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[size=3]Came across this ad on eBay, while searching[b][/b] for a fiver.[/size]


Good guitar for beginner intermediate and professional and in mint condition. The serial number zbm01122009 and made Zulkefli I don't know the history of this guitar because I buy it from one of the musician in Hertford and I try to trace the owner but cannot trace him anymore according to his house owner that he rent this guy has already left this country tq

[size=2]Check it out.[/size]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220710451625&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_500wt_1156[/url]

I absolutely love my Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 12T Combo. Light as a feather, I now carry all my gear around in one go!
I've gigged it a couple of times, and the 375 watts it puts through the 12" cabinet has been more than enough to keep up with our quite loud drummer.
I've now added a matching Genz Benz 210T cab, just in case I need the full 600 watts at a larger venue.
I actually tried it alongside the Promethean, and although the Promethean was good, I thought the Genz Benz just blew it away.
The Genz Benz cost more, but for me it was worth it.
You can actually see in my avatar photo just how small and compact it is.

Excellent bass, which I received very quick, despite it being the Xmas period.
Great communication throughout and highly recommended.
Cheers Derren

Excellent bass, which I received very quick, despite it being the Xmas period.
Great communication throughout and highly recommended.
Cheers Derren

So String Makers, take note!

We don't want those fancy colours on our strings!

[b]Just concentrate on making a Great Sounding String![/b]

Following me thread on 'Silk String Wraps - I hate Them!'
There appears to be a lot of people out there who agree with me, that coloured silk wraps on strings are a right turn-off.
Please list all the the strings that you know that don't have the dreaded coloured wraps.
Roundwound, Flatwound, Taperwound, whatever!

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1067572' date='Dec 23 2010, 10:52 AM']Steve Harris RS flats have a different colour on each end (Red and Blue to reflect Steve's West Ham allegiance)
Good job I have a bridge cover to hide one end[/quote]
Being a 'gooner' I wont be rushing out to buy them!

I put a band together through:

[url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/"]http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/[/url]

and our age ranges are 26, 44, 47, 49, 59 & 61.

We all get on well and play what we all like.

But while using 'joinmyband', I noticed how many ads are on there from people who just want to get together once a week/fortnight, to jam or rehearse in a relaxed way, with no pressure to start gigging.

Give it a go, there are many budding musicians out there in the same boat as you.

Good luck

I recently posted a thread on my search for a lightweight bass.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114357"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114357[/url]

I've suffered from back problems since my early 20's, and been in and out of hospital countless times, but I've carried on playing the basses of my choice until now.

At 59, it has finally got to the stage where I just can't carry on playing my favourite bass, which is a Warwick Corvette std bubinga (pictured in my avatar).

It is a fantastic bass to play, the build is outstanding, the neck is so tight in the body, it could almost be all 'one piece', the wood finish is fantastic, and most importantly, the sound and playabilty is unbelieveable, and I will probably keep it for ever.

BUT!

Despite all that, it weighs well over 11lbs, and the pain has got so bad that the only way I can carry on, is to get a very lightweight bass, which I did last week when I found myself a second-hand Ibanez SR500, it is only half the weight of the corvette, but it plays and sounds good, and the balance is great, and it means I can hopefully carry on for a little while yet.

I've also just sold my fantastic Ashdown rig, and spent a lot of wonga on a lightweight Genz Benz Shuttle rig (very nice indeed).

So for me, weight is important, but if I was fit and well, then like most people, I would probably think that 'lightweight' is just the latest fad!

[quote name='spinynorman' post='1067185' date='Dec 22 2010, 08:30 PM']I bet I hate them more than you.

The only purpose they serve is to fray when you take the strings off, so you can't re-use them on another bass. I really hate it when they extend over the bridge saddle. Also hate the dust they create as you pull them through the bridge. The hideous colour is just the sh*te on the cake.

I don't like Christmas much this year either.

[/quote]
I've got a plain silver christmas tree with no silly coloured tinsel on it!

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1067164' date='Dec 22 2010, 08:14 PM']I used to hate them but I quite like them now. I like the green on the Fender 9050s stainless steel flats as it happens.[/quote]
It's a good job we all have different tastes, but I still preferred them without the green wraps.

[b]Does anyone out there hate silk string wraps as much as I do?[/b]

I suppose they are there to add some protection to the tuning pegs, but why do the strings you happen to like, always have the most horrible colour?

I have always been a big fan of Fender 9050s stainless steel flats, and fortunately, they had no silk wraps, but now they have decided to put a horrible green wrap on them, which look awful!

I know it is only a cosmetic thing, but when you have a nice guitar made from beautiful wood etc, the last thing you want, is to spoil the affect with some brightly coloured silk wraps, and as time goes by they start to fray and look even worse.

I tried to take the wraps off once, but it's an impossible task, and I have thought about dyeing them, at least if they were black or silver coloured they would not look so bad.

[b]Is it just me?[/b]

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1064681' date='Dec 20 2010, 02:49 PM']Up for grabs is a short scale 30" SX P-bass, this is the older model with the nicer headstock. Sunburst finish, white plate, lovely maple neck. This bass has been upgraded with a [url="http://www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-PB-Pro-PLUS-OVERWOUND-Alnico-P-Bass-style-VERY-hot_p_334.html"]GFS Pro Wind Pickup[/url], so a much hotter output from the stock ones fitted. Complete with Dunlop straplocks and a high quality very well padded Ritter gig bag (not short scale mind) and a set of half round Picato strings.




A lovely player that's well balanced, lovely and light and has a good punchy tone.

Paypal or bank transfer please, or cash on collection is fine.

Cheers, Derren.[/quote]
PM'd

I wondered why my Warwick Corvette jack socket has suddenly become very loose fitting inside.
Now I know! my Planet Waves cable is the culprit!

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1063388' date='Dec 19 2010, 11:44 AM']I went through 3 or 4 Rickenbackers, 2 Warwicks, about a dozen Stingray 4 & 5 strings, Modulus Flea bass and a whole bunch of other relatively expensive stuff before I realised that none of these basses made me any happier or improved my playing. In fact, some were terrible and my 20th and 30th Anniversary Stingrays never left the house as I was too scared of damaging them, careful as I am.

I'm loving my Thunderbird and have been happy with it for a long time now. it cost me just over £200 including gig bag, new pickups and Hipshot Supertone bridge. I found it remarkably simple to set it up to my liking and the roto flats were the icing on the cake.

I look after my equipment extremely well but the odd bump against my music stand or whatever doesn't phase me in the slightest as I know that it wasn;t expensive and could be replaced cheaply enough if anything were to happen to it.

I'm happy in the knowledge that I have 3 different basses that i could confidently take to any gig and their combined cost was just over £400[/quote]
You sum up perfectly the point I was trying to make, when I started this thread

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1063311' date='Dec 19 2010, 10:47 AM']2001 called, it wants it's thread back![/quote]
Please make allowances for newbies.
I'm a newish player too, so I am just seeking some advice from you more experienced people out there.

PM sent

[quote name='TimR' post='1062730' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:24 PM']There are things we know about human biology and psyche.

We know that people see colours differently, people appreciate different paintings and women can discriminate more colours than men, some people are colour blind.

We know people like different foods and have different tastes, some can stand very hot chillies others only like beef and Yorkshire pudding.

We also know that people hear differently, some people have different levels of deafness, we all like different tunes, some people have perfect pitch and others are tone deaf. Women listen to the words/singer, men listen to the music.

Drummers listen to the drums, bassists listen to the bass, the best musicians can hear the whole band at once.

So why the obsession with 'my tone'? You are the only one who hears it that way. You can't describe it in words to a sound-man. No measuring equipment in the world can measure it to reproduce it. The environment plays a huge part in its reproduction so it doesn't matter how much you spend on your gear when you walk into that dodgy pub with the low beams it just won't work.

Buy something that sounds good and concentrate on the notes.

Or am I alone here.[/quote]
Great point!

[quote name='markstuk' post='1062708' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:05 PM']To be more specific the B string on my Ibanez (I've used Elixir 130 and DR Hi Beam 125 so this is not an exhaustive list) although it can sound ok, feels floppy and without great attack...

The 37" B string on the Dingwall (using Hi Beam alikes) has the same feel/tension/attack/timbre as the other four strings.. And great sustain..

Given the OP is asking about an SR505 specifcally my SR765 observations are probably relevant... The BTB B string sounds better (35") and the string spacing is better than the SR's 16.5 mm which I find a little tight...

Mark[/quote]
Thanks for the advice, I have thought about trying a BTB to see whether it would be a better option

I'm thinking of getting a Ibanez SR505 as I like my SR500 so much.
But does it have a decent B on it, both tonally and tension?
Do I need a 35" scale, and what strings and guage do you recommend to get good definition?

Just had ours cancelled, 6" of snow already, and still falling!

[size=3][b]Ashdown ABM EVO II 2x10 cabinet[/b][/size]

[size=2]It is in excellent condition, hardly used.

Price [b]£140[/b] or [b]£160 Posted[/b]

I've dropped to the lowest price that I can possibly go to.

It's a hell of a lot of cab for the money!

I am based in Hertfordshire.
You are welcome to try/collect.
May deliver within a reasonable distance.

[b]I've now listed it on ebay![/b][/size]

[quote name='lovetheblues' post='1061242' date='Dec 17 2010, 05:51 AM']Well - I'm kinda at the opposite end of the spectrum. Had only played my Squire P bass, but did a lot of research and playing in Guitar Center and local shops- and decided on an SR505. I love it, I have played it every day since I got it about 1.5 years ago. Someday I want to get a Fender P and J bass, to add options, but for now I really really enjoy my Ibanez. I have seen on other forums that others seem to feel the same way about the SR series, the 500 and 505 in particular. Glad to hear you are enjoying yours - I'm surprised sometimes that Ibanez doesn't get more press. Happy Holidays to you![/quote]
I'm seriously considering getting the SR505 too, but how do you find the B string, both tonally and for tension.
Being a 34" scale bass, is it refined enough?
cheers

[quote name='megallica' post='1018363' date='Nov 10 2010, 08:39 AM']I am looking at switching back to four strings and am selling this to fund my new bass.

I'm based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and would prefer a buyer collection but can post this if needed.

The bass is in excellent condition, never gigged and has some light scratches on the back of the bass

The emgs give a great punchy sound and the woods and hardware are top quality for this price range





If you have any interesting four string trades, let me know or the price is £300, postage would be around £20 if needed

These sell for around £580 online, this site has the technical info:

[url="http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/Schecter_Stiletto_Custom-5_Natural_Satin_5-String_Electric_Bass_Guitar.html"]http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog...ass_Guitar.html[/url]

Thanks

Andy[/quote]
Is the bass still for sale, if so, what is the B string like? both tonally and for tension,
Also, any idea what the bass weighs? as I am looking for a lightweight bass because of neck & shoulder problems,
and this model has been suggested in the forum.
cheers

[quote name='icastle' post='1060039' date='Dec 15 2010, 09:01 PM']What tonally, physically or ergonomically?[/quote]
Tonally & tension