molan

I've tried many times to 'get' Seasick Steve but I find him duller than a very dull thing indeed

Decent condition used 4 string Rays are readily available at around £650.

We were entirely spoilt by having a bespoke build stage and top notch sound crew so it wasn't too tough for us. It's a bloody tall ceiling though! If you get a chance see if you can get up to the balcony area that overlooks the hall when someone else is playing. The view of the hall with people in and music on is amazing. In fact, if it's open maybe get someone to take some pics of you playing from up there. They'll look great in the portfolio

The new price is not being passed on to dealers yet so there should be plenty of pre-increase stock kicking around for a good while yet. There's a lot less of the new stainless ones around so I think may be the first to start rising. Increases will only be applied to dealer orders post July 1st so should take some time to filter through. It'll be interesting to see exactly how far this will push the 'street' price up. Fodera prices are also rising on July 1st but it's only about 10%. Sounds like there might be a few more increases on the way as well

I've played in that hall - acoustics are great fun We played for a Price Waterhouse summer ball and it really was an amazing setting! Hope you have a brilliant time.

12's are most definitely the 'flavour of the month' at the moment with the various different 2x12, 4 ohm, Neo cabs offering a great one cab solution for lots of people. Meanwhile I've just gone from a pair of 1x12's to a 2x10!

[quote name='AKAK' timestamp='1372176103' post='2122504'] Molan: i sense a business opportunity for someone who has a music store as obviously there is interest in their gear. [/quote] Now you come to mention it. . .

I hear a certain bass store near Reading has a big stock of Elixirs arriving soon

TecAmp have confirmed they do not have a UK retailer or distributor in place at the moment. Umm, interesting . . .

I've written to them asking about UK distribution - will report back if I hear anything

I think the Lehle Basswitch can do this, p,us a stack of other things, as well. I know a few serious session and pro gigging guys who use these for live work and they say that they are fantastic little devices. http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product/outboard-preamps/basswitch-iq-predi/

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1372091061' post='2121449'] A very stormy Monday! Also he did the original of "Ain't no Love" I believe. Sad Day. RIP. [/quote] Damn, I was listening to this just this morning

Bought tickets for New Theatre Oxford and got 2nd row central seats. Haven't seen them since '76, wonder if they've changed much? .

[quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1372017875' post='2120751'] GAK stock Tecamp http://www.gak.co.uk/en/tecamp-puma-500/29873 [/quote] If GAK say 'please phone' I think that means they don't actually hold any in stock. May be special order only.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1371931318' post='2119825'] oh, so it is!!! I only used a J-Retro for two years! I should have known. Mine is currently waiting to be installed on my CIJ Jazz, so I have not used it in a while. I never noticed it was boost only on the bass. [/quote] I've had two previous basses with J-Retro's in and didn't realise the bass was boost only either, lol. Because it has a centre position marker I just assumed it was boost and cut. Always thought it was odd that I kept needing to cut bass frequencies, lol.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1371893302' post='2119173'] ? eh? They are cut and boost. Are you sure you are turning the right knob? [/quote] Treble and mids are boost and cut but bass is boost only (+15db at 50hz). There's a built-in contour when you switch in the active circuit but I'm not sure exactly what it's doing.

Ok, so I'm a complete dumbass when it comes to stuff like this Would it be possible to have something similar that makes 2 x 4 ohm cabs appear as a single 4 ohm load to an amp?

[quote name='goblin' timestamp='1371738625' post='2117580'] They're adjustable afaik Barrie, so if you take it out you can probably adjust the parameters the parameters on the pots [/quote] I'll have to check under the bonnet and see what I can do I'd love an original Alleva Coppolo one really but Jimmy doesn't sell them any more

[quote name='booboo' timestamp='1371766053' post='2118013'] Any opinions on all the 'extras' you can opt for ordering on their site - the extra padding, handle holes, board pockets and other stuff? It seems they can quickly become an expensive option if you go for all the options, is the basic spec adequate? [/quote] Personally I'd have to say that the basic spec is not adequate protection. It's ok to protect for scuffing of finishes but it's not a patch on the made to measure covers you get from people like Aguilar and Bergantino. I've not seen one of their padded covers though - maybe they offer a bit more protection.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1371718361' post='2117221'] Honestly, I'm not fussed in the slightest. I was more enquiring just in case anyone reading this fancied taking advantage if it was still running. I'm happy to pay the asking price when dealing with nice staff who offer good service [/quote] Somewhat amazingly you're the second person to say something like this in the past week! We had a customer that wanted a particular amp that wasn't in stock but we tracked one down in Germany. It took a bit of legwork to get it organised and there was an extra shipping charge of £10 to get it over to the UK. We thought this was reasonable because the alternative was ordering from the USA which is a 6-8 week delay & a higher shipping charge ona 'one-off' order. We agreed to swallow the £10 because we'd quoted the price to the customer - he insisted on paying the extra £10 because he was pleased with the service. Little stuff like this really makes things worthwhile sometimes

I fitted one of these to an Alleva Coppolo recently but I'm really struggling to tame the low end in active mode. I know the bass is boost only but even turned all the way off there seems to be too much bass for me