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[quote name='bnt' post='213655' date='Jun 6 2008, 09:28 AM']Just one look at that bridge has me hurling. A touchstyle instrument needs individually-adjustable-[b]everything[/b] to work effectively. Someone should tell those Tennessee jokers that sticking "Professional" on something's name does not actually make it professional quality. [/quote] Paul White wrote a very good editorial in Sound on Sound mag last month in which he observed that "if it says professional on the box, there's a very good chance the item inside is not professional" or something along those lines.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='215750' date='Jun 9 2008, 09:44 PM']Thanks but how would you get to gigs......![/quote] I could carry them all the way there if they're as light as everyone says!! Maybe I'll wait till I'm not quite so skint instead.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='214697' date='Jun 8 2008, 01:26 AM']The colour is eugh. Makes me want to cough up my own sea foam! Clearly a Marmite finish... [/quote] Salty enough to give you heart problems?

Shill bidding's definitely wrong but it's the bidder's responsibility to know how much the item he's bidding on is worth! This would only work if you were enough of a muppet to offer this much money for this bass!

Bought a G&L Tribute L-2500 off Keith this evening, top bloke, totally straight, took time to talk me through the bass and give me a sheet with some control settings for different sounds to get me started. Also helped me realise I need to sell my car to get a Markbass setup. Couldn't ask for any more from a seller. Thanks mate!

Ieuan was the perfect seller in the transaction for his EHX Nano Bassballs pedal, excellent communication, absolutely as described and no fuss whatsoever. An excellent first experience of trading with users on this site!! Nik

[quote name='ste_m3' post='160023' date='Mar 19 2008, 12:08 AM']Whats your price range? Theres a warwick 611 on here thats going for £200 (cracking deal) but its a big beast. if you like the markbass gear its well worth looking into in a bit more depth![/quote] I guess I'd rather wait longer for the ideal purchase than make another half-step. As I say, I liked the sound of that Mark Bass combo and it was very loud and very small ... but I guess I'd have to play one and really crank it whilst listening to the tone to know whether it was for me. Problem is, there's nothing around here shop-wise and I don't want to make a trip to a boutique shop without knowing roughly how much I'm going to have to spend to get great tone. Hence asking you lot!!

Ok I've not played many bass amps so my terminology might be a bit out, hope you can understand what I mean. I've got a Laney RB9 300w head and Hartke 410tp cab. I love the sound when we're practising, great punchy sound. However, at gig volume it seems to be a bit 'edgy' and the bass end gets a little furry and boomy. I'm playing ska/funk/pop and need a really articulate sound but with plenty of bottom end. Not growly I don't think, but plenty of headroom, good dynamic response and as little tweaking of EQ as possible. I play with fingers (an Ibanez DWB-3 Doug Wimbish most of the time, with a Spector Rebop 5 on the way). What am I looking for? Compact and light is also a big issue, though that probably comes at a price premium? Oddly enough I've played a Mark Bass Jeff Berlin combo but that was before I started listening to the sound of bass, I just knew it 'sounded good'. Cheers! Nik

[quote name='Machines' post='150252' date='Mar 3 2008, 12:04 PM']Physics has a lot of maths in it - so you should be familiar with the laws of probability.. .[/quote] Yes, the law of probability states that I have never won a competition in my life. Thanks for the review too, I would be interested to know/see how these compare to the others mentioned because I would like to dip my toe into the acoustic bass pond at some point.

[quote name='Machines' post='150245' date='Mar 3 2008, 11:54 AM']I hated Physics at school. Your entry has now been disqualified.[/quote] That's because you didn't have me as your teacher! The other day I watched an experienced teacher explode a conical glass beaker with 30 kids crammed round his table, none of whom were wearing goggles. You can bet they will remember that lesson for years. All of which shows why I should win the bass ........

I'm saving the future of the country's education system by becoming a physics teacher. There are only 122 of us in the country this year. Surely that deserves some sort of special treatment?

Good question. Someone asked me if I could teach them to play bass recently and it occurred to me that, unlike with guitar, piano and drums, I have no idea what I am actually doing when I'm playing bass! Am interested to see what people think.

No - don't use detergent! If it's a rosewood or ebony fingerboard, follow these simple instructions. For lacquered maple, don't. Start with Silvo or Brasso metal polish wadding (about a quid for a tin, will last for a decade). Give it a good scrubbing and see how black the wadding comes up. It's also (not surprisingly) good for polishing your frets. Then use lemon oil or almond oil (almond oil is better for feeding the wood, lemon oil is better for cleaning but sold at a ridiculous price by guitar shops, I usually use a 50/50 mix of the two, almond oil is a couple of quid for a lifetime-sized bottle from any pharmacy) to clean and feed the board. Do this with a a bit of kitchen roll folded up, with a tiny amount of oil on it - literally hold it over the top of the oil bottle, turn upside down and back and that'll probably do a third of the board easily. Rub it into the board and once you've done the whole board, rub it down in the same way with a clean piece of kitchen roll. Repeat this stage until there is no more oil coming off onto the kitchen roll. Repeat the whole process if needed, but done properly this should be once-through only, and a ten or fifteen minute job maximum in total. Hope that helps, if my explanation is imperfect, sorry, it's late at night! Nik

Sweet! I love green guitars. That said, if you need to re-home that natural one in a hurry ......... !

Can you push it back a night, I'm away then but I love the Hi-Fi and your music sounds like it'd make for a good night out!!! Pretty please?!

[quote name='Smash' post='142319' date='Feb 18 2008, 10:20 AM']Noisedude, I had that Behringer head as a back up to my Ashdown head a couple of years back, I lent it to a friend for a year who did around 80 gigs with it I also did 20 gigs with it between saving for next amp. It really was pretty good workhorse for me and good for a backup, I know there are a lot of bad comments on here about it , but maybe I was lucky, not much in the tonal area and also that damn awful boost button but I think you should be ok, but like we all say everyone is different. If you can afford it go for a Markbass Little Mark 2 Head they really are fantastic! I use an MB LMK which to me is so so good.[/quote] Believe me, I'm saving! Thing is, I have a Laney RB9 head that I don't dislike, and a Hartke 410 Transporter cab that I'm slightly less keen on. So I'm sort of looking at lightweight cabs and realising how expensive it's going to be to re-do my rig!!! I run right at my limit on the RB9 with the 4x10 cab (the limiter kicks in and I'm still begging for more volume) so I'm really not sure what needs upgrading first. Maybe I should start a thread on that!!

Others may disagree, but if it's in warranty and sounds good, you might as well keep playing it. I've seen them gigged to be honest, and though most people will upgrade after a while I'm not always sure how much you can hear the improved sound of a quality amp in a room of 5kW of PA and about a hundred people The HA3500 is a good head from what I remember of it, although avoid the underpowered HA2500, IMO.