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  1. Gareth Hughes
    [quote name='nig' post='750534' date='Feb 19 2010, 09:11 AM']Bump, I use 2 of these together, glorious sound. 1 does ok on its own too.[/quote] Thanks for the bump Nig, apologies for the delay in general politeness - my bad.
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    This amp will be in Leicester on March 14th/15th, then heading home with me on March 15th via Holyhead, so if that's handy for anyone get in touch and save yourself the shipping costs!!
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    Hey drewk-ie - Welcome from a fellow Irish bass player. Nice collection you have there - tho can't understand why you'd swap Tipperary for Madrid
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    Welcome indeed. I'm touring around Scotland at the minute, so I sympathize with the snow delays. I had a much fun day driving to Ullapool from Stranraer the other day, with the A9 being closed. I'm playing at FifeStock tomorrow and Wednesday if you're around by any chance.
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    Bump!!! This is back up for grabs - no longer on hold.
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    I do backing vocals as part of an original trio that I work with - acoustic guitar/lead vocal, upright/backing vocal and backing vocal - and it's certainly led to me becoming an integral part of the sound. I never sang in any bands before, especially after being actively encouraged to never do it after one failed attempt. So with this trio it's been great to have a platform to learn something new, and have that be a new strength to offer. Like Casapete said - I've a very ordinary sounding voice, and would certainly never think of singing a main vocal - but with another backing vocal and mine adding to a main vocal it's made this trio sound bigger than the sum of it's parts. All good!!
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    Bump again!!!
  8. Gareth Hughes
    All PMs replied to - and BUMP!!!
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    2nd Day Bump
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    2nd Day Bump
  11. Gareth Hughes
    Hey All - I had previously withdrawn this a while back but now definitely for sale. Up for sale is my Gallien Krueger MB150S Combo. I bought this amp in January 2009 and have only used it to play along side one acoustic guitar player - in other words it's in near perfect condition. Brand new these are going for between £586-649. I'm selling this 12 month old amp for [s]£400[/s] [b]£380[/b](including the £40 gig bag) plus postage. Postage should be about £30-ish. You're welcome to source your own courier. I'll also throw in a tweeter I had wired up that can be plugged one of the speaker outputs, for those extra sparkly moments. [b] This amp will be in Leicester on March 14th/15th, then heading home with me on March 15th via Holyhead, so if that's handy for anyone get in touch and save yourself the shipping costs!![/b] Here's the guff from GK: Longtime favorite for session bassists such as Leland Sklar, Charlie Haden, Ron Carter and Jimmy Earl, the Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 remains the industry standard for high quality compact bass amplification in and out of the studio. The Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 improves on its predecessor with improved signal to noise ratio (-90dB) and much cooler operation. With its sturdy welded aluminum chassis, the Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 is equally at home on the road, or in the studio. Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 main features include: POWER <1% THD: 100W (150W with Extension Cabinet) COOLING: Convection INPUT SECTION: 1/4" Jack, -14dB Pad and Volume VOICING FILTER: Low Cut, Adjustable Contour and High Boost EQUALIZER: Active Four-Band OUTPUT: Master and Limiter (Switch, Level and LED) DIRECT OUT: XLR Pre/Left, XLR Post/Right and Ground Lift. PATCHING: Send, Return, Line Out, Aux In and Head Phone. SPEAKER OUTPUT: Two 1/4" jacks and Speaker Switch. WOOFER: 1xGK-Paragon 12LB150-8 Stamped Frame, 12", 100W Low Resonance Suspension CONSTRUCTION: 0.1" Aluminum Chassis, 18 Gauge Steel Grill, Heat Sink Top Cover and Mic Stand Mountable WEIGHT: 26 lbs DIMENSIONS: 13.5"W x 16"H x 8.5"D Do excuse my dodgy photos - camera is sucking somewhat. [attachment=42748:DSCF1298.JPG][attachment=42749:DSCF1300.JPG]
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    Hey Folks - Up for sale - my Sadowsky Metro UV70 in Olympic White. Bass is in near mint condition, barely a year old. It's only cosmetic flaws are a lightly plectrum scratched pick-guard and a tiny dent at the top of the headstock - see photo for that one. The pick-guard isn't worth mentioning but I do because it's not shiny brand new looking. Reason for sale is that I have a few other basses that are getting more use,mainly my upright, so I think we'd all agree it's a sin to have a Sadowsky sitting unloved. Here's the specs from Sadowsky: Finish - Olympic White Body - Alder, Full Size Fingerboard - Morado, 20 Frets, 10" Radius, 1.5" Nut Width Pickguard - Tortoise Hardware - Chrome Pickups - Sadowsky Humcancelling J in '70s Location Preamp - Sadowsky Preamp with Vintage Tone Control The full model/serial number is UV70RWALD4 OWH / #M2075 I'm selling this for £1200 plus shipping - probably about £40 insured. The Bass Gallery has these new at £1900. Not interested in trades, sorry. Ships with Sadowsky Semi-Hard case and paperwork/adjustment keys. As a special BassChat offer - I'm touring Scotland and England from Feb 26 to Mar 14, so someone could save themselves the shipping charges by meeting up with me somewhere on the road. I'll only do this for a definite sale tho so contact me for dates and places if that sounds like a plan. There's also a photo here from Sadowsky's website - this isn't the exact same bass, just the same model. I've included it because it's a better photo than mine. [attachment=42674:Sad_Full_Body.jpg][attachment=42675:Sadowsky_Body.jpg][attachment=42685:Hmmm...Bin ding.jpg][attachment=42686:Sad_Head_Mark.jpg][attachment=42684:m790_full.jpg]
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    [quote name='Clarky' post='739266' date='Feb 8 2010, 07:04 PM']Is that Mike Watt's knackered old EB0/EB3/whatever?[/quote] Yup, that's Watt's -tho I think this is the one he had nicked last year.
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    [quote name='umcoo' post='736001' date='Feb 5 2010, 11:52 AM']I think there's some truth in this. I once saw Pete Townsend throw a puppy into a stack of Hiwatts.[/quote] That's nothing - you should see the video where he throws a Hiwatt into a stack of puppies!!! That's just..... a blatant disregard of his equipment!!!!
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    *I just posted this on the other VFB for sale here, so only fair to say the same thing here* Bump for the Barge Concepts VFB. They're such a useful pedal for keeping your low-end AND the sound of whatever effect you're using. No more getting a great effect sound and then having to ruin it to get your low-end back in. Plus, their pedals are REALLY well made.
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    Bump for the Barge Concepts VFB. They're such a useful pedal for keeping your low-end AND the sound of whatever effect you're using. No more getting a great effect sound and then having to ruin it to get your low-end back in. Plus, their pedals are REALLY well made. At £50 posted this is a steal, and if I didn't have one already I wouldn't be telling you all how good these are!!!
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    I just replaced my dead Realist (in fairness, it lasted about 7 years and was taken on and off quite a lot) with an Apt-Flex. Similar in design, and positioned just like The Realist, I found it to have a stronger signal and a less murky tone to The Realist. Available from Jonas Lohse at Lando Music in Frankfurt. I'm not associated with Jonas, just a very happy customer - he really has great customer service nailed. Also have great results from a K&K Bass Max. Less acoustic sounding to the Apt-Flex/Realist design, but sometimes more practical for volume and a solid signal. As for EQ - if you can find the discontinued Fishman Dual Parametric DI, they're a very flexible unit. So good I bought two But by all accounts it's successor, the Fishman Pro is a quality unit too.
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    If it's any help - I had a double bass shipped here and it cost $600, at the time that was just over £300. I've also had quotes of anywhere between $200-1000 for shipping a double bass to the UK. And what makes it worse for you is that a 6x10 cab will undoubtedly weigh more than an upright. Hope that hasn't rained on your parade. Those costs were for air-freight, so I imagine going by boat to be a lot cheaper. I did have to pay import duty, and also an airport storage fee (the cheek!!!) while they processed the duty.
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    [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='687233' date='Dec 17 2009, 12:39 PM']I can't add anything to that, so I'll just say +1. Apart from the bit about his missus as I don't know whether she's a munter or not.[/quote] Ah now that's a bit mean. Munter or not, where's your festive spirit?
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    Sorry Skankdelvar, but I'm a bit confused as to you position here. Could you reiterate your stance more clearly? [quote name='skankdelvar' post='687228' date='Dec 17 2009, 12:27 PM']I was about to deplore this unseemly hostility towards such an esteemed visitor to our little island during the season of goodwill to all men. For shame. Then I noticed you [i]only[/i] get to meet him if you buy one of his rather expensive promotional hats. So [i]you're[/i] paying him £15 to advertise [i]his[/i] product. For that sort of money I'd expect a soapy ***-**** from his Missus. I therefore invite the tight-fisted, gap-toothed, faux-psychotic, fanboy-exploiting fret-masher to pack his cash-filled Hermes bags and shag off home to his adoring acolytes, thus avoiding the likelihood of having a tightly-rolled item of headwear rammed up his Sheriff's badge.[/quote]
  21. Gareth Hughes
    Oh bother - I've just soiled myself. Me likee that bass a little too much.
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    I saw McCartney a few years ago in Dublin and was astounded. The big thing that struck me was - ignore the lights, the stage show, the acrobats, the living legend onstage,etc - this was just five guys playing rock n' roll and LOVING it!!! And they played so damn well too. I saw the X-Factor and thought the singing was sadly a little dodgy from everyone. Fee or no fee, I think the fact that The Beatles Guitar Hero was just released and there's millions of teenagers (and nostalgic parents) watching the show might have had something to do with it. Sometimes the idea of a fee is laughable anyway - you're playing to millions of people via tv - can you imagine how much that air-time would cost to buy? For someone like McCartney it's win-win for him all round.
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    [quote name='basshead56' post='683125' date='Dec 13 2009, 04:44 PM']Thanks very much for that Gareth, very much appreciated. I have been looking at some of the options from Thomann in the last day or two. I may be up around your neck of the woods early in the new year (like every second person in the South, ) Thanks a million Colin[/quote] Good luck finding some parking when you're up here!! I'm actually gigging in Newry on the 3rd and I'll be in early afternoon for a soundcheck, so if you're in town that day let me know, I'll have my upright with me. Then I'm away on tour on the 6th so after that I'll be of no use to you!
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    If you're effects loop is a parallel one then yes. If it's series, then no, as you'd be breaking the signal from your LH500's preamp. If you have the trusty old Boss TU-2 tuner, I just discovered (after 10 years of owning one) that both outputs work at the same time, with no degradation of signal, so that's one way of splitting your signal. Actually, I just had a look at the manual for the LH500 and it seems that it's a parallel effects send, but it's at +4db, so if you can adjust the input volume on your combo you should be fine to use it that way. Of course, I could be completely wrong, so anyone more experienced please chime in.
  25. Gareth Hughes
    Hey Colin - You could do worse than getting one of Thomann's double basses. I recently bought one costing £780, which included free delivery, and I'm more than impressed. I asked for a low set-up and they did a great job with it. I even played one from them that cost about £300, but with a great set-up it played like something cost five times that much. To put it in perspective, my last bass cost me £3000, and I honestly don't miss it now that I have my new one. I've been playing upright for 10 years, all of that professionally (I'm a cheeky bugger), and I'd buy the same cheaper bass again over the expensive one, it terms on tone and playability. Bear in mind that if you're paying a hundred quid or so on shipping that it doesn't add to the value of the bass, so Thomann's free delivery makes it a very attractive option. If you fancy taking a spin up just north of the border, near Newry, you're welcome to try out my bass.
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