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[quote name='ped' post='319326' date='Oct 31 2008, 08:14 PM']Well my bass smells of cheese, onions and garlic so it masks your stench nicely[/quote] You told me I smelled of roses though. Thats the last time I trust you.

[quote name='ped' post='319251' date='Oct 31 2008, 06:11 PM']All that and you still stink![/quote] Yeah but you LOVE it.

I like to have a shower just before I leave, and on the way there I take some antiseptic wipes and have a quick rub down before I get to the gig and then I pop in to the shower. Then I like to have another quick shower before I unload the car followed by another quick shower and then a quick shower before I have a quick shower and then I set up. Then, just before soundcheck, I'll have a quick shower and make sure I'm nice and clean before I have a quick shower and then after soundcheck I have a quick shower before relaxing in a nice hot bath. Then its another quick shower followed by a quick scrub down with dettol and another quick shower before I have a quick shower to put me in the right mood for a quick shower. After I've changed and dressed, I have another quick shower and then check whether the hot food is ready before having a quick shower and a change of clothes. Then its another quick shower and I pop back to the Gents for a quick wash before popping back in the shower for a scrub with dettol and a wire brush. Then, just before we're about to go on, I have a quick shower and a change of clothes. Call me superstitious if you like, but if I don't go through me little ritual then I'm useless during the first set...

Get one. Especially for a P-bass. Modern valve amps are very rugged and durable if they're properly cooled.

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[quote name='Thunderhead' post='306017' date='Oct 14 2008, 08:25 AM']Well, the two I've worked on both had blown and replaced main rectifier diodes (before I worked on them), bridged/repaired circuit traces where the originals had burned out, issues with the pots cracking their joints because the whole thing is badly designed with the entire preamp circuit board suspended from the (very low quality) pots and the jacks, plus nylon standoffs further back which make the whole thing flex as the transformers bounce up and down on the slightly too flimsy chassis, and stresses the front panel joints with every single movement. PCB-mounting pots is not inherently bad, but it must be done such that they are isolated from other forces - ie mounted on a board which is small, light and NOT connected to anything else. Likewise nylon standoffs are a GOOD thing when done properly because they allow movement and reduce shock on the board, but NOT in conjunction with other PCB-to-chassis parts - this is an absolute requirement in proper electronics design for mil-spec applications etc. The design and build quality is almost exactly like the very cheap guitar amps and low-end bass amps they made at the same time, not what should be inside a thousand-pound-plus professional bass head. It's good to hear you've had no trouble with yours (yet), but on the strength of only two that I've seen, BOTH with problems, I am in no hurry to own one. It's sad to have to say that because they're one of the best-sounding amps I've played through.[/quote] FWIW, I took some photos of my Trace V8's PCBs earlier in the week just so you could point out to me where all the problems are. [attachment=15429:DSC00558.JPG]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='318658' date='Oct 30 2008, 09:04 PM']Do you think they'd miss a PRS neck sized sliver missing from one side of it.....? [/quote] It's too soft to use for a neck. It gets dented even by fingernails.

[quote name='dlloyd' post='132468' date='Feb 2 2008, 11:00 AM']Kauri isn't basswood. They're enormous trees that grow only on the North Island of New Zealand, and have some pretty interesting wood working properties (but whether it's a good tone wood is another matter). The Agathis we see used as basswood is from other species.[/quote] The latin name for basswood is [i]Tilia americana[/i], thats the stuff that is used mainly for guitar bodies because its good for mids. Its the same genus as our linden tree in the UK ([i]Tilia tormentosa[/i]). I guess you could try making a body out of that too if you wanted. The kauri that is used in cheap-mid level basses and guitars is fijian kauri ([i]Agathis vitensis[/i]) and its plantation grown mostly in Indonesia as well as other parts of SE Asia. I believe the plantations contribute to habitat loss although not on the same scale as palm oil. The kauri that is reclaimed from swamps and grows in NZ is [i]Agathis australis[/i]. It's treated with acrylic resin (polymerised) to make it durable and capable of being worked. Kauri trees are protected in NZ because they're considered sacred by the Maori people as well as globally endangered. Some of the living trees are up to 1000 years old. Tane Mahuta, the biggest kauri tree in NZ is supposed to be between 1200 and 2500 years old. Although thats nothing compared to the 10,000 year old bristlecone pines still growing in Sweden. My parents have a dining table set made from ancient swamp kauri that cost them about a thousand quid.

[quote name='Faithless' post='318514' date='Oct 30 2008, 04:59 PM']"...[i] [size=5]the NS-30K BC that will utilize what is believed[b] to be the oldest wood ever used[/b] in the construction of a musical instrument...[/size][/i]" That's a lie! We had one of these, let's say, fairy-tales here... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12589&hl=35,000+old"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=35,000+old[/url][/quote] And 10 points to the first person who knows what [i]Agathis australis[/i] is and where it comes from.

As a Spector owner, thats a pretty underwhelming bass for the money. They could whack some NZ ancient swamp kauri in there instead and have something 50,000 years old with at least some sheen to it.

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Hi Mads, welcome aboard

should have dropped me a line Bob, I would have popped over as well

Might be worth keeping an eye on the feedback of both those ebay user accounts and see if the transaction follows through.

I don't mind lending my kit to anyone over 28 in a band that isn't punk, metal, indie or alternative in any other way... ...IF they ask in advance. To be fair my beef hasn't usually been with the players in other bands but with the promoters lack of forward planning. Worst was when my gear was 'borrowed' at one shared billing at the Clapham Grand and I went absolutely mental at the promoter after I came down from the dressing room. I was watching the twat playing through it redlining the power amp section. Luckily for them both there was no permanent damage.