lemmywinks

Used to do smaller gigs with my Hartke A70, always put in a stirling effort tbh. If we had PA support i used it as a monitor, kicked back at the front of stage

I've done a few bigger gigs with knackered old Traces, one where the volume knob wouldn't go past 2 (it kept springing back) and the other where something was loose inside the amp, causing a rather unpleasant distortion sound. Same PA company both times btw, different amps though. Wouldn't have minded but both times they insisted the bands use their amps

How much if ya don't mind me asking?

"my wife bought it for my 40th birthday, i did not want a bass anyway and to be honest I need the money"


Ungrateful b@st@rd!

[quote name='Absolute-beginner' post='566252' date='Aug 11 2009, 09:23 PM']Ah OK. I seem to remember some not so good news about the superfly, but it is going cheap! have you tried teh Little Giant?
Thanks very much
Matt[/quote]


Yeah there's been too many complaints for it to be worth the risk, i wouldn't pay more than £100 for one and that would be just for a bedroom and practice amp. Not heard the Little Giants but there's quite a big thread on them somewhere. I think opinions were positive, although the smaller one was appaerntly a little quiet

Keep in mind that the Superfly needs 2 4ohm cabs to get the most out of it. It works like a 2 sided PA amp and cannot be bridged so each output puts out 250w @ 4ohms.

I used it with one 4ohm cab, another time with 2 8ohm cabs and it was fine though. One 8ohm cab would probably be fine

Not sure if the Little Giant heads work like this but it something to consider

Some Superflys were poorly made (mine included). It's actually been fine since i took all the extra casing off (looks better too) but i still wouldn't trust it to gig with.

I think the Little Giant or one of the new Hartkes would be better. Also look at Peavey stuff, can't go wrong with Peavey gear but it's not lightweight

Bloomin 'eck! Am i right in counting 9 strings on your avatar bass Matte_black?

EDIT Or actually 10?

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Dunno how much these usually go for, think it's a little more than this though?




Also check out this beast!
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I had the Hartke HA3000. I used it with the VX1508 and then the VX215

I thought it was a cracking little amp, very hard to make it sound bad! In a lot of ways i preferred it to the HA5500 i replaced it with, the eq contour knobs are brilliant. Just past the middle was the perfect Billy Gould tone!

EDIT: And no need to be depressed, you may have just found your ideal rig (which can be picked up for small money to boot!)

Hi Les!

Good to have some more folk from the NW on here. I'm in Blackpool and there's quite a few from the mighty Lancashire on here

That's a great price! I think my Corvette 4er was £598 new!

Off the top of my head...........

Low Rider by War
My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone
Magnificent Seven by The Clash

Changed his name from Bassmankev not so long ago, maybe his feedback threads could be merged?

Bought a few bits and bobs off Kev recently, all arrived super quick, seems like a nice bloke!

Please take note of the bass matching the bedsheets. That's attention to detail for ya!

BUMP!

[quote name='Mateybass' post='562054' date='Aug 6 2009, 04:09 PM'].............. and curing the rattling endpin too, with a tent-pole spring!

I'm going to keep a look out for a used Stagg and have it converted to high-C too [/quote]


How did he get the endpin out? Mine has just started to rattle a bit so could do with fixing it but can't get the bolldy thing out!
Also someone off here was selling a black Stagg for £240 if you're interested? Pm me if so and i'll have a look through my pms


Ta
Steve

Gives me an idea........

When i hit middle age i'm gonna custom order a bass with a huuuuuge belly scoop (it'll be 5mm thick in the middle, enough to cover my eventual gargantuan belly), reckon i could patent the idea and make a fortune!

BUMPAGE

There's some better pics on the for sale thread (finally got round to doing one), including a close-up of the bridge if that would give you more of an idea

Think i recognise this one!

My first fretless, it's an extremely nice bass and the pickups sound fantastic. If anyone wants a fretless with loads of mwah then look no further, it does an excellent Jaco impression

In fact if i sell the Cort in time i might have this back!

Dunno, if it's genuinely up for sale again then the original buyer missed a bargain. I've been keeping my eye out for the other one too, can't believe Zoots are selling for this sort of money, it's crazy! Especially this re-listed one, that's a ton of bass for the money

It's back!

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I use Schallers, had the Dunlop ones for a while but they worked loose on both my basses and i thought they were quite clumsy. You may need to trim the button hole on your strap a little if it's a thick leather one

At the start of every gig i check the nut is tight on the Schaller as i use a really thick leather strap, otherwise they're maintenance free

Hi all

Not had this long, bought it to use as a cheap backup but it's a bit nice for that (pretty much showroom condition) and i bought a really cheap Aria which fills that purpose so this has to go!

It's one of the Mystic Ice Crazer finishes (i think) but this one is a bit more tasteful, think gold leaf on black background.
The body is Luthite, neck is Maple and fingerboard is Ebanol
All the hardware is heavy duty (particularly the bridge assembly) and finished in a sort of brushed chrome

According to t'internet the electronics are as follows:
Bartolini AMK1-4/F Pickup
Bartolini MK-2 EQ / 1V,3-band eq

There is also a slap switch which switches an eq contour in/out. The slap switch and eq are both adjustable via 2 trim pots on the backplate

It has a brand new set of Elites (130 - 45) on it, i also have another set of these for £15 if anyone fancies


This bass cost me £172 inc. shipping, plus i had to buy strings for it (came with 4 rusty ones on!) so in total it was £187

I'd like £170 plus p+p, think that's a pretty fair price




EDIT: Collection from Blackpool is fine, you're welcome to come try it out. The string spacing is about 17mm

Looks like 17mm, i took it from the centre of the saddle (think that's the correct way to do it!)

It's not as widely spaced as a typical 4 but is easily manageable. I don't play 5s but adapted pretty quickly, i found it easier than the Streamer 5 i had and about the same as my OLP. It's slaps well, in fact it slaps better than the other 5s i've had. I'll have a look tonight when i get in and will try to measure the spacing