Kiwi

The 6's aren't bad at all. Thats why so few of them come up for sale. I want another...

[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1378840991' post='2205483'] Just scored an immaculate Burman 501 1x12 guitar combo that sounds better than anything I've ever heard and it's a heavy bugger. [/quote] Welcome to the club [quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1378840991' post='2205483'] I would love to hear a Burman 4000 bass head and cab. I bet you could knock the Sun off its perch with one of those. [/quote] Mine sound very clean and full. I wouldn't say they're loud but you do get a lot of volume for 140w. I once kept up with a guitarists 50w Marshall but needed a 4x10 and 1x15 to do it.

At one point I would have been prepared to compare him to Fodera. But now I've been taught by him, I believe that would be insulting. He is completely dedicated to his craft and uncompromising...nothing leaves his shop unless its perfect. I've just spent the last 2 hours bouncing around on the headless 6 he made me in 2009 and there are hidden depths to the instrument that I've only discovered. In part this is probably because the instrument has mellowed a bit since I took ownership. One minute the bass sounds like a Status, then with a tweak It sounds like a Fodera and with another tweak of the mids and treble, it sounds like a Smith. I'm learning from it.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1378759970' post='2204462'] Yes agree totally...very good to practice on & it's easy to work. I used it for a body and neck stringers on a fretless build....that bass sounds very good indeed. Wood snobs can sneer but if it sounds good then it sounds good lol. [/quote] Well the funny thing is, when I was in China I played an Atlantsia copy with what I figured was a meranti (aka Philipine mahogany) body and a maple neck, it had a nice bit of growl to it. I was impressed. But SE Asia region isn't a world leader in sustainable harvesting.

Hi Pete, that would be interesting - I may be looking to buy one at some point because I think the boost bands might be narrower but would like to compare it to the simulation on Guitar Rig.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1378719888' post='2203519'] I have a little Fender G Deck 30 I have brought along in the past for the jam room, if that is any use? [/quote] Thanks! It's better than playing through a bass amp I will be bringing a laptop with Guitar Rig 3 and the Kontrol foot controller as well as the strat, so if we plug the controller into your amp we should have a nice little set up going.

Good luck!

How lucky are you feeling? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200609-mesa-strategy-400-l499-ono/page__st__20__p__2039783__hl__strategy%20400__fromsearch__1#entry2039783"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200609-mesa-strategy-400-l499-ono/page__st__20__p__2039783__hl__strategy%20400__fromsearch__1#entry2039783[/url] 500 quid!

I've seen them for as little as 600 quid.

Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 - astounding value for money these days...if you are patient and find one.

The Alembic Elan 6 that Ped and I used to own was a monster. We never weighed it but my Stingray is 12lbs and the Alembic was far heavier. To the point where it was painful to wear for long periods. The lightest bass I've ever played was Herbie Flowers's 59 Jazz. The body felt like it was made from balsa wood. The next generation jazz basses that Chris Celinder was working on a few years back were super light as well. Unfortunately never managed to weigh either.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1378636502' post='2202573'] I made the body of the my first bass build from Merranti (cheap-ish Mahogany type wood) for this very reason. It works well and sounds pretty good! [/quote] Hehe, its called a mahogany but its not really. It gets used for cheap furniture. But a good wood to practice on, there's loads of it out there and its easy to work,

Yes it is!!! p25 of the user manual [i]"Arpeggiator Sequence This effect definitely pushes the weird/cool lever to the limit. It accentuates specific musical notes in 2 measure patterns. Even if you play muted strings on the guitar, you‘ll still hear the generated note sequence because the sequence‘s notes are actually generated in response to your playing. The note sequence is fixed and does not change depending on what you play. You can choose one of 20 preset arpeggiator sequences—a variety of major, minor, seventh and other patterns—or create your own."[/i] p29 of the user manual [i]"As with the preprogrammed sequences, the User sequence contains 2 measures of 1/16 notes. (However, it may be played as either 1/8 notes, 1/8 note triplets or 1/16 notes, depending on the setting of the drumbeat‘s Timebase parameter.) Each of the steps in the sequence has a level value from 0 to 99, used...for...the arpeggiator pitch (if an arpeggiator sequence)."[/i]

Is anyone bringing a guitar amp? Also...if I'm mucking about with my guitar at any point I'd love to try a decent wah pedal...

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1378409411' post='2199966'] would something like this be any help? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0vHJg_tQ8[/media] [/quote] It certainly seems to do the job and the programming utility is definitely a bonus. It's possible to programme the Pitchfactor using MIDI cc messsages too. I'm wondering if its possible to use the Molten MIDI to do that...or whether it has communication that is specific to the Digitech Whammy...maybe I should drop them a line... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUKVmvy_Uzk&feature=player_embedded#t=291"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUKVmvy_Uzk&feature=player_embedded#t=291[/url] This made me sit up and notice though. I haven't managed to find out if its programmable though.

You can turn off sigs for individual members in your profile settings. Honestly though, you could have PM'd a moderator instead of posting on the forum. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=core&module=usercp&tab=core&area=ignoredusers"]http://basschat.co.u...ea=ignoredusers[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1378623689' post='2202416'] Bit late where you are Kiwi? I was kinda mentioning it without mentioning it all long really anyway [/quote] Yeah...I must be going senile thanks to all this London air. I'm really surprised noone's mentioned the Mesa Boogie Bass 400+ either.

I think that might be the one I had a brief go on a few weeks back. It does the aggressive 70's rock p-bass thing very well.

[quote name='Pete1967' timestamp='1378574911' post='2202046'] www.exotichardwoodsukltd.com are in Chapel-en-le-Frith if you fancy a trip over Snake Pass. Kirk will sell you the bits you need cut to size rather than have to buy whole boards. Have a look at his instrument wood store. The cost of Swamp Ash has soared recently, to around £200 a board so a single body would be £80ish, however I happen to know that Kirk has some very light White (American) Ash which is much cheaper (and sonically superior to Swamp). Hard Maple too has gone up a lot recently. Neck blank £30 and the same again for a f/b. [/quote] I understand Jon Shuker gets most of his wood from Kirk and yes, prices have rocketed in the last year or so due to overseas demand for woods. Swamp ash always was a lower grade wood and the prices being charged now by wood suppliers generally are unbelievable. Alder is a nicer sounding alternative and can be paired with cypress for a sound very similar to swamp ash. John Boddy timber may be worth approaching in North Yorkshire for any wood apart from facings. [url="http://www.john-boddy-timber.ltd.uk/"]http://www.john-boddy-timber.ltd.uk[/url]

Can't believe noone's mentioned Mesa Boogie Bass 400+!

The last band I was in I left, partiallly because the money became more important than the enjoyment to everyone else

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