skidder652003

I saw vinyl on sale in Sainsburys yesterday! - Sainsburys!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1481101074' post='3189634'] You might look like a tool throwing shapes while playing the bass, but I look f***ing awesome! ;-) [/quote] maybe I should widen my legs a bit......

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1481115237' post='3189790'] tbf some guitar amps do need to cranked up to hit the sweet spot. But if that's the case maybe a power brake could be used at rehearsals? [/quote] yep this. At least thats what our guitarist claims, drummers too feckin loud too, I wear plugs which I hate.

cos you look a tool throwing shapes on a bass...

ooops 2 in the basket, perhaps i should go to bed now....

still on their website at that price, Im one click away from ordering......

got a pearl vintage pedal, lovely analogue goodness, this one looks a steal, working too! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pearl-Phaser-Pedal-/132024144502?hash=item1ebd409276:g:xh4AAOSw4GVYRHhU

Whoever thought to award it to that plonker when there's literally dozens of more deserving artists out there needs their head examining, what a joke.

Ithink Laney gear is a bit under-rated, very solid.

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1480768323' post='3186985'] £200 to £250 for pub gigs is the norm down here in the SW. I can't see that changing anytime soon. If you feel you deserve more or can command a higher fee then you will need to justify it. [/quote] what he said!

£70 a man is pretty decent down here and I can't help feeling its probably Ok in the North East as well. We're talking the Dog and Duck pub scene right? Believe me, if thats the going rate and you won't play for that kind of money then the landlords won't give a monkeys and get a 100 bands in who will.

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1480677326' post='3186284'] Since I've gone back to roundwounds I'm also interested in cheap strings that I can change often. The Billy Sheehan set I have on my bass are almost dead after 4 gigs. I've looked at the Thomann ones and they look suspiciously like the Alice branded strings on Ebay that double as cheese wire [/quote] I'll let you know how I get on with them.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1480661393' post='3186132'] I bought Hartke Nickel Rounds for $10 a pack (in Oz bass strings are around $35-80) waste of ten bucks , well not totally, they will do as nut files hehe [/quote] well they were Hartke, what did you expect?

lovely playing, don't look so smug!

rounds, nicklewound, I used to use the Legacys (also nicklewound) and they were fine but they've gone up from £7 to £10 a set, so I thought Id give these a punt, got to be the cheapest sets on the Internet? Got a mate who uses the guitar sets (about £1.80 a set) and he says they're great, so even if they're a bit rubbish I can use them at home and get some Elixr Nano's for gigging (£40 a pop!) I think Bass strings are generally vastly over inflated price wise anyway

Ok so they're Harley Bentons from Thomman. Ive tried status flats, Hard Rockin' Steels from La Bella, Legacy (good value but now £10 a pack), Rotos and Elixrs. Im not expecting too much but for that price they can go on the home practice axe if they're shi*e. I'll let you know what I think when I try gigging 'em.

I'd also seriously consider the Vintage (as in the brand) strats as well, the V6 is a bit of a legend. http://www.jhs.co.uk/products/guitars-folk-instruments/electric-guitars/vintage/vintage-v6-icon-electric-guitar-distressed-laguna-blue Theres a used one here for £170 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-V6-ICON-Electric-Guitar-/232157240154?hash=item360da65b5a:g:xVQAAOSwHMJYO2AY

ooo just signed up!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1480416208' post='3184130'] Downdown's comment about power output is correct. Hopefully you have a pedal board where you can put the power under the board. What I did, was run a power tank thing for all the pedals but would use something like this - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-240v-AC-DC-12v-2A-5-5mm-Mains-Adaptor-Charger-fits-Bose-SoundLink-Mini-/391628807448?hash=item5b2ee55d18"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5b2ee55d18[/url] - for my power hungry digital pedal (think it was MB SuperSynth or something like that - I don't use a fx board currently). I would split the mains - one to the big PSU, one to the power tank underneath the board... (in fact, my power tank thingy had a mains through for daisy chaining PSUs). Hope this helps. [/quote] No at the moment I have a cheap generic briefcase type pedal board. It seems as if I may have to use the supplied poweradaptor that came with the DHA pedal and get something like a miniTank for the other 9V pedals until I upscale the actual board!

looks amazing! How are you powering all this? Please see my post! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/295939-need-a-pedalboard-powerpack-for-12v-1200ma/

Im lucky enough to have a Dave Hall VT-2 EQ preamp pedal which is great but as my pedalboard is slowly expanding i find myself in need of a "fuel Tank" type powepack instead of individual plugs for each pedal. Unfortunately the VT-2 EQ runs on [color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3][center]9-12VDC 700mA (12VDC 1200mA recommended )[/center][/size][/font][/color] and Im having trouble finding a powerpack that meets that requirement. Can anyone guide me to a product that can meet that? BTW my other pedals are all 9V (Boss etc..) Thanks Guys n Gals

Just bought a nano bassballs off Matt, great pedal and was posted the very same day. Top bloke. Thanks Matt.

[quote name='danbowskill' timestamp='1479970666' post='3180616'] Or broken �� [/quote] Thanks. Amp does get quite warm after 2 hours gigging but I thought that was normal. Had it fully serviced a few months ago so i hope its not bust!