Chrisbassboy5

Any suggestion Olof good ‘old’ amps to look for?

Hi All, I’m wanting a 300w max for bass guitar playing in a windband. I see these for £100 off with PMT, any good or go for older bass amp with change, 2nd hand? Was looking at old Ashton or Peavey or treat myself to this?? any comments or ownership feedback appreciated. cheers Chris

Any thoughts on the Ashdown OriginAL C112-300, just been handed £300 and a shop has one who’s should be £500 for £300! Killer deal, reviews show it as a great amp… or go for older Ashdown Mag and keep the change, or perhaps Peavey TKO or similar as posted here?

Cheers mate. Only gig once in a while so no robs. Great suggestion for an amp, will look. Cheers mate. Chris

Ta mate

Cheers Loz! Will check Ebay..

Hi All, just after a decent to 150/200+W bass speaker for small band use. Used to have a Peavey TKO 115, which worked well but sadly sold a while ago and wished I hadn’t. I don’t want to spend a fortune but wonder if there are any old amps that might suit, might be old and heavy but not a problem as gigs few and far between for now.. Any support appreciated as wonder what to perhaps look for.. cheers! Chris

H Folks, after ages of looking for the string box they came in I have discovered that they are.. Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flatwound JF345, .043 to 0.136. 5 string.. seems they live forever. Need to change them at all or not? cheers, chris

Cool mate, as a past professional tuba player I love a deep rich bass tone with little treble so these work for me..

Awesome… learning all the time. Cheers mate!

Incredible to not have to change them, why the hell don’t others do the same? Guess cos of the sound they want although so much more expensive in the long run to do that eh?..

Omfg!

When played double bass we wiped down with old aftershave as it dries quick, what would you suggest?

Will look for the box and update, loft visit tomorrow! Watch this space…

Played upright/double bass so hate the cheese grater strings most put on.

Lol, jeez. Unbelievable as you hear all the time about the need to change strings regularly….

Did have the packet but misplaced just now.. are the Thomastic Infeld.

Wow, the B string sounded a bit deader than the others hence the post. cheers all. Lot of £ to replace so hesitant to do on a 5 unless necessary. Believe the string make are pukka so should also last longer..

Really? Really surprised, why would that be?

Hi All, I have an Ibanez SR655NTF and have a 5 string set of expensive flat round bass strings (Thomastic-Infeld roundwound jazz). I have played the bass for a few times in 3 years, never gigged (bedroom practice for a few mins only, maybe 10 mins ocassionally. The strings were £80 quid so reluctant to replace unless necessary? This might be a ‘how long is a piece of string’ question but should I replace them as I want to play more now. what should I be looking at to see if they are dead? The strings were top of the range ones and reputed to last a few years before replacement…. I’m stuck. Any advice appreciated. cheers Chris

I've tried the SBL trial twice and frankly wasn't impressed. I feel it's best to drift inbetween Talking Bass, Derec Bennet, Luke from Become a Bassist and Bass Buzz. I also waych SBL but only the free stuff. I was sick of getting spammed by SBL for free reign across YT now. Free is good for me for the moment.... regards, Chris

I really like Bass Buzz, like here the explanation and practical applications for free are really, really awesome.. interesting banana!

Bass Buzz is awesome, his explanation and music offerings for scales as shown here knock SBL into the dust, no money changing hands either..Sorry Scott..

Cheers Spondon, will definitely persevere I think as its an awesome bass, just need to ensure I don't play any other for a bit. Cheers Mate. and others who have commented. Regards, Chris

11mm!