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Sean

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  1. Sean

    Yamaha BB2024

    Did I mention that I like these? :wub:
  2. Sean

    Yamaha BB2024

    Bass Direct is the place but these basses are few and far between. The production numbers are low as you might expect for a hand built high end instrument. I'm not a Yamaha fan or anything (and at £2.5k I didn't think I ever would be), I don't dislike Yam , I have had a couple of their guitars and been really happy with them but this model is so ass kickingly brilliant it has to be played to be believed. I miss this bass and I only played it for an hour or so. Nothing is quite the same now. If it had another string it would be perfect. Don't worry, they're doing 5-stringers by the summer. I remember watching a video of James Lomenzo demoing some bass riffs somewhere and he was playing a lovely black BB custom shop thing that I thought was quite nice so it looks like all that YASH (Yamaha Artist Services Hollywood) stuff has made it into a (albeit limited) production model. I'd love to blindfold a real bass snob and get them to play this instrument.
  3. Hi All I've decided that I need to liquidate so I'm selling my LMK. This is the two channel 500W Markbass head. It's based on the LMII but has an extra channel that can be used for a second instrument or you can footswitch between the channels for two very different settings if required. Personally I like to run it with both channels on as this gives a whole new Markbass sound that the LMII just can't achieve. I'm including the rack ears and a GigSkinz carrybag. Also included is a Behringer dual foot switch (not the one in the pic but a brand new boxed unopened one) and 7m cable. All specs can be found [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=1&vedi=68"]here[/url]. The pic shows it with the rack ears attached. Original box and packaging also included. These are £725 new (street price). [b]£475[/b] with ears and bag, all in original box. Collection preferred. Definitely No Trades thanks. Pics at weekend when I get camera back.
  4. [quote name='chris_b' post='733386' date='Feb 2 2010, 07:57 PM']Also I've seen good reviews of the Carbine M6 and M9 being paired with Bergantino cabs. You might be able to hear both at Bass Direct.[/quote] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502435"]Here's the talkbass link[/url] I spent all afternoon today playing an M6 :wub: through my 2 x Berg AE210 cabs. It's amazing. Louder than you'll ever need and it really punches like a runaway train hitting a cliff wall. The tone is not typical Boogie per se but it is very Boogie in many respects. If you want distortion then you'll need an outboard pedal of some sort; this doesn't really distort, just overdrives nicely. Despite it simple control layout, it has an endless palette of sounds. Build quality is typical Boogie. I seriously recommend separates if you gig a lot. The rack version is 23lb and a Berg AE210 is 40 lb. Boogie cabs and combos are built like cathedrals (Liverpool excepted ) and are consequently very heavy and for me that gets tiresome. Try one, you will fall in love.
  5. [quote name='mashup' post='732729' date='Feb 2 2010, 11:43 AM']And also, does anyone know where in Surrey/South London i can take my Aerodyne to be fully cavity shielded/Grounded by a professional?[/quote] Go to [url="http://guitar-xperience.com/onlinestore/"]Charlie Chandler[/url], he's an absolute gent and does all the stars. Tell him I sent you.
  6. Sean

    Yamaha BB2024

    [quote name='Sean' post='696758' date='Dec 30 2009, 09:26 PM']I think they're over priced; I reckon around £1500 - £1600 street would be more realistic and more into Sadowsky Metro territory however... The white one with the black plate is bite-the-back-of-your-hand gorgeous though and I love the 3D shaped shoulder on it - I could certainly use that with flats on as my working P bass [/quote] I played a white one today and it is the best passive bolt on bass I have ever played. Absolute killer and kicks every Lakland, Fender, Sadowsky, Nordy, Roscoe or whatever I have played into touch. It was light, the neck was incredible and the tone was as good as tone can be for my ears. It's not polite, it's not subtle, it just rocks with such massive heft that it's impossible to put down and walk away from. I had zero expectation and am still floored by it. Build quality is perfect; why it had just 4/5 for build in BGM is beyond me. It's not often I go completely bonkers for an instrument that's not a Spector but this bass is beyond special and I take back what I said above. I've seen the light Jake Blues style!
  7. Stonking! These are my favourite basses ever. Barrie's an absolute gent to deal with too. You can't go wrong. Good luck with the trade, Barrie, someone is going to be a very happy punter.
  8. 7lb basses are few and far between. Keep it. Chuck some Wizards or Fralins in the Aero and it'll rock on forever. I had an Aero with Fralins and it was fantastic, I only got rid of it because it was uncomfortable with that weird shape body and bound edge.
  9. I play this with the Amy band regularly and it's a case of remembering a few of the essential fills and just improvising around what Flea does. There's an absolute banging live version of it [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR6mEu5-egA"]here[/url] with the outstanding Taylor Hawkins drumming. The bassist has a great tone - no idea what he's using but it kills. I've have a real thing for Alanis - she is superhot in really weird grungy-scary-mary-stalker-knifing-you-in-your-sleep kinda way.
  10. I'm selling my DHA rack preamp to make way for an all in one valve head. This is a new (and I think it's the first) VT3 unit. In fact, the pics of my one are on the ebay listing. I've had this unit only one month, it's never been gigged, just had a few hours of use in the house. It comes with the PSU and a footswitch adaptor that enables MIDI switching if needed but that's not necessary only if you need that function. It comes in the red/white custom paint finish. Tone on this is really weighty and gives the full valve experience brilliantly. I've cut and pasted the spec from the website to give all the detail. [i] The VT3-Twin-EQ-Guitar-RM uses three 12AX7 (ECC83) valves to generate classic pure valve tones. There are two separate selectable channels Red or Blue with separate 3 band active EQ on each. The VT3-Twin-EQ-Guitar-RM is capable of producing a very wide range of gains to suit all types of playing. It is intended to be used as a valve pre-amp for use on the road or in the studio, it works best when overdriving valve amps, but will also work well with solid state amps or even digital recording set ups. The third valve is used in the valve driven FX loop. The VT3-Twin-EQ-Bass-RM is fitted with 2.1mm external PSU adaptor for use with a 12v @1200mA external supply. Blue channel – This channel is clean to crunch using both stages of the first valve. The circuit is the same as our VT1-EQ-Guitar-Drive. There common I/P pad control between the Red and Blue channels as well as the main DI out and Headphones. The Blue channel controls are I/P pad, Gain, Level, Treble, Middle, Bass pot plus a Bright and Boost switch. When the Blue channel is selected via the Red or Blue foot switch or front panel then the blue led will light. Red channel - This channel is clean to overdrive using a shared first stage of the first valve and both stages of the second valve giving 3 valve stages in all. The Red channel controls are I/P pad, Gain, Overdrive, Level, Treble, Middle, Bass pot plus a Bright and Boost switch. When the Red channel is select via the Red or Blue foot switch or front panel then the red led will light. Red or Blue Level sets the output level of the effect to your amplifier, there is a lot of gain generated by the valves and selectable op-amp generated boost and this will overdrive the input of your guitar amplifier with ease. Red or Blue Gain sets the level into the second stage of the valve on the selected channel and hence the level of gain. Use your volume control on your guitar to control the gain on the first stage of the valve, you will find that the VT3-Twin-EQ-Guitar-RM responses very well to this and you can control the break-up distortion like this. Red Overdrive sets the level into the second stage of the valve on the Red channel and hence the level of Overdrive on that channel. Each channel has its own active 3-band EQ which cuts and boosts around 15dB in each band, so the 12o’clock position is a flat response. Each channel has its own Bright and Boost switches. Bright increases the treble response and Boost switches in a clean Op-Amp boost to the signal. The I/P pad is useful when using high output or active pickups or when using the effect in a line level loop. The I/P Pad control is common to both channels.[/i] [b]This preamp cost me £420 shipped.[/b] [size=4]I'll sell it for [b]£275[/b] shipped.[/size]
  11. Condolences to you and the family. A dreadful thing no parent should have to suffer. Absolutely heartbreaking.
  12. [quote name='4000' post='721518' date='Jan 22 2010, 06:45 PM']Her playing on the (not commercially available ) Crossroads dvd I have is far superior to her playing on the Ronnie Scotts dvd ( a much better mix helps too). As for Rhonda being a better player, I'm not sure there's any such thing at this level. There are only players you prefer. In addition, you can only judge a player by the setting they're in and the musicians they're playing with, which makes it doubly difficult, as different players will thrive in different arenas. Would Jeff Berlin be better than Cliff Williams in AC/DC? I sincerely doubt it. As for the vibrato comment, again, simply a matter of taste. I really can't stand all this "player A is better than player B" nonsense, it serves no purpose whatsoever.[/quote] +2 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='720890' date='Jan 22 2010, 10:10 AM']Tal? Rhonda? Nah. I'd rather see him back and partnered up with Ron 'Evil Goblin King' Wood. [/quote] But if Player B is Ronald David Wood, 62 then Player A and players C-Z are all better than player B!
  13. Welcome on board, Craig!
  14. Sean

    Hello

    Been through Cumbernauld many times. Welcome on board!
  15. Are you the first member in Russia? Welcome on board!
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