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    Can't really help except to say that I have played one & knew someone who had one - terrific bass, would love to own one!
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    Two Germans (Warwick Streamers), one yank (70s p-bass) and one that was supposedly part built in Japan and part built in the good 'ol USA (Ken Smith Burner)!
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    Sold to psychoandy - cheers mate!
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    Cool - don't suppose you've got a tab for that?
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    I’ve been using SWR cabs for years now – they sound great! I had a SWR amp for about 15 minutes several years ago – it was bloody awful! +1 to playing better with a good sound. Also, the audience generally don’t care about your bass sound, they would just prefer to listen to a band that sounds good to one that doesn’t – a good bass tone is just part of a good overall sound (along with everything else)!
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    Cheers lads - just bought 3 sets
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    Stringbusters seem to have run out of their stock of Elite Stadiums (standard gusge) just as I've used my last set! Does anyone know of any other places holding stock where I can get some cheap on-line? Cheers - Pete
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    [quote name='mike257' post='503868' date='Jun 2 2009, 03:08 PM']Love my SVT3, but it does suck at 8 ohms in a loud band situation, you need the full 4 ohm load to make it sing. Open to any kind of trades for this'un Pete? Mike[/quote] Sorry, no trades Already bought it's replacement and need the money to pay for it! Cheers - Pete
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    Jesus - isn't £100 near enough giving it away! Seriously Mods - if this isn't an appropriate place to sell this item please feel free to remove the thread (apologies for doing the bloke thing and not reading the guidelines) Cheers - Pete
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    Having a bit of a clear out and I’m reluctantly selling my hi-fi separates system for £100 Comprises of: Sansui CD-X111 CD player Sansui D-X111DX stereo cassette deck Sansui AU-x111 stereo amp Acoustic Solutions tower speakers – 260w Black hi-fi stand / shelving unit Great separates system but I don't really got the room for it – the speakers and the stand will be worth well over the asking price on their own, yet alone the quality hi-fi units themselves Pick up only from Bradford (West Yorkshire) Cheers – Pete
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    Having a bit of a clear out and selling my Trace Elliot BLX-80 practice amp for £70 Please note that this amp has an intermittent hum that needs looking at that I haven’t got round to fixing – hence the low price! I’m guessing it won’t take too much to sort out thru I’m not really an expert in these matters Cracking little practice amp with a great tone but underused unfortunately so hopefully it will find a good home with someone on here Cheers – Pete
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    [quote name='Kongo' post='503145' date='Jun 1 2009, 06:31 PM']Hmmm interesting...And that 1350Watts is genuine? Bloody hell is that mono? @ what ohms? Problem with the SVT-3 was it was only pumping 275watts @ 8 ohms and the volume was only trickling in as I dialed it in...This is MUCH bigger and better.[/quote] Never turned it anywhere near full for fear of blowing my very powerful SWR 6x10 cab - it is certainly very loud! The 1350 watts is bridged mono @ 4 ohms You can download the users guide from the Ampeg site if you want the technical details
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    Having a bit of a clear out and have a pair of Peavey HiSis2 PA cabs for sale for £150 the pair Each cab is rated @ 350w RMS (I googled it to check) and has a 15” speaker and a large horn (missus)! A bit old fashioned these days but would still be great for a rehearsal room, pub gigs, for a DJ, etc Haven’t plugged ‘em for 5 years but they worked well enough then and have been stored in a warm dry place and seem in pretty reasonable nick! Would prefer a pick up from Bradford but would be prepared to deliver for the price of the petrol if not too far away Cheers – Pete
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    [quote name='Kongo' post='500498' date='May 29 2009, 01:10 AM']I can't get anything out of the Ampeg's I've tried. Tonight I used an SVT-3 for the first time in a few months...Again, had to crank it A LOT to get any decent level and I tried anything. How does this fare against the SVT-3? Gotta admit...it looks more uber...Just asking for comparisons like as I can't crack it. EDIT: OMG how much wattage!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL said head I used tonight is nothing on this![/quote] Never owned an SVT 3 so I can't really say too much but from judging from mates who have had them I would say that the SVT 5 has the same basic sound but MUCH louder and therefore obviously more headroom In addition it has the extra power amp options (dual separate power amps for true stereo or bi-amping, etc) if you need them as well as an overdrive channel and onboard compression and octaver effect I've always used it bridged into a 6x10 cab - tend to think of it as an instant dug pinnock sound if you press both the ultra low & ultra low high boost buttons
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    Alas poor Yorick indeed! Let’s get this right, you’ve actually been sacked from a Van Halen tribute band fronted by Rocky Shades (whom I once had the honour of supporting once in the 80s – one of the most hilarious nights of my musical career)! Respect! Either you are the worst musician in the world (which I seriously doubt because I refuse to believe that anyone can be worse than Rocky Shades) or it is the ultimate backhanded compliment – in that RS would not know a decent player if he tripped over one, which from what I remember would probably not be such a good idea seeing as he jumped off stage to beat up a punter when we played with him!!
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    Been offered a good deal on some light weight gear and so need some funds quickly, hence a drop in price to £370 I also have a pro quality flight case available for an extra £50 if required
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    Never played it myself but Clive posted an excellent youtube clip on here a while ago......
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    [quote name='SJA' post='484312' date='May 10 2009, 02:01 PM']I'm not a fan of Mr Big, but I think it's cool to see hard rock back. at the risk of getting flamed, I'm interested in hearing the Chickenfoot (Sammy Hagar/Joe Satriani/Michael Anthony/Chad Smith) album preview clips of all the songs are here- [url="http://www.cede.ch/en/music-cd/frames/frameset.cfm?aobj=710439"]http://www.cede.ch/en/music-cd/frames/fram...cfm?aobj=710439[/url] strangely the bass is much more upfront than it was on Van Halen albums (eg. "Turnin left")...[/quote] I agree (except that I am a Mr Big fan)! Hope that the songs on the Chickenfoot album live up to the pedigree - early signs look pretty good Will be interesting to hear Satriani play in a proper band situation and as for actually being able to hear the bass, I think that may be down to rather different band politics......
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    Re. the elitist charges – some of the jazz supporters here do tend to be rather elitist but in real life most of the jazz musicians that I’ve met are anything but and seem to appreciate all types of music and playing on its own terms……
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    [quote name='spinynorman' post='482233' date='May 7 2009, 06:04 PM']The rise and fall of jazz in three paragraphs. Before 1900 you had two streams of music in the west, the formal classical tradition, funded by the Church and blokes in wigs with country estates, and popular/folk music fueled by beer. Both relied heavily on melody, rather than rhythm, and co-existed quite happily for centuries, because everyone knew their place. If you wanted to dance with a duke's daughter you went for a waltz in a big house, and if you wanted to dance with a milk maid, you went to the local inn for a knees up. Then comes the 20th C and WWI, Americans are everywhere and the popular/folk music gets all mixed up with some African influences with hot rhythms. So all the milkmaids rush off to buy jazz records and learn to dance the jitterbug. Trouble is, the dukes' daughters think Americans are cool and don't see why they should miss out, so they start jitterbugging too. Now no one knows where they are. Worse, the classical composers try to absorb jazz into their compositions, but still nobody wants to dance to it, so they think, why should we bother writing tunes? This creates the conditions for Schoenberg and all the dismal honking and squeaking that followed. Now, here's the real problem. Because "serious" classical music has gone all avant garde, a few jazz musicians think they will be taken more seriously if they start honking and squeaking too. So they invent bebop and realise that, with saxophones, which the classical guys turned their noses up at, they can honk and squeak better than anyone. Soon there's wopbop, aloobop and heaven knows what other kinds of bop, and the milkmaids, who all now work in factories, are crying "We can't dance to this." And as they look up through tear-streaked eyes and smudged mascara, there stands Elvis.[/quote] Post of the century so far! Brilliant and spot on!
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    Bump for the weekend! A couple of serious enquiries but no takers as of yet
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    [quote name='YouMa' post='482650' date='May 8 2009, 04:38 AM']Im glad im not the only one who thinks it sounds like a poor mans VanHalen with a weak singer,sorry to.[/quote] WTF! Weak singer?? Weaker singer than Van Halen??? Please tell me that you're not being serious!
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    Just got back from a rehearsal - been playing 'Green Tinted 60s Mind', working out the intro and all the vocal harmony parts, etc Great fun and a great song......
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    [quote name='3V17C' post='481961' date='May 7 2009, 01:43 PM']reunited Mr Big live on Japanese TV peace c[/quote] Cheers - excellent stuff Great band.............
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