munkonthehill

hahaha i wouldnt have it any other way

surely this is the basschat equivalent of facebooks 'fraped'.

hahahahahahaha thanks (I think ) BRING ON THE MADNESS

oh this is horrible mate. Hope they get the bastards and retrieve your basses. Did they get much more from the house?

[quote name='d4tux' timestamp='1324230342' post='1472087'] Hi, I've recently made the swap to bass and I'm in desperate need of an amp! My current setup is to play my battered 80's Tokai LBX60 Bass --> Pod XT (with Bass Pack) --> 2 x Fostex PM0.5 Monitors Suffice to say my bass sound is lacking and isn't easily portable I'm currently playing in a Blues/Rock band and struggling to be heard over the 2 guitarists; one with a 60W tube amp, one with a 100W solid-state. I have around £200 to spend, but can probably extend to £300 at a push. The only real "must have" is to be loud enough for rehearsals/small venues and small//lightweight enough to get approval from the Mrs I've been looking at: - Ashdown EB12-180 and EB15-180 - Hartke A100 - H&K BassKick 100 - Line 6 LD175 - Fender Rumble 150 Having researched this quite a bit over the last few days I've started staring enviously at combos that are way out of my budget!!! So I'd really appreciate some recommendations as I have no idea who the best "budget" bass amp manufacturers are and what size amp I need to be "loud enough" - some sites recommend 100W, others 200-300W! Thanks! [/quote] To be safe regarding headroom I wouldnt gig with less than 300watts. Check the for sale section of this forum im sure you will find plenty to chose from. I dont think you would go wrong with an ashdown 4x10 combo. It will be loud enough, its not wicked heavy and once you have it then you can wok fom there to seeing what you like or want :-)

I dont blame you for wanting a Rickenbacker. Once I finally got one my bass gass was gone. Since I got my Orange rig, my amp gas has gone. Happy days indeed. Also, a tad OT, but where did you get your avatar from?

I suppose it doesnt matter about the insurance or the money if your attached to it buddy. I feel for your loss and I pray for their haste return.

Oh he has a lot to answer for Matt! wait till we make him drink hunners a booze on the Saturday night! That will teach him.

does the car have insurance or do you have insurance for the bass?

Oi Perry, theres still seems to be a discrepancy in the gear section of that site!!!!

Get one of these if you have the chance..... I was holding out for a pedal that will do valve and O/D soundings that has the DI incase I need it. When this came up for sale I jumped at it. I use it at every rehearsal and any stage time I get. I couldnt imagine not having it at hand now. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/119897-dha-vt1-di-drive/page__p__1134225__hl__dha__fromsearch__1#entry1134225"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/119897-dha-vt1-di-drive/page__p__1134225__hl__dha__fromsearch__1#entry1134225[/url]

Still think its bizarre asking strangers what colour of bass you should get your son, Go look in his room and if a colour seems to be more prominent than any other try and get that colour.

find a store that has them and let him chose the one he likes. Why on earth would you take a strangers opinion over your sons preference.

being a fan of Bootsy, I have to say this is not him at his best.....and why would anyone want to replicate that sound.

Is anyone bringing a Modern Player Tele bass to the bash? Basically that Matt (Neepheid) has been telling lies about them and I want to play one for myself (please note friendly banter). So if anyone has one and wasnt sure of bringing it then please do

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1323858685' post='1467768'] What a shame, I tried the Tele bass in a shop a couple of weeks back. Now I like an old school sound but it sounded like I had stuffed a bunch of cotton wool in my ears, regardless of pickup selection and tone control wide open. Admittedly I wasn't playing through the greatest of amps, but even artificially cranking up the treble on the amp couldn't lift any high overtones out of the mud, even on the bridge pickup. That's too old school for me! [/quote] thats a real shame to hear that Matt. I have been looking at one of these and was hoping to hear some good news. I will keep an eye out to have a shot though as the body and lovely big humbuckers just look amazing.

god bless the Jag. I have been praising them for years. Sing it loud and proud brothers

[quote name='TheDaivisch' timestamp='1323607836' post='1464906'] Yeah and look at the state of it Id rather have an immaculate 400 quid copy and have bit of fun upgrading it. Also, I quite like the idea of 22 frets. I can see the argument, if a roadworn Rick floats your boat, but Id rather not spend anymore than 400 at this stage [/quote] fair point buddy.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1323604205' post='1464828'] Not convinced, I'm afraid. This Career sells for roughly £400, so another £400 would take you up to £800. See how far you get on the second-hand Rik market if you're only waving £800 about. As I write this, the [i][b]cheapest [/b][/i]second-hand Rik on eBay UK is £1200. [/quote] and there we go Jack, a quick search on [b]this[/b]forum gets you a Ric 2nd hand for a grand. I was a bit out on the 800quid granted as I got my figures mixed up but still cheaper than 1200 as quoted. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161710-for-saletrade-1981-rickenbacker-4003-l1000ono/page__p__1462604__hl__rickenbacker__fromsearch__1#entry1462604"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161710-for-saletrade-1981-rickenbacker-4003-l1000ono/page__p__1462604__hl__rickenbacker__fromsearch__1#entry1462604[/url]

sorry folks I dont know where I got that initital figure from.....a grand WILL get you a 2nd hand ric. I know its more than double this knockoffs value, but you will have a real ric at the end of the venture.

I always thought the sig models were meant to be a reproduction of the persons main bass!!! However I guess as he uses lots of bass (non relic as far as I remember) he can do whatever he wants.

for another 400quid you could get an amazing 2nd hand real Ric, why not just save up and wait like I did. These discussions remind me of the VW golf adverts,,,,,,,,,,,,sounds like a golf, but its not a golf......looks like a golf, but its not a golf...........feels like a golf, but its not a golf.

I have tried both the squier and modern Jags and no way are the necks thinner than the fender jags! infact if the fender Jag neck was any thinner it wouldnt be able to support the tension of the strings!!!!