30507090 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hi, Been playing bass 30 years... first bass a £50 Kay junior scale! & 10 watt lane amp. Things have moved on since then! 1st serious bass a Jaydee MK 1987... cherry classic. Now running 4:- Alembic series 1 small body bubinga - very rare - awesome! Alembic Stanley Clarke standard - gorgeous quilted maple - 1997 phenominal to play Fender Jazz deluxe - one the 42 Mark King series with blue SIMS Zon Sonus custom with spectacular spalted maple top - amazing bass Effects by TC Electronic - G system - stunning quality... Amps:- MK500 with Alembic super filter (SF-2) in front for phenomenal clarity! Alembic F1X tube pre through Ashdown PM1000 power - biampable with crossover (ex Adam Clayton power) into ex Adam Calyton ASS410 Ashdown ba & big ben 19" sub... wow! MArk bass F500 - wow! GK MB150E III head - great chorus! Trace AH150 - for retro memories! Ashdown Bentley bass cabs (410 & 15) & 210 bass monitor ala MK Mesa Boogie diesel road ready 15 - lush sound and good for parking amps on at home! Ashdown MINI 48 - beaut to look at - sounds great at home - can't cope with fender rumble... GK 115LB - ultra compact cab. Quote
30507090 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 18" sub - whoops - just bad typing folks!!! Quote
TheGreek Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Does your username come from the guage of strings that you use?? Quote
30507090 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 oh yeah - it does! Mark (King gave me two sets in 1989) and I never looked back. They lack bottom end but the flexibility is unbelievable. I can't use anything else now - it just feels so heavy and inflexible. impossible to create dynamics like Mark (or Stanley) with heavy strings... Quote
BassTractor Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hi 30507090, Welcome to BC! I hope you enjoy the banter, and share your wisdom. Quote
yepmop Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Hi 30507090 Welcome and have fun and I bet you still miss your Kay Junior I'd love to have the old Bontempi Bass (Woolies special) just to see how bad it really was!! But hey, it was a good learn experience. Edited June 22, 2012 by yepmop Quote
BassTractor Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 [quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1340379954' post='1703801'] it was a good learn experience. [/quote] But Todd! Look what it did to your face! Quote
BottomE Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hello and bonjour You have some serious kit Welcome ou bienvenue Jerry Quote
30507090 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 Merci a tous. I've been here a while but never bothered to list any gear. Photos would not upload though. Sorry Quote
debwilliams Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hi and welcome - come on, we need to see some pics! At least these two please ... [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Zon Sonus custom with spectacular spalted maple top & [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Alembic Stanley Clarke standard - gorgeous quilted maple[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Cheers![/font][/color] Quote
BassTractor Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 [quote name='30507090' timestamp='1340390390' post='1704029'] Photos would not upload though. Sorry [/quote] The simplest way is just to copy 'n' paste them. There are other ways as well; for example you can go advanced by using the "More Reply Options" button to the right of the "Post" button, and use the paperclip there. A bit quirky though, as you'd also have to "Use" the uploaded pix at the insert point. I'd say: go with direct copy 'n' paste. Quote
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