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    I'm fairly ignorant on this area, but would Sandberg be able to cater for that?
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    [quote name='Ian Savage' post='876657' date='Jun 24 2010, 05:38 PM']Wasn't Hendrix a bass player originally, or have I made that up? [/quote] Not quite - Noel Redding was a guitarist, but was encouraged to play bass for the Experience. Good call on Prince - he's just too good at everything though. Alphabet St. = WHAT THE HELL. Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain of Salvation is an accomplished singer/guitarist, but he played most of the bass on their last two albums. I reckon he could've done a worse job!
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    Too many basses? I fail to understand.
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    Sitting in the garden trying to multi-task and failing miserably bump. In an attempt to raise interest, have some specs: [url="http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productdetails.aspx?p=918"]http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productdetails.aspx?p=918[/url] It means business this thing. Weighted keys, sampling, beautiful display to name but a few. You can do so much with it. I'll get in touch with my friend to see if he can send over some pics too!
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    Inexplicably surfing the web standing in the kitchen bump.
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    As of June 2010: [attachment=51885:IMG_0550.jpg] YEAH!! (I would quite like to replace the ODB-3 with a gated fuzz at some point though, haha. )
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    I'm posting this ad on behalf of a friend - he's selling his nearly new Fantom G8, as he wants to downsize. The condition is great - he's only had it a couple of months. There might be the odd scuff, but nothing major aesthetically. With this in mind, he's asking for £1600 o.n.o. - I think these are worth £2000 new! Also based in Leeds, he has said he will do pick-up/meet-up within a reasonable distance. That's about it for now. Any questions, please don't hesitate to send me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Huw
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    Buuuuuuuump.
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    By the way, if you're going to break a string, here's the way to do it: (fingerless gloves and white cowboy boots optional)
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    I think it's only happened to me once on a gig, and the other times I can count on one hand. The offending incident can be put down to a number of possible reasons: - Bad technique (which is much better now thankyouverymuch). - Poorly set-up bass - recalling my first encounter with the truss rod (once I knew what it was) still gives me nightmares. I'm breaking out in a cold sweat as I write this on a warm summer's evening. To feed your imagination, try comparing it to a condemned convict attempting to break out of death row by digging a hole in the (10ft, reinforced concrete) wall the night before his execution. Using a teaspoon. - Heat/humidity etc. Anyway. The one offending gig (and here's hoping it's the only one) happened to have a number of other bands on the bill, each with bassists sporting equally mediocre gear. However, once the tune was over, my pleas to borrow a bass fell on deaf ears. I guess they expected my to do the same to their basses. Turns out it was an ideal opportunity to become intimately acquainted with the upper reaches of my fretboard (I'm fairly certain it was the G that withered and died), so the positives outweighed the negatives overall.
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    Got it back today! The total repair bill (the replacement power board, labour, VAT and shipping) was £188.01. The cost of sending it there means it's been on a £200 round trip. I guess it's one of the perils of buying an expensive piece of equipment second hand... There is one quite annoying detail though - I'd just clawed my way out of my overdraft for the first time since getting one! Anyway, it's all done now. I'm gonna go play with it.
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    Price drop bump!
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    OK then... seems I'll be paying around £125 for a replacement power board. With labour, VAT and shipping included the total will be around £180. Oh well. I suppose it could have been worse?
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    [quote name='BassBunny' post='842585' date='May 19 2010, 10:04 PM']If Dave Perry's experience with Proel is anything to go by, "don't panic". He was having problems with his MB head, (quite and old one), that was eventually traced to the speakers. Proel checked the head over, gave a clean bill of health, and sent it back FOC.[/quote] I'm hoping that's the case for me. However, I just got off the phone to them - the guy at the repairs department said he'd give me a call later with the quote. Maybe I'm reading into it too much, but something about the manner of the conversation didn't inspire me with much confidence. Anyway. Paranoia and a potentially hefty repair bill notwithstanding, I'm just looking forward to getting it back soon!
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    Way, waaaay past my bedtime bump.
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    [quote name='Bassnut62' post='851493' date='May 29 2010, 10:10 PM']Congrats, for a first filter I reckon it would be hard to go wrong with that choice. Sure you'll always get your money back on the Q if y9u need/want to too.[/quote] Definitely. Just done the first set at tonight's function, and I reckon I've just about got the squelch setting about right. Been putting an OC-2 before it in the signal chain, and an ODB-3 in the FX loop. Tasty. I might just have to get another filter, regardless of keeping or selling the Q-tron. The new MXR maybe?
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    Way past my bedtime bump.
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    Well, despite ruling out anything by EHX when I started this topic, I have completely and utterly contradicted myself. I decided to go for the Q-Tron+ that jxljxl was selling. It was the effects loop that won me over - I'm gonna put an ODB-3 in there, as I don't use it at all on its own. What I'm really looking forward to is the combination of the Q-Tron with my OC-2! I'm anticipating some synthy, squelchy goodness. Thanks for all the suggestions, by the way. I'll refer back to this thread should I decide the Q-Tron isn't for me, or in the equally likely eventuality that I'll want a second filter on my pedal board. Huw
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    As I'm having a bit of a pedal reshuffle, I thought I'd get rid of the ones I barely touch anymore. Up for grabs is my Dunlop Bass Wah. You know the one. White, with that motion sensor thingy. My one's about 5 years old I think, so understandably the aesthetic condition isn't perfect. I do still have the box though. It may have lost its shape a bit and it's dog-eared around the edges, but it's the original box thank you very much. Anyway. The box isn't what counts. (Hopefully. If you're so concerned about the box, maybe you're on the wrong forum? Is that an arrogant thing to say? Should I just stop talking now? Question mark?) [b]LET'S JUST LOOK AT SOME PICTURES:[/b] The rest are [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/huwberry/sets/72157624011236907/"]here[/url]. Sorry I can't do them any better than that - I don't have a decent camera other than a phone around. That should be plenty indication of the aesthetic condition though - as I've mentioned already, it is 5 years old. It's had plenty of use (read: love), and I think it even had velcro surgically attached to the bottom for pedal board purposes at some point. But it still does what it does perfectly. Anyway. I hope it's not too unreasonable to suggest a price of [s]£60[/s] [b]£50[/b] posted? I'll leave it at that for now. Cheers! Huw
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    PM sent.
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    I must say I'm temped by the Q-Tron+ that's currently for sale - the FX loop and the price being the biggest attractions. Just been checking out the new MXR envelope filter too though - sounds funky to me! Decisions, decisions...
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    Thanks for the recommendations fellas, really useful stuff. I haven't had a chance to look at them all in detail, but i'm intrigued by the Chunk Systems Agent 00Funk (ridiculous name). I watched an Ed Friedland review, in which he incorporated it with that OD pedal and it sounded really cool. Only thing is - how on earth do I get hold of one in the UK? Again, I've only had a quick look around, but the distributors (Godlyke) are no help on that front.
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    Actually, go on. If you can twist my arm on anything EHX, I'll be willing to try them too. So basically I'm opening this up to recommend me ANYTHING, haha!
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    Hi all I'm sure everyone's pretty bored of this subject, but I'm gonna go ahead and ignore that for my own selfish gain. I'm looking for a low pass/envelope filter type thing. You know. Ideally something that comes close to the Mutron, but I'm willing to try most things. If it can do greasy, slippery squelch then I'm interested. I've been looking at a few of them... a friend of mine uses what I believe is the Moog MF-101 and it's ace. So that's on the shortlist. I'm also interested in the MXR M-188 (auto Q), maybe the DiscomBOBulator (although from the sound samples I've heard it seems to be lacking some grit - can anyone confirm/dispute this?)... at a push I'd also try the Maxon AF-9 and the DOD FX25. I apologise - I've realised that's not really a shortlist. But anyway, can I please have some advice on this? Key things to remember: Squelch. Dirt. Funk. Greasier than a dodgy 3am takeaway pizza. Obviously I would like to try some of these before actually making my mind up, but some nudges in the right sort of direction would be much appreciated! Huw P.S. I realise I've completely neglected to mention anything Electro-Harmonix, which is intentional. I'd just like to try something different, as I know what to expect with those pedals.
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    Hi Alex Thanks for the advice, but I believe I've already tried essentially what it is you're suggesting. The original fuse was glass, so I bought some ceramic anti surge ones from Farnell (I'm pretty sure they're what you're referring to). However, I had no luck with these either. That's the extent of my technical expertise, and I don't want to potentially worsen the situation by opening it up, so I thought it best to send it off. Here's hoping the repair bill isn't too hefty.
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