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... and thanks for the inspiration. I now know what to say.

I like deep flurries of notes and [i]deep[/i] flurries of notes. Other than that: subscribed!

You know, fewer people assumedly are interested in Gene Simmons basses than in helping you get one for cheap, so it might be an idea to change your thread title to something more specific, like "Where can I get a Gene Simmons bass cheap?" It's called "help us to help you", and yes, I know I'm a miserable, grumpy, stuck-up bastard for trying to help you to help us to help you.

Welcome, Mark! Hehehe. Nice story. Don't batter the mistress now! Enjoy BC! best, bert

Hey, Blue, and welcome! Nice intro you wrote. I hope you'll thrive on this here side of the pond. best, bert

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1405945941' post='2506758'] I don't see he's been at all dishonest (in fact quite the contrary) [...] I'm just seeing this becoming yet another trial by Basschat witch hunt [/quote] Personally, I do feel the "[b]new, other[/b]" and "[b]I bought this 6 months ago or so[/b]" bass in reality being a used, 11 months old bass is at least stretching matters, and not really completely honest. He obviously did not want to sell a 1 year old, used bass, and willingly opted for the vague version. He probably does not deserve a witch hunt, but wasn't exactly behaving stellarly either. BTW, I see no witch hunt yet, but yes, we may be heading in that direction if we're not careful.

Hm. I wonder how much he was expecting. A bass like this costs £600 incl. shipping, possible duties, VAT and costs. When selling on FeeBay, can one expect more than half that amount before shipping etc.?

Yup, had the same great experience as Beedster had, Gary coming to the rescue when I needed my bass tuned. First port of call!

Welcome, bass player 92 (or 30,092 for that matter). Enjoy the forum! Bert

Does it look beautiful? NOOOO Does it look refined? Er... are you sure you seriously want to ask that question? Does it have something going for it? Yes Does it look cool? Yeah, in the right circumstances it would, I guess. Would I play it live? Yes, I surely would. Does it look good though, as per the OP's question? Nah. A no from me.

SVT 210AV seems like a natural choice, and was well received, but is sadly way over your budget as well. For below £100, I'd choose Beta Aivin (= Beta Three = Harley Benton = RedSub = White Horse) straight. Got three of them, and they all seem awesome for the money

Yup, without having read it, it does seem like a nice article to me as well, by the looks of it. Do notice how he does state -6 to -10 dB, and then continues using -6 dB, but stating "at least". This is in line with what our physics teacher taught us. x W --> y dB 2x W --> (y+3) dB 4x W --> (y+6) dB 8x W --> (y+9) dB roughly 10x W --> (y+10) dB. I'm too lazy to pull out my calculator and find the exact numbers, but this is where the "you need 10 times the wattage" comes from. In the real world however, people tend to react strongly to perceived loudness, and loudness has a lot to do with linearity (or rather lack thereof) and compression (before even speaking about distortion), so this stuff always takes long texts before everything is worded nicely and correct. Me personally, I can't do it in English at all, and it's long since I could do it in my mother tongue, Dutch. I hope this still helps though.

Dunno if this helps, but not every shop or shop assistant is aware of a certain rule in their contract with Music Man that allows them to sell an unsold instrument abroad after two years. I got two or three Music Man basses that were exported using that rule, and the rule was mentioned to me by Music Man themselves. As to mail forwarding, this is getting more and more common, and one just needs to find the right forwarder.Sorry I can't be of help in that respect. Generally however, more and more of the mentioned contracts include mail forwarders as forbidden addresses.

[quote name='Golden_Sonic' timestamp='1405434726' post='2501872'] Is there anyone that may talk me about the models mentioned above? [/quote] Give it some time, mate. Things will turn towards helping you. They always do. Remember when you posted the question. It's not a week ago...

"Volume" is about what the human ear experiences, and for a doubling of that experienced volume, it has been established that one needs roughly 10 times the Wattage. IOW, doubling the volume is not the same as doubling the amplitude. BTW it's not the same as experienced "loudness" either. I've seen that "four times the wattage" thing too, and would initially guess that one to be about sound pressure or similar - as sound pressure is measurable and quantifiable. Dunno though. I recently tried to find out about all the terms we'd been taught in secondary school, and that was hard, in part because of too loose use of terms as well as litteral translations into other languages introducing errors.

Welcome, Golden Sonic! Don't do it though. Chances are you'll love it and end up playing b*ss and discussing b*ss on B*ssChat like the rest of us sorry lot. (I know these things. Bought a cheapo on a friday just to punch in a few bass tones in keys recordings, and exchanged it for a real one the monday after.) Good luck with the search! bert

Hej, och välkommen, Martin! Hoppas du gillar vårt forum, och att det kan bliva ditt också. I'm with you on the Belgian beer! Luvverly stuff - from The Eleventh Commandment to Sudden Death to The Devil - - and everything inbetween. But you're called Martin, eh? We already have a Martin, so I'll have to call you Little Milton (Sorry, mate. Harmless little inside joke.) Anyway, enjoy! Bert (not one of the Scandinavians Dad is talking about)

I will then, sir. To your good health!

On the contrary: this very evening I have been sober.

Hey Matt, Welcome! Charming intro, and yup: better do something useful with your life. Enjoy BC & Bass! bert

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1405260284' post='2500158'] in future if you are having problems with a different amp getting the sound you want that it might want raising or lowering [/quote] You've also explained me Geddy Lee's reasoning behind the washing machine cabs: they come with these height regulating feet as standard, thus saving Mr. Lee the extra expense of custom made cabs!

Welcome, mate! You seem to be well sorted with the kind of answers you've been receiving, so I'll just say: Enjoy the bass, and enjoy BC! Oh, and applause and kudos to Ste! bert

Twas a trick question. The unnamable alternative only exists as a common misspelling of "Jizz". Yuck indeed.

Better watch it though. If your brain gets any more tired, before you know it you'll end up on BassChat. [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1405165494' post='2499310'] Of course, live, you don't have the ability to "play back faster" [/quote] As to tracking frequencies, I'd guess you're right, but... Well... actually... Erm... OK then, I'll let you in on a secret: My main reason - or rather: my only reason - for playing ultra fast live is that by doing it this way, each and every note I play is not fully developed, as only the attack phase is coming out before I already play the next note. This way, none in the audience will detect it if I were to play a weak note in an improvisation once in a while. I know, I know, weak notes are not very likely to happen at all, but still: when you're a professional, you're a professional... BTW, incidentally, word has it that one Maurice "Morris" De Bevere was in the audience once in 1945 or 1946 - don't remember exactly, and reportedly had expressed feeling "inspired" (his words, not mine) by my performance... Idunno. I prefer remaining modest, and not giving it another thought...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405161012' post='2499249'] Pah! Bring it on, you... you... [i]Jazz Collector.[/i] [/quote] Before we decide whether this is going to get you banned, may we enquire as to whether you meant "collector of Jazz Basses" or the unnamable alternative? Honest replies appreciated, honoured and possibly lavishly rewarded.