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  1. yorks5stringer
    First impressions on the LH 500 Took it out the box, it weighs a ton compared to my LMII, plugged it in, turned on..what is that hiss, it was on volume 10 so turned that down. Volume wise I was running it around 6 or 7, we are not loud but lower volumes (2-3) through a Markbass cab it was hardly audible. This has been commented on before. Easy to get a sound, it is a bit clanky so rolled that off as I like a smooth sound and it did a passable imitation of my LMII sound, perhaps not as mellow and with more bite than I like. Did not use the brite switch, is brite enough for me ditto the limiter. Well worth £184 ( a new LMII is around £500 and going up again) although there did not appear to be a manual. I may keep it once I get my LMII back after repair or maybe sell on....
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    Yes I heard one of the programmes the other night, someone was saying how they tried to disguise the fact Motown was a black record label.
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    About 9 miles apart.....
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    I'm at Thorpe Willoughby nearish Selby on Saturday night myself, could arrange a pickup?
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    How does either a 210 or a 151 Traveller Markbass cab fit the bill? I have both and am just waiting to see which is more suited to my Hartke LH500 that is arriving today as my LMII is paggered..... I'll only need 1 cab of the 2 I have.
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    Thunderthumbs:"Equally, I have met enough people on here that hopefully would vouch for me being honourable, fair and square, etc. I've travelled the length of the country and back in a day at my own cost to swap & sell equipment, etc., so although I'll obviously gain from this, I'm certainly not in it for ripping anyone off at all. Just ask any one from bassbunny, yorks5stringer, lee650, rasta, machines and possibly a few others." Never heard of him........ ! No, Pete's as honourable as the day is long and they are pretty long at the moment. Like he said, the Bass exists and I'm 110% sure if this suggestion does come off the winner will be delighted. We did something very similar when we sold tickets for the Jazz Bass copy on here after the last Yorkshire Bass Bash: if fact when I berated some for not buying tickets a few said it was not worth it due to being a cheap copy bass and if it had been something decent.... Just a couple of addititonal thoughts: the Jazz Bass draw was for charity, all the money collected went to the charity of the winners choice, also Paypal was an issue, in the end my contribution to it was paying all the paypal fees ( with the exception of the kind few who sent extra to cover them), and as said earlier that was quite a substantial amount.
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    Mines on it's way today as I type this: hope to have it for rehearsal tonight!
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    First bass was a Gibson EB2, bought privately and cheaply for £50 which is now £415. It was a dog, trouble is they now go for £1200 plus...
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    I photocopied all the ones I was interested in before I sold my entire collection to a guy in the USA.....
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    + me too, I've played this bass and it has a lovely B string! Flippin heck , I recognise those photos, do I get commission?
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    I can't see any reason for not being there at the moment!
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    Just spoken with Absolute and getting the well regarded Hartke LH500 at the bargain price of £184.13, down from the £249 price before Xmas. Good job I did not look at the thread earlier and at that price my original plan to use it until the LMII is repaired and then sell on could be modified to keep it as back-up. Hopefully it should arrive Tuesday, in time for rehearsal with our new drummer.
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    [quote name='tonybassplayer' post='377141' date='Jan 11 2009, 09:00 PM']I have no gig next weekend so if you get very desperate you can borrow my very under rated and unfashionable but done me well for two years Behringer amp and cab or cabs or I have a 150 watt Trace Elliot combo also if preferred. Tony[/quote] Thanks Tony and it was my first thought to borrow: then I thought it would be useful to have my own back-up anyway. However if it does not turn up in time I may be back to you! Thanks keith
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    My Little Mark II packed up on Friday night during the setup before the gig. It made an extremely distorted sound upon switching on, the clip light came on permanently and then no sound came out at all. I have an idea why it went u/s but don't wish to speculate at this stage.... Had to do the gig patched through the PA which was weird with no monitor. Unfortunately I bought it from Playback in France so although it is under warranty expect to be without it for at least 3 weeks. Have decided, after following the Hartke LH500 thread to buy a backup although it is comparativly the size of a small house! Let's hope they have some in stock and can get it to me before next gig on Saturday! P.S. I was tempted to open it up and have a fiddle but did not want any comeback if I could not fix it. P.P.S. Sorry about all the double entendres
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    Looks a bit plasticcy to me................
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    "I think we should just blow up parliament" ............but would'nt that be too noisy?
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    Welcome from another Yorkshire based Bassist, the clue is in the name.....
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    The Google ads at the top of this page say "Bass Cort Guitar at Argos": open the ad and it's an "Encore" WTF is going on, how can they mislead people like this? Ad has gone now but it will be back......
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    I procured Bremen a Merino Wool long sleeved vest (This is actually a new custom shop Bass brand!) Payment came through without a problem along with the promised pint for my trouble. 100% happy with the transaction and he's highly recommended.
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    1 in 370,000?
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    From the Stagg Thread: Just ordered my Stagg stand. Got it from here [url="http://www.mt247.co.uk/index.html"]http://www.mt247.co.uk/index.html[/url] Just type SV-EDB in the Quick Search box and away you go. It cost £42.27 incl VAT and delivery, which is the cheapest I managed to find online.
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    Acoustic Basses are great in theory but rubbish in practice in my experience. Feedback and poor intonation etc etc!
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    Hello near neighbour, I'm quite close by in Baildon. Look out for [url="http://www.myspace.com/idlehandstrio"]http://www.myspace.com/idlehandstrio[/url], soon to be quartet!
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    [quote name='bilbo230763' post='370971' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:52 PM']I do try!! [/quote] So you are not a fan then?
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    [attachment=18140:bass_bash_poster.doc] This is what I had done for the last one, I don't know if it is any help.......?
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