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[quote name='eude' post='1269856' date='Jun 15 2011, 11:32 AM']Oooo, pressure's on then I'm it'll be fine dude, I'll probably order myself one soon enough too. Cheers, Eude[/quote] Yeah.. it's probably wise to hang on and let me take the bullet if I was wrong.

[quote name='eude' post='1269831' date='Jun 15 2011, 11:19 AM']Nice one dude, looking forward to seeing the results. Are you going to something that just slips over the top allowing access to the handle on the top? Eude[/quote] That's right! It's like a padded version of the Walkabout Scout cover I used to have. It just drops over the top with a hole for the handle. I've asked for a side-pocket too, to fit a kettle lead in. Mind you,[url="http://www.amplifiercoversonline.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=107_36&products_id=2037"] they've added it to their on-line catalogue[/url] based on my measurements. I hope I was accurate... Time will tell...

[quote name='Doddy' post='1269802' date='Jun 15 2011, 10:53 AM']Very true....although she's a really good player aswell.[/quote] Indeed...

Cosntance Redgrave: Annie Clements deserves a mention for out-and-out hotness:

[quote name='Clarky' post='1269711' date='Jun 15 2011, 09:52 AM']So thats why I keep getting ads for Jizz.com[/quote] [i]'I hev bin tulrd it ees Bilbur's favoritte wibsite...'[/i]

[quote name='crez5150' post='1269699' date='Jun 15 2011, 09:42 AM']I thought that the ad's were driven by either websites that are from or related to cached items on your computer....[/quote] ^^^ this. I bought a shed online last week. Since then, the only Ads I've seen have been for online shed retailers. *rasies eyebrow at OP*

Two of my friends met after being press-ganged by the record company to dress up as Wombles for a TOTP appearance in the 70s. They hit it off, got married, and lived happily ever after. TRUFAX!

Order placed for a cover from Roqsolid... 40-odd quid. I'm going to use it more for gigging with one of my bands, so it'll be worth it. I'll report back with pics, etc. when the cover arrives.

I hate myself for knowing this, but... It's Nigel Clutterbuck. The only man in the world who is named after his playing style. His middle name is 'Bloodyawfuldin', apparently.

Hmm... I've just bought my first new set (to keep in reserve) for about five years. The packaging is very different. I hope they haven't changed them, but barring any breakages I won't find out for another six or seven years. ha ha.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1266680' date='Jun 12 2011, 09:56 PM'][/quote] This photo is like a badder version of what my 'ol Dad has piled up gathering dust in his workroom. I must talk him into doing something with it all...

[i]That's[/i] how to sell a bass!

[quote name='Jesso' post='1267993' date='Jun 13 2011, 10:14 PM']Heres what I did.... just got rid of the stock strap and got my local shoemaker to bolt on a leather one. Working a treat so far. As a side note, are any of you promethean owners noticing that you are clipping the output when your playing at decent volume?[/quote] It was actually the steel loops that gave way on mine... they bent open! I lost faith in it at that point. Mine has clipped occasionally driven VERY hard at 8ohm, but nothing audible happened...

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1267816' date='Jun 13 2011, 08:08 PM']THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SITE FOR BASS ENTHUSIASTS, EXPENSIVE BASSES, CHEAP BASSES, WHATEVER , ALL I CAN SEE IS GUYS LOOKING AT PICS AND MAKING COMMENTS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, ITS A WASTE OF TIM ADVERTISING ON HERE AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. IS THERE REALLY ANY POINT IN HAVING A FOR SALE SECTION?????? CHEERS KEN[/quote] *now* it has the lot....

Do we have a 'Classic Thread' archive on BC? If not, I nominate this one as the first entry. It's got the lot.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1267639' date='Jun 13 2011, 06:15 PM'][/quote] The more I look at this pic, the more it looks [i]so[/i] wrong...

He's going to charge $100 for shipping a pot???* What a rip-off... *Not really. It's a joke, innit.

Why close it? What would that change?

[quote name='Dubs' post='1267193' date='Jun 13 2011, 12:25 PM']Not bad actually. The case I use has "dual-sided high density ABS plastic shell inside the case" and rediculously thick padding (which also gives a nice snug fit). When I said "decent gig bag", I didn't mean one of the £30 Warwick ones. Anyway, each to their own, and everyone has to individually assess the risks to their instrument based on their typical usage/trasportation/gigs, etc... Based on some of the above comments, I can only assume that a lot of you haven't seen or used a decent gigbag? I'm not talking about cheap "business generators", I'm talking about something that costs as much as, if not more than, a good hard case. I've owned cheap hard cases that I wouldn't trust to protect a bass as well as the [url="http://www.oakleighmusic.simply-shops.net/proddetail.php?prod=bodyglove-bass-gigbag"]gigbag I'm currently using[/url].[/quote] I used to use a couple of these: Very nice (and pricey) high-quality hard case / soft case halfway-house. After a near miss involving a sliding flight case, I shifted to the Hiscoxes. I know semi-hard cases have their place, but they're not for me. Each to their own, as you say!

[quote name='Bluepigbass' post='1264824' date='Jun 11 2011, 12:20 PM']Having a custom cover made for my Promethean Combo, a simple slip over padded cover with access hole to the handle on the top. My combo is being used exclusively at all my gigs at the moment so got to get the little guy a bit of protection. If the cover turns out okay I will post some photos and details of supplier. Nothing but praise for this little amp so far Stu[/quote] Cool! I've just asked Roqsolid for a quote for a cover... I'll post here when they get back to me. I used mine at a 'proper' gig for the first time last night - my main rig is set up somewhere else. The band I was playing with isn't loud (the drummer uses a Cajon, drum and a Handsonic), but the punters were chatty and noisy so we had to crank it up a bit more than normal. The Promethean coped brilliantly. Obviously it didn't have the authority of my main rig at that kind of volume, but it wasn't lacking. It surprises me constantly...

[quote name='Dubs' post='1267024' date='Jun 13 2011, 10:06 AM']My gigbag is smaller than a hardcase though - there's nothing to agree or disagree with about that. Maybe only slightly, but it's the difference between it being able to fit on the back seat of a Corsa or having to be squeezed down into the rear passenger foot space, if you get what I mean.[/quote] Again, it's not something that's ever occurred to me. My case fits quite happily in the boot of my Focus.. [quote name='Dubs' post='1267024' date='Jun 13 2011, 10:06 AM']It's just my experience though. I couldn't see the point of using a hardcase after I got a good gigbag.[/quote] I do wonder how well a gigbag would cope with something falling the neck, for example...? Similarly, I wonder how many passengers on the Titianic were thinking 'Well, it hasn't sunk yet!' right up until the point it hit the iceberg. ...and immediately afterwards thought 'I wish I'd just gone to Blackpool for my holidays this year...'

[quote name='Dubs' post='1266976' date='Jun 13 2011, 09:34 AM']Lighter, easier to carry, generally smaller in size, etc...[/quote] I don't agree, but then I generally don't have to carry my bass very far. It's usually house > car > destination > car > house. I suppose if I had a lot of walking to do, I'd rather have it on my back.

[quote name='Dubs' post='1266971' date='Jun 13 2011, 09:32 AM']A decent gigbag is far more practical a hard case.[/quote] How so?

My Hiscox has plenty of room for bits and bobs... as well as my bass, I also fit in a tuner, cable, a kettle lead, a spare set of strings, a Markbass Bass Keeper, a Zoom H2 recorder, a multi-tool and a spare pre-amp valve. I don't think I could go back to a soft case or gig bag.