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Gibson signed a deal last year with Cleartone to supply their factory-fitted strings for guitars http://www.cleartonestrings.com/gibsons-top-notch-quality-matches-cleartone-strings/ but, it seems they only do what look like coated nickel roundwounds http://www.cleartonestrings.com/product/nickel-plated-steel-nps-bass-strings/ so, that might not be so helpful

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1443696620' post='2876921'] Let's face it though. None of the members of the Durutti Column other than Vini Reilly were really important. [/quote] A good point, well made

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1443692453' post='2876887'] My personal favourite band from the 80s (apart from us ) was the Cocteau Twins Simply Red were never on my radar [/quote] Though, curiously, Chris Joyce and Tony Bowers of Simply Red were both previously members of The Durutti Column, who are often compared to the Cocteaus.

consider my interest piqued edit: Having looked at their web site, especially at that price.

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1443626677' post='2876394'] Damned right BRX. The 80s had fantastic music, just none of it ever got in the charts. [/quote] I beg to differ. XTC's [i]Senses Working Overtime[/i] made it to No. 5. in 1982.

No practical difference between them for me, listening on some [i]fairly[/i] decent headphones (Shure SE215s)

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1443599657' post='2875991'] I thought it was going to be Angel of Death by Slayer - still different strokes 'n all that [/quote] I was thinking of[i] Mexican Radio[/i] by Wall of Voodoo, but the same applies

Anyhow, congrats to @discreet on the new MB200. I very nearly bought one myself, but decided I wanted the toys that the 500 offered.

Interesting that GK seem to have changed the illuminated push pull switches with toggles for controls like the -10db cut on both models since I got mine.

[quote name='dodgnofski' timestamp='1443527272' post='2875504']Although there is only one speaker output, I think it is a dual Spakon / 1/4" Jack - so you never get caught out if you forget your Speakon lead[/quote] YMMV. As I discovered after I bought mine a couple of years ago, they changed the MB500 to Speakon-only and lost the 1/4" jack socket in the middle, even though the manual still referred to it. It's quite possible they've value engineered the MB200 in the same way. Edit: though I'm happy to be corrected if anyone has a recently manufactured one.

<super pedantic>but he did also own a 5 string</super pedantic> [url="http://www.ricksuchow.com/press-group-248.html"]jamerson 1979: the guitar player interview[/url] [quote][i]How many basses do you own?[/i] Four. I have an old German upright, a Fender 5-string, a Hagstrom 8-string, and the Precision.[/quote]

I seem to have just bought one. Thanks for the heads up.

I think we can resolve this. There's a story that Geoff Emerick tells about [i]Something [/i]in an interview with Music Radar about the making of Abbey Road. [url="http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/beatles-engineer-geoff-emerick-on-abbey-road-219542"]http://www.musicrada...bey-road-219542[/url] [quote]"Paul started playing a bass line that was a little elaborate, and George told him, 'No, I want it simple.' Paul complied. There wasn't any disagreement about it, but I did think that such a thing would never happened in years past. George telling Paul how to play the bass? Unthinkable! But this was George's baby, and everybody knew it was an instant classic."[/quote] So, I'm reading that as George got his way and the recorded version [i]is[/i] the simpler bass line, which would account for[list] [*]why the story is floating about that George thought Paul's playing was too busy [*]why he was happy for Klaus Voorman to play almost exactly the same line at the Bangladesh concert [/list]

I thought it was going to be a Small Faces cover

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1443344742' post='2873922']That 185 should never be prone to feedback unless there's a specific issue.[/quote] Ah, yes, I forgot the Galxie is a solid body. That's a bit odd then.

My Hofner Verithin will do feedback at the drop of a hat when playing loud You have three options 1) Careful muting of the strings with your fingers 2) I have found you can notch out troublesome frequencies with EQ to minimise the feedback 3) Go with it and use the feedback for a drone note (which I used to do a lot with one of my old bands)

FWIW this guy on Flickr seems to have the same model and doesn't think much of it https://www.flickr.com/#/photos/lord_mudshark/sets/72057594077196720/

Ta. I may well give them a chance. I've my eye on some Ernie Ball Slinky cobalt flats, too, so I think I may put them head to head on The Stingray after payday and see which I prefer.

Eric Faulkner's been touring with his own version of the Rollers recently. Conspicuously absent from this one.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1443011157' post='2871407'] Please God ... why, Why WHY??? [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34323112"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-34323112[/url] [/quote] It says why right there in the article... [quote=BBC][color=#404040][font=Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Announcing the reunion at a press conference in Glasgow, singer Les McKeown joked: "You think we're doing it for money but we're doing it for the glory of Scotland and the glory of the tartan.[/quote][/size][/font][/color] [color=#404040][font=Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font][/color][color=#404040][font=Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1442845709' post='2869930'] Bass Collection do an excellent tribute to Jaco's Jazz with no scratch plate called the Portrait. Check out bass centre.com. [/quote] I am beginning to feel like it would be nice if someone was making cheap-ish fretless Jazz basses that [i]aren't[/i] Jaco tributes with no scratch plate.

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1442854714' post='2870036']Tom Waits[/quote] ... or possibly Serge Gainsbourg

[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1442911403' post='2870359']Counter to any previous experience with bass rigs, the bass is the heaviest item, followed by the head, followed by the cab - how often has this ever been the case...[/quote] It does seem to run counter to the natural order of things. Burn the Brighton heretics!

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1442913577' post='2870385']That said i dod sell a hartke cab once and years ago a Session combo but only after years of use. [/quote] A Sessionette 100 by any chance? I used to torture one badly with extended bass feedback drones on my Hofner Verithin. Amazed it carried on working sometimes.

[quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1442848829' post='2869969'] Ivor Cutler [/quote] +1