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This is the same as mine (other than your case is painted and mine is tolex covered). These are fantastic amps. More power than you should ever need, versatile and superb build quality. Even using it flat (graphic out) it gives a superb tone for you to tweak just using the tone controls on your bass. Although 30 plus years old, mine is still the quietest running amp I’ve ever owned. Whoever gets this will not be disappointed. GLWTS.3 points -
Flagship or battleship. Meaningless to state the watts output with this amp. 250 means 250watts @ 4ohm. Although these amps are heavy, it’s still a one hand lift. I’ve gone round in circles during the last couple of years with the newer pocket stuff but I wanted to hear bass and returned to old faithful. This is an amp to love, not just like. It’s recently been serviced by Green Lane Music Walsall. I’ve had many Trace heads and the MK 4/5, Series 6 and the SMX were the best. The later stuff has gradually tapered off, made by god knows who. This is the last piece of my gear, it’s the earlier ‘painted’ model in good condition. Someone took a video recording/listening a while back of the band and I had the opportunity to make a comparison linking to 2x10+1x15 cabs with the AH250 and an EDEN WT400. They were both very similar in ‘thump, volume and definition’. I kept the AH250. Welcome to bring your cab and test here before buying if my last cab has been sold. I could post but...ahh...it should be ok if well bubbled etc. Geoff Coseley, West Mids WV149PU3 points
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So, fully recovered now. Made a small loss ( not including loss of earnings) but had the best experience - playing to a paying audience who are actually there and want to listen to you! We have also picked up some really nice dates for next year, so job done! Thanks for the responses to the thread, nice to have the support of fellow bass players (especially when you are on a bill with a bass virtuoso)! Just got to put that Fender amp up for sale now 😎3 points
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@SpondonBassed on answer to your question about how it hangs on a strap, for me it hangs perfectly I think if the top horn was shorter it might suffer a bit from neck dive?..........3 points
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I was in Wunjo's a couple of weeks ago and finally got my hands on a special. F**k me I was impressed! It was an all black, roasted maple board bass with fingerprints all over it. My No.1 bass is a 62 relic Custom shop P but if they had offered me a straight swap I would have. It was so light and easy to play... and that neck! Plugged in it was so versatile and punchy - the new pickup (single H version) and pre were amazing. So much so that I didn't want to try any other bass in there. Every slight of turn of the eq was valid plus finger placement really made such a difference. As a purely p bass guy these days I was sold! I used to play an 86 Stingray for many years but these specials are in a different league. The only negative - for want of a better word - was that acoustically the ray was not as vibrant or 'alive' sounding as my custom shop, but the new eq is the bomb and more than compensates. Imho the specials have lost nothing of the Stingray sound but gained so much more. Smitten!3 points
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Drove up to fellow BC member FinnDave to purchase/collect a bass he was selling. Had a great chat for an hour; he's a top bloke...and the bass, an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro IV with Babicz bridge and Gotoh tuners...wow, what a bass. It's immediately become my prime gigging bass. Awesome feel, action, sound, looks...the total package. And the neck's almost 2 inches shorter than my Burns Bison, perfect for my short arms. Thanks BassChat for hooking us up.2 points
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There's a practical aspect to this. When I used to produce awards dinners (1000 diners - celeb presenter etc.) I always ensured there was a crew meal laid on for the gap between the rehearsal and the show, just to keep the crew from disappearing off to the kebab shop. Sandwiches, chips, cakes and lots of soft drinks and coffee do just fine. Same now with the band - if we get something like that I'm happy. One big dinner we played, they laid out plates and bowls of mayo and ketchup in our dressing room - then removed them as 'they weren't for us' - we all packed up and went down to the local 'spoons - if I was the the organiser, I wouldn't want the act dissappearing like that - but most of us had come directly form work - I'd driven 60 miles - and were starving. When an event is costing £50-60k to stage, you are a real pillock not to spend £60 on a plate of sarnies and a bowl or two of chips for the band.2 points
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Some thing those who say the band are not guests and shouldn't be fed need to think about is that quite often these days weddings are further and further away from towns and cities, I did a dep gig at a wedding in the lake district, we had to be there early to set up, a round trip to a normal food place would have been well over an hour at least, the band wouldn't have got into one car either. A meal in the hotel with a drink would have cost £30 a head easily so we could have either added £180 to the bill or asked for the band to be fed, which they did with platters of sandwiches in the meeting room they'd set aside as a green room.2 points
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You guys are definitely making me see RED, but I'm not putting the white flag up on my white Yammys just yet 😀 Apologies, couldn't resist, particularly as this thread has just made it to its 600th post => for me that just reflects what a great bass the Yammy BBs are!2 points
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As nice as that looks I just couldn't play an energetic gig after eating that. I don't like to eat closer than two hours before gig time, even then nothing heavy. I had to clean all sorts off my pedal board but my dinner isn't going to be one of them.2 points
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That isn't irrational2 points
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My current two. Chalk and cheese sound wise.2 points
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When the finishing is being done, the threads end up being a bit like watching paint dry... But heck - I've drilled three holes too!!! Got to be worth a picture:2 points
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Maybe it's because there are 5 of him. It's pretty intimidating - shades of 'Village of the Damned' when they all look at you.2 points
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Hi there, I've spent some time during the last few weeks and Geert and I managed to put some information we collected on Chris Larkin's instruments into a website honoring Chris and his work. Please take a good look around: https://chrislarkinowners.com/ Cheers, Christoph2 points
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To my ears is this2 points
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AVRI 63' and Precision Deluxe.2 points
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For about a year now - Caravan Palace... I think I'm in love with the singer... And for this week - Pomplamousse. My son put me onto them:2 points
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They certainly are pretty special. I’m spending a lot of time playing mine now (after a momentary lapse of reason thinking I needed a HH) and the more I play it, the more I love it. As you say, the EQ is so useable throughout the range and to me seems far more controlled than the 3 band on a std ‘ray.2 points
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Speaking of which, am I the only one who absolutely loves the bass sound on Video Killed The Radio Star?2 points
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Nurse !!!! Kleenex for Pete, now2 points
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Too many to mention for me. Guy Pratt had a tone I liked on this.2 points
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Managed to knock off 3 of the remaining 14 jobs on this, including installing some blue luminlays: Assuming I remembered correctly, @eude wanted the dots on the fretlines rather than between. Assuming I didn't remember correctly, it makes no difference... @eude is getting the dots on the fretlines Probably going to start the final sanding and finishing pretty soon, then that can be hardening off while I finish the other bits and pieces.2 points
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SOLD. Ibanez SR 900 bass. Mint condition and a superb bass for the money. Searched for one of these for a while as I have the 5 string version that I bought new back in the day. I'm having issues with my thumb joint in my left hand and finding my slim neck basses to not be helping, hence the sale. If you like thin, fast necks then this is for you. Through neck so easy access to highest fret. Solid flame maple body, Bartolini MK1 pickups, 3 band eq. Nice and light at around 8.6 lbs. Soft gigbag included. I'm based in Brighton, East Sussex. I1 point -
Sale only -- no trade offers ta Full fabulous working order and in tip top condition, with only a couple of faint marks on the top. Rack ears included. This classic amp needs no introduction really, but in case you've been living in a cave for 20 years: Active/Passive inputs. 2 fully blendable preamps, Solid-state and Valve. Adjustable Compression. Switchable 10 band graphic EQ. High and Low Contour filters. Effects Loop. XLR DI. Power output 350W RMS @ 4Ω, 240W @ 8Ω. Weight is around 28lbs. If absolutely necessary, I can ship (UK ONLY); cost will be at least £20-25. Collection would be far preferable. I live near Bristol and work in Chippenham, but can arrange to meet or even deliver within reason.1 point -
I put on sale or partial trade this wonderful and new Ken Smith BT6 - 1989 his condition is impeccable, it seems new. It is difficult or impossible to find a Ken Smith this year in this state and 100 % original - Quilted Maple Back and top - Ebony Fingerboard - 2 bands Equalizer preamp Smith, and pickups Smith. - 5 pieces Neck Through - Original Hardcase Smith. - Original Smith Strap. - Gold Hardware Smith - Plays and sounds as it should. No issues here. - The Golden smith emblem is not included, the original black is included. Price: 3370 £ or 3800€ includded shipping from Spain. It's a unique opportunity to get a unique bass in a perfect state Partíal Trades Acepted1 point -
They are battery powered (2x aaa), there's a switch inside you can set for mono or stereo.1 point
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It looks rather nice too with the silver cloth grill1 point
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@Christine thanks so much for that, it makes a tonne of sense. I also spent some time with @Jabba_the_gut who is an absolute legend who gave me loads of tips and threw in some veneers. Lots of little things like scale length, string alignment etc. I may keep that neck for another project, and get one that fits, or I may tinker-not sure yet but enjoying the process and really appreciate time taken by people to help out1 point
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Snow can happen in London throughout the winter until April. It usually doesn't last, but one or two days of it tend to be enough to make the capital and its surroundings grind to a near halt. The LBGS 2018 happened at the same time as one of The Beasts From The East - two horrid late-winter freezing spells that covered the whole of the country in snow when it normally should have been looking spring-like. Suffice to say that LBGS exhibitors and visitors were not impressed. Note: nothing to do with the guy with the cello above! He'd have frozen to death...1 point
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Right? I was sooo close to buying it!1 point
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For sale is a very high quality "Bitsa" jazz bass very much in the style of the 1974 AVRI. Parts are as follows - Allparts block and bound rosewood jazz bass neck with authentic decal applied and lacquered WD Music Vintage White 3 Piece American Alder body Lindy Frallin Jazz bass pickups Fender stamped 70s style tuners Fender slothead bass bridge Fender string tree Fender neckplate and screws Fender strap buttons Vintage pots and wiring Tort pickguard Comes in a vintage style tweed case and is currently strung with flatwounds. Quite light and weighs around 7 1/2lbs in weight1 point -
The one downside to most of the aftermarket ones is that they don`t have the cut-out for truss rod adjustment. I always go for the Fender ones, in terms of quality you can feel the difference, pretty much the same as @Reggaebass expensive bass, not going to skimp on whatever changes I make.1 point
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Is £650 not a bit of a bargain for this 20 year old with origonal case? (Ignore the £899)1 point
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Wow, that guy has a nice bass, and some good fingers. 👍 I think a great sound is about 90% how you play it, and 10% what strings / amp / engineer / studio you use. ~This girl has everything:1 point
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The Audio Technica ATH M40’s come with a couple of cables, one is 3m straight, the other 1.2m to 3m coiled. I think the M50’s do too.1 point
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HPF is affecting the signal into the amp, damping is affecting the way the amp interacts with the speaker in interpreting that signal. In a car the HPF will be affecting your right foot and how hard you put it down. The damping is if you’ve got your car on eco or sport mode. The manual is supposed to have s good discription about it in it.1 point
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And... Back to the music. Here's another example... Even if you're not a fan, this young man is quite impressive. In this tune in particular, what he is doing rhythmically and harmonically is quite beautiful.1 point
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and it’s beautiful 😍1 point -
Whereabouts are you based? If you are anywhere near Gloucestershire, give me a shout and I'll sort the veneer for you.1 point
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My vote - gorgeous breaking up P-bass tones. Plus everything else is incredible too - songs, musicians. Stuff of legend.1 point
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Your lack of reggae influence is disturbing... 😁1 point
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Most of Bruce Foxtons work with The Jam, JJ Burnels early Stranglers work, and Duff McKagan post Appetite with Guns N Roses & Velvet Revolver.1 point
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First finish coat. Well, I think that looks pretty classy already I'm still amazed what a difference 0.6mm of veneer makes...1 point
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It's just wrong... like incest or morris dancing is wrong. ☹️1 point
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Yup, but not sure you'd have wanted to be there Si. During the breakdown after the gig there was a genuine, honest-to-God mass brawl on the dance floor. At least three very big guys on each side (it was hard to tell), sundry womenfolk either yelling "he's not worth it" or berating their men for their behaviour, four enormous bouncers trying to break it up, worried drunks getting knocked over in the excitement, and smashed glass all over the floor. Best fight I've seen in years, very entertaining.1 point
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Hi Ped, Thanks, it would be very nice, if you could share this. The bass in the front row on the left side is called Razerbird. I did the design myself and Chris built it in 2007. The design is a merge of a Thunderbird shape and some elements of Chris’s 80ies Razer design. Pickups are a DiMarzia Model One in neck position, a 50ies style P-Bass pickup (Bakre Knuckle) in the middle and a regular P90 (Kent Armstrong or Gibson - I'm not sure which one is in there right now) in bridge position. It's a funny story how I got into using P90 on my basses, but I use P90 on most of my basses. Switching is done with two three was switches. The Telecaster style one switches neck and bridge, while a Les Paul style switch is connecting the Tele switch and the P-Bass. There's a Volume pot and nothing else... 😉 Boby timber is mahogany, overlay is maple and the neck is one piece maple. Here are a couple of pics: If you have any more questions, I'd be ready to try and answer them... Cheers, Christoph1 point
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RIP. Chris was a true gent. I am lucky enough to have spent time riding motorbikes with him, and even luckier to have an acoustic bass he made me1 point
