noisedude

Hmm ............ need to head to Baildon one evening next week, could work! If I come, I'll tell you what the young vote thinks (I'm not cool but I am quite young and a teacher ...... ). Nik

Cool! Lots of people near me! Hey, if you ever need to come see a terribly amateur but enthusiastic ska punk gig, get in touch. I'd give you the Myspace link but there's nothing on it at the moment pending our re-launch at the start of March. My gear at the moment (no laughing at the back, I spent all my money on six strings and condenser mics) is: - Ibanez SR300FM 4-string (which I have a couple of Duncan Quarter Pounders to put in) - Backup bass - Aria Pro II SLB something or other (another P-J setup, love it) - Laney RB9 head - Hartke 410 Transporter cab - Hartke VXL Bass Attack DI - Boss Chorus - Cheap GXL overdrive and EQ pedals I've just bought an Ibanez DWB3 Doug Wimbish off Ebay and should be receiving that this week sometime, and am going to order a Spector Rebop 5 with a zebrawood top to try out a 5-string. But really my priority should be saving for a lightweight setup (the Hartke cab isn't too bad but I've played a Mark Bass Jeff Berlin and it made me happy). I'm going to get learning and hopefully sorting out some new playing ideas too while I'm here. Apologies for the terrible screen name, btw, I came by it almost a decade ago and haven't been able to come up with anything better since! Nik

[quote name='Sean' post='128783' date='Jan 27 2008, 05:12 PM']I've got a feeling that I'll be hanging on to it for the foreseeable. When the day does come, though it should make up a tiny bit for all the cash I've lost in depreciation over the years with other instruments! I just hope the seller packs it properly and the courier doesn't jump up and down on the box - there's no case with it.[/quote] The only bad experience I've had in buying dozens of guitars off Ebay was one time when the guitar DID come with a hard case ... so the guy stuck an address label on it and slung it straight out. It was a Hiscox one with those catches that are really easy to knock open, I won't go into the details but by the time it was over I would have paid extra for it not to have a case but be boxed up instead. Let us know how it works out!

G&Ls are not that easy to come by and are, as you say, really well built ........ so I would recommend taking the advice of some of these guys and exhausting all possibilities before you shift it. Pickup heights is a good suggestion, as is switching out the preamp. Having said that, I know your experience (but on a smaller scale). I've had a Hartke VXL Bass Attack DI pedal for a while now that all the reviews say is ace, and that I love the feature set of, but I just can't get a single sound that's actually better than when I don't have it connected! So I'm wondering whether I have to bite the bullet and sack it off in favour of a 2nd-hand Sansamp. Which finish have you got? Is it a black one (basswood) or a translucent one (swamp ash)? Makes a difference to buyers. Maybe sell the G&L and put some decent pups in this Squier once you're certain the Tribute isn't for you.

Hello all, New member here - my name is Nik, mid-twenties, and I'm from the wonderful garden city of Leeds (specifically the rather nice bit out on the North West corner). I'm a bit of an all-round musician, classically trained on piano and flute with a music degree ... I then worked in the instrument retail trade for a couple of years, during which time I amassed a worrying number of six-stringers and a couple of cheap basses. I'm a school teacher now (converting to teach physics) so my cool factor has fallen through the floor. Anyway, I've been playing bass in a couple of settings for a couple of years now - covering the ground from soft rock to ska-punk - and am ready to step up my efforts because my brain is running faster than my fingers now. So it's time to learn some techniques and ideas from some of you talented people, whilst overhauling my gear setup. Very cool to find a UK-based forum that's actually got enough traffic to join in with - which I look forward to doing - thank you! Nik

Yeah it's definitely not a current re-issue so if it comes through how it should then you have a bargain for that money. Failing that, you can always hang on to it for a bit, take some proper photos and make a better listing, and then stick it bay on Ebay and turn a few quid profit!