bertbass

Still waiting.

Neither have mine and they're coming to Hastings.

That's not right, there must still be something wrong with the speaker or the way it's mounted. If it was alright before and isn't now I'd take it back again.

Tried some of these, http://www.hotroxuk.com/matched-valves-links-page-12ax7-6l6-909-0/preamp-valves-12ax7-ecc82jj-groove-tube-12ax7m-1885-0/tung-sol-re-issue-12ax7-set-of-5-mesa-boogie-triaxis.html in my Mywatt 200. I did notice a difference. Not quite as much middle as the JJ ECC83s that it came with and I like that. Try this for NOS or new valves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqJeIukXtE It's guitar but I could certainly hear the difference in tone and I guessed correctly.

Postman came and went, no strings yet. Oh well.

My first bass was a Vox Clubman only a single pickup though and that had been changed to a Burns Trisonic pickup. Trouble was that the Burns was deeper than the Vox pickup and it passed right through the body so the previous owner had glued a bowl of wood on the back to cover up the hole. [url="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/vox/bass/Clubman.php"]http://www.vintagegu...ass/Clubman.php [/url] The bass, a Linear 30 and a 2 x 12 home made cab with only one speaker working cost me £5 in 1964.

Never had any problems with Gator Cases, it must be the luck of the draw.

Just to confuse you a bit more. Mywatt 200, It's a Hiwatt clone and seriously good. http://weber-amps.de/en/index.html

Sorry, Been at the hospital since 07.45 with my lady who was having an op today. discreet, I have e-mailed you. What a jolly nice man Mr How is. I use Rotosounds on my 8 string bass but I have to be honest and say that this is because they are the only company I can find that sell an 8 string set although to be fair I have no complaint with them at all but I also have nothing to compare them with. I think a fair and honest appraisal is the least we can offer after such a generous offer

I've used Hiwatt 100s in the past and they're fantastic. I've just bought a Mywatt 200, http://weber-amps.de/en/index.html It's a Hiwatt DR201 replica. It uses 4 x KT88s and has a sound that is pure heaven. Very well made and from ordering to delivery was only 2 weeks and it's only half the price of a Hiwatt. Check out the link and have a look. There's also a lot of talk about them on the talkbass forums.

[font=times new roman,times,serif]Well the gig was not the greatest trial for and amp, community centre, high ceiling, wood floor and no sound absorbsion at all. I expect the echo is still going a day later. Audience loved it though and that's what matters. Did I forget to mention the neighbour in her bungalow next door who complained repeatedly about the volume and this was before we'd even set up or played anything and as usual people do what the one wants and not the 150 or so people who are there to enjoy themselves.[/font] [font=times new roman,times,serif]Back to the new pre-amp valves. Took out the JJ ecc83s's and replaced them with the new Tung Sol re-issue 12AX7's. In the garage my amp, Mywatt 200, did sound slightly different in a nice way. At the start of the gig it was a bit difficult to tell if there was any difference at all. However, by the second set the sound was noticably improved, not that the sound was bad in the first place. Tighter bass and treble and less mid. I guess the valves needed to be played in. I'm looking forward to playing an acoustically better venue without a whinging neighbour.[/font] [font=times new roman,times,serif]I began playing in the 60s and valve amps were all there were. Valves were only changed when they died and were replaced with whatever you could get your hands on. It never occured to anyone that valves had a 'sound' even if we did know about the sound of valves I certainly couldn't afford to experiment so it comes as a bit of a revelation that you can change the sound of an amp by just changing the valves but then again, all the valves back then were what is described as NOS today so perhaps there wasn't a difference after all as we used the best there were anyway.[/font]

The valves turned up this morning, quick delivery as I only ordered them yesterday and I'm going to mess about in a bit in the garage changing valves and gig tonight. I'll post what I think tomorrow.

Turn it down? Blasphemy!!! Why do you think Volume control to 11 was invented.

I'm awaiting delivery of some of these, http://www.hotroxuk.com/matched-valves-links-page-12ax7-6l6-909-0/preamp-valves-12ax7-ecc82jj-groove-tube-12ax7m-1885-0/tung-sol-re-issue-12ax7-set-of-5-mesa-boogie-triaxis.html They're supposed to be the dogs, I'll report what I think when I've tried them. I'm not sure about the 3D sound though. I wonder if they'll send me a free pair of special glasses, or should that be ears, to appreciate it.

I've used these before, http://www.ernieball.co.uk/products/productdetail/Amp+Caster+Set+Deluxe+Pop-in+Socket/part_number=6102/574.1.4.3.56.23624.0.0.0?pp=8& and they work well. pull the castors out to use the cab, push them back in to move it.

I just use a normal, square, unshaped case and have done so for 40 odd years and never had a problem regardless of the shape of the bass. If you're worried about the bass moving around inside the case just use some foam. Our guitarist uses Hiscox shaped cases, he's lefthanded as well, and his cases are always falling over.

The December issue of BassGuitar Magazine had a review of a Hiwatt B150 and raved over it.

My list of gear that I remember, started in 1964. I wish I still had it now. SUPERSOUND 5W COMBO SUPERSOUND 20W COMBO LINEAR 30 UNKNOWN 2 X 12 WEM ER40 WEM STARFINDER 1 X 15 SELMER T&B 100 SELMER T&B 50 2, 1X18 CABS, HOME MADE 2, SELMER 1X18 GOLIATH CABS BALDWIN BURNS 1X18 BURNS ORBIT 50 SIMMS WATTS AP 100 IMPACT 100W 100 TOP 2, UNKNOWN 1X18 GAUSS BIN CARLSBRO 100W BASS HEAD MARSHALL SUPER BASS 100 ( X3) SOUND CITY 200W BASS HEAD SOUND CITY 4 X 12 (X6) VOX ESCORT 50 BASS COMBO SESSION 100W 4 X10 COMBO 2, 1X15 SCOOP BINS McGREGOR 200W BASS HEAD ROOST 100W AP HEAD HIWATT DR103 100W x 2 2 VOX T60 CABS GK 200W BASS HEAD LANEY 4 X 10 WEM 2 X 15 VOX 4 X 12 4, VOX FOUNDATION CABS 1 X 18 2, VOX SUPER FOUNDATION CABS 2 X 18 PEAVEY FIRE BASS 700 PEAVEY 4X10 PEAVEY 1X15 2, ROAD 4X12 HH 100W BASS HEAD BEHRINGER 250 WATT BASS HEAD (CRAP!) 2, CIRCLE SOUND 4X12 (ALSO CRAP!) VOX 60W 2X12 COMBO PEAVEY 15W BATTERY PRACTICE AMP SOUNDCITY 100W 3, MARSHALL 1X18 LANEY KLIPP 100W MARSHALL 100W P.A. AMP, LOVELY BASS AMP CARVIN B1500 CARVIN 8X10 2, ASHDOWN MAG 4X10 TRAYNOR YBA 300 2, JACK 15 MYWATT 200

Apparently, there are only half a dozen or so string manufacturers in the whole world and they make all the different brandes of strings.

Used to use RS66 but found the E a bit floppy and had an excess of overtones. I now use Elite Stadiums and am more than happy.

In your situation I'd get an old 5 channel HH, Carlsbro, or Laney mixer amp, probably off ebay and a pair of 1 x12 plus horn cabs, also probably from ebay. A pair of speaker stands and you're away. If you can build cabs, try a couple of Bill Fitzmaurice Jack 10s or 12s. Seriously good cabs at a fraction of the price of quality gear and the're just as good if not better. Remember that you need 10 times the wattage to make it twice as loud so the difference between a cheap HH 130 watt mixer amp and a 500 powered mixer is not that great, speakers make more difference to output.

Oh how I remember starting to play bass in 1964 and the awful strings that were available then, a choice of flats or flats. The day that I bought my first set of Rotosound swing bass strings my world changed. I now had tone and loads of it, wonderful. Strange how things always go round in circles. Even I might come back into fashion.

Shame about all the venues that have closed because of the smoking ban.

What about one of these for a super gadget! Not for me but a good idea perhaps. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230720442281?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

I gave it try before taking it out of the house and it seemed to work OK but obviously I wasn't as 'aggressive' as I am on stage. Squaring the edges of my picks might well solve the problem, but what a pain and I like the sound of the picks so changing them is not an option. Found out why if fell in half. I'd been squeezing it to try to get the pick to be a better fit and this bent the bit that holds the pick in and the bit that fits onto the ring that goes on your finger out, so the tiny plastic pins that fit in the holes of bit that fits on the finger popped out. Does that make sense? If you look st the picture of it it makes sense. I shall put it back together and give it another go. Tried a thumb pick once but the different material made my bass sound totally different. It was also before they made left handed ones so had to heat it over the gas ring and bend it to shape.