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[quote name='dood' post='914457' date='Aug 3 2010, 11:40 PM']Blimey! These spammers will even use innocent women's names to try and snag us!!! lol lol[/quote] Margaret Thatcher? Innocent??

Thanks for posting the link. Wonderful bass playing and immaculate drumming. The whole thing stands and falls on the quality of the bassplaying for me - everything else seems unremarkable. I have to wonder who listens to stuff like this, apart from frustrated bassists and drummers, but hey! I'm about 35 minutes in, but I'm going to have to stop doing this and download it - does anyone know if 'Canned Heat' gets played?

Yes, Cass and his ASAT rule. We're lucky enough to have Twisted in our set, which has a marvellous bassline.

You might find a used EA VL110 - I have one and it's a fabulous little cab. Not light, but it is fairly compact (it also has a midrange driver and a tweeter). There's also Tecamp, [url="http://www.tecamp.de/?id=95"]http://www.tecamp.de/?id=95[/url] though this is likely to be just as pricy. There's also the Barefaced Bass Midget, which is a 12, but is smaller than most 10s and is likely to outperform them too. And Mr. Sibs has a used Matamp 4x6 for sale which I'd really like to hear - will get down there one of these days! Materials for just 100 quid? Some of these small high performance cabs have drivers which cost more than that, and many of them have a horn or midrange driver and a crossover - decent crossovers aren't cheap.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='907787' date='Jul 28 2010, 02:14 AM']You'd totally have been pointing at your own face in the mirror with both hands going 'Who's the best?', like you have been since you won that competition. Apparently the [url="http://www.burmanamps.fsnet.co.uk/"]Gold Lion loaded ones were 70w[/url], would be nice if it had those in it. Since it says 'serviced', I'd guess they have been snaffled.[/quote] That's right, they were, but the chances of a 30+ year old power valve still being in good condition seem to be pretty slim. My Pro2000 had the original Genelec KT77s in but they were totally microphonic. 2 of the JJ KT77s will give you 50W. Confusingly, there is a 'Golden Lion KT77' on the market, but I think this is a straight copy of the KT77 rather than the KT77 Golden Lion - the Genelec Golden Lions had 20% more output than a Genelec KT77. I think.

Sold a wall hanger to Julian and hopefully it is now holding up one of prized posessions! Really fast payment, good communications - it's all good.

Me too please - I'm in Ipswich.

[quote name='farmer61' post='903041' date='Jul 23 2010, 12:04 PM']I'm after some wall hangers for my basses. Had a look around, Hercules look ok but only have a 2 screw fitting and really want 4 if poss. Plus had a bad experience with a Hercules stand so will not get them on principal. Any recommendations??[/quote] I have a Hercules GSP39WB wall stand brand new and unused which is surplus to requirements, and it has 3 holes in the mounting plate - two above and one below. Hope Kev won't mind me linking to the original for sale thread which has a picture [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=91428"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=91428[/url] £10 shipped, which is what I paid for it. Should be fine on stud walling provided you can find the stud.

[quote name='Bottle' post='896499' date='Jul 16 2010, 01:15 PM']I'd like to get back to using a low B tuning again, but on a 4-banger - which would entail a restringing for BEAD or ADGC tuning. How would a standard Fender/Squier Jazz Bass cope with this tuning - i.e. any BC'ers who've gone this route? I'm thinking that 34" scale is a mite too short for an authoritive open B, but I'm willing to be proved wrong![/quote] I have a Bass Collection SB310 set up like this at the moment. I have a 130 B string and it is as good as my 34" 5-string BC. It did require a slight truss-rod tweak, but only a slight one - i don't think there's a massive difference in overall tension. You lose a bit of string tension, there again if you have a 35" that compromises the tension of the other strings.

This looks very Japanese to me, but I'm not an expert by any means. Unbranded Les Paul copy, looks vaguely Antoria-like to me. Anyone know what it really is? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-bass-guitar-/220636502301?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item335ef5d91d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-bass-guitar-...=item335ef5d91d[/url]

Webstrings are good - [url="http://www.webstrings.com/"]http://www.webstrings.com/[/url]

[quote name='chris_b' post='897267' date='Jul 17 2010, 01:31 PM']Bass is usually the last thing that gets DI'ed. I would start with the bass drum and then think about fold back for your singer.[/quote] Our current PA is a pair of budget powered cabs, one of which is starting to sound a bit ropy. We do have a bassdrum mike and keyboards split between backline and PA. I think we'd need some subs just to get the best out of the keyboard sound, before we start to worry about the bass as well. Trouble is we've recently heard bands using very expensive PA including subs and of course it sounds great. Since we don't have a power amp, the budget will need to include one which will rule out the RCFs you suggested, unfortunately.

Thanks for the comments. At the moment we don't use subs, but we think it would be better for keyboards and possibly bass to go through the PA.

Our lovely lady vocalist has decided to invest in some new equipment and has offered the following two suggestions to me for comment: [url="http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/650W-Active-Speaker-and-Subwoofer-by-Gear4music/BBP"]http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighti...-Gear4music/BBP[/url] and [url="http://www.getinthemix.co.uk/Peavey-Pro-15--Pro-Subs-MK2-&-IPR1600-Package-.htm"]http://www.getinthemix.co.uk/Peavey-Pro-15...00-Package-.htm[/url] I don't know much about PA equipment, but both these solutions seem to offer a lot of bang for a reasonable amount of buck. I'm leaning towards the Peavey solution (the second link) because of weight issues (the gear, not mine!) and because I've never had any duff kit from Peavey over the years. I'd be very interested to hear from anyone knowledgeable about these matters, and of any other alternatives around the £800 quid mark. Also, if there is anyone in or near York who fancies popping into Gear4Music and having a look at their demo rig, please get in touch.

I'd be having a quiet word with Max at sfx if I were you.

[quote name='chris_b' post='896123' date='Jul 15 2010, 11:52 PM']A Compact on its own is great and one sounded fantastic with my AE210 so it would probably work really well with your 212.[/quote] Unless the 2x12 is 4 Ohm, like most of the 2x12s I've come across. If the TC 2x12 is anything like as good as my EBS 2x12, I wouldn't bother looking for another cab.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='895914' date='Jul 15 2010, 07:59 PM']70s Antoria. Was a bit tempted but my gear buying budget has been going on catch-up items such as a hard case and a professional setup. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antoria-Soundmaster-semi-acoustic-bass-1970s-/200496391537?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eae842571"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antoria-Soundmaster-...=item2eae842571[/url][/quote] Seller is Jacqui Smith. You don't think .... ? Maybe offer to trade a few porn DVDs! Her old man might have a use for them :-)

Don't write off the CIJ/MIJ basses. If you can track down one of the not-for-export Japanese basses, you get Japanese quality control plus US pickups and electrics, usually for less than the cost of MIA basses. Getting them new is a challenge now that Ishibashi isn't allowed to export them, but there are some second hand options. I have a '70s re-issue not-for-export from 2002-2004 with ash body and maple board, which came from Far East Guitars. It's identical to this one. [url="http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedpb1.htm"]http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedpb1.htm[/url] I'm obviously biased, but it's the best Precision I've played.

I've started getting multiple notifications - 2 or 3 per pm. Not using mobile internet - this is on my yahoo web mail client.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='888265' date='Jul 7 2010, 12:10 PM']Oh man, just acquired the first Backdoor album on CD. I played this over and over again when I was learning back in the 70's and it still sounds miraculous.[/quote] Quality. I still have the copy I bought second-hand from Judd's in Canterbury around 1974. It was a 'eureka' moment for me, though I've spent most of the intervening years realising just how big the talent gap is. One of these days I'll get around to digitising it. I also occasionally wonder if the first owner realised his mistake in parting with it!

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='876923' date='Jun 24 2010, 10:18 PM']The Body is 3-Piece Ash, the middle piece is a bit flamey...And it is heavy as hell (easily over 10lbs), but...i like it.[/quote] Oh and by the way, man up! 10lbs is puny, my banjo weighs more than that!

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='876923' date='Jun 24 2010, 10:18 PM']It's basically a Japanese 70's reissue Precision, Ash Body, Maple Neck, Seperate Maple Fingerboard, USA Pickups. They were a small run in the mid 2000's, not made for export.[/quote] I have one very similar to this with a CIJ 'P' serial (1999-2002?) , except that it has frets and a jazz-width neck. Mine has TI Jazz Flats on, cant beat them!