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But of course. Ibanez 5er with active eq and passive switch, 2 humbuckers. I 99% of the time use it passively. BF Midget. Brand new D’addario strings

eBay and Paypal is a shining example of what happens when there is no real competition in the online auction sector. Too big and too complacent.

So these are my current settings. Quite happy with the sound. But any suggestions on getting a more Jeff Berlin zing?

I had a B200R for a while. Traded in my GP11 410 combo for it. Wish I’d never got rid of either of them. Too young and naive to know what I had...

I very recently went from dinky little heads to a big Trace AH600. Heavy but a doable two handed lift. Pair it with one or two lightweight cabs. Sounds absolutely amazing. Can’t see myself going back to class D anytime soon. Dont worry too much about the age - they are built to last, but get an amp tech to check it over when you get it just to be sure.

I think this is accurate. For the record, I hate ‘acoustic nights’. Usually some over-earnest scrotter with a beard and unbuttoned lumberjack shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a Jack Daniel’s tshirt underneath playing ‘his take’ on classic rock numbers.

I’ve always been chasing the bass sound equivalent of a big lazy idling American V8 burbling away inside a Plymouth ‘Cuda. Randy HT’s work with Incognito reminds me of this.

Agreed. His 2 biggest hits are his least interesting musically to me. Rosalinda’s Eyes is one of my favourites. I am also quite fond of his earlier work which featured a fair amount of pedal steel guitar. He’s so much more diverse than people think with distinctive style changes over the years, he really can do it all.

An astounding player. Been a HUGE Joel fan since about 1992, took up the bass in ‘96 and listened to BJ in a whole new light. He met a tragic end though.

Thanks for the suggestions chaps. How could I have missed the Peavey T40!

The same guy who’s flipping your Rik also flipped my Jazz using my pics and description. Although the account that actually purchased it was different and I had no problems. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/321694-what’s-all-this-about/

Next Feb is my 40th. I had the idea of either getting a cheap project 125 Honda bike to fix up or a YOB bass. Obviously, the motorbike idea got nixed, so it’s a ‘79 YOB bass. I have an idea of what I’d like ideally budgeted around £400. A nice Aria perhaps or an Ibanez. Fretless would be nice. Maybe Westone? Something Japanese of quality, Fujigen or Matsumoku IIRC. I’m quite a way off from a purchase so just looking for ideas really. Any thoughts?

Bongo.

I couldn’t see anything wrong visually. I don’t have the means to test the audio output at the moment, so all I’ve done for now is tested connections and cleaned the pins with contact cleaner. And they were filthy. I rarely DI, maybe once a year. If it doesn’t work I’ll just have to turn it up to 4.

I stand corrected. Said the man in the orthopaedic shoes.

I’ve worked that out as 429 miles of strings based on an average 34” scale. That’s London to slightly past Edinburgh!

Great strings and not too pricey either. I had a problem with a rogue medium scale that had found its way into my long scale set. A quick tweet and 3 days later a whole new set arrived. This is the sort of customer service that generates return custom.

Thank you for all your replies so far ive decided that I definitely want early breakup.

If you own a Trace then I’d recommmend one of these. One careful American owner.

I did a gig on 8 pints once. I sounded great. No one else thought so.

Thoughts on this? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183186481526

Oooo early breakup sounds like a lovely option. Especially if her indoors nixes my Barefaced 15” fancying.

I’ve recently got hold of a Trace AH600SMX, nicknamed ‘The Herniator’ and was wondering about valvage. Neither I nor the previous owner have any idea how old the valve is, so it could be 20 years old as it’s a ‘98 amp. The valve is a 12ax7 Golden Lion. I’d like to replace it and am looking for recommendations. Am I right to assume that all 12ax7/ECC83 valves are designed to a certain spec and that any tonal variations are manufacturer dependent?

Pull it out. Clean the jets, needle and float bowl with some carb cleaner, reassemble and add some fresh fuel.