BassTractor

First a disclaimer: This is no cheeky ad or attempt at selling under the table. This stuff will only be available to people in Norway. Also, I think I've paid my dues as to BC through large donations. Heck, I'll pay the 20 quid fee right now - just for the sake of it. Point is I've collected bass gear for two years now. On January 1st, I will close down my bizniz, and I was looking forward to years with comparing and experimenting with all that gear once I'm free. Sadly the sudden illness and probable imminent death of my father means I need money right now, and need to sell stuff in a hurry before even having tried most of it. As a result I ask you to help me find the gear that is the worst and/or least interesting and/or easiest to get hold of again later and/or easiest to sell in a hurry and/or that is redundant because of better gear I already have in the same style. I know much of this is personal and stuff, but I need to act quickly, and ask that you bear with me on this one, and that you add some wise thoughts to the thoughts I already have myself. Here's the stuff I have: Basses: Ashbory short scale Daisy Rock Debutante Daisy - flower shaped short scale Hohner B2B cricket bat Music Man Bongo 4-HH (this one stays at any rate) Music Man Bongo 4-HH (this one goes at any rate) Music Man Bongo 4-HS Music Man StingRay 5-H fretless (I'll fight off dragons to keep this one) RockBass Corvette 4 active Rockinbetter RG4003 Squier CP J 60s Squier CV P 50s Squier CP P 50s Heads: Ashdown Little Bastard 30 Ashdown MiBass 550 Beta Aivin BT250H (like the Promethean P500H but in 250W guise) Genz Benz GBE 750 Genz Benz Streamliner 900 Orange Terror Bass 500 Practice: Beta Aivin BP-35 (35W with a 10") Harley Benton CB-110X (110W with a 12") Orange Micro Terror (20W hybrid) with two PPC 108 cabs. Thanko mucho for any helpful thoughts! bert

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1385671916' post='2291072'] The list of mispronounced brand names is endless! [/quote] Yes, and on BassChat, it is what annoys me most by far!

[quote name='Stag' timestamp='1385642760' post='2290552'] Ive got a touch of bleed in the top edge of the binding on my 4003... [/quote] See? How much more evidence do some people need that the Rockinbetter is a BAD, BAD copy??? (Never any bleeding on them. ) BTW, I've started fondling my Rockinbetter in ways I can only describe in that other section of BC - - maybe not even there.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1385667441' post='2290986'] Oh dear. The perils of coming in halfway through a multi-page topic. [/quote] But yours was very helpful, Flyfisher! Under normal circumstances, the other reference would have gone over my head completely. I was just lucky to get the soft cushions one. So: thank you for coming in halfway through a multi-page topic and posting like that.

Welcome, Rik! bert

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1385588576' post='2290116'] Yeah, people are tied to them and poked with soft cushions. [/quote] I'll come in again. [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1385589136' post='2290125'] I thought the use of soft furnishings for torture and punishment was more of a Spanish thing. [/quote] Ah! And another one! You guys certainly contain some wit. ... but didn't the Spanish Inquisition do this in England, as demonstrated in the historical footage you kindly provided? (I need to revisit my Flying Circus History Book Of True History New Edition Now With True Facts.)

Huh? In England, condemned people are executed by use of normal chairs?

Fan bloody tastic! You're in!

[quote name='Scrubnut' timestamp='1385568647' post='2289759'] Ok will do. [/quote] Spliced tongue! That's no cat in your avatar!! At least, I have a CAT!

[quote name='Scrubnut' timestamp='1385549945' post='2289485'] I'm in trouble there...I have a dog not a cat. Is it ok to get him to wear a disguise ? [/quote] Just follow my lead and you'll be OK. Steve has not murdered me, I believe.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1385544691' post='2289420'] you have to have a pic of a cat as your avatar - its the new rules apparently [/quote] What he said. Welcome, Chris! We'll get you sorted. For starters: does it have a long, narrow part? If it does, show her that. She should be at least mildly interested. See? BassChat is a veritable source of knowledge. Enjoy! bert

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1385468208' post='2288542'] There is a reason the "real ones" are so expensive... [/quote] Or ... are ... you ... ... [size=3]serious[/size] ... ???

Yup, even with my preferring the Harley Benton by far, Roland Cubes still are very safe bets.

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1385379122' post='2287451'] Are they a size 7? [/quote] Sorry, mate. Size 8. BUT they're pointy and elegant, and that's what counts.

Second hand indeed. If however you want to buy new, then the Harley Benton CB-110X from Thomann might be something for you. It seems well-regarded. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_cb110x.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...nton_cb110x.htm[/url] I own one, but haven't heard it myself as it has been on loan from new. However, a bass player testing it for me got wildly enthusiastic and said he'd order one for himself as well. The effects section though seems either non existent or weak or merely hard to program. Whatever the case may be, the manual does not explain this section adequately at all. Less than 80 quid will get you a Harley Benton HBW-35: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbw35.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...enton_hbw35.htm[/url] I bought one of those, as I much preferred its sound above the Roland 30W Cube alternative that was demoed for me at the same time. Also, it has the inputs and outputs you need so you can play along music from another source, with headphones if needed.

Hadn't noticed it, but that was an important point. I'll lend you my red court shoes then.

[quote name='bjelkeman' timestamp='1385337383' post='2287246'] Music to my ears! [/quote] You allow visitors to play your basses?

That's about the same question as I posed to myself a few months back, and the Genz Benz demise made a choice for me, as GB prices are sooo low right now. Euphonic have a name in build quality which even reached me, a keys guy, but reportedly GB are not far behind. An aspect not yet mentioned, I think: The ShuttleMax 12.2 being only £599 now, only 50 quid more than the Micro, you might be interested in that wealth of flexibility - especially given the magnificent footswitch board with 5 switches that comes with it for free. Two switches for choosing a channel or mixing both, and three for different tone shapes. Magnificent. If I've understood correctly, the footswitch for the Micro is simpler (probably just switches between the two channels, but I don't know this) and is not included in the price either.

[size=5][b]KEEP FISHING, PHIL !!!![/b][/size]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1385215365' post='2285688'] Or Squier/Squire [/quote] Even owners of Squiers will misspell. After two years on BC, I still have no clue as to why some people so consistently write it the wrong way. OK, so the English word "squire" does exist, but is that really the whole explanation? Somehow I doubt it. Then again, I never see the following brands mentioned: Celindre Fendre Höfnre Hohnre Rickenbackre Rockinbettre Shukre Steinbergre. Nor do I see Spectro or even Danelector. So maybe the "squire" word really provides the whole explanation after all?

Welcome, Bazza! You'll be alright. Just try and avoid stepping on my etiquettes, there's a good lad. Enjoy the light! bert

Yeah, I'm with you on the built-in speakers. Our setup too used a mixer before the amp, so it's easy to imagine my wife's frustration with four on/off switches, a whopping six volume sliders and knobs (if she could find the correct ones that is) and all the rest of the electrickery. A stand-alone unit is soo nice in a living room environment. Funny you should ask about the RD-1000. Yup, I played it several times before deciding - the version with the thick silver tube legs. I still wonder if I should've gone for it. At the time, I loved it, but it was roughly as large and heavy as the Rhodes 73 Stage I already had, and the Yamaha KX88 delivered tougher key action - something I needed to develop my finger muscles. I deemed it slightly quicker as well. Isn't it so that the RD-300 is relatively similar in sound and possibilities? What I like especially about the MKS is its simplicity and how it punches through in the mix with the clearer one of its piano sounds. Very fitting in a rock band. Some careful arranging parts and you don't need a bass player. Bliss!

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1383476874' post='2264756'] I find the Rhodes sound ok, but of course it don't play and feel the same. We have a Stage 73 in the house, so only comparing to that. [/quote] Good call. The Rhodes keyboard feel combined with its hammer action is very different. Also, imitating a Rhodes well would mean the imitation has to mimick the repeated note peculiarity of the Rhodes, where each hammer strike will be at different parts of the tonefork's moving up and down, so each next tone will sound differently from the previous one. I haven't heard a Rhodes imitation yet that will do this, though I would guess they exist now. That said, I had a Rhodes without Janus (?) amps/speakers at the same time as a Roland MKS-20 module. Comparing both through the same none-Janus amplification, it appeared the MKS-20 sounded more like a Rhodes with Janus than my real Rhodes did, even though its core sound was not as good as the real thing. I kept the MKS and sold the Rhodes. One heavy lift less, and one less keyboard to set up on its legs and trying to set up the mechanical pedal just right. Of course I deplore this terrible choice. Now I do. Too late I do.

This seems to be a rule these days, that semi entry level electronic pianos deliver a lot. Korg do a little one with 10 or so sounds in it (different pianos, harpsichord, Pianet, Clavinet, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, pipe organ even...) and it seems fantastic for the price. Same goes for a Casio I tried, where they'd even casted the keys so they had this wood nerve imitation that gave a good, secure feel. I was much impressed with these things. BTW, maybe pedantically, they're not electric pianos, but electronic pianos. Simply put: Pianet, Wurlitzer and Rhodes are electric, as in mechanical devices with pickup systems of different plumages. Electronic is when electronics _are_ the sound source.

Welcome, Stinky! bert (57 and yet to finish my first build)