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    SOLD PLEASE REMOVE

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Prosebass

    Good quality inexpensive cab (£200 new price)

    Full details here[url="http://www.genzbenz.com/?fa=detail&mid=2864&sid=705&cid=95"] http://www.genzbenz....&sid=705&cid=95[/url]

    Mint condition, originally owned from new by geddiesnose who used it at practice a couple of times.
    Been in my front room since my purchase from him a few months ago.

    Collection only from PR6

    Library Photo

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    Withdrawn.

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1395186384' post='2399678']
    Hmmmmm....

    How's the balance ? Neck-heavy at all ?

    Thanks
    [/quote]

    Hi, sorry for the late reply I have been out of the country.
    No neck dive, it just sits where you need it, very well balanced.

    cheers

    Paul

    3/4 or short scale basses

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Prosebass

    [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1394703038' post='2394111']
    There should be far more choice with short scale basses. Normal scale length is unnecessarily, ridiculously huge IMO
    [/quote]

    Couldn't agree more, unfortunately they are seen as 'lesser' basses, or basses for kids and as such there are very few top quality short scales about.
    I still have faith in them and will return to producing them in the near future.

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    Using beer as a leading indicator

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1394728657' post='2394538']
    I think you are right with that theory. Any pub that takes care to select good hand pulls that punters like to drink will bring in people looking for more than a really cheap beer (working mens / cons club for that) or fancy alcopop type stuff. It means they know the market, their customer base, and take time to get it right.

    The other comment about toilets really strikes a chord. I have a friend with a pretty good restaurant in London, and he says that the toilets, cellars and kitchens are one of the same in any establishment. If they cannot be bothered to clean and maintain the toilets (the bits the punters see) then you can be sure they are not cleaning the bits they can't see! Toilets=cellars=kitchens, and from my experiences I think it is generally true.

    Cheers,
    Rich
    [/quote]

    [attachment=157516:cbgbstoilet_lg.jpg]

    ;)

    Amp trouble/ am I wrong?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by Prosebass

    [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1394287651' post='2389915']
    Ampeg PF500, Ashdown Superfly?
    [/quote]

    And many others. The forum is littered with amp fail threads.
    [topic='185862'][/topic]

    Music you grew up with.?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Two distinct phases, firstly the late 60's early 70's when I had no control over what I listened to, and then the mid 70's onwards when I could buy and listen to what I chose to.
    From the first phase, Dione Warwick, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Bill Haley, Mantovani, Acker Bilk, Musicals, Jim Reeves (cheers grandma) and Bach and Beethoven courtesy of my piano playing brother.
    When I could choose, Hendrix, Stanley Clark, Weather Report, Punk, Reggae (African Dub, I-Roy, U-Roy, Gladiators) Bowie, Soft Machine, Cream.

    Laney Nexus Tube/valve | Monster amp! monster bargain?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1394280583' post='2389806']
    That already exists.

    Buy an early 70s WEM Dominator 25 (the one with the 15" Celestion, not the 12" jobbie).

    15W of pure valve tone in a glorious open-backed cab, available at home rehearsal volume levels, capable of handling small gigs too, and best of all you won't lose money on it.
    [/quote]

    Thanks Jack, I have been looking at these but only the combo's seem to come up for sale and I would prefer a head :)

    Laney Nexus Tube/valve | Monster amp! monster bargain?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1394276428' post='2389753']
    No idea what that amp sounds like, but I'm certainly struggling with the controls.

    I'm a great believer in simplicity with amps, and especially so with valve amps. That combination of knobs and switches, channels and bright blue LEDs, promises entire gigs of fiddling about with the sound without in any way improving the bass playing ...

    ;)
    [/quote]

    I have been searching in vain for a good, simple, relatively inexpensive, low wattage bass valve head.
    Guitarists are catered for with a plethora of small valve amps from the £69.00 1watt Kustom to the £250.00 20watt VHT, but these are all high gain screamers.
    I really think there is a gap in the market for someone to fill here.

    What do you really need on a nice warm sounding valve practice amp. High low gain input jacks / Volume / Treble / Bass. 8ohm Speakon on the back. Simples

    Amp trouble/ am I wrong?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    This one is going round in circles now.
    I think what has been established is that provided a cab (cabs) is matched to an amp correctly no harm should come of it.
    With modern solid state amps, running at 8ohms as opposed to 4ohms puts less electrical strain on the amp. (lower wattage / lower current flow)
    Amps sometimes fail (for various reasons)
    Mathematics dictate volume/loudness (SPL) not hearsay or witchcraft.
    High efficiency speakers (sensitivity in dB) can double (10dB) the loudness of an amp.

    If we bring valve amps into the equation it gets much more complicated. :huh:

    Some old sh*t I just found on a USB stick.

    in Share Your Music

    Posted

    Good stuff, certainly not 'old sh*t' it's creative, sounds good and more than that you took the time to write it and produce it.

    I also found some 'old sh*t' from from even further back in 98/99
    Slightly different but I like it. :D

    [url="https://soundcloud.com/prosebass/tracks"]https://soundcloud.com/prosebass/tracks[/url]

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