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I really like his playing on this cover of Running up that hill by Kate Bush - loads better than plodding along on C for 4 mins! There's also a vid of him and Ian from SBL talking through it that is worth a watch.

It's Too Late - Carole King

I got one from the local tip shop. It needed cleaning, and a replacement handle. It’s the older version, and I can’t connect my laptop to the TonePrint downloads. So it’s just got a chorus on the TP control. It has a separate drive control, and sounds quite good. (I don’t really need it - I’ve offered it to my son’s school as a free loan because they don’t have a bass amp, but they’ve taken over 6 months to think about whether they want it or not)

The QC is spot in on, no rough edges or anything! It's a genuine bona fide bargain.

The irony that they are inspiring youngsters to pick up guitars, basses and drums and play live...... Just as most of the physical shops selling them have shut down.

Depends on how acutely you listen, I suppose. (Unless you have those ears that say 'a bass is a bass'.) I could even tell you which of my three Americans is which while blindfolded - they all have unique voicings. The nitro finished American Original has it's own free singing tone. The open pore Ash FSR has a very different punchier bottom end from the 2008 Am.Std pickups. The American Elite has more sparkle at the top end and a distinct active shove to the bass frequencies.

It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Bob Dylan

Successful bands are popular because many people think they are good at what they do. If enough people think you are good then you are. QED As for Oasis, their songs are very popular with audiences and are easy to learn, so I love them.

What is objectively superior when talking about feel or sound? I can see being objective for something like build quality, paint finish, tuner reliability, bridge adjustability, etc etc. But "better sound"? I dunno.

Definitely, no maybes about it (see what I did there?) Whilst they may not be the most accomplished musicians they have a cool factor, if that inspires kids to start picking up guitars etc only a good thing imo.

Honestly, I don't think it really matters how 'good' they are, they were playing guitars on huge stages, TV shows etc... Something for people to aspire to, it really does help sell gear. Can you imagine how many Epiphones, Gibsons and various amp brands Noel Gallagher has helped sell over the years.

Absolutely! All my mates who worked in music shops loved Oasis first time around. They said that suddenly a new generation of 13 year old kids started coming into the shop, wanting to buy a guitar and to learn to play Rock 'n' Roll Star and Cigarettes and Alcohol...

Except for some light tarnishing, the BD signature having worn off the pickups (happens with all of them!) and 2 missing screws in the rear cavity cover, it is immaculate. Came with a spare set of SIT strings, second cavity cover and a semi-hard case too. So all in, there's agreed price was a bit of a steal...

I do wish the Black Sabbath remasters had taken Ozzy a bit back in the mix and brought Bill Ward up a bit; all the recordings I've heard have the mix a bit wrong.

looks good! which ones? direct replacement? Thanks 🙂

Yes. The sales assistant emailed back stating they don’t have a documentation of the EQ frequencies

You're certainly not going to show the kids "this is what you can sound like if you're any good," that's for sure.

Hello P.T winISD calculations:- Using data from a 2021 spec 12 CMV2 (now replaced by 12 CMV3) your volume calculation of 49.98 for the box and allowing for the volume of the drive and port you should get a net volume of 47 litres. The "fs" for the driver is 49.30Hz. With that you select one vent that is exactly 10cm internal diameter. The vent length will be 12.68cm. With a 100w input the winISD calculation is for an output of up to 116dBa at around 115HZ. Not a bad match at all. If you decide upon two 8.20cm diameter ports (as per the options in winISD) vent length is 20.9cm. It all depends upon the space you have for 1 or 2 ports on the front baffle and or what ports you can buy.

The preamp EQ frequencies for quite a few bass brands seems to be something they keep close to their chest!