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  1. I had a similar/funny run-in with another online company .. they actually sent me a totally different product ... the box was incorrectly labelled .... I called an agent, and, they wanted photos .... to prove it ??? I mean.... what would stop me from having just swapped it with a different thing for the photo. I strongly suspect it had gone out to the customer before ... they had done the ole .... swapero returned it .... and sent out to me " as new " Terrible really.
  2. If you can find an old Aria AMB-50B on eBay or similar that will do you great, I picked up one for £70 or so years back it is an ovation abs back knock off. Surprisingly loud unplugged too, strung with black nylons its what I play at home 99% of the time.
  3. I have That Guy Pratt Neck on my Status Vintage P ( basically the Guy Pratt but only with the neck humbucker ) vouch for it being very comfy but a pretty much one trick pony.
  4. I've tried several fivers over the years but sadly every Five String I've ever played .... has felt/sounded flabby to me, I'm sure it's a tension thing perhaps remedied by finding the right gauges but as a result, the only one i ever really gelled with was an oldTeal OLP bought on here that was set E-C , which is the only 5 i regret moving on. I get the logic of having access to the lower octave allowing for faster runs and moving out of the money zone, but for me that B ends up just being an extra thing to mute, Whether it's something about the way I set my tone it just seems I'd rather play a high D than a lower one and I'm almost never looking for a Low B. Firmly a member of Team 4 string
  5. So , I've just realised this is happening in my own backyard .... serves me right for being completely self absorbed for the last 6 months ( family health) Probably the following piled into the passenger seat of the tiny Mercedes's that the other half has left me with ( she's away in the big car helping care for her dad ) Status Graphite , telecaster bass Musicman Old smoothie Ovation Magnum III 1 x Markbass Combo CMD 121p 1 X markbass head and Ny 121 cab
  6. That's a shame about airplay I've used them a lot over the years used to be ideal when i worked in Stains and living in Kingston but since moving to woking i'd found alternatives which hopefully would suit you too. Powerhouse this is new haw ( they call it addlestone) https://www.powerhouse-studios.co.uk/ A Proper old fashioned ( you know what I mean by this ) rehearsal space in the bank end of a Coachworks …. they have some nice/ massive rooms with good kit and less nice and small rooms with significantly less nice kit . Favorite of mine as I bring my own gear, but the bass amps are usable n a pinch and PA's are more than good enough. Parking can get a bit tight but its free and the secret is to get there just after 7 as all the lurking mums in 4X4' have picked up their kids from the dance studio opposite and use their spots. Water Rats in woking https://www.waterrat.co.uk/desktop_index.html This one is nicer but has quite limited parking and kind of feels like a school / college rehearsal space much cleaner and more professional but harder to book and a little more pricey . Failing that theres tweeters in leatherhead which I've not used personally but exists http://tweeters.ltd.uk/studios.html or there's also pirate studios in Earsfeild if you fancy a train ride into town.
  7. clearly i live on the moon 😛 or people just dont want it
  8. After suffering a bit of an intermittent issue with my Markbass CMD121p Combo , Intermittently it decides to quit on me mid song at rehearsals for a few weeks in a row but seems all but impossible to replicate at home . I even ran a looper for 8 hours at volume ( my poor neighbours) I finally bit the bullet and decided to purchase a replacement mark bass Little Mark head from this fine parish to attempt to frankencombo , thanks for the speedy shipping @cLepto-bass Turns out its an older Italian head so is different inside but despite that turned out to be so easy even this useless monkey, more likely to stab himself with the screwdriver was able to do it in about 15 minutes. I thought I'd put together an idiots guide for anyone who wants to do this in the future , complete with 90's phone cam quality photo's as i hadn't planned to actually post this 1 : Remove the 4 hex bolts from the rear of the combo 1.5 Remember to unplug the jack from the cabinet , as this will make pulling it out a challenge . 2: Remove these screws from the plastic corner shroud of one side , this releases the tension enough on the front of the cab to slide out the head unit from the front 3: Remove the feet from your Doner Head unit with 4 screws and some light pulling 4: Optionally salvage the top screws and top plate from the replacement head (I want to use the old combo head for home practice) but it slides in just fine with its case on) Interesting differences here , someone much smarter than me will know what's changed 5 : Slide it on Home and screw it all back up I decided to go with it flush rather than recessed as mine used to collect dust 6: Screw as many of the screws from the top plate onto the combo head as you can No where near a perfect fit , due to the lack of screw options for the middle but its safe secure will work just fine 7: Play bass , now i have a spare head unit for home use with my expansion cab ... which as long as i dont use it at rehearsal seems to work just fine.
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  10. Design wise it reminds me a of some of the Saein " shine " Korean produced own line basses , the company was an OEM for other well known brands out of korea a bit like samick In my Experience good players but on the affordable end , I get the feeling its one of those with some worryingly tight transfers right up to the truss rod cover. I'd be happy to be wrong though.
  11. This is exactly what's happening to my Combo right now , I have yet to take it to a repair person due to the intermittent nature of it and the fact that the only certified repair place just seems to swap boards . Hopefully you can figure it out and it can shed some light on mine too.
  12. Yes and still available if anyone wants to come grab it.
  13. The fact that im still considering buying a new markbass product to replace my suspect one ... speaks volumes for the quality of the sound and portability of it . That being said want to buy mine 😉 ...... big discount .....
  14. Guildfest are providing an Ampeg SVT and 4 X10 , So I'm not worried about " getting sound out there " , just that its unlikely to resemble my tone in any shape or form. I don't think there's going to be much time for a soundcheck ... changeovers between acts are so tight there on a spreadsheet I've no problem with outsourcing in principle I work for an MSP , I just feel that they arent likely to spend the time diagnosing an intermittent issue and are just like Phil above suggests dont do amp repairs they replace boards ...
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