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Pretty sure the police had an early policy not to have any guitar solos in their songs.

I knew it wouldn't be long before you got back into it

Part of the fun is buying, selling, trying and changing rigs and basses. 

I had an ebs 360hd - amazing amp. Never got chance to gig it, but everything about it was lovely in practice. 

I'm still a big believer in parametric / semi parametric dials on Amps. 

Great cabs those. 

3 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

Just looking at the 210 combo. Even that is rated quite low.

160 W Continuous (RMS)
300 W Peak. 

 

That's AB though, not class d. 

To be fair, they're proper loud. I havent had mine past half way in 2 loud bands at both practice and gigging. But yes, from a marketing point of view I found that a weird decision too.

23 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said:

My thinking is always that they did their market research and designed for that rather than to please everyone. Isn't it 500watt - 250watt though? 

It does seem a bit strange that it costs more than the combo though. 

 

According to some websites that have it for sale its 500w peak, so 250w RMS into 4ohm. 125w RMS into 8ohm.

Might be worth someone checking as it does seem a bit mad to release a way underpowered class d head?

I'm still a bit confused about this head. 

In principal it's an astounding head. Everything you could want (apart from a tuner - doh!), but I can't for the life of me understand a 180-250w class d head, and I can't understand less features than the combo. And more so why it's double the price? 

Couldn't you just buy a combo and take the head out of that? More features, class ab power and half the price? 

I had one of these years ago, loved it. 

Had to sell a few years back, but just bought another proper cheap one. They're amazing. 

I'm gonna upgrade again, and have set a challenge to be performing in a few months with it. 

I have a katana 210. It's superb. 

Seems weird to then launch a class d version and what looks like a watered down version of the features of the 210?

The nut is crafted from 10,000 year old mammoth tusk!!!! 

Now we're talkin!! 

Yep, get that in!

1 hour ago, naxos10 said:

200w should be fine BB, or just go for a DI out.

Ooh, Di out. Great idea. 

Keep the ideas coming!

So, so far as a rough overview..(apologies if I've missed anything). 

. Drop tuners on all strings. 

. Auto tuner on the headstock

. Luminlay and LED markers on the fretboard. 

. Fretted and fret less mod. 

. Slide able interchangeable pickups. 

. Pick up selector switch. 

. Tones styler type tone control

. A mix of tone woods. 

. Filter type eq system. 

. Mono and Stereo out jack. 

. Built in internal Roland synth module. 

. Preamp

. Parametric eq for bass lomid himid treble

. Built in compressor. 

. Built in distortion / drive. 

. Kill switch. 

. S1 switch. 

. Smart phone / iPad compatibility. 

. String thru body option

. Emergency tool kit compartment (similar to battery compartment). 

. Built in wireless option. 

Sounds amazing

If its a hit, there'll be a Harley Benton version in a year or two for around £150

Fliippin eck! I thought I was onto something. That's another dragons den moment ruined then..

1 hour ago, Mykesbass said:

How about adding sliding pickups to the chaos of this build?!

Do these exist? I've always thought about making these?! 

Haha, I'm already loving this bass! 

A vertical plastic flap on the back (like on the hohner headless) that pulls out to make it's own stand. 

Brilliant so far! 

A few of mine:

Built in tuner

On board fx

Full selectable parametric eq cut and boost for bass, lo mid, hi mid, treble. 

Luminlay or led fret markers

It'd be good for a laugh if when compiled someone could mock up what the basschat homer Simpson mobile bass would look like!

OK, so just for a bit of fun, but also an attempt to see what hardware mods / upgrades are out there at the moment..... 

What hardware mods are available to create or modify a bass guitar into the most versatile it could be? 

I'm thinking pre Amps including parametric eqs (for bass, mid, high) s1 switches, pick up switches, knobs etc, different pick ups and configurations. Anything goes. 

Ie to make the 'Homer Simpson mobile' of bass guitars. 

Your agreement wasn't:

Play for £xxx and if we make enough over the bar we'll pay it you. 

It was:

Play for £xxx. 

Any other factors aren't your issue. 

Pathetic from the venue. 

25 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said:

The L2000 is the biggest secret hiding in plain sight in the bass world. 

It does EVERYTHING!

That guts me as I had a clf l2000 and just couldn't get it to do anything with my bands at that time. Shame because maybe it would work with my current ones. And they're too expensive to take a gamble on. 

48 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

I like Never Say Die. It is unfairly maligned, in my opinion.

One of my favourites too. 

Epic player. Tasteful, toneful, melodic and musical. 

As a kid it was bassically, nib then warning that got me into soulful bass. Meandering around, they're a work of art. 

On 26/03/2024 at 08:20, MichaelDean said:

I once tried to sell some flats on Facebook that had only been lightly used. Got some serious abuse from people telling me I was disgusting for selling used strings! There's all sorts out there...

I had that too!! 

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People saying it was low. Desperate and bottom of the barrel. I'd only taken them off basses I'd bought and replaced with my own. 

Don't worry about selling your gear, it can all be replaced when and if needed. It's also fun building the gear back up

Yeh, to clarify the meaning.... I had seen a supposed stingray for sale. Turns out it was a bitsa fake. Luckily I'd sussed it out before buying and the seller changed his listing. 

As suspected it was a cheap sub series with all the us logo and made in San Louis obispo california US stamps (or whatever it is) to try and fool people. 

3 hours ago, stewblack said:

Welcome. Welcome to the wonderful world of Harley happiness. 

It's not Stingray or Precision or Jazz - it's the Harley!

Quite true!