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  1. [quote name='Sibob' post='295802' date='Sep 30 2008, 07:42 PM']Relic'ing is the practice of making something look aged.............. Si[/quote] as compared with relicing, which is the practice of applying new lice to replace the old lice.
  2. Nice bass for a sinister person - but waaaaay to much money being asked for. €1500 is more like a good price - €2000 if you really can't live without it, but €3500!?
  3. I think you might find that a BLX-80 is an 80w conbo, and the BLX-130 is a 130w combo. But 160w?
  4. Go on then - appropriate button pressed
  5. Hamster

    new kid

    Hi, and welcome to the forums! We'll do our best to help you out in any way we can. You'll find a wealth of information either using the search function or looking on the site wiki. Hamster
  6. [quote name='1976fenderhead' post='294099' date='Sep 28 2008, 07:38 PM']For everything: Anything with Les Claypool[/quote] I remember going to a Doug Wimbish clinic where he had a floor full of pedals all connected to a rack full of effects! - Don't ask me what he had though!
  7. Maplin do it - don't know how their prices compare though - [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=33752"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=33752[/url]
  8. [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='293843' date='Sep 28 2008, 12:52 PM']and light. [/quote] .... and for sale in the shops [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Genz_Benz_Heads_STL6.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...Heads_STL6.html[/url]
  9. [quote name='Exile252' post='293861' date='Sep 28 2008, 01:17 PM']What do you guys think of a desperate situation like this?[/quote] To be honest I'd set your sights a little lower and don't get into a big debt over it. You can find something just about as good - maybe even better for probably less than a third of its price, - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27918"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27918[/url] Hamster
  10. [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='293610' date='Sep 27 2008, 09:20 PM']I know a lot of people on here swear by the high beams, but I prefered the Marcus Miller fat beams. I ordered them especially for my Marcus Miller Jazz & they felt just right - Softer feeling than the usual bright sounding strings & with a really full bodied, bright sound. Try some. I really liked them.[/quote] I use the Hi Beams on my 5 string Lakland and they're superb on that. I use the 5 string for different music than the Stingray which is for rock/blues, which is why I'm looking for a little less "zing" than the Hi Beams. Have you tried the Sunbeams at all?
  11. Yeah - a great day! Thanks so much to Nik & Martin for all the hard work. Kudos to Monz fer drivin' al't way from Baarnsley up't cobbled motorways Bernie Goodfellow's basses are just amazing! - far to good for a ten thumbed troll like me! Met lots of new faces behind the avatars and Joe White did a fantastic set-up on my new Stingray. It was way more than just a set-up, more like a full stripdown and complete service. Fell in love with some more Lakland's - I think they really are my fave out-of-the-box bass. Already looking forward to the Spring SE Bass Bash!
  12. I'm going to put a set of these on my Stingray, as I think they will both be a good match to the bass and the sound I like (typical Stingray) Both strings look really good, but what differences have users found - if any? I might well end up buying a set of both, and putting some on my Sub4 backup bass. Cheers Hamster
  13. [quote name='BassManKev' post='293506' date='Sep 27 2008, 05:41 PM']i think your chatting out your arse mate to be honest, £470 is never what a stingray is worth £350 is the right price for a bass like this.[/quote] Sorry to disagree, but you're also chatting out of your arse Kev! - A Stingray, or any other bass is worth exactly what people are willing to pay for it, not what the seller wants for it. But I agree, £350ish is about right - [u]in my opinion[/u], and if I wanted to buy it. I don't want this bass, so wouldn't even offer £100 for it. If I really wanted it, I might go higher than £350.
  14. Hamster

    Withdrawn

    [quote name='BassManKev']ernie ball/Status-graphite Musicman Stingray 5 'Blue Dawn', WITHDRAWN, like anything is gunna better this[/quote] Actually there are quite a few basses out there better than even a graphite necked SR5 - but I must admit this is a nice bass at a nice price, or at least it was, or is until the dreaded gas strikes again
  15. Stone cladding - a lot of people like it on their houses. It adds a touch of class and makes you think you live / play bass in the Cotswolds
  16. [quote name='Steve_nottm' post='293212' date='Sep 27 2008, 12:30 AM']Agreed on the double bass funny how when he's soloing they cut away to shots of everyone else in the band other than him![/quote] I blame Bill Wyman - the industry has never recovered from his on-stage charisma. [u]ALL[/u] cameramen now avoid bass players like the plague.
  17. [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='293149' date='Sep 26 2008, 10:48 PM']Anyone else got any objections?[/quote] No entry without a proper bass-players hat I say
  18. [quote name='Shockwave' post='293036' date='Sep 26 2008, 07:41 PM']PS. Pickguard idea, Transparant [/quote] Cream pearl, white pearl, parchment or snakeskin [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Pickguards/Musicman/Sterling_Bass?limit=100"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Pickguar..._Bass?limit=100[/url]
  19. [quote name='Toasted' post='292061' date='Sep 25 2008, 06:07 PM']There's already a clue in the last post, haha [color="#708090"][sub]When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea[/sub][/color][/quote] Is it being made from old sardine boxes with a seagull motif?
  20. [quote name='BassManKev' post='291840' date='Sep 25 2008, 03:07 PM']i bloody hate being poor............[/quote] I bloody hate being at work with no internet access!!!
  21. [quote name='dlloyd' post='290919' date='Sep 24 2008, 03:21 PM']That's assuming the value is correctly declared. And there's always the odd bargain out there: [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Music-Man-Stingray-4-String-Bass-with-case-VGC_W0QQitemZ140266147250"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Music-Man-Stingray-4-S...emZ140266147250[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Musicman-Bongo-4-str-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ180290676584"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Musicman-Bongo-4-str-B...emZ180290676584[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Red-MusicMan-Sterling-4-str-w-Case-Matching-Head_W0QQitemZ190252836295"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Red-MusicMan-Sterling-...emZ190252836295[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Ernie-Ball-MusicMan-StingRay-Rare-BLUE-DAWN-Finish_W0QQitemZ320301322528"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Ernie-Ball-MusicMan-St...emZ320301322528[/url][/quote] Posts like that don't help my bank account or my GAS! Stop it!!!!
  22. [quote name='Merton' post='289192' date='Sep 22 2008, 02:31 PM']Tis a bugger indeed, sorry man. Update dlist: 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, plus I'll be bringing my DBX MC 6 Compressor and probably a small rig including my SWR Triad 02. Hamster: Stingray, Line6 Lowdown 110 & pedal board 03. OBBM: a couple of basses and perhaps the Orangtino if anyone is interested. 04. NowVertical: GB Rumour 5, KSD 60's Proto-J 5, Mongrel 62 Fender P (now fretless with a J added), Acoustic Image Contra II 05. Happy Jack: a selection of vintage Hofners & a Verithin bass or two 06. Zach: spector rebop 07. Ped: with my usual babies (pair of Vigier Passions as I am sure you are sick of by now) 08. s_u_y: Fender Precision '74, my EBS MicroBass II DI and if my custom portable poweramp being made by Alien (Andy) is finished, I'll bring that too! 09. nig: SB-8 Chapman Stick 10. G-77: usual collection of Graphite maybe the Wal 11. Coasterbass: Lefty MM Stingray IV, Lefty Warwick Thumb V, Lefty Fender Jazz American Deluxe, Lefty Fender Jazz Hotrodded, Ampeg SVP-Pro, Eden WP100 Preamp and Schroeder 1210R 12. johnnylager: KSD 704 Proto-J with EBS inside, EBS MultiComp, Russian BassBalls, SansAmp ParaDriver, Aural Xciter, J-Lo fuzz 13. Gamble: Ampeg SVP Pro pre-amp with Harma and Philips valves, Samson S1 compressor, QSC power amp, SWR Goliath Snr 6X10 14. Merton: Status Retroactive, Groove 5 and Groove 4 fretless 15. Higgie: Lakland DJ4 & DJ5, Musicman Stingray 3EQ, Original Mutron III, Akai Deep Impact, Akai Headrush, Demeter Compulator, Digitech WH-1 Whammy, Custom Modded Big Muff, Way Huge Aqua Puss clone, EA iAmp 600 16. Alexclaber: will bring some of my new cabs with me! 17. phil_the_bassist: Hartke stack (HA5500& VX215+VX410) and my MM SR5 3eq 18. Mikey D: Ibanez GWB35 19. clauster: Omni15 (probable) and Omni10 (possible) 20. WalMan: Wal Pro1/Custom conversion, G&L L2500 (4+1 style), Markbass CMD121H combo, Possibly the BOD xT Pro & FSB, Marshall Superbass 100 head 21. peted: BFM Omni 10, Hartke 3500, Aphex Bass Xciter, Line6 Lowdown Studio, Warwick Thumb BO 4, custom butchered Japanese Squire Precision 22. onehappybunny: Fender Mustang (1976), DeArmond Jet Star, Warwick Katana, Mark Bass Jeff Berlin Combo, DHA1-EQ 23. andyonbass: a couple of ACG's 24. sixshooter: bringing a number of interesting basses and an interesting amp! 25. Nick Thomas: CS Jazz, L2500, and Eggle 26. Barneyg42: Jaydee Roadie Fretless 27. craigonbass: custom 100 Watt Harry Joyce (Hiwatt) head 28. stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Stingray 4 w/Status neck, Trace Elliot 715 300w combo, Aphex Punch Factory pedal. 29. Old Horse Murphy (if free): Shuker P5 and maybe a 2008 Fender P Bass 30. Dougal: GW #23, Carvin XB75P, F-Bass Studio 31. Kraken: his kit 32. Kiwi: Smith 5, Trace V8, GB Shuttle 6, EBS Neo212 cab, (maybe Smith 5 fretless, 2 other basses by request from other members) 33. urb: a Sei News on the RIGS thread soon [/quote] I now have a band audition in the afternoon so will be bringing something different. BFM cabs still not finished due to house move and having to fit a new bathroom - arse!
  23. Hamster

    RIP Leftysteve

    So sorry to hear this sad news - me and Mrs Hamster are thinking of you during this difficult time. Colin
  24. According to their website they're based Swindon/London. Good luck with your search! Hamster
  25. Hamster

    Hi!

    Hi Vic, and welcome to the forums I'm OK on most Bass guitar type thingies and sport - so no help from me then! Hamster
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