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[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1329845050' post='1548418'] I've had 4 4003's before, and my latest (5th!!), a 2011, is by far the best yet and free of the trouble spots that I've suffered before. Congrats on an awesome bass...my first 4003 was a FG...excellent choice! [/quote] Yeah I've read that the new ones are really top notch - my funds didn't stretch quite that far. This is a 2005 make, so no push pull vintage tone thingy. Needs new strings and a setup (I like high action), but after that we are powering.

Just what was around at the time I was looking that's all, there were a few jetglos for cheaper, but I wanted a fireglo, and I'm impatient.

Yeah I'm pretty happy, I shelled out a bit extra for a fireglo, and really pleased I did. You can get anything in black, right? but there's only one fireglo.

Well you all know what they look like... slight upgrade from the Thunder 1A!

Holy moly, the before shot is like something out of Eraserhead http://www.tymguitars.com.au/?p=7394 This guy is from my hometown, and is a total don.

what the hell i thought this was on page 2? BUMP LOL

I payed 80 for an average, but playable and decent sounding 1A... a mate sprung 150 for a mint 1 and it is amazing, blows mine out of the water, gorgeous neck and plays like butter. So it depends on what one you get is what I'm saying. Mine is soon to be retired for an incoming 4003. Been fun but will be glad to kick that 1A to the curb. Those headstocks, mamma mia.

Just realised it's not europe - geography fail.

Dude is saying €160... seems excessive

Sorry I know this is a little off topic. I'm looking at getting a bass w hard case shipped from europe (west) - Not sure what to expect in terms of shipping costs and want to make sure I'm being reasonably charged. Can anyone help out? Sorry I know this is a tad off topic.

Yep that's the plan - the guitarists in my band have small fender combos, so I don't need immense power. I want something with great tone that I enjoy and look forward to playing.

I should probably mention that I only want a single cab for now, not two.

Hm many options to consider, thanks for the input so far!

As the title suggests, I'm looking at small cab options due to lack of space in my practise room and also portability. Here are my top 3: Aguilar db112 vs Purple Chili vs Mesa Walkabout What do you think? Feel free to add others. Looking at around £250-275 2nd hand.

Mike Watt put another pickup between the neck and bridge pups on his. I think this one got stolen a few years ago when he was on tour playing with the stooges. Terrible.

Ok that all makes sense, interesting.

I'm guessing these 60s Gibson basses are not in high demand because there's not many people really into short scales these days. But is there any reason why these are at the cheaper end of the vintage market? One went on ebay for £620 last week. How is the build quality on them?

[quote name='Danimal' post='1297591' date='Jul 8 2011, 08:02 PM']Try the One Control Mosquite Blender: [url="http://www.ninevolt-japan.com/"]http://www.ninevolt-japan.com/[/url][/quote] thanks, will check it out.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1296466' date='Jul 7 2011, 09:13 PM']Yeah, lots. One of the cheapest ways to do it is with a Boss LS-2. The LS-2 is pretty flexible, you might find other uses for it too.[/quote] Yeah I was thinking this might work, and am borrowing one off a friend this week. I tried to use the LS-1 for a different use and found that it bled like hell, shouldn't be a problem in this case though.

Hey folks, I'm a new poster here, but I'm a regular reader. Just started playing bass in a band this year (picked up a westone thunder 1A as my first bass), after many years of drums and guitar. I'm using an old Black Russian Big Muff as a bass effect and I really like the sound but I want to blend it in with dry signal, like a parallel FX loop on an amp. Is there any pedal that does this function? cheers.