Clarky

In typically 'green' continental European style, its also fully biodegradable

Just traded basses with Gareth, getting back my old A/E fretless in return for a super nice JV Precision. Met up at Waterloo and had a brief natter and - as before - he is a very nice guy, super reliable and trustworthy.

I got this a few months back from Rick's Fine 52. He thinks there may only be two in the country with the large Fender logo (they changed to Squier after about a year I believe). Its very mojo'd but a thing of beauty to my eyes (sorry about the slippers in the close-up picture!) [attachment=171120:DSCF0905.JPG][attachment=171121:DSCF0906.JPG][attachment=171122:DSCF0907.JPG]

Truly the best sounding and playing fretless basses out there IMHO

Pete, dump the BP-100 and for less than a second hand PlatPro you can get a perfectly decent 2nd hand piezo like a BassMax, Realist, Shadow SH950 or Underwood and I bet you that would solve your sound problem (it would work well with a Briefcase and wouldn't need a preamp) I bet there's a BCer with a spare who would lend you one for a tryout

Thanks Jack, I will be watching this later as I am another lower back pain sufferer

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1409816187' post='2543530'] That top is in very good condition...how old? [/quote] They are still being made (a cool £1700-odd at GAK [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-super-bassman-head/56166/"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-super-bassman-head/56166/[/url]) Looks amazing and I bet it sounds superb. Afraid i couldn't cope with 65 pounds weight though

Nope just ordered it. Several huge advocates of it among the TalkBass DB community so fingers crossed

Yet to gig my new one but at the mo' my DB has a Full Circle and I am going through an Acoustic Image head. Its sounds about as good as a piezo pickup will allow. I have also taken the plunge and ordered a Troll mic [url="http://trollmicrophone.com/"]http://trollmicrophone.com/[/url] as that will almost certainly give me the most authentic DB sound and - at least in my small venue ensemble - there won't be drums and foldback monitors to lead it to feed back

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1409729453' post='2542605'] Have I missed the price somewhere? What was it? [/quote]Post 14 above: "less than a grand" Nice score!

wow thats a beaut and a serious barg!

My tick list: committed - sorta talented - nope aged 19-25 - ermmm want to really get somewhere in the music biz - bit late play a 5-string through a 'proper' rig - screwed So I'll see you all there anyway!

ha ha then expect me 10-12am!

Oops just realised I would have to leave at 12 noon as something family related in diary that afternoon. Colin/Nik, barring your splendid selves, how many arrived at last year's bash well before midday? If nearly everyone came in the afternoon, I will probably have to decline

I doubt it will keep up with a drummer unless he uses brushes or has a particularly light touch. My acoustic project is drummer-less so its not an issue for me. But there is a Crazy 88 with two 8" speakers which almost certainly would keep up with a drummer, I would guess

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IIRC, the Wizzy 10 needs a lot of EQ'ing out of mids. The Crazy 8 doesn't. Probably best to ask Roger (aka bassace) who owns both - although I recall him posting that he thought the Crazy 8 outperformed his Wizzy 10

Having now got a small pub/coffee bar Americana acoustic project underway (in addition to All The Queens Ravens), I realised my old (sold) Crazy 8 cab would have come in useful. I contacted the US builders who pointed out that there's a Greenboy licensee in the UK called Tricky Audio who make all their FearFul and Crazy 8/88 cab designs. There are several obvious advantages to a UK builder: quicker order time, easier return if issues and - best of all - no US import costs and taxes (so it works out a fair amount cheaper too). Worth checking them out. Their FaceBook page is https://www.facebook.com/trickyaudio. The builder is Guy Trigg (who is occasionally on BassChat as Triggno9). So without further ado, here is the cab which I am very pleased with. That isn't Mrs C behind it, in case you were wondering. [attachment=170669:DSCF0900.JPG]