jezzaboy

For around 20 years I was a big Tull fan but like another of my favourite bands - Rush, time has not been kind to the singers voice. One person described Ian`s voice as sounding "like a drunk uncle at auntie Flo`s 80th birthday!" And Ian said in an interview a few years ago, without Martin Barre, it`s not Tull. Oh how right he is!

I wouldn`t worry about missing Tull too much. Ian`s voice has been shot for years and Martin Barre ain`t playing guitar so it`s not Tull for me. It would be like Yes touring without Jon Anderson! Oh, hang on a minute 😲

It`s a pity that the Behringher, Ampeg clone (bvt 4500) that was kicking about Thomman a while back isn`t available now for the crazy price it was. You could have stuck a power amp and pre in there no problem as the bottom section was empty and it looked like a Ampeg SVT. There are a few threads on it on this forum. I had one and sold it for £50. I should have kept a hold of it on reflection.

The Glenleven inn in Kilbarchan. I played there one a few years ago with a pop/rock covers band and had to watch the volume. The noise meter cut the power if you even whispered to loud. A right pain in the nether regions. Fast forward a few years. We turn up on a Saturday night. No effort by the pub to promote the gig, nobody in the pub and a noise meter. The the landlord explains he has been getting lots of complaints about the noise from residents. And we are a acdc tribute act. I never even took my gear from the car. The guy didn`t seem to give a toss either.

The V3`s are the best value Jazz type bass out there. I had one and after a few mods, tuners and knobs - not really required but I had the parts kicking around, it was an excellent bass for £100 less than a VM Jazz. It has the same pre amp as the V7. I only moved it on due to moving to short scales.

And that my fellow BC`ers is true of about 90 % of people who apply for online band members wanted adverts! 😎

The Rush albums from the late 80`s - early 90`s. Hold your fire, Roll the bones, Presto etc. I tried to play them the other day but the production is terrible and the lyrics that at the time were meaningful, just sound like tosh to me now. Still love the 70`s and early 80`s stuff.

Agree. The V3 2 x 10 combo isn`t lacking in bass. I did a pub gig last night and had the bass knob at about 1 o`clock and it was shaking the room. Until I was asked to turn down slightly. Spoilsports.

I have always had good service from Stringsdirect. Decent prices and large stock. And next day delivery on stock stuff.

I agree. Blind Faith barley gets a mention, how it started and fell apart, same with Delaney and Bonnie. To much time spend on his affair with Patti Boyd that could have been spent on the music and musicians.

Bast**ds!!! I just paid £12 for the blue ray 2 weeks ago

The Glasgow version of the Feelgood`s, Dr Feelguid! Got to say it in a Glasweigan accent. Good band, seen them a few times

Is it possible to "upgrade" from the US MFD pickups? I have had a few Tribs and always thought they were the best part of the bass. I don`t even know if you can get replacements the same size. I would try and find the cause of the unwanted noise and take it from there. Just seen your post above. If you really like the bass, getting someone to look at it wouldn`t be that expensive, then you can take it from there.

I bought a Markbass cab from them earlier this year and got a conformation of purchase but nowt regarding postage, couriers etc. It did turn up in a couple of days though. In this internet age, it was a bit disappointing. And the packing was shocking: they had put the cab in a box and it looked like they had just threw in some small air bags and polystyrene in with the cab, no protection at all really. But the cab was fine.

Just completed a sale with Tom for my BB. I couldn`t deliver the bass to him for a week but he insisted on paying for the bass in full right away. I have never had any dealings with Tom in our time on here but he sent the payment through the same night to someone he didn`t know! Very quick at getting back to you and overall a pleasure to deal with. Thanks Tom and enjoy the BB. Gerry

On Monday I sent a bass via UPS. As soon as I put guitar in the item description box, a pop up said they would only insure the bass for damage to the value of £100 or the full amount if the bass was lost. And it had to go in a hard case. I insured it for the full amount anyway in case it got lost in their system and it cost me £18 to do so. Luckily it got delivered in perfect condition but never again. The thought of the bass being damaged and only being able to get back £100 was a worry that I won`t be going through again. On the plus side, they did tell me right away when I was booking the delivery.

I asked for that! 😊

The P bass is £50 more expensive than the Standard. Gotta admire Fender for their sheer brass neck. There are some reports online of dodgy qc with the 6 string guitars.

Spot on Lozz. Why do some of us bass players fall for it every time. And I like Fenders! Whatever the reason, and I realise there are many, these Mexican Fenders are a shocking price compared to what they were a few years ago. They have squeezed my lemon for the last time! (But I reserve the right to buy a Mustang PJ but the price of these has dropped £50 🤨).

Just sold my Sire to Chris. Top man, don`t hesitate to deal with. Thanks man Gerry

They are great basses but the one I had had a very chubby neck or real handful if you like. Not my cup of tea. I had one of the even cheaper, HB PB 20 Standard bass, £85 delivered. It was a decent enough bass but changing the tuners and bridge made it a whole lot better for about £50. The wiring and pick up were ok.

There is a Thunder 1A for £225 and a Spectrum ST in Guitarguitar for £145, a bit beat up but looks kinda cool. I bought a passive Thunder for £50 a few years ago in the local crack converters. It was in a bit of a state but it cleaned up ok. I had never seen one before and it was quite ugly so I sold it for £55. I should have kept it as the pickup was rather good.

Funnily enough, I played the Beat Generator in Dundee twice and had a great time. However one of the support acts "accidentally" lifted our lead guitarists Gibson SG`s. He got them back.