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Higgie is yer man - currently cruising the Caribbean and having a particularly fabulous time

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1356218074' post='1908187'] Private sales? As in you and another individual, not a shop? Bass Gear is an amazing store! But one of the things I'm after is a Squier, I'm sure they don't stock those [/quote] I've done it at least three times on a private sale with someone else here from BC BG doesn't get a lot of Squiers in but they did pick up a funky MIM Jazz in PX today if that's any help.

I've done this in private sales before. Never had a problem. I work at BassGear one day a week to help out my friend who owns the store. Pretty sure he'll be happy to agree something along these lines for you. Check his stock and see if there's anything that takes your fancy

[quote name='Cyrene' timestamp='1356129925' post='1907352'] Headache inducing [/quote] Sounds like an Ampeg SVT & an 8x10 at full tilt in a pub band context. . .

Traded a bass with Pierre and everything went really smoothly. He even bought a brand new case for it to make sure it would be well protected for shipment from Germany to the UK. The deal involved an international money transfer in my favour & Pierre handled this without fuss & the money arrived in my account in £ Sterling so I didn't incur any transfer charges. All handled very smoothly and efficiently. Had a good old natter about lots of bass related things along the way Really nice guy and very helpful. Happy to recommend him if anyone is looking to buy or sell

Forgot to add - the rant seems to kick off from a reference to pre-decimal currency. He seems pretty opposed to decimal currency as well so, if anyone has the rig for the gig, they may want to check if they are being paid in old ten bob notes or not

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1355996944' post='1905369'] His website is an absolute hoot... [/quote] And contains a ludicrous political rant on, of all pages, his list of gear. Running down the side of his guitar pictures is a long rant about the EU, immigration in general, immigrants taking jobs and houses from UK citizens, how being part of of EU has emptied churches (!) and crippled the NHS, how the police are facist bully boys who kill without fear of prosecution, voting conservative, labour or lib/dem means we have all invoked a 'super heavy control society', some anti-communist rubbish, conspiracy theory stuff, the ruin of our children by teaching them about sex and homosexuality, racist comments about Poles, Nigerians and Filipinos, how Britain is being 'abolished' and on and on and on. These sound like the ramblings of a seriously deranged mind to me. . .

Price seems to have been removed now - how much was it (if it's not a personal question)? Looks like it's a long way from original but, as others have said, if you like it that's not a problem. However if you're after a 'vintage' bass thats close to original spec then maybe it's worth reconsidering

I think search functions haven't worked since we moved to the new platform a while ago.

I have an AG500 as well (the single channel one). The AG is much cleaner, maybe a bit more muscular and with lots of punch. That's not to say that the TH doesn't do clean, it's just a bit warmer. I work (for fun!) at BassGear about 1 day a week and they have both TH and AG heads in plus a few different cabs. If you're not far away you could pop over some time and try them out back to back

Without a wireless setup it's not easy to be sure exactly how you sounded out front. Maybe the other player's mouth was wide open because he thought you were overpowering everything I'm not saying that you were but just that you might have been to his ears. There's a guy I know that insists his live sound kills and all I hear from out front is a dull thud. However, he's happy with his sound so that's cool. I don't think you can really use this as an example to say J basses can't be heard live but P's can. Way, way too many professional gigging bass players out there using J's for them not to work.

The TH500 is a great head. I really can't begin to explain why but, to my ears, it sounds nicer than a TH pedal through another amp (with the onboard pre bypassed). Mind you, I've only ever done this once so maybe with a different power amp it may have sounded better. Might need to watch out in warranty issues if you buy in US and anything goes wrong over her. Aggie customer service guys are great though

Paul Turner can cop the Bernard Edwards style perfectly. I've seen him demonstrate it really close up on Everybody Dance. Not only does he play it note perfect in Edwards's style but he can happily carry on a conversation at the same time

Just spotted it has a D-Tuner as well. Mine also had one of these (although I never got round to fitting it as I don't like them much).

It's been through at least three pairs of hands since I sold it (assuming it's definitely my one). I bought from someone here on BC and sold it to another BC person. He then traded it on to another BC'er and that's where I lose track of it. Does it have Nordstrand or Bartolini pickups? It Barts when I bought it but it came with a set of Nordy's. I fitted them but when I sold it I included the original Barts with it. Pretty sure the next seller also kept both sets of pickups with it.

Pretty sure that's my old Roscoe! I'll buy it back if you decide to sell I can let you know what it's sold for previously as well

[quote name='barkin' timestamp='1355788083' post='1902886'] Wanted, struggled & failed miserably... [/quote] That was me exactly - when I then mentioned it I got 'flamed' fairly heavily These days it's got to the point where if I hear Matt Bellamy's screech on the radio I have to reach for the channel change button!

I sometimes get this - New Content works perfectly for everything except stuff I've posted myself

Funnily enough the greatest disappointment I've ever had with a bass was a Kingbass, lol. I was really looking forward to owning one but pretty much from the moment I took it out of it's case I disliked it, I literally couldn't find a single thing about it I liked Reason for saying this is not to criticise your choice but just to emphasise the great thing about basses is that we're each looking for something different and personal and the world would be a very boring place if we all wanted the same thing I guess I've had a few basses over the years that have massively exceeded my expectations but then something else has come along that was just that bit better again. Have been pretty settled with a '63J and a Ritter Cora for a while now but recently picked up a GB Spitfire (by accident!) that really surprised me and I've been playing it a lot - I bought it to modify and sell but was so surprised at how it sounded and felt to play that I've hung on to it for a bit

I have a Traveller 2x10 and it's a great cab for small gigs or rehearsals. It works brilliantly if paired with an MB 4x10 for bigger gigs as well.

[quote name='YouMa' timestamp='1355709987' post='1901760'] Wish john taylor would do a show and tell on bernard edwards stingray he got. [/quote] I have been told, on more than one occasion, that many of Duran's bass parts were actually 'ghosted' by Mr Edwards - anyone else ever here this? Maybe it's one of those 'urban myth' things

First gig with big new band, venue packed and everything going well. Come back for encore and suddenly there's no sound from my amp at all. Spot that my jack lead looks frayed and decide it must be this. Don't have another immediately to hand and we're already into the opening bars. All I could was rapidly unplug my tuner patch lead (which was sitting on top of my amp) and use that instead. Played the two encore songs with the bass literally under my chin, my back turned to the audience and my face rammed up against the amp! Luckily it was a good old school Fender rig that was about as tall as me or I'd have also been kneeling on the floor at the same time

Enrico's 33" scale 5'ers are just great to play.