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[quote name='Wan' timestamp='1443012493' post='2871429'] Hi, Does anybody know where I can get a copy of this book or download it,, It's by Jeff Berlin.. [/quote] I found a link to the book in question in another thread, so I can't take credit for it http://www.scribd.com/doc/2087887/A-Comprehensive-Chord-Tone-System-For-Mastering-The-Bass-Jeff-Berlin

Alex bought an old Dod Octoplus pedal from me and it was a breeze. He's fast and friendly with his messages and paid for the pedal straight away. Cheers Alex, Sid.

Mike recently bought a pre-amp from me and it was an absolute pleasure; fast and friendly communication and he also paid for it almost immediately after sending him my details. Deal in confidence. Cheers Mike, Sid.

Paul popped round to collect my old BC Rich Mockingbird, a round trip of a mere 300 miles or so from his home town He's an absolutely great guy to deal with, chatty and friendly and paid in full on the spot. What more can you ask for?

My vote goes to my old Trace Elliot 1215 SMX combo. I bought it new in the early 90's when I was still new-ish to both bass playing and earning my own money. I think I was taken in by the hype at the time, still being young-ish and somewhat impressionable. The band I was playing with at the time were gigging regularly so I needed something reliable, which to me at the time meant expensive. I also bought a 1153 cab for a 2 x 15 setup. I owned the thing until it died about 10 years ago. In that time as I came to understand what makes a good bass sound and what I wanted my sound to be, I realised that the Trace was incapable of both. At best it was gutless and underpowered. If you wanted that slap bass overpowering top end then all was fine (I didn't and still don't) but if you wanted anything else, well, you could forget it; These things have a million different tone shaping options, but unfortunately none of them made any useful or usable difference to the sound. Crank the low end up on the eq? It still sounded thin and toppy. Back the top end off? No, you still sounded tinny and thin. Dial in the valve for some warmth? Nah, nothing. Everything was so subtle as to be pointless. Even the dual band compressor, which seems to be highly praised was too much. Even backing it right off the tone seemed too squashed to my ears - and I'm a big fan of compressors. No matter war you did to it, it still sounded like a tumble dryer full of cutlery. I thought that maybe mine was duff, but reading through this thread it seems I'm not the only to have been underwhelmed by TE gear. When it eventually died mid-gig about 10 years ago, my first though was "Thank fork for that". It cost a fortune new and I was determined to get my money's worth out of it so was reluctant to sell it no matter how much I came to hate it over the years. It was definitely the amp that was the turd - after it had died I bought a Mark bass little Mark 2 and ran it through the TE speakers and it sounded deep, warm and punchy, everything the TE wasn't. Never again.