Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Merton

⭐Supporting Member⭐
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    6,922

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    5

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Merton

  1. Merton
    Two different BF cabs here too - one Two10S for smaller/quieter gigs or those with big PAs, and a Super Twin for when I need to be loud or there’s no PA support
  2. Merton
    Bloody Brexit eh. I’m sure we could work something out but I can’t be sure to avoid any import duty for you 😕
  3. Merton
    PS - these two being my favourites https://acguitars.co.uk/project/051s-j-type-4-30/ https://acguitars.co.uk/project/049s-j-type-4-30/
  4. Merton
    Most of Alan Cringean’s short scale creations are 19mm and 24 frets if you can stretch to one https://acguitars.co.uk/for-sale/
  5. Merton
    Always thought these sounded ace in the (non-Ashdown) demos
  6. Merton
    Got my Newtone customs yesterday, popped them on today and … BAM! Gorgeous bass tone, just what I needed for my little project. V happy.
  7. Merton
    Pretty sure it’s the RM112 cab with a new name. @stewblack ran one or two for a while, I think?
  8. Merton
    Having played through a Monaco I can imagine this is quite the beast of a cab, even with the “lower rated” driver. I’m half tempted myself, but the cat would need to be included 😆
  9. Merton
    Yeah for clarity, whilst I’ve had things on reverb before I’ve never actually sold on there, the items always go via here or eBay. This message felt very wrong. I copied and pasted the link into as safe a browser as I can, and it’s a VERY convincing Reverb knock off asking me to add credit card details for payment… it’s been reported
  10. Merton
    Having not sold on Reverb before I am unsure of their process but this is phishy isn’t it…
  11. Merton
    I think this is the best solution for everyone 😀
  12. Merton
    Yeah it’s a weird one, the smallest bass I have but the heaviest! It’s not an uncomfortable weight but appreciate it’s too much for some!
  13. Merton
    I reckon you should buy my ACG Finn (Yes they are humbuckers, honest guv!)
  14. Merton
    Hello! 4.5kg, s/n shot below (PS still available!)
  15. Merton
    Can’t believe this hasn’t garnered any interest, I love mine! If it helps anyone in the South East, I’ll be West Midlands way 17/18 Feb and would be happy to help courier it gently if that’s acceptable
  16. Merton
    I’ve just returned from a holiday in The Gambia. One night there was a cool band playing whilst we ate dinner. They were playing all the Bob Marley classics and putting a cool reggae vibe to some other tunes too. Bassist was using a lovely old 1980s Trace 4x10 combo and had the perfect tone!
  17. Merton
    Some people have no sense of direction do they! The guitarist in one of my bands once accidentally went onto the M25 at Jct 8 rather than continue to head down the A217 into Reigate. Instead of going north at Jct 7 and doing a U-turn, he went south and ended up in Brighton, before turning around again. Because to him, that was the obvious choice. To be fair this was before Sat Nav but even so, it was quite the feat. ETA: we grew up and live in Reigate, so I thought the local roads would be obvious but I know nothing
  18. Merton
    Yes, I only bought this in January. Yes, I said it was very impressive, and it is. But I have to be sensible. I have a new ACG RetroB 5 on the way to take care of 5 string duties and I have three glorious 4 strings already. All this does is do what they do, and say “Fender” on the headstock. And sadly so far my ACG Finn 5 has garnered very little interest at all To be fair, it’s very good at what it does - a nice PJ set up, a very playable scale length and neck, a decent pickup pair with very good output and a tone control which actually seems to work. But as it doesn’t offer me anything new, and I really need to cover the costs of the glorious new ACG on its way, I will be sensible. Specs: Series: Modern Player Body Material: Downsized Alder Jazz Bass Body Finish: Gloss Urethane Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane String Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.5" (38.1 mm) Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" (241 mm) Radius Position Inlays: White Dot Scale Length: Short Scale, 30" (762 mm) Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape with Vintage Tint Frets: 18, Medium Jumbo Hardware: Chrome Bridge: 4-Saddle Fender® Hi-Mass Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Pickguard: 3-Ply Tortoiseshell (501) Pickup Configuration: P/J Pickups: Hot Jazz Bass® (Bridge) Precision Bass® (Middle) Controls: Volume 1. (P Bass Pickup), Volume 2. (J Bass Pickup), Master Tone Currently strung with D’Addario strings according to the chap from whom I bought this. Will be supplied with a guitar gig bag and some chrome knobs which the previous owner preferred over the standard black plastic knobs. (I put the black ones back on as I prefer them but noticed one has a small split in it, which doesn’t affect it but may be an issue in the future). UK mainland delivery is £30, or I’m heading to Manchester this weekend (up Sun 9th Feb, back Mon 10th) and then Birmingham again 17th-18th, so could potentially arrange a suitable meet up point on M25/M40/M42/M6. Or if you want to pop into Merton Towers for a cuppa and a play before buying, let me know
  19. Merton
    Will consider sensible offers and I can throw in a Mono Vertigo gig bag for an additional £75 (otherwise will come with a basic gig bag). UK mainland delivery is £30, or I’m heading to Manchester this weekend (up Sun 9th, back down Monday 10th) and then Birmingham again 17th-18th, so could potentially arrange a suitable meet up point on M25/M40/M42/M6. Or if you want to pop into Merton Towers for a cuppa and a play before buying, let me know
  20. Merton
    Nah, Bananas in Pyjamas 😅
  21. Merton
    I’ve just ordered a custom set of Newtones for exactly the same tuning for some recording I’m doing for a friend; gone for their lightest B string for the C, which is a .115, so can report back in a week or two
  22. Merton
    Oh, two more. Back in the early 2000s my band was playing a local pub. The drummist had invited down a hot slightly older lady to try to impress. He got very, very drunk, and proceeded to show off as best he could on the drums. Come the end of the first set, he stood up to do a big drum fill whilst getting her attention, farted and promptly followed through. The look on his eyes as he realised what he’d done will never leave me… Fast forward to a year or so back, I play in a “rock band for kids”, where we do rocked-up nursery rhymes, modern pop songs, lots of interaction with rhythm sticks, scarves, parachutes, bubbles, actions etc…One song - I can’t remember which - the singer would fill up a small bubble machine in the shape of a fish. Normally she would go out amongst the kids as they all try to catch the bubbles etc (kids are easily pleased). This particular gig we had a dep singer, who had done enough previous gigs with us to know what to do. “Let’s get the bubbles out” she says, as she picked up the fish. And then promptly stood stock still, holding it (switched off) whilst singing the entire song, with all the kids looking decidedly bewildered, wondering what was going on. Then she put it back down and we played the Hokey Cokey. We haven’t let her forget it.
  23. Merton
    Similarly played a biker festival in France and our support act was two female strippers. Was quite distracting trying to prepare side stage as she tottered off completely starkers and started chatting like we were just bumping into each other in the street. Other fun times in the life of Merton.. The massive wedding where we were playing and the bride and groom had hired a separate DJ. We, for some reason, were asked to play their first dance through our PA before our first set. Cue the one time int he world where a MacBook crashed, in front of 200 wedding guests, many of whom were slightly tipsy rugby players. It went down a lot better than it could have done. I once over on stage twice in consecutive gigs, during the same song, ironically called “The Fall”. First time the singer came and stood on me as we finished up the song with me laughing, lying on my back trying to keep playing. (Second time there was a wall at the side of the stage which just about kept me upright).
  24. Merton
    Insane price! Soneone’s (eventually?!) getting an absolute bargain
  25. Merton
    Nice! Have to say this was on my “keep an eye on” list before I got the Handbox. Enjoy
×
×
  • Create New...