Sparky Mark
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Trace Elliot Series 6 Compact stack.
Sparky Mark replied to Sparky Mark's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Agreed Mick, Whilst the SMX series added some useful bells and whistles such as compression and a blendable valve/solid state preamp, the Series 6 has a certain immediate clarity with clout never bettered by Trace Elliot. -
Sky Arts ,Worlds greatest Basslines .28/11/25
Sparky Mark replied to martin8708's topic in General Discussion
I remember the Art of Drumming series featured more than just rock drummers and was really interesting. Although I am glad it's been made, I think the heavy bias towards rock a bit unimaginative. -
Sky Arts ,Worlds greatest Basslines .28/11/25
Sparky Mark replied to martin8708's topic in General Discussion
Only seen episodes 1 and 2 so far. I found episode 2 pretty boring with mostly "agricultural" Grade 1 level playing. Maybe that's why they shoehorned in Larry Graham and Mark King, to counter the impression it was giving that bass can be mastered in a couple of hours? I did appreciate confirmation of my excuse for not singing anything more than oohs and aahs backing however; it's bloody difficult! -
Trace Elliot Series 6 Compact stack.
Sparky Mark replied to Sparky Mark's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Cheers. Rare indeed; in fact it took me a couple of years constant searching to find that version of the cab loaded with a Fane 15 driver to match with my Series 6 1215 combo. -
Sky Arts ,Worlds greatest Basslines .28/11/25
Sparky Mark replied to martin8708's topic in General Discussion
I've just watched the first episode. Not a massive PH fan, but enjoyed all the contributions. Definitely worth watching because it covers all styles, not just PH. -
You're welcome. It only takes about 5 to 10 minutes and saves a fortune unless you have to start each gig with super bright zingy strings.
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Loosen each dull string, one at a time, until you can pull it up from the fretboard about an inch to an inch and a half. Let it slap hard back down on to the fretboard, repeat this moving your lifting position up and down the fretboard about 20 times or more. Then retune that string. It will then be brighter than before. Compare to the brightness of the other strings before moving to the next string. I think it has nothing to do with removing dust/grime, it's more to do with relaxing the outer roundwound wire from the central core. Then repeat for the other strings.
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Deleted. Didn't read the first post correctly. Doh!
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I loved TI flats on my Pino P but disliked them greatly on my MM USA Sterling, on which they sounded way too high mid forward. I'm an old roundwounds fan; although I do frequently brighten them up with the loosen them off and twang them routine.
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I'm guessing that's an old passive DiMarzio pickup? I haven't played one since the 80's, but I imagine it's close to perfect here.
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I bought a scratchplate and pup cover for my MM Sterling from Dave. Arrived in quick time, as new and superbly packaged. Great price too. Thanks Dave.
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Trace Elliot - Rescue & Restore (and bargain finds)
Sparky Mark replied to SimonK's topic in Amps and Cabs
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Very good condition Trace Elliot Series 6 GP12 AH200 head and Classic compact 1153 ported single 15" cabinet. Everything works exactly as it should and delivers the classic Trace Elliot tones in a lightweight (by TE standards) package. Also does just about every modern tone with its extremely flexible twelve band graphic equalizer section. This would also make a great studio set up due to no cooling fan background noise. £350 collected from Bury St Edmunds or localish meet up, including Roqsolid covers, Jack to XLR Klotz speaker cable and mains lead. Thanks for looking.
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Mo Foster – A History of His Fender Jazz Fretless Bass – FretlessBass.com https://share.google/3o3Q4mBuGEY8oYkqg
