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  1. Jack
    Hello everyone, It is with great regret that I am listing my EBMM Stingray 5 for sale. 4 years ago I moved house, and temporarily stored all my belongings in my old room in my parents' house. I never did move the Ray 5 back out, it's sat in it's case since then which I think says a lot about how much I play it. I just never got around the whole 5-string thing. My 4-string Ray still gets played every day. When I first got it I played it a lot and tried to bond, so it has a a small mark on the body on the bass strong side, this is shown in one of the photos. Mint really apart from that. Oh, there neck plate is slightly worn down from rubbing on my not-inconsiderable stomach. The beauty of being fat is that my pants stay up, so there's no bucklerash... It plays great with the sound, build quality, feel and consistency that MM are famous for. There's no hunting for a good one with MM like you do with Fender and there are no duds either, they're all amazing. It comes in its' original EBMM hardcase and has some of the case candy. It's currently strung with fresh EBMM Slinkys. I am the original owner and I distinctly remember picking it up on Valentine's Day 2004. It is serial number E01197, made 12/01/2004 and was notarized by EBMM in 2011 [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball-music-man-basses/1254-music-serial-database-406.html#post846669"]here[/url]. Sound Control in Newcastle ordered it via Strings and Things from EB themselves, this bass was literally built for me as at the time the maple board without the painted headstock was a difficult combo to find. I don't think the configurator on the EBMM site is still there, shame really. I live in Newcastle but I travel a lot with work. I can likely meet up in most major towns in the North East or Yorkshire and I travel to London a lot too. This price includes UK postage and the official EBMM hard case. [s]I would prefer a straight sale as I'm so picky with basses but if you have happen to have a modern 4 string with a MM pickup or similar and a maple neck then please make an offer. My dream bass is a Clover Avenger, I'm gutted I missed out on the one for sale here recently.[/s] Edit for trade options: I do like maple fretboards and humbuckers generally. I would consider trades or part exchanges for: Clover Avenger MM Bongo MM Stingray (In fact, pretty much anything EBMM apart from a Sterling!) Warwick Ibanez Unusual/rare stuff, try me! I have attached two pictures, but more can be found [url="http://s52.photobucket.com/user/sparkythebunny/library/EMBB%20Stingray%205"]by clicking here[/url].
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    Subbed for photos.
  3. Jack
    Yes of course, it would get anything coming into the input of the amp and occasionally the amp's gain control too. Worth noting that they're usually before the effects loop though, just in case you have any effects in there.
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    Pm
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    I wouldn't stress to much over the bass itself, surely everyone has room for a Fender? If not then I have owned (and liked) a Cort Curbow and a Hohner Jack, both of which are a little smaller than average despite being full scale. If there's no room for an amp then what about a headphone amp? Or something like a little mixer that he could plug his bass and headphones into for practice and then into whatever the girlfriend uses to amplify her keys if he needed. I've got a Behringer Xenyx that sounds just fine with the bass into a 1/4" input and then out to headphones.
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    Looks great and the video online it does sound good. I'm a real lightweight when it comes to gear but I still love big amps and the 19" format, very jealous. Just as a minor point, a fully-parametric eq has width or q controls to control the width of the curve that is being boosted or cut. So there are three controls per band. With no q control, that's a semi-parametric eq.
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    [quote name='Shambo' timestamp='1482668819' post='3202153'] I'd definitely consider a Warmoth body, but I'd like to think there's a UK luthier who'd be happy to supply something comparable. [/quote] I'm sure [url="http://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/limelight-custom-gallery/"]Limelight[/url] would make you an exceptional one, probably around £800-£900 so a little over your budget but hey, if it's perfect it may be worth it.
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    Well then tell her thank you! I'll test it out asap and then I've got gigs the 27th and 1st. The same to you two (and any mini Smoothhounds that there may be).
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    Mine was ordered yesterday afternoon and arrived this morning (Christmas eve!). I haven't had the chance to test it yet but based on this alone Chris is the man.
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    Otto, Shame this one was sold, but do you mind if I ask, was it a hassle to order one from the US? PM if you feel it's more appropriate.
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    [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1482309156' post='3199316'] Genuine question. Why are big old speakers more efficient? [/quote] They're not really. Speakers are the one analog holdout in an increasingly digital world and whilst they are getting marginally better they haven't had a revolution on anywhere near the scale of other parts of a signal chain. Neodymium helped, meaning magnets were stronger and therefore could be made lighter but really they're much of a muchness. In short, they are getting slightly more efficient not less, but really they're not moving a great deal. I have a pet theory that older speakers seemed louder because we never expected big bass from them. So maybe they were more efficient in the upper registers at the expense on the boomy bass. I dunno.
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    I bought a GK MBE150-III head from Colin and it was a great deal. It was about 3 days from payment to arrival (the best you can expect 4 days before xmas) and it was the best packaging I've ever seen. Head in bubblewrap a laptop bag in more bubble wrap in packing peanuts in a really sturdy cardboard box. He's a really pleasant guy, you can buy or sell with confidence in my experience.
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    [quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1482231819' post='3198600'] Orange Terror if you don't have to DI. Proper old school fat rock sound. I miss mine a lot. [/quote] ASIDE: Does the OTB not have a DI? That seems odd these days.
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    In theory it would be possible to drill into your combo, connect some wires, install a jack socket and then run a second cab in series rather than parallel. But this is one of those questions where the answer is Can you? Yes! Should you? No. As most everyone else has said it's too much hassle for not really any gain, especially as in series you'd actually be reducing the power output from your amp. If you're not yet weight-adverse when it comes to gear then Ebay and the classifieds here are full of heavyweight gear that people are selling for a song as they move to lightweight gear. It wold be a great way to pick up a rig for cheap until you get more invested in the hobby.
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    I always think buying an amp based on the power rating is like buying a car on the same basis. Yes, in the broadest, most general sense a car that has more horsepower will probably go faster. Most of the time. Maybe. But there are just too many factors for it to really make any difference. A Caterham 7 is faster than a Range Rover, despite the much higher horsepower of the latter. Similarly the power rating of an amp is probably a little bit important, but it doesn't really tell you a great deal about how loud the amp really is.
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    [quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1482102919' post='3197718']As it is I'll give the GK Fusion I've got on the way a go, if it's not up to it I think you've all given me some good options. Thanks all for your input and time! [/quote] I'm sure you'll love it, they're great amps.
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    A lot of the gigs we do are outdoor or marquees, biker rallies, birthday parties, that kind of stuff. There's nearly always a backline IME, either from the sound company or just from one of the bands that's playing. Shame about pubs though! Although as I understand it, originals bands often play multi-band bills and they have shared backline. It might be time to join one...... :-)
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    Me too, but the difference is that a tank is suitable for war and feather duster is not. For your analogy to stand lightweight gear would have to be unsuitable for a gig. Not directed at you SH73 but I could see the appeal someone might have if one were to gig very rarely. It might be a nice treat to lug the old tube head down the stairs and clean out the car boot to fit the 8x10. I think once you hit twice a month or so though people seem to see the gig itself as the treat and the surrounding load in, travel etc as just a necessary pita. When I know a gig has supplied backline the 'artiste' part of me will whinge about not having 'my sound' or whatever but the rest of me is really, really happy for the 5 minute tear down!
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    [quote name='SH73' timestamp='1481478737' post='3192578'] If I ever gig I won't care about having a heavy rig. [/quote] So does that mean you haven't? Try it and you might change your mind! My amp rig peaked with an Ashdown lead sled amp, 4x10 and 1x15 stack. The down to GK 1001 and neo cabs, then now to Gk class D and barefaced. Trust me, the smaller and lighter the better!
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    If you decide you can post, consider this an offer. I'm too far from Oxfordshire though. :-)
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    PM. :-)
  22. Jack
    Where abouts are you? Would you post?
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    Smallest rig

    Jack replied to JPJ's topic in Amps and Cabs

    [quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1480897291' post='3187980'] No website at the moment but we're on Facebook as dirtysouthrock Next gig for us is a big one, headline slot at the Newcastle O2 Academy on 27th December. Full nine piece Skynyrd tribute show, with four other quality local tributes. [/quote] No can do from me, we're in the slightly less prestigious Stone Trough that night! Good luck with the show though!
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    Smallest rig

    Jack replied to JPJ's topic in Amps and Cabs

    That's really cool. You guys got a website? Be great to come out and see you.
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    Weren't the MiBass ones the ones that connected external speakers in series?
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