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silverfoxnik

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  1. Just bought an excellent Genz Benz NeoX 112T cab from @cetera, aka, Gary who was an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to finish. Highly recommended to one and all and as has been said many times above, Gary's an absolute credit to this fab Basschat community! Many thanks Gary.. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š Nik
  2. Had the pleasure of meeting @Mudpup, aka Jon, at the South East Bass Bash recently and, after a brief discussion about our love of Mesa Boogie amps, we decided to do a trade. Spin forward a couple of weeks and I'm now the happy owner of what was Jon's M-Pulse 600 head, and he now has (what was) my Big Block 750. Jon was a pleasure to deal with throughout and I can't recommend him highly enough to everyone here in the Basschat community! Thanks Jon and I hope you enjoy the amp.. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š Nik
  3. Not easy to do, Mert. I still have too many amps and go through a constant debate with myself about paring them down to just 2... So far, the evil Gear Acquisition Monkey is winning the debate, hands down! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
  4. Wow - I didn't expect to see this on here.. What a surprise! Having just heard this at the South East Bash, I can testify to everything you've said about it @Merton. It's a beautiful sounding amp, and the drive feature is one of the best I've ever heard on a non-valve amp... GLWTS ๐Ÿ˜Š
  5. What a fab day today - so great to see good Basschat friends again after all this time , and to make some new ones too... ๐Ÿ˜Š Big thanks to @Kingbassistfor his fantastic talk - it was such a great insight into the world of the professional West End bass player! Thank you Ian... ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ And a big thanks also to @Hamsterand Sarah, aka Mrs Hamster, for sorting out the venue and for looking after us so well today.. The coffee & pastries were perfect! ๐Ÿ™ And lastly, thanks to everyone who let me have a go on their amp, bass, fx pedal etc ... I had a lot of fun. ๐Ÿ˜ Too much nice gear to single out to be honest, but got to say that @Merton's new Trace amp, @WalMan's SkarBassOne pedal, @Captain Rumble's Vanderkleys and @Happy Jack's new build by @Andyjr1515we're all GAS inducing! Photos and videos to follow soon...
  6. Beautiful example! One for you @ped GLWTS ๐Ÿ‘
  7. I was way too poor for even such lofty instruments as a Shaftesbury Ricky copy then, Chris. Let alone a Wal. ๐Ÿ˜
  8. Very true Chris! I played that gig with my Hondo II Ricky copy, which I still have...
  9. Fantastic song, amazing bass playing! Dunaway is such a creative musician... Been listening to this song regularly for 50 years and I'm still not tired of it (nor of the album).
  10. Great thread Chris! I've always been a big fan of The Stranglers and years ago, between 1979 and 1980 my first band were signed to the Stranglers management company, who's offices were located by the old Borough Market near London Bridge... Their offices were on the first floor of the building, and on the ground floor was a big open space where all of The Stranglers gear was stored. As part of the management deal, we were allowed to rehearse there overnight at the weekends and we used JJ's bass rig as our PA (his rig was a 2 kilowatt PA). I remember their roadie telling me that JJ liked to use a PA with multiple cabs as his rig so he could point them in different directions across the stage to make sure he could always hear himself properly. I also remember being shown some of JJ's basses at the time, including an absolutely beautiful, black, through-neck Yamaha BB bass which I thought was about the most amazing bass I'd ever seen at the time! As well as getting to meet the band a few times, we supported them at The New Theatre in Oxford on their 'Raven Tour' , and also at the infamous London Rainbow gig in April 1980 when Hugh Cornwall was in prison for 6 weeks for possession of drugs. It was an amazing night as the band brought in loads of famous artists to sing different songs in their set.. We shared our dressing room with Toyah (who wore more clothes back then than she does now. ๐Ÿ˜‰) Also on the bill that night were a certain 'beat combo' from Manchester called Joy Division. Those were the days... ๐Ÿ˜
  11. Hi Folks, Here's a shout out to @ped @Sibob @obbm @WalMan( and anyone else who was there that day) . I found these very low quality photos today in an old Photobucket account I set up years ago, but haven't looked at in at least 10 years. They're from the very first South East Bass Bash in Guildford in August 2007, organised by @obbm IIRC. It was a great day, made even better by the fact that I bought the lovely LPB Lakland DJ5 you can see in the photos from @P-T-Pwho very kindly delivered it to me at the Bash (now there's a bass I wish I'd never sold...). Does anyone else who was there have any photos or recollections from that day? If so, please share... ๐Ÿ˜Š Nik
  12. That's a gorgeous looking instrument, Rod! ๐Ÿ˜Š GLWTS ๐Ÿ‘
  13. "Harmonica Lewinsky" ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
  14. Weekend BUMP for this fine amp!
  15. ***Now SOLD *** Hi Folks Another cab has come up that I would like to buy, so in order to fund it, I'm putting this brilliant Vanderkley 115MN6 4ohm cab up for sale. I'm asking for ยฃSOLD for the cab, which comes with it's fitted Vanderkley cover worth ยฃ50. Both the cab and the cover are in superb condition. No trades on this I'm afraid. In haste, I've attached images of the cab with 3 different amps and my trusty G&L, but obviously, this is a for sale ad for the cab only. Selling because... Why am I selling such a brilliant, lightweight cab you might ask? Well, the answer is that because I already have a Mesa Walkabout 115 combo, I'm looking for either a 212 or 410 cab to pair with my Mesa Big Block 750... It's really that simple. Otherwise I wouldn't be thinking of moving this on at all as its a brilliant one cab solution, with a rich, deep and beautifully detailed sound whilst still being lightweight, powerful and having a small stage footprint. Other info... Try out is very welcome here in Potton, Central Bedfordshire with obligatory tea/coffee /biscuits etc. Although I'd rather not post, if it's a deal breaker, then yes I can package this up securely to be sent by tracked and insured courier at your additional cost. Equally, I'd be prepared to meet up within a 50 mile radius of where I live for a few extra shekels to help make a deal happen. Combined sale... If anyone would like to make me an sensible offer for this fabulous cab and the awesome Ashdown CTM100 that I'm also selling, then I'd be very open to that idea.. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š Any questions please ask away here, or send me a PM. Thanks for looking as ever.. Nik ๐Ÿ˜Š Tech Spec & blurb below.. Configuration: 1 x 15" + 6" custom designed Neodymium drivers Power: 600 Watts AES Impedance: 4 Ohms Freq. response: 39 Hz โ€“ 10 kHz Sensitivity: 99 dB 1W @ 1m Size: H x W x D, 59 x 54x 41cm Weight: 23 Kg / 50 lbs The NeoLite cabinets are loaded with the latest generation custom-made neodymium drivers. The drivers are absolute state-of-the-art; constructed from a cast aluminium frame, neodymium magnet assembly, unique coil and magnet cooling design, waterproof cone material, linear frequency response, high power- and sensitivity-ratings. The tweeters feature a custom-made filter with tweeter protection circuit and a high frequency attenuator on the back panel. Here you will also find two Neutrikยฎ speakon/6.3mm jack-combo connectors linked parallel. These "high efficiency" cabinets are sealed airtight from the inside so the air will only enter or leave the cab through the tuned port-tube mounted on either the front or back or both. Each speaker cabinet is hand-made by Marc Vanderkley, using strong but lightweight void free birch and poplar plywood, dowel joint construction, internal bracing and is covered with high quality black carpet which will protect your cabinet for years to come. This is an ideal cabinet for the bass player looking for a balanced sound, with clear mid range and punchy, deep lows and clear, natural high end. A very light cabinet that works for almost any type of bass, including upright and any style of music.
  16. Lovely looking bass you have there @funkle I recently bought a Godin Shifter Classic 5 string bass and I am absolutely amazed at how good it is - build quality, finish, sound and playability. If yours is anything like that - and I know it will be - then someone's going to get a bargain here! GLWTS ๐Ÿ˜Š
  17. Sunday evening BUMP for this fine example of valve wizardry! ๐Ÿ˜ Sensible offers invited by the way....
  18. What a talented young musician.. If my kids could play an instrument to that technical level and show such an understanding of melody, harmony, rhythm etc, I'd be very proud of them for having invested their time and energy into one of the creative arts. I don't get why anyone would want to knock this guy at all for being a musician who's smart enough to earn a living from it. IMO, as musicians, need to celebrate what we all do to make the world a better place.
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