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fretmeister

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  1. Barefaced Super Twin (with or without a Tweeter) Barefaced Big Twin 3. Both 4ohm and very light. And, more to the point with your amp, very efficient drivers.
  2. ah damnit. It's always the good ones. RIP.
  3. Dual lock for me. Just don't use too much or you'll need a crowbar to get the pedal off again!
  4. I've bought a few smaller items - pedals, a USB mic etc and they've all be fine. Delivery times vary - can be a few weeks but it saved me money. Not bought a guitar from them though.
  5. That seems to be a very good bit of kit!
  6. I've got 2 shortie P bass types. One with flats, 1 with rounds. 1 Jazz type long scale. 2 medium scale PJ 4 and a medium scale PJ5 1 Strat 1 LTD Les Paul type 1 Ibby 7 string. The guitars are for recording. Nice variety of tones. The basses - 99.9% of the time I take a shortie. Flats or rounds depending on the gig. I love the J type so it's going nowhere, but I could lose the medium scales ones and not be bothered. I might think about that a bit. I could get a new amp I'd never use....
  7. My recording set up is built around a Helix rack. The entire HX line is amazing. It is very versatile, the sounds are fantastic and I never feel like "I wish I had X, then I could do..." type things. I reckon I have 4 main bass sounds with it + the odd sprinkling of FX when needed. But it also does all my guitar recording, and I use loads of different sounds for that, always double tracked at least. As I've got the rack it is also my Mic Pre as it has a dedicated mic input with phantom power too. I'm thinking of getting a Stomp to put on my board as well though. If you are looking for a cheaper option than the Stomp - get a used one rather than something less capable.
  8. That's what my basses call me. They speak to me you know! They are my only true friends. They do like to slag off the guitar I've got in the corner though.
  9. Nice! EB Group iv flats are usually my first choice on mine, but it currently has some Dunlop "not at all actually" Superbright steel rounds on it as I have some slappy stuff to record.
  10. What a strange and unhinged question. I don't have any friends.
  11. That is bloody gorgeous! Nice one! Now, throw away the god awful strings that come with them!
  12. Yeah - but he's one of the coolest guys on earth, and we....
  13. I’ve got a Line 6 one. I bought it for magic shows but used it to sing with too. Was also handy for sound checks and saving a bit of space on stage. The downside was if I wanted a quiet word with a band member during a song I’d have to turn it off and then back on.
  14. You forgot that your return and space keys were broken so I thought I'd fix that for you. You also forgot your favourite type of post gig food. Is it a big old kebab with lots of chilli sauce?
  15. I find it easier to hide wrong notes on a five string as well. The low notes are not quite as distinct as higher ones and I can get away with murder! 😂
  16. ... and then I remember, no arguments, no organisation, more sleep... And It's not a shame anymore!
  17. They seem to have more low end than many steels as well. It's almost a shame that I'm currently without a band!
  18. I was exclusively 5 string for a long time - at least 10 years. Playing jazz and with transposing instruments that B string was really useful. Then I tore a tendon and found a 4 more comfortable during my long recovery and I'm pretty happy with that. Mind you I find my way to the right notes a lot easier when moving downwards rather than up! I only have one 5 string now and I play it at home a bit, but generally a 4 string and a good octave pedal and I'm sorted! If I win the Lottery though, then I'll be making a trip to Bavaria for a chat with Gerald Marleaux to make something special.
  19. I've just put a set of the steels on and they are far less bright than I expected - in a very good way. Nicer feel under the fingers than D'addarios too.
  20. I never said cost is the most important criteria. But value for that cost is. A 20K item can have excellent value for money, and a £1 item may not. That's the thing - I am your target demographic. I'm an over 50 professional. I have been a keen purchaser of Mesa products in the past. I'm a sucker for various models of the Rectifier guitar amps. I've had 4 or 5 of them over the years. But they are no longer acceptable value. I got my most recent Dual Rec Reborn Multiwatt used for £1000 when they were in the shops at £3000. Somebody took a £2000 depreciation beating there. They aren't thinking it was good value for money either, no matter how much of a well built luxury product it is.
  21. £900 can buy a single underpowered head, that then requires spending out another £500 for a cab to go with it, or it can buy a 500W to 700W head AND a suitable cab to get out gigging straight away. Maybe, just maybe, the Mesa 350W will last twice as long as the other options… but who is going to find out? All options will be well out of warranty by that point and then we’ll have Mesa spare part prices to look forward to. Unless Mesa have had another sabbatical from the UK and EU market again and we just can’t get them anyway.
  22. I realise you are trying to avoid the issue, old equine chap, but £900 for a 350W Class D amp is taking the piss no matter taxes and exchange rate are. I’m also aware you have no say in pricing, so this isn’t personal. Nobody gives a proverbial about anything other than how much folding has to be handed over to be able to take one home. It’s too expensive here, and in the EU, and in the USA. Geography and taxation are not the issues. Rightly or wrongly power is high on many buyers feature comparison lists. Combine that with Mesa’s absence from the market in EU and UK means your 350W is not looked at as a luxury product, it’s going to be looked at next to the lower powered Mark Bass, Ampeg, and Ashdown Class D stuff, and some of those are under £450! Ampeg Venture V3 is £436. Yes, of course I know they are not assembled in the USA. But what American companies are seemingly unable to comprehend is that non Americans simply do not care about that. Most of us won’t even notice country of assembly until we plug it in for the first time after we’ve bought it and taken it home.
  23. Cioks DC7 for the win. Buy it right and buy it once. loads of power and expandable.
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