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    [quote name='Dodge' post='175024' date='Apr 12 2008, 09:53 AM']Hmm. I've only got one left to get rid of, which has had an offer today which I'm pondering - I don't get why they're not selling either. Other than F@&$%%£ useless truss rods, they're great basses.[/quote] I'm not defending all Warwicks or putting myself on a pedestal and saying they are great basses without faults but I've had Warwicks for 20 years and I've probably owned about 40 in that time and other than one stripped out nut due to an over enthusiastic previous owner I've yet to encounter a fecked rod! Not saying they don't happen, I've heard from people who say they've had problems but TBH I'm not sure how many people can say they have had a broken truss rod rather than knowing someone who has. As an aside to this I was speaking to Dave Wilson at the Haltwhistle Custom Shop (trying to get some advise) re. a BCer who 'did' actually have a truss rod issue and he reckoned that they are generally one of the easiest to remove and replace of any bass that he works on (I know a particular BCer who might disagree due to said troublesome rod )! I should qualify that statement and say that he doesn't get any more Warwicks in than other basses. I realise we'll all have personal experiences with particular instruments that direct our judgements. I could equally say that I like Fender basses except I'm sick of twisted necks and weak pups... problems that I've encountered with Fenders that I've never encountered with Warwicks
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    I'm confused! I'm not trying to be awkward but isn't this section for things that are 'For sale'?
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    Where have you heard not to use lemon oil on maple? I assume when you are talking about cleaning maple etc you are talking about the main part of the body, looking on the web it looks gloss sealed so the body and rear of the neck can be wiped down with a dry cloth pretty much anytime and every now and again you can use a bit of furniture polish to give your bass a bit of a wipe and it will lift off any grime that your usual dry wipe down won't have taken off. I need to look into or have more info on the fingerboard as that also looks sealed... and I certainly need to establish why you can't use lemon oil on maple when you can on all other fingerboard woods that I know of. I can only assume that the lemon oil might colour the maple which is very pale. Hmmm
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    [quote name='ednaplate' post='174958' date='Apr 12 2008, 01:56 AM']Why do people not like Warwicks at the moment??? I just don't get it.[/quote] I don't think it's 'just' Warwicks but they do seem to be suffering the hardest. If it's old and mojo'd and has the big 'F' on the headstock it will always attract a good price but other than that, in the present economic climate people are just becoming cautious with their spending I know that Si is aware (as he has said) that this bass is going to struggle 'big style' to get anywhere near that price and a trade or retail outlet may well be the best bet. Saying that by the time a shop sticks its bit and the VAT (which it is obliged to do even on used items) on retailing that used bass, its going to be up there with the price of a new one!
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='174984' date='Apr 12 2008, 07:09 AM']It is. I'm a bad, bad man.[/quote] You do realise that dragging your basses around the garden doesn't count as proper Mojo I gotta catch up with you sometime in the next week MB!
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    [quote name='The Funk' post='174982' date='Apr 12 2008, 05:40 AM']It only just occurred to me to tell you guys that I get Duracell "Coppertop" 9Vs cheap from a web company called [url="http://www.battery-force.co.uk"]Battery Force[/url]. You can get a Duracell 9V for around £1.65 if you buy in bulk. I laugh at my guitarist when he tells me he pays over £5 at a corner shop for a Duracell 9V. I bought a whole bunch of AA, AAA and 9V Duracell batteries from them in summer '05 - I still haven't had to buy any new ones. My spare 9Vs have now run out so I'm going to put in a large order. When you think of each effects pedal and your bass's active preamp it makes sense to have a few sitting around in your gig bag and a few more sitting around at home. So I just thought I'd share that with you guys. Hopefully you don't clear them out before I get a chance to put in my order! I'm sure there are plenty of other online battery suppliers but these are the only guys I've dealt with before.[/quote] Thanks, I'll pass that on to our singer. He goes through x2 9v Duracells a night (1 x in ear monitors, 1 x digital delay pedal... we have a rack reverb/delay but don't ask, suffice to say it's the singer we're talking about).
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    6 speakers and 30kg... the way forward However, you aren't going to get one for your budget so I'd suggest looking into all of the above suggestions plus the ZOOT cabs!
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    RHCP - By the way
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    [quote name='budget bassist' post='174828' date='Apr 11 2008, 08:59 PM']white guard Care to elaborate on that? XD[/quote] Really, really can't! It is probably the case inparting the smell to the bas rather than vice-versa but I know of two other owners of this bass who all share the same opinion. Think the nice smell of a fragrant vanilla candle... sorry I'll just see Colin and Justin out of the door
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    Well did anyone on here bag it? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250233346699&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=015[/url] Nice basses these!
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    [quote name='tauzero' post='174668' date='Apr 11 2008, 04:34 PM']Cost me somewhere round a tenner for the two capacitors IIRC. I did the work myself, it's not hard (except for remembering where you've put the bolts that hold the amp into the top of the cab, must get some new ones...).[/quote] £10... if it's anywhere near that (I've budgeted £40) for a DIY job then I'll be happy. Saying that I'd love to hear from 800RB owners as I've phoned an amp tech up and he reckons that it's just what 800RBs do!
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    Last bump before putting this away for a month or two! No trades?
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    re. your desire to use this particular gear to get Flea's tone - stop wasting your time you won't do it! You could buy every single last item of equipment that Flea uses, right down to the cables (you have considered that they will affect your tone haven't you ) he uses and you still may not sound anything like him. Have you considered the bass that Flea uses? Exactly he still retains 'his' tone regardless of whether he is using MM / Fender / Modulus etc because 'he' is producing most of that tone (or if we are talking recordings, the engineers and producers are), his amp is simply amplifying it. There are a lot of guys on here who could make their bass, amp and cab sound like Flea and yet they won't be using a single piece of GK equipment or a Flea bass! Add into the mix that Flea used GK 800RB amps, then moved onto the other GK ranges and I know from experience though they are similar in tone they are not the same. I'm not saying that there is no part of his tone that can be attributed to GK gear (he probably developed his sound as a result of using that particular brand) but you may never be able to achieve it, conversely you may be able to achieve that tone with other equipment This isn't a dig at you or your choices but if you are after another person's particular tone then step back a bit and consider all your options.
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    Found the two sets that I have and they are (unsurprisingly) Warwick ones! If you want a set PM me and we'll sort it out but as I say no sweat if you are fixed up
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    [quote name='neilb' post='173770' date='Apr 10 2008, 11:05 AM']Last Saturday at local hockey club Annual Presentation night. Started at 9pm after a few drinks and a nice 3 course sit down meal (all in!!!!). Guests up and dancing from second song, always girls!!! Nice. Sound good, but decided I need a bigger cab, on stage volume was a little thin with my 2 x 10 (DI'd into PA). GAS for a 4x10 now!!!!! Nice night, punters enjoyed it and we are booked for next year already. £100 each plus dinner. Cant be bad for an evenings work.......and loads of totty to bog at. [/quote] OK so when did Bill Murray take up bass
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    [quote name='tauzero' post='173903' date='Apr 10 2008, 01:42 PM']I have a Laney DP150 combo that started distorting somewhat - rather scrapey sort of noise. Over headphones, it sounded fine. I was worried about a failing speaker driver but somehow (can't remember how) worked out it was the amp. Replaced the power supply capacitors (summat like 22000 uF) and that solved the problem.[/quote] What sort of cost for that job (I realise it may not be that or that the cost may well vary due to manufacturer/power etc.)?
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    U2 - New Years Day
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    [quote name='The Burpster' post='173703' date='Apr 10 2008, 09:49 AM']Ahhhh but we like drink laden floosiees......! [/quote] Ahhhh but we also like laying drunken floosies too......!
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='173675' date='Apr 10 2008, 09:22 AM']Not as far as I'm aware, and I've never seen it as an option in any of the catalogues. The first fender with a factory ebony neck was the walnut Elite II: [/quote] You know what... if that wasn't such a ? ... ! ... walnutty (polite answer) colour I'd quite like that. Did they do that config in a normal alder/ash with various colours or was it 'Elite' to the 'walnut' finish... and don't extract the urine you know what I mean I seem to recall you quite liked that bass MB can you expand on it's attributes/tone?
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    How Kev... Please tell me that 12 string is the single cut TP model
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    Hi Tom, welcome! I wouldn't worry about diving straight in with a sale, it's positively the in thing to do As a noobie there's probably loads of stuff people would like to know about you, why not pop over to the 'Introductions' section of the forum and... introduce yourself. It'll probably stop your sale thread getting bogged down with introductions type stuff. Good luck with your sale and I've sent you a PM re. your amp and price.
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    [quote name='haimesy' post='173323' date='Apr 9 2008, 05:26 PM']Would,nt mind getting it refinished any advice.mind you with my eyesight it could be minted[/quote] Refinishing an oil finish could be a tricky one! I've never done one and I don't know how deep into the grain the stain goes. Ask over on the warwick.de forum.
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    [quote name='haimesy' post='173308' date='Apr 9 2008, 05:12 PM']Finally found lx4 serial no it was where everyone said just very,very faint or maybe i need glasses .when we moved house the heaviest thing was my collection of bass mags.THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP EVERYONE.Oh by the way the lx4 is a 1997[/quote] Just blame it on bad lighting! So it's an early one and will have a wenge neck and fingerboard, congratulations.
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    Hi Clarky and welcome! As a noobie there's probably loads of stuff people would like to know about you, why not pop over to the 'Introductions' section of the forum and... introduce yourself. It'll probably stop your sale thread getting bogged down with introductions type stuff. Good luck with your sale.
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    [quote name='Marcus' post='173248' date='Apr 9 2008, 04:02 PM'][b]You can only play through 1 at a time ya kna' [/b] [i]God I sound like wor lass !![/i] [/quote] I have my lass believing I have to have stereo [i]Try screaming 'Give it to me big boy' and I'll tell you if you sound like your lass[/i]
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