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[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1386363836' post='2299436'] The blues scale sounds great too and as the above said more bluesy 'n less good ole boy....but still like to know why playing a minor over a major works so well...if that makes sense? [/quote] Most of the blues scale can be thought of as 'borrowed' from the parallel minor. A lot of rock is based on that concept.

You've put the volume control after the pre-amp, whereas the instructions have the pre-amp output going straight to the output jack.

Nah, gotta be this one:

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1386357399' post='2299329'] sandberg [/quote] Beat me to it. Sandberg's 'Hardcore Aged' finish is pretty savage, but you pay a premium for it. Point your browser [url="http://www.configurator.sandberg-guitars.de/"]here[/url] and start configurating!

Just don't pack lumps of marzipan wrapped in clingfilm and you should be fine!

Sadly I think the days of tiny high-capacity hard-drive music players (well, that'd be the iPod Classic) are numbered, as people move over to streaming music from that Cloud thingy. Pity, as I don't want my on-the-move listening to be dependent on a decent phone connection, and then be paying for bandwidth to listen to music I've already bought!

Nothing wrong with playing major scale notes to a 12-bar, but it will come out sounding a bit country.

I think I sold a bit of kit to this guy once on eBay, but thankfully I'm certain it wasn't anything that would have ended up on that... item

From that list of questions - actually, [i]I'd[/i] like a Betty Boop guitar strap!

More internal shots: Rather worrying blackening of the insulation on the mains switch terminals: Happily, all the valves tested good - 5x unbranded ECC83 (12AX7), 2x Mullard EL34. Another slight concern - the HT fuse had previously blown, and been bypassed by some fine wire (fuse wire?) wrapped around the fuse. Bonkers!

Pics! Rear panel: Inside rear of amp. Two Mullard EL34 valves. Mains transformer on left, OPT on right, and mahoosive choke hiding behind two dual 32uF caps: Cover off - now you can see the choke more clearly. Panel-mounted controls and pre-amp valves (phase splitter not shown):

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1386183596' post='2296902'] How's it sound? I'm tempted to pick one up. [/quote] At the moment - appalling! Pots are scratchy and intermittent. Even at living-room levels, horrendoulsly farty on both channels, almost like ring modulation. I have yet to look inside though...

This amp belonged to a bass player who had retired from gigging, my friend bought it from him out of pity (along with a 2x12 cab from which he kept the drivers), then asked me if I'd like it. Having replace his arm in its socket and reimbursed him the paltry sum which he had paid, it is now mine: This will be a bit of a project for me - learn the schematic, test the valves, replace the filter caps, replace the worn mains lead, plus any other necessary work. Gut shots to follow! Anyone else got one of these?

Although my fretless was something of an impulse purchase I don't think I'd have bought an unlined equivalent. Scott's point is that lines makes it easier to start with, and I agree with that.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1386019347' post='2294765']Very true - and I do like Ampeg gear a [i]lot[/i]. But an S12 is a one-hand lift. So are my BFMs. Hauling heavy cabs became very tedious after three decades. [/quote] Make that one decade!

Hideous! *adds item to watch list*

Sweet! Can't go far wrong with a G&L, with the possible exception of option anxiety - 12 switch settings before you even touch a knob!

If it's a song we do, we'll do it. If it's one we don't, I make a note of who requested it and where, and may consider learning it for a return visit.

Welcome Ed! Many of us here are already familiar with your video reviews - good for stoking up GAS!

Social clubs tend to do next year's bookings from October to December. Country music clubs book anything up to 2 years in advance.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1385685628' post='2291278'] If you watch yourself play, or pretty much anyone, most people tend to play over a pickup. This prevents you digging in too much during faster passages. Having a ramp between the pickups, or over any other area of exposed body enables the same thing. It just smooths out your playing, there's a tendency when not playing over something for the finger tips to get more attack, and accent the notes. Obviously sometimes this is something that you want, so in that case a ramp may get in the way, without modifying your technique anyway If I'm playing jazz for example, I like to play closer to the neck for a warmer sound. [/quote] [quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1385681247' post='2291227'] It helps you to make sure you don't dig in too much as well making poncy jazzy nonsense a bit easier (I think!) [/quote] So it's basically to compensate for poor technique then? *tiptoes over to coat rack...*

Suggest you contact Ashdown via their website. I did this before when I had to replace a 15in driver and they were very quick and not too expensive.