MarkG3

Alright, My V6 tonight died at the end of the first song of our gig, changed all the leads etc and just wouldn't turn on. Looking at the ht fuse it has blown, it has only recently been serviced and revalved, I didn't notice until now that on the back of the amp it states two fuses: 115v t10a and 230v t5a Does the amp need both these in at the same time as in the ht fuse box does have two spaces but it has worked fine before with just one fuse in the slot closest to the front of the amp. I know this might seem a bit of a noob question. Thanks

I bought a MIM bridge from Dan, postage was quick and friendly messages! Thanks again mate!

Looks like a nice bass!

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1325720239' post='1486782'] Flats on a Dirnt a winning combination [/quote] Thanks!, I always used rounds until about 2 years ago where I made the change to flats on my basses - so much better all round, I just love them!

I first saw a Trace Elliot rig at the London Astoria in about 2001 and it was a BFC cab and I think a 12 band eq head but didn't know the model. Just from looks alone I wanted to have that set up or at least have something Trace Elliot, I was blown away by the tone that night and that started my love for the Green/Black that is TE. My first loud combo was a Trace Elliot Commando 15, about 11 years ago, I was using this at practices and for gigs and always did me well. Then my first amp head and cab were a Trace Elliot Ah300-7 and a 1048h which I got around 10 years ago and only have recently sold them onto a mate. For about 2 years I hooked the commando up with the ah3007 and the 4x10 and this served me well until I got myself another 4x10. Then around 2004 I was looking through some forums about Trace and was reading about the V4,V6 and V8s and their rareness but also how amazing they sound so I just happened to look on ebay and there was a good condition V6 with a matter of hours left. £400 later the V6 was mine and I couldn't wait to get it and plug it in. The V6 was my first ever valve head and still is today and the improvement in my tone was massive, such a powerful tone that I loved. I used the V6 with the two 4x10s for around a year or so gigging regularly and then the valves died, so out came the AH300-7 happy that it saw a venue again. The V6 then sat around for about 4 years or so in my house until I could get the ££ together to send it to a tech and have it re-valved. I picked up a brand new Trace Elliot AH600-12, 1518c and 1048h(800 watt version) about a year and a half ago and did a few practices and a handful of gigs with them and was pleased with the sound and liked the fact it had a pre-amp valve but always in the back of my mind it wasn't the same tone as the V6. Then mid last year I got the V6 back up and running and at the first gig of using it with the 1048h and 1518c I was getting compliments from everyone at the venue, other bands and audience members about how good my bass sounded. I have to agree that I have never had a better tone - pretty middy but not ridiculous then with the V6 having a natural overdrive adding to it. There is no issue with hearing this thing! The only issues I was having was the weight of the cabs as the 4x10 esp is about a ton give or take a few grams so looking through this forum I saw everyone was talking about Barefaced and how good they are - I know this is a TE thread so I won't invade it with other stuff but my V6 + Barefaced super 12 is hands down the best sound I have had and just this set up alone beats all the other cab configurations I have had in the past. So enough talking here's what everyone wants......

I absolutely love Precisions, so here are my two favourites : Fender 2010 Highway One - Best bass I have ever played, everything about it is beautiful and I love how the finish shows the use it has had. Quite a few dents and gouges in the finish along the bottom from gigging, scratch plate has a lot of pick marks(although you can't see them that much in the pics), the finish is coming away on the back from belt rash and where my arm/wrist rubs on the body it is buffing the finish so probably will start wearing through soon. This bass sounds perfect and has a nice weight to it. Fender 2004 Mike Dirnt sig - great bass I have had this since 2004 and it saw me through a lot of gigs from 04-06, have recently put a set of chrome flats on there and that has improved the playability and tone a lot - always used to use rounds. The only downside for this bass is the weight but that's due to the ash body. [attachment=96331:DSCF1014.jpg][attachment=96332:DSCF1015.jpg][attachment=96333:DSCF1018.jpg][attachment=96335:DSCF1037.jpg][attachment=96336:DSCF1039.jpg][attachment=96337:DSCF1044.jpg]

Trace n Bass my exact words when I saw that pic was - Fuc*in hell!!!

[quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1322938975' post='1457598'] Hi, I like these pre CBS worn P's and J's ... here we go: [/quote] That is how a precision should look! I have saved the picture of it onto my computer! Hope you don't mind!

I use d'addario chromes, you can get them off ebay which is a bit cheaper