Woodinblack

I would be quite keen on trying the RM500s (or whatever power), but in reality, I will have probably forgotten all about it by the time we are gigging again.

Yes, you have missed a on that socket, just under what you have labelled as A, there is a real a. If I was to guess I would say the one you labelled as a is just the body for earthing, the one under it was the tip, c was the sleeve and b was the tip, but that would be a guess and I would never take a guess at that before wiring, I would read its documentation or buzz it out with a meter. and yes, doesn't look like there is a preamp but again, EMGs documentation is very detailed so look there

Actually slightly better! It does sound good actually, looks like it would be all clean and hifi sounding, but it isn't, those 'single coils' are humbuckers and they sound great. All the way up to the 26th fret.

Im not blaming the amp, it is just a 100w amp, and the reason people say about 'valve watts' is that once a valve amp runs out of steam it compresses and distorts with even harmonics which are musically pleasant, so people are happy with that. a transistor based solid state A/B type will distort with odd harmoncs which aren't musically pleasant so people don't do it, so you get this idea of valves being louder, just that valves are more 'musical' when overdriven. A class D will run out of power supply capability before anything else, so yes, the low end will go first because it is the bit which requires most power. If I was going to use the CTM for pub gigs without PA support and wanting to not overdrive, I could go for a CTM300, but that would involve having someone to carry it for me, and I suspect that isn't going to happen!

I have a tc450 and a Ashdown CTM (also another ashdown A/b in a case I have only played live once). The CTM sounds better for rock stuff, but as a 100w amp it is hard to make a clean sound at volume. If you like the tubey compressed sound it would certainly be a winner. It also is very heavy and until I changed car recently it was too much of a faff getting it into a car and into a pub, so the 450 does most gigs with me and all practices. Also the full time tuner on it is handy for giving the guitarist a clue as to what key we are in If I was prepared to carry more, or didn't have to carry the PA, or had some bandmates who were prepared to actually help with stuff, then maybe I would use the CTM more. And bigger speakers of course, Its too wide to go frontwards across a 12" speaker cab!

Ah, the one I like to call "The one just to the right of my shoulder at this very second"

So do think that that guy (whoever he is) would be worse playing something else? I have actually never seen an F Bass in a shop. Like an actual shop that I have been to, even the big ones. I could afford one, I had never even thought about it. They look nice, but I have never had a chance to try one and at that money it is very unlikely I would get one. if I had that money to spend on a bass I would be heading to the Ritter page! Oh one of the best guitars I have played was a PRS (513?), it was a lovely thing. I have also played less lovely ones. And I have an SE (which is great although always seemed muted on the top string).

Ooh, which green uberhorn was that?

I don't bother, I just balance it on the seat in front of me.

Frankly when dealing with Bax, that is so far better than anything they did I would be delighted with it - imagine, them actually responding to something!

Under the sales of goods act, the items has to last as long as would be reasonable for it to last (which as you say, is about 6 years), but the supplier is only responsible for it for the first year, or for items that failed straight away (which obviously you can't prove it did as you didn't try it). For things that have failed beyond that period, it is then the manufacturers problem. So GG have no responsibility to replace it, it is down to GK to do that.

I got a donner AB-Y switch the other day. Was going to build something but the cost came out about the same!

Fender reported that this year is their highest number of guitar sales ever. Must still be some interest

Yes, I like those cables. I have a planet waves cable with one, and I like the connector (not the cable). So I just ordered a pack of 10 of those

Ooh that is interesting - how do you get that? Hadn't heard of that

Everyone knows brown sounds warmer

I have no idea how they make money. But they paid 80 odd million for it years ago, so they must know. I assumed the idea was to make the experience a bit stinky poo so you go to ebay instead!

You know that Gumtree is owned by eBay right?

Thats not uncommon in a lot of adverts, where someone is working out a percentage based on what they paid rather than the current value. What you paid becomes irrelevant as soon as you buy it!

Loving that neck colour

I bought my chapman stick on gumtree, so it does work! If what you are selling is a copy of the sort you can't sell here, don't bother with eBay.

The flexibility is good, I am sure, if you have an effect pedal, but with the amps you just pick up the phone, send the toneprint and you are done, it works well with two effects, each with one knob without too much faff.

My friend repairs old instruments so I got a good look at his friends hurdy gurdy. Then when his friend was round we got a demo of it. i find it totally fascinating how it works and horribly irritating after one song! He is in a group with the guy and they use it for a few. Can't say I am a fan of that pony's trick!

It does have a truss rod when you take the neck off but the reason that neck is foreword is the lack of shim, it's not a clever design feature! you can see now why I said the switch being backwards was irritating, it's hard enough with those controls to get the right thing without a reversed switch!

No, you cant change the parameters but there are many different presets of how the thing is setup within what that knob does, so there are loads of different default toneprints, so a spectacomp by some artist, or something like that. You still can't adjust much, but the bass effects are different.