Etienne

Bassman 135 plus apparently rare 3x12 (!) cab up on Evilbay at the mo...

I've been borrowing our guitarist's late-70's Bassman 50 for the past few days, running it into one of my two Berg HS210 cabs, and it sounds incredible! I'm hoping to gig with it at some point in the very near future, probably using both cabs. The Bergs are very sensitive, which should help me get the stage volume without the head overdriving too much (in theory anyway)... can't wait!

Thankyou Dave, nice one!

Just bought Dave's Microbass II (formerly GreeneKing's). Paid by Paypal on Thursday night, and had it in my hands by 8am on Saturday! It even had a battery fitted- can't ask for more really! Upon receiving the goods, I found a problem and emailed Dave- he got in touch promptly and did his best to help (not even his fault either, more a design flaw with the pedal I think!). A top guy to deal with, and a great sale! Etienne

+1 on the Fender t/w strings: They came as standard on the Roscoe Beck V I used to own, and worked beautifully with that bass.

10,000 Days by Tool- I love this album and the two before it (Lateralus and Aenima)- all feature the creativity and gnarly Wal tone of Justin Chanceller, who is an absolutely brilliant player. Listen to 'The Pot' on 10,000 Days for a wicked example of funked-up pickstyle progressive hard-rock (Think Sabbath meets King Crimson).

Glad to see that Matty's getting on so well with my old Ashdown Minis! This is what ended up replacing them (and my Landmark 300) All bought used too! I love this forum... [attachment=14816:DSC00404.JPG][attachment=14817:DSC00406.JPG] Yes, another Berg/MB convert! The LM II's from Flanker, the bottom HS210 is from TerryK, and I completed the rig with another 2nd-hand HS210 from the US that I stumbled across on Evilbay late one night. I've owned this for a good few weeks now and it's killer. I gig with just one cab most of the time, as it's usually more than enough (even with a LOUD drummer!)- I bring both out when FOH support is either non-existent or just rubbish. I'm still getting used to how focused and plain loud this rig is- I really can't see me ever needing anything bigger! For classic fingerstyle with either a Fender P or J, I just plug straight into the LMII with some VPF dialled in and it's fantastic. For pickstyle and heavier stuff I just put a Sansamp BDDI in front and run the LMII almost flat. Sorted!

Thank you all- glad you're enjoying your purchases!

Hey mate, check out Lee/Leland Sklar's sound- his main recording and live bass for years was a Fender-like hybrid with twin P pickups. You can hear it famously on James Taylor's 'Your Smiling Face' where it features in a bass and drums breakdown- it sounds amazing! You should be able to find an audio clip or vid of that track on a certain website beginning with Y... Hope this helps!

Richard bought my Roscoe Beck IV a few days ago- he called up yesterday afternoon to say it had arrived at his end, so hopefully he's had a chance to try it out by now! It was a pleasure to do the deal with him- great communication throughout, and paid by instant bank transfer too! I quoted him £18.99 to cover the postage- he sent through £20- just a little thing, but nice all the same! I would definitely deal with Richard again, no question!