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Might be an idea to get a cheap tone shaping pedal if the amp is otherwise adequate. I have a cheap Zoom multi FX which i use at home and one of the settings gives a great RATM sound. I also like the Hartke Kickback and A series combos in terms of VFM

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='1319072' date='Jul 28 2011, 10:18 AM']It should do the job if you don't max your volume knob.[/quote] Agreed, i really like the old Peavey gear. Don't think i've ever got a bad sound out of a Peavey rig, they always do the business. I would add that a single 2x10 (especially a budget one) is unlikely to cope with lots of power, as long as you're expectations of it are realistic. If you have a loud drummer and/or insufficient monitors then buy two!

Peavey, Ashdown, Hartke etc. all go pretty cheap, around £100 or less sometimes. The Hartke 2.5XL and the Pro 2100 are worth keeping an eye out for if they're going for a good price, that's what i'd be after, particularly the Pro.

One for the Tobias fanciers among us, nice early example in decent nick: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EARLY-82-TOBIAS-CLASSIC-5-STRING-W-HISTORY-AND-PICS-/110719916254?pt=Guitar&hash=item19c76bd8de"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EARLY-82-TOBIAS-...=item19c76bd8de[/url] If anyone has the money spare and would like to purchase it for me then that'd be sweet!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1316958' date='Jul 26 2011, 01:07 PM']If it were mine I'd do this..... Horses for courses though eh. [/quote] Fair point, if the OP has the skills and tools (also time and inclination!) to do that to a Harley Benton that's probably the best option. Looks like a fir bit of work though. There's a nice looking Vintage acoustic with hard case for sale in the FS section for £90 though, so you have to wonder if it's worth it or not? After all, the end result would still be a low end instrument with hardly any resale value

If it was mine i would strip it, get as much money back as possible and buy new. Unless you have the skills to repair it (and a workshop) then it's just not gonna be worth it.

[quote name='topo morto' post='1315617' date='Jul 25 2011, 12:29 PM']I said it before but I find it weird that people have issues with this! My main squeeze is a pitchblack plus but I just as often use whatever plastic pocket tuner is lying around, or the one built in to an fx unit... never any problems. Haven't tried clip-ons. I wonder if the bass makes a big difference? Mine are really cheap, maybe that helps somehow... At the end of the day a tuner that can't handle E or B isn't a bass tuner.[/quote] Massive +1 I have a Korg DT10 and used to own a Sabine NexFX pedal tuner, both handled an E, D and B no problem. Even the Danelectro tuner i briefly had (emergency buy when my Sabine was nicked) was problem free for a low E. The only problems i've had are with cheapo clip-on tuners. FWIW i think the Korg DT10 beats the Boss pedal hands down. Not tried the Pitchblack but loads of folk on here use them every week with no problems. One last thng - with some tuners it takes a bit of time to get used to how sensitive they are. My old Sabine seemed a bit jumpy at first and left me a bit miffed as it took longer than expected to get in tune. After a bit of time with it however i got used to the way it worked and it was a breeze to use along with being very accurate. Maybe that's something that shouyld be factored in?

"Luthier's special" He sure is!

Why are there no drummers like that where i live?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1312574' date='Jul 22 2011, 11:59 AM']Maybe - unfortunately I haven't seen any evidence of this. I exchanged a couple of emails with their technical support but the general tone from Ashdown was one of disinterest. The amp worked fine for about a year or so of light use and then after the first time I used it at an all-day rehearsal it developed the infamous Superfly whine and shortly after that developed a fault that means it won't power up about half the times I switch it on. I would have invoked the "sale of goods" but it was bought from Sound Control who had gone into liquidation by the time the faults developed. It was cheap and I've learnt my lesson and will be avoiding Ashdown gear in the future.[/quote] I got no reply when asking about the manufacturing faults on my Superfly. They were really responsive when i was asking questions about what cabs i could use with the 2x250w@4ohm configuration and whether it was safe to run a single cab, but weren't at all interested when the amp was cutting out on me and i had found out that whole batches were shipped faulty. Fortunately i got mine from Gear4Music and they were great, taking it back and repairing it each time it went kaputt. It's worked fine since then and gets used pretty much daily. It seems that Ashdown have great customer service as and when it suits them.

I have also had dodgy DR strings, sounds like it's quite a common thing unfortunately. Sweet strings though, when they aren't faulty of course. I think you'll like Elixirs, had them on a bass for months and loved the sound from the day i put them on until the day i took them off. I only replaced them because they had got a bit hairy! Lovely for fretless too, like a smoothed out roundwound. I was fortunate to buy 3 barely used sets on the cheap but would happily pay full whack for them.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1310979' date='Jul 20 2011, 11:09 PM']That one should be reported though. You can't have Fender Road Worn in the heading - that's seriously misleading.[/quote] Dunno, he might have dragged it behind his car for a few miles? However it does say "mojo by the bucket", so maybe he used a bucket? Also "matte black" quite obviously means "i've painted it badly myself using half a tin of left over Dulux"

Also ask at local businesses for decent boxes. I reckon almost every business has an excess of cardboard boxes they throw away and would be only too happy to give you. As said previously, double box with lots of bubble wrap in the inner box and thick layers of offcut card in the outer box. Make sure there are arrows drawn on the box pointing upwards (so it dowsn't get dropped with the speaker facing down) and it should be ok. However if a courier really wants to throw a box around and damage it then there's not much that can be done, it's always a risk. Just make sure you take out insurance for the full amount (new price) as it's not worth skimping on that, trust me!

[quote name='Jesso' post='1309814' date='Jul 19 2011, 11:26 PM']Make your cover band a bit more fun.... Learn songs that push you and the band, even if they don't always work on the dancefloor. If you keep doing it, you'll find songs you like to play but that actually do keep the dancefloor full. Punters will appreciate it, and you'll get lots of well paid work in a good niche cos your not just robotically playing Brown eyed girl and Neil Diamond night after night.... the gigs you get will get hipper and more fun. Blasting out "I am the resurrection" to a hopping dancefloor at a wedding is nothing boring at all! That's how we handle it anyways.[/quote] This. Make it fun. Are the other members feeling the same way? If you aren't playing at least 3 Stevie Wonder songs then learn some, now!

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1309277' date='Jul 19 2011, 03:39 PM']Oh, and surprisingly, roll back the tone control a bit too, that often gives you a thump to get through the band, along with the dropping one of the pickup volume advice.[/quote] This is true. I usually roll either the neck or bridge pickup off a tad and then adjust the tone to taste. Mainly getting to that stage where there's loads of fundamental but the treble has a little bit of bite.

Still got mine and use it on the rare occaision i get out of the practice room nowadays. Wouldn't turn up to a gig without it tbh, i used to play some truly horrible wooden dancefloor-type stages which were a nightmare but all were sorted with the Gramma. Pretty goog going for a bit of wood, foam and carpet. I have used a stand in the past which sapped floor coupling, the Gramma doesn't do this to my ears, just eliminates non-musical noises (apart from the ones i play!)

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1299401' date='Jul 10 2011, 10:57 PM']Take food with you and you have more control over it, it's cheaper and more relaxing. If you don't, you can end up spending a fortune on takeaways or service station food and it's unlikely you'll be eating at all healthily.[/quote] I remember sitting in some unknown service station at 4am in a grubby LDV van eating a vile cold pasty. I think that was the moment i realised i hadn't made it!

The Superfly had a similar problem regarding cab vibration, the allen bolts all over the unit (both on the case and the outer casing) work loose and make a buzzing sound. Really frustrating and not a sign of good design or build quality. I found attaching 4 bigger rubber feet with additional rubber spacers helped a lot, if the LG case is similar there should be suitably situated screws you can remove to attach them. IIRC the Little Giants only came with tiny stuck on rubber feet like the type you see on effects pedals

I just used a standard 9v source linked from my Sabine tuner pedal which in turn was fed by a standard Boss-type supply, never really thought about it at the time! It worked fine for ages until the Sabine got nicked and the Hartke pedal developed a loose jack. EDIT: Make sure you get a dedicated regulated one as the universal jobbies are prone to interference and noise.

Wow, over £400 for a home made bass which is in no way linked to JPJ. I bet the seller is p1ssing himself!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1288399' date='Jun 30 2011, 11:43 PM']The Sue Ryder charity shops did a range of guitars and basses, P Basses were £59 Inc p&p ![/quote] That's actually not strictly true: For £59.99 you got a bass, gigbag, strap, lead, truss rod tool and a bridge allen key.