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[quote name='lateralus462' post='336572' date='Nov 25 2008, 07:35 PM'][url="http://www.torresamps.com/"]http://www.torresamps.com/[/url] do DIY kits[/quote] +1, also this bloke [url="http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/services.html"]http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/services.html[/url] I also have an amp tech, Jon Griffin, based in West London who I've used for the last 4 years. He gets the job done and I've never needed to go back to him to redo work. Lots of details on amp techs here too: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198&hl=amp+tech"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=amp+tech[/url]

I am too, I'm left sided for everything APART from bass. And thats only because I learned drums right handed before I took up bass. How Mark King has managed to buildup that strength and control in his non dominant hand, I don't know. f*** it, lets start a Talkbass style club!

Update: completion in 3 weeks! Just in time for Christmas!

that doesn't suck at all

Deep Impact pedals went up in value after the bloke in Muse started using one too. There is no question in my mind that endorsement helps values of used instruments as well as new ones. I agree that the scarcity, build quality, brand association and probably some speculative buying initially also contributed to the price increases of Wals. I really admire how the instruments haven't changed that much in so many years. You know the makers have confidence in their product and the market approves of what they're doing. I haven't played many 5 string Wals yet (maybe only 2 in my life) but I liked the fretless that I played. Very smooth. Depending on what the prices are, I'll maybe think about putting one on the GAS list at some point. Its great the brand has been saved though. From what I understand, Paul contributed to the construction of many Wals so the change in ownership wouldn't justify much difference between pre and post Fish models like you get with preCBS fenders. I'm sure that won't stop claims on Ebay to the contrary though

definitely try before you buy on acoustics. Depending on how they're made, the response across the strings can be very inconsistent. Generally, the brighter and louder the instrument, the better its put together. I've played some cracking instruments that were only 170 quid. Watch for wobbly necks too. They don't season the neck woods very well in cheaper instruments.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='335173' date='Nov 23 2008, 09:49 PM']You can usually find several genuine vintage P-basses for silly money on ********* and of course the normal place to get cheap equipment previously used by household-name bassists is ***** ********, but the REAL bargains are always on ********.com. Hope this helps. [/quote] LMAO Funniest response I've read all week. Hope people don't think the swear filter censored that though!

ooh yes please!

[quote name='sixshooter' post='335029' date='Nov 23 2008, 05:48 PM']Good move, it sounds like my 944, bought it in my mid life crisis and now will never sell it. I have had it for about 14 years now. I was going to replace with a 968 sometime ago, but decided to keep the 944 when I realised mine was better![/quote] I was looking at a 968CS until I realised i) I couldn't fit much kit in one and ii) the depreciation would be less if I bought bass gear instead! Decent milers are getting harder to find though.

I remember seeing about 3 or 4 auctions of wal basses during the time they were becoming ridiculously priced and there was one bidder who snagged 3 or them for relatively obscene amounts. It looked like they had decided they wanted certain examples at whatever it took to get them.

Good grief, that's an eyeful of bass. It would have been great if he'd managed matching covers but I guess that wasn't going to happen with a solid body wing.

[quote name='SS73' post='334300' date='Nov 22 2008, 11:25 AM']I did speak to ''sixshooter'' about his, but I managed to find another inc the 810 cab.[/quote] Hmmm, which country was it in? Belgium perchance?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='334557' date='Nov 22 2008, 06:51 PM']I'm pretty confident it's come in at the target weight of 45lbs[/quote] Well done, sir!

Lovely job, who did you buy it from? Sixshooter? I have one too and a Genz Benz Shuttle 6 too. Its a bit like having a 68 Dodge Charger for weekends and spending most of the week in a Caterham. Welcome aboard!

...bish bosh bash.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320318873997"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=320318873997[/url] I've stuck it on Ebay...

[quote name='Gwilym' post='330051' date='Nov 16 2008, 12:25 PM']I played this [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/overwaterpercp5.html"]Overwater Perception 5[/url] at the Gallery a few weeks ago and really liked it - a really nice sounding bass, and very comfortable to play apart from the neck and string spacing which was a bit wide for my tastes so I didn't play if for long. Really worth a play though if the neck works for you. I tried it out through a Mark Bass F1 into a Schoeder cab.[/quote] Hehe, how tastes differ? After having Overwater recommended to me by a number of independent sources, I tried the same bass and put it back in the bag. I wasn't that impressed with the pickups. The black headless Sei 4 they have in is a corker though, incredibly low action, lots of bark and a lovely feel. If it had been a 5, I would have snapped it up.