pete.young

Very cool, never seen one of these before. One approach might be to try and find something of a similar vintage: WEM, Vox, Selmer, Sound City, Marshall ,,, There's a Vox 2x15 on the 'bay at the moment, for instance.

It's how I got started on bass, aged about 9 or 10 - my father brought home a cello because i was too small for a bass (and we didn't know about chamber basses at that point). Can't remember what strings were on it though. Knowing my old man, probably the original cello strings.

Fair enough, I'm not familiar with the design of that particular amp.

Interesting bass. I'd say the '91 serial number is right, based on the sticker in the cavity. I didn't think the move out of Japan happened until '95 so maybe it just has a later cover plate with the 'Made in Korea' sticker? Can't read the serial number on the cover plate, does it tally with the one in the cavity? I've never seen an unlined fretless with a rosewood board before - wonder if that was an original board or fitted afterwards?

[quote name='Mandril' timestamp='1319457974' post='1414256'] Ah, mine is 100W, and with the level at 3 it already overdrives. [/quote] Have you thought about changing the pre-amp valves for something with lower gain?

I've been using a Roland V-Bass for a couple of years, mostly to get synth sounds. I bought a Xiosynth and I'm currently trying to find time to set up the patches I need so I can use that instead.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1319204013' post='1411280'] I was trying to think of a musical instrument which could be played with one hand, and all I came up with were harmonica (badly) and piano (sort of). [/quote] Most brass instruments, excluding trombone. There was also the late lamented Dave Brady, who only had one arm but played concertina and guitar with great panache. Sorry to hear your news Roger and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. Horses are nasty bad tempered things!

The double bass is the size it is for a reason.

Somebody should snap this up. I saw him last year in Ipswich and he was brilliant.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220875019320 Can't tell if this is active or passive from the pictures, but it looks like an unlined fretless SGC Nanyo Bass Collection with an ebony or ebonel board.

[quote name='Vibrating G String' timestamp='1318669031' post='1404898'] I futzed with it a bit and then after turning it off and back on it worked again. Is there some kind of circuit breaker/protector in there that I tripped or might I have more serious problems? [/quote] Yes - there is protection circuitry which cuts out the power stage if the amp overheats or the power fluctuates - I'd say that you have most likely triggered this by unplugging and plugging stuff in with the power on. As you've found out, it's generally not a good idea to connect and disconnect speakers from amps with the power switched on.

I'm not an expert, but I thought all TRB6P (the one with the piezo bridge) were made in Japan. Is it neck-through?

Well this prompted me to go and look for the iPlayer and Youtube footage of Peter Gabriel, but my internet connection is so sh*te that it's basically unwatchable so hopefully I'll get to see it on Friday. What it did do was remind me what a fabulous album 'So' is - there are so many strong songs and wonderful ideas that never seem to age.

If there are any Pogues fans in Ipswich reading this, I'd welcome a chat about possible dep opportunities with Waxies Dargle. At the moment, I'm the bass dep when the regular bass player has a diary clash, and I'd rather find someone else to come in on bass so I can carry on doing the mandolin/bouzouki/fiddle thing. You'll need to be in Ipswich, and a Pogues fan. I can't see it working otherwise. Please ping me a PM and we'll take it from there.

Dunno if anyone still has a computer with a parallel port, but I have a working (boxed, even!) Black Widow parallel port scanner, plus a bunch of associated 25 way and Centronics cables and a 4-1 parallel port switch - can be collected from Ipswich or meet up in central London.

Gary Karr. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anrlC_ssJV0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdZkKO7wXf8&NR=1

Still no sign of mine.

Very nice, I love a story with a happy ending. That should go a treat with the ballgown .

Still nowt. Maybe tomorrow.

Seems like whenever I do a google search which points to something originally posted on the old site, the link doesn't find the article. All I get is the front page. Anyone else noticed this, or is it just moi?

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/156445-markbass-lmii-effects-loop/

Mine was ordered on 11th September and still hasn't arrived. I'm not impressed. Ped, it's a great shame that you didn't ask for recommendations for a reputable supplier - I could have recommended a friend who runs a custom shirt, clothing and guitar strap supply and embroidery business, who would have done a much better job.

Had Sunbeams on my G+L 2500. Fantastic strings, sounded great and lasted for ages.