Wolverinebass

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1484934554' post='3219895'] I emailed Peavey yesterday, those in the Customer Services offices don't yet know a release date apparently. They kept this very very hidden from all but a few employees there it seems. Or so they claim at least [/quote] It wouldn't have been that hard to hide though now would it? The amp is only the size of a matchbox.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1484826287' post='3218773'] Very disappointing. Like a lot of you, what I really want to see is a lightweight small-package SMX with all its classic features. Doesn't have to be ultra teeny tiny, just sub-10lbs and around the 500w mark. A good take on this would see my Shuttle 6.0 up for sale and, I would suggest, could be something of a world-beater. Instead, we get yet another clone fag packet. [/quote] Exactly. This is beyond a level of sub par crap. I'm now not actually disappointed but now quite angry that they thought they could toss off any old crap and get away with it. Awful.

I'm seriously underwhelmed. After all this time, the best they can do is a GK mb200 clone and a pseudo paraphrase of the Tech 21 flyrig?!! Really?!! Try just a bit here!! Obviously, Trace Elliot must have hired the same consultants that advised Hartke to create such awful amplifiers for the last 8 years. How difficult is it? Just put the graphic and drive functions in a box with a 1000w power module and you're good to start on the way. But no. Instead we get this crap. Who even uses a 200w amp anymore anyway? (unless it's a very old trace). Pitiful. Absolutely pitiful.

An updated mp11 would be good. If they did that, old be all over it.

Game on! Shall be along on Sunday.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1484037343' post='3212043'] I played a gig at the weekend and the sound wasn`t particularly good - a lot to do with the venue acoustics. The band on before us went on and the bassist had a great sound until the sound-guy went on stage and changed the eq on the bass amp (provided rig). Suddenly they went to mush as well. Sometimes it`s how the sound-person thinks an instrument should sound that messes up a bands sound, not deliberately doing it to make the band sound bad. The band spend ages rehearsing and getting the sounds of the instruments as they want them and then someone on the desk - who has never heard them so has no point of reference - changes the sound to a more generic sound. [/quote] This is why I generally hate sound engineers. Had someone tried to do that to me I'd imagine that they'd see their own blood pretty quick. Fair enough if you're too loud, but the second someone starts messing with frequencies for you it's game over. I've had this sort of crap happen to me on several occasions and on one of the more "heated" exchanges I had to be restrained by my bandmates. All because this idiot decided to do frequency pans on me for the whole set. Ever wanted to know how amazing your bass will sound when you cut off everything above 400hz? No, you don't. Nobody does. But that's what these clowns do. Reduce you to a dull throb in the background regardless how much you've explained that the bass is occupying a different role to the normal "play a note with the kick drum." Divs.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1482054894' post='3197168'] Don't do ANYTHING until you've checked out the HandBox R-400 ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/"]Thread here[/url]) Best amp I've ever owned, and that's a lot of amps. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEnzJVaMpmo[/media] [/quote] I hope you're on commission for Handbox! If not, you might want to renegotiate your promotional status towards their products.

[quote name='Thor' timestamp='1477092951' post='3159881'] Saw this and actually laughed out loud - got some strange looks too from them travelling folk on the train... http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/ambitious-bass-player-wanted-for-upcoming-rock-n-roll-band-t917749.html [/quote] It doesn't matter. I listened to their stuff a few weeks ago and it's exactly the kind of tight jeaned Strokes crap you'd expect. Avoid.

Superior Drummer is so scored!! £76!! Game on! Come on Toontrack, make my day and put the progressive foundry pack on as well!!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1478422166' post='3168904'] I have an 8-string bass and I fall into your age bracket ... erm ... twice. And I can spell 'new' properly too, if that helps? [/quote] Ha! Quality! In truth, were it not for the age range and 5 string bass, I'd be up for this. Besides, as I play a 12ver, everyone knows that is like 7 better than a piddly 5 string? Well... they probably should!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1478174040' post='3167248'] He said he didn't count anything. You get a rhythmic pattern in your head and follow that. [/quote] Pretty much it exactly. I've almost totally stopped writing in 4/4 as I find it limiting. Generally, I'll just play something in free time then figure out what it is later. In saying that. from experience of what seems to sound good and generally fun, I'd say 11/8, 9/8, 7/4 with my alltime favourite being 19/8. Totally pickles most people. I guess I've listened to too much progressive metal really.

[quote name='lastanthem88' timestamp='1478028540' post='3166208'] Unsure. I'm interested in the nitro as I'd like it to age and become battle torn, poly basses don't have the same aesthetic appeal to me! [/quote] My point was that the bass in the classifieds comes with a fender bag, so it's probably the poly version. On the other hand you can get one of them new for £720, and that bass is £100 more. Worth asking methinks.

I thought that the nitro version shipped with a hardcase and the poly version was a gigbag?

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1478003024' post='3165859'] Am I missing something or does the Electric Wood website make no mention of nut width and other spec? [/quote] No, it doesn't. That's because you can get the neck profiled to your taste should you wish. On a 4 string it's 42mm nut as standard as I asked Paul about that and neck depth and width before ordering. On the other hand, it would be useful for people to not have to ask.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1476867259' post='3157841'] I don't think Harkte "aren't trying" with the LH, it has a very specific design goal in mind and IMO meets it perfectly. [/quote] Yeah, it does meet a specific brief and it's one which I don't like due to the tonal inflexibility. So the issue is mine for that. However, I think when you compare class D products as a whole, the TX is going to be near the bottom due to it not being very loud. If one were cynical, one might say they went for the cheapest power module to keep the cost down as opposed to digging in and making something good. Like, arguably the LH series has a cheap pre-amp. That's my reason for saying they're not trying. I think were they to do the HA pre-amp as a midi controllable graphic eq with a 1000W power supply, I'd dig on that, but they won't because they're making things for a price rather than quality like the recent darkglass amp which would appear to utterly kill. But, of course, you're quite right about the LH series, it must work for someone or they wouldn't sell any.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1476813103' post='3157535'] I think that's a bit unfair on the LH series, it is a stonkingly good simple amp. As with all things there are plenty of people who like and plenty who don't but I don't think it falls into the Kilo or TX category [/quote] Quite possibly I'm being harsh. I suppose it's because I sculpt my tone a lot and I couldn't get to it with that amp and I found it infuriating. Like most, I know my basses and cabs well enough to get what I want as long there is a flat setting as a minimum. I tried for 2 afternoons with my Alembic and just wasn't happy with it. Hence, my somewhat scathing review as I feel Hartke can do so much better and they're just not trying to. Merely my experience though. I still think my ha5500 is one of the best amps I've ever played though. Pity they've not done anything as good for almost a decade.

This thread is another sad example of Hartke screwing up big time. Firstly, we had the Kilo announced and then delayed for 3 years until release. Worse still, it had no flat position on the amp as the preshape couldn't be turned off. Idiocy. That's before we get into reported reliability problems.... Then we get the LH series. I mean, come on!! Try a little here! Rubbish. Again, no flat position for the eq and I found no position that I could get the upper mid response that I like because although powerful, the amps were very inflexible tonally with a mid scoop unless you ran the amp 2,10,2. Who's going to do that?!! Now we get to this. Underpowered TC Electronics lookalike nonsense. Why didn't they just take the pre-amp from the HA series and splat it in with a better power module? There you go Hartke, sort it out. It doesn't take much to figure out that they are on borrowed time. Such a pity, but I believe that they will soon be joining other bass amp manufacturers in the sky like SWR did and people will say "they used to make good stuff back in the day..."

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1476657353' post='3156139'] +1 on this too. My formerly passive Aria SB700 has an active buffer preamp (the now defunct but nonetheles wonderful Hollis GX-10) added into the circuit. It just makes the whole bass sound rather more "present" without changing the actual tonality of the bass. And both volume and tone act as standard passive controls. Still it brings an already great sounding bass to life. In fact, at the SE Bass Bash, when Wolverinebass tried it out he was quite befuddled at its snap and clarity of tone until I confessed the mod to him... [/quote] That's an evil bass. Sounded fantastic as well, hence why I was curious as I was sure that model was passive and it didn't sound like one as it had much more snap. It still weighed enough to anchor the QE2 though. Ha!

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1476730808' post='3156784'] A pal has a Subway and it's a wonderful little head, but the retail prices for Mesa in the UK are a scandal. I'm not knocking Mesa, but their UK importer appears to be taking the p***. US retail price for a Subway 800 is around 700 bucks (and that's including US sales tax - check out a few online ad's from dealers in the US). So why is it the best part of 900 quid here? By comparison, the Genzler Magellan, which costs similar to the Subway in the States, retails for £650 here. Seems to me the prices here for Mesa kit here are more to do with the margins of whoever imports the brand into the UK. They must be slapping on a serious mark-up, I reckon. [/quote] I concur completely. It's a joke. Just like Tech 21 pricing in the UK. The importer is scalping us. $1800 for a Dug Pinnick amp translates to a pre referendum (just so nobody points out that the pound is now worth 3 cents!) a whopping £2200. Sod. Off. I'm not playing ball with this crap. Allowing for VAT and shipping are they really trying to say that it should cost almost 50% more here?! The distribution for Mesa must be of the same mindset. Take price in dollars, change currency symbol to pounds, add at least 300 to the number you have and that's the UK price. Laughable.

As my stuff got deleted when the wrong list was copied, just thought I'd put it back on the list. Added back in at No.8. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Updated: List of for sale items what a good idea[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]01. Ashdown Rootmaster Mag 212T cab - £60 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]02. Trace Elliott AH300 head - £120 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]03. Mesa Boogie Four:88 with footswitch (markstuk) if not sold by then[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]04 Cort A5 Custom SP. (markstuk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]05. Allparts Jazz 70's in off-white with maple board/blocks, Wizard pickups & Gotoh bridge (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]06. DeArmond (Guild) Pilot Active Bass (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]07. Warwick Corvette, 2004, Active with mojo. £400 (Grangur) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]08. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Harvest Leather Strap (Brown Cow Antique - 118 - 127cm). £20 (Wolverinebass)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]09.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. Line 6 Sonic Port Interface for iPad/iPhone/iPod (obbm)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Knackered blue plastic case containing non-knackered amp leads, guitar leads, a patch lead, and a speakon lead (MacDaddy)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Fender Jimmie Vaughan Tex Mex Stratocaster, White with Maple neck and Fender gigbag - £550 o.n.o. (noisyjon)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Ibanez SR740 - Upgraded £325, Babicz FCH 4 String Bridge, Chrome (Grangur)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. EBS Multicomp, EBS Bass IQ, Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive, Gigrig Generator, Distributor and accessories, Diago Gigman pedalboard (Graham)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. MXR Custom Comp CSP202 - £45 (JapanAxe)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. Status S1 5 string headed, funny post box colour! Price? Dunno yet![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. Epiphone Dot Studio (w/mods). Discontinued black, with black hardware and cream binding. Very clean. Hardcase, long throw bridge, Sperzel locking machines, Wilkinson zebra humbucker in the bridge position, Dunlop Straploks, strap. £225.00 for the lot. If no interest, I'll take it home.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. Sandberg vm £650 ish or trade for what have you cash either way as appropriate[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. BASS BASH SPECIAL PRICE! £275 MTD Kingston Heir 4 string bass. Passive J-H pickups rosewood board maple neck[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. Ibanez ARTB100 short scale arch top bass £200 (if Merton makes it!)[/font][/color]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1474374088' post='3137458'] Only 7 Wals? C'mon guys, we can do better than this. [/quote] Could you imagine how bad it would look if there were none?!! Or if everyone only used rotosound strings?!! Maybe that's what could happen next year, we see how many of the exhibitors and manufacturers we could annoy by inviting and then everyone saying that they don't use their products.

Should have added myself ages ago!! [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Updated list:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]01. Hamster - Tea, coffee, pastries etc. Might also bring my Parker Fly 5 and Gibson EB5, maybe my SVT-2 Pro and Barefaced Big Twin II[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]02. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Hayman 4040, Schecter Diamond P5, Ampeg V4BH amp &amp; 115 Classic cab[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]03. TheGreek - not sure what I'm bringing yet...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]04. Happy Jack - I'll be there with a love that will see you through[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]05. JapanAxe - probably everything in my signature. Orange Valve Tester - get your tubes tested for free![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]06. Macdaddy.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]07. obbm - Sadowsky UV70 & HPJ, Mesa Prodigy, D800 & Bottle Rocket, Berg CN112 + a few cables[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]08. Billy Apple. Spectors, Marshall valves and EAD[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]09. Nancy Johnson; Thunderbirds/Whatever amps I'm running.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. TrevorR - Wal MK 1 Custom, Wal Pro IIE (well, I had to...!), Ariapro2 SB700, Markbass LM2 and Traveler 2x10 and 1x15[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Bluejay - cameras, video equipment; no basses, unless someone asks to see a specific model. I will also be there as BGM's reporter[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. NickD - Maruszczyck Elwood L5A, TE Series 6 1x15 Combo, Zoom B3.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Rumblefish - Rumblefish Bass,Fender Roadworn Jazz, Acoustic 370 amp,Acoustic 1x15 cab.Copy of Herbie Flowers single.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Bottle - the usual: Ibanez bass, 1x12 Cab, 1x10 Combo, Pedals[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. alexclaber - Barefaced things and a RIM Custom 5 and maybe an old Warwick Streamer[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. Ordep - Fbass, Zon, amp, pedals etc[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. moooper-Warwicks,Sei Flamboyant 6,Genzler Amp,Eden maybe[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. chimike[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. Sibob (tentative) - '71 Precision, Xotic XJ-1T 5, '83 Squire JV Jazz. If I'm gigging, my Markbass/Barefaced rig [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. timmo - Clover Avenger, PJB Bighead[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. louisthebass[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]22. Graham - G&L Tribute L2500, USA SB2, GK MB500, EBS Neo 2x12, can bring an EBS HD350 too if anyone's interested (<--- YES PLEASE! - ChunkyMunky).[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]23. sockdeluxe_mikey - Custom Shop Fender Jazz Bass, pedal board with goodies on it, Markbass/Barefaced[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]24.WalMan - PB1680 well it would be rude not to [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Probably 2 x US L2500, Gen3 BigBaby2 &amp; Tonehammer 350 as they'll be going straight out in the evening[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]25. Cetera - Wal Mk1 Geddy Lee &amp; fretless, Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Hamer Impact, Yamaha BB3000, GK800RB, GenzBenz Neox212, Pedalboard[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]26. Grangur - I'll bring some Warwicks (see sig) and a One10 &amp; LM3[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]27. Stingray5 - Tune Basses: TWB-6 and SWV-4. SWR WorkingPro12 combo. BOSS GT-6B.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]28. Jabba_the_gut - Not sure yet.....but something home made[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]29. zero9 - Strata + 4 x PJB cabs + Acoustic Image amp[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]30. Barneyg42- Status s2 5-string headless + Markbass LM3 + Schroeder 212pl and possibly my old post office red series 1 Status 5.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]31. EssentialTension - Lakland Decade, Peerless Retromatic B2, Takamine B10 (probably for sale if not sold by then), Mesa Walkabout Scout.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]32. Churchie - Retrovibe Vantage, Ashdown ABM amp, Ashdown 210 &115, various pedals[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]33. ChunkyMunky - Musicman Bongo 5HH, Yamaha TRB5ii fretless, Genz Benz Shuttle 12.0 (maybe a Barefaced Big Baby I, if I can get it up there).[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]34. Andy - Wal JG Custom, Wal mk1, Sandberg Electra TT4 (incredible bass for the money!), Phil Jones Briefcase 150w or Markbass 2*10 l[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]35. Markstuk - Active Dingwall ABZ and Z3, Barefaced S12T with a mesa prodigy four:88 (if i've still got)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]36. Walbassist - Franz Sirius fretless 5, ACG Krell 33" fretted 5, Tecamp Bonafide and 2 x Tecamp XS115 Classic cabs[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]37. Denigar - Bergantino B/AMP and two Berg' cabs. Roscoe Custom 5 and Sire Marcus Miller V7 4 string JB plus pedal board.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]38. seashell - Fender P[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]39. hen_barn - status kingbass, status s2, status s1 5 string and Marcus Miller sure! . Tecamp puma and vanderklays 4x10!!![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]40. 51m0n - shiny Barefaced Big Twin II, a Roscoe Century Standard 5 string, a Markbass sa450 and assorted shizzles.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]41.Captain Rumble - xotic xp-1j 4, Tonehammer, Barefaced S12[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]42. Wolverinebass - Wal Mk2[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Updated: List of for sale items what a good idea[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]01. Ashdown Rootmaster Mag 212T cab - £60 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]02. Trace Elliott AH300 head - £120 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]03. Mesa Boogie Four:88 with footswitch (markstuk) if not sold by then[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]04 Cort A5 Custom SP. (markstuk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]05. Allparts Jazz 70's in off-white with maple board/blocks, Wizard pickups & Gotoh bridge (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]06. DeArmond (Guild) Pilot Active Bass (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]07. Warwick Corvette, 2004, Active with mojo. £400 (Grangur) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]08. Harvest Leather Strap (Brown Cow Antique - 118 - 127cm). £20 (Wolverinebass)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]09.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. Line 6 Sonic Port Interface for iPad/iPhone/iPod (obbm)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Knackered blue plastic case containing non-knackered amp leads, guitar leads, a patch lead, and a speakon lead (MacDaddy)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Fender Jimmie Vaughan Tex Mex Stratocaster, White with Maple neck and Fender gigbag - £550 o.n.o. (noisyjon)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Ibanez SR740 - Upgraded £325, [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Babicz FCH 4 String Bridge, Chrome[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] (Grangur)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. EBS Multicomp, EBS Bass IQ, Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive, Gigrig Generator, Distributor and accessories, Diago Gigman pedalboard (Graham)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. MXR Custom Comp CSP202 - £45 (JapanAxe)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. Status S1 5 string headed, funny post box colour! Price? Dunno yet![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. Epiphone Dot Studio (w/mods). Discontinued black, with black hardware and cream binding. Very clean. Hardcase, long throw bridge, Sperzel locking machines, Wilkinson zebra humbucker in the bridge position, Dunlop Straploks, strap. £225.00 for the lot. If no interest, I'll take it home.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. Sandberg vm £650 ish or trade for what have you cash either way as [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]appropriate[/font][/color]

[quote name='GremlinAndy' timestamp='1467591605' post='3084753'] On the subject of packing... I'm not sure the packing was quite satisfactory TBH. It *was* wrapped in a single sheet of 'big bubble' wrap. However the rest of the box was filled with just loosely rolled brown paper. Clearly it wasn't enough to prevent damage of the kind it sustained. However, in Wounded Paws defence, it looked like a really hard impact. I'm not sure any reasonable amount of packing would have saved the day. Only a completely over the top case with polystyrene corners and lots of bubble wrap would have slowed the impact to a level where the insides weren't torn by their own weight and impetus... Still, onwards and upwards! 😎 [/quote] Did you have any joy in getting this sorted out? Am really curious to know in light of possbly taking the plunge myself....

[quote name='JayPostones' timestamp='1472656304' post='3122990'] Hi bass players and prog fans of the world! My friend Jonno sent me a link to this forum post and I chuckled to myself a bit... Jonno was the manager for Guitarworks in Reading before it sadly closed. He's also the bassist in my band 'Heights'. A proggy three piece from Reading. www.facebook.com/heightsuk My other band is Tesseract (I play drums). Not that it particularly matters but no one in Tess' lived in Reading (apart from me) nor did they work at Guitarworks. However, a few talented guys from local bands did work there, including Josh Middleton from Sylosis! Huge shame that place closed down really. [/quote] Just want to say, you were fantastic at Koko in February. One of the best gigs I've ever seen. Looking forward to the next Tesseract album, whenever that might be.