pete.young

[quote name='jms5-string' post='103298' date='Dec 12 2007, 03:25 PM']I live in The Netherlands[/quote] Zoot Bass are probably the closest to you then - they're in Witham in Essex, which is not far from Harwich.

Just recieved yet another flyer from Russ Andrews - any profit they made on the one pair of earplugs I bought must have been wiped out by the never ending stream of emails and catalogues! Anyhoo, what about this - a 3m guitar cable for £120 ? I've bought quite reasonable guitars for less. [url="http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1&region=UK&currency=GBP&pf_id=6030&customer_id=PAA2757125108803MYBOVFOPNCJVWBOH"]http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?loo...YBOVFOPNCJVWBOH[/url] can anyone beat that?

[quote name='chris_b' post='363731' date='Dec 26 2008, 03:29 PM']What bass amps are being made in Britain these days?[/quote] What about Dave Hall? Matamp?

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='362656' date='Dec 24 2008, 11:18 AM']What is up with you guys? Are you all nancy boys or something? This amp isn't heavy!?[/quote] +1 for that. My Burman is 30 Kgs, that's heavy.

Hi Rich, What you need is a Dean B2, brilliant for slap ;-) Seriously, I'd have a chat to Andy at Wizard . The P-Bass what what Larry Graham and all those original slappers used, it must be possible to make it work.

Cor, that takes me back. My first bass was a '64 Hofner Senator, like the one in your picture but with a dagger inlay . My 3rd was a Futurama Coronado 4. Wish I'd kept that one. Thanks for posting that, you've made an old man very happy :-)

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='353562' date='Dec 13 2008, 02:03 PM']No, unfortunately I only have one for the Pro501 guitar preamp. If anyone is likely to have put one togther it will be Traceynorton on the Plexi forum. I've sent him pictures of my Pro4000 in the nude already but he's in California so there's little hope of him actually getting his hands on one for the forseeable. I could take mine to Barry at Torres and pay him to work one out I guess. Barry reckons I'm looking at up to £2k for a custom one off 400w rack mountable head based on the Burman though.[/quote] It'd be worth it. Have you talked to Dave Hall about it? As far as I know, Burman never produced schematics for any of his amps.

[quote name='99ster' post='349139' date='Dec 8 2008, 10:02 PM']Sold an identical all black one on the bay a few months back (no takers here) - I think they look very cool but mine had a VERY fat neck which didn't suit me...[/quote] Yes, the necks seem to be like that on the ones that I've played. Beedster would probably get on with them, but I can't.

Good choice. I have a Dean B2 that I got from Greyparrot and it's an excellent instrument, well made and sounds great too. Seriously under-rated basses.

Probably a toss-up between Evanescence, My Immortal and 1000 Miles, Vanessa Carlton.

I bought a BSY600 from Ray - super fast turnaround and incredible packaging involving at least 200 metres of sellotape! Excellent chap, recommended.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='346386' date='Dec 5 2008, 01:18 PM']The bassist from the Feeling plays one as well I believe?[/quote] Yes he does, a 301. He was using it on the BBC radio 2 sessions that were shown on BB4 last week.

It was poor quality control by Gibson and Fender n the 1980s that gave Paul Reed Smith an opportunity. You'd think they'd learn the lesson. Regarding the Chinese makers, I was very favourably impressed by a Jay Turser SG Special that I looked at 3 or 4 years ago. £200, at least as good as the real thing and much much better than the Epiphone copy that cost twice as much.

Yes, Dave Lunt is the man. Ask him if he can still play 'I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate' .

Don't forget that by buying second hand you can get much better quality for the same price as new kit. As an example, there's a David Eden Metro combo in the Amps and Effects For Sale section for £450, which is so much better than anything Ashdown make it just isn't funny! Pete

Backdoor Too, by the Colin Hodgkinson group. At the gig they did last Thursday in London. Unbelieveable. I've been trying to get to a gig by this man since 1975 and finally succeeded. Fantastic evening, the band live is even better than the CD

Thanks MacDaddy - not sure I can make tomorrow, unfortunately. I see that Colin Hodgkinson is playing on Thursday 20th . Mmm.