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No problems with my abm either apart from the bulb in the vu meter

Replacement recieved in 24 hours at no charge.

Compare that with the service i received from ampeg, on a faulty svt 3 head.

I actually used to gig with a banner across my amp saying

NEVER BUY AN AMPEG

Hi and welcome

While there are some advantages with a combo, as a more mature member I find combos too heavy and a bit restricting. If you do want a combo, I loved my eden metro which was a really nice bit of kit, but heavy. There have been a few around here second hand, but they are quite pricey new, but Ihave seen tthem around at about your price range.

I would go for a head and cab, which gives you the flexibility to add a different cab or change the head.

Unfortunately, everyone has their different preferences, and while one person likes ashdown someone else wont.

Unless you buy something really cheap, I dont think these anything thats truly awfull, just some things you will prefer to others.

It depends on the value of the shipment, the weight, and who the carrier is.

Customs dont [size=4]normally[/size] raise a charge if the charge is less than £7 except fags, booze and other things[costs more to do than its worth]

Shipments through Royal mail seem to be less prone to charges that dhl and parcel force and the handling charge through royal mail is less than PF

A few years ago I regularly got shipments value £50/60 without a charge from the us and once a pair of fralin p bass pickups no charge.

You alsways seem to get charged if you have a tracked and insured parcel where a small packet seems to be far more likely to get away with it

Ive just looked fairly closely at my made in china squier vintage vibe 50 precision £220 and there is not a mark or a bent screw.

sold subject to the usual

[quote name='Linus27' post='612918' date='Sep 30 2009, 12:48 PM']Just to add to that, my DJ weighed 10lbs and had Laklands own pickups. They moved away from the Aero's in 2007 which is when my bass was manufactured.[/quote]

Ouch

[quote name='Linus27' post='612890' date='Sep 30 2009, 12:21 PM']I have owned the Skyline DJ and DD and both were amazing bases. However I have now sold them both. The reason I sold the DD was to slim down my collection and I had no use for a Precision. However it was a great bass. I will give you my thoughts on the DJ as a pro/cons list.

Pro

Superb Quality, well made, top end bass
Amazing Customer service
Very playable
Easy to use
Big sound

Cons

To stiff and rigid
Very deep sounding
Heavy
Neck too thin

As you will see, the cons are more a personel preference rather than a fault of the bass. Compared to my Fender Jazz and ESP Jazz, it was very heavy. The tone, although being amazing, was not the right tone for me. The neck, despite being wonderfully thin, flat and smooth was the wrong shape for me and caused my hand to ache. Having moved to a more rounder Fender neck, I no longer get hand ache. As for the stiff, rigid feel, I find my ESP and Fender mould to me and move as I play. The DJ was very stiff and felt like I had a pole attached to me. My flexability or movement.

As a bass the DJ I can't fault it and the quality was outstanding but as a bass, it was not right for me. My Fender MIA 75 Jazz re-issue on the other hand suits me perfectly and feels like an old friend. I suggest you try before you buy.[/quote]


Just to add to that, the earlier skylines did have a weight issue on some basses, a problem that was aknowledged by Dan Lakin, and the specification was subsequently tightened right up. I had a beautifull CAR Skyline Jo osbourne that weighed 11 1/2 lbs. Very uncomfortable.
Like all basses try before you by, but I would doubt you have a problem unless you have an older bass.

Linuses comments are personal preferences but bear in mind the Duck Dunn and DJ are adaptations of the conventional jazz and precision.
The Jazz clone is the jo osbourne, and the precision is the bob glaub.
The Duck Dunn has a jazz neck on a precision body, and the Darryl Jones has aero pickups to give it a different sound to a jazz, and a revised and a downsized body, I cant remember if there was a change to the neck, and I cant find it on Lakland site.

I still have 2 laklands and have owned in the past a number more. I think they are great basses, with impeccable customer service. Whether they are for you depends on you personal preference.

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='611591' date='Sep 29 2009, 07:47 AM']Not a Mork on it? Nanu nanu! [/quote]

DOH

I bought this pedal a few months ago but i have only used it a few times. theres not a mark on it, comes with the tin and instructions.
I think im just bass and an amp
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8kdWpB3U4"]sansamp demo[/url]
This demo is better than anything I could ever do

£115 posted

edited for appalling spelling

[quote name='owen' post='608111' date='Sep 24 2009, 08:24 PM']The Carpenters or The Eagles.[/quote]

nice

[quote name='Kenny_K75' post='607069' date='Sep 23 2009, 08:30 PM']Or are there suppliers in Ireland.
Can I use car spray paint?[/quote]

Yes you can use car paint which is usually acrylic
Cellulose is being phased out and depeinding on which witch doctor you listen to will make absolutely no difference or transform your instrument.

I dont think fender use cellulose anymore as a norm although they may do in the customshop.

You have a money back guarantee with thomann
try it and if ou dont like it send it back

Another one who likes the finish is that a cloth finish?

Heres another
Im just in process of spraying one myself but its a strip down to the raw wood job.
In all of these things preparation is the key

[url="http://kmguitars.com/Body%20Prep%20_%20finishing.pdf"]http://kmguitars.com/Body%20Prep%20_%20finishing.pdf[/url]

I swapped out the pickups in my 64 reissue CIJ

There are more windings on the us vintage pickups, the bobbin is fairly full where the ones on the CIJ [or MIJ I cant remember which] were only about 2/3 filling the bobbin

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='591778' date='Sep 6 2009, 10:57 PM']Just had it out, doesn't look as modern now, oldschool square magnet, no manufacturer but what looks like a service sticker on it. Will get a pic some point later when a camera is about. No wonder it weighs a ton, the port goes half way up the back, really long then flared into the horn at the front. All really thick ply.[/quote]

grossly overspent at the moment and much too heavy but i would still love it.

If its gor square magnets it could well be one of the original eminence, it looks in great condition o I dont suppse its had that much use.

Actually Im not sure now, I misread your original post, sorry.
If you had 2 footswitch inputs controlling 2 effects you would have 2 mono sockets and you could turn those on an off with the two buttons on the behringers switch which is a tad over £20.
If there are 4 effects they must be stereo sockets so you would need two 2 button footswitches with stereo jack plugs, something like this
[url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Laney-FS-2-Dual-Function-Footswitch/72G"]http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/...-Footswitch/72G[/url]
I dont know if the ampeg needs latching or momentary contacts Non-latch mode momentarily engages the switch while you hold down the pedal, Latch mode changes the on/off status each time you press the pedal
Have you asked ampeg ?

Look for one of these, its latching and non latching. Sorry its a behringer but they are well built and rugged
Its an AB200 i think I got mine on ebay or Blu aran

[quote name='Delberthot' post='601440' date='Sep 17 2009, 04:47 PM']I've thought about something that I'll need to check as well - I've only ever fitted drivers to front loaded cabs before - never where they mount from behind the baffle - do I need to do anything special other than offer them onto the bolts and tighten them up?[/quote]

Thats an interesting point.
I was visiting the acoustic forum the other day and there was an ex JBL designer on there who said that when mounting JBLs, the goal was to use only 4 of the 8 mounting holes, and the bolts only just over finger tight. The argument being that the gasket did the sealing, and bolts should not be overtightened.
Perhaps Alex or Bill might comment.

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='600369' date='Sep 16 2009, 03:52 PM']I do a similer thing with guitar pro 5. helped me learn a ton of stuff that way and get the timing right etc. well all but YYZ by rush. ive spent weeks on that song over the years and I can play about a minuite of it (badly)[/quote]


Sometimes you just have to accept that you may not YET be able to play a song.

Being in a band is more than playing your instrument. Its about being with people you like/or not having fun, but the best bit is the adrenaline buzz when youve played something well in front of an audience, or you seel them leaping about, the two are not always necessarily the same

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='600237' date='Sep 16 2009, 02:20 PM']II cant write my own stuff unless you count roots, 3rds and 5ths so why do I have all this gear?[/quote]


You also have to put your notes into the song. I have seen some very technically able bassists whose playing imo doesnt fir the song. if you are in a covers band, there are many songs where a root and 5th approach is appropriate to the song.
There are others where something a little more adventurous is required.

The best players are those whose playing complements the song. Play those roots and fiths, and find some other songs where you can stretch your playing.

I do a lot of practise using midi files using cakewalk with the bass off. I can slow down or repeat ad infinitum a part that I have difficulty with. The midi files are often a bit suspect but its another tool to help stop you getting bored

[£60 for your shuker ]

A Loud

I find playing live with a band is where I get my enjoyment. Try advertising for a band to join or form your own.

As old git said dont sell your gear. I nearly did that in the 80s, and my missus said dont do it and she was right. Five years later i was back at it and I havent enjoyed myself so much before.

You probably need the challenge of working on some stuff you wouldnt normally do. Im not a lover of country music but I probably learnt more by playing in a 'dance band' and a country band than anything else i have ever done.
stick with it.

Ive played on a number of occasions two of my old bands where we reformed for a night or a charity gig.

They were old covers so some gigs we rehearsed for but some we didnt. In one case I drove a 250 mile round trip for a rehearsal and again for the gig.

Its only worth it if you are going to get some return out of it. If you are all mates and have a good time, and enjoy it, then why not.
If the singers a pain, or you dont want to put the effort in, why bother.

Im in the fortunate position that I get on pretty much most of the time with the others I play with. If I didnt, I would stay at home or join or form another band.

Unless you are earning a living from it, why put yourself through grief

[quote name='budget bassist' post='599685' date='Sep 15 2009, 10:39 PM']*sterling

Sorry for being so anal [/quote]

Perhaps thats why I play it so badly