Newfoundfreedom

Right so the rules are you can only have 2 basses? In that case you can have a rolling stock. Use one while selling the second, then buy another and play the new one while selling the old one. That way you constantly have new basses to try and only ever have two. Isn't that what we all do anyway? (Except when we forget about the selling the old one part)

I don't know if anyone has the Veyron in stock currently. Thomann has a 2-3 week wait on the Mosfet version and 6 weeks plus on the tube version. In the meantime I'll be happy to report back on how it all sounds when mine finally turns up. It should hopefully be here by the weekend at the latest.

I was a massive Metallica fan until I watched that documentary. They say you should never meet your heroes. I would add, you should never watch a documentary about them either. James and Lars especially came off as total and utter bellends. Jason Newstead always seemed like the exception. But then he's a bass player so that's only to be expected. 😋 Bros on the other hand. Well I always thought they were a couple of bellends anyway so I actually enjoyed their documentary.

Now that's much more like it.

Still waiting for it to arrive. It takes over a week to get anything delivered here to Bulgaria from Thomann. I'm hoping it will turn up tomorrow.

Might be worth getting shut of the rumble and buying a separate head to go with the cab. I'm currently waiting for my new Veyron to turn up. Cent wait to try it with the Wharfdale stack.

Meh. It does nothing for me. Charvelles should have a headstock that can kill a buffalo.

When Batman joins a band.

I've never tried any of their basses but I've had a couple of Vintage guitars and they're excellent!! They punch well above their weight in quality and sound, and the Wilkinson pickups and hardware are especially good. I can't imagine why one of these wouldn't be excellent. (except for the fact that I personally can't stand "Fender" shaped guitars and basses)

Yeah it's definitely ugly, but it's already been posted on another thread.

Gretsch Junior Jet 2 and keep £700 in the bank. They're as good as anything out there. Sounds and built quality is superb!

I'm totally with you. I think that thing is absolutely gorgeous. I think Fenders are at best bland, at worst ugly. P basses being the worst of the lot. They do nothing for me at all. No accounting for taste I suppose.

Now those I like very much!

Yeah I agree. They missed a trick there really. Still, if you get another chance try plugging one in. I think you'll be surprised at how "big" they sound. I've also got a Squire Jag (full scale) with active bass circuit, which is around the same price point as the Gretsch, and it doesn't come anywhere close to the Gretsch on sound or build quality.

It sounds like a bad connection somewhere, giving an intermittent signal. As bazzbass says above it could be anything in the signal chain and the only way to find it is the process of elimination. If it's definitely the amp it could be anything from a bad cable connector to a dry solder joint or bad capacitor. The only way to cure it would be to take it to an amp Tec or electricical specialist if it's a decent amp worth spending money on.

Superb! I bet that was a proper buzz. I'm very much in the same boat as you, I've just recently started playing again. My last band was in high school almost 30 years ago so it's almost like starting anew. My first gig (at least as an adult) is just over the horizon as my band is still in the rehersal stage. I'm looking forward to it and dreading I in equal measure. I know once I get up there I'll be fine, but I dare say there will be some amount of nerves on the day.

The neck on mine is high gloss (over natural wood) which is a shame. They really should have left the neck bare. Having said that it's super smooth and I've never had any issues moving my hand along it.

It's got Ford F40 Stripes. I bet it plays fast.

Fair enough. They're still unbelievable value for money new.

I couldn't decide whether it was really cool or really sad. Although the fact that I just used the word cool is actually pretty sad. 😏

Yeah I'm sure you're probably right. I wouldn't be at all surprised that such a cable exists. I only meant that you couldn't daisy chain them in the standard way as you would with a double cab connection.

I was actually going to move mine or de-badge it altogether, but there is an uncut metal plate on the grill under the badge the same shape so it would look a bit naff. I actually flipped the grill over on mine to match my initials "MW". Not sure if I'll keep it like that but I just wanted to see what it would look like.

I can't compare it to the rumble but they're not mega heavy. I'd estimate about 20kg. The 2x10 is listed at 23kg and the 1x15 feels lighter to me. Anderton's still have a few in stock. https://www.andertons.co.uk/wharfedale/wharfedale-whb115-1-x-15-300w-ported-bass-cab

Yes indeed. He still uses it live when he's playing stuff from the first album. Sadly he's sponsored up the wazoo by Fender now so I doubt it will see the light of day again on any new stuff.