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  1. NancyJohnson
    I used to have a white Hamer Scarab bass (the guy from Def Leppard used to use one). It had a fantastic piano like tone, the thinnest neck I have ever played, but in hindsight, jeepers, what was I thinking? Some guy took it off my hands in a PX deal on a '79 Precision I'm still using seven or eight years ago. If anyone is interested in seeing this beauty, I can scan a photo in over the next day or two. P
  2. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='martthebass' post='106607' date='Dec 19 2007, 05:51 PM']This looks a bit like Nicks (OHM's) old DJ5? If so give it a bit of time. I just bought one - a twin of this but black sparkle - hate it at the mo but will try and grow to love it. If not ignore the above and good look with the sale.[/quote] If it's a DJ5 and you still hate it around March/April, please send me a PM. Thankee P
  3. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='TimmyC' post='106390' date='Dec 19 2007, 10:31 AM'][i]cough[/i] Don't do it! [i]cough[/i][/quote] +1 P
  4. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='dood' post='105774' date='Dec 18 2007, 10:07 AM']Yes, I totally agree.. the ole addage 'if it ain't broke...' etc etc... I was using the POD XT rack straight into a power amp.. I think its a really good way to go. I loved my XT, unfortunately had to sell at the mercy of a motor vehicle! I'll have another one one day! Out of the list above, the power amp that stands head and shoulders above the rest for value for money is the Yamaha P5000 or P7500. Absolutely ram packed with features.. and buying online they work out pretty cheap too.[/quote] I've had a quick look on Th*m*nn and am genuinely (and pleasantly!) surprised at how reasonably priced the power amps are. My old Trace Eliot one cost a fortune and I let it go for a bag of beans. I think the Yamaha P2500S or a Behringer EP2500 will be more than adequate - my head is racing now - the racked bass POD will work fine with these and there's a crossover to bi-amp. I have an Ashdown deep bass 1x15 as part of my existing set up and I can pick up a matching Ashdown 4x10 easily enough, then sell on my existing POD and Ashdown MAG to fund part of it. I've mentioned before that I should be mortgage free in about three months, so some new gear is a certainty. The lads I play with now are sooooo loud. P
  5. NancyJohnson
    I think when you're just using the same set up (POD>Ashdown>Cabs) and are reasonably happy with it (well, until quite recently) you just stick with what you know and in this instance, avoid looking elsewhere. I'd like to go with a racked Bass POD + Power Amp>2 cabs in the near future. I only really knew the Trace amplifier by experience. Will investigate! Thanks! P
  6. NancyJohnson
    I used to have a Trace Eliot PPA300 stereo power amp a few years back...I really wish I'd hung onto it. Can anyone help me out with at least the names of some manufacturers of 2U stereo power amps please! Thanks P
  7. NancyJohnson
    Crowthorne calling! Crowthorne calling! Welcome to the gang. P
  8. NancyJohnson
    I own a MAG combo and a deep bass 1x15. Generally I use a Precision into a Bass POD as a front end then direct into the effects return. I've used this set up almost exclusively for about four years. This week, I really couldn't be arsed to break all the kit down, so I left the POD at home. I have to say I was distinctly unimpressed by the standalone Ashdown setup. The sound just didn't cut through, it sounded very wooly and dull - the only real positive was that when I use the POD, my e-string really booms...through the Ashdown it was more even/compressed. My drummer remarked that when I use the POD my sound is everywhere, so next week, I'll pack the unit. One noticable thing was that my signal into the passive input was very hot - my Precision has a SD Quarter-pounder in it - I could only turn the gain up to about position three or four before the VU meter was showing me well into the red (clip)....consequently, not much was going into the power amp stage. I'm not about to change this setup (well, not just yet...) as ultimately I'm pretty happy with it when I use the POD working as the pre-stage. It's also very portable and loud enough for right now. When the drummer gets his DW kit, I may be moving it on. P
  9. NancyJohnson
    Right now I couldn't care less for presents...so I'd like it to snow. Or at the very least be frosty. P
  10. NancyJohnson
    I'm hoping that with my mortgage paid by April (hopefully), with the spare swag I'd like to pick up a Lakland DJ5, a Geddy Lee signature, Bongo 5HH. I'd like to cobble together a Spector/Thunderbird from parts. While I doubt I'd throw (much) money at my amp setup - I can see myself buying something small for home use and keep my main amp in my garage so I can load/unload easier. Totally unmusical, I see us having a couple of holidays next year too. P
  11. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='99ster' post='101029' date='Dec 7 2007, 05:40 PM']Yeah - Sorry I'm afraid so. Maybe you missed the bit where it says SOLD??? [/quote] Yup, I saw it...I was just, oh never mind... P
  12. NancyJohnson
    Is this sold?
  13. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='Jebo1' post='99785' date='Dec 5 2007, 07:04 PM']Hi everyone I'm having a few issues financially, so I've had to sell up tons of stuff I've got around the house, And I've got a big house. Pics are here, let me know if you're interested. Prices are negotiable and all of it is here in my lovely house in Bristol! PMs if you want it. Also, apologies to a couple of people who I've not been clear with, and I'm sorry! 1974 Fender Precision Pickups - these are the complete pickups and pots from a 1974 Fender Precision. Pots are dates, pickups too, and the solder has never ever been touched. You know you want them! £200 2006 Fender Jazz Bass body in Candy Apple Red. Beautiful, with the pots. Great 62 Reissue. £200 1963 Danelector Dolphin Bass. Great item, all original apart from the changed tuners. the scratchplate is missing. It's a 60's garage rock classic and it's a steal for £400 1983 Fender Precision Elite Bass body, sunburst, beautiful, and ready for your project! Great price £200 Early Geddy Lee Jazz Bass. Great,, great guitar. With hard case! One of the first, so it's heavy but it's perfect. I've got another so this is spare... £400 PMs and other stuff dudes. I need the cash so be kind to me![/quote] Has the Geddy got painted or inlaid blocks on the fretboard please. Cheers P
  14. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='96388' date='Nov 29 2007, 10:17 PM']And Crowthorne being so close too... I'm in no real rush to sell, so you never know. It could still work out [/quote] Well let's see what happens...I want to add several basses to my armory once we get this mortgage paid off. I'm psyched that it's happening soon and I'm gonna have a serious amount of swag to consider throwing at basses. A pair of Lakky DJ5's, a Musicman Sub5 (I like that the Stingray4 look has been used on the Sub5), ummm a Geddy Lee (might even consider going the custom shop route and getting a red one), a white Gibson Thunderbird [i]and[/i] a Bongo 5HH are on my list. I'm being serious here. I'd also like to get something built, maybe in a Jazz style, that I can bastardise and trash about a bit...have the opportunity to try out some different guts in it...you know like a pair of Stingray or Rickenbacker pickups. Anyhow it's my birthday today, so I'm cutting loose and gonna watch Chelsea on Sky and enjoy my day. Maybe we'll speak later! P
  15. NancyJohnson
    We're Last Three Standing and we're playing the Cellar Bar, South Hill Park, Bracknell this coming Tuesday the 4th December 2007. £5.00 entry. Five tracks available for download from our website: [url="http://www.lastthreestanding.co.uk"]www.lastthreestanding.co.uk[/url] or visit [url="http://www.myspace.com/lastthreestanding"]www.myspace.com/lastthreestanding[/url]. If you like what you hear, we hope to see you there! Cheers Paul/Dunk/Steve
  16. NancyJohnson
    Damn, if this was only in a few months time when the mortgage is paid off for good. I want a pair - a black sparkle and a white one. Did I say damn? Have a bump. P
  17. NancyJohnson
    Used to borrow a Jedson Telecaster bass - much like the one on sale in this very site. 1st proper one was a white Arbiter SG bass - £35.00. P
  18. NancyJohnson
    Jeepers! A Jedson Tele was my first bass...then an Arbiter SG...then a Columbus Jazz. Then it got all serious with a Travis Bean. Fond memories. P
  19. NancyJohnson
    Amy also uses a Waterstone Tom Petersson 12-string bass...I've one of those babies. Monster tone. P
  20. NancyJohnson
    Have a looksie at this link: [url="http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/index.html"]Gibson Les Paul 'Robot' Guitar[/url]. Scroll to the video page and down to the instructions button. Christ! Soon to be appearing on a bass or are guitarists just too anal? P
  21. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='The Burpster' post='86196' date='Nov 9 2007, 07:55 PM']P, Jeeeeaaaysus, is that for real? does it have pics? Some breat suggestions bud, "Walk this way" is on the short list, as is "beyond the bass clef" [/quote] A couple of years back I bought a few books at Gatwick just before flying out to Skiathos for a week - the JJ book was one of them. It was so quiet I was literally bored shitless. I read a book a day and the JJ one twice. Yes, there's pictures. That said, The Dirt is the best music bio I've ever read. P
  22. NancyJohnson
    Motley Crue - The Dirt Nikki Sixx - The Heroin Diaries Dvid Lee Roth - Crazy From The Heat Ian Christie - Everybody Wants Some (the Van Halen Saga) Chris Salewicz - Redemption Song (Joe Strummer bio) Giles Smith - Lost In Music Caroline Sullivan - Bye Bye Baby Seb Hunter - Hell Bent For Leather Chuck Klosterman - Fargo Rock City Stuart Maconie - Cider With Roadies There's a fantastic bio of Aerosmith called 'Walk This Way' Ian Hunter - Diary Of A Rock'n'Roll Star Not at all musically related. Michael J Fox - Lucky Man - this is an amazing read Pete Brown - Three Sheets To the Wind - one man's quest for the perfect pint Jasper Fforde - The Eyre Affair Jenna Jameson/Neil Strauss - How To Make Love Like A Porn Star
  23. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='85782' date='Nov 9 2007, 08:46 AM']Ta for the link! Hmm... I find it a bit hard to believe that any member of Rush's crew would be allowed to post willy-nilly on a forum. I'd like to be proved wrong, though..[/quote] That was my thought exactly. I was a little surprised that this guy didn't know some of the most basic details of the signature model (ie the neckplate) and even with a nod from his employer would actually have the audacity to post saying 'Hi. I'm Geddy Lee's tech and I'm searching for a '72.'. <sound of cash registers chinging!> I mean, let's face it, Mr Lee probably isn't short of a few bob, so why would he instruct anyone on his staff to go searching so publicly on a forum like that? Surely if there was any urgency, he'd have his channels for obtaining an instrument - I'm also sure that Fender would have a few stock models from that period kicking around for a high-profile endorsee. Plus, there's always Gmall or Elderly, eBay etc. P
  24. NancyJohnson
    [quote name='El_JimBob' post='85626' date='Nov 8 2007, 07:34 PM']That's funny - I see a lake of blood with the fire of death approaching from the left - do i have to go to therapy??[/quote] Yes...yes, I think you do.
  25. NancyJohnson
    Over on Talkbass there's a Geddy Lee for sale (LINK: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376764"]Talkbass[/url] It looks like a poster called Russ Ryan (purportedly Geddy Lee's tech) chipped in on the thread about his involvement with the signature Jazz and how 'Geddy asked me to source him another '72'. I would point out I haven't a clue whether this guy Russ is the genuine article or not (take it on face value...he's only been a Talkbass member for four days), but it would be interesting if he was as he's largely ignorant about the 'limited edition' neck plate etc. and he comes across as dumb as a box of hair. P
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