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Official http://weneedstrings.com/central-donation-location-for-the-uk/ Just in case people thought I was after free strings. Had some promising donations, can I urge people to speak to their locals techs these guys do a couple of restrings a day, same with roadies and techs out with bands. I'd like to share this story from Talkbass [QUOTE=Baird6869]Great cause. I have about 20 nearly new bass string sets that I was about to sell in the classifieds, I will send them to Janek ASAP. A quick story thy some of you might find interesting.... As a Canadian, I have travelled to Cuba on vacation a few times. Each time I go, I bring a couple of bass string sets as well as 3 or 4 acoustic guitar sets (MAYBE worth $35 total). On my last trip I saw a guitarist tying a knot (the 3rd on that string) on his broken G string. I asked him if he could use a new set if strings and he hugged me, invited me to play a few songs with the band, invited me to his home for dinner and brought me a bunch of cigars the next day. Of course, I didn't ask for anything and only took the cigars as his brother rolled them for me. A couple of days later, I saw a great band playing in a market in Veradero, Cuba. Bass player was pretty good considering she had no E string! I gave her a set of bass strings and she was actually crying. She was so excited it was crazy. Over a stupid set of $12 strings. Strings may be cheap and easy for us to discount as necessities, but to many people in countries like Cuba, they are nearly impossible to come by and they are very expensive imported goods if they can even find them.[/QUOTE]

So the 8x10 will be coming home and then I'll see where I go from there. I have greatly enjoyed using the B-15 over the past few weeks but it terrifies me gigging it.

Haha, standard my arse, this is going to be about as customised as you get.

I don't know if any of you have seen this? http://weneedstrings.com/ But it's an excellent scheme setup by Janek Gwizdala, helping to provide strings to areas of the world that just can't get them. Now this might seem trivial but I spent a few years in Venezuela and getting strings was a nightmare, cheapest sets were £40 (Ernie Balls) (this was 8-10 years ago) and to a lot of people that's an entire week's salary. Hell I've got uk friends who can't afford to replace a £15 set of strings after breaking one, who I've just bought strings for because, well sometimes you just gotta help people out. So I've offered to be a UK hub for this, lets face it, it isn't going to be cheap to send a set or 2 to LA. So I've offered to act as a hub and post the strings across once a month (maybe more often if it proves really popular). I'm hoping that this cost saving to you all helps encourage you to send your strings across. At this time I'd rather not publish my address but if people who want to send strings across PM me, I'll flick the address across. Additionally please share about and let as many players know as possible. I'd appreciate if a Mod can sticky this?

Think I can just stay in Manchester and hear you to be honest. GT200 Mk2 ordered Collection planned for my birthday as the last GT200 I had was made on my 25th Birthday so to start as I mean to go on I'll have it's replacement on my 29th

Jesus, I mean eq wise that's very similar to how I use to run mine but god damn that volume and gain I never managed to get mine above 12 o clock on the volume. God knows what you use to use the B-15 for

Yeah it is and it'll be coming home soon

Yeah I saw it at the weekend, I'm ordering a MK2 later today I think though been a bit busy to do all my specs for it. Either way it's going to be very special

I did not know there was a Star Bass Single Cut hmmmmm

That shape without the hole I'd be very interested, I like the sliding pickups, just needs to be a bit cleaner ala Gibson, but it's Guy's bass and if he seems happy then awesome, Warwick aren't lining up to make me a bass. I suppose it's an issue of that bass with the hole and knowing the price is going to be £3000+ Warwick do not make cheap signatures.

I have the Behringer version and I'm going to pickup the Tech 21 version as soon as I can find space on my board, it is like the greatest stacking pedal ever, any other dirt you run into it just sounds way better. Seriously good and under rated pedal.

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1370368786' post='2099872'] I used an 8x10 for every gig I did for the last 10 years, pubs, clubs, festivals, inside and out. one of the easiest cabs I've ever had to move around, much easier than a 4x10. Takes up the same amount of floor space, or less, than a 4x10. Being taller, you can hear what you're playing and you can also see the controls on your amp a lot better. I do however use a van to get the band's gear about which is an advantage. Easier to wheel it in and out of a van than to coax it into a Golf. Oh, and I never had a Landlord complain either. [/quote] Same, people think they are a nightmare to move, true they aren't a one handed lift but very few gigable cabs are. I'm going to be trying some heads this weekend with my 8x10 and I think it'll be a keep because it is always the best rig you can play through, there is nothing more fun than an 8x10, except maybe 2 of them

I tried one recently, hopefully Andy won't buy it before I decide I want it. I picked it up as a joke, I'm not a fan of Nate nor signature basses but god damn is it an awesome instrument, just feels like home and the sound is amazing. So I'm toying with do I sell my Lakland Donald Dunn P and get this, or do I keep both put flats on the Lakland and leave this with rounds, swap the pup in the Lakland for the SPB-3 or just walk away

I tried a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]G5123 today and loved it, thought it was 30inch scale not 32?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'd have to run a closer eye over it before I bought one but I didn't see any issues fit and finish wise, I've also tried the Gibson Midtown and loved that but it doesn't have that proper hollowbody vibe (because it isn't it's a hollowed out solid body) I'd certainly be looking at the Gretsch before I buy a Guild Starfire.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]TV pups for the win, they also work beautifully in that Fender Cabronita[/font][/color]