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  1. fretmeister
    I bought Dan's EBS Billy Sheehan pedal. Very nice it is too. All went very smoothly indeed.
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    Bump and a price drop to £350 ono
  3. fretmeister
    Bump for the Duality Fuzz. Would also consider a swap for a B3K
  4. fretmeister
    Bump and a price drop to £300
  5. fretmeister
    [quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1495647858' post='3305620'] A fairly well known rock pub in Northampton that has booked us twice and on both occasions have done absolutely nothing to promote us, despite us sending in posters, creating Facebook events, contacting local press etc. The last time we played there the landlord said we were too loud (we weren't - we were balanced against our un-mic'd drummer) and spent the whole night walking around with his fingers in his ears, grinning at us. He thought he was being funny. Everyone else, including his own staff, thought he was a rude, unprofessional ****. I will not play there again. [/quote] I've played there too!
  6. fretmeister
    This thread is giving me severe gas for a fiesta red roadworn. You lot will be named in my divorce!
  7. fretmeister
    In the last rock band I played in I used a full stack of Marshall VBC412 cabs and we only had a small PA. The PA was vocal only. 6ft of cabs was plenty for most pubs though. These days I'm playing jazz / big band / orchestra sort of things and often there is no PA at all - many acoustic instruments. Getting a good bass sound that everyone can hear, but at the same time not overpowering woodwind instruments is a bit of an art in itself. In rehearsal I often sit far away from the cab and pretty much have the cab pointing at the rest of the band. Lowish volume but everyone can hear it. Gigs are a bit more difficult so I try and put the cab right on the edge of the stage, almost in a corner of the room, to split the cone shape between audience and band. But sometimes there will be a drum kit in 1 corner and a full set of timpani in the other...
  8. fretmeister
    What about.. Purple Orange
  9. fretmeister
    Beautiful! The one I bought from you is still my main bass - that was 5 years ago!
  10. fretmeister
    Tune the guitar D-D and stop worrying. Drunk punters won't care.
  11. fretmeister
    ThorpyFX sold. Duality still available
  12. fretmeister
    I've had the HA3500 and the LH500 They sound a little different - but the LH500 is just a great reliable simple amp. It has massive headroom so you may well need a compressor to tame the peaks a bit - but you've got a Spectracomp so all is good!
  13. fretmeister
    [quote name='SH73' timestamp='1495188143' post='3301945'] Do you think that if paired up with Hartke vx410 it would make a good rig? [/quote] Oh yes!
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    [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]Selling my trust Ampeg[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]Ampeg SVP BSP.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]It is a 2 channel preamp with a clean and drive channel. They can be blended together. It is the signature model for Billy Sheehan and was effectively Ampeg's version of the old and no longer available Pearce BC-1 preamp.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]It has all the usual massive Ampeg bass tone with a 3 band EQ on the clean side, input pad, Ultra High and Low swtiches and a built in compressor. The Compressor is just an on / off but it's still quite handy.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]The drive channel has Gain, Bass, Mids & Mid Freq, Treble, Vol and also has a noise gate and an extra gain boost on push pull pots. The noise gate is definitely needed when the gain is up full![/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]The magic happens when the channels are combined - super deep Ampeg lows with grind on top. It will do subtle and it will do filth.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]I'm selling because I now have a Helix and because I don't use a lot of bass drive anymore as I'm getting more jazzy in my old age.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]It's in good nick but has a few scratches from it being rack mounted.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]For the full skinny here is a link to the instruction manual[/font][/color] [url="http://www.ampeg.com/manuals/svp-bsp.pdf"]http://www.ampeg.com...als/svp-bsp.pdf[/url] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]To be honest I have no idea of the current value. I think I paid about £475 for it used but that was years ago Or maybe that was the first one I had (I've had 2). The only one on ebay is a completed listing in Canada at an equivalent of about £365[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]So I'll say £[s]350.00[/s] ono - collected from Northants. [/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]If I'm massively out on current values (up or down ) then let me know - I won't be offended.[/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]ta[/font][/color] [s][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]EDIT - price drop to £300[/font][/color][/s] [s][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]EDIT - Price drop to £275[/font][/color][/s] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][u][b]EDIT - Price drop to £250[/b][/u][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]Also - I've had trade enquiries - the only thing I would consider would be a Fender MIM precision bass. And it must be black. [/font][/color]
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    I can see Mr Hall seeing this as a promotion of things he doesn't like.
  16. fretmeister
    Really? I was here when it was Bassworld. That means I've wasted at least 10 years on here. That's almost as bad as discovering that I've been a member of thefretboard forum (with various names as it moved around) for 15 years. Smeg.
  17. fretmeister
    I really like GHS Pressurewounds for that. But not for 5 string. For some reason the low B sucks badly. Shame as the rest are lovely. It might just be that the tension on the B is too low, but they only do 1 size.
  18. fretmeister
    Selling 2 of my favourite pedals as I attempt to do everything in my Helix instead. First up ThorpyFX Muffroom Cloud [size=4][b](SOLD)[/b][/size] Second [size=5][u][b]Darkglass Duality Dual Fuzz Engine[/b][/u][/size] A brilliant bass fuzz that doesn't really do subtle unless you blend in loads of clean. I have played this one a lot and there are some marks on it as you can see. These seem to have hit £215 new, probably due to the Thing That Cannot Be Mentioned [b]£155[/b] including UK signed for delivery. [u][size=5][b]PRICE DROP TO £105 delivered UK[/b][/size][/u]. Just for fun - my favourite YT Duality vid. Probably because he does a pretty good Cliff Burton with it [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFTybUkgZe4[/media]
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    I have a little sticker on the back of the headstock to remind me to change the battery once per year. I'm sure it could last far longer, but I'm happier that way. But as said - you can't leave it plugged in when not playing.
  20. fretmeister
    Helix.
  21. fretmeister
    It shall be mine. (Paid!)
  22. fretmeister
    Can't send bailiffs in if the LTD company ceases trading. Hopefully though they wont want the hassle.
  23. fretmeister
    Hello from a fellow Northants person. 1: can you post a photo of the bass? 2: What's your favourite cheese? 3: Saints or Cobblers?
  24. fretmeister
    [quote name='moooper' timestamp='1494331454' post='3295008'] Right today was the preliminary court date for my claim. The courier company Parcel Monkey didn't turn up so the Judge awarded me everything. The company did contact me on Friday just gone and said the wanted to offer me a settlement, which seemed a bit late in the day. The offer was pretty poor and not close to what I lost so I refused it. Its taken me a over a year so far but maybe its nearly done depends if they pay I suppose. Ill keep you posted on what happens next. [/quote] Prediction. If you are the only one, they'll pay out but you might need the bailiffs to get it. If you are one of many, they'll suicide the company and start again under a different name with a different Companies House registration and you won't get a penny.
  25. fretmeister
    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1494425877' post='3295874'] The roughness of the venues was why I suggested an Ashdown ABM 410 which can be got for under £200. Rock-solid, no cloth grill, decent sound, no worries with over-exuberance. [/quote] I had one once. Sounded great. No way I could lift it anymore though.
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