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[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1321050264' post='1435024'] Top strap button behind the headstock? [/quote] Behind the lower pegbox for the fretted strings, not the upper one for the diapsons. Suprisingly comfy to play - effectively an ordinary tenor lute with part of a harp grafted onto it - but I wouldn't go busking with it! Billyapple - the brag above my avatar says all you need to know.....

Another very postive experience - ordered a custom cover for a Deltabass 300 combo and a "standard" for Aguilar GS112 cab - communications couldn't have been more helpful or friendlier, and the on-line dimensions submission form for custom covers is a cinch. Both covers arrived within days, great fit and construction - really impressed. Did I say they smell nice too?

I'll take the Overwaters if available please - happy to pay post / donation

Not a folk instrument as such; I play some Renaissance / Baroque lute and couldn't resist this theorbo / arch-lute recently; traded my best mandolin for it. I should have pictured it next to a P-bass for scale - it's 5' 9" long! - but eggshell-light. Courses should be double rather than single as is; I need to source or make some more tuning pegs.

Jeez - most of my favourite stuff is slow & moody...... Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Jean Sibelius – 4 legends Thomas Tallis – Spem in Alium JS Bach / Kaspsberger / Weiss / De Visee / Dowland – any music for lute Simple Minds – Hunter and the Hunted Joy Division – New dawn fades / Atmosphere Siouxsie & the Banshees – Dazzle / Swimming Horses / Overground / Icons Magazine – Permafrost / Back to Nature / I want to burn again Japan – In vogue / The other side of life / Nightporter Musee Mecanique - Nothing glorious Goldfrapp – Pilots Brian Eno - Sparrowfall Scott Walker – Seventh Seal Glenn Campbell – Witchital Lineman Johnny Cash – Hurt / One Bob Dylan – Knockin’ on heavens door Pink Floyd – Echoes / Cirrus Minor Judie Tzuke – Stay with me till dawn Kate Bush – Boy with the child in his eyes / Breathing Mark Knopfler – The long road (Theme from “Cal”) Led Zeppelin – Since I’ve been loving you / Tea for one Snow Patrol – Light up Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Arms of Mary The Jam – English rose The Shirts – Tell me your plans Cat Stevens – Into White / Sad Lisa Chris Isaak – Wicked game Alannah Myles – Black Velvet Smiths – How soon is now / Reel around the fountain Julee Cruise – Mysteries of Life Ry Cooder – Theme from “Paris, Texas” ....sorry for going on, cxould go for ever!

Bought a Roland V-bass off Joe; easy deal, great comms, top chap to deal with - thanks fella!

You'll of course get as many answers as there are BC-ers. I've had 2 sets of P/J's; Seymour Duncan Vintage P with SD Antiquity II J (on a fretless P) and passive Bartolinis. Thje SD's of course had the more vintage tone, but for sheer clarity, punch, and growl the Barts are absolutely superb. Also had DiMarzio P / P on a BC Rich CS NT Eagle - I still rate the Barts as top. As said, unless you're buying ultra-boutique you'll alkways get your money back on here if you try and don't like

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1320778775' post='1431345'] It was great to go to a gig and get a real in your face view of the artists. Just like the old days at Erics in Liverpool and Smartyz in Chester circa 1979 [/quote] Yup, used to frequent Erics around that time too, and even with a name band (Joy Division etc) you'd be right up close. Still got me card! You must have gone to Deeside Leisure Centre too??? Out of interest, what bass was JW playing on Sunday - his old Ovation Magnum?

Just bought a Levy's strap off Paul (to feed my uncontrollable strap fetish.....) Super smooth deal, despatched super-fast, great communications - cheers pal!

Second deal with Chay - always a pleasure! Just bought a Delta bass 300 combo off him; couldn't have gone smoother

Having owned both JG and FG '73 4001's I'd have to go with Fireglo - though I have a nostalgia for JG Ric's mainly because of Gaye Advert Do like that Blueburst though!!

[quote name='Soliloquy' timestamp='1318785438' post='1406182']What's your budget and what power output do you need ? Have you maybe thought of a used Markbass F1 or maybe one of the Markbass modular amps ? With an F1 you have 500 (real watts), a small head for smaller gigs and reliability. I've read that a lot of these obscure class D amps have in reality nowhere near the output that they're described as having, and there are reliability issues with some of them. I was going to get a class D power amp to go with my Alembic F1X, I'm probably just going to use my F1 though. It's very loud, it's reliable and why spend £300 or more on something that I don't need. I can just plug it into the effects return socket, bypassing the F1's preamp and just using the power amp section.[/quote] As it happens, yes - I've been looking hard at the Markbass and TC Electronic amps, and portability is definitely a major plus with those. Adavantages of the pre/power set up are (1)it utilises a very nice pre that's languishing in a rig too big and heavy for my current needs ( http://basschat.co.uk/topic/109149-ampeg-us-made-300w-all-valve-racked-amp-head/page__hl__ampeg+rig__fromsearch__1 ) and (2) if the power amp dies terminally it's less of a big deal than if a modular amp craps out. As I'm only using the power section for stage monitoring at the moment a low-powered cheapo power amp would do me fine TBH, but makes sense to get a tidy powerful one for full backline option. Ta for the advice though - may yet get an integrated digital amp, but fairly sure I wouldn't bother putting the SVP through it.

Great, thanks for the help fellas - looks like thios is def do-able then Think I'll get 2 of these and bi-amp (not!): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Martin-Audio-MA3-0-Lightweight-1u-Power-Amplifier-3000w-/150674725384?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Amplifiers&hash=item2314e9da08

Apologies if this has been covered before, couldn't see the answer I was asfter on a search I've got an Ampeg SVP-pro preamp that I'm considering pairing with a 1u digital power amp for a decent lightweight backup rig to the Eden VT.40 head I use for gigging. There seem to be quite a few around the £200 mark on ebay, but just wondering; 1. Any makes / models recommended? None of the brands are familiar to me, and are obviously mainly aimed at DJ / PA applications 2. From the few that list the specs it seems the inputs are invariably 2 x balanced XLR's; understandably rear panel space is bound to be pretty cramped compared to a conventional 2u power amp. As I DI I need to keep the DI output from the pre to run to the desk, so are there any 1u digital power amps that accept the unbalanced line out (jack) output from the pre? Or can I split the DI out to run to desk and power amp? Any thoughts appreciated!

No different in principle to a BO bass - I did one a few years ago; put a bit of dowel through the top tuner hole and suspended it by that from the garage ceiling so the entire bass could be sprayed in one go for each coat. That was using satin poly, but if you're using nitro I'd probably spray it with the bass flat (horizontal) doing front and back separately, nitro being so runny. Another tip; if you're using sellotape rather than proper masking tape; give the fingerboard a very light smearing of vaseline and wipe off before putting the tape on - stops the glue from the tape getting left on the board when it's removed. Be brave, and good luck!

Bite his hand off - I'm assuming this is the TB2000, these are very highly regarded and only 1000 odd were made, plus only a very few of which I'd guess were fretless. Pre-recession these could change hands for £2K, and they're pretty much bullet-proof - I think when dropped the body could sometimes split along the line of the big internal cavity. Plus if the p/ups and bridge aren't original they'll be almost impossible to source, but it's still a bargain. I've got one and yes they are heavy but not outrageously so, and are fantastic, unique basses. If you don't want it, then you've gotta offer it here, and if you do then you've gotta put some pics in the porn section!

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1318100425' post='1398155'] +1, and Greg knows his basses. I'd love one of these in fretless, and I have a Ric 4001 c64 to trade if anyone's interested! C[/quote] Kind words Chris, but untrue (or rather; yes I know MY basses but nothing about any others......) Can almost say for certain you won't find a fretless, but ebony boards were used across the range - so a defret is an option - and they crop up quite regularly on t'bay. 2 at the moment ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-ovation-bass-S-N-B-00041-very-rare-collectors-dream-/270829963752?pt=Guitar&hash=item3f0eb949e8 - which I'm pretty damn sure ain't a '72, don't think these came out until '77 - and the active Magnum 2 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ovation-Magnum-II-1262-Bass-wOHSC-Near-Mint-All-Stock-w-Active-EQ-Not-Reissue-/300608290804?pt=Guitar&hash=item45fda67ff4 ) Anyway, you know you want to keep that c64 and if you sell it you'll buy another one...

Cracking example of a fab classic bass. Mine is the fretless model of yours and must be similar age as it has the black finish p/up frame rather than polished - I'll update my porn thread soon rather than hijack yours! A few pics of some Magnum bassists though - the legend that is Barry Adamson (ex-Magazine, Bad Seeds, solo), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Jah Wobble, Ross Vallory (Journey - sorry about tiny pics!), bassist with ELO

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guild-SB-666-Bladerunner-Bass-SUPER-RARE-/140609333104?pt=Guitar&hash=item20bcf82770 Interesting, but I can see why it's super-rare (apparently) As Rutger Hauer said in the movie of the same name; "Time.....to die"

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1317295878' post='1389119']One could argue that the good old PJ set up is what you are describing. [/quote] Very hard to beat the P/J format, and hard to beat simply upgrading pickups as the single most effective mod (other than changing strings, I guess....) I changed the p/ups in my "beater" P/J Squier (£50 from Crack Converters, and already endeared to me as a lovely player) to Bartolinis. Absolutely transformed it, to the point where I'm rather embarassingly gigging it in preference to my vintage Fender, Ric and Gibsons.