Happy Jack

I haven't got a problem with it Mick. I was well aware that Eubassix is a dealer when I sold it to him, and it's not as if he conned me into selling it for a low price! If he can make a (huge) profit on this bass then good luck to him.

What, no U2 stuff posted yet? Shame on you all!

Unbelievably talented? Indubitably. Worst sounding snare in history? Pretty damned close.

As it happens, I trust Thomann. A damned sight farther than I'd trust Barnes & Mullins. I still wouldn't buy this head though. A 500W version would get my attention.

So I'm sitting here with Issue 147 of BGM (allegedly the September issue, but I can't help noticing that there's more than two weeks of August rain left) and the full page advert inside the front cover states that the Elf is Available from all good music stores. It doesn't actually say "all good music stores in the USA" so I guess you have to take that as being implied. The power supply is not mentioned. These are not the amps you seek.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1502370006' post='3350996'] he introduced Supernature by Cerrone ... Starting out as a radio presenter he knew a good tune when he heard it too. [/quote] Gary Numan + ABBA = good tune?

I recognised Philip Pope straight away, but I had absolutely no clue that was Angus Deayton!

http://youtu.be/wpEkugItKQI

https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/ab4167a2-e90f-48c1-8168-80aeb1692dc7

[quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1502276175' post='3350377'] [i]"Very surprised at the suggestions that a shortscale sounds just like a longscale. Quite clearly YMMV, but every shortscale I've owned (= lots) sounds markedly different to a longscale, with a greater degree of "thuddiness" which works very well for some things (blues, reggae, quite a bit of light jazz) but not so for other things." [/i] May I ask which are the musical styles that you consider a short scale to be less suited? - just curious.. My Mustang does a mean P Bass tone and I'm yet to find a musical style where a P bass doesn't work [/quote] I have no doubt that your Mustang is a great bass, and plenty of great rock songs have been recorded using one. The same is true of Hofners, Mosrites, and any number of shortscale basses. But if I got a call to play on a rock gig I'd be more inclined to reach for a Precision or a Thunderbird than for a Mustang. No bass does a meaner P bass tone than ... erm ... a P bass.

Because I want rid of it, not an excuse to carry the bloody thing around the country! God's Teeth!

Most of the Japanese copies (you know, the ones we're not allowed to talk about that came from Fugi Gen Gakki and so on) were sold with a fitted, lightweight hard case that does ... erm ... exactly what it says on the case. Many of these copies + cases are still around, so long as you don't try to buy them on Basschat. Assuming a faithful copy, you could try to find a Japanese copy + case, then sell the bass. Having said all that, the hard case for my Iban*z (I trust I've disguised that sufficiently) is one step removed from useless because, being fitted, it's no better at being leant against things (chairs, bass cabs, drummers) than the bass itself - all it wants to do is fall over.

Depends on the venue, surely? If you're playing a recognised music venue (Half Moon in Putney right up to the Empire in Shepherds Bush) that's one thing, if you're playing a WMC with a proper stage then that's another, and if you're playing the Dog & Duck and setting up by the door to the Gents toilet then that's different again. In my pub band we always start with Down At The Doctors (Dr. Feelgood) which became our opening number many years ago, more-or-less by accident, and has never changed since. Why? Well, endless repetition over the years makes it one of our tightest numbers, it works really well as our soundcheck song because the whole band knows exactly how it should sound, it also has three verses and three band members sing so we can each take a verse and soundcheck the PA, it gives the crowd a reasonable idea of what to expect from us, and we like it.

Very surprised at the suggestions that a shortscale sounds just like a longscale. Quite clearly YMMV, but every shortscale I've owned (= lots) sounds markedly different to a longscale, with a greater degree of "thuddiness" which works very well for some things (blues, reggae, quite a bit of light jazz) but not so for other things.

This is an unbranded, lightweight (well, relatively) case in impact-moulded plastic, the sort of thing you normally see with a Stagg logo on it. It is not a particularly well-made thing, and certainly not worth a lot, but it'll do a job for you if you need it. It was too deep for the bass that I had in it (a 1959 Hofner 500/5) so I had padded out the bottom with bubble-wrap. That bass is now sold, and I no longer need the case. I'll be moving office in three weeks. If it hasn't gone by then I'll just leave it behind. Collection only from WC1E 7BD.

I've gigged a '57 and a '65. There's not much point in owning them if they're not going to get played. Those basses don't get much action because I mainly play 5-string basses these days, and I've been having the Devil's own time trying to fine a pre-CBS 5-string ...

If it's coming from Whales, it's probably a very rare SGC Humpback.

Trouble is, you're dealing with compatibility squared. It's not enough that the whole band be socially compatible, able to function as a team, be supportive of each other, equally hard-working for everything from the load-in to gig-hunting. The whole band must also be musically compatible, at (roughly) the same skill and experience level, with matching degrees of grooviness or rockiness or whatever is needed for that band. Achieving each of those two types of compatibility is bloody difficult. Achieving both at the same time is damned near impossible!

[quote name='John_P' timestamp='1501691711' post='3346628'] Is this too big? [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/PARTS-ACCESSORY-INCHES-ADJUSTABLE-COMPARTMENTS/dp/B012AVEOZI/ref=pd_sim_267_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X7VMJ4W98FFKPG3YVW3C"]https://www.amazon.c...4W98FFKPG3YVW3C[/url] [/quote] I ordered one of these - just arrived. Build quality is as cheap as you'd expect, i.e. pretty flimsy, especially the zips, but the design is absolutely fine and the size seems about right. I'll load it up with cables, use it for some gigs, and report back.

Well my first thought is that neither the serial number sticker nor the Made In Japan sticker look like anything I've seen on an SGC Nanyo before. Have you checked inside the control plate cover?

[i]je la vends parce que entre la commande (Fevrier2014) et la livraison (Mai 2016), je suis passe à la 6 cordes, elle est comme neuve [/i] My French ain't great, but I think that means he placed the order for this custom build in Feb'14 but didn't take delivery until May'16.