Muzz

"I know this guitard, his guitars are high output so they push his amps harder. I can't imagine him turning down. He's gone deaf now, so his tone's rubbish." Doesn't that sound good?

I wouldn't change any of the early/crappy Hondo/Satellite types which got me going, but I wouldn't have bought the brand new 4001 Jetglo from The Guitar Player in Rochdale in 1980, I'd have bought the black and maple Precision next to it. Then, a couple of years later, I'd have passed on the Aria ZZB Custom, and bought the pre-EB black and maple Ray next to that... Oh, and instead of selling them for peanuts when I stopped gigging a lot, I'd have held on to the SVT and the B15, and stashed them. Somewhere. Though I'm not sure where...

I've just been reading that page, when one of the stupidest things I've seen in a while jumped out at me: "The bass was so loud on stage The Who and their road crew used to vacate my side of the stage whenever I played it." A. It's the amp, not the bass, John. B. Turn it down a bit, John. If that had come from a guitarist, I know what I'd be calling him...

There's a jumper on the board of the LMIII which can set 240/110 volts. It's even helpfully labelled "240/110". Other models may vary, natch. Not that it's possible/advisable/will invalidate your warranty, etc, etc. Markbass quoted me £100+ to change the voltage - "It'll need a new power supply, sir." Fibs. I know somebody (very well indeed) who bought a LMIII in the US on holiday, brought it here, changed the jumper and fuse and it worked juuust fine. I'm not saying it wasn't a bit of a buttock-clenching moment turning it on the first time, but...

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1343408' date='Aug 17 2011, 05:22 PM']A 42 year old kid? [/quote] Aren't we all?

+1 for the TC Classic/RH450 - with the advent of the RH750, the 450's a lot nearer the Classic in price now, so if the extras (presets, tuner, rear connectors, etc) are what interest you, it's worth a look. I don't like the LM Tube/Rocker, either, tho I expected I would, because I really liked the LMIII - just goes to illustrate how you really, really, need to try them out first. A day trip to Bass Direct would be a great idea - Mark has most of the Class D stuff in, so you can A-B till you're blue in the face.

Well, it's all relative, but I'm a big fan of the Wizard Big P/J set - tons of output, so they might be a compromise between active and passive. Just a thought.

Sooooo, my 93 Fortress is still the go-to bass (even more now with the Wizards) (cheers Soulboy!), primarily for the neck. I'm looking round for a new squeeze but I'd really like the same neck/profile. It's 93 Fortress with the thin wenge neck, no volute. Which other past or current Warwicks used this neck/profile? Cheers, Muzz

^ Win. /thread.

I got a Mighty Mite from a US EBayer for about £70 a month or so ago...

[quote name='MikeBass' post='1337579' date='Aug 12 2011, 01:14 PM']hi Ed, it's a band. check out: [url="http://www.myspace.com/theworrybeadsmusic"]http://www.myspace.com/theworrybeadsmusic[/url] cheers, mike[/quote] Hi Mike, it's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it. Not even in undercoat. Love that P. Wonder where it went... The Worry Beads no longer - there's an established American outfit of the same name. We are now This Uneven Sky. Album coming out next month...I may mention it once or twice on here Edit: edited my sig now.

Moondance!

OK, so I've sold my Ray, and the Jazz is on the way out, and I've even got a small windfall coming shortly, so normally I'd be rubbing hands and trying to decide which of my top three wants I shoudl go for, but...I'm lacking any real enthusiasm for a replacement. I'm after a P/J-sounding quality instrument with a maple board and a Jazz-width neck, but I'm just not seeing anything I fancy. Been through the Bass Direct/Gallery stuff, and nowt's speaking to me. I'm enjoying the Fortress and the FrankenPs I have, but they're all compromised in one way or another, so it's not like I'm completely sorted. Very strange position to be in. Anyone else have a disturbing lack of GAS?

Can I bagsie this for my lad (he's six)? He's just finished his Super Mario, and he's only got one other game, so that'd be terrific...

I use the RH450 with a 1515L, and it's a very good match - the cab's more about low mid sensitivity than tons of deep bass - well, it would be, being the size and shape (and weight) it is. You can dial in quite a lot of bass, tho, and it works a treat for what I use it for - pick/Precision(ish) rock stuff. It's very very loud - more than enough for our drummer, who can hit 'em when he wants to. And that, IMHO, is all the power you need - once the drums start going through the PA, so do I. Mind you, with all this talk of 2.7 ohm loads, another 8ohm cab (the 1515L is 4ohm) is suddenly sounding very very tempting - anyone got any suggestions for filling out the bottom end? Would a Compact do this?

My RH450 and 1515L is everything I was after for some time, and it's been with me for more than a year now, which is a record. No rig GAS for me, despite trying quite a lot of stuff in the meantime (including the PF500 and a Drophead) tho I will admit to wondering what a Barefaced Super Twelve would sound like...

I had a LMIII for quite some time, but it wasn't valvey/gritty enough for me (I had a Sansamp which I was using all the time), so in the search for a simpler solution I tried the Tube and the Rocker - several times, until I was sure of what I was hearing. The Tube was very subtle - too subtle for me, and I felt it didn't warrant the cost to change, whereas the Rocker I thought was too fizzy, and didn't seem to have much variation of grit - it was pretty much off from 1-3, then full on from 3-10. IMHO and YMMV, etc, etc, but just my perceptions over a few A-B sessions. I guess it all depends on what you're after, at the end of the day. FWIW, I ended up with a RH450 (with plenty of TubeTone), and I'm keeping it, so that might give you an idea of where I was coming from, and what I was looking for.

Oh no! What will happen to everyone's tone?...

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='1327064' date='Aug 4 2011, 02:49 PM']FS section sees a fairly regular set of amps cropping up ( shuttles, streamliner, tc heads etc) but not quite as many markbass, ashdown Abm and others. Maybe this should tell me something.[/quote] Interestingly (and this is just a from a quick search), but as a single example, since the beginning of June there have been the same number of LM heads in the For Sale section as TC heads. I think it may be a perception thing rather than a reality thing.

If you like the LMIII and want a 4x10, I'd second the MB 410 - I had a rear-ported one, and it was a one-man carry - bulkier than it was heavy. I'd probably still have it, but our rehearsal studio was burgled, and the thieves clearly considered it light enough to nick. They left my Roland 115 behind, tho...

Yeah, I'd give him £4k on the stength of that photo. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-L-series-1963-/150640447396?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2312decfa4"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-PRECISION...=item2312decfa4[/url]

[quote name='dc2009' post='1325385' date='Aug 3 2011, 10:57 AM']I can only assume the upper horn is the silly length it is for weight balance and playability issues (probably about the exact location you want the strap button). I've heard the same comment before about my upper horn , so it's ok.[/quote] Know what you mean about the aesthetics - I love my Fortress, but that's [i]despite[/i] the looks, not because of them. Without wanting to descend into Carry On territory any more than we absolutely have to, if you think the Corvette's got a silly length upper horn, you should see my Fortress's. Fnaar.

Tried a couple, and I like the sounds but I didn't like the basses themselves. The build quality and general feel didn't seem to be on the same level as the electronics, which meant I've had some long-term low-level GAS to get hold of one, rip the innards out, and put them into a nicer-playing, nicer-looking bass. But not at the prices they go for at the mo...