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[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='129524' date='Jan 28 2008, 07:37 PM']I got told by Bernie Goodfellow the shop had shut down. I never actually went to the London shop, as I'm in Manchester. But I can honestly say the branch that was opened in Manchester a few years ago was doomed to failure. The site for the shop itself was right out of the way, couldn't be seen from a street, no parking, was the size of a broom cupboard, etc. etc. etc. So if the Manchester one was anything to go by, it's hardly surprising the London one's gone the same way.[/quote] The Wapping Store was right out of the way and that was part of it's charm. You figured that if you were going to visit a shop specialising in bass gear that involved eithera lengthy drive or a complicated trip on public transport, you might as well make a day of it and so you spent hours in the place; time you spent psyching yourself for a big purchase. There are plenty of other big music shops around. Take Andertons for example. Not that difficult to get to from central London, loads of stuff to try out, 2 hours free parking outside or a full day's cheap parking in the church car park over the road.

A limiter/enhancer won't make a bass sound active. It's designed to smooth out unwanted peaks in your sound and prevents any nasty spikes in the sound. They have even more of a place with active basses where it quite easy to dial in extreme amounts of bass and treble. Used sparingly, a limiter can make a huge difference to your sound.

Yes, but was it an inevitability because that's the way things are generally heading or was it an inevitabilitybecause the shop has been a pale shadow of it's former self after relocating from Wapping. I loved the old bass centre and really enjoyed the odd trip up there. I also bought quite a lot from them. I still regret the day I saw two Vigier basses, a Passion 5 in blueburst and a Passion delta metal fretless in black and went for the fretless. I reckon I'd still have the 5 to this day.

[quote name='andy67' post='127577' date='Jan 25 2008, 09:44 AM']Morning folks, not very good weather for taking the bass outside today! it is freezing here in Galsgow, blowing a gail and I could swear Noahs ARK has just passed my window! I'll just leave the bass in doors today.....[/quote] Do you take it for walks or something?

show him some photos of Nikki Sixx, Gene Simmons and Michael Anthony surrounded by a bevvy of scantily clad women. Once he realises the loose-totty pulling potential of the bass guitar (potential I've yet to experience I should add) he'll open up in no time.

I don't even need to visit your myspace page to know that you're Dead Kennedys fans. Excellent taste!

Thanks for your offer. Thing is, the 4Ohm cab would allow me to get the full 600 Watts from my TVM600. Regards

Be aware that the Audere JZ3 is designed for passive pickups. So, if you do go the EMG route, you'll be limiting your preamp options a little.

Going off on a bit of a tangent here, but st3-me/ste-m3 - you know who I mean, has a Hartke Pro series 2 x 12 up for grabs for the measly sum of £245. I'd be very tempted, as a first effort to try a different cab with the HA3500. Benefits It's a 4Ohm cab. That's the full 350Watts from your Hartke head into It might pair up better with your Hartke head 2 drivers, one of which is angled, which means better projection If it doesn;t work out, I don't think you'll lose any money selling the Hartke & cab as an entire rig.

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+1,000,000 for Steve Rowse. Incredibly knowledgeable and fair and he has the patience of a saint.

Guitarist in my new band plays one. 7s are a difficult beast. They can easily sound like total mush and it takes some careful EQing to make them sit nicely in a mix. A decent head helps. We tune to drop A and every sounds clear. Tell your guitarist to try out an Engl powerball. I reckon they sound much nicer than a dual rectifier. Probably cheaper too.