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  1. [quote name='Rich' post='1029998' date='Nov 19 2010, 11:26 PM']Well it's decided one thing. The next one of us who starts up a band has [i]got[/i] to call it The Tims. [/quote] I wouldn't like to be in that band if they're playing around Glasgow or west central Scotland.
  2. [quote name='CPBassman' post='1029062' date='Nov 19 2010, 11:24 AM']Where is Geoffrey? He spouted a little vitriol my way and then disappeared. The Schecter remains unsold!!! Great rhetoric all round guys [/quote] It's a Schecter copy! A real Schecter is worth a good 200 odd quid where as an inferior copy such as "shecter" are not really worth much at all
  3. I got mine from roqsolid AKA [url="http://www.amplifiercoversonline.com/zenca...;products_id=16"]http://www.amplifiercoversonline.com/zenca...;products_id=16[/url] They give an exceptional customer service & called me to go over details such as "what colour of piping I would like" & with progress updates. Good solid cover too. Well recommended.
  4. I got a couple of sets the Peacock Blue DR Strings a few years ago & whilst they looked great to start with, soon turned tatty looking. They was a bit too bright & zingy for my liking & the G string wasn't up for much slap & snapped in no time (I'm glad I only paid about £25 for the 2 sets as they're extortionate over here).
  5. I've got to agree with GEOFIO, I've been on here for a few years and never bought or sold anything on here! Saying that, I've not had anything to sell & the only things that I have bought have been a new combo from the Bass Merchant, an mf-101 from Kenny's Music (because it was only £149!), some accessories from a couple of other stores & a set of flats from stringbusters. If I had some money to spend, there's plenty of things on here that I'd love to buy, but I'm skintos! Anyone wanna buy a house in Perth?
  6. Why would you need an 8x10 tho?
  7. And me! No octaver at all. I want!!!!!
  8. Learning your scales is a good thing. Boring as hell, but worth it to be able to step into an originals band & play bass like you spent ages writing the line. Having another musician to learn with is a help too. My best friend plays guitar & we taught each other as kids anything we learned about theory & practised together regularly. Ironically, we've never played in the same band! Simple rock basslines are good to get your right wrist loosened. I found playing along with The Cult & Van Halen to be most enjoyable & very easy to play. Oh, & learn your blues scales & simple blues patterns, they'll come in handy later.
  9. xgsjx

    SR1000E

    I've got one. Had it since 1990 & never owned any other basses since buying it. It has a huge range of tones from top clanky sounds to dubby bass & just about everything inbetween. Pretty light with a very thin neck (good if you play fast). I put TI flatwounds on mine & the only downside for me is that it hasn't got 5 strings Sounds like a fair price to pay for one (they was £700 new in '90).
  10. Going by my board with only 2 MFs & 2 boss sized stomps & the EP2 on it, I'm gonna guess it weighs more than everything else in your rig put together (amp, cabs, bass etc)? A sack trolley would be next on my list!
  11. I got a Godlyke Powerall (1.7A & has a few different connector adaptors & a daisy chain with 2 polarity reversers). I run the Murf, CE2 & Distortion from it but had to put the 101 on it's own supply as it was getting a buzz. I tried shielding the sides with copper which reduced it a bit but said "sack it" in the end.
  12. I'd try both & see what you like as it's gonna be down to personal taste. I love the sound of the MB cabs but I haven't tried TC before.
  13. [quote name='BurritoBass' post='1022681' date='Nov 13 2010, 05:43 PM']I didn't click the links but I am reliably informed that pornography is indeed available on the internet [/quote] [quote]Feel free to PM any mod you see online at the bottom of the board index in the future .[/quote] Put's a new meaning to Basschat
  14. My MB combo is of kickback design. I've only used it once as a monitor in this position tho as I normally have it standing vertically.
  15. A cab that looks like a bendybus? The mind boggles!
  16. Oops answered. Yes to your 2nd Q. Although it will only draw about 60% of the power that the 2 them was.
  17. Yes & No. If you wire two 16 ohm speakers in parallel, you'll get 8 ohm. If you wire two 4 ohm speakers in series, you'll still get 8 ohm.
  18. I had a wee spy at these too. Look like a decent alternative to the Ashdown MAG range.
  19. In most instances I learn someone else's songs either by ear, by watching what chords one of the other band member's are playing (that's if they know the song) or have a quick google if I struggle with any of it & find either the tab or score (preferably score as it's often more accurate than tab). The majority of (cover) songs I know have been learned as a kid from music books (whatever happened to them ), but I hardly find the need to read music all that often in my current bands (but can come in handy) as we put our own take on anything we cover.
  20. Give your rig a test run. set it to a bassy tone & whap it up (in increments of course) & see if the speakers break up. Personally, I don't see why your rig wouldn't handle it but I've only ever used one trace rig & it was a 4x10 combo & I don't think it would have handled it. My 2x10 shifts a lot more air & handles a lot more bass than it did. On second thoughts, you might wanna start looking for a new rig.
  21. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1016770' date='Nov 8 2010, 07:15 PM']It's OK, mate. I think most people respond to my threads because of the avatar. [/quote] Shhh, don't let the Mrs hear that!
  22. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1016747' date='Nov 8 2010, 07:05 PM']I've already admitted the 'versus' was probably innappropriate.[/quote] Sorry Pete, I never read that bit (or 4 other pages ). I still don't understand why anyone wouldn't be interested in theory tho? Knowledge is a good thing (when it comes to music, that is).
  23. I've not read all this post (there's a surprise G, just jump in with your daft ideas), but Groove vs Theory? Really??? I would have thought every bassist would want both? I know I do. Wanting groove but not theory is a bit like being able to speak English, but not being interested in learning how to read or write it or even what the words mean. Vice versa, wanting to learn theory but not groove is like being able to write words but not managing to make a decent sentence (I think I actually fall under this category when it comes to speaking . ). What's next, strings vs leads?
  24. But X with 2 8 ohm cabs is usually considerably louder than X with 1 of the same cabs that's 4 ohm.
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