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[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1505486167' post='3372324'] I was thinking of picking one of these up myself and fitting a mini stacked humbucker hotrail type pickup. This vid appears to have one of the cheapo Seymour Duncan Hotrail clones that you can find on eBay/Amazon etc - these pickups actually get pretty good reviews. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXld4T47Prs[/media] [/quote] I replaced the original 6-pole pickup in my old Fender Musicmaster with a Seymour Duncan Hotrails Strat pickup - definitely a worthwhile upgrade, it turned it into a whole different beast.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1504541523' post='3365565'] Hotcovers every time. Thicker, more robust, perfect fit with every order that I've had... and amazingly quick turn around. Roqsolid for me, are more like a thinnly padded amplifier slip... conversely, hot covers are the fully padded version. [/quote] To be perfectly honest, the unpadded dust-cover / amp sleeve type of thing is all I really need, so Roqsolid works for me. I presume HotCovers' "600D Canvas" option is similar, but they don't appear to offer the choice of contrast colour seam binding which appeals to the Gear Tart in me!

Have to confess I've no experience of HotCovers having always used Roqsolid, but I'm very happy with the cover I recently had custom-made by Roqsolid for my Trace BLX-110 cab. Very easy to spec via the online form, followed by a quick response and production / delivery once I'd placed the order, and fits perfectly. FWIW, I think Roqsolid are still doing a 15% off discount code at the mo.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1504456170' post='3364985'] Like a fool, I [i]had [/i]to look it up. Hmm... Bad idea. Mind bleach, please..? [/quote] Here you go...

Ha, sounds just like our old gits band! The only people who seem able to actually remember an arrangement are me and Mr Drums, so we invariably end up having to quickly follow whatever detour Mr Guitar and Mr Keys decide to take. All good fun though, and, as you say, keeps things fresh.

Hmm, somehow managed to miss this thread before! Anyway, here's my '77/'78 Musicmaster - although it doesn't really look it from the photo she is rather tatty, weighs an absolute ton, and doesn't get used much these days, but as she was my first "proper" bass back in the day she'll be staying around!

I forgot to watch the fun and games too! Glad to hear they've gone to a good home.

Hah, I used to be a simple "plug the bass in, set the amp flat, see what comes out and maybe tweak it a bit" kinda guy. Then I joined Basschat...... As it is, I guess I'm still trying to achieve the perfect "bassy / punchy / snarly / growly" tone I hear in my head, but at least I've settled on my arsenal (for now... ) so hopefully it just needs a bit of tweaking and we'll be there. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]P bass or J bass > [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]TE SMX Dual Band compressor pedal > [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]TE SM7EQ pedal (pre-shape 1 set, gentle frowny EQ) > [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]EHX Bass Soul Food >[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]TE AH200GP7SM head > [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]TE BLX-110 cab + [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ashdown MAG210T Deep cab[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The TE cab is a recent acquisition and I've not had chance to test it in conjunction with the Ashdown cab at "war volumes" yet, but it sounds very nice on its own and I have high hopes the two will play nicely together.[/font][/color] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Probably all a bit much for an old gits rock covers (plus a few originals) band, but hey - Mr Guitarist was very complimentary about my bass sound at rehearsal last week so I must be doing summat right! [/color][/font] [size=2][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Reason for editing: Got bored myself reading all that twaddle...[/color][/font][/size]

Always on, with mild compression on the Low for fullness / fatness of tone and zero on the High (TE SMX Dual Band), plus occasional quick tweaks of the EQ balance control.

Reckon I'm going to pass on these after all - happy bidding folks!

[quote name='binky_bass' timestamp='1502742911' post='3353263'] I was gunna have a go at these! Won't be bidding until that last 30 secs though. Fair warning! [/quote] Hah, that probably makes three of us then!

Never seen these before, so may just have to take a punt on them (though I notice the current highest bidder appears to be the same person who was also bidding on the BLX-110 cab I won recently - hope it's nobody on here! ). [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRACE-ELLIOT-SPEAKERS-AS-ACQUIRED-SOUND-GREAT-SEE-PICS/362069724826?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.u...119.m1438.l2649[/url]

I've got an Ashdown Perfect 10 (30 watt combo) and an Ashdown Five-Fifteen MiniRig (100 watt head & cab) which both have a headphone socket, and an aux-in for plugging in an mp3 player (I use my Tascam BT-2) to play along with stuff.

The iBassline Bass Mute is another option, I believe the guy behind them (P J Phillips) is a member on here... [url="http://www.ibassline.com/store/p6/iBassline%C2%AE_%7C_Bass_Mute_%5Buk_sales%5D.html"]http://www.ibassline...k_sales%5D.html[/url]

Just bought an EHX Bass Soul Food (was walbassist's, see post #7 above!) off Cameron. A lovely straightforward transaction with great comms throughout, another fine ambassador for the BC community. Deal with confidence.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1501695838' post='3346701'] I'm beyond looking cool these days [/quote] Think I'm more of a "never-was" than a "has-been" tbh. And unfortunately it looks like my Ashdown watch has vanished into the ether (or, more likely, the bin)... I'm quite sad about it now.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1501694094' post='3346666'] I suppose in my naivety I thought that it would look cool but no-one noticed it. [/quote] In my case, I think it was a bit too big for my skinny wrist. People noticed it, but it didn't look cool...

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1501673490' post='3346431'] Haha. Oh good - that's reassuring [/quote] Haha, hope I've not lowered your expectations too much! Have to say I don't remember mine having Mark Gooday's name on the back like this one that apparently sold a few years back, but then again there's a lot I don't remember these days - really must have a search on the off-chance I have still got it! Could be worth, ooh, thruppence-ha'penny at least... https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vu-meter-watch-ashdown-engineering-308117366

Up until the end of April, the answer would have been "Because I left my old BLX80 with the lead guitarist in my old band when I moved to the other side of the country last year." Now thanks to a couple of BCers and eBay I've got an AH200GP7SM head, two SM7EQ pedals (one for home use, one on the pedalboard for playing out) and two SMX Dual Compressor pedals (ditto). A cab (or two) to replace (or add to) the Ashdown I'm currently using will be next on the agenda, but that'll have to wait until the extension has been built and I've got space to store the darn thing(s)...

* raises hand * I bought one "back in the day", not sure whether I've still got it and where it might be though! IIRC I decided I wasn't cool enough to carry off the "Ashdown blue" strap so opted for boring black instead (though to be fair, that's probably better for metal). Whatever, I didn't wear it much in the end as it was pretty useless for actually telling the time, and the strap was horrible! Hmm, wonder which box of random tat it might be lurking in...

An Elf has been apparently been observed in the wild, courtesy of The Other Place... [url="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nad-new-elf-day.1295363/"]https://www.talkbass...lf-day.1295363/[/url]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1500711540' post='3339694'] Drop Thornybank on here a PM - He used to buy and sell lots of TE gear, and is great to deal with. [/quote] Seconded! Thornybank responded virtually immediately (one could almost say scarily quickly!) when I posted an "Item Wanted" ad for an SM7EQ pedal.

Very happy with the AH200 GP7SM head I acquired fairly recently from Deedee on here. Paired with a single Ashdown MAG210T Deep (8ohm, so not producing full output), my CIJ Jazz was superbly snarly at rehearsal last night.

Just sold my Squier CV '60s Jazz Bass to Geoff in response to his "Item Wanted" ad. Good comms throughout and a nice straightforward transaction, just as one has come to expect of BC! Would happily deal with Geoff again.