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  1. chris_b
    My main strap is this one. . . . http://www.harvest-guitar.com/en/Buffalo-Silverado.html . . . . big, comfortable and doesn't move all night.
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    [quote name='pendingrequests' timestamp='1491817988' post='3275518'] As an avid fan of the Tonehammer 500, I have been so impressed with its versatility and sound. I received the best compliment last night for my tone as being [b]thick. [/b]Put a big smile on my face[b] [/b] [/quote] I haven't seen many reviews that have called the TH500 versatile. Mostly the opposite. I have one and another as a backup so I'm sold on the sound of the TH500, but I also want to know about the potential improvements that the AG700 brings over the AG500 and maybe even the TH500. I'm still interested in this amp but the price, which seems to be pitched somewhere north of £1K, is a show stopper for me.
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    What problems are you experiencing and which basses have you tried?
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    Several years ago I bought a Wolfcraft 5500 online for £50 (I believe the prices have gone up somewhat) when my back was at its worst. It is strongly made and has a bar between the wheels so they don't wobble and break. I haven't used it in awhile (since getting the Super Compacts) but it's the best trolley on rough surfaces and gravel that I've seen so far.
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    Less expensive instruments will always use less expensive parts and replacing the pickups and pots is where you can do the most good with upgrades. Do this in stages then you can evaluate each upgrade in turn. You can easily double the money spent on a bass so be careful. I'd start with a new wiring loom and pots. My choice would be to stay with passive and the JJ config. There's someone on here who will make one up for you. Does a good job by all accounts. I can't remember his name but I'm sure someone else can help. After that, if needed, replace the pickups. The latest Fender PU's get good reviews and the Fralin, Nordstrand and Duncans would be a huge bonus to your sound.
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    I don't understand why we're being persecuted by John Hall over here. There are clubs and posts all over Talkbass about fake Ric's and they seem to be left alone.
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    Wasn't this a marketing exercise by the packaging company? Anyway, it's as hard as wood. . . . the cardboard is soaked in resin.
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    This bass has been sold. Many thanks for looking. =================== My Mike Lull M5V Jazz is now for sale. It was built in Dec 2007, a 3 tone sunburst with tort pick guard and is in good condition and has been carefully looked after but there is some minor player wear. The sound of this bass, with its 18v pre amp is huge and the range of tones is the best on any bass I've owned. The frets are in top shape and the neck is straight and very stable. The B string can be run through body for an extra fat and solid bottom, but it can be top loaded as well. Currently strung with DR Lo-Riders 45-125. Specs are as follows: - 35” neck - Alder body and Maple neck with Brazilian Rosewood fretboard - Seymour Duncan Custom Shop pickups - Aguilar OBP-3 SK/PP preamp, currently running at 18v (can do 9v as well) - 21 frets - 19mm spacing @ bridge - nut width 1 7/8” - weight is 8lb 11oz (3.96kg) - Includes the original Mike Lull soft case Controls are: - Volume (pull for passive option) - Pan pot - Middle (pull for frequency shift (400/800 Hz)) - Stacked bass and treble (bass at the bottom) All my gear lives in my smoke free back room and this bass has always travelled to gigs in my car. I bought it from Thomas P (I'm hoping he doesn't mind me using some of his photos) because I'd always wanted Lull Jazz to go with my Lull PJ5. Apart from a handful of gigs it's only been played at home. I'm selling to recoup funds after another bass purchase. If anyone wants to try this bass PM me and we can work something out. I can post (at buyers expense) but would prefer not to and can deliver within 30 miles of Kingston upon Thames, or further if I'm going that way. Will not ship outside of the EU due to CITES rules concerning the Rosewood fret board. The only trade I'm interested in is an NYC Sadowsky to replace the Metro I just bought, otherwise no trades, this is sale only. [b] Attached Thumbnails[/b][list] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2016/post-41379-0-22252500-1476533599.jpg"][/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2016/post-41379-0-23838500-1476533607.jpg"][/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2016/post-41379-0-42113000-1476533615.jpg"][/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2016/post-41379-0-76419700-1476533622.jpg"][/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2016/post-41379-0-08085900-1476533631.jpg"][/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2016/post-41379-0-67264300-1476533640.jpg"][/url] [/list]
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    Don't know what you mean by "root". In Stand By Me you play the chords.
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    I always keep my gear in the house. I bought a couple of cabs once that had been kept in an unheated garage over winter and they smelled musty and damp. They worked OK but surely on a long term basis that can't be good for them. Apparently our cat used to get into my 118 Mesa Boogie cab through the large slot ports at the bottom. I discovered this one night when it appeared in front of me on the pavement after I'd just unloaded outside a local gig! I managed to catch the thing and get it back into the car and back home before I had to start playing.
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    I hardly ever clean my basses. Don't sweat much and always wash hands before playing, so they never get in too bad a state. Just now I'm selling a couple of basses so I decided to clean them. Wow, what a difference! It made such an improvement that I decided to clean the rest! I don't know which decade they'll be cleaned next but at the moment they look very good.
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    An oldie, but romps like a good 'un. . . . Jeff Golub and Henry Butler [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGkplg4iW8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGkplg4iW8[/url]
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    You could get a Squire for this gig and rub it down after every trip up on deck.
  14. chris_b
    Put "gospel bass" into You Tube and you get every bass from Wyn and Smith to Fender and Yamaha, and that's just the first page. If you want to play gospel, it's a style, but if you want a great new bass with a good pre amp. . . . Where do you start? Fender, Sadowsky, Dingwall?
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    . . . . then there's all those Country and Western songs like Wayne Carter's My Best Friend Ran Off With My Wife (And I Sure Do Miss Him). etc etc.
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    How do you know from looking at a couple of pictures which bits are the same and which are different?
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    [quote name='girya32' timestamp='1491319839' post='3272086'] Quick question, [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I was looking at an [/font][color=#323232][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Ashdown MAG 115 Deep cab spec, and it says it cuts off at 2kHz[/font][/color] [color=#323232][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Why so low ? Is it all down to the driver or is there some other filter circuitry added ? [/font][/color] [/quote] What is the problem?
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    Sad news.
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    "Minimum viable wattage. . . . ?" How long is a piece of string? I usually don't work with FOH so "minimum" is what it takes to fill the room with some left over.
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    No one's heard the AG700 yet, but if it's anything like the AG500 it's very clean and punchy, the opposite of the vintage like, TH500. I have a TH500 and am waiting for reviews of the AG700 to arrive from the US.
  21. chris_b
    Buy a good sound with your ears not your eyes.
  22. chris_b
    So far I've had an Ampeg 410HE, an Epifani UL410-1 and a Bergantino AE410. I'd say that is also my order of preference about 410's. If you can't get a good 410 get 2 210's. I've had the Ampeg 210 Classic and 2 Bergantino AE210's. Again the Bergs were the best. If you don't gig then there is no need to upgrade your current combo. If you really have to get a better sound at home you don't have to get a big cab to get a great sound. There is a Bergantino 210 in the classifieds that would knock the spots of most others out there and any Barefaced 112 cab will also do a fantastic job.
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    If you've just bought a brand new 5 year old bass and don't feel comfortable with that then take it back. I think it's reasonable to expect that a new bass isn't [i]that[/i] old. I would buy a bass based on it's spec and condition. For me the age is only a consideration in conjunction with these criteria.
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    [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1491205731' post='3271119'] So in short, if you aren't looking at ditching your rig, you aren't doing it right. [/quote] I'm in several bands and do plenty of deps. The [i]only[/i] way to make this work is to bring my own sound reinforcement. I'm doing it just right thanks.
  25. chris_b
    [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1491159341' post='3270936'] Not active though, [/quote] True, but the best sounding bass I have is my passive PJ5 so pre amps aren't the only way to get a great sound. On the other hand a great bass and a pre amp upgrade could be a winning combination.
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