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Email from seller; "Thank you for your message. I thought it was a BB1200 because of the serial number which I'd researched and the manual that came with it (which was for BB1200 and BB1000 basses). But after your message I did some more googling and can now see that mine is a BB1000. I'll try to research the serial number again to get a manufacturing date. Then I'll amend the listing asap. Thanks for your help."

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-bb1200-4-string-bass-guitar-Made-In-Japan-1978-Vintage-Sunburst-Manual/331467687502?_trksid=p2060778.c100278.m3478&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725135229%26meid%3D1c585c9940df4f01b9021cb770e8bebe%26pid%3D100278%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D291369779748"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D291369779748[/url] I've emailed the seller and politely suggested they might want to do some googling to check the model number.

"A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear."

Tube version now listed by Thomann for £418 http://www.thomann.de/gb/bugera_veyron_m_bv1001t.htm

For my use, it wouldn't need to be louder than PF800 or RH750! I'm simply looking for a half-decent, small, light, fairly powerful head I can use as a back-up. Spec looks good on paper. Only review I can find is Dissa's, in German. Hasn't anybody else tried one?

£342 at Thomann. http://www.thomann.de/gb/bugera_veyron_m_bv1001m.htm

My main bass is a Yamaha BB1200 which is fairly mids-forward. With the GK MB500, it sounds rich and deep with the bass boost engaged on the head, head mids dialled back a bit, hardly any scooping. That's the overall tone I'm looking for in a back-up amp. The more I read about the Reidmar, the more I suspect it may be a little too bright and top-end for the Yamaha. I quite fancy the idea of a hybrid head, but it will have to be small, powerful and cheap. Fat chance.

I've been reading the posts about the EBS Reidmar from a few years ago, when it first came out. I'm considering buying one as a back-up for my GK MB500. So - how has the Reidmar stood the test of time? Did the early adopters sell theirs on quickly or do you still have them?

Dr Who theme.

We've just recruited a new singer, broadly following Les' plan. I trawled the usual muso websites looking for "Singer available" posts. I sent our current setlist and keys to prospective singers, asking each person to choose 5 songs and to let us know in advance which ones they'd chosen. Then I sent them rehearsal recordings so they could familiarise themselves with our starts, endings and arrangements. We did it like this to give the singers some control and choice over songs, and so they had no excuses for turning up not knowing some songs. We didn't invite them to an "Audition" - we tried to take some pressure off by calling it "an initial jam/meet-up". Two people per night, separated by 20 mins. Meet them at reception. Be as helpful and friendly as possible - good singers are very hard to find. I didn't email them afterwards - I rang them to offer some comments and feedback. We managed to recruit somebody with a lot of experience singing in vocal harmony groups, but not in bands. So far, she's been a breath of fresh air, but it's early days. Good luck with your search - we all know that good, experienced, friendly, helpful, non-egotistical, audience-aware singers are rare as hen's teeth, so you'll have to be prepared to be flexible, helpful and accommodating with your approach. Steve

Thanks for your comments. If the guitar and/or keys have not been recorded properly in the first place, then it's no surprise that Compressor, Leveller, Normalise in Audacity aren't bringing them up in the mix. Maybe the big changes in volume were just too much for the auto-gain on the little Line 6 to track quickly and accurately. It's not an especially sophisticated recorder, after all. Maybe I'll just set the mic gain to Low next time. Better still, I'll use my Zoom Q3.

Ahh. Leave it with me, I'll try again. Struggling to attach file. I'll have my tea and try later.

Okay. Please remember that this was the very first time we'd all played together, so don't be too harsh about our playing! *big breath* Original WAV file is too big to attach, so here it is as MP3 [attachment=178840:Clocks v5.mp3]

Would it help if I posted the track here? In reality, I haven't got much of a clue what I'm doing with Audacity, being honest.

At rehearsal last night, I used a Line 6 Backtrack with on-board mic to record a song. I had the mic gain set to Auto. The recording has very pronounced volume changes throughout - I'm wondering if it's the mic "hunting" for the right gain setting. Anything I can do with the effects available on Audacity to smooth the recording out? I've tried Compressor and Normalise, bur with little real success. After that, I'm just applying effects at random, which is no good. All help and advice gratefully received, Steve

Sorry - I've already deleted all the photos sent to me. From memory; CAR body, rosewood board. I don't know for sure that this is a scam - I'm just drawing people's attention to the follow up post by spencerwh on Join My Band. Let's see now; The seller says he/she paid £1800 for the bass and has offered it to me for £150. Apparently, it's being advertised all over the world with 40 pictures - not one of which shows the serial number clearly. spencerwh says: "...so far I've found the same guitar advertised in three continents (!) and the email address above appears on Google's 'spam' list if you perform a simple Google search." I don't think there are many people who would feel 100% confident about buying the bass. Might just be a really generous pre-Christmas offer, of course... Steve

We're looking for somewhere to rehearse close to Knutsford. Community or village hall? Pub function room? We're not loud, and we won't damage anything - honest. All suggestions gratefully received, Steve

Saw this; [url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/fender-bass-guitar-for-sale--t698347.html"]http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/fender-bass-guitar-for-sale--t698347.html[/url] Already looking like a scam. I asked for details. Seller sent me 40 photos of the bass, and offered it to me for £150! Yeah, right... Then saw this: http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/fender-bass-guitar-for-sale--t698346.html

Any tips to free rusted-in saddle screws, please? I've tried WD40, soaking the saddle in oil overnight and brute force, none of which has worked.

Ha ha! "Sw***y" won't pass through the naughty words filter!

I started with a Yamaha BB404 bass, 7 years ago. GAS quickly set in and, thinking that an expensive bass would make me a better player, I bought and sold Fenders, G&L, Ibanez, Stingray. None made up for the lessons I didn't have. In the past year, I've sold all of the sw***y basses and now have two workhorses - an MIJ Fender P and a recently-acquired Yamaha BB1200, each worth no more than £500. I've also booked some lessons, 7 years too late. My advice, in the light of my own experience would be pretty much in line with everybody else's here; give much more priority to the lessons than the price of the bass.