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    I use a piece of that tacky rubber mesh sheet that people use to stop things sliding around on their car dashboards - available quite cheaply from places like Wilkinson's and the Range. You might need to cut a hole for the cab handle.
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    [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1428503043' post='2741891'] Ole! [/quote] Actually 'Ole!' is a misquote of 'Vale!', which sort of means 'OK!' *expires and joins discreet in mass grave dedicated to victims of own pedantry*
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    Just popped into Bassgear and while I was there the deal was being done for the sale of this bass. I had a bit of a chat with the buyer who was a really nice chap. You heard it here first!
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    Fantastic news!
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    Packing up after a gig, hopped up onto the lowish stage but slipped and barked my shin - under my full weight. It was painful for days. Another time I was opening a gig bag pocket and caught the velcro down the side of one fingernail. It made a painful cut which then became infected. D'oh!
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    Come on down, the price is right!
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    SOLD
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    I don't know whether you're familiar with the Tubetone control on TC amps but it adds a layer of overdrive to your clean sound. Is the OB1 capable of adding just a little lightly-driven signal to the clean, almost as 'colour'?
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    [quote name='dogload' timestamp='1428484612' post='2741647'] I'm very interested in this (although I have no idea how I would collect it...) but what do you mean by "...[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] there is still the occasional click here and there."?[/font][/color] [/quote] My original description refers to background noise - the level of hiss is a fair bit higher than what we are used to from modern amps, plus there is some random low-level snap, crackle and pop going on. You would notice this if no other sounds were going on, but not whilst playing, especially with other instruments. When I fired it up yesterday it was a bit worse than that, because there was also a crackle on each note. It is the same on both channels, so I swapped out the two 12AX7 valves in the common signal path but there was no improvement. Valves can be noisy but still test ok so ideally I would like to try swapping out the EL34 output valves and seeing whether that makes a difference. Until I can do that or otherwise get it sorted, here is the deal: [u]Potential buyer can try the amp at my place or within 20 miles of Swindon and I will consider [b]reasonable offers[/b] based on the likelihood of some remedial work being necessary.[/u] If you have a pair of EL34s you can bring, so much the better! Thanks for your interest
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    Ooh I can se the pictures now!
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    Pics aren't working for me in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
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    So did any of you [i]buy[/i] anything?
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    [quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1428359010' post='2740630'] I ended up with an amp that was only half the wattage ... [/quote] I wouldn't be too hung up on that, it should still be plenty loud - the perceived difference between 500W and 900W is not all that much. [quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1428359010' post='2740630'] The most annoying thing is that for about a year I had a spare Streamliner just in case but as the original one seemed to be reliable and I was short of cash I sold it a few weeks before this one died. [/quote] Now that is annoying!
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    Freddie's a nice bloke (I've met him), and he's got some great [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/227935-freddie75/page__p__2543442__hl__freddie75__fromsearch__1#entry2543442"]feedback[/url]. If you want a Streamliner, get in now while you still can! GLWTS
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    [quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1427911822' post='2735837'] Perhaps it is just because I have just bought one, but am I seeing more 5s for sale than usual at the moment? Are they really that hard to switch too? I am slowly getting into mine and yes it tough due to string spacing but it does not seem too hard. I have read some technical bumph about why studios do not like the B string, but why are there so many for sale? Thoughts anyone (humorous ones too are acceptable)? [/quote] Reverting to the OP, I am sure it is not uncommon for a 4-string player to buy a 5-er and then not get on with it. The number for sale in the BC market place could be a reflection of this, or of their continuing popularity. You do see quite a few people saying 'great bass but I've decided to stick to 4 strings'. As has been mentioned, there are various factors that can make the 5-er that bit harder, chiefly neck width and continually going for the wrong string. I have to admit I have only gigged my 5-er once in the 18 months that I've owned it, and that was because I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. It went OK except on the songs where I had to take lead vocal, and then there just seemed to be too much to compute! Nothing that can't be overcome with practice though.
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    Great - now I have Super Compact envy! Seriously, thanks for that review, seems to be a boss bit of kit.
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    [quote name='planer' timestamp='1428354148' post='2740573'] I reckon that's well worth the current price... 99p [/quote] ...except no-one has yet bid 99p!
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    Plywood eh? Quality!
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    Now reduced to [size=5][b]£375[/b][/size] delivered.
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    Now reduced to [size=5][b]£160[/b][/size]. It's a steal!
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    [s]Here's why I sold my Rickenbacker[/s] No no no NO [b]NO![/b]
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    I gig my '73 Precision, and indeed bought it [i]to[/i] gig. Just make sure you check it out in person before you buy. And if the electrics work, they work.
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    [quote name='Andrej' timestamp='1428151365' post='2738525'] I know this is a noob question... ...[list] [*]When and why do you look at the drummer or at the other instruments? What triggers that decision? [/list] [/quote] Just gone back over this thread. (1) Your questions are very good ones, and many 'noobs' would not even think to ask the, so +1 to you for that. (2) We all seem to have ignored the last question. Some the best advice I've ever heard was 'watch the singer, listen to the drummer' - they will give you your cues for stops, change of section etc.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428266054' post='2739801'] Yes, there exists some ridiculous post-punk stuff from 1979 which found its way onto YouTube. So this is how the 19-year-old me played bass. I like to think I've improved since then... [media]http://youtu.be/hiI1zUsY2O0[/media] [/quote] I note (1) an abiding fondness for moody monochrome semi-profiles, and (2) a bit of a Tom Verlaine influence?
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    I was supposed to be playing tonight but a bout of sickness & diarrhoea has put paid to that
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