mike257

As usual, I'm going to pitch in and rave about [url="http://www.sandberg-guitars.de"]Sandberg[/url]. Haven't wanted to touch another bass since I've got hold of it. Plays like a dream, sits brilliantly in the mix, looks the biz, and the range of tones is ace. I'm hooked on the neck pickup in passive mode at the moment, it's lovely and thumpy! Anything that's left my beloved Stingray redundant must be something special!!

I bought my Stingray for just shy of a grand in 2004, and it was the first 'proper' instrument I treated myself to. I got my Sandberg in a trade, but reckon it would have cost my a touch over a grand for a new'un. I love the pair of them, and find it hard to see that anything could be [i]much[/i] better than them. I don't think I could justify spending much more than that for an instrument.... and now only if I was paying the bills with it, because I think those two are enough. Once you hit a certain price point, you're going to be getting a really good quality instrument. I'm not sure how much better off you'll be by spending [i]another[/i] £1k. Having said that, I've never tried some of these [s]sw***y[/s] posh expensive basses that some of you lucky lot have in your collections, so I might be talking rubbish. [size=1][i]EDIT: The profanity filter working overtime today then?[/i][/size]

I've been thinking of doing this with my SVT-3, looking forward to hearing how it works out!

I just can't get on with those dinky little bodies! I've got no problem with the tone, but I just can't get comfortable wearing one, and that puts me off, even if it is a bit superficial. Mate of mine just finished doing an album with his Warwick's, and it's one of the best bass tones I've heard on record in ages though, they do sound lovely!!

A drumming friend of mine has had his gear insured with Allianz Cornhill for a few years now (I think it's them anyway). He cracked one of his [i]very[/i] expensive Sabian HH cymbals, and they had it replaced within days. They just wanted written confirmation from a dealer that it wasn't repairable, and they had a new one out like a shot. He was telling me that if something breaks while you're touring, they'll deliver a replacement to your next gig so it'll be waiting for you!!

I haven't seen the basses anywhere, but Dolphin in Liverpool stock the plexi guitar, so they might be worth a shout. On a side note, I tried one of the skinny-string plexis, and was absolutely stunned by the quality of it. One of the best balanced guitars I've had hold of in ages, and a lovely neck. I want

[quote name='jmesa' post='295348' date='Sep 30 2008, 12:56 PM']A 2nd hand DTR-1000 then..[/quote] I'm sure there's a couple floating round the for sale forums at the moment, might be worth a quick looky.

I've used a JCM2000 [i]as well as[/i] my bass amp when recording, it sounds immense. Why not try that. You just need to budget for a bigger van to shift it all

I used to own one of these (the one that's just sold on the forum, actually!), after GASing after it for ages. It was my second 'ray, picked up when I was touring and could justify the spending They're fantastic basses, but as mentioned above, there's nothing 'Ltd Edition' about them apart from the paint job and the fancy case, which doesn't take van abuse as well as the standard MM case does. As gorgeous as it is, I couldn't recommend paying full whack for one when second hand stingrays are so affordable right now. Everyone should own a Stingray, but I wouldn't pay shop prices for one at the moment!

[quote name='dood' post='289140' date='Sep 22 2008, 01:23 PM']I'd like to the the V-machine [url="http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74"]http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?option...=view&id=74[/url] in a rack mount format, so that I could use it with my system and eventually take it on tour with IEM's.. perfecto![/quote] Have you checked out the Muse Receptor, Dood? That's a rackmount VST-running-thingy, might be just what you're after. Comes with a whopping big hard drive so you can keep loads of plug-ins on there, and a bunch of assignable knobs for tweakery.

The SVT-3 doesn't seem (to my ears at least) to 'dirty up' like the classic Ampeg sound, as it's a few valves short of it. Does sound great though. I'm thinking of getting something DHA to dirty mine up once money's not so tight.

Mine was and is a maple necked stingray, in natural with a black plate - and i got it in '05! I guess i could upscale my ambition, and i do love my 'berg, but if i had to strip back to one guitar, the ray would be the keeper.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='281102' date='Sep 10 2008, 02:12 PM']I am a massive fan of the modern Cave-In bass sound....its so meaty and thuderous![/quote] If I could nail that sound, I'd never GAS again :wub:

They do seem to have chilled out a bit now... my drummer is prone to going in there and getting horrendous ESP's down, and abusing everyones ears with metal riffs, and they've never give him a hard time about it. Think it depends who's working. Terry's proper sound, but he's always downstairs these days.

[quote]Dolphin had a great stock when they first opened but has now gone dramatically downhill bass-wise. They've gone from proper Warwicks (including a nice thumb dirty blonde), Laklands, the whole Musicman range to Warwick rockbasses, a few fenders, some low-midrange ibanezes and the odd musicman. They still have the best stock out of any of the shops though Nice to see someone else in Liverpool, by the way![/quote] I bought the 2005 Ltd 'ray off them on the day they opened, I was apparently the first person to buy anything 'good' off them! I was tempted to blow my credit rating on that black Lakland DJ they had in a while ago too. And yeah, good to see there's not just me here representing our cultural capital! Would I know you from any bands round here?

I've only heard the single, and the couple of new tracks on the myspace, but my word. 'Sex On Fire' is one of the best rock singles I've come across in a long time. Got to agree with Tee about his voice, you'd swear it was a different guy than the one mumbling his way through 'Mollys Chambers'. Might try and get tickets for the Liverpool show, if I'm not too poverty stricken next month!

I can only sympathise. Saying that, I've been in there when they [i]do[/i] let kids loose on the drum kits, it's hell on earth!!! Dolphin have nicer basses in anyway, it's the only place worth going if you're having a GAS attack!