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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

[quote name='OldGit' post='504822' date='Jun 3 2009, 04:34 PM']"Any inspection is welcome and i also prefer collection." Don't normally get that from rip-off people though ..[/quote] Yeah, that bit confused me too! I reckoned he was going to go for payment in advance of collection. EBay obviously discovered it was dodgy though - not even a decent attempt at a rip-off. . .

Alembic Stanley Clarke listed by someone with zero feedback: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270398749657"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270398749657[/url] Listing says: [i]This Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature Model Bass was made in 2004 and is in Dead Mint condition except for three miniscule (barely perceptible) impressions in the finish (two on the top and one on the back). Seriously a 9.75 out of 10 condition.[/i] I aksed a question and the person answered: [i]I'm terible sorry but i didn't received anything from you. Please resend your e-mail. Sorry for my late reply, i am extremly busy.[/i] Looks like this was not the same person who wrote the listing. . .

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='504247' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:44 PM']Gaaaaaaaaahhhh...[/quote] But at least you're nice & safe CK: [i]New Zealand is now officially your best bet for a risk-free destination, according to the new Global Peace Index (GPI), an annual ranking of the world's nations on the basis of how peaceful they are. Despite the much-vaunted progress on security, Iraq remained bottom of the list, below Afghanistan, Somalia and Israel, which found itself listed as more dangerous than Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the top, the usual Nordic suspects clustered below New Zealand: Denmark, Norway and Iceland came second, third and fourth, followed by Austria and then Sweden. Britain was 35th: better than last year, and one position higher than Italy, but still below most of Europe and countries as diverse as Botswana, South Korea, Malaysia and Qatar.[/i]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='504227' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:25 PM']I would really liked to have attended this Minus 2 outside when I woke up this morning.[/quote] Only 27-28 degrees in London today. . .

Still looking good for me Happy to bring any of the basses or kit listed in my sig (including the 5 EBS pedals I'm now up to, lol).

Sounds like a really fun way to spend a week You must let us know how it goes!

I haven't played a Legend but I did have one of the very cheap Korean ones for a while & it wasn't particularly nice

Here's my Sei J5 (used to be Gwil's)

If you fancy a Spector then you'll easily get a Euro NT for a grand. There was a lovely one here that sold recently for £700. I have a pair of US Spectors that I really like & the Euros push them pretty close for quality (at about half the price!). Watch out for the narrower string spacing though if you're after a 5 string. personally I like it a lot but some people find it not as comfortable. Rebops are definitely worth a try and ought to be cheaper than an NT, in fact you'd get a brand new Rebop 4 for leas than £1,000 if you search around. If you're not in a hurry then I reckon you'd get a Modulus Flea for a grand. The latest incarnation is called the Funk Unlimited & they are about £1,400 new so I'm sure an older Flea would drop below your asking price. I had one of these for a while, definitely a very cool rock / funk bass (it'll do other stuff as well but just seems to 'feel' right to me in a rock funk scenario given its heritage, lol).

Although you say you're not after a Fender J or P copy have you tried a US made Fender J or P? You'll just about get a used one for your money with the huge advantage that if you really hate it you'd be able to sell it on very easily. If you're after a Warwick 5'er this looks rather nice [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=48249&hl=warwick"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...&hl=warwick[/url] (well, I like the look of it as I'm a big fan of blue basses!). £450 posted to your door, lol

Perfect - what more could you ask from BC eh? Unless of course you are Carol Kaye