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  1. Merton
    I've always been astounded at the enormous volume I get out of the Schallers in my J copy. It is a passive bass which has a hotter output than all my active basses excpet my fretless Groove... Not as commonly named as a choice PUP but bloody loud!
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    Steve, that is gorgeous!
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    [quote name='coasterbass' post='230423' date='Jul 1 2008, 11:55 AM']Traitor !!! [/quote] Aye! I've been told I'm actually, really, right handed as I do everything right handed except write. I'm an oddball
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    [quote name='coasterbass' post='230381' date='Jul 1 2008, 11:06 AM']Am I going to be the only left handed person there ? So many pretty things to play but my hands are all back-to-front[/quote] [quote name='s_u_y_*' post='230401' date='Jul 1 2008, 11:25 AM']1 in 10 people are left handed, so statistically speaking there's bound to be at least another one in that list. [/quote] I'm left handed But I play right handed.
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    It's a cracking price, if I had the cash I'd be 'aving it. But I haven't
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    Still waiting on Phil Mulford, will try calling him later. I'll bring the Groove as well Nik
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    Just confirmed the small details with the Holiday Inn. This is in the [b]Clandon Suites 1 & 2[/b], which are next to each other with a partition/door between. There is of course a bar for drinks
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    [quote name='alexclaber' post='229425' date='Jun 30 2008, 01:20 AM']See now I have this belief that there's a lot of bassists missing out on what a really good 15" can do on its own. People equate 'punch' with 10" speakers probably because most of the 15"s they hear are the terrible ones in cheap combos. I shall bring a couple of my cabs to the SE Bass Bash and see if I'm not alone in my enjoyment of that big speaker goodness. Alex[/quote] My TE 1x15 V-Type combo has a hell of a lot of punch, but that's probably due to the Eminince driver being in an almost perfectly tuned tiny cabinet for it. Apparently. According to the Eminence specs and Win ISD. Not so sure myself but it sounds good
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    Er, I'll be there I'll bring my Status Retroactive Bass and my TE V-Type 8x8 rig
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    I like passive and active basses, no preference really. And I like hybrid amps. I am therefore the greyist fence-sitter ever
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    [quote name='thedontcarebear' post='227938' date='Jun 27 2008, 12:22 PM'][/quote] Dribble. That looks amazing
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    Price for a sale?
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    [quote name='ash2008' post='226776' date='Jun 25 2008, 04:06 PM']Anyone have experience with the head in the auction?worth 100 quid? better than ashdown mag 300 or hartke ha4000, which are also going for 100 quid!too many options![/quote] My personal choice would be the Trace head of those three, Hartke 2nd and Ashdown 3rd. They're all damn good prices though (Ashdown less so coz they're pretty cheap brand new now I think??)
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    Well this could take a while. Mikey's b*stard neighbours have complained about the noise and banned him from doing ANY work on it because it's a residential area! Bloody retired lawyer neighbour assholes Hopefully something will sort itself out, I know Mikey is just as gutted as me, if not more so coz it's his baby.
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    There's a thread on Talkbass where someone is building one at the mo: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432560"]HERE[/url]
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    [quote name='dave_bass5' post='226443' date='Jun 25 2008, 08:57 AM']Would you consider lighter if you had to replace your cabs though? Im all for having tone over anything else but i dont see why a light cab cant sound great (and of course they do). I do understand that some people have cabs that they have used for years and i totally understand them not wanting to change but when it comes to having to then do they look for a lighter version?[/quote] Yeas, if I had to replace anything (cab/combo) I'd absolutely go lighter, I just don't need to yet! And with all the GAS I've had and amp swapping over th elast couple of years I feel that the next change should be out of necessity rather than GAS for a Markbass F1 or GB Shuttle 6 or the fabled Eden WTX-500.......
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    [quote name='Gwilym' post='226284' date='Jun 24 2008, 10:34 PM']for sale: Trace Elliott V-Type preamp/Trace Elliott PPA300 power amp. I "won" this pre/power combination on ebay a couple of years back, after I got a bit of GAS from listening to the sound clips of the V-Type pre on Basstasters. Anyhow, i haven't used it since I bought it other than the occasional use at home, so I guess I should let it go! The previous owner used both extensively (from new i think), and so cosmetically they are not perfect, but sound very nice. I will get pictures up as soon as, probably on the weekend now. I've got some £225 invested in this - I'd like £200 firm, and no trades thanks, got some stuff potentially incoming already, hence freeing up a bit of cash to help soften the blow [b]cash on collection please - and given that I've not used this gear a great deal, and never pushed it, I'll offer a money back guarantee if there are any problems with it - the catch is you'll have to collect/return in West London[/b] (btw, can't get on here during work hours, so don't expect a quick reply during the day)[/quote] Bargain and a damn fine warranty offer! Would you be prepared to split?
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    I'm on Bilbo's wavelength: My 1x15 combo is about 30kg, my 4x8 is about 42kg now it's got new (heavier!!) speakers and wheels. It's a bugger to lift into the car, but that's the only time I lift it other than to put it on its extension cab and as soon as it's on and making noise I forget about the weight. The extension cabs are both somewherre around the 20-25kg mark I think. I absolutely adore the sounds my current rigs make and couldn't part with them just to find something lighter. Ask me a gain in 10yrs and my attitude may have changed of course
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    Carbon bass?

    Merton replied to ShaunB's topic in Build Diaries

    Awesome
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    [quote name='beerdragon' post='225310' date='Jun 23 2008, 07:56 PM']I'm going Friday afternoon. he suggested bring my Trace head to try them out.[/quote] Cool, do it. And buy the head for £100!!! Bargain of the year
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    [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='224864' date='Jun 23 2008, 11:33 AM']ok ok ok...even tho (several years ago) I did my physics A-level I still have a nightmare getting my head around this whole wattage/ohms thing! Broken down: Low ohms = more watts get through = louder. I get that bit, maybe not the why or how, but I get that it happens. Now, the big question...I've got a Hartke HA5500 (so that's max output 500w@4ohms but it's currently running 250w@8ohms) and I've got a VX215 cab thats rated upto 500w@4ohms. So, they're matched, it should all work OK but on the speaker outputs on my head it's saying '8ohms'. Does anyone know how I can get the full 500w@4ohms? Will I need to send it back to the factory, or is there a secret switch I need to flick? Any Ideas?[/quote] EDIT: what OBBM said
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    I might be very wrong here but I don't think the cabs are genuine Trace.... Yes he says they've bene refinished but they don't look like 80s, 90s or modern TE cabs at all, the slot port is all wrong....??
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    Cheers Nik, sounds good. I'll ask Phil Mulford if he's free and interested in a masterclass thing if you want?
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    [quote name='JimH' post='223076' date='Jun 20 2008, 04:37 PM'][url="http://www.status-graphite.com"]Status[/url]...... every time.....[/quote] Yes, wholeheartedly agree. I should've put that in my previous post really
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    [quote name='cheddatom' post='223061' date='Jun 20 2008, 04:22 PM']What's the deal with the fanned frets? Are they weird to play?[/quote] The idea is they follow your natural hand position a bit better as well as allowing more even tension across the strings thanks to the multi scale. That said, I've never played one so I could be talking out of my @rse
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