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  1. Bigwan

    Ever feel like selling up everything and starting your gear journey all over again... Feeling that way about now... Could be a lot of classified ads up between Christmas and New Year!

    1. LowB_FTW

      LowB_FTW

      What prompted this then?

    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Disillusioned and trying to sort out the difference between want and need...

  2. Bigwan

    Constantly disappointed by all classified section hunting except Basschat! Issues with both FB marketplace and Gumtree this past few days...

     

    Why advertise something for sale and not respond when someone expresses interest in what you're selling within an hour of the ad going live?

    1. LowB_FTW

      LowB_FTW

      I feel your pain regarding this issue, sadly I've been disappointed with Basschat classified sale this week. 😢

      Nothing to do with responses, but still, disappointment is disappointment.

  3. Bigwan

    Not often you see used 3leaf Audio pedals for sale in little old Norn Iron... Would have been rude not to...

  4. Bigwan

    Anyone have an Mbrace walk-up stand attachment thingy they're not using any more?

  5. Bigwan

    "Congratulations! You've increased your rank to Veteran!"... As if I didn't feel old enough!!!

    1. neepheid

      neepheid

       

    2. Rich

      Rich

      You'll know you're old when the pages start appearing in

      a very very large font

      and you get messages telling you that it's a bit parky outside.

  6. Bigwan

    Will this cursed GAS never end!!!

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    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      I thought I was completely cured of GAS... but I fell down the Spector rabbit hole again...

    3. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

       

    4. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      I don't believe so..

  7. Bigwan

    Totally baffled... Just had a Scottish VW dealer refuse to sell me a used car because it's going to be registered in Northern Ireland... Answers on a postcard please!

    1. Jean-Luc Pickguard

      Jean-Luc Pickguard

      Something to do with Brexshit?

    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Only thing I could think of... But since it's a car for my own use it makes no difference. Reeks of anti-competition to me though... 

  8. Bigwan

    Ashdown LB30 incoming!

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    2. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      So that's what happened to Jedward.

    3. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      @LowB_FTW it was DHL, but organised by The Gallery. I'd imagine they get better rates than us normal plebs!

       

    4. LowB_FTW

      LowB_FTW

      Cheers man.

      I asked the seller of the bass I'm interested if he can get quotes for postage last night, hopefully he gets back to me shortly - and hopefully he just doesn't laugh in my face and say no way will he post it to NI 😅

  9. Bigwan

    New low for a courier yesterday. Thomann order was left at the end of our shared laneway in the snow. 200m from our house.

    Well done DHL...

    1. Chaddy

      Chaddy

      Your cat sign for it or summit? :D

  10. Bigwan

    Was getting all excited over a 300 quid long service award from work. What to buy? Liked the look of the Origin Bassrig SV... Maybe go towards an Alpha Omega Photon... 

     

    Arrived today.... Vouchers for your choice of vendor. Fashion outlets, Amazon, Argos, M&S, Sainnsburys... FFS... 

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    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Smyths is an option too so that's the kids sorted... But this kid wanted sorted!!!

    3. Lozz196

      Lozz196

      I got similar for my 30 years of service so got my shopping with the vouchers and then spent the money I would ordinarily have used at the supermarket to get the gift that I wanted.

    4. ezbass

      ezbass

      Lozz196 has solved that little conundrum nicely. Well played!

  11. Bigwan

    If anyone felt so inclined they could nip over to pedalpcb and vote up my project request: https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/ashdown-james-lomenzo-hyperdrive.13599/

  12. Bigwan

    The cull commences!

    1. Gareth Hughes

      Gareth Hughes

      SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!!

    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Nothing vital, just a bit of a trim! 

  13. Bigwan

    Lovely DeGier Soulmate at The Gallery... Get behind me Santa!!!

    1. Cairobill

      Cairobill

      Lovely basses. Very wide but shallow necks and very playable indeed. Thumpy thumpy!

    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      NOT.HELPING.

  14. Bigwan

    I've never got along with Musicman basses... So why do I suddenly have GAS for a 5 string 'ray? Odd... 

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    2. ead

      ead

      I'm the same, I love the idea of a 'Ray but the SB14 and Ray34 tasters I tried never really floated my boat sadly.

    3. Rich

      Rich

      I bought a cheapo OLP 4-string off the 'bay, it sounded fine but I didn't get on at all with the clubby neck... subsequently bought a gorgeous fretless Jaydee neck from Greenolive of this parish, and now it's fabulous.  

    4. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      I'd imagine a used Ray35 may be the answer. Thought I'd get hands on with one in Guitarguitar in Glasgow on Sunday, but nobody seemed interested in helping out a poor bass player - too many guitards to be helped instead... 

  15. Bigwan

    Vigier Passion for Hard Rock/Metal?

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    2. ead

      ead

      Nah, Hofner Violin bass drop tuned to F#

    3. JapanAxe

      JapanAxe

      Tony Sales with Tin Machine:

      dc3b760e497914a909f22a046295e774.jpg

    4. ead

      ead

      Wow, so many cricket bats in one image (and a Vigier of course).

  16. Bigwan

    Sitting have a pre-gig coffee (Polyphia) and Clay Gober just saunters into the coffee shop like a mere mortal... 

  17. Bigwan

    I have 65 quid in amazon vouchers... What bass related item should i spend it on?!

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    2. skej21

      skej21

      The 'Jaco Pastorius' and 'Victor Wooten Groove Workshop' DVDs :D

    3. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Why would I torture myself so?

    4. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Why not buy up all of the plectrums?

  18. Bigwan

    Any Peavey Black Widow experts able to tell me what the difference between a 1505KA and a 1505KADT is?

    1. skidder652003

      skidder652003

      Phil Star is your man, drop him a line

    2. kodiakblair

      kodiakblair

      Spec sheet says the KADT has a wider bandwidth than the DT.  Link to spec sheet here 

      https://assets.peavey.com/literature/manuals/80300801.pdf

  19. Bigwan

    Briefly conversing with James Lomenzo via Instagram made my Easter, never mind the chocolate!

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    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Might have... :ph34r:

    3. Teebs

      Teebs

      I'd forgotten that the Hyperdrive is good! :)

      I must dust mine off & reintroduce to the pedalboard! :)

    4. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Good? Good? It’s the best drive pedal ever invented (ymmv) but it’s size is against it...

  20. Bigwan

    That feeling when you've been eyeing up a B-stock item on Thomann, eventually talk yourself into it, and it's gone...

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    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      It's like you're in my head @SICbass!

    3. SICbass

      SICbass

      I feel your pain brother.

    4. Marc S

      Marc S

      It has saved you a bit of dosh. There will always be more gear out there for you to buy in future
      But for now..... control your urges man! ;) I'm trying to control my GAS..... trying!

  21. Bigwan

    Heads up Ibanez fans, there’s an SR1405T (neck through version) for sale on Facebook group “Bass players sell - buy - swap-UK only” (S4 7, wherever in the country that is!). No affiliation with seller. I know they’re rare, and kind find the Ibanez thread...

    1. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      ...and like buses, there’s another on eBay now!

  22. Bigwan

    I have unnerving GAS for a 6 string, in particular an Ibanez SR1206. Perhaps it's something I ate...

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    2. FinnDave

      FinnDave

      @Dood - yes, that was my 1006 but it's gone now, and I now have a 1206 as my main bass, though was disappointed to find I couldn't get an East uni pre into the cavity (spent an hour or more with John East trying to figure it out, but it simply won't fit!).

    3. Gareth Hughes

      Gareth Hughes

      What you want is to swing by my place and have a fiddle on the Maruszczyk 6 I got last year. Go on.....you know you want to.

    4. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      @Gareth Hughes you old enabler you!

  23. Bigwan

    Tesseract in Dublin tomorrow night. Can't wait! 

  24. Bigwan

    Got a Spectracomp doing nothing anybody?

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Well if it's not working, why would you want to buy it?

      :scratch_one-s_head:

    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Image result for and i thought my jokes were bad meme

  25. Bigwan

    Where to source Fender-ish flat top precision knobs? Fender's own seem eye-wateringly expensive!!!

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    2. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      @discreet Out of stock!

    3. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      My ebay search string was pants. Searching for telecaster was far more fruitful. Sorted now. As you were people!

    4. discreet

      discreet

      Doh! Got there in a roundabout way...

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