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    Ebay and 8x10's

    in Amps and Cabs

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    [quote name='ashevans09' post='14910' date='Jun 10 2007, 01:17 AM']I'm considering putting an 8x10 on ebay, though these really aren't shifting on the 'bay at the moment. Anyone have any particular theories as to why?

    Cheers,

    Ash[/quote]

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    Not everybodys playing wembley arena!

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    String Life

    in Accessories and Misc

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    What dirt are we talking about from mr jameson?.mind you it would explain why he was a studio musician,also gives new meaning to The Brown Bass!.

    p.s jacos fave was chicken grease,not nasal!.rub an oily chicken on your fretless before you go gig,works a treat!.

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    the ups and downs of my status seies 2

    in General Discussion

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    I once had a series 2 that i bought off a guy in stockport.i noticed the damaged flightcase in the back of his bmw,he also told me, his bass had fallen out of the van.this was an original status flightcase extremely heavy and robust.the case was slightly damaged on the corner,the bass unmarked and still in tune.
    what coincidence?
    you have just entered the twilight zone!


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    Dilemma

    in General Discussion

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    Give me your job, and you can play penilessly in your two bands, and not have to let anyone down.
    sound good?
    stick with the job,hold down,one band,and have whatever amazingly tasty gear your heart yearns for?
    sound good?
    is your playing a hobby or a job?you seem to have a good job!not of the bass playing variety though!Is this what you want?
    does it look like you could ever become famous in either band?
    only people in famous bands, can afford not to work, as that is classed as there job,ussually.
    i was a uk mobile service engineer for 4 years, and couldnt play in any band, as i deemed myself unreliable,so i know where your coming from.just where is the line between work and play?
    catch 22!

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    String Life

    in Accessories and Misc

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    [quote name='Vasquez Rich' post='17757' date='Jun 14 2007, 06:06 PM']Who mentioned Metallurgy???? I have two degrees in metallurgy..

    ..the issue with strings is nothing to do with the metal, it's the gunge (bits of finger!) that they get clogged up with. I used to clean mine in an ultrasonic bath with meths, works fine, takes them back to almost new. Boiling them will do nothing much in my opinion and the water getting into the inner windings might be detrimental. In theory if you can get them as clean as they were when new, they should sound exactly the same, the metal doesn't know how old it is, nor remembers for how long it's been played, they act of plucking, no matter how hard, will not change the string as the tension is well within the elastic limit. The actual chemistry of the metal will not be exactly the same though and this might make one string sound slightly different to the next... actually, with metal prices the way they are at the moment, I reckon that the manufacturers will be changing alloys or working to the bottom of the chemistry spec to make the alloy cheaper anyway. As far as strings are concerned "stainless steel" is "stainless steel", it never states if it's 316, 304 etc etc... basically they can change whatever they like within reason and they don't have to tell anyone.

    I thought for ages about approaching the string manufacturers and blagging some strings out of them in the name of "research". As for them being able to develop new strings that would last longer? I think we might be giving them a little bit more credit than they deserve.. they will neither have the facilities to do the neccessary research, nor would they want to I reckon.

    Richard
    VASQUEZ[/quote]

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    Ive got this pan ive previously used to boil strings in,you really wouldnt want to do your veg in it,brighter ,for a while longer if you stick em in the cooker after boiling, to dry out.make sure you tell her indoors though as pizza and strings is not recomended.

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    String Life

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    [quote name='Muppet' post='16919' date='Jun 13 2007, 02:49 PM']I've got a Japanese bike - is there something I should know? Should I be changing it every three months? :huh:[/quote]

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    We know a song about that, dont we katy! (melua)

    '84 Westone Thunder III and '06 Stagg BC300

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='Krysbass' post='16499' date='Jun 12 2007, 08:46 PM']The Stagg's origins were probably even worse than Kays catalogue - it was a "buy it now" through an Ebay store.

    As for the Thunder III - well, it's not so much porn as maybe just "a nice old slapper"! :)[/quote]

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    The catalogue companys managed to get a supply of westone guitars and basses i remember my mate bought a westone thunder 1 active guitar,basses were also available.they were very well made.The stagg was a tree once,just minding its own business and then.........................................................................................................................................................

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    Retroglide DVD

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='blamelouis' post='16491' date='Jun 12 2007, 08:41 PM']LOL !
    That said Stuart clayton gave the ashdown superfly a great review recently and was gonna buy one himself!
    So it must be Mark King's ears !!! :)[/quote]

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    Well they are on a slightly older head these days(his ears that is!)
    argh!!!! listen to that sub bass!!! (hot water-live).

    Bass Magazines

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='dlloyd' post='16478' date='Jun 12 2007, 08:17 PM']Don't forget Guitarist... This month's issue has, er, six pages of bass content in it.

    Not bad for £5.25

    Um.[/quote]

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    And in this months edition an exclusive interview with leo fender!(maker of that new fangled bass thingy)

    Anyone ever tried...

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

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    [quote name='Russ' post='11919' date='Jun 4 2007, 04:36 PM']These ones...

    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200116205993&rd=1&rd=1"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...p;rd=1&rd=1[/url]

    ... I was thinking of grabbing one, just to plonk around on occasionally and have sitting looking nice in the corner of the living room. :) But does anyone know if they actually sound any good, either unplugged or through an amp?[/quote]

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    Kinda doubt it would burn for any longer than an hour ,but with a little accelerant,should get you through the omnibus edition of coronation street.

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    Warwick Bass Nut

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='dood' post='16445' date='Jun 12 2007, 07:39 PM']hmm are those brass adjustables available in six string versions?[/quote]

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    mr dood!
    They seem to have a few brass ones (or at least pictures of some)check out warwick on there site!
    all the best

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    Bass Magazines

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='skywalker' post='16434' date='Jun 12 2007, 07:29 PM']Does anyone know if there are magazines for Bass Players which are published in the UK. I subscribe to Bass Player but it is an American mag with American content, and no information on the UK Bass scene.

    It would be nice to have a monthly read of what is going on over here[/quote]

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    could try Bass guitar magazine.....................www.bassguitarmagazine.com

    Warwick Bass Nut

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='kevbass' post='16427' date='Jun 12 2007, 07:21 PM']Hello all, just want peoples opinions really, Im going to change the adjust'a'nut on my doublebuck, as I find them to be a bit flimsy and they've fallen apart on me before, I rarely adjust the action from the head end so im going to change it something solid, Im thinking either graphite or bone, I quite like the idea of a bone one, what would you go for?[/quote]

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    The bass centre do warwick brass adjustable ones for £10.00 +p+p.

    Status Kingbass on Evil Bay!!!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='dood' post='16413' date='Jun 12 2007, 06:54 PM']oh, no.. the more places the merrier I guess! He'll get more exposure if he is kosha.. and..well.. more if he's not! Seems ok so far though.. not that I have looked too closely at it.

    I actually wouldn't mind a 16.5mm spacing kingbass. G77 (from BassTalk has a gorgeous kingbass.[/quote]

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    So have i,mines the same as the kosha/not so kosha one, without the aid of blackpool illuminations though!

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    Status Kingbass on Evil Bay!!!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='dood' post='16407' date='Jun 12 2007, 06:44 PM']I'm sure it will be discussed over on the Statii forum, probably the best resource for all Status gear! Infact, I wouldn't be surprised if they know who the owner of the bass is! ;o)[/quote]


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    Damn should have thought about that,oh well, hes got it on here now too!

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    Status Kingbass on Evil Bay!!!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

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    Hello,i know this should be on the dodgy ebay list ????????? but i cant find it!

    EBAY ITEM .250128997601.STATUS KINGBASS ARTIST GUITAR..........FOR SALE......DLDLD(2)

    I know feedback 2 (not great to start with) the thing that got me too, is theres £500 worth of leds on this, that havent even got a mention!

    what do you reckon Noel?............................... deal or no deal?

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