molan

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320315209828"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320315209828[/url] I don't really know about price on these and there's no bids so maybe it's too expensive but looks nice I think.

[quote name='Platypus' post='323030' date='Nov 5 2008, 10:05 PM']If you are considering a GB Shuttle 6, do check the cost in the US ( and the sales tax) and the fx rate - you can buy a new Shuttle 6 in the UK for £450 delivered and have the full 3 year warranty P[/quote] Mine came in at £350 from the US (including carry case) but exchange rate has tumbled since and you'd be lucky to find one for under £400 now. Shouldn't be concerned about import duties etc. depends on personal confidence levels.

Friend of mine had a Nemesis combo that was nothing but trouble. Continual problems and it failed completely at a gig once. may just have been a rogue head but really put me off. Sounded nice when it was working though! Purely personal view but I'd have to think that Eden would not sell cabs that sounded as all round good as their core range at a lower price as it would wreck their core brand sales. There's obviously a diminishing rate of return but if it was a straight choice between the two I'd go for Eden branded cabs ahead of the cheaper Nemesis versions any day. Obviously weight is a factor here and the Nemesis stuff is definitely lighter than Eden equivalents.

I'll dig out my Rocco Prestia T that I bought at a charity event for him in Chicago a couple of years back when he was really ill. I hardly ever wear it so seems like a decent opportunity & I can't imagine there'll be many other people wearing one!

[quote name='bassoctopus' post='322904' date='Nov 5 2008, 07:31 PM']Has the G-B got a switchable PSU like the Eden? Good point on the Mesa - light weight isn't everything, unless it's an amp I'm going to bring back from the States.[/quote] Only the 6 not the 3 Here's a pic of the back panel, you should be able to see the red switch that flicks between voltages:

If you want an easy to transport, voltage switchable, head with decent power & a valve in the pre then you could do a lot worse than Genz Shuttle 6.0. If you get the gig bag as well you can bring it back as hand luggage. I did that earlier this year & US customs were fine with it, just had to go through the scanner on its own & not in a case with anything else. I haven't giged it yet but the core tone is nice & there's a fair bit of flexibility.

I love the fact that no-one has mentioned what the camera team were obviously most interested in - Grace Jones' legs You can tell this is a 'proper' muso's forum can't you

I saw Dave Bronze depping for someone at a pub gig a few years back. Thought he was a really solid player & I mean that as a compliment Seemed like a nice bloke too.

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='321321' date='Nov 3 2008, 08:53 PM']i'm going! Picking up my new EBS cabs from Bernie -Jake[/quote] And it looks like I'm going to meet Jake & swap some basses

[quote name='fretmeister' post='321620' date='Nov 4 2008, 10:52 AM']Balance by using the vol control on the bass.... Just a thought like![/quote] Doh! What a dumb bell, I'm so used to keeping the volume control at near full all the time I hadn't even considered that

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='320717' date='Nov 3 2008, 10:05 AM']Dave. I thought the head had a XLR in on the front. Is this not the case?[/quote] Yep - official blurb says: [i]"Balanced input accepts balanced XLR allowing the head to accommodate for all sorts of acoustic bass pickup systems. You can also use this input to plug in a microphone - even while you play your bass through the 1/4" jack input"[/i] I guess it would depend on how you were able to balance the two signals but it ought to be a possibility anyway. Thanks for the tips anyway guys, deal is now agreed

I'm selling a Mark CMD121P and someone who is interested asked if the Tuner output can be used for headphones, does anyone know if this is possible? They also asked if the XLR input can be used to feed either a drum machine or iPod into the combo whilst still being able to play bass over the top using the regular bass input? I'm fairly certain the latter is possible and easy to set up but not so sure about using the tuner out for phones? Unfortunately I don't have the combo with me at home so can't try either of these options out. The head is the standard one used by Mark for their combo range if that's any help

SVTII Non Pro? Sorry - couldn't resist

I have to admit that I never really thought the whole 'valve' vintage tone thing was that inspiring - after all, I've pretty much always owned pretty modern basses & embraced headless & graphite necks very early on. And then I 'inherited' an SVTII (non-pro) in a deal that went slightly awry. I was totally convinced that I'd hate it & it would be a gnarly old beast with only one sound. Much to my astonishment it's much more flexible than I thought & love the pure clean sound! Having said that I'm also using a Genz Shuttle at the moment &, although I'm damned if I can really hear much difference with the valve pre option, I really like this as well. haven't had time to A/B them yet but may get a chance next weekend. My head is quietly hoping the baby Shuttle will win out but I ahve to say my heart is with the Ampeg

[quote name='joe_bass' post='318852' date='Oct 31 2008, 10:22 AM']Hmm a Sadowsky is almost double the cost of an American Fender, not including shipping & tax. From the research I've done & all your contributions it does seem a very nice piece of kit, but yeah I'm asking myself if it's that many leagues ahead of a Fender or similar.[/quote] What you are almost certainly going to discover is the good old 'diminishing returns effect"! If you take a US Standard as a base, just for sake of argument, then spending twice as much will not deliver an instrument that's twice as good. Loosely speaking the more you spend the less you'll get in return. However, what you do get is a a combination of great 'stuff' like looks, build quality, playability, subtle sound differences etc. All of which mean that, if you have the money, then the extra cost will pay back in personal playing pleasure (don'tcha just love a bit of alliteration now & then?).

I've come across this one a couple of times too - partly because I was checking out prices on Audere pre-amps & a search picked this up Looks nice in white I think.