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[quote name='giblett123' timestamp='1344162681' post='1760479'] These have been really quick, couple of months or so and with the "summer offers" represent a bargain! [/quote] You had to make me look on the website and see the really nice fretless for £500 I don't have didn't you?
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What to do in Glasgow during the day this thursday
GarethFlatlands replied to steve's topic in General Discussion
I've played Glasgow a few times, we always end up parking the van in the big car park by the 13th note and checking out the little guitar shop and cafe/record shop immediately opposite. I had a wander round last time and couldn't tell you where I went but I was suprised at how cool Glasgow was. Never trust stereotypes! Really nice city and Scotland in general is very cool. I was going to go on holiday there but bought some new music gear instead. -
That does look very cool. I don't have the patience for a custom build, I'd have to put it out of my mind until it was done.
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Ibanez Blazer fretless. £200
GarethFlatlands replied to solo4652's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1343847743' post='1756350'] Dont care! I'd gladly drive halfway across the country to pick that up! Truckstop [/quote] In that case, I'll pay for it, you pick it up and drop it off at my house. I may let you play it for a few minutes if you wash your hands -
[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1344041442' post='1759183'] There appear to be plenty of old-skool EHX pedals out there (well on eBay at least) and I was wondering whether it's worth nabbing them or not. I mean, if the new versions are just rehoused in more modern livery, then an older one should sound the same albeit 'vintage' and therefore better! [/quote] I seem to remember reading somewhere that EHX were pretty inconsistent when it came to component values, (although I can't find where I read it now) so it might be a bit of pot luck what you get. Likewise, transistors ideally need matching depending on their characteristics so you might get a great old fuzz or one made from whatever was left in the box. If the price is right and the right name is on the front, it should hold its value so I'd say go for it.
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[quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1344083409' post='1759518'] Great tidy little interfaces are these. Have one myself and haven't had any troubles with it as a fellow Windows 7 user, so don't let that put you off if you're thinking of buying it! [/quote] Cheers, it's only certain Intel i Series compatible motherboards that have the issue. As long as you can connect to a root hub as described in the article it should work fine. It's really easy to use and sounded really good when it was all behaving, the Focusrite preamps are really well thought of and I in fact replaced it with a Scarlett 2i2. Annoyingly, I was considering the Scarlett when I bought this but thought I'd go for the more expensive option
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[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1343989655' post='1758216'] Just done a quick Google and I'm not finding a GS1 brand new for £231.00. Not finding a lot at £231.00 [/quote] I was comparing RRP of both, which is why I put "RRP" in my post. And Google harder for decent budget guitars. Plenty of stuff there at equal or better spec without the Gibson name on them. [url="http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-20-best-budget-electric-guitars-in-the-world-today-529461/2"]http://www.musicrada...-today-529461/2[/url] FWIW I own a Gibson LP Standard and it's a great guitar but the budget line doesn't seem especially good or fitting with the brand in terms of quality.
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[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1344008128' post='1758676'] customs, esp some british manufacturers.... are pretty good prices. If I was buying new I think ACG or Osprey would be getting a call [/quote] +1 I don't see the point in buying big name stuff new anymore, not when there's brands like ACG and Shuker for bass or Gordon Smith for guitars. I'd buy 2nd hand again though, my Warwick was cheap as chips, lasted me for a couple of years and held it's value very well.
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JV Squier 1983 Precision Fretless Ebony Board EMGs SOLD
GarethFlatlands replied to ash's topic in Basses For Sale
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[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1343905549' post='1757054'] The Gibson Melody Maker range - Les Paul, Flying V, SG and Explorer, have a retail price of £445.00. [/quote] Gordon Smith GS1 is almost exactly the same spec as the 'Paul, handmade in the UK and is £454 rrp so I can't see how the Gibson price can be called especially cheap. It's cheap for a Gibson if that's what you mean
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Ibanez Blazer fretless. £200
GarethFlatlands replied to solo4652's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1343843397' post='1756250'] Gorgeous! Wish I had the cash Truckstop [/quote] Wish it was nearer -
I bought this new in March and some annoying Intel motherboard/Windows 7/USB problem means I can't actually use it with any reliability. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE COMMITTING TO BUY! It describes the problem in detail so you don't waste your time and cash buying it and not being able to use it. [url="http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/article.php?id=1127"]http://www.focusrite...cle.php?id=1127[/url] Full specs here. [url="http://global.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/saffire-6-usb"]http://global.focusr...s/saffire-6-usb[/url] It's boxed and I've registered none of the software so you still get the benefit of the disc with Ableton Live Lite 8, Novation Bass Station VST and 1GB of samples to use. They're £150 new and I've had to replace it with another interface at a cost of £120 as a result of the above issue, so the price is a non-negotiable £100 posted.
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As the title says, I have a black Les Paul standard I bought 2nd hand in about 1999 for sale. Comes with a hard case and an aftermarket neck pickup although I've never checked what make/model. Sounds alright though. It's got a few knocks over the years as a working guitar (it used to belong to one of the guys from Mansun and was part of a batch of about 4 guitars they sold in Back Alley Music in Chester back in the day) and could do with a fret dress. It's also had the headstock knocked off and fixed twice. The guy who did it the 2nd time said it wasn't done very well the first time and he'd struggle to fix it if it happened again. They also painted over the serial number so I'm not sure how old it is and you might want to get it security marked somehow. All this is reflected in the low low price of £600. Also for sale is a Korg Triton LE synth workstation in good working condition with the manuals. £300. Bargain. Collection only for both as there's no hard case for the synth and I want whoever wants the Gibson to give it the once over before they part with their hard earned cash as while it plays and sounds great, it's seen some use. Pics and further details on request for both, I don't want to upload a bunch of stuff if no-one's interested.
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JV Squier 1983 Precision Fretless Ebony Board EMGs SOLD
GarethFlatlands replied to ash's topic in Basses For Sale
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JV Squier 1983 Precision Fretless Ebony Board EMGs SOLD
GarethFlatlands replied to ash's topic in Basses For Sale
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I miss my Streamer but I wasn't using it at all and couldn't justify keeping it. If I could find a fretless for around the £500 mark, I'd move some gear around to fund it but they don't seem to come up very often. I do have my bandmates '94 Thumb BO in my room at the moment and had a great time demoing a new song with it last night. Really nice growl to it. Let me know if anyone wants some sound clips, any excuse to put my new audio interface through it's paces.
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[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1343322352' post='1748986'] The proper old fashioned punch type? [/quote] Yep! One of these bad boys.
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My old guitarist had a 4 channel amp, one of which was set to 'Valnut':- maximum treble, maximum gain, bass and mid on zero. I even did him a label for it on my Dymo label maker.
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No-one mentioned Sun Kil Moon yet? Plenty to choose from but here's 2 for starters. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1LxcxKwrPY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1LxcxKwrPY[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8i2tOfzyfk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8i2tOfzyfk[/url] Ironically, the 2nd vid for me had an awful Buzzcocks cover on the pre-song advert.