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    Guitar Shops

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Sparky' post='100347' date='Dec 6 2007, 04:51 PM']..shuffling round the displays not daring to touch and then buying a sharkfin plectrum...[/quote]
    I'd give just about anything to go back to those days.

    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='100382' date='Dec 6 2007, 05:20 PM']The problem with guitar shops on the UK is that they all sell the same generic stock for twice the price it should be.[/quote]
    Sad but true; although just about everything in this country is more expensive than anywhere else.


    As a counterpoint though, I was in soundcontrol in Leeds yesterday and the staff were pretty helpful. Although I did have to remind them that the aphex bass xciter I was buying they had online for £29. In the end I paid £29 for it, and was pretty chuffed.

    I wonder if there's any north/south divide regarding shopworker friendliness?

    DHA VT-1 Bass Compressor

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='99710' date='Dec 5 2007, 04:54 PM']They came as standard on mine.[/quote]
    Oooh, get you! :)
    I was asking because the only difference I could see on the ebay photos was the switch for hard & soft compression. Other than that, the units look the same to me.

    DHA VT-1 Bass Compressor

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='DHA' post='63459' date='Sep 21 2007, 08:29 AM']Yes, yours is like the picture but there is an extra switch (boost) on the top plus a boost pot on the back.[/quote]
    Are the boost switch & pot 'standard issue', or optional extras?
    Cheers.

    Crazy pickups combo...?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='99605' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:32 PM']Not a million miles removed from a MIA Deluxe "P"

    They've got a "P" and the Double "J" style HB at the bridge - Same sort of Pick-up as the one used in the "Big Block" model.

    Nothing wrong with an P/MM

    It's like a back to front Attitude, too.

    They're HB/P...[/quote]
    That's what I just said, in the post above.
    Great minds are obviously thinking alike!

    Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass

    in Basses

    Posted

    [quote name='mr.sibs' post='97289' date='Dec 1 2007, 05:16 PM']really thinking about getting one of these and i had a bit of a play today, but i like to get my thumb sunk in, is there a tasteful way to get a thumbrest, or maybe upgrade to a back pickup ???[/quote]
    I've been toying with the idea of putting a normal p-bass pickup in it's usual spot on my TB, it would give more sound options [b]and[/b] give me somewhere to anchor my thumb.
    Or I can leave it as my "plectrum only" bass...

    Vintage V1004DX

    in Basses

    Posted

    [quote name='Machines' post='96310' date='Nov 29 2007, 07:52 PM']a quick search on Google would allow me to purchase one for £249 -[/quote]
    Where? I couldn't find 'em.

    Nice looking bass.

    Getting a bit cheesed

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I know what you mean, I'm in the same boat.
    I was in a band for one and a half years, and was told after a normal gig that we were splitting up. A month down the line and this is on our myspace site:

    [i]"Looking for a BASS player for new project!!
    Heya, Joe and Matt here from the hit and runs are starting up a new band and we are looking for a bass player to join.

    We have drums, lead guitar, guitar+vocal set up and we need a bassist to complete the 4-piece lineup.

    If you know anyone that might be interested, that is between the ages of 20-28 and male then please pass on this message. All members have been in bands with heavy gigging experience and we would prefer that the new bassist to have a similar experience, although it is not essential.[/i]

    Cheers guys; thanks for the memories. I've known the drummer (Matt) since I was 5!

    Anyway, I'm looking at sorting a new band out, but sometimes it does feel like I'm back to square 1.
    I've been talking to a guitarist who's a similar age & local, but has never been in a band before. Could be interesting.

    I suppose it's like the glass being half full or half empty, or a blank canvas; it's how you look at it.
    Starting again can be a pain, but I will have learned, and should be better prepared this time around.

    Whats a good bass for my wife??

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Hit&Run

    What about an ibanez? They're pretty light and ergonomic. Some of Cort's offerings will almost certainly be the same as ibanez I'd have thought.

    If you're going short scale, I'd suggest the Squier 'Badtz-Maru' bronco bass, purely on aesthetics. It has probably the best pickguard ever:
    [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0335106506"]Badtz-Maru[/url]

    Henry "King Thumb" Thomas

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    My library has a VHS tape introduced by Jools Holland called 'introduction to bass' (or something like that), and Henry's the guy strutting his stuff on that same natural G&L.

    I didn't find it very informative, but if I was a beginner I might've.
    It did make me laugh though, especially some of the faces he pulls whilst playing.

    "Stingray" with P Pickup

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='mistermark' post='86886' date='Nov 11 2007, 02:55 PM']I love the feel of the stingray, but love the sound of a P-bass. Call me crazy, but I just had to somehow make the two come together.

    Regards,

    Mark[/quote]
    That's that one settled then!

    I say good one for doing something different with a bass, instead of just adding stock upgrades. A P-pickup on a stingray would give a better positioned thumbrest, certainly for me anyway.

    Bargain Yamaha

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted · Edited by Hit&Run

    I wished I'd stayed in last night!
    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120178843821&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002"]TRB gone cheap[/url]

    Not intact finish I know, but only 2 bids?

    N.O.S.

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Hit&Run

    [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='80867' date='Oct 29 2007, 04:56 PM']They also have the closet classic range which apparently has something to do do with Tom Cruise.[/quote]


    [quote name='john_the_bass' post='80870' date='Oct 29 2007, 05:08 PM']..help me out - i'm not clever enough to work this out on my own[/quote]

    Maybe it's where Katie Holmes puts the little fella when he's been naughty? That, or we're still waiting for him to come out? :)

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