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Holy crap! That bass is gorgeous! Is it a special edition? I've never seen a Black DJ with a maple neck and blocks. Oh, and I'd go with the black scratch plate by the way. Cheers, Eude

Nice one dude, that'd be great. You can have a wee go too!

Hi guys, got a gig over in the West on Friday the 19th of October. We're supporting Republic of Loose, which I'm right chuffed about as I went to see them supporting Alabama 3 only a few weeks ago! It's are second decent support slot so far, we did a mini tour with the Proclaimers earlier in the year. It's in Capitol on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, used to be the Beresford Bar, back when I lived in Glasgow. Doors at 8:00 and I assume we'll be on fairly sharpish after that. Be great if any fellow basschatters fancy coming down for a listen and a natter, or even just to perv at my Shuker SIngle Cut Band myspace and stuff is in my signature. Cheers, Eude

Hey guys, great to see your bass coming along Pete, not long now! With regards to folks' experiences of working with Jon, I think his intentions are great, but with his work load and basic inexperience of the internet and e-mail his "customer service" falls behind a little. My bass was actually delivered in time, but I had a similar experience as everyone else with regards to communication by email and pictures being promised and not appearing. That said, at least his email responses are consistent, it's certainly not because he's avoiding getting in touch due to being behind schedule, I've had about 50% of my communication go unanswered even when it's been for possible further work for Jon! I think the best way to deal is on the phone or even better in person, which can probably be said for most luthiers I would imagine. Even with the frustrations of the wait and sketchy communication, I'd do it again in a second, and intend to head back along the custom route as soon as I can afford it! Just my 2p... Cheers, Eude

Geez man! That must sound huge! I take it you invested in a roadie when you doubled up your rig.... Cheers, Eude

That thing is freakin' gorgeous mate! Got a seriously Warwick(y) vibe to it, very very nice. Congrats! Eude

[quote name='Sugden' post='70134' date='Oct 5 2007, 08:12 PM']Hey hey I dont want this turning into how many strings a man can have thread its been done to death. Plus its all personal prefrence there is no right nor wrong. A person may play a bass with how ever many strings he sees fit. I choose 4 string others may choose any number makes no difference to me. If anyone has the nerve to say my choice is wrong they are stupidly narrow minded and shouldn't be allowed on an open disscusion forum. No matter how good the player they are bassing that fact on is, lets face it you arent them get over it who cares. Now if someone said as they have in this thread they'd prefer it with more strings thats fine by me. Infact I'd love to see another all blue and purple harlot in 5 or 6 string. Now Im going for a pint with a drunken fretless play to follow.[/quote] Well said bud, enjoy your pint, and your bass ya lucky bugger... Eude

[quote name='lwtait' post='69997' date='Oct 5 2007, 02:23 PM']in my opinion, any bass with more than four strings needs less. after all, jaco never used a five string. nor does victor wooten. or flea. or les claypool. or most of the great bass players.[/quote] Claypool uses fretted and fretless 6 strings bud, it's his influence that got me on to a 6er! I'm pretty sure Flea has used 5 string Stingrays too, is he not playing one in the Under The Bridge video? Once again [b]Sudgen[/b], awesome bass, how you finding the fretless? Cheers, Eude

Congrats [b]Mike[/b], I'm sure the bass will be well worth the wait. Can't wait to see some pics! Cheers, Eude

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='69261' date='Oct 3 2007, 09:33 PM']My not so mini rig of doom waiting to be let loose when i can afford another cab! [/quote] Nice rig [b]psychoandy[/b], how you enjoying it? Eude

[quote name='The Funk' post='69184' date='Oct 3 2007, 05:55 PM'][url="http://www.laney.co.uk/show_prod.php?prod=nexus-tube"]Click - it looks interesting![/url][/quote] There's an all tube Peavey now too, if you're put off by a Laney badge. [url="http://www.peavey.com/products/browse.cfm/action/detail/item/116590/Tour(tm)%20VB-2.cfm"]Click Here[/url] Cheers, Eude

[quote name='alexclaber' post='68874' date='Oct 2 2007, 11:40 PM']Sounds like a great little rig, should be plenty for an acoustic driven band and SO easy to move! I like the Markbass EQ approach, the VLE is a particularly great knob. Just to pick you up on that, unfortunately Aguilar's sensitivity spec for the GS112 is utter bs whilst the one for the Ampeg is quite accurate. This is made clear by the 212 and 412 not each being 3dB more sensitive that the smaller cab. I pointed this out to Dave Boonshoft but he's yet to do anything about it. Alex[/quote] Hey Alex, Yeah the rig is perfect for the acoustic stuff I'm doing at the mo and with an additional cab, it'd probably hold it's own in most other situations too, it's also a lot better for my back! I wasn't aware that the stats on the Aguilar where inaccurate, that said, it'll be even more interesting A-B-ing it with a 4X10. Cheers, Eude

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='68819' date='Oct 2 2007, 09:26 PM']Hiya Eude, Is it the same as the one you can download from the Trace Elliot site? If so, thanks for thinking of me but I've already downloaded it. If not, yes please![/quote] I, it's the very same I'm afraid dude. You're welcome to it if you want though, it won't cost anything, I'll get work to post it Cheers, Eude

[quote name='TheRev' post='68612' date='Oct 2 2007, 12:49 PM']How are you finding the lower output power levels of the LM 250? Can it keep up with a full band?[/quote] Hey there, I've not managed to try it out with the band yet. I intend to use it at my next rehearsal. I usually play through an Ampeg BR1-E and an Ampeg 4X10 when we practice, so it will be an interesting A-B. The output of the amps are similar, 150W at 4 ohms for the Little Mark 250 and 175W at 4 ohms for the Ampeg. The Aguilar cabinet is highly sensitive though, 102db compared to 95db in the Ampeg cab, and Mark Bass stuff has a rep for being a bit more ballsy than the rated wattage, so I don't think it'll struggle to keep up in that setting. I will be using it live, but our next proper gig isn't till the 22nd of Nov, as we're recording and album at the moment. When on a big stage, I always go into the PA anyway though and use my amp as a monitor, but I'm sure it'd be fine for pub gigs, maybe putting it up on an amp stand might help too. I'm sure with the two cabs and rocking out the full 250W it'd be fine for most live settings. I'll give you more info once I get it. Cheers, Eude

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='68592' date='Oct 2 2007, 12:20 PM']Hi Eude, glad your new rig is floating your boat-I'm still very happy with the Trace! Got its first gig on the 30th![/quote] Hey bud, Yeah the new rig is great, glad you're enjoying the Trace, it's a beast of an amp! I was going to give you a shout, I found the old manual that came with it, you want me to post it down to you, it's in perfect nic too. Cheers, Eude

[quote name='craigjf1969' post='68587' date='Oct 2 2007, 12:11 PM']Hey Eude,nice little rig,need something smaller and lighter myself...if you dont mind me asking,how much did this set you back...did you get a good deal???cheers Craig[/quote] Hey Craig, Cheers dude, I'm real chuffed with it. The whole lot came in at £600 plus postage. Mike at the Bass Merchant was great to deal with and matched the best prices I'd found. If I'd had another £400 I could've got the deal Bass Merchant where offering of a Little Mark (the 400W) one, and two GS112s for £999, but I couldn't stretch any further. I plan on getting hold of another matching cab as soon as I can though, to get the maximum wattage out of the head. Any other questions just shoot dude, Eude

That's one awesome bass Dave! Congratulations! More splendid work by Alan... Eude

First impressions - brilliant! Incredibly clear, transparent and balanced across the entire range of my six string Shuker. Nailed my sound already, with the VPF at 12 o'clock with a little low mid dialed back in and a slight cut in the highs, coaxes a real nice growly sound with a bite of precussive bite, great for digging in and a wee bit of slap. Not had the volume much past a peep, as my neighbours would probably be at the door and less than chuffed. The Little Mark head is tiny, and so light! The Aguilar Cab is quite a bit deeper than I expected, spose that's how they get better lows out of it. It still fits nicely the boot of my Seat Ibiza though, I could get two in there no bother, which is part of my plan once I save up a little bit more cash... The cab is also pretty light, I've heard a few folks complain that they're pretty heavy for a one hand lift, but I've not had any difficulty, probably because I'm used to lifting my, now ex, Trace Combo by my self all the time. I'll sort out pics ASAP and sort out a better review once I've used it in anger. Cheers, Eude

Well that's the rig finally here! I'll get it hooked up tonight and probably use it for a loud rehearsal next week. Pics to follow too... Cheers, Eude

Congrats dude! Always loved Wal basses, and that one's a real peach. Enjoy it, Eude

[quote name='EntropicLqd' post='56590' date='Sep 6 2007, 04:42 PM']Ah yes ... I know all about that problem. I'm thinking (well fantasising) about a matching fretless. Mmmmm.[/quote] Me too! I want, in fact, need a 6 string fretless and a shortscale 4 string! GAS is a truly horrible thing isn't it... Looking forward to seeing how Jon reworks the standard shape for the 21 frets, it's gonna be a sweet bass regardless! Cheers, Eude

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='56531' date='Sep 6 2007, 02:22 PM']..a Tech Soundsystems ND412 or ND410 in the UK? Where is the best place to get one from price wise?[/quote] I think the Bass Merchant stocks that kit, click here >> [url="http://www.zootbass.co.uk/newmain.htm"]Website[/url] I think they'll be the cheapest possible in the UK, however getting stuff from Germany might prove cheaper. Still ain't all that cheap though >> [url="http://www.soundland.de/catalog/default.php/cPath/2000000_2098099/sort/6d/filter_id/116101099"]Soundland.de[/url] Good luck, Eude

Nice one Si, you kept quiet about this one! Really cool specs. What body style are you gonna go for then? Fancy joining is Single Cut Perverts? For your purdy wood top, if I was you, I'd maybe go for a dark figured wood to contrast with the maple board, maybe a nice bit of cocobolo... Something like this? Reckon that's looks the mutz! Cheers, Eude

[quote name='Sugden' post='52553' date='Aug 29 2007, 10:57 PM'][/quote] I still can't get over how gorgeous this bass is! You're one lucky guy Sugs, if only my Guinness related expenses wheren't so high, I'd be well on the way to getting a bass off Alan. Can't wait to hear your impressions once you get your hands on it. Cheers, Eude

Just sold my Trace Combo to Deep Thought. Can't recommend him enough, great communication, super fast payment, a sound lad all round. Cheers, Eude