JapanAxe

I would have thought the market would saturate quite quickly, and the max prices would drop.

I can't listen to it, it makes me feel nauseous!

Schwing?

Does your TV aerial have a mast-head amplifier?

I think the lines I play mutate slowly over time. I start off pretty close to the original though.

[quote name='spyder' timestamp='1463237817' post='3049843'] I had a hum problem with basses and amps in part of the house. I was using home plugs (Internet through mains) and if I removed them the hum disappeared. They pollute the mains with noise that can be picked up on your bass or amp. [/quote] I had this too but only with one particular fuzz box!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1463229822' post='3049744'] Unfortunately there is a pretty expensive bass in the BC classifieds right now that I'd love to own. I keep logging on to look at it!! If I told my wife she's just say "get it", but I don't play at home and I don't have a band I can use it in. It's an absolutely pointless purchase. . . . but. . . . ! [/quote] Bwahahaha! Sorry

The rule-of-thumb with impedances on valve amps is you can go safely either way by a factor of 2. So if your Dominator's output socket is rated at 12ohm, you can run it into anything between 6ohm and 24ohm - in practice, you should be fine into 8ohm or 16ohm loads. There should be no problem driving your 250W Celestion - you won't hurt the amp or the speaker.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1463228973' post='3049735'] ...some of the music that gets called prog now sounds almost like a metal sub-genre and I don't really enjoy that stuff. [/quote] That would be prog metal then. Happy to help!

My day job pays the bills and feeds us. Mrs Axe has a part-time job for her fun money, I have gigs for my fun money. The practical limit on the amount of kit I have is storage space - within that I buy what I like and can afford.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1463219094' post='3049607'] A pro classical guitarist friend tells me a modern guitar has only about a 10 year useful life. [/quote] Based on what evidence!? Why? Are we talking modern classical guitars? Modern acoustic guitars in general? All modern guitars?

Has an earth connection come loose? Many (if not most) electric guitars have an earth wire running to the bridge so that when the player is touching the strings, s/he too is earthed and provides screening for the instrument. This is why touching the strings usually reduces or eliminates buzzing.

It's a long shot, but if you happen to be in the Vienne valley on the evening of Sunday 22nd May, pop along to see us in Gouëx (about 25 miles SE of Poitiers), where we are playing for the evening festivities that follow the brocante - basically a car boot sale! As well as both kinds of music (country AND western) we'll probably throw in some pop numbers. Follow the noise coming from the marquee - I'll be toting a white Fender Mustang bass and a black cowboy hat.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1462824631' post='3046096'] obviously never lick a capacitor! [/quote] [i]Now[/i] he tells us!

Sheridan Smith not available then?

If it's any comfort, I have never used the stereo capability of any of my guitar pedals either. I recall Steve Morse having a system where he ran one amp for his dry sound and the other for his delayed sound, but I'm always trying to slim down the amount of kit I carry, so a second amp would be a no-no for me.

TC, if you are being taken in by flashy playing, remember it is more important to do the simple things well. Don't know whether that was in the Karate Kid, but if not it should have been!

I've visited a couple of times - it makes a welcome diversion after I've done a Gatwick run. Great selection, knowledgeable staff, and cool with you trying anything you fancy. So far I've only bought from them on line though!

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1462893475' post='3046735'] I can see these flopping massively and being discontinued fairly quickly. [/quote] That's what I'm counting on. If it sounds like a great Precision, is light, and plays like dairy-based spreadable fat, then I may snag myself a Cutlass. Not keen on sunburst, so these are my options in a year or so's time: