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What's the story behind this then?

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1098520' date='Jan 22 2011, 11:52 AM']hope it doesn't get nicked...[/quote] It's all insured buddy, I'm not daft [quote name='EskimoBassist' post='1098571' date='Jan 22 2011, 12:37 PM']Nice set up! I really wish that my set up at uni was more formidable, but I just don't have the space![/quote] Yeah, our halls are pretty old and don't have en-suites etc so the rooms are a lot bigger than the more modern ones. Pretty cheap too.

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1096722' date='Jan 20 2011, 07:55 PM']Why not use pro tools 9?[/quote] I've no idea, i'm not too up to date on the software front, however it was hard enough getting hold of a copy of pro tools HD

[quote name='Dubs' post='1096478' date='Jan 20 2011, 03:39 PM']What hardware are you running that through?[/quote] *ahem*... it's a slightly not-so-legal copy of pro tools, as i can't [i]really[/i] afford it, it came with a hardware emulator called XVX, which basically allows you to use pro tools with any sound card you like, so i'm using my lexicon lambda.

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1096410' date='Jan 20 2011, 02:48 PM']Pro Tools HD?[/quote] Yep...

My setup in my room at uni, pretty much my whole rig apart from a 115 ashdown MAG cab. breakdown: guitars: Warwick streamer $$ 4 Ibanez RG 320DX bass amp: Ashdown ABM 300 EVO II Ashdown MAG 210 Guitar amps: Line 6 spider 3 30w Ashdown peacemaker 20 all valve pedals: Ibanez TS7 Korg DT-10 Studio gear: Apple Macbook Pro 13" basic spec running Pro tools HD and Max/MSP 5 Lexicon Lambda interface Alesis M1 active 520 5" monitors. Dell 23" monitor evolution 25 key midi controller keyboard logitech Z4 PC speakers Shure SM58 Dell inspiron desktop - rarely used, mainly for quartus and pspice, as my mac won't run them. Apologies for the crap photo!

[quote name='lollington' post='1093198' date='Jan 17 2011, 10:10 PM']Cheers Pete After researching some colours I thought it was butter creme, but when I gave the serial number to the boffins on the EB forums I was told it was white! I'd love to get a white pearl scratch plate for it, but I'm having some trouble finding a template for the newer style pickups.[/quote] Yep, that's white, buttercreme is darker and was a limited edition and as such came with the limited hardcase and inscription on the back, just below the neckplate. I think they all had painted headstocks too.

[quote name='colin100' post='1087327' date='Jan 12 2011, 10:16 PM']I thought I would let you all see my 2004 Limited Edition Bongo 5 HS in Envy Green. Wouldn't change it for anything really!! Colin[/quote] That's a beauty! I'd love to own a bongo one day, it's not high on my list of priorities though.

Aye, i found the sound i wanted in a warwick corvette $$, however the shinyness of a stingray HH lured me away, briefly, i'm back with a warwick $$ and haven't had any GAS since And this was almost a year ago now. Before that, I would have had a new bass every 3 months or so.

[quote name='markstuk' post='1070790' date='Dec 28 2010, 10:21 AM']I was in there yesterday on a trip up to London.. Staff completely dis-interested, some poor noob with his parents trying to decide what rig to get for his yet to be formed function band and no-one trying to help.. very very poor... Mark[/quote] Yeah, i'm fairly sure the PA centre is owned by the same lot as the bass cellar etc

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1056909' date='Dec 13 2010, 07:19 AM']If it's the same one it was in that shop a couple of years ago, I called up about it when on the hunt for one. IIRC it's a 5 string and despite it being there for at least a year when I called, they wouldn't budge on their price of about £2k[/quote] Yeah, some of the prices on their gear is a tad, shall we say, optimistic... I don't think they shift too much gear though.

Just sold a bass to Dave, he was a true gent to deal with and very patient, I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again. Many thanks Sam

I can contribute to this thread by saying, one of the local music shops in nottingham had/has a Bolin... however, I never played it.... That is all!

Depressingly enough, I can't think of a single musical achievement that I'm actually proud of...

That is a thing of beauty! The bridge still looks a little out of place, but there's not much you can do about that i suppose.

I think the point is that they're amazing basses, [i]for the money[/i]. I'd never call a squier VMJ an amazing bass, but for the money, you're really hard pushed to find a bass that is better built, better looking, better sounding, better feeling etc. The higher end Fenders are very subjective in that way, and I'm not too fond of them.