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Just bought Pete's Aria fretless and got the chance to meet up with him in Brighton, rather than use a courier, which was much preferred as it's always good to meet fellow Basschat members face to face. To echo everyone else's sentiments here, Pete's great to deal with and I wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again. More than that, he's "a thoroughly good chap" as the Beedster said and that counts for everything in my book! Thanks for the bass by the way, Pete.. It's really amazing and is exactly as I thought it would be! In fact, it's so good it even makes my fretless playing sound half-decent
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[quote name='alexclaber' post='208921' date='May 29 2008, 02:45 PM']Inspired by Nick's thread on Sussex/Surrey gigs, I thought I'd see if anyone can recommend venues amenable to The Reluctant's unique brand of original Brit Skunk (yes, we have our very own Anglo Ska Funk genre). Please post away! Alex[/quote] Nice bass playing Alex! Just been on your Myspace and enjoyed it... great grooves! Our singer used to be in a Ska band and he's from the Brighton/Worthing area, so I'll ask him if he's got any suggestions for you, Hope you had a good gig last night!
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Thanks guys! That's really helpful.. Will pass the info onto Tony, our guitarist, who always books the gigs.. If we get any of those gigs, I'll let you know and just a thought, but can I say we were recommended by your bands? Cheers Nik
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Hi Folks, Just bought an SWR 210 Goliath Jnr from Bill which was a good move, as the cab is brilliant and Bill was a real pleasure to deal with.. He even went to the trouble of dropping the cab off at the Couriers for me. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with Bill again... Many thanks Nik
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Peavey 410TVX For Sale, £100 - SOLD!
silverfoxnik replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='Merton' post='208006' date='May 28 2008, 01:17 PM']Not bad thanks, got an interesting little project on the go at the moment which I'll keep you in the loop about before unveiling to the wider world You doing ok?[/quote] Sounds interesting!!! Am OK thanks.. will PM / call you for a proper catch up! -
[quote name='ian' post='208098' date='May 28 2008, 03:21 PM']this really is it got everything .I tried to make every bass i have ever owned to sound like this should of done it years ago . loverly sound great feel just sits but the most heavy bass i have ever owned[/quote] Very nice bass Ian! That era of 70s basses was renowned for heavy basses IIRC...
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[quote name='lukeward2004' post='208435' date='May 28 2008, 10:18 PM']Very nice Jamie - im assuming from the shakky pics that the amp was blasting you in the face with RAW BASS POWER!!!! Looks sweet as mate, bet it sounds like a monster. Nice Demolition rig![/quote] I was wondering about that too, Luke!! Those basses and that rig deserve better
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[quote name='funkydario' post='207772' date='May 28 2008, 06:52 AM']Thanx man ...love your signature !! so many basses..so little time ...SO TRUE !! [/quote] Cheers! Just wish it wasn't true sometimes....
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[quote name='paul h' post='206758' date='May 26 2008, 07:40 PM']MTD Kingston. Best playing bass I have ever played by far. I just hated the sound. Of course I should have kept it and swapped out the electronics but I needed the cash. Paul.[/quote] I did the same thing too!! Great playing basses the MTDs... Most of all though, I really regret selling my Wal Pro bass in 1998. It was one of the very rare JG series with leather scratchplate that now fetch serious money.. I really needed the money at the time so I sold it to a mate, Leigh Gorman of BowWowWow, and everynow and again, I watch YouTube clips of Leigh gigging with the bass in the States just to make myself feel more miserable. On the other hand, Leigh's a great bass player so I know it's being used by someone who I really like & respect, so that cheers me up a bit!
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Peavey 410TVX For Sale, £100 - SOLD!
silverfoxnik replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Cheers Mert - will do! Thanks for the positive comments too... How's things with you? Nik [quote name='Merton' post='207917' date='May 28 2008, 11:25 AM']Nik, try Fastway Couriers for cheap shipping, they beat EVERYONE on costs at my old company, by a million miles. And they were good, too! Also like to add I've heard this cab being used and it sounded great with Nik's basses and GK head [/quote] -
Peavey 410TVX For Sale, £100 - SOLD!
silverfoxnik replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Things 'For Sale' are moving pretty slow generally it seems and with something like this, even slower!! So it's now on Ebay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-410-TVX-Bass-Cab-350-watts-4-ohms-W-W_W0QQitemZ150251850840QQihZ005QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]here[/url] for anyone who's interested.. -
Cool website... And very nice looking basses!
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Does the sound of your bass make you go, "OH YES!"?
silverfoxnik replied to OutToPlayJazz's topic in General Discussion
Yes; the Roscoe Beck 5, the Wal and the BC Rich Eagle all do that for me -
** SOLD ** P Bass clone For Sale, £140 + p&p
silverfoxnik replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Basses For Sale
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Hi Folks, Just wondering if you guys could recommend any venues you've played at recently as good gigs for a covers band to do? We play mainly in Sussex and usually nearer the coastal towns such as Brighton, Eastbourne, Burgess Hill, Worthing etc. The furtherst north we've travelled is East Grinstead at the Crow's Nest, but apart from that, not a lot else... We'd definitely like to explore new venues in places such as Horsham, Hayward's Heath, Chichester etc, and in any other areas that people think of as good music towns/venues?? The sort of music we play is anything from The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Prince through to U2, Bowie, Springsteen, Snow Patrol and The Killers. So if anyone's got some suggestions or recommendations, we'd be grateful! Thanks, Nik
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Peavey 410TVX For Sale, £100 - SOLD!
silverfoxnik replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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[quote name='NickThomas' post='206721' date='May 26 2008, 06:47 PM']If I hadn't the other month picked up my custom classic v I would've had been onto this one. Great price too! [/quote] +1 Great basses these; mine is just about the best five string I've played! There are active basses around with more extreme tonal variation than the RBV, but for simplicity of use and classic P & J tones, these are absolutely brilliant IMO. Good luck with the sale Russ...
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** SOLD ** P Bass clone For Sale, £140 + p&p
silverfoxnik replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Basses For Sale
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[quote name='steve-soar' post='206274' date='May 25 2008, 11:56 PM']Now, that's a bass guitar.[/quote] Stunning! The neck is lovely....
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Hi Folks, Just upgrading my rig to include an SWR Triad and an SWR 210, so am putting up this [b]Peavey 410 TVX[/b] for sale for [b]£100.[/b] On Ebay at the moment, these go for anything from £90 to £150, so I think £100 isn't a bad deal! [attachment=8988:Peavey_front.jpg] I bought it last year from martinbass7750 for a [b]£100[/b] and it's been bloody brilliant to be honest.. IMO, these cabs are [b]seriously under-rated[/b]. The reason I'm moving it on is that I decided wanted a [b]1x15[/b] in my rig without having a seperate 1x15 and a seperate 410 to lug around, hence the purchase of the Triad from Lee-Man, otherwise I'd be keeping this cab which I've done about [b]30 gigs[/b] with it and it's never let me down. [attachment=8989:Peavey_side_angle.jpg] It cost me about [b]£35[/b] to ship when I got it via [b]APC[/b] and I realise that's an obstacle for a lot of people, so I'm happy to drive up to [b]50 miles[/b] for the cost of the fuel to deliver it if that helps? If you're interested but further away, APC are very good value and I could investigate that for you though there's obviously other couriers around. It's working perfectly and I put some [b]castors[/b] on it (one of which is a bit worse for wear now) to help move it around as it's pretty heavy! The spec is almost the same as this latest model, here: [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74526"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74526[/url] It's in pretty [b]good condition[/b] but not perfect to be honest. But having said all that, you won't be disappointed and for the money, it is excellent at reproducing frequencies down to [b]30hz[/b] ! For [b]low B strings[/b], it's fantastic! [attachment=8991:Peavey_underside.jpg] [attachment=8990:Peavey_back.jpg] If you want any more info or are interested, just send me a PM. Thanks for looking. Cheers Nik
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[b]Bass now SOLD - thanks for the interest![/b] Hi Folks, I've just been upgrading my rig with a couple of SWR cabs and that, coupled with the need to streamline my collection of basses down to a maximum of 5, which means that I'm putting this great little [b]P Bass[/b] clone up [b]for sale[/b]. [attachment=8983:P_bass_i...ase_edit.jpg] I bought it about a year or so ago from TheButler here on the forum when it was Bassworld or Basstalk (I think) in order to satisfy my P Bass GAS at the time and it's served me pretty well since then. It's been my main 'noodling' bass; the one that gets used a lot at home for working stuff out or just general practice but as far as gigs go, it hasn't been used at all. [attachment=8984:P_bass_c..._up_edit.jpg] Sound-wise, it's got that great [b]P Bass thump[/b] to it and it is surprisingly a [b]very loud[/b] bass; both unplugged and in terms of the output from the [b]Kent Armstrong p/ups[/b]. It sustains well and the harmonics ring out for days.. The neck profile is very comfortable -sort of inbetween a P and a J bass, but how to describe that is difficult.. All I can offer as a reference is that it's a more comfortable neck profile than my Wal but not as comfortable as my BC Rich. I've no idea what the constituent parts are but someone has taken time to get the whole [b]Sid Viscious/Green Day 70's retro[/b] look together and though it may not be anybody elses cup of tea, it certainly worked for me!! It's by no means perfect cosmetically and the case has definitely seen better days. But it does play well and sounds pretty authentic. It could do with the [b]two pots[/b] being given a [b]clean[/b] and probably a [b]set-up[/b] as there's a little bit of [b]fret buzz[/b] on the G & D strings around the octave mark.. For those of you who are eagle-eyed, you'll notice that the poles on the pick up are a bit proud of the casing which has never troubled me, but might do others. AFAIK, it's an easy fix but not something I ever needed to do.. [attachment=8985:P_Bass_b...ofa_edit.jpg] Otherwise, I think it's a great little back-up bass for the money.. And I'm sure TheButler or mr_russ who have both played it would back me up on that. There's been a lot of comments lately on the forum about prices being charged so just to be absolutely clear about what I'm asking and why: I paid £130 for it and about a tenner in postage and I had it set up by [b]Graham Wheeler[/b] when I got it which cost me £30, so all in all, it cost me about £170. So I'm looking for about [b]£140[/b] for it [b]plus the shipping[/b]. [attachment=8986:P_bass_case_edit.jpg] Anyone based nearby is welcome to come and give it a whirl and have a cuppa & a chat too see if they like it before they buy. I don't have any sounclips but I do have other pictures if you're interested and would like to see more - just PM me for details. Hope that all makes sense and thanks for looking. Cheers Nik (P.S. sorry if the photos are too big..)
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[quote name='allighatt0r' post='205883' date='May 25 2008, 11:22 AM']He then asked me what bass I had, and I told him it was nothing special at all, and he told me i could use his pre-CBS 1965 Fender Jazz, that he had even been on telly with him. I jumped at the opportunity, and then felt more nervous than i ever have before a gig knowing he would be watching me, and i would be playing a very special bass. When it materialised and i plugged it in, i nearly fainted when it wouldn't make a sound, only to find out it was a dodgy cable I tuned it up and it sounded great, even at low volumes. It was sunburst, had a tort pickguard, a tug bar, three control black knobs with the white lines, and had a signature that had been burnt(???) into the finish beside the controls. It was a dream to play, and really sounded great. I felt unworthy. Very possibly my best gig ever.[/quote] Great story!! [quote name='wateroftyne' post='205429' date='May 24 2008, 10:27 AM'][/quote] WoT - That's a very sexy set-up!
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Both lovely basses DJ, but the Bolin in particular is exceptional! I've never seen a nicer looking single-cut bass...
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Just home from playing someone's 40th Birthday Party. They had a marquee in their back garden which was fine until the rain started to come down! Punters loved it though, even after 2 and a half hours of listening to us.. Can't go wrong with a good crowd and a good buffet IMO
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[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='205659' date='May 24 2008, 06:43 PM']Seek out a bass with a bridge with adjustable action, intonation and [i]spacing[/i] Warwick, for example. Some commercially available models offer it - I can't remember for sure, but I'm sure that Hipshot, ABM or Schaller do such an item. Kahler do the 2400 series, which is back in production. Personally, I seem to favour about 17.5 to 18mm. The common spacings all seem to lie between 16.5 and 19mm from what I've seen.[/quote] +1 Good advice! I can't get on with the narrow spacings such as 17-18mm, prefering the slightly wider 19mm which my Roscoe Beck V has and so does the Fender Jazz USA 5.. Spectors and some Warwicks have quite a narrow string spacing from what I remember? It'd be a good idea to list them all model by model as you suggest.