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[quote name='Machines' post='106325' date='Dec 19 2007, 07:37 AM']Same experience here. [b]Martin Burrows [/b]sent me a screw cap for my ABM when I told him I was missing one.

He even replies to my endless torrent of stupid questions.[/quote]

Yup that's the fella, a guy named Guy Morel has been most helpful too.

My old Technics used to have track/artist display and even though I've long since upgraded to a NAD system I still burn all CDs with track info.

Too true.
I've never had to go to them with anything major but they've given me superb support with my queries.

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='106200' date='Dec 18 2007, 09:55 PM']they shouldn't be embarrased of only playing one i only have one and yet i still said i had it because i'm proud to be a player and lover of bass!!

phew said my peice

aure voi![/quote]

Quite right, I mean how many basses can you play at any one time?

We did a freebie last night (a mates birthday party in The Tunnels) turned into a bit of a drunken free for all - random birds jumping up on the stage forcing red wine down my neck then at one point I jumped of the stage to boogie with some fit ones down the front then the 2 guitars came down too and we did a sort of cheesy Quo shuffle thing it's not often you get to hear front of house during a gig - weird thing is the on stage sound was miles better the sh*tty FOH. We thought we played bollox but we went down really well and all had big fun.

Auction ended with 0 out of the 10 selling.

Fancy that!

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Sounds wicked.
Proof indeed that this shop assistant attitude is a very British malaise I wonder if it's like as they automatically assume that the customers are idiots (not helped buy managers passing on this attitude) that they get an over inflated opinion of what their job actually is - ASSISTING.
My dad has a number of shops and the staff that they take on are carefully selected (believe me, these prospective employees are discussed at home over the dinner table for weeks) and go through a trail period then assessed upon their ability to learn the job, appearance, punctuality and attitude. If they don't cut it they're out. They are also paid very well for shop assistants which is probably a major impetus.

I currently have 3 including a fretless and acoustic. I've had a few basses (mostly planks) over the years. I've bought some but never sold any, one was stolen (Gibby Ripper) and the rest I just can't for the life of me account for (?). There's an FBI warehouse somewhere full of crated up old basses and teaspoons. ^_^

Bad back? I found fitting casters really helps.
lifting is minimised to a few brief seconds at a time - not only for me but for wimpy, whiney band mates too.

We have to tune to drop D a couple of times in our set so I usually thump out 2-3 of bars of Killing In The Name before we get going which usually gets a few nods from the crowd. Township Rebellion is a classic riff too but yeah +1 to learn 'em all.

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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='100359' date='Dec 6 2007, 05:00 PM']I got my LMK head from GAK and it arrived 2 days later.

Might be worth a punt (the prices were pretty good too)[/quote]

Seasonal warning! I bought a pedal (Digitech Jamman) online from GAK last week and it still hasn't arrived. They keep shifting the dispatch date forward. I guess Christmas might be to blame but if they simply don't have it in stock I'd hope they'd just tell me.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='104391' date='Dec 14 2007, 05:01 PM']Thanks for the replies guys. It seems the GT-6B is very highly regarded and seems as though it will fit the bill nicely. I'm not usually frightened off by the less user-friendly technology and like a challenge. If I download the manual before I buy, I can get a head start. - Mark[/quote]
'at-tah-boy! There's also a [url="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/gt-6b/"]yahoo group [/url]with tons of knowledge and tips - check out the midi editor software too. Good luck.

It's quite simple really. I have a Zoom B2.1U but it went back in the box the day I got my GT6-B and I've never used it since. Sure I miss the drum machine for practice, the solid tuner and it's east of programming, but the Boss is way more versatile with seamless patch switching but takes a loooong time to learn it (I can spend hours hunting down a specific sound that I know is there and never find it because I get caught up with the myriad of possible tweaks eg. even just selecting the order of the effect sequences of set effects can have a vast affect on the patches final sound) also via a midi connection the patches can be stored and edited on your PC. It's tuner is a bit twitchy compared to the Zoom's and takes twice as long to get to "pitch" which is 5 seconds dead air longer in a gig than necessary but I guess this is because it is uber accurate.

Zoom B2.1U = Golf GTI
GT6-B = Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari

I found it kinda entertaining... but at the same time, a great lesson in what never to do on stage. It's obviously less chaotic than it looks too as somewhere out of site his sound guy is switching his effects for him at well choreographed points. It's probably not even real hooch.

[quote name='WarPig' post='103610' date='Dec 12 2007, 11:01 PM']is it just me, or do the measurements seem abit ambitious, considering the pictures.... 1000cm? isnt that 10mtr?.... unlesss they mean mm...[/quote]
LOL I never spotted that. I never got past the factor to get into the details, but you're right.

Maybe "far eastern ply" is especially resistant to rabbit and puppy teeth.

I tell you, if this sells I'm buying a router. ^_^

Item number: 110203311801 WTF?
(sorry links aren't working today)

This is just wrong.... and how much?

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='103401' date='Dec 12 2007, 05:08 PM']if you wanted to look at the environmental impact then I'd rather buy something from a UK manufacturer which has only had to be shipped a short distance - especially when you consider that China are supposed to be the world's biggest polluter - presumably less manufacturing in China would reduce their pollution and possibly world pollution, if different manufacturing processes were used (although why these can't be implemented in the far east, I don't know) - although, if you take into account a product can be sold for less (including shipping it halfway around the world for sale and presumably some form of import tax) by making it in China, than making it here, the Chinese made variant starts to look attractive


[i]edit: I've just read that back and it's a right cobbled together, unstructured load of words. I think i can understand what i'm trying to convey![/i][/quote]
I think I get what you're saying and it's a good point.

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='103314' date='Dec 12 2007, 03:49 PM']No difference (that I can hear) in the sound - they're both Blueline drivers.

But the leathercloth covering isn't as well applied on the Chinese cab,

The badge is cheaper (what, me fussy?) and the wood seems to dent easier.

Like I say, not important things, but my point is that there is a difference.[/quote]

Gotcha.

Both mine are Blueline too but are of different makes. Might be interesting to whip off a handle and have a peek at what drivers you've got.

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='103265' date='Dec 12 2007, 02:47 PM']My ABM combo is made in Essex, my 4 x 10 ABM cab is made in China.

There are several things about the Chinese cab that are definately worse than the UK combo.

It's not drastic, but there *is* a difference.[/quote]

What's worse about them? Do you mean build quality or sound wise?


Both my combo and cab are english. The construction in both is identical but the combo has Sica and the cab has Celestion drivers. There is a slight perceptible difference between them with the (presumably later) Celestions producing a tad more girth.

I think it actually refers to having thinner eyes and therefore however maliciously intended or not this expression used in an ethnic context comes under the heading of racisms. I'm sure that most of us could get off with talking like this privately with our our mates down the pub etc. (in fact in Scotland it is common to call a Chinese carry out a "chinky" but as this describes an establishment and not a person is not perceived as derogatory) but when you're chatting on the web you have to remember that the conversations aren't private and so consideration for others should be exercised. Shall we put this one to bed and talk about amps or what?

Another Ashdown fanboy here.... more specifically the ABM series. I occasionally use a MAG 300 2x10 at our practice rooms and it's obviously not in the same league at all. I almost went with Hartke before getting my 2001 "English" ABM but having since tested out an H3500 with accompanying Hartke 4x10 I'm reeeeeally glad I didn't. I'll tell ye how good it is - I always used to play through my GT6-B in an attempt to model the sound I was after, since discovering Ashdown it's more or less just a very expensive tuner now.
I've pestered Ashdown CS with my noob questions on a number of occasions and had the replies and helpful pdf files back within hours... sometimes minutes. I have swapped out the noisy Sunon fans for "silent" ones for home use (time will tell if this was a good idea or not) and I use in conjunction with an extra ABM 410T cab for really loud gigs.

What I think I've noticed on BC is that Ashdowns are really good value for money and are a pretty decent stop gap before getting into the really superior stuff by which time you don't make any mistakes... or you'd better not as the really good stuff will make your imperfections in playing stand out. Yes? Having said that there are a lot of high profile musicians using Ashdown. The Foo's were on the telly the other night and I turned to the Mrs and smugly said "look there's my amp"........ yeah well she doesn't know any better

My mute isn't 100% either but I only noticed this yesterday when I was playing my ipod through it - I've never heard my bass or power "pops" come through the mute ever.