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    [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1463509576' post='3051962'] I'd be very interested to AB my present rig with a SVT/810 (preferably blind, to remove the 'phwoooar, lookit that' factor), just to see if what I remember about the sound really was all that in a live situation. I'm one of the people on here who always say "SVT/810" when dream rigs are mentioned, but it's been a loooong time since I played through one, and lots and lots of things I thought were fantastic back then might not be quite as I fondly recall. [/quote] I'm pretty sure you'd know, even blindfold. The good news is I have played an SVT/810 this year and I was gratified to learn that it's just as I remember it, if not better. Still the benchmark, imho. But I'd like to hear an SVT through a BF Six10 or Eight10, I think that might well be an acceptable compromise... or even a Big Twin 2, in fact.
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    [quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1463500680' post='3051855'] The 70s were great. I was born in 1960 so Glam Rock was my intro to music and punk was my later teenage years. I got to see lots of great bands (Thin Lizzy, Sabbath, Quo etc) - a great, carefree time to be a teenager. [/quote] It really was!
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    [quote name='operative451' timestamp='1463493747' post='3051778'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSNSTerj2Kc[/media] [/quote] Holy Mother of God! This was the first record I ever bought, aged 11. The chorus bass line made me feel funny in my pants. At the front, this time...
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    [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1463491970' post='3051762'] 70s - Wasn't born... 80s - Was a small child... Was OK. Played with lego etc.... think my mum had a perm. 90s - Was a teenager... Was great. Played in bands, played computer games, got high all the time and never went to school. 00s - Had to work for a living... Was epically sh*t in just about every imaginable way 10s - ditto 20s - will be the same 30s - ditto 40s - Will be dead [/quote] 70s - Ages 10 - 19, lived in provinces. Music and weed. Happy days! 80s - Moved to London and made a big stack of cash. Happy days! 90s - Disillusionment, cocaine, fear and loathing 00s - Ages 40 - 50: Slightly grumpy 10s - Ages 50 - 59: Definitely grumpy - and probably more grumpy still towards end of decade 20s - Ages 60 - 69: Predict very grumpy indeed - then Alzheimer's & death. 30s - Who cares? I'll be brown bread.
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    [quote name='operative451' timestamp='1463491396' post='3051756'] ...All the adults smoked, and then beat their kids for being soft by having asthma. You had to sit in the back of a ford cortina because you were a kid, but they didn't have seatbelts and as all the adults drank all the time too, you got bounced around all over the place. Fortunately the cars were so slow you were unlikely to actually die. There were 3 TV channels but at least one was on strike at any one time. And there were probably paedos presenting the programs... [/quote] See!? It was great! There were also no mobile phones, no email, no internet, no CCTV, no UKIP and no lightweight bass gear! Men were REAL men, women were REAL women and small furry animals lived in fear.
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    I don't usually link to the Daily Mail Online, honest Guv, but... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2361857/Why-1978-year-world-good-We-perfect-balance-wealth-work-happiness.html
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    Not heavy, either - for an all-valve amp.
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    [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1463489146' post='3051733'] Is not the definitive solution to this overhang complex thing to use a combo..? [/quote] It's not an issue with a G-K MB200.
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    Here's my current manifestation - just toying with the BDI-21 at the moment. Does sound very warm and present with, though.
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    [quote name='Mark Dixon' timestamp='1463486467' post='3051693'] Here is my One10 setup.. Lovely... [/quote] Wow!
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    [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1463480424' post='3051615'] Bet it plays real smooth. [/quote] Like butter..?
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    We see from the poll that it's the older members who have more time on their hands and therefore are more likely to vote... ...either that, or there are proportionately more members in the age range 31-60 on this forum. Or maybe a bit of both.
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    [b][size=4]*SOLD* [color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]SKB Fender Hard Case For Precision or Jazz[/font][/color][/size][/b][list] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Rugged ABS exterior shell[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Patented Fibreglass reinforced large nylon trigger release latches[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]TSA-recognized and approved lock[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Bumper protected valance[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Contoured exterior with stacking points[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Indestructible cushioned rubber over-moulded handle[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Full length neck support[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Rigid EPS foam interior with plush velour covering[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Accessories compartment[/font][/size] [/list] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Fender-branded SKB Hard Case suitable for a Precision or Jazz Bass, supplied with Fender's premium high-end basses. In very good working order and excellent cosmetic condition. Has been used to store a bass and has seen very little use. [/font][color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Comes complete with key and spare key.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]£75 Cash on collection.[/b][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Will pack and post for £10, total £85 paid via bank transfer please.[/b][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Item is located in Sydenham/Forest Hill, South London SE23, close to the A205 South Circular. I thank you! [/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/size][/color] [color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/size][/color]
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    Collapsed during a performance of 'There's No Business Like Show Business', aged 87. Signed out doing what she loved. I can think of worse ways to go.
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    Unique, thankfully.
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    It's a faux first-world recreation of a third-world instrument.
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    [quote name='luckydog' timestamp='1463430207' post='3051341'] There are two types of bass players: them that's got the hernia, and them that's gonna get the hernia... [/quote] Three, actually: there's them that's had the hernia, had it surgically repaired and don't wan't to risk another one, thanks very much.
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    Ohh, listening to these gave me diabetes. But I think major to minor is generally less disturbing than vice-versa.
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    [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1463388675' post='3050853'] FFS Mark that is lovely you should keep it you will only regret selling it [/quote][quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1463424124' post='3051280'] ^ You know he's right. [/quote] I'm not arguing, it's a very lovely bass and in my favourite colours, too. But I have enough P Basses already!
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    My recently-acquired Lakland came in a TGI Extreme bag and it seems like a good thing.
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    [quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1463397851' post='3050951'] ...stops me having those mornings where I wake up with my neck/shoulders all out of whack... [/quote] That's it, I'm in!
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    Something with around 30mm of padding. A gig bag gets too bulky if you start loading it up with amps, FX, cables and what-not. Best to just carry your bass in it and nothing else - then the bag remains slim and can do its job properly. I've got a Ritter bag which works very well. There are various styles. They don't look like much but they're practical, offer good protection and they're not expensive. Though of course you might want to go for something that looks more cool. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/ritter_rgs7_bass_guitar_mgb.htm?sid=83a6b311b63008463b86be6521e7cc8c"]http://www.thomann.d...b86be6521e7cc8c[/url]
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    [quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1463393735' post='3050909'] I've become quite a fan of both yoga and [b]deadlifting [/b](this is like a magic exercise for sorting out posture and core strength). [/quote] That looks interesting.
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    [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1463391079' post='3050877'] ...it's just more rock and roll to have a stack behind you, it's not just about the sound at a gig but the whole show IMO, never like to see a band playing with tiny combos, or worse still, nothing at all it just doesn't look right somehow, to me anyway. [/quote] That is certainly an important consideration. Very genre-dependent though. Imagine turning up with a One10 and tiny amp like I do. But my current project is a retro country/Western Swing band and a RAWK stack would just look weird. If I join another rock band I'll have to carry an empty cab and stick the One10 inside it...
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    A quality gig bag is a boon and the best ones do a good job. You're never going to get the sort of protection overall that a hard case offers, but unless you're touring multiple countries by plane and are just taking your bass from house to car to gig and back then I wouldn't worry about that too much. I've found that in smaller venues a hard case is a pain the ass if you're pushed for space and the stage is a bit tight. You can get on stage with a gig bag, hold it upright and get your bass in and out, and stick it behind your rig for safe keeping. Much more difficult to do with an unwieldy hard case. They are called 'gig' bags for good reason... I can't get a hard case in my boot, where a gig bag fits easily along with my minimal rig. I prefer to keep my bass gear out of sight when I'm driving, it's a definite advantage in London. You really don't want to be leaving a car with gear on show, even for a minute.
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