torby

Northern Ireland will now be treated by Thomann as still in the EU.

I think you’re right, I’m sure there was some kind of “waiving” of those fees for samples, repairs and in some cases gifts 😉(yeah right) for items moving back and forward from countries outside the EU in the past, I would think they would now apply to movement to and from the EU now we’re out. I’d imagine at the minute UPS is tarring everything with a big wide brush.

Had a quick look and didn’t see any threads... whats an ideal gift for the musician in your life? And no! I don’t mean a new bass or combo £££££s something that says I really put some thought into this (or read this forum for hints) what would you like? Something you maybe wouldn’t buy yourself, but something if it was given to you as a gift, you’d really enjoy. preferably music ( bass, guitar, drums, keys, vocals) related I’ll start it off, The Markbass “basskeeper” smaller, lighter than your typical stage guitar stand and can fit in your case... only £17 from Richtone music on eBay....cheap as chips but worth its weight in gold. http://markbass.it/product-detail/bass-keeper/

I know there’s ads for Bassplayers wanted/available on the forums, but do any of the Geordie members have any recommendations to build contacts in Newcastle, covering bands, coverbands, bass players, guitar players etc. Ive seen joinmyband and a few groups on Facebook, but there’s that many permutations and proliferation of names on Facebook, I was just hoping for some help on here from guys actually living and gigging there. thanks 🍻👍

What a guy, Steve went above and beyond the call, when I bought a cab from him, all round nice guy, great comms and as a bonus, he’s handy to a Parcelforce depot if you’re getting something shipped. Thanks Steve for a great transaction, it was a pleasure.

Take a look at Dawson’s NEO system, I think they have (Bose copy) the ideal system for about £300 , 10” sub and 3 section array, they also have a version with two 8” sub unit and it all stores in the back of the sub as well https://www.dawsons.co.uk/neo-acoustics-la28-line-array-pa-with-2x8-inch-sub

I’ve had a look, unfortunately I’m not too well versed in forum use, but is there a way to receive a notification if someone posts a particular item for sale in the “for sale” marketplace section. e.g. Can I set an alert if someone posts an advert for “Markbass” hope that wasnt a stupid question.

In the process of changing gear and money is tight so I have to do it in stages. I sold my Ashdown 2x10 combo plus my Marshall DSL401 so I’ve about £500 at the moment, when I used the Ashdown, if it was a “big” gig I used an additional Ashdown Tone Man cab 8ohm 250 watt 1x15, which I haven’t sold on yet. my question is, if I buy the Markbass Little Mark III, in the meantime can I use that Ashdown cab until I sell it and other gear to be able to purchase a better cab? I know the Little Mark outputs 300 watt into 8 ohm...would it be safe? Not damage the amp? Or blow the speaker. I know if I needed more bass I can DI into the PA just to get a bit of help if needed. sorry to sound like a noob but it’s better to ask people more knowledgeable when in doubt...lol

UPDATE: as recommended, spoke to Ashdown, fantastic response as people said on here, so they stepped up to the mark, main option was to pop into Ashdown, they’d sort it there and then...then take it home...fantastic service but then the problem of location popped up....so me and the guy had a good laugh about that...genuinely nice guy to talk to....hadn’t heard of that type of problem with that model....so next suggestion , get in touch with retailer for exchange. Past experience, some retailers to be truthful don’t have the player at heart but this time (and I’m happy to name them now) PMT stepped up to the mark, said it’s not good an amp should fail on its first outing, arranged for a new model to be delivered and the faulty one uplifted at the same time...THE NEXT DAY! and as I’ve said, there is a stretch of water involved which usually complicates things and adds to cost as well. So new amp working well and I’m really happy. Apologies to other replies on here, I’ve had a hectic week, our “original” band has just released our first single and video to accompany it, and our covers band has been rehearsing non stop and playing at the same time...3 gigs this weekend coming , one a big outdoor show....so again, apologies for delay in replying and a BIG THANKS to those of you who offered advice, even the lend of gear and especially PMT and ASHDOWN for the fantastic service... heres our video by the way, love it if you could like our page and like and share our video. https://www.facebook.com/EndlessDivision/

Hi T-Bay, thanks for your reply, I’m just worried if I say it’s faulty and they can’t get it to fail will I be stuck on Groundhog Day going back and forth with them not able to find the fault. lozz196, that sounds like a plan as well, it must be an older model as it’s not on the Ashdown site, plus it looks like it was delivered to the retailers warehouse over a year ago, on closer inspection, there seems to be bits where the tolex wasn’t glued properly,a wee tear on the base of the unit and a screw had come out of the corner protection, maybe I’m just looking too closely at it now because of what has happened and I’m just disillusioned....or maybe I’m thinking, this isn’t a new unit and this has happened to the previous buyer ( must check the serial numbers on the box) but if I return it, I wouldn’t want this to happen to anyone else...I’m just getting paranoid now....lol it did sound great and for £299 was good value...but if reliability is a problem. a few friends at the wedding have said maybe it was a bit of false economy and I should look at MarkBass or something....Spose it could’ve happened because I’ve changed from guitar to bass and the gods are against me.

Ok, bit of a dilemma, purchased brand new from a well known music store (quite a distance away so had to be mail order) an Ashdown Combo 2x10 version 300 watt. On first use (a small wedding gig) after an hour it cut out, no sound, no lights no nothing, vu meter not lighting at all. let it sit for 30 minutes during the break then switched on for second half, played one song and it dies again. so here’s the problem, if I return as”faulty” in my experience I can already see a guy in the warehouse banging out an AC DC tune, sounding great and saying “no problem” , but I already know it will take at least a minimum of an hour before (if even that) the amp switches off again. I play every weekend but I can’t afford to wait a week every time it has to be returned because of an “intermittent” fault that might not show until the third return! as there’s a stretch of water involved in the return and the typical problems with returning gear with “intermittent faults”, “sorry mate could find nothing wrong” am I better returning under the distance selling regulations (yes it will cost me to return probably) and I hate to do that because when it worked, I loved the sound?... get a refund? buy a different amp? or go down the “faulty” route? sadly trust pilot for this firm are a bit of a mixed bag, so there’s no real way of determining how good a company they are. in my situation, what would you be inclined to do? Really a bit of a dilemma. if this is the wrong section, can a mod move please?

I’ve just started bass and I need a combo, car transport for everything so I’m looking for opinions on this combo, small but loud enough. the amp section can be purchased AFAIK on its own for not much less than the combo, so I’m thinking the 2x8 combo would be handy for the typical pub gig...bigger stuff perhaps get a 12” or 15” cab to add on for a fuller sound. any opinions on this combo?

Pete.young: good point, probably not unless you want a quieter instrumental act....lol

Deepbass5: my take on it would be similar, I'm happy with 2 members owning the PA outright, but instead of "hired hands" I would still be happy with a 5 way split of all income, even the "kitty" aspect of things, but as I said, if the kitty builds either to buy a bigger PA or van and someone leaves, through ill health, accident and even to better their playing career I'm uneasy about them losing what they paid into basically what is a savings plan. Gareth: nearly choked on my cornflakes...lol....I thought those days had gone, amps are mic'ed, bass DI'd, bass drum and 4 vocal mics, so I suppose yes, the whole band is through the PA. I think the problem might really be not ownership of the PA as such, or even a kitty for incidentals, but if there is a savings plan for major purchases and a member leaves, they lose all they have contributed. "Hired hand" I love that expression also sounds like a good option. I can also add, the member who thinks the kitty/savings plan and if you leave (for whatever reason) you lose everything you put in.....owns nothing, they borrowed their instruments, a close friend ( other band member ) bought them their backline amp, they hadn't even purchased their own mic, stand etc...so basically has put nothing into the band.