geoffbyrne

Where are you based, Rob? G.

No pics, no bass!! I saw a fretted go on Ebay about 2 months ago for £350. G.

[url="http://www.axesrus.com/"]http://www.axesrus.com/[/url] G.

Yup, I'd be interested...... G.

Ibanez ATK. G.

Drink earlier!!!! G.

A John East U-Retro will fit your bass perfectly. You might want to try it with whatever pre you install before messing with the pups. G.

I've had 4 bits of gear from the local Crap Converter - first was a 1979 Ibanez Studio ST-105 with hard case for £180 - both guitar & case in excellent condition - still my No1 guitar. Second is my 1986 Westone Thunder IIIb Fretless 4 for £140 - again with hard case & both excellent - really nice player, my No.2 bass. Picked up an OLP MM 5er recently for £150 & a perfectly unmarked 150W Line 6 Spider II 2x12 for £160. I also got an Award-Session 4x10 100W bass amp for £80 which I turned over pretty quickly. It turned out it had a blown cone, but CC replaced it, no quibble, within 2 days. Anything decent in there going cheap in the last 4 years, I've had. G.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='808862' date='Apr 16 2010, 08:14 PM']That's a shame dude. Who will I corner and force to try out my 5er this time? [/quote] ................probably me........................ G.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='807690' date='Apr 15 2010, 09:43 PM']Hey it'll be great to meet up in person Geoff. I can reintroduce you to your old J body which is now a little different to the last time you saw it too. [/quote] Hiya Rich, yes, it did occur to me!! G.

I'm on the Nanpantan (North) side. PM me when you feel like a natter. G.

I don't know about Nottingham, but 20 mins down the road in Leicester, there's Sheehan's. Pretty much know what they're doing in there. [url="http://www.sheehans.com/"]http://www.sheehans.com/[/url] G.

You could try a 5751 in V1, but you'd lose a little volume.... G.

I've an Ampeg Portabass 1x12 cab (the one with trolley wheels 17"x17"x12") with a Beyma B200 12" 250W@8 Ohm in it. The horn's been removed & a tube put in as a port. It's pretty much around the size you're looking for. Could be talked into parting with it............along with the Crate Powerblock I use with it.......... G.

I'd really like to get to this, but I'm supposed to be visiting my kids in Glasgow Sat & Sun!!!!! Monday I'm supposed to be going to my mate's at the Horse & Hound Bonchester Bridge, so I wouldn't be far away if I could come down a day early. Could I pay at the door? OK, just re-arranged some visits & it looks like I'll be attending on the Sunday. I'll be carrying my OLP MM (for sale) and my Westone Thunder III Fretless plus the UK-built MAG400 head and a compact (*not* Barefaced) 15" speaker. I'll also have my MiniRigO'Doom - Crate Powerblock & Ampeg 1x12 Portabass with Beyma B200 driver (250W @ 8 Ohm) - also for sale. Geoff

The last time this happened to me I nipped the heads off the screws, removed the pups & clamped a small mole grip on the shafts of the screws - as said above, took a long time, but came out. G.

I use it for everything. Has stereo out, stereo line in, line out, headphone out, EQ, gain, master, compression, chorus, tremelo, phase, noise gate, reverb & delay. Enough amp models for fun & a few cab sims. I use mine into the FX return of my Crate Powerblock & Ampeg Portabass 1x12. G.

2nd not pss - I'll try & get to the 29th. G.

I was going to suggest that you use the graphic equaliser in Media Player to cut your treble & boost low-mids, but on this laptop I'm Windows 7 & Media Player 12 & I can't find the equaliser - it doesn't seem to be in 12, but I certainly use it in Win XP. I boost the low mids & flatten the top end somewhat & it makes the bass come through better. I only have an old pair of small Labtec speakers but they're ok. G.

I take it you're listening through headphones? G.

Where are your Nottingham gigs, Gaf? And I *might* be in Devon in September. Geoff

Look at the pics carefully - it's appears to be a bit more abused than he likes to make out. G.

One bloke got in touch (not via this site, but from an ad I had outwith). We met at a pub, chewed the fat, got on famously, he emailed me saying he liked my music page & would be in touch, then promptly disappeared. I'll play bass, fretless, 6 string guitar (I'm a pretty decent rhythm guitarist but no great soloist), 12 string - hell, I can even sing a bit - have gear, transport & will travel!! What's not to like!!! Anyway. Def. miss the gigging. G.

I have a few - the Hohner B Bass V is my narrowest neck, and my Peavey Cirrus BXP & my OLP Stingray come close after, although the OLP neck is clubby (deep back to front). My B Bass is great (probably because of the Joe Barden pups & the John East U-Retro in it). G.