barkin

As somebody else said, it really depends what you want it for. I've a Tanglewood, and it's probably my most used instrument.

Another Zoomer here.

A place that I use from time to time has posted on thier facebook thing yesterday.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3113106675418434&id=214097958652668&ref=page_internal

15 minutes ago, Sk1 said:

 What size amp head do you think I should need??? 

You need an amp that you like the sound of. That's all.

Yeah, I know. It was meant to be tongue in cheek. Just that every time a "Hercules are great" thread appears, I get p155ed off all over again...

28 minutes ago, leroydiamond said:

Totally agree. Communique and the debut were so refreshing at the time of their release, but as time moved on they lost that thing that made them sound unique

My thoughts too. Making Movies never did it for me. And while there are some epic tracks on Love Over Gold (i.e. side 1) it's the first two albums that stand out from everything that came after.

Now, Neck & Neck with Chet Atkins is one of my MK faves. 

16 minutes ago, jacko said:

I've had that. lift the bass and the extension comes out of the handle instead of the head releasing. Gaffa is my friend here.

The other common fault (on 3 of my stands) is the rivets in the head breaking. Luckily I'm an amateur mechanic so I have drawers full of nuts and bolts that can be used to replace the broken rivets.  

Haven't had sticky rubber syndrome on my stands but our guitarist provides the PA stands - they're Hercules and guess what?

These faults shouldn't happen and it's  a real shame they do as their stands are arguably the best around.

So the clamp/handle goes sticky, then falls apart. And the rivets in the head break.

If that's the best around, I'd hate to see the worst

2 hours ago, bassfan said:

If you still have it it would be worth contacting them again. I’ve found the, to be pretty good. 

As I've said, I've already contacted them, and gone through the rigmarole of sending photo's, serial number etc. The outcome was basically "tough, it's out of warranty".

I really can't be bothered any more. I've bodged it with a bolt now and, as far as I'm concerned, that's the end of it.

While I'm glad for anybody who's had replacements and is now happy, me being in exactly the same situation and getting the brush-off does nothing to make me feel any better about the brand. The whole experience simply means that my money will be spent elsewhere in future.

I looked into that last time around - I think the lifetime warranty only applies to products bought in the USA. 

But I really can't be bothered any more. I've bodged the clamp with a bolt now, meaning it can't be (easily) collapsed, and my money in future will be spent elsewhere.

8 hours ago, barkin said:

Hmm...

To expand on that (it was getting late...)

I had a stand develop the well known "sticky handle" syndrome. Contacted them - not interested.  It didn't really bother me at the time, as that particular stand hardly ever gets moved/touched/adjusted.

A couple of weeks ago, I had cause to move it. Picked it up, and the handle/clamp mechanism fell apart.

I have a couple of other Hercules stands which are fine, but I shan't be buying any more.

Hmm...

I always play the intro to Livewire by ac/dc...

I think the MB cabs mentioned above are different sizes. If so, it's comparing apples with peanuts.

I was one of 2 guitars in an aspiring band of teenaged mates. One time, at what passed for a rehearsal, the bassist got the hump and stormed off. I picked up his bass, and we carried on.

The next weekend I bought a Westone Thunder, which I played through my WEM combo until I nabbed myself an Acoustic head/cab from the local classifieds. 

Happy days...

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3 hours ago, Al Krow said:

I've got two patches for 'slap' 

I tried patches too. Went 'cold turkey' in the end though. Haven't slapped now since...since...since I realised I'm stinky poo at it...! 

On 25/03/2020 at 09:09, Kevin Dean said:

For the first time in flip knows ,I'm going to boil my acoustic bass strings ...any tips welcome .

I reckon they'll need boiling for a looong time.

I was thinking about it myself, but found a shop that had potatoes...

10 hours ago, Bankai said:

it's yet another Ashdown combo.

That'll do me.

2 hours ago, FinnDave said:

What are the cabs, Stew? Obviously Barefaced singles, but….

The original 1x15 Compacts, I reckon.

33 minutes ago, Mottlefeeder said:

I use these or similar -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/100x-Professional-Reusable-Cable-Ties/dp/B073WVS45S/ref=sr_1_5?crid=10K0S00X4GH6O&keywords=reusable+cable+ties+200mm&qid=1582219594&s=diy&sprefix=Reusable+Cable+Ties%2Cdiy%2C271&sr=1-5

- plastic cable ties that can be undone and cost a few pence each. They don't stick to each other and at the end of a gig, the number of cable ties attached to the back of my rig tells me how many cables I need to find and pack.

David

Yup, I use those too. An added bonus...we, erm..., use them at work...

1 hour ago, jimmy23cricket said:

Check out Talkbass, still very respected and well thought of in the states.

I've had a couple of HA heads (still got one) with no issues, and my main amp for several trouble-free years now has been a LH500. Cracking amp.

12 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

Musicians eh?

A previous band, the only way we could contact the drummer was to leave a message with his mum!

I didn't last...

11 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Yeah but if I wanted to do it myself

Then you don't want a 3.5mm jack...

Me? I'd cut the power lead and rejoin it with the conductors reversed. Twist & solder the conductors, and tidy it all up with heatshrink sleeving.

Something like this ?

^^this.

I've used a LH500 for several years now. It's been utterly reliable, and sounds fantastic.