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When does the "Tour" begin?

Superb, best colour out IMHO.

Liking the new GB web site, even got a pic of my Spitfire on the gallery page on my infamous decking! nice one, great shot of the angel spit aswell!

Sounds good to me cant wait

Thinking of getting one and would like some user feedback please. Ta

Burst works for me, I would have been a bit more trad but still lovely, u can almost dive into that finish for a pleasant swim, Congrats indeed.

All is forgiven, played another outside gig tonight with the 410 to about 125 people at a mad Charity party, and we were full on, and this thing just gets better,louder and more yummy and asks for more! fabulous punchy sound, Sean said they getter better with a few miles on em. So don't let my initial post and problem put you off these things are well worth a punt.

I purchased a BLX80 on here recently for a measly sum, and tbh i got what I paid for! I've since put a new celestion 300watt neo driver in and wow, im taking in to my next gig instead of the Schroeder. Its great to keep old kit gigable.

I am well aware of issues with QC at Schroeder recently on another now locked forum thread. I thought it would be informative to all to pass on my personal experience. From the start Shaun at SHX is a star and I have no complaint or grievance with him or his company. My story is I ordered a new 21012 in carpet. Shaun had none, and offered me one in Rhino, I prefer carpet as I am a bit trad and of a certain age. Anyway I agreed to have the Rhino cab. The thing to be frank was not what I would expect for £700 odd. It rattled and groaned and flexed terribly. The rattle was from the grill not being able to be secured in the RHS bottom corner cause the wooden block was split where the screw was. I took the grill off to asssertain this only to reveal that the main baffle board was infact made of two pieces, joined very poorly with black gunk. Also the cuts made for the handles etc were very poorly made and several different sized screws used to secure said handle. It was a proverbial Friday afternoon job! I contacted Shaun, and to his credit he replaced the cab with a 410L carpet personally delivered one evening before one of his gigs and I commend him for that. The new cab is poles apart, its well made, sounds absolutely fabulous, is loud and precise, and tbh what I expected and paid for. Shaun even said on delivery, this looks like a whole lot better cab. Conclusion: I have no complaint with SHX and am happy to complement Shaun and his exemplary service, I just feel perhaps Schroeder went thru a poor patch right around when I purchased my cab. Further conclusion is that I've done 2 outdoor gigs with the 410 now, a wedding and a party and it's been fabulous, loud, thick, lovely and throws the sound more than I've ever experienced. Brilliant cabs. If this thread gets locked by mods I will understand, but what can I say, everything is true and my experience.

Quick Headshot to cheer me up!

[quote name='birdy' post='534114' date='Jul 6 2009, 08:28 PM']It's not an income stream if he gives them away which I guess most people who own a GB bass would expect? Or would everyone pay for one?[/quote] I would assume they would be for sale, I'd buy one or three! Oh I'm just feeling a bit pissed off TBH, ignore me!

Perhaps its only punters who buy Rumours that get a T, Bernie I think ur missing a small but not insignificant income stream IMHO..........

I'd still like a GB fat boy T Shirt btw ...........someone?

[quote name='Clarky' post='534043' date='Jul 6 2009, 06:46 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-1973-Sunburst-OHSC_W0QQitemZ130317081895QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e5780dd27&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Jazz-...%3A1%7C294%3A50[/url] Very WaterofTyne Photos very Lysdexia-like![/quote] does the wear and tear look a bit too ordered to folk? maybe my cynical side spoting forth, no offence if the seller is a BCer

Count me in Alex, Ipswich Suffolk Area

[quote name='Toasted' post='532581' date='Jul 4 2009, 07:21 PM']Before you get involved in any complex plans like that I'd give Kevin a call about international shipping.[/quote] I did that and said i would whip the neck off and stick it in my suitcase and try to avoid import taxes, he said not to worry and he would discuss it with me when I got there! not sure what he has in mind?

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='532476' date='Jul 4 2009, 03:28 PM']As promised, here's the GB van. Bling. [/quote]Is that extra aeriel sticking out of the middle of the roof standard on all Vauxhall vans now?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='531645' date='Jul 3 2009, 01:25 PM']IME people who are unhappy with their custom-made basses have over-specified them and got too far into the fine details that should be left up to the luthier who ought to have far more experience than you when it comes to knowing what will make the right bass for a given customer. They specify woods, based on examples that may well have been grown in a completely different continent to the stock their luthier is using, and electronics and pickups based on word of mouth and sound clips off the web rather than actual first hand playing experience. As a player pick what you know about. The look, the playability and how you want it to sound. It's up to the luthier to then turn that into the right bass for you, and a good one will be able to guide you in the right direction. You should know what you want the bass to sound like and so the luthier will be able to pick the right woods and pickups that will give you the correct end result. If you want fancy wood finshes remember that there are plenty of different timbers that will give the same look and if for instance you want a flame or quilt top it doesn't have to be maple - there are plenty of other woods which will look the same but may be far more appropriate for the sound of the bass. Don't push your luthier in building an instrument they don't feel comfortable with. There's plenty of luthiers to choose from - over 10 first class ones building basses in the UK alone. Someone will be willing to build what you want, although I think you should decide based on what they've made previously that matches what you want. And once you start looking world-wide (a much easier proposition nowadays) someone somewhere will already be building something that is pretty close to your dream bass.[/quote] I picked my GB Spitfire up very reasonably from Bernie and no where near some of the £'s quoted here from a chance call to Bernie. It wasnt built for me or over specced by me, but by G@d its all I would have chosen and would wish for. GBs are IMHO and a lot of others a bit special and set apart from other luthiers.