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The US series '75 RI is essentially a really nice bass (I can't comment about about non US versions). I've heard tales of a few dodgy ones out there but generally they are an all round quality bass from the current Fender range. Look really nice, feel great, excellent necks & a really usable sound without any nasty tonal extremes.

I haven't actually bought or sold anything from/to Trev but we've spoken a few times about various possible trades and he's always been very straight with me and, which is a good thing, given me a few smiles along the way. I did help him out on one sale he'd listed by finding some photos of the bass he had up for sale when he was unable to get his own photos. He couldn't have been more friendly and grateful when his bass sold. He might have been a bit 'rough around the edges' but I've always found this quite endearing (Trev - if you read this then it's meant as a compliment!). Anyway - just felt that I should add this as it's a feedback post for Trev and my 'relationship' with him here has always been positive.

Just realised that maybe the first one didn't actually sell at £695. I don't think it hit the reserve at this price as it's reappeared this evening.

This route will reduce your overall ohmage though. Fine if you have a pair of 8 ohm cabs - chaining them will reduce the load the amp 'sees' to 4 ohms. If you use a pair of 4 ohm cabs then it's down to 2 ohms load and a lot of amps aren't at all happy at this level

I've spotted three different OW Jazz basses on the Bay this week & the first one sold for only £695 which is a real bargain for a fretted 5 string. There's a nice fretless with only a few hours to go from the same seller, currently sitting at only £621: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200436581267&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT[/url]

ooh, this reminds me - I have a pair of pretty outrageous old Trace Elliot PS cabs sitting in my garage gathering dust. They are trapezoid shape with a single 15" mounted behind a 10" driver. They should also have a compression driver mounted above but the previous owner removed these. Slightly different Trace green velvet kinda covering. I've gigged with them as a pair stacked on top of each other - 2x15 & 2x10, both 4 ohms too. Some serious trouser flappage from these Need to get them cleaned up & flogged really, lol

[quote name='BassBus' post='743525' date='Feb 12 2010, 09:40 PM']Forgive my ignorance. Could someone explain how to chain two speaker cabs with this amp as it only seems to have one speaker out.[/quote] Cable from amp to speaker #1 & then another cable from speaker #1 to speaker #2

I hate to have to slag off a bass specialist shop but I was, once again, amazed at the crapness of the Bass cellar again this week. they were quite friendly when I went in - I was the only customer - and quite chatty. I spotted a used Spector NS2 on the wall & it was labelled as an NS4. Not exactly a big deal as they both list for the same price new (although NS4's tend to hold value better than NS2's). I casually mentioned it was an NS4 - it was hand written label so would ahve taken approx 3 minutes to write a new one. They immediately got slightly prickly and said that they'd already had this 'debate' with another customer. They said they couldn't be expected to be 'experts' about every bass on the market. There was a real intimation that I (and presumably the other customer) was a bit of a 'smartass' and was trying to put them down in some way. I'd estimate it would have taken them less than 30 seconds with a search engine to look up the difference between an NS2 & an NS4 - the former has a P type pickup at the neck & a J at the bridge, the latter has a pair of humbuckers. It was obvious they simply couldn't be arsed to check the authenticity of their information on a stock item worth over £1,000. In fact it actually made me wonder if it was even an American made NS2 at all (I didn't look that close). As I was leaving one of them said it was a 'custom' build NS4 - yeah right, a 'custom' build to convert it to an NS2. . . Best shop - The Gallery, a whole different world

These prices are only for stuff they already have in stock. Apparently some stores this is pretty limited!

Here's the link direct to the Fender page - you have to input FEBFRENZY as the offer code in your basket to show the 20% discount price.

Not sure that Reverb are the cheapest people to start with but 20% off is a pretty good offer. Example prices would be: US '75 RI Jazz - £1,031 US Standard Jazz - £681 (this is the cheapest US Standard in white only with choice of rosewood or maple neck. Other colours more expensive) US Standard Precision - £668 (also cheapest price but more colour options) The Rumble combos are 20% off too.

[quote name='Toasted' post='738842' date='Feb 8 2010, 12:09 PM']Love that. What a stunner.[/quote] Nitro sunburst with Dalbergia Negra board is nice too though

[quote name='TimR' post='738591' date='Feb 7 2010, 11:05 PM']I know of at least 3 rehearsal rooms who have storage space. You only pay a nominal monthly fee think it was £5 a few years back. They make their money because they know you will rehearse there. Just need to work on a bit of logistics when you have a gig and need to pick up gear and return gear.[/quote] I've been to a few rehearsal rooms that have this system as well. I've also been to some that have very small 'practice' rooms with just a kit set up. They will usually allow you to cart an amp in as well. My issue with a lock-up is that it's going to be pretty obvious that you're playing and leaving instruments there so it's going to be a prime target for theft. Some have decent 24 hour security but I'm not sure how common this is.