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ditto what "thisnameistaken" said. I used to cart around two ashdown mag cabs - a 115 & a 210. couldn't believe how much easier it is to just have a single 1212L. Love the sound as well. Does tend to get a bit too loud though.
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[quote name='pal1972' post='617007' date='Oct 4 2009, 11:25 PM']...I can adjust the price accordingly if interested?? to say £200??[/quote] Blummin 'eck that's a good price for one of these I sold my natural finish one for almost double that. A few tips of how I got the best out of mine: [list=1] [*]Thomastic TI flats (I used 344s) [*]Although the only knob on the bass is a single volume there were bass & treble trimpots on the preamp board that can give it a bit of welly [*]The cheap & cheerful Behringer ADI21 acoustic preamp gives it more natural rounded tone [/list] Someone buy this - its a bargain!
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I've tried Ashton guitars & ukes and can report they were the worst made-down-to-a-price crap I'd ever seen. I don't know how its possible to make a difficult to play uke, but they managed it. From my experience, I'd say that they make behringer stuff look posh.
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I get bored of any thwakkita-thwakkita-thwakkita type sounds after about five seconds, so I'm not qualified to say who's best even if I did care about that kind of thing. However I can name some tracks flea played on, but none of vic's...
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they're fugly
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The bass cellar - denmark street
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to budget bassist's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Moos3h' post='615848' date='Oct 3 2009, 04:58 PM']But you don't need a full-blown e-commerce site! I've often thought this, a simple website with contact info, perhaps some blurb about the staff, what services are on offer, what manufacturers they deal with etc etc etc is still worth 100x more than nothing at all. The sort of site I mentioned above is very cheap to build, can still look professional and won't cost the earth to host. To not have a website presence at all (and I'm not talking about Bass Cellar here in particular) smacks of two things to me: 1). Total luddite owners that don't understand the value of the web or 2). Arrogant owners who consider it a waste of time and "Don't want the hassle" of online enquiries. Cheers, James[/quote] I agree totally. I think they haven't really considered the possibilities. If they get something static built it would go out of date very quickly and being content-free it wouldn't encourage repeat visits. I could build something simple in a day or two, but if no one ever updated it, it would go out of date within a few months & won't have any real value. If I recall correctly there have been at least two bass cellar sites like this in the past. What might work better for a shop like that would be to build a website with the usual contact details & 'about us' info etc, but also a prominent blog area with comments enabled where the staff can write bass related articles, reviews of amps, fx & basses, post their latest mp3s, youtubes vids, pics of famous people that wander into the shop, drummer jokes and anything else that pops into their heads. I could build that fairly quickly & write an easy to follow numpty-proof manual, but it would cost more more than a simple static site, but on going costs would be minimal. The main benefit of such a site would be that if all the staff knew how to publish a blog post, then they would also know how to edit the static pages, so it wouldn't go out of date. -
[quote name='GreeneKing' post='615610' date='Oct 3 2009, 11:57 AM']...I think the whole band thing is about his self image as a 'rocker'. I think that unconsciously 'his' band fills his narcissistic needs but the threat from actually performing is to great as he has much insecurity. The only problem with this is if he's not honest about it either to himself or others. It's leading us all up the 'garden path'. I've tried to organise a 2nd local jam night just to get up in front of an audience and he's just a moment ago come up and said that work commitments mean he can't do it yet again.I'm sure it's totally genuine certainly predictable in the extreme. Over a year of practice and one gig - some sort of a record perhaps and I'm slowly losing the will to live [/quote] He's obviously holding the band back from doing what the rest of the band joined for - ie playing in front of an audience. If he's not the same page as the rest of the band its time to tell him its time to p155 or get off the pot. Perhaps you may not want to be quite as blunt as that, so getting a additional guitarist in the band (they're ten a penny in most areas) would be the answer. That way they can do the stones thing weaving in & out of each others lines, or one acoustic/one electric or good old rhythm & lead. If he then can't/won't do a rehearsal/gig/jam night - no problem the other will be able to. Otherwise do the jam night without him. Prepare some rock standards everyone knows and borrow a guitarist on the night from another band.
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The bass cellar - denmark street
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to budget bassist's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='silddx' post='609136' date='Sep 26 2009, 11:50 AM']Why can't they get a bloody web site sorted too?[/quote] For a site to be worthwhile they'd need to keep it updated regularly as stock moves and they would have to include prices. Not sure if their staff would be up to doing that, but the last time I was in there they didn't even have price tickets on the basses hanging up. Its probably about 'return on investment'. Having a professional web site probably won't affect the number of walk-ins from people who visit Denmark Street to trawl the guitar shops. If they were interested in doing mail order they'd probably be doing it already. -
The only one I use is the Planet waves bass SOS. I can get my bass in tune in a few seconds unplugged with loads of crash-bang-wallop all around. Best tuner I own (actually I keep losing & refinding them so I have two spares which come in handy) [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/2536-planet_waves_pw_ct_06_s_o_s_bass_guitar_tuner"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/25...ss_guitar_tuner[/url] I can't actually tune the E string on my ashborys with any other tuner but an S.O.S.
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'cause you're not out of order. It sounds like the guitard is a total numpty who doesn't understand the difference between practicing and rehearsing. I record rehearsals & gigs so we all have CDs / MP3s of how we do the songs. Parts are practiced at home, then songs are rehearsed in the studio when everyone gets together.
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I'd love the have the job of answering the phone for this catering company [url="http://www.randykuntzcatering.com/"]http://www.randykuntzcatering.com/[/url]
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It sounds like they haven't even looked at it - I'd pick it up and take it to someone that does have a clue. If they ask for any money kick 'em in the nuts. Then again they could be hiring it out or using it for their own gigs.
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I have a stylophone which Rolf Harris signed and drew a rolfaroo on.
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[quote name='stinson' post='611156' date='Sep 28 2009, 07:34 PM']Yep, wack the old scratchplate on and you could achieve £500 upwards for it.[/quote] +1 - chuck the broken one in the bin. You probably won't get anything extra with the basslines pup installed, so it might be worthwhile to put the original back in as well & sell the quarter pounder separately
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Two names that are not often linked
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to Happy Jack's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
It comes in a Ritter gigbag perhaps? -
What band would you play bass in?
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to GreeneKing's topic in General Discussion
The Hawks backing Dylan on the '66 tour "Play ... f**kin'... loud!" -
Fancy a botched FenGibBacker?
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to Happy Jack's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
beware of imation - with [i][b]that[/b][/i] logo ? -
I dont like it Maybe I'm making myself look ignorant, but I've never heard of Hadrian Fraud
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I built a fretless precision bitzer using a sunburst alder Brandoni body & quartersawn maple neck with unlined ebony board. It was easy to put together and all the bits were within your budget. Although the resale value is probably next to nothing, I think it is easily as good as something a lot more expensive.
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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='606102' date='Sep 22 2009, 09:14 PM']...he complained about being tired because it was he first day back to art college after 4 months off.[/quote] Its understandable - he's bound to have been knackered. He probably had to draw something earlier.
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I doubt its a '78 this as I have a cherry sunburst precision like that (bought new in '82 and weighs a ton) and they were only made in '81 & '82 in that colour. The serial number probably suggests '78, but a lot of S8 & S9 serial numbers ended up on basses as late as '81. If there's a date scribbled on the end of the neck I bet it'll indicate that its an '81. A modern Fender US pickguard should fit, but you'll need to drill the extra holes for the pickup cover using the original as a template. Alternatively get a 70s pattern one from WDmusic: [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Precision_Bass_Vintage_-_Black_|_White_|_Black_PB-403"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Precision..._|_Black_PB-403[/url]
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I agree, a new socket should cure it. Best to get a switchcraft one if they make one that's suitable for your bass. Surprised its happened on a USA fender though - I've had this issue with inexpensive basses with cheapo hardware, but not a US fender.
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[quote name='WalMan' post='604036' date='Sep 20 2009, 10:17 PM']So I was wandering around Brighton today while MrsW was at the Psychic Fair in Hove Town Hall...[/quote] No one had written "cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances" across the signs?
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Why pimp when you can build? This looks like a fun way to spend just over £70 [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm[/url]