phil_the_bassist

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='635688' date='Oct 24 2009, 10:34 PM']That's just [i]such[/i] a perfectly rounded single sentence post. Kudos.[/quote] Eye thang kew! I do try ^_^! [quote name='steve-soar' post='635695' date='Oct 24 2009, 10:40 PM']What caused the villi in your preamps colon to stand erect and thus cause said shittage?[/quote] i havent the foggiest! It just, one day, went *Crackle*fade*pluh!* and it never cleaned up its mess! I've got no need for it ant more, did you want it?

[quote name='Les' post='635532' date='Oct 24 2009, 07:34 PM']I like mine well enough to have used it for the last 20 years. I think there's only me on here who's happy with one sound though . Played P's for years, got the Stingray sold the P's. Not sure I'd want to tinker with the electronics as has been said above, surely Leo did a fair bit of R&D to get it right ?[/quote] ah yes, and that he did....but when ones preamp shits itself, and EBMM are not interested in repairing, replacing or even looking at said shatted component, I found that Mr East's fine bundle of wires and circuits gives the bass all the joyousness of a Stingray, but with some added perks

The SUB's are ace! I had one for a few years and loved it...not much difference at all between that and my Ray! Also, a big HELL YES to the J.East preamp! I've just got my Ray5 back with one in, and OMFG I love it! Very versatile, and the sweepable mids and active/passive switch are my new favorite toys

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='634420' date='Oct 23 2009, 01:29 PM']I passed the Southern Compact on to BarelyL4 last night and apologise for the delay in moving this along but I was waiting for the next in line to come back to me and he never did! Thanks for the opportunity again Alex and happy to test a Midget if the chance arises? Thanks Mark[/quote] sh*t! my bad, with everything that has gone on I completely forgot! A thousand apologies for holding the line up

I've now got a OBBM stupidly long kettle lead, and insanely fat speaker lead, and a wonderfully flexible, foldable right-angley, mutey jack to jack...all I need is another straight jack to jack and I'm OBBM'd up

1 x laney practice amp, came free with a bass from Ebay...about 40ish watts, probably a 12" cone, makes noise but the eq's a bit dodgy and a few of the knobs crackle. free to collect!! 1x tiny little 10w practice amp, a bit farty when you get to the low notes, free to collect! pm for pick up details, free cuppa tea with every collection!

OK, I'm probably just really pissed at having to move outta my f***ing awesome house back to my 'rents after my girlfriend has moved out to London to do her dream job, and I'm stuck in this armpit of a town, about to loose my car, most of my equipment, and my sanity, BUT: I'm sick of what I'm stuck playing. I want to be playing gigs I enjoy, with top musicians, for money...not playing with psychos, weirdos, guitards, egos, attitudes and arseholes! My main gig (sort of a Jam tribute band) is great 'n all, but it's been blighted by lies, fantasy-prone personalities, grudges, arguments, non-communication, break-ups, lineup changes, gig-cancellations, travel times, sickness, poor musicianship and directional changes. My occasional gig (drunken pub rock covers) is sh*tty, with crap pay, crap musicianship, arrogance, egos, guitards, and no real ambition, but 60% of the band are good blokes. My music reading, theory and technique have all fallen by the wayside and gone to pot due to spending the last 4 months learning 30odd Jam songs and teaching myself to sing, and I can't remember the last time I learned something for the sheer joy of playing. I can't leave either band just yet (I need to earn back [i]something[/i] towards what I've invested into these genital-warts of gigs) but I feel like killing something every time I have to get to a rehearsal, or band meeting, or speak to the manager etc. How The Hell can I get outta this rut, and start playing for the love of it again? The only saving grace was the drummer from my main gig...a metalhead double-kick tubthumper who could keep time better than a metronome and had the most awe-inspiring ability to play completely different rhythms with each limb and make it look easy and [i]groooooove[/i]! unfortunately, we haven't heard from him for 5 weeks...so we're guessing he's left. anyhow, sorry about the rant, but I'm f***ing sick of feeling like my gigs are chores. Oh, and if anyone wants to know how to play any of The Jams songs, chances are I know it! hit me up and i'll give you a transcription/vid/cheatsheet for it.

Nice call Rob, hopefully whoever was scammed in the first place gets recompenced!