Linus27

Thanks Birdy but a bit out of my price range. Good luck selling it though.

Does anyone know what the Hartke VX115 speaker is like? Its a paper cone, can handle 300W at 8 ohms and is only £165. My other option is the Hartke 115 XL but this is only 200W at 8 ohms.

Would Hartke be a better option that Ashdown?

I used to own a superb hartke bass rig. However, I was never very happy with the sound. I always struggled to get a good solid fat sound from it. It always sounded very thin and tiny. I had the Hartke Model 7000 Bass Amplifier Head I think plus the 4 x10XL and the 1 x 15XL. My old Fender precision sounded great through it especially if I just used the 1 x 15XL but my Musicman just sounded so thin, with no bottom end or drive. I wonder if it was the alluminium speakers combined with the twangy sound of the musicman which gave this effect. The build quality was superb on the speakers. However, the amp kept blowing the fuse. It only took 10 seconds to change so i carried a bunch on tour etc. Still, a bit of a pain when you are about to play and the amp goes pop.

Saying that, I do have very fond memoried of the Harke stuff.

I am getting back into playing and may end up joining a band which I guess may lead to gigs at some point.

What sort of size amp combo would be suitable for pubs and small clubs? I have been looking at the Ashdown MAG-C115-300 Pre Amp Combo but its 300W so is this a bit overkill?? They also do the
Ashdown EB 15-180 Combo but thats only 180W so will that be underpowered? The prices are good at around £200 to £250 and I may even be able to get discount through a friend.

Its just what sort or power rating do I want. Also, no idea if Ashdown are any good.

Any advice really appreciated. Thanks

Are Trace Elliot still going and is it worth buying an old second hand one. They used to be be used by everyone back in the 80's and 90's.

Just want to give an update on this. I bought from GreeneKing one of his Bass Collection basses and all I can say is WOW. A superb bass, in mint condition with incredible sound and beautifully set up. Thanks you GreeneKing .

More importantly, my wife adores the bass and keeps picking it up to practice and play. She is pretty shy and would not play infront of me but she picked it up the other day in front of me and started to tinker on it. So her confidence level has increased which is a very good thing. She is also saying that she can do things on it that she was struggling to do on my Fender's like using her little finger to reach frets. Plus she is beginning to rememeber where notes are. Most of all though, she is enjoying learning and playing so a happy ending in the end.

I only have experience of the Bass Centre when it was in Wapping. We are going back about 8 or 9 years but they seemed very helpful and friendly. Not sure who he was but once I went in and there was this american guy with blonde hair. He was ok but very OTT and a bit in your face. Still I had good service back then and it was always fun to venture out to wapping to visit the shop and soak up some bass stuff.

I also agree that Peter is an absolute gentleman. Very helpful, very genuine and very honest. I bought a Bass Collection from him for my wife and the bass is stunning. It is exactly as described. It play beautiful, is in mint condition, setup beautifully and is a true gem. Mt wife, Rebecca who is just starting out on the bass loves this Bass Collection and has not put it down.

I thank you very much Peter for such a wonderful bass, a superb service and all the help. A true star you are.

Michael

Superb heads up. Been wanting to see this for ages so a massive thank you.

[quote name='cetera' post='125487' date='Jan 22 2008, 03:09 PM']Sold one so 1265....

Bought another one so 1266[/quote]

+ 4

So New Total = 1270

Yep do it. Play as much as you can and the experience of playing with other musicians will do you good and improve you as a player. Experience is experience and you should play as much as you can and you never know what it might lead onto.

For years I have used Elite Stadium's 40 - 105 and found them superb. I used to play with a plectrum playing Indie Guitar Punk Pop and they would last a long time. I used to play maybe a couple of nights a week plus 8 hour rehersals for 3 days a week and they would be good for some months. I used to break the odd one now and again but in terms of playability and tone, nothing beat them. You could also tell when they needed changing as the tone just dropped away and the punch vanished.

I now have a Vintage Fretless and going to give their Stainless Steel Flatwound. Not sure to stick with my usual 45 - 105 or try softer and go for 40 - 100.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='124072' date='Jan 20 2008, 07:51 PM']Well,

Put it this way, you are buying 'off the shelf' with SD so if it works great, but maybe you'll have to try at least 2 sets 'til you get it right..

Spend some time on the fone or visiting Wizard and describing exactly what you want and you should get it 1st time......

So how much can you chuck at it, or do you like messing about with it?[/quote]

I am not super concerned as its only going to be my backup bass. However, I want it to sound better than it does so I might just go for the Seymour Duncan Hot Single Coil P-Bass SCPB-2 and see how that goes.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='123922' date='Jan 20 2008, 04:26 PM']AHHhhhhhhhh now I'm with you.... sorry I thought it was a split P.

DEFINATLEY contact Wizard then..... thats quite specialist.... and SD would seem to be yrou only 'off the shelf option'

Damn that limits you quite a bit....[/quote]

HEHE yes, just a little limited. Would you say that Wizard would be a better option than Seymour Duncan? Yourself and Toasted have recommended them so far.

I guess maybe a good attitude is only bid an amount on what your prepared to lose, a bit like gambling.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='123907' date='Jan 20 2008, 04:05 PM']You nice man....

I quite like Barts too....

[url="http://www.bartolini.net/information/bass/new_bass_pu_s.htm"]http://www.bartolini.net/information/bass/new_bass_pu_s.htm[/url]

Check out the prices on Thomann they seem to be the cheapest new at the mo...

Bob[/quote]

The only problem is I can't seem to find a single coil Bartolini pickup suitable for my 51 re-issue Precision :(

Thanks The Burpster.

Its funny you mention Bartolinis as this is what I put on my ESP Jazz and its sounds fantastic. Its about 20 years old now and not much has beaten it for sound. So don't mind paying a little more for Bartolinis.

Just an update on the outcome of this story.

The guy never phoned me back by 11 a.m which then got me starting to worry that maybe I am being scammed. So I sent a text at the end of the day and he phoned me back the next day. Parcel Force claimed that the bass had been sent to me but I was not in so it went back to the depot in Surrey. Makes me wonder why they never left a card to say they tried to deliver Anyway, the bass was then sent back to the depot in Warrington and was sitting there so the other guy was very surprised at this also. He then went to collect it and sent it again. How true this story is i really do not know.

Anyway, he said he would sent it on Saturday on Parcel Force 24 hour so i should have it by Monday or Tuesday. So guess what, come the end of Tuesday and no bass. I also asked him to send it to my work address as that is where I will be all week. So end of Tuesday i sent a text to say n bass and on Wednesday he texted back and said sorry for delay but bass has now been sent and I will have it beforwe the weekend. Well guess what, end of Friday and no bass. So I sent a text again saying no bass, where has he sent it home or work and can he chase it up. Got text back saying sent to home and yes he will chase it up. Why he sent it to my home I have no idea as we agreed to send it to my work.

Anyway, Saturday morning, knock on the door and low and behold, it arrived by Parcel Force. It came with a hard case which is a bonus and the bass is in mint condition. It plays very nice but feels excatly like its brand new and has not played in at all. The ad on Ebay did say it was bought brand new and has just sat in the hard case for 12 months so this I can believe. It could do with a setup I guess especially as the E string is a lot quiter than the other strings. I may even change the pickup at some point. All in all, very happy.

So it all ended well in the end. Not really sure how much truth is in what the seller said and what parcel Force said but at the end of the day I got the bass. Not sure if there is a moral to this story but hopefully it might be intersting to others who may be thinking about buying a bass from Ebay and what they can do if they run into any troubles.

Also many thanks to all those that offered help. It really did help me keep on top of this.

Hi The Burpster,

Volume seems fine apart from the E string sounding quiet but thats probably just setup.

I am after better tone. The original pickup just sounds a bit boxey and flat. When I play my ESP Jazz and even my Squire Vintage Frettless, both sound alive, fresh, punchy and exciting. Both sound different but both sound superb and exciting. They are also both passive. The single coil on the precision just sounds hollow, boxey and thin. Top end sound thin, weak and twangy and bottom end sounds boxey, wooly, muffled and thin. The mids seem pretty non existant.

Sorry for being dumb but what are winds??

From what your saying the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Single Coil P-Bass SCPB-3 will just make it louder and more powerful but not necessarily sound any different to the Hot Single Coil P-Bass SCPB-2???

Hi,

I have just bought a Fender Precision 51' re-issue bass and I fancy changing its the single coil pickup to something better. The ones I have seen are either the,

[b]Seymour Duncan Hot for Single Coil P-Bass® SCPB-2
Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound for Single Coil P-Bass® SCPB-3[/b]

Does anyone know what difference there would be in these two?

They also do a,

[b]Seymour Duncan Vintage Single Coil P-Bass® SCPB-1 [/b]

This sounds very much like what I have already but would this be better than the stock Fender one which sounds a bit wooly?

Thanks for any advice.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='123615' date='Jan 20 2008, 01:20 AM']Andertons in Guildford is probably the best place I've used. That Joe White asks for about 90 quid for a set-up which is double what Andertons charge.[/quote]

Thanks, I thought about them but was worried that they might not be very good. I might give them a try on one of my cheaper basses and see what they are like.

Hi,

At Xmas I bought a Squire Vintage Fretless bass which I must say is superb. Ideal for playing around with and to start out with learning the art of fretless. However, some of the fret filler that makes up the lines just crummbled and fell out yesterday leaving a hole. It does not affect the playing but it should not really do this after 4 weeks of owning it.

I was going to take it back to the shop today (a well known music shop in Guildford) but I was wondering what I should expect then to do. Will they just send it away for repair or should I expect an exchange or something else. Just wondering what I should expect them to do.

Thanks for any advice.

Hi,

I need to get my bass setup and maybe the pickup changed on it. Does anyone know of anyone good in the Surrey area, around Camberley/Guildford area?? I saw this chap Joe White 01252 520911 www.jwhite-guitarworkshops.co.uk Farnborough but have never heard of him and no idea if he is any good.

Thanks for any help.

Nah your not bonkers. I am a massive lotus fan and Formula 1 fan.

You could do Lotus colours. You have the Type 25 which is Lotus Racing Green with yellow stripe. Type 79 with is the JPS Lotus colours which is black and gold. JPS lotus colours of Black with Gold. The Type 49 which is the Goldleaf Lotus which is Red, White and Gold. You also have the Type 23 which is white with green stripes and the Type 99 which is yellow and blue.

Hi Everyone,

Here is a link to my old bands album. We were called Inter and the album is called Got My Nine. It was recorded at the end 1999 and early 2000 at Loco Studios in South Wales. It was produced by a chap called Mark Wallis who was the engineer on U2's Joshua Tree. He has also worked with many more artists including The Smiths and The Wildhearts to name a few. The album was released in June 2000 and 4 singles were released from it. Q magazine gave it 4 out of 5 and compared us to Ash and The Wonder Stuff and said we also sound a bit Radiohead and Green Day.

The band went on to have a fair amount of success with lots of radio and TV work including two John Peel sessions for Radio 1. Also one of our singles, Happy Ending was John Peel's favourite song on 1997. Also, our song Boss Grasshopper was used to advertise Casio G Shock watches in cinema's.

From a bass playing point of view, I loved every minute of the recording. The studio had a great Washburn fretless acoustic which I used on our track The Great Unknown. Also one of the songs has seven, yes seven bass line. Your never know though :)

Anyway, if anyone want some good old catchy guitar punk pop, then feel free to download. If anyway was to leave any feedback also then go ahead.

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