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If I am using my rig as a monitor then the only controls I'll normally adjust are the volume on the amp and maybe the tone on the bass from gig to gig. When there's no pa support, I'll only tweak a little bit. I couldn't be bothered to have to adjust everything every night - once my sound is there then I tend to leave it. Its handy if you have a good sound to begin with

That one's sold apparently - I've already asked

as long as you can identify a Musicman's features then you're usually ok. Don't think I've ever seen a fake that could have passed as the real thing before. 3 main things are the truss rod adjuster which is a little wheel at the body end, 6 bolt neck join & the bridge has those 2 big bolts next to the G & E saddles. Older ones are different - the originals used 3 bolt neck joins, then the progressed to 4 then 6. The original bridge had mutes, then screws where the mutes would have been, then they went with the bridge that you see in the pic. Most, if not all fakes use a variation of the original bridge but without the mutes. The best place to check is on the EBMM forum - there's a link to a fantastic website that has catalogued all the changes over the years. Well worth a look if you're after a stingray

Nice - that one's really clean for its age. I've always wanted a TL5 for some strange reason

It may be the late hour but I read this as 'Saxophone Seedy Crack' Thought Pete Docherty had decided to delve into the world of jazz

[quote name='Geek99' post='596591' date='Sep 12 2009, 03:13 PM']** have small baby but would like larger amp[/quote] That sounds like a serious case of GAS - I'd get help if i were you.

[quote name='TheDaivisch' post='596718' date='Sep 12 2009, 06:11 PM']What cab(s) were you running the shuttle through?[/quote] a Schroeder 1212L. I used this cab for both the GK 700RB II & the Shuttle so I was able to make a direct comparison

Yip - That's the one I want

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='596576' date='Sep 12 2009, 02:33 PM']Every time i watch FNM vids i GAS for a Zon. Billy Gould has an incredible tone, even if he is looking more like Bill Oddie these days[/quote] Mike Patton looks like Robert Downey Jr in Ironman when they did Download

Dammit -tell me now You've found them all in John Entwistle's loft havent you?

a Zon Sonus 8 string is still on my list Just been listening to Faith No More from this year's download and I need a Zon like Billy Gould's - what a sound. It won't fit in with the sound of the wedding band but f@@k it

between 4 years ago and 2 years ago I bought & sold over 50 basses including about 6 stingrays, Warwick Thumb, 3 Rick 4003s & a 4000. More or less everything I had every wanted to try to find 'my' bass. Ended with having the gold warmoth built. Until recently - sold my Shuttle & Schroeder 1212L and replaced it with a Trace V-type combo & Trace 2103H. also bought a 80s E series MIJ Precision. I'm not finished yet - I will buy more - I don't need more - I can't help myself - I've got a fever and the only cure is more cowbell

There was a walnut P bass made in the early 80s around the time of the Elite series - might actually have been part of it, I can't remember. as far as I remember, it was made of walnut Really nice - on my "would like but will probably never find/be able to afford" list

The electrosocket is exactly what I've used in both my Warmoth basses for the same reason - the original fitting is very fiddly and difficult to make it stay where it should. Hold the jack from the inside, screw the socket onto it until its tight, then drill 2 small holes for the screws, screw them in and its tighter than a tight thing. Because the screws enter the body at a different angle to each other, they won't come loose

I've had a couple of GK heads - 700RB II & 800RB. Last Christmas I decided to selll the 700RB & buy a Shuttle 6.0 as it was light, small & had a tube in the pre-amp. It took a long time to get a good sound out of it and I did give it 8 months but in the end I missed the growly GK sound so I sold it - an bought a Trace Elliot V-type combo. My reasoning being that I liked having a valve pre-amp, the Trace Elliot sound & I feel that I belong to the bigger is better era where guys would have big stacks of 2 4x10"s or any combination that involves having to stand up on your toes to reach the controls. Not saying that its right but its right for me. Back to the question - it sounds like you like the GK2001 but it could be the cabs you were using that lacked the warmth & low end. They are capable of producing bowel stirring low end. You are highly unlikely to get a sound anywhere near the GK sound with the Shuttle cos I tried for 8 months and it wasn't there. The Shuttle will produce an overdriven tone if you fire the gain up far enough but it totally lked any grunt for me. also - the shuttle weighs about the same as a packet of cigarettes, the GK weighs the same as a small house. Unless you really need the power, the ability to drive 4 cabs or the built in distortion you'd be better off getting either a 700 or 1001 as they are a lot lighter in comparison.

My latest bargain: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110433514113&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT[/url] Brand new speakers in it & a flight case with it - needs a bit of a clean up, some of the carpet covering replaced, new tuning port ring & a knob for the horn control

It might as well be England for you did I menton that I'm going to be going to Cromarty at the end of October?

18 years ago I had a Peavey TNT160 = 150w 15 years ago Trace 7210H = 150w on its own? 14 years ago Trace 7210H & 1048H = 200w through 6 10" speakers 11 years ago Gallien Krueger 800RB, Peavey 410TVX & Trace 1153 = 300w 8 years ago Hartke Ha5500 & Behringer Ba410 = 4 million watts if Behringer are to be believed - realistically = 360w 6 years ago ashdown Evo something or other & 2x BM115s = 575w (I think - but so wooly that only fish at the bottom of the ocean could hear it) 2 years ago Gallien 700RB II & Schroeder 1212L = 480w 9 months go Genz Shuttle 6.0 & same Schroeder = 600w Now - Trace V-type combo = 180w as a monitor or 250w with a 2103H for use with no pa support

I've tried searching but can't find anything. I have just bought a Trace cab for much cheapness but it needs recovered, who would be able to offer this service? Thinking along the lines of an upholsterer or similar If this has been covered - ho ho - before then I would appreciate a nudge in the right direction

If I hadn't already taken delivery of a V-type combo and just bought a 2103H tonight I would be all over this one. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-Bass-stack-300W-Pre-Gibson-Solid-Loud_W0QQitemZ140345244025QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item20ad3a7979&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-Bass-st...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] almost exactly what I used to use - I had a vinyl covered 7210H & 1048H setup

I was thinking the same but using one of those metal brushes that look like a big tooth brush. You're right not to use steel wool - that stuff goes everywhere.

I'm in the exactly the same boat right now so I'm looking forward to the replies. I have a Korg pedal tuner, Boss OC-2, a DI box and may get another pedal in the future like a flanger or similar. The main reason I would like a powered board if possible is simply to have everything permanently connected and neat & tidy. It's just a mass of cables at present

[quote name='scottblessed' post='593775' date='Sep 9 2009, 12:36 PM']recently picked up an original (76 I think) Gibson Grabber for £180.[/quote] I bought a copy of one of these for £60 & sold it to a guy in the US for £150 I went through a phase of finding bargains & selling them on quickly: Rickenbacker 4003 - bought for £600 - sold week later for £970 Squier JV Precision - bought for £200 - sold for £400 Left handed stingray 5 - bought from Denmark, including shipping for £550 - sold for £850 plus shipping Thumb NT5 - bought for £600, sold week later for £1000 cash. I still have a weekly look in my local Crack Generator but have yet to find something