Davy

On 11/10/2022 at 17:48, Shepster8316 said:

 

Whereabouts are you?  There's always a possibility of a courier using my other half's UPS contract.

Pm'd

Has the world gone mad?

That is a bargain!

What a bargain, even with the toneprint issue!

I've had a few TC heads over the years and one of mine had the same issue. Unfortunately I never got to the bottom of it but it was never a problem for me as I didn't use the toneprint effects.

If I was bit a bit closer to you I would have had this as a backup.

17 hours ago, Jakester said:

No chance of postage?

I have a shipping box that I'd be able to wrap it in if the buyer was happy to cover shipping costs and any insurance they might want to include 

TC Electronics BH550 head.

Comes with the TC Switch-3 pedal(worth £70 on it's own) and a TC gig bag.

Really loud when paired with my RS212 cab.

Great condition, lovely amp, only selling as I've just picked up a TC Staccato head.

Would consider trades for a good preamp pedal.

Collection from Whitley Bay.

Any trades considered?

Pair of RCF Art 310a active speakers.

Some age-related scratches but fully functioning.

Collection from Whitley Bay.

Yamaha APX 4A-SPL.

Semi-Acoustic.

Marine burst blue flamed sycamore top.

Nato neck, back and sides.

Cream binding.

Fretboard Indian rosewood.

22 frets.

3 band EQ.

I've owned this from new(over 20 years).

One thing to point out is that is has got some dulling of the paintwork(mainly the dark sections around the edges) You'll see this better if you zoom in on the photo. This was caused by foolishly applying a painted pattern some time ago(not by me I might add!). This doesn't affect the playability though but maybe not for you if you want a perfect finish.

As always, bass related trades considered.

Collection from Whitley Bay.

Yamaha F-310 Acoustic Guitar.

I've owned this from new and is around 20 years old.

It's had a fair few knock over the years and has the scars to prove it but nothing that affects the playability.

As always, bass related trades considered.

Collection from Whitley Bay.

Squier Bullet Telecaster.

Butterscotch with Indian laurel fretboard.

Good condition.

As always, bass related trades considered.

Collection from Whitley Bay or I have a shipping box if you want to arrange your own courier.

Is this still available?

I think that the feet are a good addition. I'm forever worrying that I'm scuffing the bottom of my RS212 every time I put it down on my garage floor.

3 hours ago, spacecowboy said:

 

I've moved to Warwick now so no danger of me popping round anymore... I still have 2 of these though and I still love them!

There's always the option to post! 😄

I'm really surprised that I haven't had many bites on this as it's a lovely bass.

I'm going down the route of lightweight 5 string basses these days but I may well end up hanging this one on the wall when I redecorate my home office!

How does this compare with your SR1405?

Love my B5. These bases are great value and very well built. GLWTS.

Yes it's still available.

12 minutes ago, moley6knipe said:

That’s a proper tidy setup there. Very nicely presented. And some hot barefaced action!!!

Was just about to say the same thing. I use a wireless in-ear set up but this has got me thinking about a wireless mic set up...

Played a gig last night at my local squash club with a band that I haven't played with since before lockdown.

It was arranged fairly last minute as fundraiser for Ukrainian families who've ended up here in the north east.

It didn't look like it was going to be well attended due to the early tickets sales numbers but we were pleasantly surprised that the place was almost full on the night with a great friendly/family atmosphere.

We played 2 sets of Brit Pop covers with me also singing lead vocals all night. I normally play in a classic rock covers band sharing a quarter of the lead vocals so I woke up this morning feeling a little bit hoarse.

The drummer's son has been learning the guitar so we got him up for a few songs which made his parents and grandparent's very proud!

The drummer played an electric kit which, although I'm not a massive fan of electric kits, made for a much more manageable backline sound. 

The only negative thing about the night was that the room was really warm as we couldn't open the windows while we were playing due to the nearby houses, one of which was the guitarist's parent's house which was literally across the street!

I'm not normally a sweater but it was running down my forehead in buckets last night! That could also have been due to the fact that I was flying by the seat of my pants on a few of the newer songs that we threw in at the last minute as I was reading the lyrics from my phone, whilst also controlling the mixing desk from a tablet(not normally my job in my regular band).

We made it through the night without too many mistakes, the audience went home happy and we raised some money for a worthy cause.

18 hours ago, bigjimmyc said:

Played a sailing club 40 miles away. Didn’t get paid until this morning but all ok in the end. 
Outdoors and a decent crowd, so took the full stack (valves, 1x15, 4x10). Had to take the master to 6 but got loud enough in the end. Somehow the older covers don’t cut it now. White stripes and Kings of Leon well received. 

I know where you're coming from with the comment about the older covers not going down that well.

Back in the 90s my band used to play Clapton, Stones, Eagles, ZZ top, Stevie Ray Vaughan etc which was probably before our time back then. This wasn't a problem as our target audience were people in their 40s, 50s and 60s and we always went down really well. 

As the years have passed, our original audience has either died or just stopped going to pubs because they are too old! (Sad fact of life).

That said, my band played a gig at the weekend and I was talking to a member of the audience after the gig and he said that remembered me from my first band back in the early 90s so maybe there's a few of them left hanging on after all!

17 hours ago, alyctes said:

I don't like reliced instruments, but this looks really good.  GLWYS!

I think Ibanez did a great job on the relic work on these. Very tempted!

Great gig at the Moorcock in Peterlee last night.

We played a good first set but the backline volume levels went a bit crazy in the second half (typical twin guitarists)!

Nice to be back in a busy venue again after a few poorly attended gigs recently.

I've never really used pedals before apart from a Zoom B4, which I used to replace my backline with an in-ear setup and it sounded great but it had way more effects and settings than I ever needed so I ended up selling it on.

I've been using my backline(TC BH500 head and TC RS212 cab) ever since but now I'm thinking about buying a very simple preamp pedal to use direct into the mixing desk with my in-ears for monitoring for certain venues.

I'm thinking about buying an Ampeg classic analog bass preamp pedal as I've tried an Ampeg SCR-DI pedal before and really liked it(headphone use only).

My main question is, has anyone tried one of these before direct into the desk and if so, how did it sound through the PA?

I appreciate that it only has a jack output rather than an XLR but the Zoom B4 was jack only and I never found that a problem.

So after the terrible gig on Friday night, we played a mini festival gig at the Rose Inn in Wallsend on Saturday night.

Not a huge crowd but they were friendly and appreciative and I only needed to turn up with my bass, as the PA and backline were provided.

Left my house for the gig at 8pm, on stage at 9pm, finished by 10pm and home by 11pm after watching some of the last band's set.

What a difference a day makes...

2 minutes ago, Paul S said:

And - bonus point - drummer took the pa, which I usually babysit having realised his seats fold flat to give a van-type space.  Precedent set.

You should buy a sports car while you have the chance!🤣