Newfoundfreedom

OK so far we have 200 leva = approx £90 And 500 leva approx £230. Probably easier to stick to the Queen's own £ for those uninitiated with Eastern European finance. 😂

Yes as far as I can tell it's supposed to be GG Giokov.

A little New year's quiz for all you clever bass chatters. I spotted this on an online sale site out here in Bulgaria (think Gumtreeski) It's simply listed as "Wonderful custom made tool. New strings, suitcase and belt." Or case and strap, allowing for dodgy translation. It looks reasonably decent to me, but then I'm far from an expert. So I thought I'd leave it to the far more experienced people on here to dissect it. So far I've got as far as PJ configuration, through neck, most likely active pickups. So, what else, and more importantly what do you think it's worth? I obviously know the asking price. So the nearest to the price wins my undying respect (which has about the same street value as a Mars Bar). I'll reveal the asking price and the closest guess whilst drinking my first tipple of the evening on New Year's Eve. Have at it.

Ahh.... How could I possibly forget Laskys (when I've never heard of them in the first place)

They went into adminstration about 5 years ago but either got bought out or bailed out and managed to survive. I don't think they'll be so lucky this time around.

Sadly it looks like it's is destined to become yet another fond memory of my younger days. Along with Blockbuster, Tandy and Athena.

Well mine are currently winging their way across Austria and are due to be here by the end of next week. So time will tell.

A good lead guitarist is a much rarer breed in my experience. Perhaps that's because they're all frustrated bass players. 😂

Yeah you're probably right, but some people want to be Nigel Mansell while others are happy just to drive to the shop. I just want to be in a band and make some noise with my mates. It never hurt the Sex Pistols. You can practice technique all you like, especially if you are or want to be a "professional" musician. But banging away on route notes to a three chord song is still great fun. Spending hours learning scales, finger patterns, technique etc can be extremely daunting for new players, as well as sucking all the fun right out of it. Learn the basics, join a band, make a noise, worry about the rest later. The most important thing is enjoying it. If you're not doing that then you're wasting your time.

I think amp modelling must have come a long way in recent years if that's now a viable option. Everything I ever used with amp modellers sounded muddy and naff no matter how much I messed messed with the settings. But that was several years ago using multi effects pedals like pods, zooms and Boss. I think the Helix and such are probably lightyears away from those.

I used to have a step ladder bass. My real ladder bass passed away when I was young. Badoom tish! (I'll get my coat)

Again I totally agree. To use the driving analogy once more, driving instructors insist on having your hands on the ten to two position on the wheel, which I'm sure it's a good habit to get into, but I never saw Colin McRae do it.

I regularly practice in the house on a short sale then switch to a regular scale when playing with the band. It works for me too. The notes are easier to reach, which makes the songs easier to learn. Then switching to long scale just happens naturally. I'd kind of use the analogy of someone that is overwhelmed learning to drive. The hardest part is changing gear along with the other myriad of things you're trying to concentrate on. For most people sticking with it and practice will eventually pay off. But some people will never get it, or at the very least find it an extreme struggle and eventually give up. For these people it may be easier to learn in an automatic. Get plenty of practice, then switch to a manual when everything else is coming naturally and not taking all your concentration. Apart from all that, I just love the feel and sound of my Gretsch shorty. 😀

Thanks. Just read the first couple of posts and still none the wiser.

What's FRFR?

Thanks BT. I figured (it at least hoped) that would be the case. I'm unlikely to ever need to crank the amp up high enough for it to make a difference anyway. I currently only have the volume on around 3 or 4 at the most, and that's through a single 2x10, which is ample to keep up with 2 guitars and drums in practice and any venue were likely to play.

Sorry, this probably seems like a really daft question to those in the know, but here goes My amp is rated 300w @ 4 ohms and has 2 separate outputs. I've just bought 2 cabs rated at 200w and 300w both at 8 ohms. Now, as I understand it, 2 X 8 ohms cabs would give a combined resistance of 4 ohms. So no problem for the amp. The part that I'm slightly confused about is the watts. The total combined wattage the two cabs can handle is 500w RMS (leaving aside peaking and the fact that I wouldn't be running them flat out anyway) but as the amp is rated at 300w does that mean that there would be a 2 way split with 150w going to each cab, or does the wattage remain at 300w to both, potentially overpowering the 200w cab?

I was thinking the same thing. I can't really see what I'm supposed to be looking at from the picture, but rather than removing the board and risking more damage, I would be tempted to solder a couple of bits of wire to what's left of the existing fuse holder (if possible) then just connect the other end to a standalone fuse holder, the type user for car audio, etc. Then just cable tie it on to the chassis or wiring somewhere to stop it rattling around.

I don't think of him at all. I never got the whole Genesis thing.

Did somebody amp up a Gameboy?

I think they look awesome, but then again my real life initials are "MW" so I'm going to flip the top grill over for a personalised bass rig. 😁 I have ordered the 1x15 and the 2x10 which are due for delivery on the 5th January so I will give them a bit of a review after that. The good, the bad, and the (not so imho) ugly.

Black Lace. They just started taking themselves too seriously after Agadoo.

Me too.

I honestly don't think it will need any. If there's one thing Wharfdale do well it's build speakers.

Wharfdale is far from an obscure brand. Although granted they're not really known for producing guitar and bass amps. But having looked into these a bit more it would appear they they are actually Albion amps / cabs probably rebadged or built under licence by Wharfdale. The guy who actually designed them, Steve Grindrod (I think that must be his stripper name) is an absolute legend in amp building terms, having designed and build pretty much everything that came out of the Marshall factory for 20 years from 1980 then everything from the Vox relaunch including all their Valvetronic range, before going it alone with Albion. So forget the name badge, those cabs come with a surprising amount of pedigree. Here's an interesting article about Steve. He's had quite an illustrious career. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.guitarplayer.com/.amp/gear/meet-your-maker-amp-designer-steve-grindrod