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    Lakland USA

    in Bass Guitars

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    I've a hard time seeing how the US models can be so much better than the Skyline's. I LOVE my Skyline JO to bits! I've played a 55-94 next to a 55-02 and couldn't tell that much difference. The 55-94 was twice the price...

    Mini setup

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by Bigwan

    [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='612637' date='Sep 29 2009, 11:32 PM']Line6 Lowdown 110.
    I've used it for exactly the gigs you describe and it does very well. Has a good DI with speaker sim too.[/quote]

    I'd concur with that. If it's only as a personal monitor for small gigs why spend any more?... or is this a veiled attempt to hide a GAS hit? Go on admit it! You're among friends here!

    (Admittedly there's not a huge amount of volume on tap. I lean it back and it works well for me. A 1x12 won't get you much smaller/lighter than one of your 2x10 cabs anyway)

    lakland skylines?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='pal1972' post='612620' date='Sep 29 2009, 11:18 PM']just wondering if they were any good and therefore worth a punt!!???[/quote]

    Yes - the whole skyline series is good. I have 2 and they're my 'go to' basses.

    Asking for PM offers in the "For Sale" section.

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Bigwan

    I have big problems with the way this is handled on basschat. I don't like the practice myself, and neither do many users, it's what ebay is for. However... maybe I should stop there. Lets just say there are double standards and some people get hammered for pointing it out (all be it in a rather unsubtle fashion). It seems to be happening more and more recently, especially since the 'scarbee' celinder debacle. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's the impression I get... (having typed that I'm going to be humming the mighty, mighty bosstones all day!)

    Bass Bargains You've Found

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Bought my Wal Custom for just over £500. I thought that was a bargain... especially considering the prices shot through the roof the following year.

    Got a perfectly useable westfield P-bass for £20 not that long ago.

    On a related topic I was asked last week about a bass for a beginner. I thought Yamaha would be a good bet for a starter - the guy cruised ebay and bought an RBX374 for a ton, which I thought was great value.

    BassBalls External Freq pots

    in Effects

    Posted · Edited by Bigwan

    Hi guys,

    This is a great wee pedal after modding. Might have to get one myself or build one from scratch (there are a few extra mods I'd like to try but there's def not enough room in the nano to fit them all!). You need to use miniature pots for the mod though, and even then it's a VERY tight squeeze! I used 10k pots and removed the 4.7k series surface mount resistor from the circuit as suggested by someone (in French!) online. I think I'd try 5k pots next time as the lower end of the pot range doesn't seem to do very much - Gareth could maybe confirm that, I'm not much of an envelope filter user. It does allow you to totally turn off either filter though so maybe worthwhile depending on the application.

    Only thing that really annoys me is that you can't quite line the new pots up with the existing one and the distortion switch, but then I'm a sucker for presentation!

    Here's the pots I used for Gareth's pedal if anyone else wants to attempt the mod:

    [url="http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=RE04203"]http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/productd...jsp?SKU=RE04203[/url]

    Cheers

    Ian

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