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silverfoxnik

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  1. Wow!! 😲 This is a ginormous bargain, in every sense of the phrase! πŸ€”πŸ€” Nope, I can't see it fitting into either my Peugeot convertible or Mrs Silverfoxnik's CitroΓ«n C1..? But it's going to make someone very happy, that's for sure. Just not me on this occasion. GLWTS πŸ‘πŸ˜Š
  2. Said the actress... 😁
  3. That's a beautiful looking Jazz, Chris! You do have a knack of putting these retro Fender style basses together... GLWTS 😊
  4. That's a real looker! GLWTS πŸ‘πŸ˜Š
  5. Wow, Mick... That's an absolute @#*%in' bargain right there!! A very good quality rig for an absolute bargain price.. GLWTS
  6. Just sold a vintage Trace Elliott amp to Mick who was a pleasure to deal with from start to finish.. Great comms, fast payment and very accommodating every step of the way. Happy to recommended him to one and all as a great Basschatter to do business with here on the forum! Thanks Mick and hope you enjoy the amp.. πŸ‘πŸ˜Š Nik
  7. Cheers Mick! And ditto to that where you are concerned.. πŸ‘ I hope you enjoy the amp and have found all your 80s stage-wear in your attic to make the best use of the Trace's vintage vibes... 😁
  8. Thanks Stew and 'hear, hear' to that! You know, I've never gigged this or even used it in a rehearsal since I got it from you... I've literally fired it up a few times and it sounded great every time. With no gigs on the horizon for me at the moment, and too much gear, it just doesn't make any sense for me to keep it.. As you say, I hope it stays in the Basschat family.. 😊
  9. Vintage Trace Elliott AH200 BassAmp and Cover For Sale, Now SOLD - thanks for all your interest! πŸ‘πŸ˜Š For sale only is my Trace Elliot AH200 Amp which I bought on Basschat from @stewblack earlier this year. Here's a link to Stew's ad which includes a link to a short video clip of the amp working : The amp is in good working order and comes with it's original Trace Elliot cover as can be seen in the photos below. Despite the fact that it's a high quality English made, classic design bass amp that's packed with quality components and features, it's really portable for such a powerful amp! On that point, it delivers 200 watts at 4 ohms and trust me, they are seriously loud, old-skool Trace watts which to me, sound as loud as my Hughes and Kettner Bassbase 600 watt amp. Apart from the classic Trace Elliot pre-shape switch - which I'd say gives you one of the classic bass tones of the last 35 years at the push of a button - it also has a switchable 12-band graphic EQ which gives you further extensive controls to easily shape your tone. Having said that, there is an inherent Trace Elliot tone to this amp in my opinion which is great straight out of the box also! I think someone else on Basschat once described it as 'hard-baked' which in my head equates to a dry, punchy and vintage bass tone. Tech Spec: * 200 Watts of power at 4 ohms * Passive and active input sections * 12-band graphic EQ * Variable control for the graphic EQ * Balanced DI out * Effects loop * Noise reduction switch * Line in/Line out * Headphone socket [Not sure how this link has appeared twice and now it has, I can't seem to remove it, so please ignore..] In terms of weight, it’s about 9kg, and very easy to carry - lighter than the 300W version even though it is nearly as powerful. It’s convection cooled via a massive aluminium heatsink on the back – so no fans to go wrong. It does have that slight background 'hum' that these amps are known for, but it's not intrusive in my opinion.. There's plenty of reviews online for these amps, including YouTube videos, so I won't duplicate them here.. Suffice to say, if you want to hear one of these in action or get feedback on how they sound, the interweb is your friend.. 😁 I'm selling because I've got too many amps and not enough gigs! And, when I was gigging more regularly before the lockdown, I tended to always use my full valve amp... So, here's your chance to pick up a classic versatile and great sounding bass amp at a very affordable price! Covid safe and properly socially distanced vewings are possible and welcome (by arrangement) in Littlehampton, West Sussex and yes, I'm happy to send by fully insured courier (at buyer's expense) if necessary. Any questions, please ask away here or send me a PM. Thanks for looking as ever... 😊 Nik
  10. Thanks Nigel, Look forward to it! πŸ‘πŸ˜Š All the best for now, Nik
  11. I refer you to my previous comments Chris! 😁
  12. You're a very good/bad influence Chris.. That's all I'm saying.. πŸ˜‚
  13. True, but he were a proper bass player Chris, with cool 'aircut, clobber and everything! 😁 Thank you! πŸ‘πŸ˜Š Actual the ever so kind @Paul S has offered me the loan of his very cool 70s Ricky copy, so I think that I might be sorted for this project... 😊 Yet another example of the Basschat community spirit in action!!
  14. I know it's not cheap, but I am surprised that that bass hasn't sold yet.. Especially considering how rare these are and how good they are! GLWTS Mick Whoever does buy it in the end will not be disappointed.
  15. ... I expect that'll be when the sampler and bass synths will suddenly make an appearance, whilst I get shuffled off to make t'tea!
  16. Thanks Chris 😁 That'll be an interesting challenge for me when I turn up at the studio with a very Fendery looking bass and the guys in the band and the engineer say: 'Oi, bass player Geek - Where's the fookin' Ricky? ' To which I shall reply... ' Look Guys, trust me on this one... Uncle Beedster on the Basschat Interweb Forum for Sad Bass Geeks said... ' 😁
  17. Very funny @Frank Blank πŸ˜‚ I am assuming you remember that brilliant Peter Cook sketch years ago about the 'Jeremy Thrope' case, which had that genius line in it: 'a self-confessed player of the pink oboe' Going back on topic, I did O'Level music in 1976-77 and although it did have all that droney stuff about certain classical composers and their works, what I did get out of it was the understanding of the major and minor keys, scales, plus stuff about harmony and time signatures etc.. So when I first started playing bass in bands - and was learning to play the instrument using tabs as opposed to those there proper dots - I could at least with my basic music O'Level theory, understand what was happening with the guitar chords in the songs we were writing/playing.. I'm grateful for that I'd nothing else as it meant I wasn't afraid to explore bass lines beyond simple root note and 5th... Must admit, I also really enjoyed learning about how crazy and obsessive some of the famous classical composers were, and what unusual and sometimes sad lives they lived. It completely prepared me for all the weirdos that I then met later on in the music business! 😁
  18. Hi Paul, Thanks very much for your offer of help - that's brilliant! 😊 The recording project is happening over an extended period of time as there's a lot of back catalogue to be done so roughly, I'll be doing the journey up to Norfolk on a monthly basis for the next 6-9 months or so.. Whereabouts are you based Paul?
  19. Hi Folks Through lockdown I've been working on writing and recording some original music - first time I've done that for about 25 years - and it's been absolutely brilliant fun... Don't get me wrong, I'm really missing rehearsals and gigging at the moment, but in absence of those two staples of my musical diet, going back to writing and recording has been nothing short of a revelation for me. One of the projects I'm working on is re-recording a whole bunch of songs from my very first band, which started in 1978 - right in the era of punk and post-punk - and it finished in 1981 when I believe we finally split up over 'musical differences', band image , or girls or something.. 😁 Anyway, to try to cut this long story short, in those days I used a Hondo Ricky copy on some of our early recordings before buying a proper Ricky 4001 when I finally had enough money to do so (that bass is sadly long since gone..). I still have the Hondo but it's virtually unplayable.. It turns out that, although most of the old songs sound great played on my present collection of basses (BC Rich Eagle and Xotic Jazz in particular) , on a few of the tunes it turns out that nothing short of that unique Ricky sound will do! So, I'm putting a shout out here on Basschat to see if anyone has a Ricky or decent Ricky clone that they'd be prepared to hire out / loan me for a few days so I can get this project finished? An uber-big ask I know as our basses are like our children, right?.... But if anyone can and would like to help me out with this, it'd be very much appreciated! I'm based in West Sussex near Brighton, but the recording is taking place near Diss in Norfolk, so I could collect and return the bass somewhere along that M23/M25 /A12, Sussex, Kent, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk corridor. Please PM me if you might be able to help and I'll be happy to discuss hire fees, insurance etc, etc. Thanks for reading as ever! 😊 Nik
  20. Great thread! πŸ‘πŸ˜ From Wikipedia : 'Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, of being undecided, or of being doubtful.[1] In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery,[2][3][4][5] particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy.[6] However, suspense is not exclusive to fiction... ' Now that we all understand what the use of' suspense' means in an artistic setting, we can move on to explore the concept of 'suspenseful music'.. So, please make a note to look out for my next post on this riveting subject here on Basschat sometime around 07:45 on 07/09/27.... 😁
  21. Just bought a G&L SB1 bass from Nigel, aka @bumnote. Although we had met once before at one of the South East Bass Bashes, after a brief socially distanced meet up (courtesy of Chimike) where I couldn't quite make a decision about the bass, Nigel was kind enough to let me try the bass out for a few days before making a decision on it, which was incredibly trusting and very kind of him... Long story short, after a furry of PMs, text messages and couple of chats by phone, a deal was done and throughout, Nigel was very patient and helpful.. All in all, it was a very easy and pleasant transaction and I really can't recommend Nigel highly enough... he's another shining example of the Basschat community spirit in action and you can buy/trade with him in complete confidence! πŸ‘πŸ˜Š Thanks for everything Nigel and here's to the next one! 😁 Nik
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