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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='457605' date='Apr 8 2009, 04:58 PM']The problem isn't restricted to high volume, new items. If you have a Fender MIM/MIJ/MIA P bass and you stick it on eBay then anyone considering selling a similar item simply needs to search for said same item and by simply sending a few emails you could well bag a buyer and scr*w the sale up for the poor guy who had to pay for the listing. With reference to this particular item; if you imagine you had a similar bass that 'hadn't' been butchered you could simply PM ANY of the bidders, point out how shabby the defret was and offer your bass as an alternative... if you were a bidder and someone offered you a better bass what would you do? [/quote] Good point. I guess this is another reason to avoid eBay then.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='457470' date='Apr 8 2009, 03:17 PM']That is a tricky one actually! I used to ebay regularly (2000+ 100% rating, though rarely bass related) and I never made sales/bidding private/hidden. However, I did get wind that other sellers were contacting people who bid on my items (I had some regular buyers who made me aware of what was going on) and were offering to sell them similar or identical items, thereby losing me potential higher final value sales or meaning things just didn't sell as people were poached away. Eventually I realised how easy it was to do that; sellers didn't even have to list items, they simply trawled eBay for people selling similar items and made offers to the bidders. So I can appreciate that 'sometimes' it is a good tool for sellers not wishing to have bidders/buyers lured away.[/quote] Ah, I was completely unaware of that kind of thing. I guess that would be more useful when regularly selling new items in larger quantities, whereas I can’t see the point of it for one off second hand items – I can’t see there being more than 1 or 2 badly defretted Corvette FNA basses in the world...you’ve got to hope anyway

[quote name='alexharvay' post='457414' date='Apr 8 2009, 02:24 PM']I bet it seemed like a great idea to begin with, but it is a little bit ridiculuos. Nice board by the way. I've been meaning to raise mine up a bit to fit my power supply underneath. Going to give it some time this weekend. Did you staple or glue the carpet to the wood?[/quote] I stapled and glued it - glued the flat surfaces down then stapled the carpet around the edges otherwise it would have just come up, if that makes any sense?

[quote name='mrdirtyrob' post='457381' date='Apr 8 2009, 01:56 PM']I used this as a resource too and am now the proud owner of a similar board. Mine has extra supports, a recessed bit for my power supply, and no carpet but otherwise pretty similar. I made it to fit in a messenger bag I had lying around. "Borrowed" wood, screws, glue etc from dad's garage, total cost = 4 quid for velcro tape. Will post pics when I stop being lazy. Cheers for the inspiration ben![/quote] Good stuff man, get a pic up

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='457377' date='Apr 8 2009, 01:53 PM']People!... or friends? [/quote] Only time will tell... Hidden bidder ID is always a bit suspect...

[quote name='alexharvay' post='457199' date='Apr 8 2009, 11:20 AM']Is that John Frusciante's board?[/quote] Yeah apparently so, but I can’t see how that’s a useable gigging setup.

Can’t believe people are bidding on it at £400…

I would. I wouldn't even have to think about it. I'd be packed and on the way before the end of the phone call

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='456909' date='Apr 7 2009, 10:28 PM']Thanks for the replies....still unsure as to what to go for!! Any more advice?[/quote] All I’d advise is to really think about what you’re going to be using the equipment for and what you’re going to use the recordings for at the end of the day…

Unlucky mate, it sounds like a nightmare. I guess the moral of the story is that the cheapest option is not always the least expensive…

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='456110' date='Apr 7 2009, 08:56 AM']Well you see I'm the sort of person who has to plug everything into everything and press all the buttons IMMEDIATELY! Um, there is a firmware upgrade available from line 6 - but you'll need to install the line 6 monkey and set up an account - if you haven't already done so. Takes about 10 minutes all in. There's some "deep editing" software which I have downloaded as well... for future use... (I know you've owned one for ages, so apologies if the above sounds a bit patronising, it's not meant to).[/quote] It’s totally fine mate, and in fact it’s probably almost the perfect level of slight patronisation - To be honest I should have tried these things out at least once in the last 4 years

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='456049' date='Apr 7 2009, 07:35 AM']LOL! Actually I was going to PM you, as I know you have one! As it turns out it seems that it needed recalibrating, I found the instructions for it on the Line6 forum and also once I had upgraded the firmware on it. So for anyone - (including your good self) - who doesn't know: Hold bank UP and turn the unit on, Release bank UP and press AMP to clear the settings then cycle the pedal to the heel down position, then to the toe down, until the WAH light goes on. Then wait 10 seconds or so, release the WAH back to volume, press save and then cycle the unit. That should sort it - seems to have done so on mine. (Currently at least)! Other than that, SO FAR, it seems like a great piece of kit, though I have only had a couple of hours to play on it.[/quote] Ahh, very interesting, I might do this! You know what, I might actually plug the USB cable into it and see what I can download Never done this before as I didn’t really see much point in it, but I think I’ve been a bit too blinkered as to my “plug and play” mentality

If you’re looking for 10+ inputs then it’s gonna potentially cost you a lot. What’s your instrumentation? I can’t imagine that you’d need more than 8 to record a rehearsal – 2 overheads and 1 on the kick for drums, then a single mic or DI everything else. I think something like this - [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Alesis-IO26-Firewire-Audio-Interface/76F"]http://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Co...o-Interface/76F[/url] - would work with Cubase, but I’m not sure. The cheapest way to do it would be to send everything into a mixer and bounce a stereo mix of the whole lot to your interface – all you would need to do then is get hold of an interface with 2 inputs, and these are much cheaper than the kind of thing that I think you’re gonna need for what you’re thinking of doing. Obviously the problem with this is that you wont be able to mix the recordings after, but I take it that you were just after recording the rehearsals for reference rather than using them to promote your band? If that’s the case then have you looked at the Zoom H4 recorders? It seems to be the recording equivalent of a Swiss army knife! Food for thought anyway…

Oh dear

The volume pedal on mine doesn’t completely mute the signal, but I actually find this really useful. Other than that I cant offer much advice as I don’t really have a clue about the functionality of it despite owning it for almost 4 years!