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Roto Flats are the roundiest sounding flats I've ever used. HAd them on my bass for about 10 months so far

Thr first one is what I use. For monitoring it faces up towards me. With no PA support it faces the audience

Before I discovered Talkbass, let alone Basschat I had a Gallien 800Rb and Trace 1153 About 10 years on I now have a Gallien 700RB II and Laney NX115. Put it this way, I now have more or less what I started with and I am very happy with it plus the cab is a good bit lighter

Got a Jazz copy from the US which actually cost me nothing as it was damaged, they sent a replacement which cost about £80 as that is what I had originally paid. I was waiting for Warmoth parts for my now fabled gold '54 precision (for sale by the current owner BTW) so had no choice but to gig with it. Fired on the only strings I had in the house which were a set of Power Slinkies and went off to the gig. Got there and took the bass out only it was no longer a bass, it was some kind of bow or perhaps wooden banana. I managed to tighten the truss rod enough to straighten out the neck in time to gig it. Did a few gigs with that bass. Funny thing is that you're never disappointed with cheap basses, only surprised when they do what you need them to. My theory is that if everyone bought cheap basses then more people would be happy as opposed to those who spend thousands only to find flaws My main bass for the past year has been an Epiphone Gothic Thunderbird that I've played in front of thousands of people. Its given me much more satisfaction, not to mention better sounding and playing than some £2000+ basses I've owned

[quote name='Kes' post='1330700' date='Aug 7 2011, 10:41 AM']Oh the neck on the ibanez is pretty much the reason I'm looking for a 5 in this range... absolutely lovely. Small hands etc. still spacing enough to slap (on the i think it was 505 and prestige or whichever ones PMT in Manchester had.[/quote] If you plan on buying without trying then don't get an SRX as they are the wide fingerboard models. The SRs are famous for their slim necks but the SRX is a bit of a beast in comparison

my advice is simple - just listen to, absorb and play everything you can. Learn where all the notes are, where they are an octave and two octaves above and your major and minor scales. Most importantly, have fun. If you come across something you can't play, listen to some other stuff then come back to it and try again until you can. If it becomes annoying and a chore then you're doing it wrong. You want to be enjoying yourself. While you're practicing, gear is irrelevant. I began at 11 and until I was 16 used a Marlin Slammer piece of sh*t precision copy with flaking chrome and never changed the strings through a Squier 15w guitar amp. You don't need anything fancy until you're about to start gigging

[quote name='Wooks79' post='1331139' date='Aug 7 2011, 06:03 PM']By treat, you mean horrendous? not my cup of tea.[/quote] They obviously make them stand out more than they do for the website to showcase how bright they are but I would have to tilt my bass forward for anyone but myself to see mine. On a black bass on a dark stage they are the bollocks and a fraction of the price for the SIMS jobbies.

I was wondering when they'd do an obvious crossover product (ie they own both brands)- Fender Precision with a souped up pickup from a Gretsch I'd have to agree that its purely about the name on the headstock and that there's only 30 being made. I could pull a better idea out of my arse for a fraction of the price. How about the SWR Interstellar Overdrive preamp combined with the Fender PS400 output section?

As far as I know only the Goth and the NIkki Sixx have the narrower jazz width neck as they begin life as the same bass. They are also the only 2 mahogany bodied thunderbirds made, all the others are alder. EMG 35HZ pickups will fit straight in there but you will need to route if you want anything active as the bass is quite thin at the point where it is routed for electronics. I struggled to get a set of CTS pots in there.

I thought they were dire. I obviously didn't know as many Maiden songs as i thought I did and after a while they all ended up sounding the same. We would've left after they played The Trooper if there hadn't been another guy with us who was really into them. Spoke to a guitarist I'm doing a gig with shortly last week and he agreed that they weren't very good I heard that Bruce can't get the high notes in Run to The Hills anymore and I was disappointed that they didn't do Phantom of the Opera. I know that it was D'ianno but its still a popular Maiden song

Either: 1 - we're a small percentage of the bass playing community, or 2 - It doesn't matter that you play as long as you sound decent, or 3 - most people would rather concentrate on playing than spending all their free time on a bass forum, useful and helpful though it is

Not available for international orders unfortunately though so that should ensure that they definitely will not be made. Once ordered you need to call up to pay your deposit - they could always leave the phone off the hook Cynical aren't I?

I always fancied this one

I keep coming back to this thread. I very rarely look at something as mudane as an amp or a cab and think about how good it looks but, damn that does look really good. I said it earlier but I would have it in a minute, even if I only ended up using it in the house.

Unfortunately the answer is not as much as they should be worth parker_muse has been trying to sell his early original GP7 4x10" combo for yonks now and has reduced it down to stupid money [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=120944&hl=trace"]here[/url] I managed to sell my 1110 which was the 4x10" version of yours for £360 a couple of years ago but I think I was lucky to have someone looking for exactly what I was selling at the right price. You used to be able to take your combo to Trace and they would add a speaker out jack to it so that you could run it with a second cab. Mine had that, a preamp out and a poweramp in or something like that. This was mine: I think yours looks fantastic and would have it in a minute.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1284954' date='Jun 28 2011, 09:01 AM']My guess : 4200 £.... (not that I will be bidding)[/quote] With 9 days to go I reckon it will go for more than £5000 - There are people who don't play but collect music memorabilia. Maggie Thatcher's handbag went for £20000 and she was the spawn of Beelzebub so imagine how much this will go for

Abandon ship. Thanks for the info but I think I'm going to stick with my truty Roto flats

Isn't that one of those mental old 8x10" Trace Combos in the background?

Complete with 25 hi res pics that look like they were taken in a cave - I can't make out any detail on those. Simply changing the contrast a bit would make them look better. But, yes, I mean no. Just no. They are rare but that's minty 51' Precision money plus change surely?

Wow, and only £12.05 more than a new one from Thomann We're getting there - try £60-80 plus postage

[quote name='Mr H' post='1284525' date='Jun 27 2011, 07:47 PM']Starts July 1st - wonder if these early entries will count?[/quote] Read the T&Cs. They do not count until 1st of July so if you;ve already registered then you'll get hee haw apart from emailes every other day from Boss

DON'T GO TO THE POST OFFICE There we go. Any bass I have posted or received from the US has been shipped with the neck off with the exception of my 20th Anniversary Stingray The main ones I use are Parcelmonkey and Interparcel depending on the weight or size. I do it that often that i don't even think about it now. Again, check the terms for the insurance as others have said, they're quick enough to offer you it (and in the case of Parcelmonkey you HAVE to take it or it doesn;t let you place the order) Just clicked on the Transglobal Express advert at the bottom of the page and got a quote based on rough sizes of 130cm x 40cm x 20cm of £68