johnnylager

Get a Dremel and stay off the sauce the night before.

£170? Buy a f***ing Squier VMJ mush.

I would get one from Bernie Goodfellow - 'cos he's funny as f*** and swears a lot. And makes nice basses. And what Ferrett said.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='400314' date='Feb 4 2009, 07:11 PM']Got it today, it's proper poo.[/quote] I tried to buy the Behringer Limiter from GAK a few compressors ago. They wouldn't let me.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='399395' date='Feb 3 2009, 08:45 PM']I think I would go in to the shop to buy an Ampeg but walk out with a Mesa 400+[/quote] I oh so nearly bought a 400+ after demoing one loudly through a Powerhouse 2x15, but fortunately tried to lift it before handing the cash over. If I ever get successful enough to have a roadie, I'll get one straight away. Best amps I've ever tried. Larry Boothroyd can't be wrong.

The Dunlop Dual-Design Straplok allows the use of a normal strap if the need arises and work very well with Grolsch rubbers. Try [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=40a1bceb7f1d6b618a859ecd65c9c3d4&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=%2Bstraplock"]here[/url]...

[quote name='bremen' post='398654' date='Feb 3 2009, 10:15 AM']Have a drink on me![/quote] Ear, ear. <gets coat>

Mr Cetera?

I'm only aware of the chicks in the front row buffing themselves up to see who I choose for the after-show party. Or alternatively, the drummer speeding up, the singer forgetting the words and starting his guitar intros a fret out. On a good gig, I listen to me, the drummer and the wicked Angus Young wannabee solos the guitarist does, in that order. I tend to ignore the rhythm guitar, it's better like that.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='397636' date='Feb 2 2009, 10:38 AM']I can't see [b]cold-calling[/b] being a terribly fruitful affair...[/quote] Boom-boom!

[quote name='joe_bass' post='397576' date='Feb 2 2009, 09:51 AM']Cool! Are they nice & bright?[/quote] Yeah, I liked them, nickels if I remember correctly.

Any good? [url="http://www.fender.co.uk/products//search.php?partno=0738250006"]http://www.fender.co.uk/products//search.p...rtno=0738250006[/url]. I have used them through bridge [BadAss II], not through body. 4's only mind, I don't know if there's a 5 set...

Like it mate - the logo, the site & me upcoming gig with the Big 'Un! You snowed in?

Contrary to what I previously said about getting my first bass from me Mum's Kay's catalogue, I now remember it was a no-name P-copy from Bee's music in Arundel Arcade, Pompey. Why? Geezer, 'Arry, Burton, Lynott, Alan Davey off Hawkwind, Dobby off Saxon, etc. And, of course, my mate had just got a guitar and he knew a drummer who flogged a bit of puff. The mighty 'Lunchhead' were then born, with their [s]hit single - 'My Little Girl', written about Cheryl, the bird Smutley [guitarist] was knobbing at the time.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='397125' date='Feb 1 2009, 07:27 PM']well, a compressor would be nice, and more than just a 3 band EQ, a 7 band graphic would be nice. That hartke just doesn't appeal to me that much...[/quote] Fair play. I have a growly bass with nice inherent tone, an excellent pedal compressor and a fuzz box for the fuzzy bits. I could never stop fiddling with the Peavey or ABM pre's I had and I always ended up tweaking this & tweaking that, looking for something else and trying some magic new combination of knobs & sliders which I was never satisfied with. I'm much happier with just bass, middle & treble to choose from. From the LH-500 thread, it seems everyone is using the same settings of 7, 5 & 2! I'm not even using the MicroBass anymore, waste of money that was. Horses for courses. [quote name='budget bassist' post='397189' date='Feb 1 2009, 08:16 PM']Hmm yeah i do see your point, though i think 1000W is a bit excessive, i used 180W on stage with no problems at all, i can't see how you could use 1000W of power without being a pro on a HUGE stage. Plus i'd be scared of blowing my speakers![/quote] I thought about the 500w version [and a bunch of other amps too], but I just wanted to keep it simple & 'future-proof' myself. You can never have too much headroom either. Good luck in your quest.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='397034' date='Feb 1 2009, 05:32 PM']it doesn't seem amazingly versatile, and compared to some other stuff in the price range (aside from the masses of power), it doesn't really impress me, whereas i could get a GK 700RBII for £400 from soundslive and that would be able to do so much more. Convince me [/quote] Less is more.

Hartke LH all the way. The 1000 sounds nice through an SWR Triad, a Demetriades custom 1x15, and Carslboro 1x15 & a Hartke 4x10. Of course Hartke say it's designed for the HyDrive cabs - they are their new ones! EDIT: And none of that new-fangled graphic eq malarkey to twiddle constantly / f*** up your sound.

Brasso.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='396872' date='Feb 1 2009, 02:40 PM']I just got quoted £170 from someone...[/quote] Laugh at them.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='396505' date='Jan 31 2009, 10:43 PM']watching motd? :ph34r:[/quote] f*** off.

Not a fan, me.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654[/url] ?

1. - Trucker 65w 1x15 combo - blew speaker 2. - Marshall 100 valve head & 4x12 - flogged for ? 3. - Peavey MK IV head & Sunn 2x15 - flogged for food & lodgings 4. - Peavey Combo 300 - flogged for £50 5. - Ashdown ABM EVOII 500w 2x10 combo & 210cab - flogged for £500 6. - Hartke LH-1000 & new cab soon...

I had 84's in me Ged and loved them. I undoubtably would have bought the Hammers if they were out at the time though. Ring Andy @ Wiazrd and have a chat - he'll tell you what's what...