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    [quote name='molan' timestamp='1428666531' post='2743550'] We use the TH500 as our reference head in the shop. Seems to work with every cab we've ever partnered it with [/quote] I have to say the TH500 stood up very well against the Demeter Minnie 800 head on my recent purchasing visit to Bassgear. It also has stuff the Demeter doesn't, like a drive control.
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    SOLD
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428782417' post='2744548'] Holy crap, this is a bargain! Would go well with Marvin's B410HLF! [/quote] Discreet's Kit Matchmaking Service™! Not complaining...
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    One of my basses into one of my amps and one or both of my cabs (see below).
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    Set up a page on BandMix - you can post pics, audio and video (as well as listing 'influences' - which always seems pointless to me!) See link below.
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    [quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1428938210' post='2746139'] I'll take it! PM coming! [/quote] Wooks you have 2nd dibs but I am expecting payment tonight form aother BCer - unfortunately they didn't leave a 'PM sent' post, and I am a bit twitchy about breaching the bumping rules!
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    [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1428873948' post='2745619'] Are you saying Andy Summers was bad-mouthing Sting? [/quote] Sting to Stuart Copeland: Why don't you play it like this? Stuart Copeland to Sting: Why don't you f**k off? (Allegedly)
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    Bristol/Bath Bash

    JapanAxe replied to sbrag's topic in Events

    Me too.
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    Speaker cabinet serialiser from the skilled hands of our own OBBM. Allows you to connect 2 cabs in series; thus you can use 2 4-ohm cabs together to give an 8-ohm load (rather than 2 ohms if you connected them in parallel); or 2 8-ohm cabs would present a 16-ohm load. Extremely useful for matching cabs to amps with limited impedance options (such as some valve heads). All connections Speakon only. Cost £25 new, looking for [size=5][b]£15[/b][/size] delivered.
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    [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1428858078' post='2745331'] The last two basses I've bought have had active/passive switches so you can play in either. I think it's something that should be on all active basses. It gives a lot of options... [/quote] +1 to that - on the G&L L1505 it's like a vintage/modern switch!
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    [quote name='mrdreadful' timestamp='1428865852' post='2745480'] What the title says. What does one of these things entail? The only image my mind conjures up is a load of guys sat in a circle with their gear playing at each other which, to be honest, sounds a bit sh*te. [/quote] I've only been to two, but yes people do set their kit up round the room, and everyone wanders round, looking at other people's kit and going 'ooh', 'aah' and such like. Occasionally someone will demonstrate a fuzz box , causing everyone else to fall to the floor clutching their bleeding ears. Outbursts of frenzied slapping may also occur. Other things that happen: - raffles - coffee-drinking and pastry-eating - mini-talks from pro players
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    No, eBay won't let you contact someone you're not transacting with. Of course you could always try a bit of detective work to find a way to contact them yourself...
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    To me, it is not enough just to say 'thanks'. So I say 'thanks, that's very kind of you' or 'thanks, glad you enjoyed it'. I don't find it embarrassing, just surprising!
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428782534' post='2744549'] Holy crap, this is a bargain, too! Would go well with JapanAxe's SVT... [/quote] Can't argue with that!
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    Now also considering trades for the following:[list] [*]D'Addario Chromes - 4 or 5 string sets, 32"(medium), 34" (long) or extra-long scale - [u]unused[/u] complete sets [*]Aguilar Octamizer [*]Hotone Nano Legacy Thunder 5W bass head [*]Voodoo Labs Iso-5 power supply [*]Fulltone OCD version 1, 2 or 3 (but not 4) [/list]
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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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