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They're not EB-0s, but EB-3s. The EB-0 only has the neck pickup.

Does one need an 8x10 Barefaced cab? No. Does one want an 8x10 Barefaced cab? Ooh yes.

I'm thinking of getting Alex at Barefaced to knock me up one of these: Not suitable for lead guitar though.

Some strange things in the description of this Ashdown rig: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epic-Rare-Ashdown-Professional-Bass-Rig-Klystron-Amp-1200W-8x10-and-2x15-Cabs-/121775930643 First off, I didn't think Ashdown existed in the late 1980s or early 1990s, so I guess the suggestion that the amp head is from that era is inaccurate. The 8x10 is apparently "USA made", whereas I thought Ashdown prided themselves on building their kit in the UK.

My sound is mostly down to a cranked up valve amp, and I sound almost the same using a Rick copy as I did when I played a single pickup Stingray. I make my own leads, mostly because the Neutrik connectors outlast the cable itself, and I've never noticed any difference with various brands of cable. What annoys me is sound men who will always mic up the lead guitar amp but try to insist on a DI for the bass. I now take my own mic to gigs so I can make sure I get my sound rather than some vanilla, non-overdriven bass sound.

My dream amp is the Hiwatt DR-201. Can't afford one, but have a Sound City L120 that's been modded to be more like a Hiwatt. If you can find a clean L120, particularly a version I, II or III, then a competent techie can convert them to sound indistinguishable from a Hiwatt DR-201. This is because Dave Reeves designed the first Sound City in the L120 series before setting up his own company.

I sold my Stingray last year as I was always playing my fairly knocked about Jolana that cost little more than a tenth of the money I paid for the Stingray. Surprised me, as I was blown away by the quality and playability of the Stingray when I first bought one in 1998 and I never expected to find anything I felt was better at considerably less cost. That said, I've owned two Jolanas of the same model and the other one was quite different and not as nice to play so I think I just lucked out on the first one.

Glad that Happy Jack has suggested mains issues, as that was my first thought as well. Had similar problems in certain dodgy venues *cough* Camden Underworld *cough* and it turned out to be fluctuating mains power.

With Darkglass and Demeter (the only "boutique" brands I've ever bought), they do use very high quality components. When the Darkglass B3K was being assembled in the US there was a very informative YouTube video that pointed out where particularly good components had been used, notably the footswitch, and how the design favoured durability over speed of assembly with nosockets soldered direct to the PCB for example. Could these be assembled in the he Far East with the same components? Yes. Would the end result be cheaper? Doubtful, as the volume they are made and sold at would mean that economies of scale wouldn't kick in.

I thought Ampeg's stuff was made in Vietnam these days (apart from the US made "heritage" kit). If so that scuppers the idea these are made on the same production line as the SVT 450.

Any other harmonium fans on here? I got this simple model for £30: [attachment=201116:harmonium1_small.jpg] [attachment=201117:harmonium2_small.jpg] Googling doesn't turn up any information on likely age or manufacturer, but I'd guess it was a low priced model for something like a school as it has no stops, little decoration and some undecipherable graffiti scratched on to the lid that reminds me of old school desks. Most harmoniums are much bigger and more ornate than this one, with multiple stops to produce different timbres. They're quite unfashionable and can often be had for free as long as you collect, but they sound fantastic - they were intended as alternatives to a pipe organ, but produce much more haunting, choir like tones almost like a string synthesiser!

There was a shop on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton when I first went to university. Analogue synths were only just coming back into fashion, and I had plenty of bargains from there - Roland SH-101, MC-202 and TR-606. A Roland TR-808 and Emulator II (albeit with busted floppy drive) from a similar shop in Oxford as well as a Simns-Watts AP 100 valve amp and Oberheim DX from a junk shop in my home town. Then there was the small ads in things like Loot - a Korg Mono/Poly for peanuts from a bloke in a functions band and Moog Prodigy. All sadly long gone (both shops, Loot and the gear) although my brother still has the Mono/Poly.

Good excuse to by another 8ohm speaker to go with your existing one :-)

"Are you looking for some rough trade love?"

Recently seen three people I've known through bands pass away suddenly. They were also partial to amphetamines in their twenties, so it's not surprising that Lemmy's health seems to be suffering after a much longer use of similar drugs. Like Billy Apple above, Lemmy is the bassist I most admire and while I understand he wants to keep gigging I fear he's not going to last long if he keeps at it. That said, probably better to burn out than stop gigging and fizzle out in misery.

I have to second The Chameleons and add the debut album by Department S. It took over twenty years after it was recorded before it was released, which is a shame.

I've done BEAD, CGCF and BbFBbEb on four string basses. The only one that needed truss rod adjustments was CGCF to cope with increased tension. My strings of choice used to be Power Slinkys, but then I discovered Circle K strings that can be bought for specific tunings and maintaining even tension across all four strings.

Looks suspiciously like a faker: [attachment=199691:lemminions.jpg]

Always had a soft spot for the Peavey T-40, and this one is in my perfect colour: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980s-PEAVEY-T-40-VINTAGE-ELECTRIC-T40-BASS-GUITAR-w-HARD-CASE-BLACK-MADE-in-USA/331636861187"]http://www.ebay.co.u...SA/331636861187[/url]

I doubt that most people would see money from PRS for their tracks played on SoundCloud. Any monies collected would just be divvied up amongst the big publishers as usual. At least that was my experience of them - people like Elton John or whoever owned The Beatles publishing rights would get a percentage, smaller bands like mine would get nothing despite airplay on commercial radio and Channel 4.

[quote name='Bassjon' timestamp='1440084010' post='2848160'] Ha no not quite Atari.... it just seems these days Garageband and Logic have overtaken everything, nobody seems to use cubase anymore. [/quote] For home use Ableton Live seems to be a more popular choice than Logic. And Basstractor - it's only about eighteen months ago that I sold my Atari ST, complete with a boxed copy of Cubase. Nowadays I use a circa 1989 Roland hardware MIDI sequencer and record into one of these: Way less bother than struggling with poor timing and latency on a PC based DAW. I then master into one of these:

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1440067663' post='2847976'] Why is it out of date? Just curious. [/quote] Maybe he's still using the Atari ST version?

An update! The edges and corners have been routed, so I can finally cover the beast in Tolex:

What time is love? If pennies came from heaven,could Karl Marx have been mistaken? Who let the dogs out?

That's a really nice build and it's awesome that you got to show it to Jerry. I love the fact that his own basses, which he makes himself, have no volume control as he doesn't ever turn it down. As someone who's constantly checking my volume and tone controls are fully on I can see his point!