geoffbyrne

I've 1300 stars in Ebay, so I've done a bit of trading. On more than one occasion, circumstances have led to my missing an item which didn't sell. I have emailed the seller & made a decent, non-insulting offer & have got the item. Otherwise I use software to make my bid at only 5 secs to go. I win 7 times out of 10. The other thing I try & do is to get something at a low price. I'm looking for a SATA 2Tb drive at the moment & I'm not willing to pay more than £50 for it. So I catalogue & watch all the suitable models & use the software to bid for it. I'll get one eventually. G.

According to Clapton's autobiography, having had previous with Baker, had he known Bruce was bringing him in for Cream, he'd have backed out - but he only found out after it was arranged. G.

The BBG was (is) really tatty - I picked it up real cheap, but with a bit of TLC it has become my 'goto' bass. It playes great & the 'buckers (which I swapped with another forumite) give it a really thick tone. The TRB1005 is unmodded - I wish the fingerboard were unlined, as the side dots are actually in the fretted positions - something I'd like to correct. I'd really like a plain ebony board, but I probably can't afford the mod. It has Chromes on it, so it probably won't wear too much, & I can get just enough 'Mwha' off it if I want. G.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/207767-nbd-epiphone-eb0/ G.

Get a BBG5 & put RBX 375 pickups on it. Works great! http://smg.photobucket.com/user/geoffbyrne/media/P1010062.jpg.html Why can't I post images like I used to? Oh - I can!! - the one on the right. G.

I did this on my Cirrus - tried it both ways. It mattered not a jot. G.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1368883619' post='2082628'] The variable speaking length of the string is a given constant...... [/quote] Errrrrr - explain that term please? G.

Y'know, for an instrument costing under £100, is the Supertone bridge at approx. £60 worth it? Set of short scale GHS Brite Flats on its way from Thomann. G.

I'm a bit surprised no one has commented on its similarity to a Westone Thunder. G.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1368715272' post='2080596'] Geoff, you are the first person I have ever heard praising a EBO! The one I had was the biggest pile of cack I have ever played. I wish I knew you were looking for SS flats. I have a brand new set of Status ones you could have had. [/quote] No, it's fine, after the 35" fretless, it's like a breath of fresh air. I've read all the criticism etc & decided to try it with an open mind, and as I've said, I'm really surprised. The pickup isn't a genuine Gibson Sidewinder, & maybe that's to the good. I can really make it bite & growl - surprise, surprise - maybe Thornybank sold me a Wednesday one! Wish I'd known about the strings too - ah well. Being that I've ordered flats, I doubt I'll need another set anytime soon (GHS Brites - 49 - 108) and I wanted them a wee bit heavier anyway. G.

So my line-up is the Yamaha set - the BB415 with John East pre-amp, the BBG5 with RBX375 pickups & my beautiful TRB1005F fretless coupled with Hartke LH500 (12AX7 replaced with 5751) & Ashdown MAG400 (UK built) tops & custom built 15" cabs. The above is more than adequate for most things. So I was curious about a short scale, since 2 of those above are 34" & one is 35". I advertised in this forum & ended up picking up a cheap 30" scale Epiphone EB0 purveyed to me by our very own Thornybank. My!!! What a fun little bass. Dead easy to play - my left hand was flying all over the neck as though demented! It took me around 5 minutes to adapt to the different scale length & I was away! However, what I didn't expect was the tone I'm getting from it! Due to the big pickup being right up at the neck, I was expecting a big, soft, pillowy bass sound - we've all heard the term 'mudbucker' - right? Nothing of it at all! An amazing amount of mid presence & bite & growl too - not at all what I was expecting! I've ordered a set of short scale flats for it & otherwise all it needs is a polish. Pics to follow (only got it last night!) Will I gig it? You betcha!!! G.

Drop D was the reason I bought a 5 string. G.

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[quote name='apa' timestamp='1368476299' post='2077601'] Going OT (Now that Lurksalot seems to have figured it out for now) That Burns 12string is absolutely beautiful A [/quote] You can make me a sensible offer........well,it's for sale as I don't play much guitar these days & when it is, it's the Strat. You could PM me if interested.... G.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1368397067' post='2076677'] thats the idea , yours looks superb , Are you just careful hanging them up then ? ed to add 'superb' being used with the noted excess of strings [/quote] Actually, the hangers hold the instruments at least 3" away from the walls - more than enough room to hang them up & take them down safely - unless you start them swinging quite a lot. By the way, I'm having probs posting images (from Photobucket) - how did you do that? G.

[url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/geoffbyrne/P1010059.jpg"]http://img.photobuck...ne/P1010059.jpg[/url] I'm not there now, but I have the brackets lying here in a drawer. G.

Myles has update with 2 more brands. G.

I think Myles used to work with/for Groove Tubes but then fell out with them when they were bought over & packed up all his custom gear & made off on his own. He was working for them when I queried him about stuff for a Laney 30W valve amp & put me onto a guy in their (Groove) British operation from whom I got very good service. He now recommends Watford Valves in the UK (but not necessarily the cryogenic range - I think he says the treatment makes them more brittle & likely to break). G.

....I just wish there was a cheap & easy tester so you could plug a valve in & see how near to spec it really is - remember a 12AX7/ECC83 is supposed to have 100% gain. G.

I've pointed the board to articles & tests posted by Myles Rose in the US before. Myles is a genuine expert in this field & has developed testing hardware & systems adopted by the rest of the industry. He now works independently & has his own web site. You can directly ask him a question via this address (You'll need to enrol on the forum): http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/1351234/Feel_free_to_ask_Myles#Post1351234 He has recently tested a shedload of the standard 12AX7/ECC83 types on sale in the US (& since they all tend to come from one of only a few producers, here also). The results he has posted here: http://la-economy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/current-production-12ax7-tubes-ten-of.html I leave you to form your own opinions. G.

Jon (Bassassin) told me that the 6 bolt neck was indicative of Moridaira as is a body made up of a back slab & a front slab glued together so there is a seam around the outside edge of the body - I had one - check for that. G.

Looks like an old Ibanez or maybe it was labelled Antoria. G.

PaulS forgot to mention the Peavey Cirrus in that list - best/nicest/shallowest neck I've ever played (so far). G.

[url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/geoffbyrne/media/Sale/P6050082.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/geoffbyrne/media/Sale/P6050069.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/geoffbyrne/media/P1010064.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/geoffbyrne/P1010064.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Ibanez Studio ST105. Fender scale, SG-like body - this particular one has a DiMarzio PAF in the neck & a DiMarzio Dual Sound in the neck, both splittable to single coil via push/pull tone pots. G.

"Playing jazz is well hard" There, fixed it for you!!!!! G.