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  1. DaveMuadDib
    THIS AMP HAS NOW BEEN SOLD, FOR THE ASKING PRICE OF £450 [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I've quit bassplaying for the quite foreseeable future due to health problems and long term university commitments, which means unfortunately parting with my beloved gear to accommodate being a poor student.[/font] Most gutting of all to part with is this delicious amp head. Folks, it's amazing, super lightweight, sounds hi-fi clean, tweakable to high heaven, has the best DI out i've ever used, some nice bells and whistles, and with 900 watts of class d oomph it has power that would make even the Incredible Hulk kneel. Loud? No matter what, I've never even had it close to 12 o'clock. Very well looked after, two careful owners (the other was one of my best friends and fellow basschatter gafbass02) and I still have the original box and everything. Purchased originally for a grand, looking for £450 for quick sale. Preferably to be collected from Cheltenham, but if you'd like me to deliver then I'm happy to discuss. [attachment=113419:genz.jpg] Blurb: [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Genz Benz continues its industry leading innovations in bass amplification with the new Shuttle 9.0, delivering 900 watts of power in a mere 4 lb, compact package.[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Developed from Genz Benz's highly successful Shuttle 6.0 platform, the new Shuttle 9.0 offers the same simple Tube preamp features and intuitive layout, along with exceptional headroom and responsive feel. The powerhouse behind the Shuttle 9.0 is a new Class D amplifier and SMPS module, enhanced with our Patent Pending P.H.A.T. (Proprietary Heat Abatement Technology) topology. This delivers robust and reliable, high output performance in a tremendously convenient package. The addition of the Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0 makes the entire Shuttle series the most comprehensive, lightweight, amplifier line available, offering a variety of power levels and preamp platforms for all applications. [b]Features[/b] [color=#282828]- Ultra Lightweight 4 lb Design[/color] [color=#282828]- 500W/8 ohms; 900W/4 ohms[/color] [color=#282828]- Analog 12AX7 Tube Preamp[/color] [color=#282828]- Digital SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply)[/color] [color=#282828]- High Current Class D Amplifier[/color] [color=#282828]- Patent Pending P.H.A.T topology[/color] [color=#282828]- Active EQ w/Parametric Mids[/color] [color=#282828]- 3-Band Signal Shape Circuit (Footswitchable)[/color] [color=#282828]- Signal Mute Switch (Footswitchable)[/color] [color=#282828]- Tuner Out[/color] [color=#282828]- Extended Range Input Gain Structure for Active/Passive Sensitivity[/color] [color=#282828]- Limiter Circuit[/color] [color=#282828]- LED Status Indicators[/color] [color=#282828]- Speakon® Speaker Outputs[/color] [color=#282828]- Variable Speed Internal Fan Cooling[/color] [color=#282828]- Full XLR Direct Out Interface[/color] [color=#282828]- Aux. Input[/color] [color=#282828]- Headphone Jack[/color] [color=#282828]- Effects Loop[/color][/font]
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    I've given up bass playing for the forseeable future due to health problems and other commitments, and while I'm a student, unfortunately a lot of my beloved gear has just got to go. This is a bass that I got my hands on around Christmas time - always wanted a stingray but couldn't afford a "proper" one, but was able to track down this beauty second hand. It's a MusicMan SUB with active electronics. Their "budget" stingray, but still a premium instrument. It looks and plays like a stingray, and I absolutely love it, but despite being superior in so many ways it just never took over from my main frankenbass (which i ain't sellin for love nor money) so it only saw 5 gigs. Don't let that fact fool you - it's an incredible instrument and it sounds and plays phenomenally, but my fender/status graphite/wizard pickups/badass bridge monstrosity has just been "my bass" for far too long. It's in great condition, straplocks are fitted and included, and the strings are fairly new. There are one or two slight dings but it has never been dropped or smashed. Came with a slightly battered flightcase thrown in to sweeten the deal, and that'll be included. Great bass and I'll be sad to see it go. Looking for £350 - bargain :-) I'm located in Cheltenham if you want to try it out. Collection preferred, but willing to discuss :-) [attachment=113412:sub1.jpg] [attachment=113413:sub2.jpg] [attachment=113414:sub3.jpg] [attachment=113420:399612_282759631783886_714850783_n.jpg]
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    Also - please bear in mind that critical articles about the profession unfortunately have a tendency to contain a lot of misinformation, so please take what you read with a grain of salt. While it would be fantastic if all diseases originate from the spine - because it would mean that I don't have to take my exam tomorrow about bacteria, viruses, prions and protists - I hope it's clear that this is not reflective of the profession as a whole ;-)
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    Very well-written and informative article, thank you! As a first-year chiropractic student and long time Basschatter/Basslurker, I'd like to throw some input in here. It's excellent to see that some of you have had great results from chiropractors. I did too, which is one of the reasons why I'm doing what I'm doing now. While I don't wish to get involved in the debate about "what's better", I feel that it's important to point out that the quality of the practitioner is a hugely important part of the whole process. My chiropractor's adjustments made an immediate and life-changing difference to my 2 years of constant pain (so naturally, I'm biased) but as JTUK pointed out, a system to retrain the muscles is a major factor in the rehabilitation process, as is generally having an awareness of your overall health and your limitations, while avoiding bad habits and bad posture. My chiropractor was able to provide exactly that service as well, and underlined the importance of looking after yourself. I would also like to add that I'm a generally a hugely skeptical person and I question absolutely everything in the world. I'm in my late 20s now and it has taken me a long time and a number of factors to get to the point where I decided that this is what I want to do. To clarify a little, although my personal improvement was extremely dramatic, it is not my sole reason :-)
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    New Zoom B3

    DaveMuadDib replied to dannybuoy's topic in Effects

    I know it's early days and nobody's had a go on one yet, but does anyone have any insight into what the compressor is going to be like on this thing? I've been using a Zoom B2 as my one and only gigging pedal for over a year now, but during gigs I've been borrowing a Boss CS-2 to make up for the fact that the compressor on the B2 is so shockingly bad. I've recently borrowed a Zoom B9.1ut for a couple of gigs, and the compressor on that thing is excellent. I was tempted to go down the road of ditching the B2 and going back to separates, but by the time I've done all of that (psu, board, etc) I might as well have bought the B9.1ut anyway. So then I flirted with getting a B9, but the thing is just way too big and expensive and I never use an expression pedal. So the B3 seems like it could be my knight in shiny red armour. Based upon spec/experience do you reckon it'll have a half decent compressor (my main concern!) and therefore be worth holding out for?
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    [quote name='Lozz196' post='1367257' date='Sep 9 2011, 07:48 AM']I put a Hot-Stack in the bridge of an Aerodyne Jazz bass, and kept the stock P-Bass pickup. It was a great improvement, retaining the same sound as the original, just giving it "more" presence and depth, plus the benefits of hum-cancelling. This is the same pickup configuration that Duff McKagan uses, so have a listen to his tone, should be a good guideline.[/quote] Interesting! Yes, Duff sounds amazing, so that's not bad advice. Well, I'm converting myself from plectrum to fingerstyle at the moment, but this configuration will suit that too hopefully? The stock Duncan Designed pickups in the jag are awful, so would I be well advised matching the J Hot Stack with an SPB-1 "vintage" P pup? From what I gather these are close to the stock fender p-bass pups. When I play my Jazz Special, I tend to roll back the volume on the P a smidge for extra bite anyway...
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    Hi guys, I'm looking to kit my Squier VM Jaguar out with some Seymour Duncans, and I was thinking about going for the matched Quarter Pound PJ combo. But after doing a little bit of research, I'm now thinking that this might not be the best way to go about it. I've always been a fan of Humbucking Jazz pups, so I am now of the opinion that I should put a STK-J2 "Hot Stack" in the bridge to match the SPB-3 "Quarter Pound" in the neck. No hum, and hopefully lots of beefy rocky tone. But if I do that, would I be better off pairing the Hot Stack with a SPB-2 "Hot" neck pickup instead of the Quarter Pound? Or should I stick with my original plan? Very inexperienced in this, so need some sound advice In my main bass, I'm using a stock fender P and a humbucking jazz prototype that I won't go into much more detail about... needless to say, it sounds fecking ace!
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    [quote name='KiOgon' post='1362775' date='Sep 5 2011, 12:38 PM']"The Duncan Designed pickups are good" - they're as good as you get in a budget range bass, possibly, but not to be confused with the 'Real Seymour Duncan Pick ups' which will give you a lot more - everything! Cheerz, John[/quote] "Good" was perhaps a bit of an overstatement So the difference between the "designed" and "real" is huge, right?
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    [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1362771' date='Sep 5 2011, 12:35 PM']I have the shortie version, and the jazz pickup on that is even worse I too have been looking at a replacement, so would be interested to hear peoples views. Saying that though, the bass is superb for the money. I'm thinking though of going down the Wizard pup route though, as they always get good reviews and the prices are very good.[/quote] I've got a Wizard on my Fender Jazz Special, and it has revolutionised everything! Think that might be the way forward. They are indeed cracking basses. But is there any hope? Will pups alone make this into a great instrument? I installed a seymour duncan invader into my old Squier Stratocaster and the difference was phenomenal, but does the same apply to four strings?
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    Hi guys, I've got a Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar. It's my "backup" bass and it plays well and looks like my dream come true, however the sound is not phenomenal at all. So my question is: what can I do to improve this? The Duncan Designed pickups are good, but they just seem to sound a little bit flat. So what would you guys recommend, and are there any success stories out there? I usually play quite rocky stuff, like Ozzy Osbourne, RATM, Metallica etc, but I often mellow it down a bit as well. The bass has a P/J pickup configuration, and ideally, I would like a humbucking jazz p'up of some description for the bridge. Dave
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    This guy makes me spend my money faster than my ex-girlfriend ever could. Top notch service once again, can't recommend him more.
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    Great piece of kit, there really is nothing better! Would buy one myself if I had any money...
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    How about if I say pretty please?
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    Offers for the Bass Terror are also welcome, but please remember that it's much more desirable situation for me to temporarily be utterly skint but have 2 amps rather than be well-off and have NO amp ;-) If I end up buying a TC head, you'd be first in line for the Orange.
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    Hey everybody, Orange Bass Terror 500 For Trade with a TC Electronics Classic RH450. *edit* Or I'll just buy your Classic RH450? I love my Orange Bass Terror 500. It's a brilliant, simple, powerful amp with a rich harmonic tone and plenty of grunt. It's always turned heads when I've used it, but it's only seen 8 gigs. Mine is up for grabs and it's in extremely good condition, comes with the official Orange gig bag and I'm throwing in the 40db DI attenuator for no extra cost (which solves the "Hot Output" problem like a charm). Why am I selling it? My cabs are the TC Electronics RS210 and RS212 which I use in a vertical configuration. So basically I'd just like to match 'em up by brand. The other thing is, while the Orange head is very much a small and compact Class D lightweight amp, it simply wasn't designed to be perched on top of a vertical RS210, and I'm tired of having to go to lengths to secure it on top or just outright place it on the floor/table to ensure that it's out of harms' way and subsequently negate the whole look of having a cool stack behind me My preference is to swap, so if you want to discuss the terms of this, drop me a PM. If someone out there is selling a Classic 450 , I'm also very interested. I'm all kinds of skint at the moment, but I would be happy to consider just purchasing the Rebel Head from you if you don't want the Orange. Once I get a feel for the price of the head I can then go about selling the Orange to recoup. But my first choice is ideally a swap to keep things simple
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    [quote name='Bassmonkey' post='1211214' date='Apr 25 2011, 08:59 PM']Cheers Gerry. Anyone know anything about these?[/quote] I see the Dave Signal somewhere in the clouds... Cheers Gaf [url="http://www.studiospares.com/mic-accessories/pro-40db-inline-attenuator/invt/568600/?htxt=mJYDTGD9uhYzkGlHu4KGO73Yyy2xeklQ0Iu3xK6kiNQfEfkdVMs7iRTyGKsuzja56BZlISUMSFF1%0AAev27xiOqg%3D%3D"]http://www.studiospares.com/mic-accessorie...ev27xiOqg%3D%3D[/url] I bought one of these attenuators last year at the same time as I bought the Bass Terror, hoping that what I had read had been a myth or an early fault and I'd never really need to use it. But for a fiver fix, who cares, right? So I had 4-5 gigs using my rig as backline-only and its sweet, warm, crunchy balanced harmonics seduced me very quickly indeed. Then I had a big gig with PA support, and I warned the sound tech in advance just in case. "Nah it should be fine, mate." Then... "Woaaaaaaaaaaah" he said during soundcheck, "Yeah, it looks like we're going to have to use your little metal thing." So I plugged it in, and within an instant it was problem solved. So yes, for some god-only-known reason, the output does indeed need to be attenuated by a whole 40db! The good news is that this cheap little tube will do the job quite nicely, at the only expense of sticking out a good whack from the side of your head during the gig. And a fiver, of course... Other than that, it's one hell of an amp, and despite the slight trade-off in size and weight, I don't regret getting rid of my Little Mark II for one second. -Dave
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    This thread details the modding of my Squier VM Jaguar, which was made possible thanks to a custom made Brass Control Plate courtesy of Mr Foxen: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=114237"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=114237[/url] The plate was built to an outstanding standard, and needless to say I was about to give up on this project before Mr Foxen came along to save the day!! I understand that he's willing to do the same for other basschatters who need similar custom metalwork, so by all means, get in touch with him if you're in the same predicament! Not ONE of the custom pickguard companies that I contacted were willing to do this for me!?
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    Ok with a bit of fiddling, I have been slowly transforming the recent Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar 2010 into my own personal instrument. This process has been slowed down severely due to medical failures, but I'm pretty much good to go now, so on with it I don't recommend gall stones to anybody, though [b]Step one: Golden up the hardware[/b] I LOVE my Fender Jazz Special with Status Graphite neck, but I desperately needed a good backup bass. Sadly, I made the decision to sell my trusty old Hohner headless, because excellent though it was, it just wasn't a viable backup in a live situation considering that it had two active humbuckers. Simply put, I needed something with a Jazz pup on the bridge and a Precision pup up in the neck position. So what could be more awesome than when the Squier Jaguar was announced; a great quality budget bass with exactly that pup configuration!! Of course I snapped it up pretty much on release day. And the first thing I did, naturally, was tear it apart. I strongly believe that a Black Bass + Gold Hardware + Tortoiseshell Pickguard is the aesthetic match made in heaven for me. It was my lucky day when this bass not only had the correct pop configuration, but actually had a black body and tortoiseshell pickguard ready fitted! Everything on this bass was pretty much stock Fender size, but the obvious obstacle was the Control Plate. This turned out to be an absolute nightmare to get my hands on, and none of the online custom shops were willing to do it for me!! Luckily, Basschat's own Mr Foxen came to the rescue, and was able to help me out in this department - I sent him a scan of plate, and in no time at all, I had a brass replica in the post. Excellent quality, and finishing - I couldn't recommend his services more! So here's a quick photo of the work in progress. Mods so far are as follows: - Gold Badass II - Gold Pickguard Screws - Gold Control Plate (courtesy of Mr Foxen) - Gold Straplock Pins - Gold String Retainer - Gold Machine Heads (25% complete!) [attachment=65982:08122010002.jpg] Excuse the shoddy lighting and mucky prints all over everything - I'll upload a new pic soon when I get the chance. For v2.0 I plan to install new pups and electronics. v3.0 should be the finished article, and if all goes to plan, she'll have... *drum roll* A Status Graphite Neck :-D I'll keep you all posted as soon as this comes to pass. If anyone else has modified one of these beautiful basses, I'd love to see your work! Dave
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    I've still not had any luck finding a replacement, I've tried contacting several people now! Anyone have any idea?
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    [attachment=60048:jaguar_c...ol_plate.jpg] [attachment=60049:jaguar_c..._plate_2.jpg]
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='970037' date='Sep 27 2010, 09:10 PM']Thinking a bit more, would have a spot weld mark on other side, might go further than the knob. Flatten off and then plate it and ya golden though. Or solder instead of spot weld.[/quote] After further inspection (read: fiddling) the washers are not actually affixed to the control plate at all - they're just being held down by the pot nut! DOH!! Just a simple 1:1 control plate it is then!!
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='969920' date='Sep 27 2010, 07:36 PM']Could totally make the washer thing, Center punch a washer, bend it and spot weld. Easy if you have a spot welder.[/quote] Oooh, you might very well be able to help me!! :-D I would love to have a perfect gold reproduction of my controlplate, complete with clicking mechanism! Bear in mind it's a fairly weak metal and it has some give to it, as it has to shimmy up and down to provide the clicking motion. I'll be in touch with you soon with a scan as soon as I can, might be a few days though!
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    [attachment=59975:27092010002.jpg] These are the tuning heads I've got - they're from a Squier VM Jaguar, new out this month. I want gold ones, and I have no idea what to get! For reference, I've tried the heads from my proper fender bass, and the hole spacing is far too broad to fit this bass. Any ideas? I've measured the hole spacing below if that helps: 26mm <-top-> 35mm ^ between ^ 20mm <bottom> Thanks
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    [quote name='Alien' post='969806' date='Sep 27 2010, 06:11 PM']There's always the Blue Peter route - sticky back plastic! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gold-Effect-Fablon-Type-Self-Adhesive-Vinyl-/130327591000"]Plain Gold[/url] or [url="http://www.choiceful.com/disprod.php?pId=76685"]Glitter Gold[/url] A[/quote] Ordered - I'll give it a go!
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    [quote name='LawrenceH' post='969344' date='Sep 27 2010, 12:25 PM']Any chance of a photo?[/quote] Why, soitenly! [attachment=59974:27092010001.jpg]
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