart from its on a computer. Should we ban songbooks as that tells them what to play note for note rather than as you put it, getting off their arses and working it for themselves. Whilst we are at it, we might as well ban tutorial videos and DVD's and thats someone showing them how to play also. As silddx has said, stop being so negative. Times have changed and so has technology but the core is, they still have to learn to play the instrument themselves.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1325936622' post='1489982'] I guess... I just find the whole concept somewhat alien and perplexing. Sure I sometimes like to play along with records - it's how I learnt some stuff when I was a beginner and I do it when I'm learning songs for my covers band. However the idea of going to all the trouble of videoing it and then uploading to YouTube that I simply don't get. Also I know from experience that playing along with the original recording can cover a multitude of sins. No matter how good I sound at home with the record backing me, it's a different story when I play the same songs with my covers band Also maybe as a composer I place creating something new above duplicating something that already exists no matter how much technical ability is required. The only videos you'll ever see of me are live or promos of songs that were written by the bands playing them. [/quote] Generally I would had normally agreed with you. However, I got a request once to post a video clip up of one of my basses to show the tone. i used U2 New Years Day as its a solid bass line and before I know it, I was unindated with requests for more U2 songs to be posted and I now think after a few years, my video has been watched by 30,000 people and is considered the most accurate version on Youtube. I soon got requests for other bands which for some I have done not only resulting in the requesters and others thanking me and saying how much it has helped but also the original bassists saying great job etc. A lot of the requests come from people who are learning to play from all over the world and struggle to find the music in written form or TAB and it really helps them to see where the hand positions are as well as hearing the bass line a bit clearer rather than mixed down in the original track. I have also had requests and thanks from people who are disabled in some form and enjoy music and learning to play but have difficulties playing. Finally and recently, because my basslines to other artists songs are played note for note, one of my covers of a Simple Minds song is being used in a project to recreate the songs using the best version from Youtube of all other instruments as well as being analiyzied through some piece of waveform software to really see how accurate the cover is. Plus I do get lots of questions from bassists asking what I think of this bass, amp, cabs etc and can I do a song with X bass or amp etc. So to my surprise, these sort of covers have really helped a lot of people in more ways than I expected.

Thanks shizznit, I think you are right, I will stick with my 12's. I am worried that 10's will be too funky for my liking. I like a bit of warmth and fatness, especially as the acoustic group I play with needs me to fill the low frequencies. Think Motown with a little bit of bite and clarity.

I think I have settled on two Classic 112's for my Reidmar when it arrives. However, I can't help think that a single Proline 210 standing on its side will be a better option. I will get the full 250watts as the cab is 4 ohms where as one Classic 112 will only give me 125watts at 8 ohms. I just love the look of the Classic cabs but annoyed I would have to take two cabs to get the full beans.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1325849783' post='1488629'] :-), you can blame Gareth for that. I really only hear about new amp gear when i speak to him, i should put him on my ignore list lol. [/quote] I think we could extend this and blame Gareth for a lot of things. Lets make him the offical BC scapegoat. I'm sure he won't mind

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1325767014' post='1487255'] Depends what the gig is! When it's my own music, it's an opportunity to get the creative side of me (and the rest of my band) out to a wider audience, and also to network. It's brilliant. Money is often an afterthought though. When it's covers, I'd be lying if I said I really loved it, but I do enjoy it and always try to put 100% in. It's just a way of me making money and funding the above ^^ [/quote] For me it is this also. I have always done 95% original music so for me it is the whole creative side, from writing new material, to challenging yourself musically and as a performer as well as trying to offer something enjoyable and new to the listener.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1325848085' post='1488584'] Ed's got one as well. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SP-OazNzPdY"]http://www.youtube.c...e&v=SP-OazNzPdY[/url] They sound interesting, i like the tone in these clips more than the Streamliner clips. Hmmm, maybe.......just maybe... [/quote] HAHAHAHAHA I knew I would find you in this thread

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1325848519' post='1488597'] My take on the soundtrack was that they started with the guy on the acoustic bass, but then switched to a single bassline for the remainder of the track. The playing was just too consistent (IMHO) to be 30 different bassists playing 30 different basses. [/quote] I'm with Spidey and his dancing spidey senses on this one

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1325847081' post='1488564'] Can someone please explain the point of these clips? [/quote] I think its kind of a celebration to show lots of people who have taken the time to learn a song and a rather cool song at that.

What a great idea

Fluffo, I'll post the pictures you sent on here a bit later but I have certainly never seen anything like it before.

Yes many a time but on different levels. Twice with two drummers who we gelled so perfectly that it was heaven. In fact with one of the drummers, it was like telepathy, we could just feed of each others expresions to make movement and groove, we were so locked in it was awsome and I so looked forward to the gigs. We would get regular comments after a gig commenting on how well we gelled and we were the talented ones in the band Such a shame I could not face playing with the rest of the band who were slackers and I left them in the end.

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1325793705' post='1487935'] It never had the headstock serial, I knew the guy who owned it first, so saw it from new, pretty much I really want to get an 800 Series. Did you ever see them? Ash body, translucent purple with gold hardware, otherwise pretty much the same (possibly ebony fretboard?). Amazing looking things. I saw one once. Once. [/quote] I did hear about the 800 but never got to see one. I am interested now in seeing what they look like. The only other 400 I saw in the flesh was at a studio I was recording at. It was baby blue and fretless.

ObscureRyan OK, first three songs are done. Structure, chords and as a special treat I have recorded the bass lines on my Tascam so you can hear exactly what needs to be played. So give me your email address and I will send over the mp3's as well as the word document containing the chords etc.

Thanks Doctor J, a bit more info for me. I must admit, my Made In Japan and serial number on the back of the headstock is rubbing away so perhaps your one has although I doubt it would had gone so quick if you got it in 93. Maybe ESP were just a bit slack or could not decide if they wanted to put serials on the neck or not

WOW that does sound very odd indeed with all the extra controls etc. Will PM you my email now.

OK, that is exactly the same as mine apart from I don't have the matching headstock colour which was an option on them and I changed the pickups to Barts. What I would say from the knowledge I have of this bass is that it is made in Japan and from the mid to late 80's. The Fender shaped headstock was only for the European and very possibly Asian market. The US had a different headstock which has a little lip on the bottom. Do you have a serial number on the back of the headstock? I have one there and it also says Made In Japan. My neck plate is exactly the same minus the New York etching. However, I would say 99.9% that the store in New York had that etched on themselves. They are copies of the Fender 62 Jazz bass and very very good indeed. At the time, the factory where this was being made was making Fender basses as well as ESP and Tokai basses and so that headstock could have easily made its way onto a Fender bass So where did you get the bass from? Here is a picture of mine.