Jakester

If you like the sound, but sometimes find yourself craving 'more', I can highly recommend a J-retro preamp. It just enhances all the best bits of a Jazz but gives you more tonal options if you want them.

Thanks all, very helpful.

***Before anyone gets snarky, I have done a forum search and found all the recommendations that I join the MU!*** Anyway, we're playing a free gig next month where we've been asked for evidence of PL cover. All the options I have found - MU, LiabilityGuard, Allianz Musical etc are all geared towards individual cover - that is, cover for each band member separately. LiabilityGuard offers £1m for £99 per person - so that's £400 for the band on a gig we're not getting paid for. I should probably also say that we don't play often enough to derive significant benefits from being members of the MU. Now, I know that each member of the band joins the MU, we would each get PL cover, but has anyone managed to get a group standalone PL policy for a reasonable price, and if so, from whom?

Bonzer, cheers.

Hi all; Just been round to a friend of mine's, and he's picked up a Trace Commando 12 for dirt cheap. It's a beat, but for the fact that the speaker cone has come loose from the mounting at one point. He's going to have a bash at gluing as a temp fix, but does anyone know what replacement driver might work? Cheers!

I've recently had a J-Retro fitted, and it's a very hot output indeed, even compared to a G&L L2000 which is well-known for umph! As mentioned above, once you've made sure the battery's fresh, I'd fiddle with the gain adjuster (small micro-screw on the PCB) and back it right off, and then see how that does you.

[quote name='gary mac' post='1296119' date='Jul 7 2011, 04:24 PM']I've got to nail a set list for a depp in a week or so and was struggling a bit with a couple of numbers, so in an attempt to save myself some time I downloaded the tabs. What a miserable experience, not very accurate and I just found myself losing the will and getting very bored with it. Gone back to relying on ears and some improvising. I know TAB is a useful resource but I really can't get on with it. Right off to learn Shine by Take That and Read my Mind/Killers.[/quote] I have the dots for Shine if you want them?

Aha - I suspect this may be more helpful than my last contribution: [url="http://www.hotshotsmusic.com/Me%20&%20Mrs%20Jones%20score.pdf"]http://www.hotshotsmusic.com/Me%20&%20...nes%20score.pdf[/url] [url="http://www.hotshotsmusic.com/Me%20&%20Mrs%20Jones%20midi.mid"]http://www.hotshotsmusic.com/Me%20&%20...ones%20midi.mid[/url] I have loads of this guy's charts, they're great.

Thought I had it - but I've got 'Have You Met Miss Jones' - sorry!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1273966' date='Jun 18 2011, 06:05 PM'][b]NOT [/b]close. You might as well say a P is close to a J. The OP in that link has it arse about face with the mids ... so I stopped reading any further.[/quote] Well, close enough that punters aren't going to be able to tell the difference once it's been through your amp, cab, and bounced around the venue a few times. It's a good 'jack of all trades' instrument, which is why I have mine. I can [u]approximate [/u] other sounds without having to drop the wedge on lots of other instruments.

[url="http://www.bassesbyleo.com/it_is_not_a_p.html"]http://www.bassesbyleo.com/it_is_not_a_p.html[/url]

Close, by all accounts: [url="http://www.bassesbyleo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=717"]http://www.bassesbyleo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=717[/url] I have an L2000T and it does offer a very broad sonic palette!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1260325' date='Jun 7 2011, 09:33 PM']The L-2000 doesn't do Stingray... not even close in fact. Even the Sandberg PM or JMs can't nail it as the MM pup is a good bit away from the sweet spot. This is a bit more like it. <snip> P neck and MM pickup placement accurate to the mm. [/quote] Couldn't you have the s/c mod carried out on the L2000 and run inner/inner coils on the two humbuckers, which might get it closer to the MM location?

[quote name='toneknob' post='1259514' date='Jun 7 2011, 11:44 AM']Would [url="http://www.bundlebox.com"]BundleBox[/url] work? I just used their shipping calculator to work out the cost of the bag at $70, using the stated weight of 3lb and approx dimensions of a GK MB500, 8x8x2in. Total cost of purchase, shipping, import etc comes in at just under £100. (tbh it works better when you've got multiple items to ship and they can re-pack to make the combined size less that it otherwise would be when sent separately). Sign up here using my [url="https://www.bundlebox.com/invite/GB01395/"]referral link[/url] [/quote] Hmm, not sure for just that but worth considering, thanks!

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1259493' date='Jun 7 2011, 11:31 AM']I've had a few friends work at RMCaudio, small world. Generally the best price for GK by a good deal. Looks like I can get it shipped to me for under $58, it didn't add tax and that can be almost 10%. I just checked USPS and got about $50 for shipping which is a lot. Figure about 3 or 4 pounds weight, can you find much cheaper? Also have you looked into some notebook computer bags? I have a few and the extra pockets for cables and stuff make me like them better than some "proper" amp bags.[/quote] Blimey, that's a lot. I'll have a looksie. I'm currently using a laptop bag - but because the head's so small, it just rattles around in there!

Cheers Rich, enjoy it!

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1257986' date='Jun 6 2011, 01:13 AM']I've done this before and I insist on doing it at no risk to me whatsoever but I just got jumped on by some trolls for trying to get gear out of the US. Do you have a link for what you want to buy?[/quote] Thanks for your reply. It's this: [url="http://tinyurl.com/6379p5n"]http://tinyurl.com/6379p5n[/url] Cheapest I've seen it is here: [url="http://www.rmcaudiodirect.com/Gallien-Krueger-MB500-Gig-Bag-p/mb2-headgigbag.htm"]http://www.rmcaudiodirect.com/Gallien-Krue...-headgigbag.htm[/url] I absolutely agree it should be at no risk to you - I would send all funds via Paypal first, hopefully sufficient to cover the international shipping as well, and then you ship at your convenience.

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1257786' date='Jun 5 2011, 09:00 PM']What kinda amp is it. PS I'm not stateside - just curious. Dave[/quote] GK MB500.

Are there any Stateside forum members who might be able to do me a small favour? I want a gig bag for my amp, but there's none in the UK, and no estimate as to when there might be. If I sent you the funds, could you purchase one and post it out to me please? Cheers Jake