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Rally instruments, the high-end range such as this one, were made through a combination of Dae Won Instruments from Korea and Dalian Da Yuan in China. The same factory in China also made high end instruments for Ozark, Ashbury, Kentucky, Morgan Monroe and Pilgrim amongst others. Dae Won has now closed down and their website, www.straus.co.kr has disappaeared, since some time in 2017 according to the wayback machine. It seems that no-one else has taken over from Dae Won so most of the brands have lost their high-end signature product lines. I have a Rally DFM90 which is similar to this but with F-holes and an ebony fingerboard. It's a really great instrument. I'm sure this one is too. -
Me too.
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Crazy idea, never catch on. What is this, a vinyl wrap?
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Yes, it's called the SY-1 and was mentioned above. I have one and I think its certainly worth £50 more than the Electro Harmonix.
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Five string shoot out - Sadowsky vs Spector
pete.young replied to Bilbo's topic in General Discussion
Yamaha BB435 might be worth a look, or a BB735 if you can find a used one. -
Epiphone Valve Junior would be an excellent choice if you can find a used one within range.
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It's a Brian May Signature. Or a load of baubles. Or both.
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Good places to trade a high end 6 string guitar for a bass
pete.young replied to wintoid's topic in General Discussion
@Gwilymis right. Shops make much bigger margins selling a punter a new guitar than your pre-owned model, unless perhaps it's uber-rare or vintage. The only place I can think of that might be worth a phone call is Peach Guitars in Colchester but they only have a handful of used instruments, in a shop which stocks thousands of guitars and basses. They'll take stuff on commission. If it's an acoustic avoid Hobgoblin for a guitar, they charge 30% commission. -
Father in law has now retired, alas. It was Steve who pointed us at Suffolk Sound Services. Though I reckon Paul Glazebrook could be the man for this particular job.
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You can buy specialist nut-slotting files but the're pretty expensive. You might be OK with ordinary needle files. There's also a theory that you can use welding nozzle tip cleaners, there's a page about the pros and cons here https://hazeguitars.com/blog/cheap-alternative-to-guitar-nut-files
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“Sold”Ibanez srms805 twighlight slate £425.00 ”
pete.young replied to patrikmarky's topic in Basses For Sale
Don't hold your breath. There isn't one. Snap this one up and learn to play 5-string. Patrick is a splendid chap to do business with, and lives in a lovely part of Norfolk. -
"You must log into Facebook to continue" said the dialog box. Thanks but no thanks. Has anyone had any dealings with Suffolk Sound Services in Framlingham? http://www.suffolksoundservices.co.uk/
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It's called Sap for a reason!
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SGC Nanyo Bass Collection basses.
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Brilliant octaver. But utterly useless as a synth.
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At $3500 up plus shipping it's a bargain! Either an early april fools page or Brian Eastwood has escaped again.
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Not safe for work, even if you're working from home!
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If it all works, offer them 50 quid to give the sales floor space back and maybe settle for 70 if you really need it. 100 quid isn't a great bargain, the original asking price of 140 is cloud cuckoo land.
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Well I woke up this morning, and what did I see? A failed neck joint ! Off to see Peter at ME Strings later this week to see if there's any hope of a repair, but given the pegbox is already on borrowed time I think this could be the end of the line for my old faithful Musima.
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Advice on international instrument shipping please
pete.young replied to alyctes's topic in General Discussion
There used to be an excellent ferry from Newcastle to Bergen, which would have made this a great option. Unfortunately, I don't think it runs any more. -
In theory. But this is about as likely as winning the National Lottery, or being struck by lightning twice. I have active basses with batteries older than your BB2005 pre-amp.
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Given that these necks are going to be on and off more frequently than , er, something that goes on and off a lot, why didn't you consider using threaded insets instead of screwing straight into the wood?
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I'd leave it as it is and not mess with it. No-one in the audience will be able to hear any difference.
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It sounds like it. I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you, I lived in Cumbria for a while and I know how limited the opportunities are. I dont' see what else you could have done: you put up with a lot of things that didn't work for you, made compromises, made sterling efforts to communicate. For me the hardest thing to get past would have been the guy having to be calmed down mid-rehearsal. Hang in there, salvage whatever you can from the other band members, and hopefully next time you will get better luck, you deserve it.
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It can give you a lot more than just a pair of mikes. I put mine into 4CH mode, mikes for ambient, jack sockets a feed from the desk and a feed from the bass, adjust the levels to sort out your mix and plug IEMs into the headphone socket. But yes, expensive if you don't have one already.
