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Brilliant seller, great communication and item exactly as described. Thanks mate, much appreciated.

I have been busy with a few things so didn't get around to ordering stuff until today. I now have a woolly mammoth clone kit plus assorted bits on its way to me. I can't wait to have a play and see how it works out. It's been ages since I have done anything more than just replace bits or do a simple rewire.

Autosol and a clean rag, use a small amount and take your time.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1501621563' post='3346056'] My experience of TE gear was mostly in rehearsal rooms (where old Trace Elliots go to die). I really disliked them as, whatever I did to try and get a good sound from them, I just couldn't. Then one day my band where playing a gig, supporting a Ska band in a club in Edinburgh. The bass player in the band let me play through his amp, which was a GP7 combo with a 15 inch speaker. I was playing my Precision through it and it sounded fantastic. It had a great ballsy, punchy, trouser flapping sound to it and, considering I think it was only 150 watts, was very loud. Since that experience, I have considered buying one from Ebay as the secondhand price is as cheap as chips. But all the sellers want the buyers to pick them up - I assume because they are the weight of a small planet. [/quote] I have the 250w version of that one, I can move it on my own but it is bloody heavy. When it comes to stairs it's a two man job. The 2x12 cab is worse as it has no castors. But the sound is just amazing so I can live with it.

TE and a Thunderbird - the power to move people (sometimes literally, and bowels possibly).

Great story, I can't help with the info but am genuinely envious.

The buzz of a new project, then the realisation of the hard work required perhaps?

I learn more complicated stuff by splitting it into sections, doing them one by one then linking them all together.

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1501528869' post='3345323'] He doesn't seem keen on it [/quote] What makes you say that? ;-)

After much consideration I decided on a sub n up, it should be with me next week so I will update this thread once I have had a play.

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1501404518' post='3344425'] These are NOT instruments, but barbecue wood. So start playing it and then you'll start the fire with it. [/quote] Have you had the pleasure?

[quote name='neilp' timestamp='1500842730' post='3340583'] Why does everyone thing there's this divide in energy, spark, spotaneity between a "gig" and an orchestral performance? If you want to be "hit hard" try the Berlin Phil playing Prokofiev or Mahler. Great musicians put their heart and soul in, regardless whether they are sitting down reading the notes or giving it large with their foot on the wedge. Blue is right. We should strive to be note-perfect AND passionate. It can be done, it is done day in, day out all over the world. Don't settle for less. [/quote] Personal taste, it may do it for you but doesn't for everyone and certainly not for me. It's my opinion (and just my opinion, others with disagree I am sure) but I have never seen ANYTHING rival punk for pure energy and excitement, and I have never seen any punk performance close to this mystical perfection. We should all strive for perfection, but getting hung up on the odd tiny mistake can make a performance worse not better in my experience.

And a lot of bands play a mix, we do a few which fall into classic rock (I think) but mostly punk/ alternative. Not sure which I would select if push came to shove so I probably just wouldn't bother. I wonder if a lot of people who do a variety of stuff were the same.

Best news all day!

Or perhaps he doesn't like the bass player and is being sarcastic saying 'love the E, fat'.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1500321343' post='3336957'] With the price of "old" TE gear why not pick up a 130/200w head and use it with your 2x12? You know what you're getting and how to set it up to your liking. You could probably find a good TE head for under £200. [/quote] Oddly enough that is exactly what I am in the process of doing, I am waiting to hear back from a guy on eBay with a decent head for sale. May also save up for some lighter weight kit at a later date but for now it seems the easiest way forward.

Nothing on Schpock at the moment but I will keep an eye out as usually have a nose through all the bass stuff on there anyway.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1500308232' post='3336832'] 25,000... ... hopefully one day there will be another as good as the finding of the waistcoat wearing conservatory lunging Trace Elliot guy. [/quote] This post seriously needs a link in it.

I have one, I may be biased but I think it's the best one due to having a sensible bridge (love the Gibson sound, hate the stupid bridge on stand at T birds). I looked long and hard at prices before buying my scruffy one and £500 seems very low, I would say the amount it went (or didn't go) for was about fair, but that depends on the neck - as mentioned that action is mighty high.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1500260366' post='3336507'] My tone comes from my fingers my style of playing, not an amp or bass. On a good night it great on a bad night, not so good. Blue [/quote] Partly but if I stick you with a Stagg with an action as high as Mt Rushmore through the Peavey practice amp we have at work that sounds like wasps trapped in a tin you won't get the same tone. You are right that your fingers are critical to it but you need kit that will allow that to show through.

What is the compressor like on it?

Just had a look and they are seriously cheap. Are they the same as the RS Jazz but without the silk winding?

Forgot to say they are nickel so the rorobass sounds like a good shout.