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[quote name='JimD' post='46627' date='Aug 16 2007, 09:34 PM']Hi there Joined recently. Based in Oxon, and have been playing bass and guitar for 21 years. Currently own a Westone Superheadless, a Hohner B2A and a few other goodies. Super-fan of guitars in general and lust after different models daily.[/quote] Hi Jim, welcome. One of my first bouts of GAS was for a Westone Super Headless many, many years ago. Has it got the dark birdseye maple finish or light? There was a refinished purple one on Ebay a couple of years ago too.

[quote name='Tinman' post='46715' date='Aug 17 2007, 06:33 AM']CK, I don't suppose you saw anything covered in Buckeye lying around, did you?[/quote] I don't remember seeing anything that stunning I'm afraid. He only showed me the basses that were finished (as in they had a finish applied) and the discussions of spec for my bass got quite involved. I held John's headless 6, played Colin's myrtle bodied bass and another with camphor facings. There was a stack of bodies on one shelf in a back room and there were a couple of necks with graphite reinforcing bars being glued up as well. I expect one of those necks might have been for your bass?

As has already been suggested, the loudness of the amp is probaby more relevant to me. I used to run an Eden WT800 into a pair of 8ohm 2x10" cabs and they were pasted by a GK RB400 combo as far as volume goes. Better quality sound from a single driver also - much clearer in the mids and lower frequencies to my ears. I've also played my '79 Alembic Series 1 through a 100w Burman valve head through an Ashdown 4x8 and 1x15 and blasted away the guitarist who was playing through a 100w Fender Twin. The GK RB700 1x15 combos I keep raving about are more than enough for most gigs I play in small - medium sized bars and would probably be OK for a larger venue like the Clapham Grand if it wasn't too far from me and used like a wedge monitor. I tried adding a 2x10 to the combo for fun once and the volume was just silly - I couldn't get the amp quiet enough.

[quote name='Johngh' post='46643' date='Aug 16 2007, 10:25 PM']Just a quick update. I spoke to Jon yesterday and he is still waiting for the hardware to finish it off. The pups are in and he says I might be able to collect it next week !![/quote] I had a look at it today while I was visiting him. It looks nice - the black hardware (when it finally arrives) will set off the light woods very nicely. I really liked how comfortable the body was and told Jon I wanted mine identical in shape to yours. My neck profile is going to be different though - a bit chunkier so my left hand doesn't cramp up.

Its definitely worth going, although the aftershow party is better, you're not guaranteed to see him though. Just leave your camera behind, they confiscated 3000 on Tuesday night at Prince's direct request which resulted in 3000 irate people waiting in line for an hour at a single 5m wide counter. Half of that time was spent with the staff looking stupid and doing nothing. The official word was that Prince didn't like the flashes, I think he objects to video and images being posted on sites and forums. Maybe he's planning to release the London concert on DVD too eventually.

[quote name='m0reilly' post='46170' date='Aug 16 2007, 03:33 AM'] thanks! i feel very much at home [/quote] Welcome aboard

[quote name='Crazyforkillua' post='46168' date='Aug 16 2007, 03:13 AM']Hi, I just joined. My friend from the UK (I'm from America) suggested this site to me. I guess his name is LethalLion here, because that's what he calls himself everywhere else. Anyway, I'm new to the bass and I'm self teaching myself playing tabs. I have a 5 string Calvin Bass, but I;m going to buy a new 4 string, but I don't know which to get. Any suggestions?[/quote] I crazy too. Welcome!

I'll have a pint of bitter before a gig sometimes just to loosen up a little, but that's about it. I've learned that late nights+ alcohol = wasted day after. But that's great in some respects because I can really push the boat out on some nights if I don't drink. For example, I went out last night to see Prince, came back at 5am, didn't touch alcohol the whole night, got about 5 hours interrupted sleep (it was a day off) before getting up feeling pretty sharp and I attended a very successful job interview this afternoon. If I'd been drinking the previous night, I'd have looked like death warmed up and been more or less incoherent.

No idea when I will be there - chances are around lunch time, but I won't be staying for too long. Will most likely bring the MM Cutlass, Smith 5's and Celinder. If someone is bringing a 400w 4ohm cab or two 8 ohm cabs I might bring the V8 as well. Also I'll bring the DHA prototype valve compressor if anyone fancies a go on it.

I have a pair of the Yamaha's, they're excellent.

We had great fun playing "Hey Ya" by Outkast at rehearsal on yesterday - but we do have 6 singers to cover the harmonies and vocal improvs. The tune is really simple but its got a nice sassy fun feel to it.

BTW, I can bring it to the SE Bassbash in Surrey this Saturday.

[quote name='King of Loss' post='44443' date='Aug 12 2007, 02:43 PM']At £1300, I would forget about Yamaha/Ibanez/Warwick etc, and get yourself a custom bass. [/quote] A good idea but you need to know what you want when you go custom. If there's an off-the-shelf bass which supplies a sound which is just as desirable, the chances are it will have a better resale value also.

Hey Mimi, we've got all types here. How did you discover the forum? If you have them, how about posting pics of your stuff here? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3975&st=20&start=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...20&start=20[/url] Welcome!

If noone takes this in the next week, I'm going to let the council collect it as an oversized item. This was an jinxed sub woofer where nothing ever worked the way it should. I installed an amp module which is fine and a replacement, old EV speaker cone but the character of the sub is thumpy without necessarily being deep. I need the space this takes up and I'm more likely to get a decent price for the amp module by itself rather than the whole thing. So if someone's willing to pick the unloaded cab up from west London, they're welcome to it.

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='24872' date='Jun 29 2007, 01:12 PM']+1 on these. They are the same range as the ones David Nimrod spoke of in message 14 -[/quote] They've recently set up a website too! [url="http://www.leathergraft.co.uk/"]http://www.leathergraft.co.uk/[/url]

[quote name='micahbell' post='44329' date='Aug 11 2007, 11:47 PM']All the links in this post go to the products, as most of them mentioned are either American or Canadian companies, and I do not expect you all to know of Warmoth or Fralin pickups.[/quote] Warmoth? As in the neck/body makers? Lindy Fralin? No, we've never heard of those Welcome aboard BTW.

Dood - has to be the most under rated metal player in the country. I'd give my left nipple to see him face off John Myung.

Blimey [i]another[/i] Talkbass refugee? We must be doing something right! Welcome aboard good sir!

I tried a GK RB400 at a gig at Leonards in London once and it was love at first listen. I was playing a pair of 2x10"'s and an Eden WT800 had at the time. So I sold the lot and got a pair of RB700 1x15" combos instead and have NEVER regretted it. I've compared and contrasted the amps against Trace, Ampeg, Markbass, Epifani and the GK's won through on evenness, frequency response and clarity. The controls are centred at useful frequncies, the boost control literally dials in extra growl, its bloody loud and very noise free. I can also play a variety of basses through the combos and they all sound good. I could never do that with either the Eden or the SWR heads I owned previously. I really can't fault the amps sonically although the wheels on the combos can be fragile over rough surfaces.

[quote name='dood' post='43944' date='Aug 10 2007, 07:07 PM']It's great fun pretending to be David Bailey![/quote] I have visions of Austin Powers... [i]"YEAH DOODLEBABY!!! YOU'RE A SEXY MEERKAT! I WANT YOU POPPING UP OUT OF THOSE BURROWS AND TAKING A GOOD LOOK AROUND!!"[/i]