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ok, put them on the EHB last night (really nice to do the strings on that) so see how they last. Not the stainless ones, that bass is bright enough on its own.

I am sure if you had asked he would have given you one too?

I got it from here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154468393553 The guy didn't have great feedback but it was the only 14V 3Amp one I could find, other than Dell power supplies, so under a tenner. And if you have trouble eBay refund you. But I didn't have any trouble and it turned up when it said it would, and it works fine. Lead is shorter than the original, but not an issue for me.

OK, now it is there. Maybe because I bumped it yesterday? Although I can see older stuff that is unbumped. Oh well, one of those things then, its working now, so it doesnt' matter!

Problems sorted! Still a shame you have to buy something else for something this price, but at least I have reliable power now.

It was tongue in cheek. No, I like the cure, or their old albums, I have seen them several times and some of their music is very significant to me, but I also believe there is a time for everything. But whether they carry on I guess as always is up to them, its their career.

The cure are still going?? Wow.

I have one (for sale now) and it was quite good, probably a bit superfluous for me as I am using amps live and Helix Native for recording.

Future impact?

Correct.

Back in the day, before the last update, I used to do a search in Activity -> My Activity Streams ->Content I started to find things I was selling. I wanted to reprice my CTM100 that is for sale, that I started on july 20th, but none of my selling posts come up. Makes it very hard to find my sales, especially as I couldn't find it with CTM100 (forgot I had a -), i needed to add ashdown. Here is a link to my post, And here is a link of my search

Thanks, that sounds good!

I know it was mentioned somewhere, and this is probably not the right subject (although it is close). Did someone say there is now a way you can take payment for paypal on collection? I have never accepted paypay for local pickup but I can swear I read something on here about a safe way to do it recently. Was going to put my Amp on ebay but there is no way I am posting a valve amp.

Thomman has sorted their VAT payments out now, so there are no other charges, same as some of the other larger EU suppliers, DV24, Bax etc (actually bax never had that problem). Its only small companies and second hand goods from personal providers where there are other costs.

Roger Waters - 30 for Dark side of the moon, and then followed by wish you were here, animals, and the Wall when he was 36.

Mine were a lot cheaper than £100 but yes, it wasn't terrible but it was just a bit too heavy at that end. I think that is why the 1605 was almost immediately discontinued, and when there was another spalted poplar one it had another wood behind it. However, makes for a very nice bass with the weight, and after all these changes, I still feel it is my favourite.

I do notice a difference in balance with bodies. Taking my SR1605 for instance, with the ultralite tuners on it it doesn't neck dive but the weight is very neutral, before with the gotohs on it there was a tendancy to be a bit head heavy. All my other SRs are heavier (up to the 5005 which is a brick) and the heavier they get, the less head light they are. The only structural difference between the 1605 and the 5005 is the top wood is spalted poplar, rather than wenge. It is amazing how much difference it makes.

Thought it was more Charlie Watts myself

Maybe I have it set too high then. My SR and Shuker aren't the loudest basses, so maybe i need to turn it from Stun to Massage. Well, another thing, the volumes could be a bit stiffer, they have moved when I have moved the unit a bit. However, I think it really does do what it says it does, and of all of the complaints about it (apart from the power), most are just functions of what it does, like it is a pain it is so heavy but wouldn't work if it wasn't, etc. Wish I didn't have two weeks until the next gig (or practice) now, so I could try it out more.

ok, so now I have charged it, most of the other troubles seem to go. Sadly missed those two gigs, have some others at the end of the month. So my thoughts now: It really feeds back a lot. Do I have it up too high? If I let go of the strings, it will start in a few seconds on my 1605 and my shuker. Its a bit of a pain to adjust the levels isn't it? Especially as I have a rotator cuff issue which means I can reach round. You have to take it off, adjust it and put it back. it works better on some straps than others. Problem with a few straps is it needs to go where the adjuster is, but it can't go near that. Works well on the thick strap on the 1605, not so well on the thin one of the shuker, but the shuker strap is turquoise, and matches the bass, so I can't change it! Beyond that, I can see its value. I have had it on for practices and I like it. It really helps you feel where you are, even when you can't really hear it. I have had a few gigs when I haven't been able to have monitoring (normally set up by someone else) where i couldn't really make out the note once you get to the lower strings, and one occasion where i was a semitone out and hadn't noticed. This would cure that straight away. Is it worth the money? Not sure, its quite expensive for what it is, but I have bought many things that ended up not being used much, so I guess time will tell. If not, I am not going to lose as much as I have on some basses, so seems like a good deal.

Really irritated about my docs. They have a zip in the side and although that has been fixed, the insole came away and the bottom is falling apart. I keep looking but they don't do side zips any more like these. Only a few years old.

Yep, braces as we call them here. I know what it means when an american say it, just a funny image like craddock bag - see we arent even allowed to write f a n n y in the forum!

Now there is a funny mental image! Must have looked fabulous on the guys - Couldn't find Docks and red suspenders, but it works well with black ones. (I guess some words dont translate!)