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  1. BillyBass
    Sold a Tech 21 DI-2112 to Killerfridge. Very smooth transaction all very quick. I would not hesitate to recommend him to other basschatters wanting to buy or sell stuff.
  2. BillyBass
    I have a Boss TU-3, a Polytine 3, a Polytune 3 mini, a Landlord FX tuner, and also a D'addario clip on. I don't know why but every now and again, my tuners misbehave and won't work. At my last gig my Polytune 3 started going funny, that is the letters on the screen just kept jumping around. I had my clip on with me so I was able to tune. At the start of the second set I tried the Polytune again and it as fine! This has happened with both Polytunes and the Boss TU-3, that is why I bought the Landlord FX pedal. In future I'll take two tuner pedals with me just in case, I don't like clip on tuners.
  3. BillyBass
    I sold an RM800 Evo II to Scrumpymike. Mike organised the postage and it all went very smoothly. I would definitely do business with him again
  4. BillyBass
    I hope the dog didn't get in free
  5. BillyBass
    That's quite good. I listened to 'Lost Boys' on YouTube, definitely a Paramore vibe, as one of the comments says. Well done.
  6. BillyBass
    Most certainly. I'll message you.
  7. BillyBass
    The link isn't working Mike.
  8. BillyBass
    I think I might try my Elf with the two Barefaced One10s I have at my next gig.
  9. BillyBass
    I have recently started wearing varifocals for work and now use them for playing. I can get by without them for bass but that is down to my vanity, I see the fretboard better in dim light with glasses. I took the female lead singer of my old band (a lot younger than me with a better understanding of what looks cool) to the opticians, and we chose a pair of cool looking frames to use with varifocal sunglasses (the ones that turn into sunglasses in the sun, can't remember what they are called). These are my gigging glasses, and I sometimes wear them for going out. I'm vain!
  10. BillyBass
    I bought a Legacy 800 head from them last year and it was brand new, with absolutely nothing wrong. It's still going strong and I have been so impressed I've ordered a Fusion S from Andertons too. Originally Polar Audio had loads of really good GK kit on sale via their eBay site. Almost all of that has gone now, though they still have a lot of 210 Legacy combos. If you have just bought the 15combo, you had one of the last ones, so maybe they saved the crap ones until last. Apparently, they were hopeless as dealers so GK gave them the elbow and Andertons have taken over (without the discounts unfortunately).
  11. BillyBass
    Like @Mickeyboro above, I would pay to play there. I first went to the Grope & W*nker in 1980, can't remember the band but I do remember a very long argument with a bouncer who didn't believe I was 18 (I was 16 or 17 and looked 12!)
  12. BillyBass
    Polar Audio used to be the Gallien Krueger dealer for the UK. They aren't anymore and have been selling off all their GK gear on eBay. Most of the good stuff has gone but they still have some Legacy210 800W combos available. They are a bit over your budget at £699 but this is about half price! A new Legacy 800 head will cost £850 from Andertons and that doesn't come with a cab.
  13. BillyBass
    What sort of music do you play? A sonic match made in heaven is all very subjective. I gig my Super Compact and used my RM800 with it last week; we play punk/new wave and I used a Charvel reverse PJ (w/Dunlop stainless rounds) with a bit of bridge pup dialled in but mainly the neck pup. It sounded fine, but not as good as my GL Legacy does, in my opinion. I also prefer the features and knob layout of the GK. So the RM800 is being sold and I have a GK Fusion S on order. Personal taste? Or music/bass/strings dependant?
  14. BillyBass
    Micro Thumpinator sold
  15. BillyBass
    On hold.
  16. BillyBass
    So there is hope for me yet! I've only been playing the bass for 5 years and with a pick seriously for a couple. I've got piles of picks at home. I use a pick and decide its the one for me, then I buy a pack of 5...and change my mind. I have sort of, at least for the time being, narrowed my choices down to Dunlop Gators and generally use the 1.5mm but occasionally use the 0.96
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  18. BillyBass
    Up for sale are: Jam Pedals Ripply Fall Bass: £210. This is a beautiful chorus, vibrato, phaser pedal Jam Pedals Rattler Bass: £125. This an analogue Rat style distortion pedal with a clean blend. Sold Tech 21 Geddy Lee DI-2112: £260. 2 channel pre amp. The included booklet shows how to create Geddy's tone and also many other tones. Sold Aguilar Octamizer: £100. Octave pedal with a unique tone, definitely not an OC2, built like a tank MXR Vintage Bass Octave Mini: £100. MXR cloned the OC2 Janek Gwizdala loaned them and also added a 'mid' button. Sold SFXsound Micro Thumpinator: £80. High pass filter, small enough to fit under a pedal board. Sold As you may see from the photos, the pedals are all in excellent condition. The all have velcro on the bottom but I can't see any chips or dings. all pedals come with their original boxes (& box candy) except for the SFX Microthumpinator. I live close to the M25/A1 junction and work all over North London, so if you are local we could meet up. Failing that, postage costs need to be paid by the buyer. The type of postage (insured/not insured) to be decided by us via pm).
  19. BillyBass
    Up for sale is my barely used Ashdown RM800 Evo 2. I have used this for one gig, last weekend, and prior to that it has mainly been gathering dust at home. I'm selling to raise funds for another incoming head. It appears to me to be in perfect condition. I live in Barnet, close to the M25 junction with the A1, I work all over North London so if you are north of the river, I could possibly drive over. Other wise, postage will be £10
  20. BillyBass
    I have a MIM Tidepool Jazz. I suppose it's inbetween turquoise and blue. Very slightly greenish blue. Not an easy colour to match with a pick guard, at least the usual colours pick guards come in. I've kept the white one it came with, mainly because I couldn't decide on a better colour.
  21. BillyBass
    And very good concentration. I find reasonably complex but not difficult songs the easiest to play, there is enough going on to stop my mind wandering. I find monotonous bass lines problematic as my mind wanders.
  22. BillyBass
    Last night's rig. I rested my GK Legacy and tried the Ashdown RM800, along with my Barefaced Super Compact. It was fine and I have no complaints at all. I do prefer the GK though.
  23. BillyBass
    It was very hot and humid. We played at the 'Fox & Hounds' in Croxley Heath, which is near Rickmansworth in Herts. The pub is in a street with few other commercial establishments, just houses so regulations dictated that we had to play inside (and have all the doors and windows shut by 9pm) when almost everyone was in the beer garden. The landlady said the pub had been quiet for a couple of days; she thought Glastonbury might have had something to do with it. Anyway, a fan was provided, which blew my long hair into my face for much of the gig and I also had to stand like the Ramones as the drums were slowing shifting forward during the set and I volunteered to keep one foot on the mat they were on, while avoiding the cymbals. We've been asked back though so at least the landlady liked us. Our set up
  24. BillyBass
    Having RCDs in a circuit is very good and much safer than not, however, if there is an RCD at the origin of that particular circuit (i.e. in the fuseboard) you shouldn't add another RCD, as 2 RCDs of the same trip rating , e.g. 30mA, can cause nuisance tripping.
  25. BillyBass
    At my gig last night we had two double sockets in the 'stage' area and a double just outside. The landlady told me to avoid the socket outside as it was a bit dodgy. From what she told me it appeared to be on a different circuit, though in the same area. Also, the problem is sometimes dodgy wiring in a particular socket, not every socket in a particular circuit. So these testers do give you the option of avoiding problems, sometimes.
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