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MB1. Was using the 35/95 thins Twiggys i think theyre called, on my aria Sound Control is your only hope for the last of the Ashdown Strings now.Or you may want to get in touch with Rotosound and speak to Jason as he might know who made the strings for Ashdown.

MB1. Use the introductions Thread before you start selling! Do you Agree?

MB1. ..............WTF?

[quote name='ped' post='184810' date='Apr 24 2008, 08:24 PM']Damn! Sorry to hear that mate. Are you quite well up on Trace Elliot gear? I wouldn't mind finding out their 'timeline' as it were, I seem to remember reading something either here or on Talkbass. Sorry for the Hijack!! ped[/quote] MB1. No Problem Ped! Bought my first GP7 4x10 when they were still Soundwave wish i still had it.they then went on to be owned by kamen Industries,Gibson and now peavey.I had some custom gear made with Trace Elliot a SMX 1X15 Combo and a 2x10 cabinet both in red they were awesome looking.The best time for Trace was definately the eighties(endorsed by Mark King) i doubt they will ever enjoy such popularity again to be honest.

[quote name='ped' post='184431' date='Apr 24 2008, 12:02 PM']So??[/quote] MB1. What!....Ronnie Jordan? An original AH 250 GP 11(immaculate condition/recently serviced/all 100%)with cover circa 1980s on Ebay sold for £190 Last week only a couple of miles away from me....... still gutted!

[quote name='Chopthebass' post='182516' date='Apr 22 2008, 08:12 AM']LOL I think we were playing Cream !![/quote] MB1. ...I FEEL FREE!....Obviously!

[quote name='dlloyd' post='184183' date='Apr 23 2008, 10:41 PM']Well, you could... they used to add methanol to it to make it kill you if you drank it, but that didn't bother some, so they started adding stuff like denatonium instead, which just makes it undrinkable because it's so bitter.[/quote] MB1. ....T'isnt!....

[quote name='ped' post='184422' date='Apr 24 2008, 11:50 AM']Think if it was me I would check out a Trace, interested to hear them.[/quote] MB1. Now Owned and run by Peavey!

[quote name='Wooks' post='183476' date='Apr 23 2008, 08:35 AM']Thanks for that, not it's not laquered it's a natural finish. I'm not supposed to have it yet cos it's my birthday prezzie for Sat!! I suppose that's a cheap gift a tin of beeswax lol[/quote] MB1. Cheap tins of beeswax very rarely have any wax in them ,bees or otherwise.Get a tin of warwick surface finisher it has lemon oil and beeswax in it and does exactly what it says on the tin(lasts for ages,used sparingly).Cheap aerosol household cleaners arent advisable for an open grained finish as they do contain all sorts of crap which usually is not good for your wood!......Fnarr,Fnarr!.

[quote name='richy316' post='184082' date='Apr 23 2008, 08:20 PM']New Trace Elliot Rig maybe?[/quote] MB1. BY PEAVEY!

[quote name='warwickhunt' date='Apr 24 2008, 10:41 AM' post='184356'] Wax it... Oh is that what that yellow stuff is for I can put my hand on my heart and say that IMHO and experience you do NOT need to wax every week, month or whatever! I tend to give my spare basses a wipe every couple of months or when I change strings (every 2 weeks! phew I wish). You don't even need to go to the trouble of giving it a proper wax if you are doing it every 2 weeks. I use the same cloth all of the time and it is impregnated with wax (best to let the cloth warm up before using it as it can go a bit stiff... fnarr) so I tend to just wipe it over my basses every now and again and every Christmas I give them an annual service; a strip down, wax and fresh battery (quite theraputic) and each bass gets a proper dab of wax at this point. My regular gigging bass gets a bit more attention (ie the string change wipe regime) but it's more out of habit than neccessity. I'm no scientist but TBH the wax is unlikely to evaporate from a bass that isn't being used and if you use your Wrawick regularly you are actually putting oils into the wood from your hands. They 'can' dry out a bit if they never get any form of care but I've received basses that have never been waxed and 'some' of them have been a bit pale coloured and slightly dry to the touch but not to the point that they crack. To give you an idea of how much wax I use, I've had up to 15 Warwicks in my possesion all at one time (and clocking on for having owned near 50) and I've yet to finish a tin of wax that I got 15 years ago, though I have started using my spare tin as the original wax is more brown than yellow To balance that I am aware of Warwick Forum members who go through a tin every couple of months... I've yet to figure out how MB1. Stiff Cloth???? "would you buy a second hand warwick from this man?"...........YES!

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='184161' date='Apr 23 2008, 10:15 PM']Just wondering how bad it is not to wax my natural finished Warwick as amongst other things, I simply can't be arsed to do it the recommended once a week. If I'm honest I'll probably do it at least every 3 weeks but more often than not it will get done every 2 weeks when I'm replacing the strings. Hypothetically...how bad is it to leave it for a month? like on a regular basis that is for instance a year or 2...will this actually lead to the wood drying out? what happens when the wood does dry out? how can i tell when the wood is drying out? etc etc... I'm sure warwickhunt knows a thing or two about this Cheers in advance[/quote] MB1. How Bads Waking up to a case full of Dust?

[quote name='Machines' post='183937' date='Apr 23 2008, 04:41 PM'][url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=abm&ID=10"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.as...n=abm&ID=10[/url] No bias of course.[/quote] MB1. +TWELVETY.....me neither!

[quote name='dlloyd' post='183107' date='Apr 22 2008, 07:30 PM']Yep, except I use neat ethanol. Meths is just ethanol that has had additives added to it so you can't drink it. Our friends in the land of the free call it denatured alcohol. It dissolves any greasy gunk that's trapped in the windings of the strings. Works a treat.[/quote] MB1. ......."You CANT drink it????????"

[quote name='paul, the' post='183825' date='Apr 23 2008, 02:14 PM']Am I the only one who hasn't been to a member of Embrace's house? --- The band sounds great, Jake. I like the arrangement, but +1 on the vox. The singer doesn't sound at ease with it, maybe too much rehearsal? It all lifts at around 2:43, though, with the early '90s guitar sound. It sounds great, but I do think it's worth another pop. What do you think of it? edit: nice tone, btw. And very tasteful lines.[/quote] MB1. WTF are Embrace?

MB1. Just bought a Hohner jack bass off Chris(the Elle one with the body, not the London look one!... you can play cricket with!) Great Transaction,Great Communication,and some jolly good bass banter too! Would Definately buy from Chris again! ........and you should too!. Hope the Urge sale went O.K today! All The Best! Martin.

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