bigjohn

I had this a bit when moving from a 3 piece to a 4 piece (extra guitar). I used a Marshall JCM800. It got lost. I ended up finding a cleaner sound that sounded much the same in the mix with my Ampeg pre / power amp combo. I needed to find another (deeper) space and needed more power.

I can vouch for the B100R (and it's smaller little brother B50R - not for playing with drummers). Also the B3 series are good combos too. My B3158 is a tank but sounds great.

A real gentleman amongst gentlemen.

Well let's hope you get your bass and there's a reasonable explanation.

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1359632455' post='1957813'] Whenever I sell something it is an immediate priority to get the goods to the buyer, basically at the point i receive the payment the item belongs to them and it is my duty to ensure the goods are with them as soon as possible, and that they are fully kept in the loop as to when it will be picked up from me and delivered to them - I expect the same courtesy when buying. [/quote] Yeah - I sorta go along with this. Comms is what it's all about though. Paying for something and then not having it in your possession 3 weeks later is one (bad) thing. Not having heard from the bloke during the three weeks is quite another... And the other thing - buying stuff on here is no different than buying anything anywhere else. Don't part with your cash unless you're completely happy to and as ever - caveat emptor. Just because someone posts on Basschat doesn't mean they're [i]necessarily [/i]a good egg. [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1359638479' post='1958013'] I'd be more concerned if it was a relative newbie too, rather than a long established member. [/quote] Quite. The bad uns get weeded out.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1359581332' post='1957115'] Whats all this sudden obsession with "tone", have I accidentally logged on to guitarchat.co.uk ?. I just saddens me that people will spend the rest of their lives obsessing about something which quite honestly makes sod all difference to the vast majority of people who will ever watch them play when they could be putting the time and energy to much better use. I mean really its almost hard not to get a decent sound from modern kit so why waste time chasing some ultimate unobtainable super tone. [/quote] Yeah, sod it. I'm turning up to my next gig with a Ukelele. The load in and load out will be so much easier.

Mmm... leather...

I had a 100W "Sperrin" head. It was handmade by some fella in a shed. It hardly ever worked and when it did it cut out. Though it did sound amazing (to my totally uneducated ear). Especially when plugged into the the bass bin I got with it from the guitar shop. Wow they saw me coming...

Yeah I snagged one a few years back for about £170. That was immaculate too. And about 15 mins drive away. Doesn't look like a standard MIM though. If it's a Fender at all. The specials usually go for quite a bit more. Looks maybe like someone's got a standard MIM and tried to make like something else.

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1359506662' post='1956033'] No, it's all in your head! [/quote] Ha ha, Too true. There's something to be said for using the right tools for the job though. Even if it's just to provide some comfort that you're doing something right No doubt I'll end up cranking the Alembic and trying to make it sound like the Ampeg. I'll probably end up running them in series.

All depends on what gear. I've just forked out on an Alembic FX-1 Pre-amp. I'm looking for a smoother deeper tone than I get easily out of my Ampeg SVP-Pro. The Ampeg does does get close to where I'm trying to get, but I have to remove a lot of gain from the signal, which sort of defeats the object of having a five valve pre-amp that sounds great when it's cranked. It's just that at the moment, I'm not really cranking it like that. That's not in my fingers.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359485358' post='1955516'] Aren't you worried your BF cab is at risk of damage from the local cat population..? [/quote] The local cats seem far too well behaved. I've been waiting for one to move in since our sadly departed, but no takers as yet, despite by bassy serenades. They used to come in, foolishly I thought they came to see me, but obviously they came to see our cat. ****s.

My rig as is... with a new addition coming soon...

There's is one guitar I'd call she... But that's it. She's the exception...

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1359314716' post='1952990'] When we had a King ships were also called she. [/quote] Yeah ships are historically she. As is the sea. She's a cruel mistress etc etc. Mostly frowned up nowadays as superstitious claptrap, but like most anthropomorphism and superstition, brought up when the sh*t hits the fan. Each to their own though like. The way I see it is, the more likely you are to call basses "she", the more likely you are end up drinking your own piss

It won't be long before ships being called "she" will be the preserve of fictitious Pirates. I've a few sailors in my family. Never once have I heard any of them refer to ships as "she". They're all called "boats" or "the boat". Legal documents don't refer to ships as she any longer either ( so I'm [s]un[/s]reliably informed by the internet). Though I have copies of some registration papers for a river cruiser somewhere or other and don't recall any "she"s in it. The same river cruiser is never referred to as "she", but again as "the boat". As in, "we're gonna need a bigger boat".

No female (or male) basses in my house. I have no problem becoming emotionally attached to sexless inanimate objects. It's what makes me a great lover.

[quote name='tayste_2000' timestamp='1359129465' post='1950378'] Apogee just announced all their interfaces will be iOS compatible so thats the Jam, One, Duet and Quartet I have an Alesis IO Dock and will be selling it for a One or Duet depending on what I decide. Amp sim wise Jamup with the additional bass pack is the best, but Amplitube isn't bad just don't expect a lot of updates for bass. [/quote] Yeah, those new Apogees look just the ticket. If they work with PC I'll be all over the new "One" I think. I've been on the hunt for a decent headphone amp / dac for my desk PC for a while. Hopefully will do that job too.

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Like anything, some parts of playing drums is very easy, some of it hard. ie, walking up stairs is easy. Walking up stairs trying not to wake the house after 10 pints is hard...

I use err indoors car to get too and from rehearsals. I work from home so rarely have use for one except for this. Which sometimes makes to gigs awkward. Especially if she wants to come and there's no room in her car... So I tend try to be diplomatic about it and cadge lifts where possible and if they're local enough, use taxis. On the other hand... on the odd occasion when I need a lift to rehearsal, the buggers make me get buses here there and everywhere before they pick me up, whilst when I give lifts I do door to door. Swine that they are.

At tip with the screws - I find putting some PVA wood glue on them is a really good thing to do. It doesn't glue the screws in at all, but creates a harder than wood thread for the screw to sit in and be screwed out of. Every screw I put in wood I do this with. Makes them much easier to remove, more difficult to damage by over-tightening and less likely to come loose.

I my Precision Special (bought 2nd hand, but as new) came with a Fender Gig bag, Allen keys, guarantee card, Fender price tag (with barcode/model number) and a Fender cleaning cloth. Then again, this bass cost £599 new in 2001. So you'd expect some candy. The P Bass Upgrade I bought similarly as new, just came with a Fender gig bag. My guess is that some MIMs come with candy, some don't. Some have their candy pilfered on way from factory to customer, some don't. So yeah, because of that people don't know what you're supposed to get, unlike with every US where you expect a hard case, strap, lead, manual, allen keys, truss rod adjuster etc. What do you get with a Japanese bass when new?