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I also have a 400w Glockenklang 'Heart Core' amp which has no fan and is passive cooling, it gets warm but nothing that I'd consider 'hot'. Patently amps designed well and built with quality components can manage very well without a fan BUT were I to rack this in a small rack with no space above or below then I'd want to have some air blowing across the heatsinks.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1344785495' post='1769086'] Well, it's back & it sounds better than it did, but I'm just not really happy with it. I'm going to put it on Ebay cheaply so somebody can buy it & have a go at sorting it out if they feel like it.. [/quote] So has the guy charged you for fixing it but it isn't fixed?

Loved the sound of the Star bass... was it 'effected' in any way or do you think that was dry like the others

The Thunderfunk has a switch-able fan (generally for studio use) and in fact even with the fan off at a gig, the amp can dissipate the heat without the need for a fan so long as you aren't cranking it/going daft.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1344584571' post='1766617'] Every part of a Wal bass except the machine heads is custom made by or for Wal. [/quote] Surely you could say that for Fender, Gibson, Warwick... ad infinitum; if the parts aren't made by the company themselves then someone makes them for them ('custom made')!

It's nothing to do with an ebay sale as such hence I've put it in this section. I think that this 'bass builder' misunderstands the reason why we have a bridge... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAM-custom-hand-made-Bass-guitar-one-off-with-Fender-strings-Gibson-Lacquer-/221096981163?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337a6832ab#ht_500wt_1203"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAM-custom-hand-made-Bass-guitar-one-off-with-Fender-strings-Gibson-Lacquer-/221096981163?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337a6832ab#ht_500wt_1203[/url] Aside from the fact that the saddles are set to follow the shape of the bridge (they could be reset easy enough); the plonker has used dome head screws (not even sure how substantial they would be at holding the bridge) which means that there are certain places that you can't set the saddles and what happens when your G string needs to be set forward of the D string as it is set now?

It could be some size sticky that would take some trawling through; covering N Scotland to SW England!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1344411514' post='1763937'] It's actually very difficult to produce sounds from a Wal Custom that don't sound "right". [/quote] Sorry but I have to disagree for the very reasons that you think that they are great! I agree with all of the statements that a Wal can sound great BUT having owned one many years ago (and having one in the house now on loan), I have to say that they infuriate me with their ability to allow 'me' to screw the tone up! I found that when I owned mine that if I gave it just a bit of a tweak mid song/gig it had the potential to start to sound pants and I'd then spend the rest of the gig trying to get back what I wanted... not my idea of fun. Not saying that they aren't great basses, I have liked the neck of everyone that I have tried but I find them generally a bit too heavy and those tone circuits are just not for me.

I think we'll have to give it a rest for a while Col, otherwise people will begin to talk! Glad you like the Parker, I'm sure that it'll be a keeper.

I knew that whoever got it would love it. I'm sure it has the potential to be your main bass... glad I sold you the other two first!

Shame you couldn't have done a comparison, before/after, recording; look forward to hearing the Nordy's in the Sado though!

Two cabs, different manufacturers... were the cabs in phase (I'm thinking has anyone at any point tinkered with either cab and wired it opposite or were your speaker cables wired identical)?

Many manufacturers do this for various reasons, inc' giving you the option of adding another cab to increase the dispersion through the addition of speakers. My old H&K Bassbase combo however was designed to be specifically used with the internal speakers and as such had no other speaker output, personally I think that shows a commitment to their design; would a combo with 2x15's or 6x10's have as great a market as say a 1x15 or 2x10 combo that you can (have to) add speakers to? The answer by the way is NO, so the main reason for external speaker outs to get full power etc. is 'marketing'!

I bought and sold my Variaxe for about £300 and agree they were never worth the original price tag. If you like to have lots of different sounds in one bass and 'have' to have that Ric clank or Alembic sound or what-ever then the Variaxe is worth having. However, be aware you are playing a sub £200 so don't expect it to feel as great to play as a £1000 instrument though mine felt and played as good as any Squire or £200-£300 bass.

"They all do that Sir"... You've basically highlighted the downsides of the Variaxe in your post! I had one and it was good fun but the 12 and Synth modes were 'just' fun and couldn't, unless you were lucky, be used in a live gigging context. I could get a better/controlled sound from using a couple of effects pedals rather than the Variaxe settings. Never noticed that mine was 'that' heavy and I'm a stickler for weight, so I think you maybe struck unlucky and the wood density of yours was a heavy one... or mine was the odd one out and was light!

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1344006714' post='1758642'] Use the right head and bass and attitude and a Compact will 'out-punch' an STL210. A Super Twelve will absolutely slaughter it and dance on its grave. Fact. (Edited for better metaphor). [/quote] Can't argue as I've never used my amp/bass/attitude with an STL210! However, is that a left-jab or a right-hook type 'punch'?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1344006080' post='1758622'] Wise words, not sure on the 'punch' factor of the cabs, but as Im told, if you put that region of mids in, you get it out! PS - The Ashdown isn't mine, just an observation. For a practice room jam it was pretty decent. Not a patch on the Berg HS410 though. [/quote] The Ashdown reference isn't directed at anyone as much as @ the Ashdown 4x10 cab itself... well certainly the one that I tried in a local rehearsal room!

[quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1344006088' post='1758623'] The Parker is up as 'For Sale' but reluctant isnt the word. No way have I been able to prise her from you!!! [/quote] Oh bugg3r it, I forgot about her... it's defo available for 'sale' not trade.