Highfox

Decided to sell off the Aggie Th500 I had been using mainly as a stand by.

I have been using the Rumble 500 and (sometimes) a 210 extension cab for most of my gigs the past few years..decided I like the slightly overdriven and compressed sound I get from the Rumble.. ..anyway long story short a Bassman 500 was going locally and managed to pick it up for the same price I sold my TH for. Happy camper with the Bassman so far and might trade a spare cab I have to stick a 115 or another 210 under what I have now and keep the Rumble 500 combo for smaller gigs or when I can’t be bothered to shift the other stuff.

Looks cool, sounds great!

Enjoy the Ric, a true classic looks to die for.

I'm in the camp of tried and failed with one

1 hour ago, Mike Byrne said:

Any thoughts on the above folks ????? 

Had one, but didn't really get on with it.

Never could find the sound I wanted for some reason. Gone back to a Sansamp for DI purpose when I need, find it a lot more flexible tone- sculpting wise.

Plus the SCR was a battery hog, if not running it off mains!

They seem nice, just checked out a review.

Just put my TH-500 up for sale locally, maybe I jump on one as well.

Fantastic all-round!

I'll just say very nice!

Love the old Ibby's.

The Roadworn nitro is the one to have in my book, selected lighter woods me thinks.

Dave, thanks, He has been suffering from them for years and has regular medication to try stop them coming also when he gets attacks.. They don't know what is causing it, they have tried everything they can to try find out why and stop them! Still on-going regular treatment.

I think it's a mixture of many things causing him to quit unexpectedly like this.. I have to respect his decision of course, we are still friendly and plan to keep in contact. 

Thanks for all the kind words.

5 years together and the singer guitarist decides to call it quits! Unexpected as we had gigs lined up and plans to record our new tunes etc.

He suffers from bad migraines and often has to medicate himself before we do any live shows. Very sad he suffers badly with these.

I just feel like a huge whole has been left, we gigged regular and that was my main social scene. The band was a trio and I felt musically I was developing my playing all the time, and was free to go wild  

I do have another band on the go, but they are a little less active. The energy is there to do something fresh but hard work trying to get something off the ground again. The going scene here is metal, rock and blues.. ok  but not really earth moving or different.

I'm sure we have all been there but just wanted to share (as always)

Congrats.

I had one in the same flavor. Lusted after one for many years.

Enjoy and hope it all works out and you find a keeper.

(I had some issues with the saddles on mine, was a bit disappointed after it costing so much)

5 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

I like wide and shallow. Narrow gives me hand cramps.  I have daddy long legs hands though.

That's just cheating lol.

1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said:

This thread is quite a contrast to the other, old thread about how poor CS was at the BC before it closed down.

 

Actually, I didn't feel I got that great cs when I was in there (just the once) But they did let me try any bass I wanted and left with the Warick and px'ed my passive pro Wal ,so can't of been that bad. I did live in West London so it was a bit of a journey out to Wapping  or at least it seemed so at the time.  Was Rose Morris for me "the store of dreams" lol.

3 hours ago, cetera said:

Had a new one come in since I listed on P5 of this thread..... so now updated with my 70th bass (in bold) :

(PRE-KRAMER) SPECTOR SB-1 USA 1976 (Walnut/Maple)
(PRE-KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Cherry Sunburst)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Black)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Black)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Gloss White)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Tobacco Sunburst)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Red/Black Lava Crackle) - Ex-Barry Dunaway (Yngwie)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Red Stain)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Gloss White)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Black)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Black)
(KRAMER) SPECTOR NS-2A (Teal)
SPECTOR NS-2 USA (Custom Holoflash Black & Abalone)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro CR (Holoflash Black)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro CRFM(Purple Stain)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro CRFM (Plum Stain)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro CRFM (Forest Green)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro LX (Gloss White)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro LX (Red Flame)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro LX ‘Ian Hill’ (Black)
SPECTOR NS-2 Euro LX ‘Doug Wimbish' (White)
SPECTOR NS-2 JA-CR Euro RI (Gloss White)
SPECTOR NS-2 JA-CR Euro RI (Black)
SPECTOR NS2000/4 (Dark Grey Quilt)
SPECTOR Legend 4X (Holoflash Black)
SPECTOR Legend 4X (Black Stain)
STUART SPECTOR DESIGN NS-4 Euro(Red Stain)
DINGWALL NG-2 (Mopar Purple)
DINGWALL D-Bird (Blue/Purple Colourflip)
WAL Mk1 Fretless(Mahogany with Stained Maple facings)
WAL Mk1 “Geddy Lee” (Black with Gold Hardware)
FENDER Precision ‘70’s Jap RI “Phil Lynott” (Black/Mirror)
FENDER Precision ’62 Jap RI (Vintage White/Red Tort)
JACKSON "Kip Winger" Sig (Cherry Lacewood)
JACKSON TBX-Pro ‘Jacksonbird’ 1 of 56 made (Black)
JACKSON Ontario ‘Concert Bass’ (White)
HAMER Impact USA (Black & Gold ‘Marble’)
HAMER Impact USA (Red)
HAMER Scarab USA ‘Rick Savage’ (White)
KRAMER Forum I (Blue)
KRAMER Ferrington Electro/Acoustic (Black)
ESP Horizon II (Cherry Sunburst)
ESP The Surveyor 1984 (Blue Stain with Blue fingerboard!)
ESP PPJ-160 ‘Masayoshi Yamashita’ Sig Model (White)
ESP/Zep-II PPJ-160 ‘Masayoshi Yamashita’ Sig (Black)
PEAVEY RJ-IV “Randy Jackson” Sig Model (Red Sunburst)
PEAVEY RJ-IV “Randy Jackson” Sig Model (Grey/Silverburst)
PEAVEY “Rudy Sarzo” Sig Model (Dark Natural)
TOKAI ‘Hard Puncher’ P (Black/Mirror)
TOKAI ‘Hard Puncher’ P/J (Red all over)
TOKAI Works TW801? (Black)
FERNANDES MV-65NS “Nikki Sixx’ Non-Reverse Spectorbird (Black)
FERNANDES MV-65NS “Nikki Sixx’ Non-Reverse Spectorbird (Black)
FERNANDES MV-65NS “Nikki Sixx’ Non-Reverse Spectorbird (Black)
FERNANDES TB Ltd Edition ‘Thunderbird’ (Off-White)
FERNANDES PJ-50 Ltd Edition P/J (Red)
YAMAHA BB3000 (Black Sparkle)
HARTKE XK-4 Active (Black/Chrome)
GUILD Pilot (Purple Burst)
GUILD Pilot (Red)
EPIPHONE Thunderbird Vintage Pro (Black)
HOHNER B2A w/D-Tuner (Black)
SIRE “Marcus Miller” V7 (Vintage White)
FELINE/SPECTOR "Gene Simmons SB-1" Copy (Black)
FELINE/KRAMER "Gene Simmons Axe" 1980 Hybrid (Black/Silver)
PUNISHER "Gene Simmons" Ltd. Edition (Signed/#’d) (Black)
AXE "Gene Simmons" Ltd Edt (Signed/#’d) (Black/Silver)
CORT “Gene Simmons Axe-2” (Black/Silver)
CORT “Punisher GS-2” (Black)
STACCATO MG Active (22 of 34 made) (Black/Magnesium Alloy)

I also have 10 'guitards'.... but we don't talk about them around here

Getting Spector envy just looking at that list.

Where do you keep them all

I still use my neo Genz 212, use it with the Shuttle, Streamliner and now the Tonehammer all 500w and never run out of volume using that cab.

Something not right me thinks.

22 minutes ago, Sonic_Groove said:

I went there in the early 90's to try an Alembic Stanley Clarke (only place in the country that had one), I had a Jaydee Supernatural at the time & thought the Alembic would be an upgrade. Got to test the SC against a Jaydee roadie they had in & the Jaydee was IMHO much better!!! Whilst there I tried a Graphite neck Vigier that had just the sound I wanted at the time but it was fretless, they didn't have a Status in at the time but I got to try one later in Birmingham & fell in love!!

Great shop, great staff very helpful & just let you try stuff. Those were the days!! Wouldn't of had the chance to compare & find out without them. 

Still got My Jaydee & still play Status to this Day

Brendan

 

Nice one.

I have been gasing for a Jaydee for a good while now! Great to hear people are still happy with them

One day!

Yes, that place, who remembers it?

Just came across an old and tatty receipt I had for the Warwick I bought from Wapping.

Think I told the tale before, went there with the anticipation of buying a MM 4 HH they didn't have any so walked out the door with a Streamer. used it for a solid 15 years  so no regrets.

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Is that a public image t shirt 😀

Yes it is. That was 79 and Wobble was King for me. That was our first gig at the local youth club, only started playing bass a few weeks before.  Remember it like yesterday! We only knew 3 songs Public Image , pretty Vacant and a dodgy version of White riot. We played each song about 3 times until nearly everyone had left. Our drummer was good tho

1 minute ago, BreadBin said:

That looks just like this one @Highfox!

Yes it does. Had no ashtray on mine or finger rest, but guess they are of the sameish vintage.

Ditto!

33 minutes ago, discreet said:

My first 'real' bass was a Kay from Woolworths, with a truly dreadful 15W 'Audition' amp and cab, too. The action was OK if you could afford a taxi from the strings to the fretboard... which I couldn't at the time. Still, it's nice to have these instruments, if only to make you realise just how far we've come with budget basses!

Ditto!

A few years back now

14 minutes ago, Slappindabass said:

Bros were all the rage!😁

I think they were called Dross.

When will I  (I be) be famous!?

16 hours ago, LeftyP said:

Were your guitar straps long enough?

I was big into Killing Joke and the Clash at that time.

Funny I still have that strap.

17 minutes ago, visog said:

World is a very different place now - especially for music, and within that guitar-based rock...

Fun times... still got my Blazer from around this time too (from Curly Music in Liverpool. The bassist from the Icicle Works was working there at the time.)

Yes, I'd like to think my playing has come on a bit since then, definitely broadened my musical palette over the years. ( a friend of mine still has that Blazer bass, I gave it to him to look after)

More weight less hair nowadays!

Playing the Ibanez Blazer I must of just purchased.

Taken at Kensington Rehearsal rehearsal, if anyone remembers there.

I'm a little scared to write I still think I have a few more than I need.

I only use one or 2 max with the bands so really don't NEED the others,  but I do enjoy having them and they are always out on the stands at home to use.

I think 4 would do it for me   a fretless, P bass, my Wal and the (gassing for) Jaydee

Each to their own I guess.