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Nice one - let us know how you get on with it? I have never used one but was waiting in the wings if you didn't take the one of Higgie!!! Cheers Mark [quote name='Shaggy' post='285746' date='Sep 17 2008, 12:19 PM']A big thanks for all the great posts on this; just to wrap it up, I went for Higgie’s original Mutron, hopefully coming soon. So now skint AND about to get cadmium poisoning! But vintage cool maintained [/quote]

Hi Mike, That is some collection of basses that you have there! I was interested in your Kingfisher Blue GB Rumour - Bernie is building one for me as we speak and I want to go for a black american walnut type front but still have a maple type neck and fingerboard (what is yours BTW?), however Bernie insists that Rumours look better with a dark coloured neck and fingerboard as it works better with the thru neck design. I can see what he means but I like the contrast of dark and light woods like EBS Freak has on his Spitfire. Sounds like you were told roughly the same thing? Yours looks great though!! Cheers Mark [quote name='Mike Brooks' post='281466' date='Sep 10 2008, 10:06 PM']Cheers guys, Funnily enough, Bernie wasn't keen on the 'Kingfisher Blue' with gold hardware combination when I told him what I wanted, really wasn't enamoured with the idea. It was my bass so I wanted it how I explained. I think he conceded defeat once it was built!! Mike[/quote]

Hi, When it comes to envelope filters I would offer the following advise - these are only my thoughts and opinions and not written in stone! EBS Bass IQ - Excellent filter and the best of all that I have owned over the years. Great for getting the funky squelch and never loses the bottom end frequencies either which is really important with filter pedals. Dod FX25 - Hated this pedal, sound was not that funky and when it was used in a live situation the bottom end dropped out completely. I know Flea used one but just no good for me. Maxon AF9 - A pretty good filter but just not quite as funky as the EBS. You can get these 2nd hand for about £70 so probably has the edge price wise on the EBS stuff. EHX Bassballs - Apparently this was designed by the guy that made the Mutron but I could not get a sound like that out of it. Not bad but just not as good as some of the others! Mutron III - This is supposed to be the daddy of all of them and everyone who has one raves about them. I have never played one and would dearly love to own one but the £300 upwards price tag has always put me off. I just cannot justify that on one pedal. Chunk Systems Agent 00 Funk - This sounds great on their website and Bootsy Collins uses one so it must be funky but again this going for £300ish so certainly not a cheap option. Lovetone Meatball - Nick Fyffe used one when he was with Jamiroquai and you can hear it on Live at Montreaux DVD on Blow Your Mind I think and it sounds great. They are not made anymore so the price has gone up but still a good option. Line 6 BassPod XTLive - This did have a good emulation of the Mutron but I found the whole thing so complicated to use that I just went back to stomp boxes! Hope some of this may help you with your decision. If it was me I would take the easy option and go for the EBS Bass IQ. You won't be disappointed. Cheers Mark [quote name='Shaggy' post='280879' date='Sep 10 2008, 09:07 AM']Thanks fellas, really useful stuff here. I’d really love Higgie’s Mutron – always prefer the old and authentic option with gear (or as Mrs Shaggy prefers to call it; festering pile of old junk), but hard to justify that amount of dosh – I guess it may be the Pod after all, especially as I’ll no doubt think of some other effect I can’t possibly live without. Hmmmmmmmmm……….[/quote]

Oh no - you've been bitten by the GB/Bernie Goodfellow bug!! People warned me about this and I paid no attention to them. I now own a KSD Proto-J 5 String, lots of EBS pedals and have a 4 string Rumour on order! You have been warned!!! Cheers Mark [quote name='johnnylager' post='279995' date='Sep 8 2008, 09:05 PM'][url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/"]GB Guitars[/url]. Bernie is an absolute diamond, luthier supreme and a tasty player too. I've just spent 2 of the most enlightening hours of my life in there and I'm now going to sell everything to get EBS & KSD gear.[/quote]

Hi, My Warwick did not sell even at that ridiculous price!! Agree that it certainly is the buyers market right now - if anyone is still interested that Thumb is still for sale at somewhere near that price. Thanks Mark [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='280696' date='Sep 9 2008, 09:22 PM']Have a look at this - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23213"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23213[/url] You could probably try starting at around £600 and see what happens, but I’ve seen a really nice 1991 Thumb NT not sell on here for £750 quite recently ( [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22641"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22641[/url] ) so you might be pricing yourself out of a sale if you start asking for a price much higher than £600, and in all honesty, you’d do very well to get £600 for it at the moment considering it’s had the original black hardware swapped out of it for some chrome hardware at some point as well.[/quote]

Good tip - I just bought a 5 string KSD jazz bass from Bernie and that was my train of thought. A "cheaper" bass for gigs where there could be a risk of damage and save the Rumour, when I finally get it, for better/safer gigs. I also thought that it made sense to have a 5 string as my back up option rather than a 4 string so that at least I have the extended range for the tracks that need it. Having said that re-learning songs on a 5 string has not been a 2 minute job. The string spacing still seems to be catching me out! Mark [quote name='EBS_freak' post='277519' date='Sep 5 2008, 02:28 AM']I'm out playing 3 or 4 times a week so all my basses see quite a lot of action - as you say, they are defo for playing. For those compact stages and "high risk" gigs, I take my Lakland DJ5. If you are careful, you can keep your basses looking good - it's just those gigs where space is compact and there is a risk of bashing that increases the chances of damage I guess![/quote]

Not yet but will do if you think that it will work? Mark [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='276617' date='Sep 3 2008, 11:42 PM']have you tried hitting the 12th fret harmonic?[/quote]

My Behringer BTR2000 rack mounted tuner does not seem to like the low B on my 5 string bass it just does not register at all when I pluck the string. Has anyone else encountered this problem? The tuner works fine on the standard EADG strings. Help!!!1 MJB

BASTARD!!!!!! I want mine now. Bernie is building my Rumour as we speak (as you already now from past conversations) - thought that your Spitfire was the dogs but now I am not sure which one is better. How does it play? Sure is a work of art and a credit to both you and Bernie! Love it , love it , love it! Mark [quote name='EBS_freak' post='264411' date='Aug 18 2008, 10:24 AM'][size=3][b]GB "GABBIE" RUMOUR 5 string by Bernie Goodfellow[/b][/size] [b]Neck[/b] : [indent]35" scale, flame maple with purple heart stringers, macassar ebony fingerboard, front and back burr black walnut veneer on headstock. Schaller tuners with macassar ebony buttons[/indent][b]Body[/b] : [indent]Flame maple (check the sides out!) with figured black walnut bookmatched top and back facings. Matching black walnut electronics cavity covers with magnetic cavity cover for the battery compartment. (Smoked Perspex cover is on for the photographs but there is a matching walnut cover for the preamp cavity also) Hipshot bridge with contrasting brass sadles and knobs in black (+ black locking strap buttons and toggle for GB Switch)[/indent][b]Electronics[/b] : [indent]GB Pickups and GB G Spot Electronics with inbuilt tuner and metronome Neutrik lockable jack socket Full GB DSP sound-to-light unit with front LED magnifier fret markers Side LEDs Mother of pearl (not plastic) LED backlit illuminated GB logo. [/indent] It just doesn't get much better than this...! Enjoy the pics (just some quick shots in Bernie's bassment - some better ones coming soon!)[/quote]

Have to do The Gallery! Great gear,great guys and great prices if you know what you are looking for. My wife "enjoyed" half a day in The Gallery whilst I tried every amp and cab combination in the shop before settling on my current set up! Mark [quote name='jerseytrev' post='263543' date='Aug 16 2008, 11:50 AM']glad i am not the only one to that did that .my wife was in fits at the bass centre site ,and the gallery saga was the icing on the cake . weird sense of humour women have so next visit to london ,the gallery is top of the list [/quote]

Have you tried the NGM complex at Thornbury? Their link is below: www.ngm.org.uk We used to rehearse there and they have an amazing studio. Mark

Had a chat with him afterwards and to top it all he is also one of the nicest blokes that you could meet - Typical! [quote name='jakesbass' post='241250' date='Jul 16 2008, 09:07 PM']Roger is a fantastic player, really lovely feel. He is also a very good upright player.[/quote]

Marlborough Jazz Festival was on last weekend and after we played I went and checked out some other bands and there were some really good ones. Highlight of the day was a band called Protect The Beat. My understanding is that these guys are all top session musicians and boy could they play! Their music is instrumental jazz/funk and it really grooves. The bassist on Saturday was Roger Inniss but I think he was a dep. Played Shuker basses and was awesome. If you get a chance - go and see them play. I guarantee you wont be disappointed.