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    Things that go BUMP in the night!
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    I used to use a long Planet Waves jack-to-jack speaker cable and put my extension cab next to the drummer in one particularly awkward venue. The drummer never complained about the sound quality!
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    Isn't this a job best left to Mark D Philips?
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    I guessed the rut would be E riffs!
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    My own kit - TC head in laptop bag over shoulder, BF Midget in one hand, bass in the other = one trip from the car.
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    Looks like it came off a WAL?
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    What makes you think there is a problem with your preamp valves? Power valves are more likely to die, as they have to work a lot harder. You could just buy a set and swap them out yourself, but if another fault has caused damage to them, then you may trash them too. If you are ever in Swindon you are welcome to bring the head and I will put them on my Orange valve tester. DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT AN AMP TECH!
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    I have a trio that goes out under two names, one on the country circuit, the other doing social clubs. The easiest one to programme is the social club outfit: a song will make to into the set if it has been a top 10 hit and you can dance to it. At least half the set consists of number 1 hits. It's much harder to please a country audience, not least because some like traditional country, some want to line dance to what is basically rock in a Stetson, and there will always be someone who requests a song you've never heard of. My approach is to work on about 50% 'bankers', I.e. the sort of songs that even non-fans will recognise, and try and tailor the sets to the members' preferences. I have long since given up trying to educate audiences to great songs that have never been hits. In both cases I limit slow numbers to 1 in 5 at most, and avoid grouping too many mid-tempo numbers together.
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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but are there not some places where you definitely should not use carbon comp resistors, e.g. in the power supply where they could burst into flames? *immediately regrets venturing into technical area beyond own expertise*
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    Been reading [size=4][color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif]Friedrich Nietzsche[/font][/color][/size] have they?
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    If it's anything like the tube in an Ashdown ABM, it just adds a bit of foggy warmth rather than obvious overdrive. A good buy, though I now rock lightweight kit myself.
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    More sweet crunch than a bowl of sugared almonds (to coin a phrase).
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    Japanese quality and tomorrow's vintage instrument!
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    Whereabouts in Wales are you? (I understand it's quite a large area!)
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    Bumpity bump!
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    Tuesday bump...
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    Subscribed!
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    Having acquired a Laney Lionheart head form a friend, I realised I wasn't using the Tiny Terror head any more. This is an early model, with Standby on the mains switch rather than on the 7W/15W switch. Mainly home use, occasional jams. Comes complete with its gig bag, mains lead (of course), its original box, and for Bass Chat forum members, a quality Planet Waves speaker lead. You can use this head with any suitably rated 8- or 16-ohm cab. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I am looking for [/font][/color][color=#ff0000][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5][b][s]£250[/s] [/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#0000ff][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5][b][s]£225[/s] [/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#008000][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5][b][size=6]£210[/size][/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]posted within mainland Britain. Payment by bank transfer (preferred) or PayPal, [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]or come and try it through my Jensen-loaded Laney 2x10 cab (or your own cab), in which case payment by cash (and of course I will knock off the shipping cost).[/color][/font] Please note this is a guitar head, NOT a bass head - it is just not powerful enough for bass, at least if you want any clean headroom! [attachment=132504:2013-02-28 12.33.45.jpg][attachment=132507:2013-02-28 12.34.00.jpg][attachment=132506:2013-02-28 12.32.03.jpg][attachment=132505:2013-02-28 12.30.48.jpg]
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    Sunday evening bump!
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    It really depends on (1) the size of the venue, (2) whether you will be supported by the PA, and (3) how loud your bandmates like to play. If the answer to (2) is yes, you probably don't need to worry about (1) and (3) to a point - that point being when you can't hear yourself on stage! Are you able to borrow bigger/alternative kit? If so, set up your existing rig and the borrowed rig, so that you can switch over if you need to. Trouble is, if the answer to (2) is yes, your sound person will not thank you for changing rigs mid-set!
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    [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1365801760' post='2044847'] Ooh, thanks Stu, just ordered on vinyl - CD player in the car isn't working anyway! [/quote] Good job you have a record player in your car then!
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    Usually have my iPod plugged in. Last few albums listened to: David Bowie - David Live Gram Parsons - GP The Rolling Stones - Dirty Work John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters David Bowie - The Next Day Sheryl Crow - C'mon C'mon Eddie Cochran - The Original...
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    [u]What's Hot[/u] After its success with the Squier brand in the 80s, Fender went back to Japan in the early 90s for the Silver Series (not to mention making Fender-branded instruments there too!). The serial number on this example puts its production date at 1991 or 1992. It is very much a Jazz, with the characteristic slim neck (40.25mm at the nut) and typical Jazz tones, plus Japanese build quality. The control and pickup cavities have those brass(?) screening plates, with an earth strip running from the bridge pickup cavity to the bridge. When both volume controls are at the same level, the pickups are hum-cancelling; otherwise some single-coil hum can be noticed, especially if the bass is close to an amplifier or whatever. For the MDP fans among you, I have added felt washers to the strap buttons - and yes, I got them from the Netherlands! [u]What's Not[/u] The previous owner was most likely a teenager who used the bass to shovel up all the dirty washing, pizza boxes, and X-Box games off his bedroom floor after his mum shouted at him. That's my guess anyway - the body is covered in dings, scratches, and gouges of varying magnitude, a couple of them through to the bare wood. Given that you can pay extra to have Sandberg do this to your custom order, you may feel that belongs in 'What's Hot'. Fortunately, the neck has got off quite lightly in this respect! When I bought this bass, I almost didn't, because I could feel that the 'skunk stripe' (the darker wood that fills the truss-rod channel on the back of the neck) stands ever-so-slightly proud of the neck. I worried that it might be about to pop out, but (despite plenty of gigging) it never has, and in fact I have since felt exactly the same thing on a Dingwall neck. I have replaced the bridge volume pot, otherwise the electronics are all original. [u]The Bottom Line[/u] I am looking for [size=5][b][color=#ff0000][s]£250[/s][/color] [color=#0000ff]£225[/color][/b][/size] shipped within mainland Britain. This includes a tatty but serviceable semi-hard case. Payment by bank transfer (preferred) or PayPal. Of course you are welcome to come and try the bass first through my TC/Barefaced rig (or bring your own), in which case payment by cash. I am not looking for trades thanks, I would rather have the readies so that I can [s]indulge my whims[/s] look around for the right instrument to help take my playing forward. [attachment=132334:Jazz1.jpg][attachment=132335:Jazz2.jpg][attachment=132336:Jazz3.jpg][attachment=132337:Jazz4.jpg][attachment=132338:Jazz5.jpg] [u]EDIT[/u] for missing neck width!
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    Yamaha BBs

    JapanAxe replied to cocco's topic in Bass Guitars

    Cheers for that Danny! EDIT: 42mm!!?? That's narrower than my former 4-string P!
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    Blimey that looks well chunky! Would I be right in thinking that the big boys are for mains and output, smaller ones chokes? Or for driving a reverb spring?
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