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    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='TGEvans' post='515489' date='Jun 16 2009, 05:12 PM']It is an american, I have been asked to point this out by people who have offered me £200 for her. Ebay end of the week chaps![/quote]

    That really is taking the piss, even for a Tribute.

    Have a bump for a really nice bass. If the neck is of slimmer dimensions than the Tribute, I'd be interested to know.

    Effects for a covers band

    in Effects

    Posted

    I guess it depends on what you're covering.

    In my covers band we have some stuff for which a synth is very handy (Keep me hanging on, Aint Nobody, I Kissed a Girl), some requiring envelope filter and compression (Canned Heat, Twisted), bit of chorus occasionally comes in handy (Feelin good, pretending to be an upright bass), distortion (Standing in the way of control, shut up and drive). I also have an octave down pedal but I find I'm using that less and less since I switched to 5-string. And a good tuner is handy.

    Of the multi-effects, the only one that appealed to me was the Boss one, the ME-50B ? It's configured like a bunch of stompboxes so I think it's more usable in a live situation, if your brain works in a stompbox kind of way.

    pickup advice for my 80's jap fender precision.

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='riff raff' post='511593' date='Jun 11 2009, 08:43 PM']i'm feeling the wizard thumper.[/quote]
    The thing about Wizard is that if you ring Andy and explain to him exactly what it is you're looking for, he'll custom-wind something for you if the stock winding isn't going to give you exactly what you need.

    Bassists are boring....

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='511640' date='Jun 11 2009, 09:54 PM']Funny thing is,altho' I haven't heard him speak,I find him misunderstood and very intelligent and of course an awesome player.[/quote]

    I have. Trouble is, he'd rather talk than play, and he's so full of crap that when he dies we can give him an enema and bury him in a shoebox!

    Help! Little Mark II problems...

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='dangee' post='508690' date='Jun 8 2009, 11:06 PM']The fan seems to be running fine. I'll give Alex a call tomorrow.

    I went direct to Proel as I called the Bass Merchant yesterday for advice and I was told they would just go straight to Proel, so I might as well.

    As a point of interest, Proel immediately told me the problem was that I was using two cabs. I heard them saying that my head needed 'the mod'. A known issue?

    In a discussion with a second person they then said that I was running the head below 4ohms and that was the problem (as EBS advertise the 112s as 8ohm cabs, but they probably aren’t). They even wanted me to test the impedance of the cabs![/quote]

    And how do they expect you to do that?? What utter cack.

    Nevertheless, your contract is with the shop you bought the head from, not with the importer. Sale of Goods Act as amended etc. It's their responsibility to sort it out.

    FWIW I've been using an LMII with an EBS 2x12 (4Ohm) , which is exactly the same thing you have but in one box not two, with no problems. There's no way this can be blamed on the cab.

    Trace Elliot V4

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    [quote name='steve-norris' post='502489' date='May 31 2009, 07:16 PM']I had a long chat with the guys at EMS over in southend, very helpful they even offered to take some fuse holders off a V8 board for me, great guys and very knowledgeable. On their recommendation i found the parts i need at RS components, i forgot about them :) in their opinion the power valves are unlikely to salvageable so any KT 88's that you would recommend?[/quote]

    I'm very happy with the JJ Tesla KT77s I have in my Burmans, so if they make a KT88 it might be worth considering.

    Looking to invest

    in Effects

    Posted

    If you're looking to invest, buying any of this, or anything else new, is going to lose you a fortune. Resist the lure of all that shiny sh*t, check out your options and then watch for stuff on this forum. That way you shouldn't lose too much.

    The market for old Fenders seems to be on the floor at the moment and will pick up at some point.

    Sacked..............

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='500265' date='May 28 2009, 08:58 PM']But in your case I'd say you're better off without them - I liked the comment about "going onto the next level" - Where's that, then? Bigger social clubs??[/quote]

    ROFL.

    Wigs? Plus one for sentiments previously expressed, you're better off without them and you'll find it easier to get another band than they will a competent bassist.

    I've come to a conclusion

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='Finbar' post='496171' date='May 23 2009, 05:41 PM']Am I the only person who has this point of view? :)[/quote]

    Probably not. I am travelling the same path, but I'm not quite so far along it as you are.

    The thing I find compression most useful for is cleaning up the signal and helping things like Octaver and Synth to track better.

    Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!

    in Effects

    Posted

    Been meaning to do this for a while. I've just acquired a Diago Showman from a forum member so that I could fit my G5 (also from a forum member) onto the board and didn't have to transport it in a separate case. Here's what it looks like now with all the pedals in a chain from right to left:



    When I get time I'm going to tidy up the wiring and cables and put the expression pedal for the G5 on.

    I also have a double looper, originally thinking it would be good to get the G5 out of the chain. I'm currently thinking along the lines of:

    Tuner -> Loop 1 -> Compressor -> Octabass -> G5 -> Fuzz
    Loop 2 -> Chorus

    Any suggestions for improvements welcomed. This is dependent on me finding a way to mask the looper LEDs which are dazzlingly bright even in sunlight.

    I also have a tremolo which might usefully take up some of the space. I'm not thrilled with the compressor and will probably replace it with something better at some point.


    Before I got the Diago I was using this home-made job, basically a wooden frame in a Maplin toolbox turned upside down, with some detachable hinges pop-riveted onto the box. If anyone is interested in acquiring this fine vintage piece of bodgery please make me an offer!

    Vintage MIJ (formerly J@pCr@p) Spotting

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    And to balance up the last piece of crap, a definite not-piece-of-crap. In it's day , this must have been a very desirable bass. Still is.

    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-RSB-Deluxe-5-string-fretless-Electric-bass_W0QQitemZ280348942409QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4146196049&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A7|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-RSB-Delu...93%3A7|294%3A50[/url]

    Vintage MIJ (formerly J@pCr@p) Spotting

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    Now here's something that you don't see every day. A Morris bass. I might have to buy this to use with my morris dancing exploits!

    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-HURRICANE-BASS-JAPAN-Rare-Vintage-1970s_W0QQitemZ260414182113QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca1e512e1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A4|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-HURRICANE-BAS...93%3A4|294%3A50[/url]

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