Dubs

[quote name='andy67' post='188276' date='Apr 29 2008, 06:24 PM']tought it was only the 'b' series that were made in Vietnam?[/quote] Think its [i]everything[/i] now...although I could definitely be wrong on this.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='188222' date='Apr 29 2008, 05:33 PM']Yeah i know but EBMM OHSCs retail at about £120 they may be good cases but i doubt they're £120 good.[/quote] Possibly, but for £120 you could get a solid fitted flightcase if you go looking. I wouldn't have paid that much for it if it didnt come with the bass but it is by far the best moulded plastic hard case that I've come across. Get yourself one of the Warwick cases @ £40 new it's a drop in the ocean when looking at the bigger picture

and mine... [attachment=8261:SVTness.JPG] not a great pic but you get the idea...

at the risk of repeating myself... get the SVT410-HLF and go to the gym more it's not like you've got to carry it that far cos it's got good casters on the back, just have to carry it over things, or up a dreaded 5 flights of stairs to play a really obscure gig where the audience is only made up of the other bloody bands...you know the ones. [attachment=8258:SVTness.JPG] sexy 'little' rig

These were taken about 6 months ago. That band is over now and no one has offered to take pics of the new one yet, but that said we're not gigging too regularly at the moment... [attachment=8242:Ben1.JPG] [attachment=8243:Ben2.JPG]

[quote name='budget bassist' post='187730' date='Apr 29 2008, 12:51 AM']My sub didn't come with a case (bought used with a pretty hefty gig bag), hence having to buy a gator and maybe a warwick case. And would a 5 string toby probably not fit then? neckwise that is[/quote] ah, well I'd deffo recommend the fitted musicman case. The one that came with my stingray is really solid - the most solid non-flight case that I've ever owned. As for 5 strings; i can see it being a very tight fit. On my Warwicks it's a snug fit and those basses aren't exactly known for their wide necks.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='187533' date='Apr 28 2008, 08:08 PM']Does it fit most standard sized basses like the gator case? say... a musicman... or a tobias? [/quote] Yeah it should do, can't see any reason why it wouldn't, but why would you want to put your musicman in a warwick case when it comes with its own fantastic purpose built case? It seems to be pretty versatile, it fits all my basses anyway although one thing I would say is that the neck support near the headstock is quite tight so it's a bit of a squeeze for those wider neck basses (Stingray, P-Bass etc...) It's a good case for the money anyway and i seriously doubt that there's anything better for £40. Actually - I've just realised it's the same as buzz's case...check it out ^^ The white stripes match my Ampeg SVT rig :brow: = +6% cool factor

my first pedal was a totally mental ibanez bass fuzz (PD7) and i would still be using it if it wasnt so temprimental, i think it sounds amazing thinking about it, i might post a thread in the repairs section to see if anyone would know how to make it more reliable

The Warwick Tolex case just arrived and I've got to say that I am very impressed by it for the money it cost (approx £45 inc delivery). However, on first impressions it does seem a little cheaply made but it does fit my Warwick Thumb very nicely - much better than the Gator that I was using for it. I'll review it in the Reviews thread in a couple of weeks once uni is over and I've had a chance to gig it a bit and see how it stands up to a bit of abuse.

[attachment=8213:DougPinn...mpeg_rig.JPG] ok, ok...I have to admit this isn't mine but I thought it was an impressive fix for those Ampeg junkies. I'm using a SVT-CL with the SVT410-HLF cab and loving it - Made in the USA that is, none of that crap from Asia

Sound Control are an Ampeg dealer, I think there are a couple of them in Manchester? ...Made In Vietnam...

[quote name='matty589' post='186898' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:51 PM']Maybe it would save us all wasting even more of our time (well actually I have one eye on CSI) just to get on with something else?[/quote] i concur...and give up with this thread

[quote name='BassManKev' post='186893' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:44 PM']he has a point though[/quote] maybe he's missed the point of the thread?

[quote name='matty589' post='186880' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:26 PM']None of us have done this have we? So why not stop wasting time talking bollocks and do some practice, go out and gig and sound like the bollocks ?[/quote] geeeeeez louise, take a chill pill it's all opinion. I'd never be so blindly arrogant or ignorant to say i was better than a bass player who has made a bloody good living from being a bloody good bass player over 20+ years. as has been said before...i thought the purpose of this thread [i]was[/i] to talk bollocks about bass players that we reckon are over rated?

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='186874' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:20 PM']Hmm, whose is this then? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju1RaX9Vkho"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju1RaX9Vkho[/url] [/quote]

[quote name='BassManKev' post='186866' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:05 PM']how so? in comparisson to some of the other bassists mentioned?[/quote] to be fair a lot of the players mention on this thread do over complicate things to a certain extent *but you have to take into consideration the context in which they are playing; i.e. a solo player is gonna play differently compaired to someong playing within a band set up*. regardless, i actually really enjoy the over complicated bass lines that flea comes out with as their great fun to play/listen to/watch. flea is definitely a bass icon for the masses but being rated Bass Guitar magazine's bass player of the year 4 years in a row or something crazy in the 90's is another example of how over rated he is. Edit: might have been bass player magazine?

[quote name='BassManKev' post='186848' date='Apr 27 2008, 10:52 PM']he doesnt overcomplicate thing[/quote] ????? yeah he does flea is a great player man and he definitely doesnt blow his own trumpet, and i grew up listening to the chilis and everything up to and including Californication was great and really helped me to learn the bass, but... he's still over rated even if he doesnt shout about being good.

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='186820' date='Apr 27 2008, 10:17 PM']I say Flea is over-rated because way too many bassists say he's the best thing ever - he gets a lot of recognition for being in a famous band and for slapping ostentatiously... I think he's great, but I think the average opinion of him is higher than it should be[/quote] +1 on this deffo. Flea is an amazing player but he does get far more praise because he's in a mahousive band. No one would know him if the Chili's didnt happen and he was still playing cheese funk rock in dirty Hollywood strip bars.

Due to persistent impulse buying (is there any other why of buying stuff??!?) I've just bought one of those XL Spider cases, I should have it by Tuesday. If anyone's interested I'll post a little review on it once I've used it a bit.