Ben Jamin

[quote name='danweb22' post='1351799' date='Aug 25 2011, 09:44 PM']I am enjoying it as we speak speak speak speak speak speak [/quote] Whoa, turn the feedback back down a [size=4]bit[/size] [size=3]bit[/size] [size=2]bit[/size] [size=1]bit[/size]

[quote name='danweb22' post='1351761' date='Aug 25 2011, 09:07 PM']You should check out the new TC Electronic Flashback delay, just got one myself and it's awesome![/quote] Ooh auto-tapping! This looks very cool indeed Thank-you sir, enjoy your pedal!

[quote name='mike f' post='1351726' date='Aug 25 2011, 08:33 PM']I'd recommend the EHX Memory Man with Hazarai. It has tap tempo, is easy to use, can make great modulation sounds... It does a lot! Have a look on Youtube. I've used it with bass and a guitar playing friend was very impressed by it too. Mike[/quote] Cool, didn't even know the Hazarai model existed! I really like it, but he won't be using the looper or modulation effects. Basically all he's after is tap tempo, some good delay types and the ability to 'ride the feedback'/make that silly noise

Howdy! The guitard in our band is currently on the look for a delay pedal for some new material we're working on - he's never had one before and he's not much of a gear-geek, so he's asked me to look out for something for him! I showed him the TC Nova one and all the options kind of freaked him out a bit, so he's after something that's a bit simpler to use and sounds good - the only must being tap tempo. I figured the Memory Boy Deluxe would be a good place to start, esp. as you can use an expression pedal with it which saves some mid-song knob-twiddling, but just wondered if anyone could recommend me any? ...or maybe even sell me one Cheers! Ben

My nephew's got the Roland Microcube - it's got some groovy effects and an in-built tuner and all that jazz, but I find the sound to be a bit too trebly through the tiny speaker. Phil Jones does some battery powered bass amps, one of the Cub models I think, and they're pretty good! I don't think this is the battery-powered one but you get the idea Edit: it's the Briefcase model, I believe! Here's an exciting review:

Guesstimate the intervals or if I'm not feeling that confident be a bassist and play the root of the key!

Well I haven't tried the basses, but the current guitarist and the previous guitarist in our band BOTH use Reverends - the Double Agent II and Warhawk II respectively and they're absolutely amazing guitars. The build quality is exceptional, the neck's play themselves and the sound is ace. You'd normally expect to pay a LOT more than £500ish for something of similar quality. So I can vouch for Reverend's general quality as a company - I imagine the basses are fantastic.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1345210' date='Aug 19 2011, 10:42 AM']Hmmm, I'm getting Yamaha GAS now. Other than a Blazer as my first bass I've never really looked at a Yamaha. Not wishing to hijack the thread but keeping the cost to around £300-400 what Yamaha has a jazz sized neck? Cheers.[/quote] Haha, yeah I quite like the look of a Yammy back-up too My friend used to have an RBX270 which had a pretty thin neck if I remember correctly. I think I read somewhere that Chris Wolstenholme used to use an RBXsomething in the studio a lot when they were recording Absolution, and he's very much into Jazz width necks. So maybe check out the RBX range? I could be wrong, of course This one looks pretty cool, and it's within the price-range:

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1321149' date='Jul 30 2011, 10:48 AM']I found my Pitchblack box the other day - free to a good home if anyone needs one. [/quote] Really? I haven't got a tuner at the moment so I'd love it! I can pay some money for it though?

I was in Denmark Street yesterday, went in Wunjo Guitars. Stared at the bass selection for a while until an assistant asked me if I'd like to play anything. Got plugged in and ended up sitting unattended with a '73 Telecaster bass for about an half an hour. Struck up a cool conversation with the shop owner about guitars in general, not the bass I was playing. Eventually I told him it was a great bass and I'd love it if only I could afford it. So he took 400 off the price and offered me 600 in part exchange for my Warwick (considering how much Warwicks are selling for at the moment, I'd probably get less on here)! Immense deal there, but I still didn't have the money, and the Telebass wouldn't be versatile enough to warrant selling off the Warwick So I played the bass for another ten minutes, chatted about other things, and then moved onto an even more expensive Stingray. So I'm really not going to miss the Bass Cellar. Anyway, there is a nice all-original 1973 Fender Telecaster Bass with the original case (if I remember correctly), in really good condition, with a beautiful neck, at £2250. Figured the least I could do is give them a plug after their amazing service!

Cheers for all the suggestions guys! I had a look into all of them, and then it turned out my friend was selling his Yamaha BB415, so he's got that for a tidy £200, leaving him with £100 to spend on a nice cable and strap It's all black, nice and classy looking, so it should fit in with most styles he wants to play. Pretty much perfect condition. Very nicely set-up. The main thing is the neck's really great to play and the action's nice and low with no buzzing, so he should be able get around the board easily enough with his smaller hands. Also the P/J combo covers a good deal of tonal ground and sounds pretty good. The construction's solid, being Yamaha, so it should last him too. Strung with DR Fatbeams too, which is a nice bonus! Mission success?

Thanks guys! Yamaha/Ibanez are a good call, hadn't really thought of those! That Dean looks pretty sweet, I'll email him the link and see what he reckons

So my 11 year-old nephew's been teaching himself bass for just over a year now, and he's getting pretty good at it! He's after a new bass to replace his very beat-up RBX170, and has asked me if I could look out for something cool around the £300 mark. He's been looking at Squier CV Jazzes, which I know are pretty good. I was just wondering if anyone had any other ideas as I'm not very knowledgeable in this kind of market but I know there are some pretty awesome basses to be had for this kind of money, if you can find them? Second-hand is also a good option. All in all I figure he needs a bass which is very playable (small hands at the moment!) and will give a reasonable range of tones so he can explore different styles as he learns. All opinions are very much appreciated! Cheers! Ben

Yep! My bro met up with Hayden yesterday and had a chat about building a bass amp for me. Looking at trialling a new hybrid prototype with their valve pre-amp and this new digital poweramp they've recently come across that they're very impressed with! I'll be meeting up with him in a couple o' months when I've got enough money! But yeah, sounds good to me!

From the description and that photo - I bet it's a bass guitar?

I didn't know Matamp did bass amps until recently! My brother's got a custom Matamp guitar combo and it's the best thing I've ever heard (guitar-wise). I think I'm going to have to order one! Here's Hayden servicing my bro's amp - if guitar amps count?

Bought/A friend bought an Epiphone Dot from AJ, really helpful, quick replies, top bloke to deal with folks!

My old MIM Active Deluxe was fantastic. Pretty inexpensive too! I bought it new as my first 'real' bass, put a Badass II on it and it sounded ace. Check it out: [url="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender-deluxe-active-jazz-bass"]http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender...ctive-jazz-bass[/url]

I don't think the Fender cabs and heads look tooooo bad? Those Rumbles are definitely ugly things though. I wish Fender would just make something new - like the Fender TC-90 or Starcaster guitars... but for bass!