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I've always found the Rock Factory to be friendly and generally good value Try Electro in Doncaster, one of the few big shops left with lots of gear - friendly staff, sometimes prepared to do deals if you ask nicely!!

[quote name='yorick' post='418235' date='Feb 24 2009, 11:37 AM']Anyone for Marc Mendoza? except me, that is!!!![/quote] Good call - I will +1 you for Marco

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='413174' date='Feb 18 2009, 03:47 PM']Exactly. I'm a retailer (although not in the music sector), and there's little that irks me more than customers saying, "And what sort of discount can you give me on that price?" They usually end up on the end of a blank stare and an enquiry (polite, of course ) as to why they should get a discount. I have yet to hear a logical response.[/quote] The response is, my friend, once I have tried out the bass comprehensively and made clear my intention to buy, why should I buy from you and not ring round every other music shop in the country / trawl the internet for a better price! The mark up on big name basses is quite considerable (or at least it used to be a few years ago) so there is normally a bit of room to manoeuvre! I appreciate that the low volume of sales these days is unfortunately putting a lot of shops out of business, but then again, the money being paid at gigs is tending to fall as pubs / venues struggle in the present economic climate and you would be a fool not to strike the best deal that you reasonably can!

Cheers matey - very helpful

Does anybody have any suggestions for places to get two replacement pre amp valves for my Mesa Boogie M-Pulse 360? I'm prepared to pay for good quality valves rather than anything cheap, but wonder if there is anything on the market that are top notch without neccessarily paying for the Mesa name stamped on them? Cheers - Pete

Just to add that I bought a rack tuner off Paul a few weeks ago - great sale, no problems at all....

The chuckle brother in question is Steve “Boltz” Bolton, who also played on the Who’s Tommy tour (in the late 80s I think), did loads of sessions and a few bit part acting jobs (mainly TV ads)! I played a few support gigs for his band when he ventured up the M1 in the early 90s! The bass Pino is playing in the clip looks like a Vigier to me – I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong…..

Glad to see that they've kissed and made up - if it is actually true that they are getting back together! I saw them a couple of times in the early nineties (second and third album tours) - they were terrific, one of the very best no frills rock and roll bands I've ever seen.....

Cheers dood – a Schematic would be very helpful if you can get hold of one. I should say that I’ve gigged the amp a couple of times and it sounds fine. I got it pretty cheap from a semi name band via ebay, so it has been toured a lot and I wouldn’t expect it to be like new. It’s just that the fact that the mute doesn’t seem to work doesn’t work doesn’t exactly install confidence……

I recently bought a well gigged SVT5. The amp sounds great but there is a bit of a problem when I start the thing up. The chap I bought it off told me to leave it for five minutes on mute when I first turn it on (I have heard other people say the same thing about similar period USA built SVTs). However, when I do this the amp turns itself on and off a few times causing a pop to come thru the speakers every time it shuts itself down. Presumably this should not happen if the amp is on mute. After a few minutes this stops and it works fine (I have taken to not the plugging the cab in until the amp warms up). Does anyone had a similar problem or know if this is normal? Does anybody have a circuit diagram for a USA built Ampeg SVT5 pro (I guess it would be about 5 years old)? I have taken the amp to a mate who is a qualified repairs guy, but of course he can only work on it for five minutes at a time as this does not occur once the amp has warmed up! Cheers - Pete

Very kind Phil, but I think that I’ve seen a tab of the Andy Fraser solo somewhere I just wondered if there was a clip or tab by someone of Billy’s solo to give me a starter for 10 before I send several frustrating hours with a bass, an ipod and some headphones!

Bit of a long shot but….. does anyone know of a tab of the Billy Sheehan solo on the Mr Big version of Mr Big (the Free song)? Even better, has anyone got a link to a clip of some clever so and so who has worked it out and posted it on YouTube?

I've always just thought of it as 'tapping harmonics' and have used it a lot for many years I know that Stu Hamm used to use it for the intro to his bass solo years ago but unfortunately I can't find it on YouTube or remember the name of the piece when he originally recorded it

My twopenth for what it's worth! I have spent many years playing in hard rock bands (classic rock if you will) and have been lucky to play with several very good players in that particular idiom, in particular guitarists The best guitar players around generally couldn’t read a note! That is not to say that they didn’t have a decent working knowledge of theory, but couldn’t read However, there was one guy who had been to music college, good singer, could play several instruments to a high standard (he was also a session horn player) and was very clever at arranging songs but was a very uninspiring lead guitar player with no real fire or aggression and it was generally acknowledged that there were a few other guys out there who could play rings round him! Years later of course, no one from that scene ever had more than pretty minor success but guess who is the only one to have made a fortune out of music (writing music for computer games) Yep, the guy who went to school and could read…..

How about: Tony Franklin Billy Sheehan Marco Mendoza

[quote name='Starvolt' post='368564' date='Jan 2 2009, 03:48 PM']Gah, my bad! Sounds (well looks) similar though! Sorry Jakesbass, I'm sure you are a top bloke ^^[/quote] I bought a cab off Jake a while ago and can confirm that he is, indeed, a top bloke......

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='367058' date='Dec 31 2008, 01:30 PM']oh, and whats with his trousers in this video [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qv7RfMwF4Vg&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qv7RfMwF4Vg&...feature=related[/url][/quote] Thanks for that clip, not seen it before – brilliant!!

He's a great player who is always source of new ideas, licks, etc. In addition to that he is a nice, helpful & humble guy True, he does have some strange beliefs - but then again so does anybody else who follows any organised religion.....

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='343441' date='Dec 2 2008, 08:11 PM']+1[/quote] +2 - used them many times, always been excellent

"OgreTones" by King's X and "Sinatra at the Sands" (the latter for my Dad for Xmas, but might put it on the ipod at some point)

[quote name='The Funk' post='321030' date='Nov 3 2008, 03:57 PM']But spread the eye contact around the room - if your eyes get stuck on one particular girl in the crowd for too long, she might get uncomfortable and leave. Take it from me! [/quote] You obviously picked on the wrong girl.... the idea is that she's supposed to leave with you….!

Always been in bands with a van for years, but a new project means like I will have to gig out of a car again: 6x10 cab, 4u rack, 2 basses (one hard case, one gig bag), a suitcase type flightcase and a bag I’ve got a Toyota Celica these days …..

[quote name='Platypus' post='283379' date='Sep 13 2008, 10:08 PM']EB don't allow any of the US dealers to export their (new) basses. Bass Central will tell you the same if you ask ( I have in the past) P[/quote] Bass Central DID offer to export a new MM sterling to me a couple of years ago - I would email them and check if I was you....

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='263089' date='Aug 15 2008, 02:17 PM']Accuracy every tmie![/quote] You play jazz don't you? Just saying, but how would anyone be able to tell the difference??

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='239638' date='Jul 14 2008, 11:26 PM']It went for £370 plus postage, I bet the winner if they go on to read this will wish they'd paid an extra £70 for a new one?[/quote] I got outbid on that auction when I was outsniped with seconds to go! Glad I lost now....!