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I'm sure you're on her bucket list. Don't Give Up 😁

At least you still have a chance of snagging a ZZB if you keep your eyes open...

I would think you need to tell the police to reopen it, tell them where the bass is and get on it pronto before it 'disappears'

It's not Marcus Millers, it's Mark Millers according to the advert. Don't be fooled.....😉

There are a few threads on Talkbass. I was looking at one of these a while back as I'm a fan of old school rock amps but there seems to be a lot of reliability issues with them (unless of course it's the same 4 people having tube issues posting all over the web). In the end I arrived at a Mesa Big Block 750 and love it to bits but they don't show up very often. Recently I swapped another amp for an Orange 4 Stroke and am enjoying that as much as my Mesa. It sounds huge and has a great eq. Might be worth having a look around for one of those?

That is truly shocking 🤮

And i always wanted one of these back in the day. It's an Aria ZZB which they also did in a blue sunburst or 50/50 black white graphic. I wasn't brave enough though and ended up with a safe looking Aria RSB Deluxe 2 instead...

Gotta go the full hog crackle finish with pointy basses from the 80's. I wonder where they've all gone now?

There were loads of undiscovered gems that used to come into the shop back then that just got totally overlooked by the general public. This was a perfect example. I remember selling a few copies to the regulars that came in and were always up for listening to something different but the public never cottoned on to them. Here's another example - a band called Device which was Holly Knights side project (she wrote a load of big songs for Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Pat Benatar and suchlike in the 80's). Proper 80's production on here.

I was a manager for Our Price Records when this album came out in 1988. The title track Homelands played flat out through the shop Quad hifi before we opened up was always an enjoyable experience. The production on the album is excellent. It brings back a flavour of the music I was enjoying back then. Elements of Frankie, Roachford, Missing Persons, Strangeways, TheFixx, Go West and FM are all floating around in there. Aaah, the days of bad haircuts, electronic kits, snares with loads of reverb and big chorussy guitars - where did they go......

Zombie thread revival post Found this.....what a great version...

Nutshell 🙂

One of these Nux Mighty Plugs..... Rechargeable tiny bluetooth headphone amp for silent practice - just plug it into your jack socket, connect your phone (Spotify/YouTube) via bluetooth, stick your headphones in and you're good to go. Amp Sims and effects included. It's a fab bit of kit for £58 and he can practice anywhere. https://www.gak.co.uk/en/nux-mighty-plug-headphone-amplifier-with-bluetooth-/954524

They also have a few planks of floorboard from where the first Beatles gig was. A snip at just £99,999...

This was the 2nd gig of 2023 for us and it was a cracker. Pretty much a full house at one of the best venues on our circuit and the atmosphere was a bit special. I fell off the gear abstinence wagon already and used my new to me Orange 4 Stroke amp - I'm really pleased with it so far. It weighs half as much as my normal Mesa BB750 and sounds really similar. It's a lovely meaty big rock amp.

Easy......buy another P bass and don't put foam in it You're welcome 😂😉

BTN are a great retailer. Thoroughly recommended

I think the bass amp models are located in with the rest of the amps now

I'm poopie at this game. Swapped an amp with a chap on Friday. I guess I'm out. But looking forward to the 2024 version 😊

The price pretty much confirms they're dodgy. The smarter fakers would have them up at £35 or £40 so it's a tiny bit cheaper than the price all the other (legit) retailers are selling them for. That disguises them a bit. If the major retailers are selling at £45 on average then they must be paying a touch more than half that to the UK distributor. So let's say they're paying about £25 and then adding the VAT so it's £30 effectively. They'll need to be looking at a sensible profit for the business to be viable so they really have to sell at a minimum of £35/40 per set. And this will be for the big guys who can buy in bulk or have good discounts set up with their suppliers. Here's the same scenario....say a Fender Mexican P Bass retails normally for £700. Everyone is selling them for that price unless they're having a sale in which case they may be £550. Apart from one eBay shop that also sells doorbells and surgical masks doing them for £375 and claiming to have plenty in stock. Any alarm bells there? You can buy cheap strings from China for a couple of quid and spend the same on some good packaging. Maybe you've bought 500 sets and it'll cost you £6 per set in total. So an investment of £3000 will bring in £11,250. Leaving you a profit of +£8000. That's why they would bother faking the proper box.

Very nice! And Fishman pickups too

Totally the wrong way of looking at it. In reality you have 3 weeks to fill your boots with everything you may want for the next few years. You're better off bailing out this year but should be a good bet for 2024's event.

Worst gig - got dragged along to see Jonathan Butler at the Hammy Odeon about 30 years ago. Can't stand all that mellow jazzy funky stuff personally but the missus quite liked him. He came on stage in a cardigan and sat on a stool for most of the night. The saving grace was that Mothers Finest were the support band and they were awesome. Best gig - a recent one. Simple Minds at Audley End last summer. I've never heard such a good sound at any gig in the last 40 years. Absolutely crystal clear but big and loud too. You could feel your eyeballs moving with the kick drum and bass but in a good way. Half of Scotland seemed to have driven down to Essex to see them. And the band were killing it, they were sooo good. Jim and Charlie looking like they were 20 years old, Jed Grimes on bass (who is always fun to watch with his old Stingray. It's about time he treated himself to a second bass), Cherisse Osai on drums is amazing, Roland Rat on rhythm guitar and Berenice Scott on keyboards was classy. They were on my bucket list to see and exceeded every expectation.