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Interesting thread about Tune over on [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503443"]talkbass[/url]. It seems they are still in production in Japan by the original and entirely separate company. The Korean company appears to have started in producing them in 1999 and hold the rights to the bass everywhere outside of Japan. BigRedX - don't happen to know any history on this do you?

Might be something as simple as a dirty input jack socket. Try squirting some switch cleaner in there and inserting a jack a few times. Or just open the amp up (unpowered!) and give it a decent cleaning.

I couldn't give you any idea on price, though I can tell you that they were god enough for Bass Collection to copy the design and sell it cheaper to huge success. And even the Bass Collections were mid range basses. The Bass Maniacs were hugely influential and spawned the whole fashion for small bodied lightweight basses in the early nineties. Edit: In a bizarre coincidence, I happened to have the first edition (Nov 94) of Bassist in front me after scanning in a review for someone the other day and I've just noticed it's also got a review of a Bass Maniac STB11-2. List price was £799.

Here you go. [attachment=29095:Encore_e83.jpg] [attachment=29096:Encore_e83_2.jpg][attachment=29097:Encore_e83_3.jpg] Not quite as positive a review as I thought, but still...

I remember a review of that in Bassist - quite well reviewed if memory serves correctly. I'll still have it about and see if I can dig it out.

I played through a shared rig that was very similar to that at a gig a few weeks ago - 2x15 with a mark 5 head. It sounded absolutely fantastic with all the bands, even the guy who was playing a cheap Wesley stingray-a-like. The only reason I wouldn't consider one is the thought of trying to shift that 2x15 about. I've no idea how similar the mark 3 and mark 5 are, but they look identical as I remember it.

The guy who posted that on the Alembic forum seems to go by the name of Greame, and strangely enough shares the same city as you Jon. Still gigging as well it would seem - [url="http://www.bigtuna.co.uk"]http://www.bigtuna.co.uk[/url] Edit: And it would seem that he still owns it, a 79 P with Rick parts. Another edit: And here's his BC profile! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=519"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=519[/url] I take back everything I said about the wall paper. Sort of.

Quite honestly I think you'd be better off ditching the combo. If it's showing signs of distress a high volume chances are it's the speakers complaining, especially if you're boosting the bass. You can pick up a MAG 300 (scarcely quieter than the 600W model) and 4x10 for not a lot of cash used. In fact - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54505"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54505[/url]

[quote name='Roob' post='541079' date='Jul 15 2009, 10:45 AM']I've been reading through all these posts for a while now and think I understand it (just), but would like to post my proposed setup to double check I haven't missed something. Basically, I currently run a Sessionette 100watt combo (4x10) with a 2x10 Behringer Ultrabass BB210 cab. The cab is rated 600watts @ 8ohms. The Sessionette has an 8ohm port for the cab on the back. However, as the Sessionette is only 100watts, it starts to show signs of weakness when the volumes are all cranked up (which is almost all the time to keep up with the rest of the band). So, am I right in thinking, I will be ok running for example an Ashdown MAG 600H EVO II Head, with the Behringer Cab. The ashdown is 575watts RMS at 4ohms, and the cab is 600watts and 8ohms. Additionally, is it possible that I could get more volume running the Behringer cab with a higher wattage head than running the Sessionette 100 to it's limit (curent setup). Would it be possible to easily cause damage with this setup or do I have the wrong end of the stick? Thanks Roob[/quote] Well you could do with a more powerful head to give you more headroom, but it terms of sheer volume going to the Ashdown with the 2x10 is a bit more problematic. The MAG 600 will knock out about 325W or so into an 8 ohm load, so just over 3 times the power of your Sessionette (assuming it's rated at 100W into 4 ohms). That's about 4.5dB increase in volume. The thing is, by losing the 4x10 speakers in the combo you'll also experience a similar drop in volume as you won't be shifting as much air (if the speakers are all of similar efficiency). You might not get an increase in volume, but you won't be straining the amp as much. If your Behringer is rated at 600W RMS (and they're quite known for using dodgy peak/music power ratings) then you'll be fine with the MAG.

Yeah, as the others have pointed out it's just not practical to run three cabs like that. If you want an extra pair of 10" speakers, ditch the 2x10 and replace it with an 8 ohm 4x10.

[quote name='Wil' post='540643' date='Jul 14 2009, 07:57 PM']I've owned a few. I had an S2 classic new from Status and a graphite replacement neck for a p bass. They feel great, they're built great, and IMHO, after much deliberation, I think they sound pants compared to a wood neck. YMMV. Not a very musical bottom end, too woofy, and the top end sounds plastic-y for want of a better word. I think a wooden fingerboard paired to a graphite neck might improve matters but it certainly wasn't the tone for me.[/quote] I kind of agree with that as well. I've got a status matrix 1 and though I haven't found it sounds woofy (?) in the bottom end, it does sound sort of inorganic or artificial. The upside to that is an amazing clarity that cuts through, and that's from someone who definitely doesn't go for hi-fi or Mark King type sounds. Although I'd have liked a more natural, woody tone to the top end I'm not sure you could have that and keep the biting hard edge which I loved. Fantastic feel to things though.

A lot of cash for sure, but not a lot for a 4005.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='540525' date='Jul 14 2009, 05:39 PM']Like it as much as you want - it's not my Prick! No idea what it is - it was causing furrowed brows over on (p)Rickresource & I thought it might provoke a guffaw or two over here. If it was mine, I'd let you all play (with) it, oh yes.... J.[/quote] Ah, so it's not yours then Jon. Does that mean it's ok to call open season on that wallpaper?

Looks like that might be a genuine Fender neck mated to a presumably japcrap body, with Jon's Frankenfaker left overs. It looks nice, but strangely disturbing at the same time.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='540324' date='Jul 14 2009, 01:55 PM']As far as I know, they work on the basis of 'average' earnings for a given profession. So, if you turn up with no records/proof that's what you're paying. Which can go either way, of course. I think you have to remember that it's their day job to get the money out of you. They've probably got quite good at it Somebody on here must surely work for the IR? They're probably keeping quiet..... taking notes. I don't play for money by the way [/quote] You're right. I seem to remember my accountant saying that her assumption would have been perfectly reasonable for some start up businesses, but I had been working as a despatch rider! He had a pretty low opinion of the people working at the IR anyway, but he was absolutely dumbfounded with this individual's attitude, which was completely inflexible. The person who took over the case settled for just £300 over what my accountant reckoned to be an accurate tax liability, and said that was probably just to go some way to justifying the amount of time wasted on the case.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='540290' date='Jul 14 2009, 01:22 PM']The inland revenue wouldn't legally be able to demand tax from you based on "assumed" earnings unless there was some evidence of the money coming in - bank deposits, records of spending, testimony of people who've paid you for your services, etc. They can't just send you a demand for some impossible figure and insist that you prove you don't owe it.[/quote] Want to bet? I found myself with a £20,000 tax bill when I was self employed because somebody at the tax office seemed to think my earnings would be doubling every year. It was absolutely ludicrous. Fortunately that person (who had totally dug their heels in, despite invoices to the contrary) moved on and the person who replaced her settled for a far more realistic £5,500.

You should hang on until the next BC Bass Bash. You'll find far more interesting bass stuff there than at a trade show.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='540147' date='Jul 14 2009, 11:12 AM']Well... they're going to come round and ask you what you're using to buy food eventually [/quote] Yeah, I think the idea was that you could offset your losses against tax payments from your day job, but it seems they're wise to that one now anyway.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='539878' date='Jul 13 2009, 11:19 PM']Being as I make a loss on most gigs could I charge the taxman?[/quote] I read an article 10 or more years ago saying that you could! Though the article also noted that the taxman would probably only wear that for a couple of years before deciding it was just a hobby rather than a serious business. Things might have changed now, but if it's still allowed you can also claim for a instruments, rehearsals and a whole bunch of other stuff like your 'home office'. Edit: I should have read bumnote's post first.

Some good advice here. +1 for working out some of the more difficult stuff from bands you like. If you can't get your head around some of it try using Best Practice - [url="http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp"]http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp[/url] Slow the songs down enough to work out what they're playing, then play along at a speed you're comfortable with. When you've nailed that start speeding things up. And no skipping the tricky bits!

[quote name='riff raff' post='539748' date='Jul 13 2009, 09:41 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=390068501544"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=390068501544[/url] just bought this.figured that after selling the sh*tty guitar amp and case,£40 quid between them both(ish),it wont have cost me much more than a round of drinks more than 100 quid.surely worth a punt. is this gonna sound remotely ric ish?????? will it if i put ric pups in it?? was just looking for a bass to use live that i can kick the sh*t out of.some of the shitholes i play in there is just know way on gods green earth i'd be taking a £1000 quids worth or genuine ric into!!!!!!!!!!!!! could i get these pickups rewound to ric spec?? the paint is horrific.nothing a sh*t load of stickers wont remedy. let me hear from you guys.[/quote] Nice buy at that kind of money! You're certainly not going to lose out if you don't get along with it. Personally I wouldn't bother with the expense of a rewind as there's no guarantee it would improve things substantially and you'd never recoup the expense.

[quote name='noelk27' post='539424' date='Jul 13 2009, 04:07 PM']With the woods used for SB/SB-R series body wings and bodies, while ash and alder were very common, so also were sen, nato, maple and mahogany. The BnG version of the SB1000, for instance, used Canadian ash for the body pieces, in addition to the maple centrepiece. The Cliff Burton connection: This is something of a misnomer. Burton in fact used a standard SB-R60/Elite I model, active-wired, which just happened to be black with gold hardware, and not a factory-issue Black and Gold model. The SB-R60 and Elite I are the same model, Aria changing the name from SB-R60 to Elite I in '83. The bass model that Burton actually played gets a little confused with the model that was issued - which I suppose would be viewed as a commemorative issue - which is closer in specification to a factory BnG model, but featured a matt black bridge assembly, and non-standard pickup/wiring. As for value, fretless models are more common than you'd think - there being a real surge in the popularity of fretless instruments in the early/mid 80s - but this being the lined/marked version is a little more desirable than the unlined version. Saying that, I picked up a fretted BnG SB-R80 a few months back for £280 - including original Aria hard case, and with two sets of DR LoRider strings thrown in. The seller was originally asking £350.[/quote] You learn something new every day. Especially when you're as misguided as I am.

Yeah quite possibly. A lot of the SB series were quite similar, but nevertheless the B and G's aren't nearly as common as SB-R's. That might put them at a premium, it might not - the same as the Cliff Burton connection. Christ knows whether being fretless is going to make it more or less desirable to a buyer (though there are certainly less potential purchasers for a fretless). I think the only way to really find out is to stick it on ebay. Edit: I don't think any SB series used walnut as the main body wood (besides the pinstripes). They were all ash or alder as far as I know.