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I'm a church player but I'm not quite sure what you mean by a gospel sound. Could you give some examples . Also we'll need some sort of guidance as to what your needs are for an amp. Combo ? Head & cab(s) ? Is weight a big issue ? What sort of venues ? just stage monitoring ? etc etc.

I'm with you there Hobbayne. We lost our rehearsal last week due to the singers health. Haven't got another till into the new year so I was looking forward to it. As to enjoying rehearsals, for me it depends on how constructive they are. If you are running through new material that everybody has prepared for at home, then it's really enjoyable. However, if one or more people haven't bothered to learn the stuff, then it becomes painful. Also, just running through a well known set list can be quite uninspiring too. So, for me, it depends hugely what the point of the rehearsal is, and if my bandmates have actually prepared for it.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1355065207' post='1893541'] It's not enough having my financial priorities called into question, I'm now being told how I should feel about it? That's just marvellous! [/quote] Wow. try not to take it so personally. No-one is aiming comments specifically at you. Just talking about these issues a in general sense.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1355044308' post='1893188'] Ditto. I went through about a dozen last year and ended up going back to a Russian Muff. Replaced the 2nd pair of clipping diodes for a pair of germaniums and finally got 'my sound'. Kind of back where I started... ...it was fun finding out though! [/quote] Fun but a little expensive ! It's the more "open" nature of the drive in a fuzz that I like compared to the "tighter" broken glass type drive in every distortion pedal I've tried (yes, even the B3K and B7K). It sounds to me that the wavelength of the clipping is significantly longer in a fuzz. Either that or the frequencies that are being driven in a fuzz are very different to those in most distortion pedals. I'm finding it very difficult to describe what I'm hearing. These are obviously utterly subjective terms that I'm using but hopefully people might get an idea of what I'm talking about.

I've just been through a mass of distortion pedals, only to realise that it is a fuzz pedal on a lower gain setting, mixed with a clean signal that I'm looking for. There's a "broken glass" quality in the high end (even without a tweeter) that is not to my taste with distortion pedals,

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1354986043' post='1892680'] I happen to live in a two income household. No kids [/quote] Sorry neepheid, but you sort of prove my point. Your description of your situation sounds really quite well off compared to an awful lot of other folks. Are you trying to say that if your financial situation went to the dogs you would not consider moving on some of your collection ?

Just bought a pedal from Simon. He communicated well. Packed the pedal nicely and it was exactly as described. I'm very happy. Thoroughly recommended seller. cheers.

I think a huge amount comes down to available finances. The poorer you are the more ruthless you need to become with one in/one out etc. I think a good test is seeing really how much, if at all, you actually play a particular bass. Individually we are the only ones who really know about how our finances and situation stand, and whether it's reasonable to buy/sell/swap or whatever. To be honest it amazes me how well off a lot of people must be, to be able to own so many basses.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1354796951' post='1890445'] I wasn't going to say any more on the subject, but the overriding feeling I'm getting from this thread is that I'm somehow wrong for wishing to sell items in a way that's comfortable for me and I feel compelled to clarify my position. I list it for sale. If it doesn't sell for a while then I'll take down the price a bit or I'll keep the item. But I'll decide when that happens. It's still my item, it's still my sale. It's on sale for what it's worth to me, informed by having done some research into recent sales etc.. If that's not compatible with the market's opinion of what the item is worth (and I'm capable of counting my own tumbleweed, thanks) then I'll deal with it in my own way. What's wrong with that? Not everyone's up for a bit of wheeling and dealing, not everyone is comfortable with it. OK, maybe I'm a bit of a control freak, but I'm not an ogre, I'm not an unreasonable person, nor am I difficult to deal with, as my feedback thread will attest to. I've clearly managed to sell stuff using this approach at mutually agreeable prices. Given all the above, low offers bug me when I've put the effort in to price things reasonably to begin with. It's irritating, that's all. Usually I will reply with a reiteration of the price and its firmness, sometimes citing the research that has led me to the amount I am asking for. Often this is accepted with good grace and we continue from there. There may be varying degrees of detectable irritability in this communication, and I apologise for any I have communicated, and for any I will communicate in the future. [/quote] And I'd be surprised if anyone thinks you are unreasonable in this, as long as you state "firm price, no offers" in your advert (which, of course, I'm sure you do). I would expect anyone stating those things in an advert to completely ignore any approaches for a cheaper price. If it were me I would. However, the people I do struggle with are those who are rather rude and self-righteous in response to a genuine offer, lower than their advertised price, having made no statements that the price is non-negotiable. It is absolutely standard practice to haggle a bit in used sales of virtually anything in our culture unless, and only unless, the seller states "absolutely no offers".

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1354722046' post='1889586'] Would you accept 35p now I've slept on it? [/quote] I can't believe it. A lowball offer in this very thread !

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1354712285' post='1889411'] I'll give you 50p for your original post..... [/quote] Deal ! I'll PM you my PP address (gift transfer only please ) !

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1354709571' post='1889359'] Low offers are just low offers, but insults on the internet are pretty stupid. [/quote] Thanks, I feel the same. It's good to know that most folks do not seem to think I'm out of order if I make a lowish offer. It's also surprising to see how opinions vary so much on this though.

I'm a regular user of this and other forums to sell and buy used gear. In the course of this I have regularly received low offers for stuff I am trying to sell. If it's too low I simply politely decline. If it's low, but I'm really keen to get rid of the item I might just accept. Today I made a trade offer to a member here and was accused of it being "worse than a lowball". I have to say that I was a bit upset. My offer was on the lowish side, and was slightly advantageous to me as I was not desperate for this guy's item. Also, from things he had said, I knew that the guy seemed very interested in my item. I thought he had slightly overpriced his item so I offered a trade with 25% more cash coming my way compared to the cash difference in the prices we were both asking on the forum, so no biggie. Anyway, he clearly felt rather insulted, as if I had made some personal insult, and made this "your offer is worse than a lowball" comment. So, how exactly how would you define a lowball ?, what is one ? is it insulting, or normal practice than one simply declines if it's too low ? Do we not all offer slightly lower prices in the hopes of getting a bit of a bargain at times ? It just got me thinking this morning that I really have not felt the slightest insulted whatever price a person might offer me. It's no skin off my nose, and I can simply say no. But it seems that others feel different. I know that the word "lowball" comes from the US, and my perception of it is that it is a derogatory term. Interested in your thoughts ..... I really don't want to go around insulting people.