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[quote name='stevefletch59' post='506202' date='Jun 5 2009, 11:13 AM']Welcome to the forum, thats not a bad amp for a 17 year old, well for anyone really ![/quote] You need to be that sort of age to be abe to lift one I just about qualify under the RG postcodes as well - Henley is, confusingly, actually in Oxfordshire but has a Reading postcode! Last time I lived in Reading (well up St Peter's Hill in Caversham but pretty close!) was when I was 18 as it happens - God that was a long time ago. . .

They used to be great when in Wapping, best customer service I've ever had from a music shop. Gone downhill since though which is a real shame

[quote name='Marky L' post='508191' date='Jun 8 2009, 01:37 PM']Hate to say it, but I don't mind a bit of a wander through the market actually! I can usually pick up a couple of pairs of cheap and unpleasant sun glasses when I go there. Yes, that's another of my problems - "My name is Marky and I have a cheap sunglasses problem."[/quote] Get some star shaped ones, wear them indoors at the Gallery, ask to try out a couple of auto-wah pedals & start playing some p-funk, you'll find that the glasses make all the difference to your sound & you'll always be right on 'the one'

If your other half wants to go shopping in Camden there's loads of places to go. You could go to Camden tube, drop her off on Camden High Street on the market side and then arrange to meet in one of the many bars or restaurants afterwards. It's a short stroll to the Gallery from the market area

I've spent a lot of time in the last year buying and selling but I also seem to have really settled on one bass that just 'works' for me (well, actually I'm cheating a bit because I liked it so much I immediately bought a 2nd one!). I sat down yesterday for a quick noodle and got up again over 3 hours later, no bass has ever done that to me before Hope you have many happy hours with it

[quote name='Musicman20' post='507085' date='Jun 6 2009, 05:13 PM']Id ove two AE112s...but wow, the prices are so high now. Thanks![/quote] If you can hold the GAS for a while then some might come up 2nd hand. I think mine were about £650 for the pair including a nice set of original Berg covers Really great little cabs. I can use one for small gigs or rehearsals & the pair covers anything else I'd ever need (I'm in the foh PA mix as well but often only just adding a little high end to the bass sound depending on the room). They weigh sod all as well & I can fit both of them in the boot of a 3 series Beemer!

[quote name='Josh' post='507308' date='Jun 6 2009, 11:56 PM']The Gap Band. Fantastic synth driven basslines, they dominate the songs. Anyone know who their bassist was?[/quote] I love some of the Gap Band's stuff. Saw them live in Hammersmith once, Charlie Wilson was great, full on 'sex God' kinda stuff. Women were going crazy & doing all the stuff that people talk about, but rarely actually happens, like throwing underwear etc. at him! Robert Wilson is generally credited as the playing bass Wilson brother but I'm they had session guys on a lot of stuff as well. My personal fave is the full 12" version of Outstanding, not desperately funky but I love the groove & Charlie is on good form on this one P.S. Just found Outstanding 12" on Spotify & listening to it right now (I have it on vinyl of course but Spotify is quicker, lol).

Ok, so I'm not playing at anything like your volumes and only against one guitarist but I can certainly give a big thumbs up for the deep bass response of a humble little Berg AE 1x12. I'm running with a pair of them and have had to cut low bass in the eq at some gigs. If you position them near a rear wall they really chuck out a heavy old bucket of bass

[quote name='umcoo' post='506497' date='Jun 5 2009, 05:13 PM']This is driving me crazy. I'm making a fender/warmoth jazz and it's all set to go apart from tuners and pickups. Tuners are from Sussex and were shipped 2 weeks ago, first class. Nothing yet. Pickups were shipped 5 WEEKS ago from the US, and nothing yet. I'm getting a feeling they're somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic. Anyone have really bad experiences with shipping or really long times? I just wanted to vent sorry, it's time like this you realise how much you just sit and pick up a bass when you're hanging out. Oh well, there's always tomorrows post![/quote] Where are you based - I'm sure there's someone here who could lend you something if you're having withdrawal symptoms, lol.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='506667' date='Jun 5 2009, 10:08 PM']EDIT for the octaves - I've never played so many in a single show... ever![/quote] That's disco baby - if in doubt chuck a few more octave runs in

haven't seen one of these playlist links before - quite liking some of the stuff he's got there but it's a bit of an odd mix - good idea though. ooh - just spotted Rick James - GIve it to me Baby down the bottom of the list - made me drag out the Overwater J to play along, haven't heard this song in years

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='506752' date='Jun 6 2009, 12:53 AM']Mistakes happen. I think I had an ordered mung years ago when they were pincotts, but they sorted it out with the minimum of hassle. I don't know what their gold parts are like 'cause I've never ordered any - I don't like my basses to look like Hyacinth Bucket's bathroom fittings. Did you contact them to give them a chance to sort it out? If not its a bit odd to post here first. [/quote] I'm waiting for a response back. I was more concerned with the quality of the metal finish than the wrong items being sent. Just worried that if I fit them and they start flaking in the future then it'll be more of a pain to get them replaced.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='506677' date='Jun 5 2009, 10:15 PM']Never had much of a problem with Allparts (exept for timing) as long as you get the order number right - better description (by pics) would help. Now , altogether now ......[/quote] Sounds like a cue for a Frank Zappa song They did have the right parts number. Even the invoice had all the correct information, they just sent the wrong bits.

I seem to have a vague recollection that Out to Play Jazz has been in this show (or something very similar) and was up on stage playing a Status Streamline? Rich - are you out there, did you play a Streamline in something like this or am I dreaming?

I ordered two sets of replacement gold knobs for my Spectors as I thought the plain black plastic ones looked a little boring. The stacked knobs for treble & bass arrived first & looked Ok. About a week alter the single controls for volume & balance arrived. Got the basses out, removed the plastic knobs and. . . . Well - first I discovered they wern't matching sets. The single knobs are domed, push fit with a paler gold colour. The stacked ones are flat topped, allen key locked & darker. Then when I looked closer at the stacked sets I noticed both of the upper knobs were tarnished where the gold finish hasn't taken properly! Neither are awful but I don't know whether this is a sing of dodgy workmanship & will mean that if I get replacements then they will tarnish easily. Plus I now have to put the bloody original knobs back on again, grrr. So - just wondered if anyone has had problems with fit & finish of parts, especially gold, from Allparts in the past?

To be really honest I don't think anyone in the audience is going to take much notice of what bass is being played. In fact most of them would only notice the bass if it wasn't there