Kiwi

[quote name='Faithless' post='33287' date='Jul 17 2007, 09:32 PM']By the way, I was thinking about Ashdown products - what about it?[/quote] Mark Gooday deliberately went for a certain flavouring to the sound, some people like it and others don't. [quote name='Faithless' post='33287' date='Jul 17 2007, 09:32 PM']And, one thing about the power - it seems, that tube amps are waaay more powerful, than transistor ( I've compared it on my friend's, guitarist's amps - 50wt tube and 125wt), so, if remembering Kiwi's suggestion about 100/150+ wt amps, so is there a real need to use multiple cabs?[/quote] There were a few posts around on perceptions of loudness compared to power when it comes to comparing valve amps to solid state. There are more variables than might first appear. In my experience with playing my Alembic Series 1 through my 100w Burman head and two Ashdown cabs (2x10 and 1x15) I had no problems drowning out the guitarist who was using a 100w Fender Twin.

I forgot to add the Marshall VBA400 as well.

You could get your hands on a Sound City 120, 150 or 200 off Ebay if you keep your eyes peeled. That's a lot of oomph for the dosh and you'd probably have a little change left over. Some of the other 70's tube amps like Fender Bassman, Burman and Simms Watts might be worth considering but they're rarely over 100-150w in power rating. You'd need multiple cabs to make the most of them. Hiwatt would be worth looking at too but I've seen them so rarely that I don't have much of a handle on what they're likely to go for - maybe up to £500?

[quote name='bassbloke' post='32468' date='Jul 16 2007, 12:44 PM']Everyone I've dealt with on ebay has been decent. I've bought and sold several amps and basses and all manner of other items and I've never been ripped off, swindled or given too much of a run around and the reason for that is because I avoid stuff that looks too good to be true. If you're interested in a high value item and on first contact, the buyer is unapproachable and evasive, walk away! It's not worth the hassle.[/quote] Fair point but if they've listed the item as a certain specification and then claim ignorance afterwards when it turns out to be something else, then what? You can take them through the disputes process but if they've already spent the money...

Ghad I've got loads that stick in my brain but you've all heard them already.

Have to say I'm disappointed by them as well. They've got a tricky job on their hands trying to maintain profit while coping with what is an obvious downturn in the quality and value of items on offer. I think the site is now mostly just a clearing house and while the listing fee is still fairly reasonable, their final value fees have become ludicrous. I was charged £2 for listing my Modulus which isn't bad at all, but had it sold I would have been charged £30 as a final value fee! No wonder mostly cheap stuff gets listed these days. As for Paypal, they spout on about reassurance and providing online security, but if the seller hasn't registered a credit card with paypal and spends your money as soon as he gets it then you're still screwed. Paypal will make all sorts of promises about getting the money fromt he seller next time he uses the account but if they've abandoned their account then what? Interesting to note that Paypal aren't as aggressive in pursuing lost money from transactions as they are in pursuing their own overdue Ebay fees either. And lets not get started on the mess they're making of sorting out scams - can you say guilty before proven innocent? I think many of the scam problems would be solved if everyone using paypal were forced to register a credit card where the balance - either positive or negative, was reconciled at the end of every month. Oh, and I'd like to see sellers obliged to pay for shipping a defective item BACK from the buyer.

For those of you who didn't see the poor sap flunking marching band practice in his own reality TV show, the drummer from Motley Crue, Tommy Lee's real name is Tommy Lee Bass. I think he missed his calling.

there's another member, Viper I think, who is in Eastleigh and I think we had members from Fareham and Portsmouth on Bassworld.

Hi Greg, welcome aboard. I know Southampton very well

Female fronted?

I haven't but I like the look of them. That kind of design would be perfect for an ERB. Can you imagine having that twisted neck on a Dingwall?

Oh but you can't a bass player in Shepherds Bush... ...for I am the only bass player in Shepherds Bush, you see.

[quote name='neilb' post='31324' date='Jul 13 2007, 03:06 PM']Midgets?[/quote] What flavour?

I hope the unit doesn't colour the sound too much.

[quote name='Rich' post='31280' date='Jul 13 2007, 01:59 PM']So if you're wiping the hard drive, presumably it won't come complete with your collection of scanned Edwardian llama porn? Shame.[/quote] Not the llama porn, I can supply some interesting grimey, 70's mole rat stuff on CD though.

I've edited those posts containing youtube links using the youtube tags we have on the forum so the vid is embedded rather than just linked.

Me too, and I'll still be going to the aftershow party I'm going to got so sick of Prince...

[url="http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/957438"]http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/957438[/url] If you really feel like pushing the boat out, tickets to the aftershow party have just gone on sale. I've got a pair for August 7th but I'm not going to bother with the 14th. He's a master of upselling, that one .

links aren't showing up for some reason. [url="http://www.morelondon.com/events_details.asp?ID=14"]http://www.morelondon.com/events_details.asp?ID=14[/url] [url="http://www.theallstars.co.uk/theband.htm"]http://www.theallstars.co.uk/theband.htm[/url]

There are a series of free concerts going on this month at The Scoop, an ampitheatre right next to City Hall on the south bank. Friday evenings feature an awesome soul/funk band made up of session musicians called The Allstars. I'm going there with a colleague tonight - anyone else interested? We'll be having a cheeky wine or three while we're there!

I suspect you'll have a difficult job trying to find direct replacements for Peavey pickups because of the dimensions. You could get some custom made to fit but you also have the option of saving for a bass where the electronics and pickups might be to your liking.

[quote name='Mooey' post='30808' date='Jul 12 2007, 04:59 PM']Out of interest, what compression do you use with your GK set-up??[/quote] Nothing at the moment because I mostly play Smith basses which don't have a particularly aggressive top end. As a rule I tend to match my amps to my basses. I used to play an Eden WT800 and before then an SWR Bass350 but found that hybrid amps generally exaggerated the upper mid notch already present in the tonal character of the Smiths with the result that I couldn't hear myself very well on a noisy stage. I've found the GK's preserve and even boost the upper mids depending on how the boost and woofer/tweeter/volume controls are used and there's no shortage of brightness either. However I do also have a Stingray and Celinder Jazz which could probably do with a little taming. So I've been helping Dave Hall test a valve compressor, which I'll hopefully have back in time for the South East bassbash on August 18th. With any luck a few others will get to try it out and give their comments.

I had a gig with my old motown band at a club on an RAF base in Hillingdon. I took my gf and she helped me pack the car. I took the amps out and she took the bass (my 78 stingray). I opened up the boot and loaded the amps and left her to put the stingray in while I went back to lock the place up. Then in we got in and drove off to the gig. When I got to the gig, I opened up the back of the car and couldn't see the bass anywhere. Apparently she hadn't loaded it in the car and couldn't remember where she left it. So I got back into the car and went back home but couldn't see the bass anywhere - either inside the flat or out. Then I hear a knock on the door and its one of my neighbours standing there holding my bass. He said he'd stopped "a pair of gyppos" from walking off with it after they found it on the pavement propped up against some railings. Needless to say my relief was immense but I was half an hour late for the gig by the time I got back and we only had time for one set. My nerves were shattered at the prospect of losing the stingray and being so late, and I couldn't focus on playing. The club ended up being near empty anyway and our playing pretty much sucked any how. That was the worst gig I've played so far.