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To me, you do appear to be defeatist, most of us on here probably started off with basses far worse than a 'budget' Spector that cost about £300. I've had basses that I picked up for less than £50 which were virtually unplayable, but I did some research and found out how to service my basses, and made them all perfectly playable. I'm no expert by any means, and even now I still google or go on youtube to find out how to do things, and for many years I steered clear of adjusting the truss rod, but once I plucked up the courage, I've never looked back. You are getting some really sound advice on here, why not just give it a go yourself, and experience the pleasure you get, when you have done a good job of setting up your own bass. If I can do it, then so can you! Just give it a go.

[quote name='ChrisB' timestamp='1346514411' post='1790150'] oh cool, I can post this in this thread too: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk[/media] [/quote] After watching this, I feel that my '[i]pub band[/i]' are good enough to headline at Glastonbury next year!

What's going on? In March, Dawsons are selling the [b]Farida FJB-6[/b] for [b]£149[/b], now they are [b]£299[/b], and at Amazon, they've got a [b]used[/b] one for [b]£700!!![/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B003SQ5C2Y/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used"]http://www.amazon.co...&condition=used[/url]

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1346356381' post='1788351'] Sounds like a fair deal to me. A 3 hour rehersal costs around £28 a pop up here, so as long as you aren`t charging £600 per gig, you should be quids in! [/quote] £28? your lucky, a 3 hour rehersal costs [b]£45[/b] where I am, so I would jump at the chance of free rehearsals for 3 gigs a year.

I've been suffering from arthritis in my thumbs for a few years now, and I tried the short-scale route too, but I just could not get on with the sound characteristics that short-scale basses tend to have. I then tried a Ibanez SR500 and found it perfect, it feels more like playing a guitar, extremely light, balances perfect which makes the reach much shorter than most basses, and has just about the [i]thinnest/slimmest[/i] neck on the planet. I've now upgraded to a Ibanez SR1200 Premium, which plays and feels the same, but has higher specs than the SR500. I strongly recommend that you try a Ibanez SR500 (around £250 S/H), as I think you will be surprised just how easily they play, and they sound great too! Good luck in finding a solution.

You will not pay more for a German made model, you can pick up mint condition Warwicks for little more than £500. I know from experience as I sold two Corvettes recently, one a 2010 natural ash for £550, and a 2007 bubinga for £500, both in showroom condition. The second-hand market is the route to take IMO.

I love [b][i]Warwicks[/i][/b] and I love the [b][i]Nords[/i][/b], so I'm a bit biased I suppose, but yes, they sound great! They come as standard on my [b][i]Ibanez SR 1200 Premium[/i][/b], and I have to say that it's the best sounding, and best playing bass that I've had, and I have had a few over the last few years. Great pups!

Hey, that beauty was mine, I sold it to a fellow B/C'er about a year ago. I would say £1,500 is about right, as that is what I paid for it a few years ago. It was originally owned by a someone in the States. If you go to the "[size=4][font=Arial]The Original Comprehensive Music Man Bass Website"[/font][/size] [url="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/town8019/mycustompage0030.htm"]http://myweb.ecompla...tompage0030.htm[/url] and scroll down to the almost the bottom of the page, you will see a photo of the actual bass itself. Here's some pics from when I owned it.

£7,000 bass reviews? The very reason I stopped my subscription, and following lot's of threads on BC regarding this subject, it looks like BGM has learnt nothing!

Every amp that I have purchased in the last few years, have always come with [u]both[/u] UK and European leads, it's unusual that yours didn't Lozz. On the subject of power leads, I got a 5 metre lead from Maplins, because it is useful for connecting to those far-away sockets, but it is quite a thin cable, and I was wondering, would this affect the sound in any way, compared to the heavier duty ones that come supplied with the amp? Sorry if this a daft question, but I'm not very clued up of the tech side of things.

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1345669653' post='1780367'] I hope you do really big loud gigs, 'cos I have the STM 6 & S12T and that's [i][b][size=8]LOUD!!![/size][/b][/i] [/quote] Most of our gigs will be just average size pubs and clubs, but occasionally we play larger venues where it's nice to have a bit in reserve to call on, and that's why I see this as the ideal set-up, as it's light and compact enough for the smaller venues, but when you need a bit more, it's there all in one box!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1345652981' post='1780085'] Paging 'legoman', paging 'legoman'. Someone who is very interested in finding about this particular combination! [/quote] It will be at least 6-8 weeks before I can review it I'm afraid!

[quote name='Jesso' timestamp='1345651735' post='1780058'] You'll have a bit of a wait though for the cab I'm afraid..... best thing to do is just forget you've ordered it, otherwise you'll be watching the doorbell like a man obsessed. [/quote] It's only about a hour into the wait now, and I'm already checking my emails to see if it's been dispatched yet. Seriously though, you are right, I will just have to put it out of my mind.

I've gone and done it, I pulled the trigger on [b]Genz Benz Streamliner 900[/b] (£661 at Nevada Music) on Monday, and received it yesterday (Tuesday). And today (Wednesday) about fifteen minutes ago, I ordered a [b]Barefaced Super Twelve[/b] to go with it. I've now started the long countdown to receiving the cab, and I can't wait to link these two beauties together, and shake the sh*t out of our very loud guitarist. [b][i]Is it really only 20 minutes since I ordered the cab? [/i][/b]

[color=#282828][font=Arial]Mark D Phillips....... (Guitar master-bodger/gluethier)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Arial]No wonder Princess Anne divorced him![/font][/color][color=#282828][font=Arial] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=Arial] [/font][/color]

I only started playing about 5 years ago even though I am now 60, I've had a few lessons in that time, and if I could afford it, I would have lessons every week, but at £30 per hour, I really can't afford it. Do tutors really need to charge £30 per hour? after all there is hardly any outlay, as most students usually go to the tutor's house with their own bass, the only expense that I can see, is powering up an amp for 60 minutes or so. Of course, I do realise that there is a lot of prep work for them, and I appreciate that they are passing on many years of hard work and knowledge. Most do a great job, and I know they would make me a much better player, but I can't help wondering if they charged a bit less, maybe they would get more work, and still make some decent money from it. I for one would probably pay £20 per hour, but £30 is just too much I'm afraid. If anyone knows of any decent tutors in the Herts area, who would be happy to give me lessons for £20 per hour, I would certainly be interested.

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1345465491' post='1777738'] I dont get it, whats wrong with it? [/quote] I must admit that I'm a bit confused by this one too. If a young kid or beginner picks a bass, amp, tuner and stand for £50, and it gets them started, then I see it as a bargain! Or am I missing the point somewhere?

In that case, he must be aware of all these threads about him.

Did I see on another thread about this guy, that he is actually a BC member?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1344082875' post='1759506'] Just got back off holiday so I'm speed reading 69 pages of threads!! Barefaced get good reviews because they deserve it. If I was looking at BF cabs I'd be checking out the Super12T. But the other thought that I would have is; how good will another GB210 sound? 2 210's sound pretty amazing to my ear. [/quote] Hi chris_b, hope you had a good holiday, I'm off on my hols myself tomorrow morning, so I am just trying to gather some ideas for some serious 'gassing' while I'm away. I must admit, that I do like the GB 210 and maybe adding another might be a good idea, although the thought of having just one 4ohm cabinet doing the equivalent of two, is rather appealing.

After much thought, I will almost certainly plump for a Genz Benz Streamliner 900 head, as it is supposed to be a bit warmer than the Shuttle. Will this work well with the Super 12, and what other cabs should I consider to get the best out of the Streamliner?

[size=4]The amp is a [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0-12T [u]Combo[/u], plus a [/font][/size][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Genz Benz 210T Cab, so if I do decide to go for a Barefaced cab, I would have to replace the amp as it would be difficult to sell the 112T cab on its own, as the cable comes directly out of the cab for connecting to the head.[/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]That's why I am interested to know what heads work well with the [u]Super 12[/u] or [u]Super 15[/u], as I will need to get a new one.[/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Cheers for the input so far.[/font]