pete.young

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='195843' date='May 10 2008, 09:09 AM']+1
Was it established with the mods that he fundamentally wasn't allowed to list the mac?[/quote]

I mustard mitt that I haven't checked, and may well have jumped to the wrong conclusions. If so, I apologise unreservedly. I expect someone will be along shortly who can explain.

[quote name='metalmaniac' post='195699' date='May 9 2008, 09:29 PM']SOrry guys, im not actually allowed to sell my mac through this forum,

but heres my email [email protected]

No macs here.[/quote]
Can there really be moderators on this forum who don't understand that a Mac is a legitimate piece of musical equipment, going right back to the days of Thomas Dolby in the 1980s? Come on guys, cut the man some slack. A Mac when bundled with a firewire interface is still a piece of 'Other musically related stuff', just like any guitar, guitar amp, synth, whatever.

Metalmaniac, we're stuffted to the gills with Macs but I'm still interested in the interface if you'll sell it on its own. Please PM me and let me know.

[quote name='parker_muse' post='195678' date='May 9 2008, 08:39 PM']This will be bumped untill sold.[/quote]
I'm not really in the market for one of these, but if I were I wouldn't even consider it unless you put the original knobs back on.

I've got some horrible cheap knobs with marker lines on that I'll send you if you really can't manage without knowing what the pot setting is.

One went through Evilbay about 8 months ago for somewhere in the region of £350 quid. I guess you either love or hate the inlays, but the bass is a Made In Japan Yamaha so a quality instrument. The new price was something like £1300 if I remember rightly.

This looks like the one that was up for sale on Talkbass for $550 a couple of weeks ago. It's a neck-through, so shipping it is going to be expensive. I'd quite like one of these (the inlays work for me :-) but not at that price.

Does anyone know who Michael Anthony is/was? I've never heard of him.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='194615' date='May 8 2008, 12:51 PM']Either: Just use one of the cabs? Whichever one sound best. Cost is zero.

Or: Sell the cabs and buy 2x8 ohm cabs or one 4 ohm cab. Cost is lots.[/quote]
Or, sell the LM2 and buy something that will run down to 2 Ohms. Even in the current climate it shouldn't be hard to shift an LM2.

[quote name='steve-norris' post='183795' date='Apr 23 2008, 01:43 PM']well it's cured! there was a bad joint on the ribbon cable which joins the input board to the preamp board,[/quote]

Just spotted this thread. Glad you got it sorted.

I had very similar problems with my iAmp 350 which was caused by the op-amp in the pre-amp stage failing. My local amp tech replaced it with another op-amp, a masterful piece of work given that it's about the same size as a large ant!

In The Shadows, The Rasmus . Up 2 semitones to fit the singer's vocal range.

[quote name='lwtait' post='190738' date='May 2 2008, 05:28 PM']isn't this the MM4?[/quote]
No. The MM4 is a 6-string guitar.

[quote name='bnt' post='190668' date='May 2 2008, 04:10 PM']Can I undo my vote? I thought this was about [i]pickups[/i][/quote]
I think it is too, but not the kind that you fit to a bass.

[quote name='jono b' post='187326' date='Apr 28 2008, 04:26 PM']How come the A string's bending like that on the close up pic of the headstock? Can't help thinking this would look awesome with either a 3-ply B/W/B plate or even a brown tortoiseshell one.[/quote]

It's held there by the grooves under the string retainer.

Yes, a BWB may well improve the looks. TBH I'm not someone who is particularly concerned with how a bass looks - it's how it plays and sounds that counts, and this is fine on both.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='189080' date='Apr 30 2008, 06:11 PM']Regent Sounds, Bass Cellar, Drum Cellar, Hank's Acoustics, Rockers, etc. etc. are ALL just 'departments' of the same shop so any attempt to play each of them off against the others on price is a complete waste of time.[/quote]

It's surprising that Hanks are part of that setup. They have real guitars and seem to be run by real people.

I was down there last week and popped in for a visit. Same old same old. The Bass Cellar still has that obnoxious sign on the till: "Want a bass but got no cash? Don't waste our time." Guys, I have news for you: your time is worthless and I'll waste as much of it as I see fit. Bizarrely, they had a Hofner Senator and a Vox Wyman (my first two basses) hanging in the 'Vintage - do not touch' section next to one another. I was very nearly sick on the spot. I'd love to go in there with a credit card inscribed: "Want to sell a bass but have sh*t stock and non-existent customer service? .... "Hopefully the place will be flattened and turned into a McDonalds, where the current droids might learn something.

Another +1 for Wunjos. There is still at least one real guitar shop in Denmark St, though who knows for how much longer given the other comments in this thread. What will we have left to moan about?

Also a big woo for Macaris a bit further down Charing X road for having a Guitarron in stock, even if they don't know how to tune it! I was very very tempted :-)

[quote name='spree' post='188079' date='Apr 29 2008, 02:43 PM']when you say unmissable.......[/quote]
I think it's one of the best sites on the web. Updated twice a week, fabulous craftsmanship, strange and bizarre guitars, friendly dogs, lovely countryside, all presented in a nicely understated fashion. I never miss an update, it makes my day.

Judging by the unmissable workshop diary, Ben at Crimson Guitars is more than capable.

Bump.

Bump. Still available. Please don't make me Ebay this, make me an offer instead.

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='186773' date='Apr 27 2008, 09:09 PM']I sincerely hope you managed to get paid?[/quote]
Yes we did, but I'm too embarrassed to tell you how much. After reading about your experiences I tried to talk our way out of it, but I failed.

Burman didn't get much of a work out though. We got measured with a sound meter and had to be less than 110 dB . Master volume never got above '2' .

[quote name='thedarxide' post='185911' date='Apr 26 2008, 01:36 PM']Have you seen this:

[url="http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200804.shtml#2008-04-21085253"]http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200804.shtml#2008-04-21085253[/url]

Sell from a different PC (i.e. at work) and they'll want to 'phone you for permission?!?![/quote]

Despite reading the page and the links, I'm not clear how this works. Collecting IP addresses clearly isn't going to work, since most people are on DHCP broadband accounts anyway and don't have fixed IP addresses. So what information are they using to identify a particular computer, the MAC address? Wonder whether this has any implications for privacy.

My pop covers band Crossover has a gig in the Railway, Foxhall Rd Ipswich tonight at 8.00pm. A rare opportunity to give the Burman a good workout If anyone is at a loose end come along and introduce yourself.

soundsforce5 did OK with this one. He bought it a month or so ago with a best offer of £125 quid!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1970s-YAMAHA-BASS-GUITAR-Rare-model_W0QQitemZ170209818133QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1970s-YAMAHA...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='MB1' post='179011' date='Apr 17 2008, 04:45 PM']MB1.
These people used to make cakes! [/quote]
Eh? Sorry, that one's gone right over my head. You'll have to draw me a diagram or summat.

[quote name='cetera' post='178785' date='Apr 17 2008, 01:10 PM']Due to having just obtained a Fender Japan Phil Lynott Precision I am looking at maybe selling the brand new project parts I never got around to assembling....

[b]Alder Fender Precision body (black) £120[/b] (Equivalent on Allparts £180)[/quote]
I might be interested in the body, if you decide to go ahead and split it up.

Now this might be interesting to collectors of elderly valve ephemera.

Ebay item no, 110243796943, URL (pardon the wrap) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Park-70-watt-bass-combo_W0QQitemZ110243796943QQihZ001QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Park-70-watt...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

I don't know anything about these - any here had any experience of them?

[quote name='Astronomer' post='177267' date='Apr 15 2008, 07:18 PM'][url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]This[/url] is what you need.

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That has to be the clearest explanation of how to set up a bass that I've ever seen. Nice one.

The finnbass one is probably fine, if I could be bothered to log into finnbass.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='173275' date='Apr 9 2008, 04:36 PM']Only shortcoming is it weighs 48kg but I can get it into my car on my own so no real worries only an occasional bout of laziness on my part.[/quote]


It does sound good , I can vouch for it. And only 48 kg too, my Burman guitar combo weighs 55kg !


Someone in the For Sale forum had an Eden Nemesis 300w 2x12 Neo combo, which I reckon would be a good choice even if it is second hand. It'd certainly weigh a lot less.

[quote name='tauzero' post='173107' date='Apr 9 2008, 01:58 PM']Did anyone else notice that from certain angles, Ms Goldfrapp looked as if her knickers had fallen down?[/quote]

I think we're going to have to wait for Ferret to watch the HDTV version for confirmation. LOL.