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Advice on trading to a newbie in a foreign country.
Happy Jack replied to edstraker123's topic in General Discussion
+1 Given the sheer volume of trading I've indulged in over the last 10 years, it's actually quite gratifying how good the overall experience has been. But that doesn't alter the high risk factor in dealing with a complete stranger in another country. Sending £1000 to that complete stranger at least leaves a clear audit trail that may come in handy if you need to involve the local police. Doing a swop deal is potentially far trickier, even if you both agree to use high-end couriers with proper recording systems in place. And that's before we get into each of your relative estimates of the worth of each bass. Not many of us can afford to lose a high-end bass and simply 'write it off to experience'. -
Always check with me first, Mick. You know it makes sense ...
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[quote name='Kevsy71' timestamp='1504987293' post='3368757'] Looks lovely - is it possible to use and blend both channels at once, for example plugging a Wal in via both XLR and jack? [/quote] Plug in two basses simultaneously, one channel each? Yes, I've done that. Plug one bass into both channels simultaneously? I imagine so, but I've never done it!
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Slightly tired but nowt wrong wi' it.It has years of life left in it but is worth no money, and I have no further use for it. Free to any Basschatter who can collect from Harrow HA1 3RG.
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Maybe it was written ploddy ...
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I thought it was a number of computers ...
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Thanks for the enthusiasm! I've been tempted for EVAH by this ... maybe when I've retired, which ain't that far away.
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*** SOLD *** Demeter VTBP-201 valve pre-amp
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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[url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.32.45_zpsnopplrs1.jpg.html"][/url] Yup, it's the original, classic, 'black-face' pre-amp that everyone used to drool over. Works as well as new, but it's not new. I can tell. It's got scratches on it and stuff. Spec? You want spec? OK. [url="http://www.demeteramps.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=50"]http://www.demeteram...t&product_id=50[/url] Bizarrely, it occupies 1.5U of rack space. No, me neither. [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.33.37_zps29khvrtn.jpg.html"][/url] It also works when installed upside down. I don't have any original packaging for it but, if collected, I'm happy to chuck in the Stagg 4U rackbox for no extra charge.
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[url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.30.38_zpsawxi2tv3.jpg.html"][/url] This is a truly lovely piece of kit that just ain't getting played through ... time to move it on. [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.30.49_zpsszwhkibh.jpg.html"][/url] It's a 400W head with channels for electric and acoustic instruments, allowing you to swop instantly (well, almost instantly) between a Fender Precision and a double bass, or between a Wal and a bass uke. Whatever floats your boat. [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.30.58_zpsy7fqo1jr.jpg.html"][/url] It's not a Class D uber-lightweight thingy. It has proper transformers and everything. The amp weighs a bit, but the sound carries that weight when you play. [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.31.06_zpswusmkpzb.jpg.html"][/url] Here's the full spec from Maruszczyk: [url="https://www.public-peace.de/index.php/amplification/maruszczyk-instruments/971-basstank-black"]https://www.public-p...-basstank-black[/url] [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.31.21_zpsflzpvyro.jpg.html"][/url] It has the usual assortment of funny-shaped holes in the back. [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Equipment%20and%20stuff%20SOLD/Sales%20Support/2017-09-08%2014.31.52_zpsfguxzl7l.jpg.html"][/url] And it comes with this really neat carry case. I'm really not interested in trusting British couriers with high-quality electronics. Hell, I'm not interested in trusting British couriers with organising a piss-up in a brewery. I would greatly prefer this to be collection only, either from my office in the West End or from my studio in Harrow. The latter is better, because then you can try it before parting with your hard-earned dosh.
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Obscure Musical Backwaters - The Great SGC Nanyo Thread
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in Bass Guitars
So it's from 1998. -
That's seen a few gigs ...
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OK, I think I understand now. Your biggest problem is likely to be the available depth, I reckon. The size of cavity you want to use is going to seriously restrict your options.
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Obscure Musical Backwaters - The Great SGC Nanyo Thread
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in Bass Guitars
Hi Nelson, have got photos of the back plate, both sides of it? -
[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1504782607' post='3367255'] And I upload them to a dropbox the next day so everyone can practice along to it,a great aid, so we come to the next jam with new ideas. [/quote] I used to do this, until I discovered that none of my bandmates was actually listening to the recordings ...
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With long-standing bands I never bother, I feel there's little to be learned and/or there's loads to be learned but it will spark an almighty row if I bring it up "after all these years". With any new venture, I always record every rehearsal. If there's nothing worth keeping then I can recycle every electron, and if we do something a bit special then it's a bloody good thing to have a record available. Also worth bearing in mind is that, when learning new material, it's all very well playing along with the original recording to familiarise yourself with the changes and so on, but it's no substitute for playing along with a recording of your own bandmates ...
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It's hardly that surprising that identical quadruplets will have similar talent on bass.
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Here's the very wonderful Ed Friedland reviewing the Genz Benz Streamliner 900 and A/B-ing it briefly against the ShuttleMax. https://youtu.be/d-27szg61bw?t=2m53s I've brought you into the video at the point where he plays the same phrase twice through each of the two amps, on the same settings. I expected him to say "[b][i]So, as you can hear, the two amps sound utterly identical"[/i][/b]. Erm ... not so much ... Fair enough, I'm using a pair of earbuds from a laptop's headphone output. I'm quite prepared to believe that I'd be able to hear more through a high-end soundcard and a pair of £200 headphones, but as far as I can make out these two sounds/tones are indistinguishable. Is it just my ears?
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'79 Wal in need of some restoration
Happy Jack replied to TheGreek's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
Likes his Yamahas, doesn't he? -
[quote name='Pirellithecat' timestamp='1504632698' post='3366237'] I recently changed the strings to Black Beauties, but this, if anything has made the issue worse. [/quote] Coated strings like Black Beauties will almost inevitably result in more finger noise as your skin 'squeaks' along the plastic. Pretty much every review I've read for those strings mentions this. Have you tried a decent set of flatwounds? Far less finger noise than either coated strings or roundwounds, a much beefier tone, and - while they cost a fair bit more - they last for EVAH.
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[quote name='dood' timestamp='1504709791' post='3366809'] Yup, agree with that. Cheaper amps can sound loud, but often lack depth and that all important balls. [/quote] "Balls"? "BALLS"??? Surely you mean [size=5][color=#ff0000][i][b]HEFT[/b][/i][/color][/size]?
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[quote name='B.Flat' timestamp='1504708343' post='3366787'] To clarify I am wanting a powered cab, not a stand alone amp. [/quote] Sorry mate, but that does anything BUT clarify. Your original post said that you wanted a power amp to drive an existing 2x8 cab, so a powered cab is surely exactly what you don't want?