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Never use them at low volume but find they help with personal monitoring in some band situations Also depends on which bass I'm using - sounded horrible with a Sadowsky (to my ears) as the combination of high output top end on the Sad was picking up every little clang when feed through a pair of tweeters. Of course this is just as much to do with my technique as anything else but I didn't really want everyone to hear every little buzz from my playing, lol.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270356924468"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270356924468[/url] Currently sitting at £999 which is a bit less than they've been selling for here (still has a day to run at the time of writing).

Most MTD's are 35" - even their US 4's are. Easy to spot given how MTD name them all - 435 / 535 / 635 etc

[quote name='ashevans09' post='435934' date='Mar 16 2009, 11:48 AM']Haha, had it coming And yeah that's one of the reasons I'm loving the MTD, as it's not really one of the mainstream brands it doesn't attract too much of the bad, "expensive gear therefore twat" attention. More the kind of "oooh that's pretty, let's talk bass" attention. How did the girl perform at your gig? What band you in? Might try and make it to a gig [/quote] I think i already get the "he's got a 5 string so is therefore a twat" comments, lol. The girl with only one rehearsal was great. I'm sure no-one noticed that she wasn't our regular singer Our band is called Third Party but most gigs are private function things & usually in deepest Hampshire which is where most of the band are based.

[quote name='sk8' post='424289' date='Mar 3 2009, 04:36 PM']I sold my Shuttle 6.0 and Bought a Shuttle 3.0-10T Combo and its great. 175 wats and weighing less than 20lbs. When i add it to the neox 112 its a great mini rig[/quote] I did exactly the same thing The baby Shuttle combo is virtually a one finger lift it's so light. Easily loud enough for a lot of everyday situations at 175W & adding any second cab will bring in the full 300w output.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='434828' date='Mar 14 2009, 07:53 PM']Poor relations that don't come anywhere close to the majesty and power of Joy Division.[/quote] I know this is probably heresy but I always struggled with Joy Division. I realise that this may have partially their intention but they were jsut too intense for me and, ultimately I found them boring. I remember buying each album when it first came out thinking it was going to be "the one" but, for me, it never was I've always thought they've been more revered since Ian Curtis wasn't around but that's probabl;y just me being cynical. Only thing that really worked for me was Love Will Never Tear Us Apart which I played to death when it was released

Forgot to say - the pics reminded me a bit of No Doubt's latest promo photos:

[quote name='Bassassin' post='434739' date='Mar 14 2009, 06:08 PM']I messaged the seller, his reserve is £1200 and he's not willing to split & sell the Jazz separately. Anyroad up, we'll see what happens... J.[/quote] I don't want to sound overly negative about someone who's obviously been here on BC but I ahve a sneaking suspicion that this auction isn't going to get completed at that price

[quote name='Jono Bolton' post='434656' date='Mar 14 2009, 03:33 PM']Was 4-1 good enough?[/quote] Good enough for me (and I'm a Gooner!). Just seeing Ferguson's face after the final whistle will keep me happy for the rest of the day Shame about the band stuff but maybe use it as inspiration to do something else that's more to your liking. Always one of the problems of playing with the same people for a long time is that there's always going to be some who don't want to change or learn new stuff.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='434598' date='Mar 14 2009, 02:02 PM']Look familiar? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31614"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31614[/url] Wonder why he refuses to split? He could've sold them all & probably made a lot more 6 months ago. Jon.[/quote] You've got a good memory Jon Definitely worth more individually. I bought a pair of instruments at an auction once for about £60 the pair. They were listed with a knackered Aria bass as the first instrument. it really wasn't worth much more than £60 (I think I sold it to a mate for his son as a learner instrument for £50). However the other was a real oddball rarity Guyatone guitar that I got £150 for! It helped that I knew the Guyatone was worth a bit but if the original seller had simply sold them seperately I reckon he'd have got at least £60 each.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-pro-basses-and-Amp-And-fx_W0QQitemZ290302685993QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item290302685993&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-pro-basses-and-...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] Someone selling a stack of Arias as a single lot. This will almost certainly mean they will sell for less than they are worth individually so could be a bargain. I had an original SB1000 years ago & really liked it. The stuff up for sale (from the listing) is: Aria pro 2 SB1000 Bass 1980 with the "bat ears" Headstock It is in truly Immaculate condition for its age.original Hard Case Included. Aria 1540 Jazz bass sunburst finish 1977, passive, original Hard Case Included. Aria pro 2 Laser electric classic twin active pickups in paduk red colour 1986 Includes Hard case. Aria Pro TSB 400 Short scale bass in Black 1982, with twin cream pickups it is passive and is In fair condition for its age it has few marks from giging but nothing serious no wood showing. The Bass ampflifier is an Ashdown Electric Blue 180 Combo. The Fx unit is A Behringer Bass V-Amp and Footpedal and bag.

So I've sold my main amp & won't get a new one for a week or so & was wondering what to use at home for the time being. I then had the brainwave of feeding my Sadowsky outboard pre straight into my old EBS power amp power amp. Sounds great! It's one of the old models & if you whack the bass & treble boost up full it really makes a lot of basses actually sound like a Sadowsky as well

[quote name='bubinga5' post='434302' date='Mar 14 2009, 12:43 AM']Check these out..New Direction Live..turn up the bass when listening, awsome slapping...i would love to be there WOW!!! after 3.00 it looks from the headstock, hes playing a Sadowsky..The drumming from 4.00 onwards is fantastic... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA2lwHQXYKo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA2lwHQXYKo[/url] Perri, a hard to get album with Nathan East on bass..They used to be on backing duties for Anita Baker. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod4PuUmhOc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod4PuUmhOc[/url] And for me the master on bass..Dale Black...you have to see/hear the jam he gets going with the drummer..i love his chordal work at 8.40..Incredible...I think this guy is as good in the groove if not better than Wooten, Gouche,....IMHO [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThwuJVcyoA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThwuJVcyoA[/url][/quote] I saw Perri with Anita Baker when they got to play the support slot before Anita came on. It was a while ago (mid/late '80s) but I think it may have been Nathan East on bass for the evening. Great live vocals from what I remember. I had an album on cassette but it's long been chewed up in a car stereo, lol. I love that New Direction vid, I'd love to see something like this live.

Watched the Bernard Sumner interview on Sky Arts & I'd really forgotten just how much I used to like New Order during their 'glossy' synth funk pop era. My favourite has to be the full version of Perfect Kiss with Hooky riffing away with that great tone that cuts through all the sheen of the synth production I especially like how they break it all down in the middle & then start bringing everything back in again

[quote name='bubinga5' post='434127' date='Mar 13 2009, 08:25 PM']cant find Light House?[/quote] Download Spotify & they have 2 New Direction albums available for streaming in decent quality. It's totally legal &, even more exciting, totally free! [url="http://www.spotify.com/en/"]http://www.spotify.com/en/[/url]

I liked the second one best - you know, the one without any of the band in it, allowed me to just stare at the Aggie Spot the old bloke who hasn't concentrated on the singer's appendages