Rich

I like 'em. Nice one. The playing cards and chips are a nice touch. I'm with Buzz, not sure about the lady's togs... almost makes it look like Shirley Bassey being backed by Busted Good effort all round though.

[quote name='Telebass' post='431752' date='Mar 11 2009, 06:13 PM']Also, it's patently not pre-CBS as claimed, even out of his own words - CBS took over in January 1965. There's this myth that all L-series instruments are pre-CBS, and it isn't even nearly true.[/quote] Aye, the owner is bacon up the wrong tree. There's more to this bass than meats the eye, I'd steak my reputation on it. [size=1]ouch. sorry, that was shocking.[/size]

[quote name='phatbass787' post='431725' date='Mar 11 2009, 05:47 PM']Ashdown is one of the biggest brands but still very independent and based on a farm in Essex which aside from making great amps is one of the reasons I like them so much, i think once a brand becomes owned by a big corperation it often loses all the things that made them great in the first place, eg SWR, great little company then Fender bought them and since then nothing, I just hope Ashdown stays independent and doesnt cave in to some foreign company![/quote] It's not necessarily 'foreign' companies that are the problem. SWR weren't bought by a foreign company. What you need to hope is that Ashdown doesn't cave in to some [i]crap[/i] company.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='430924' date='Mar 10 2009, 08:04 PM']...still, there's always [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-319086.html"]Talkbass[/url]. [/quote] That's interesting stuff. A bit off topic, but there's a fascinating SWR/Eden/Thunderfunk potted history on TB too. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157829&highlight=Ivan+mike"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...light=Ivan+mike[/url] So what's this about a less-than-amicable split between Messrs. Epifani and Bergatino?

The AH1200 head is designed around two 600 watt output stages (the AH600 has one, obviously). Each stage is designed to work most efficiently with a load of 4 ohms, but the Trace cabs you're after are 8 ohms each. So with the two cabs, the AH1200 head will give you virtually no advantage over the AH600 head. I'd stick with the AH600 to be honest.

That's neat. I like the 'opened' indicator.

Customs officers have keys which allow them access to TSA locks. They don't have the keys to an ordinary padlock you've just bought from B&Q, which is why they would not hesitate to cut it off if they wanted access to the case. When you ask "Will a leather belt around the case be adequate security these days?", what sort of security are you talking about? Enough to stop the case coming open accidentally? Probably. Enough to stop someone either nicking your pride and joy or worse still, slipping something dodgy into the case? Absolutely not. At the end of the day it's your bass, your case, up to you really. If you don't want to put a new hasp on the case, don't. But don't expect a leather or elastic strap to keep you or it safe.

Padlocks are an absolute no-no if you're flying to/from/in the US, that's for certain. It's more and more the case in general these days too. The best bet is to use a [url="http://www.tripneeds.com/3dial-high-security-cable-tsa-lock-p-69.html"]TSA lock[/url]. These allow those awfully nice customs people to rummage around in your bag without having to smash it all open.

Firstly may I say, a European tour that's paying the bills [i]and[/i] you're getting free gear to use on it? Sounds awful. I'd far rather stay stuck here in this godforsaken grey office having the life slowly sucked out of me by the day to day grind Secondly, and back OT... the in-ear route sounds like a good idea. Having said that, there's always the "what if it goes wrong" problem. If you really can take Trace stuff for now't, I reckon the AH600-12 head and the 1015H (1x15+2x10) cab would make a good pairing. The amp and cab seem to be well matched. Good luck!

I loved my old GP12SMX preamp.

That happened to me with a Russian Big Muff pedal.

I bought a cab once, heard a bit of a rattle and when I opened it up I found Glenn Miller & Shergar in there. [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='429949' date='Mar 9 2009, 11:01 PM']That'll be the 2001 upgrade he's had fitted. I hope you paid extra for that. I was thinking of getting that done on mine but couldn't justify the expense. Some people insist you can't hear the difference.[/quote] It's also important to make sure the 5p coin is shiny.

Whereas I suffer from CGMS... that's Cash/GAS Mismatch Syndrome

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=39330"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=39330[/url] If you really don't want a P, it makes sense to get the cheapest playable P copy you can find. If you really want it active, chuck in an Artec 2-band eq.

[quote name='Russ' post='430071' date='Mar 10 2009, 02:08 AM']I remember going to the Bass Centre back in the late '90s, and Wals were about the least fashionable bass in the world at the time - they used to have trouble shifting them.[/quote] Damn. Bet I could have picked one up for a song.

[quote name='subaudio' post='424102' date='Mar 3 2009, 01:42 PM']I saw that guy with Chick Corea too, playing the heck out of a 6 string Smith, I figured it was for cooling and to stop blisters ?[/quote] I've found to my cost in the past that if I get my plucking fingers wet it softens the callouses, which then wear away and I get blisters. Licking them is absolutely the last thing I'd do!