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Don't know anything about it other than that I want one!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1397913719' post='2428561'] Plus the advantage of these kits are if you decide to change pickups, instead of needing to be ok with a soldering iron, all you need is a screw-driver. [/quote] Available in your nearest Poundland!

I don't really see any difference between decent generic pots or CTS, or even other decent parts. The first set of CTS pots I bought failed (one of the volumes on a J setup) and had to be replaced, I've also had a Warwick volume pot fail on me. I've gigged basses with decent generic pots for years (90s basses) and had minimal problems, no better or worse than more expensive types. Alpha pots are absolutely fine - they're nice and cheap (about £1.50 last time I looked), will last and sound exactly the same.

Ours isn't worth braving the smell of BO. They have some ok stuff but it's always above market value, like they check on eBay and add 20%. A mate of mine who lives in France got fleas the first and only time he went in his local branch.

Some of the wiring harnesses floating about are stupidly expensive, I think I read on here that someone paid around £70 for one which is ridiculous. Personally I think there's as much woo and snake oil present as there is with vintage guitars and audiophile £1,000 kettle leads. Does "vintage" cloth wire really sound much better than the cheapo electrical wire you can salvage for free or buy for pence per metre? Do CTS pots sound any better than decent generic ones that aren't oversized and have standard size shafts? Just make your own, it's easy and cheap. Get a variety of capacitors and see which ones sound best to you.

Aphex Bass Xciter also has a DI out.

Looks lovely, from his vague answer in the Q&A section it looks like it will have a pretty high price tag, probably deserves one though!

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1397429859' post='2423929'] That's an RSB Deluxe II - I've got a lovely blueburst r/h one, with a badly twisted neck, had it from new in the 80s and it was my main bass for about 15 years until the twist made it unplayable. That's a crazy bargain - these are fantastic basses, and any lefty JapCrap fans here should be scrapping over that. Wonder how mine would look with a lefty neck... J. [/quote] You ever had those moments where you seriously consider buying a lefty because it's so cheap, then have to remind yourself that you won't actually be able to play the thing?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1397458333' post='2423978'] I've seen people posting about their very poor experiences with Rickenbacker basses. When I see these posts, I wonder if there is anybody who is annoyed enough at John Hall that they would go out and deliberately give them bad reviews as I don't believe the instruments and/or QC are as bad as occasionally claimed. [/quote] The complaints about Rickenbacker QC existed long before all this kicked off, the only thing about them that isn't wildly variable is the price.

MIJ Aria for £90 BIN, lefty though.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Left-handed-bass-guitar-/291124292706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43c85c2c62

IGB 65 I think. You selling?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1397134798' post='2421004'] [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/NakedGuitars.jpg.html"][/url] OR [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/KissGoneWrong.jpg.html"][/url] Decisions, decisions ... [/quote] The weird thing is the metal band are trying their best to look scary but end up looking ridiculous, the other guys.... Genuinely scary!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1397135105' post='2421013'] I think I just find the idea of wrapping an item that is extremely solidly built with a hard-wearing exterior in something so comparatively weak and flimsy somewhat bizarre... [/quote] Ok you're right then, in the bin they go.

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1397127239' post='2420890'] Having never been that bothered before in previous bands, we're now full on "uniformed" in Second City Soul, the functions band I'm in. We've put a lot of effort into the image of the band from a marketing and visual side of things and the stage wear is all part of the deal. When people are hiring you at considerable expense for important events such as weddings etc, rucking up in a pair of levis and an old t-shirt "because that's how we roll" isn't either professional or appropriate. IMHO. We've gone the full monty, even with the "corporate" polo's and hoodies that we use when we're setting up and breaking down (easier for clients and staff to identify the band when we arrive at venues) and TBH, it's made such a difference to how we feel as a unit and how we approach each gig. In fact, I've even gone as far as having my IEMs in the corporate "colours" (with my incoming 1964 Ears with the band logo). Detail, friends, details. [/quote] The polo shirts for load ins is actually a pretty good idea, I might nick that - in fact I just have done!

Well then I guess you're gigging experience is pretty much totally different to most people's! I wouldn't want to put a bare cab in a van with everyone else's kit, nor would I want to carry it through rain, both of these things are a consideration for me on the gigs I do btw and I'm guessing most other people are in the same boat.

Plus if you've ever scuffed a cab with a tuff-cab finish against a painted wall and then spent the next 2 hours trying to remove the tiny but impressively visible specks from the textured finish you'll know how useful covers really are. Also if you have a cat and a carpet covered cab then you absolutely[b] NEED[/b] a cover!

You know when you're storing a cab somewhere it might get dust on it? Stops that. You know when you're walking from the car to the gig in the rain and water might get on it? Stops that. You know when you accidentally scuff the cab against a wall or something and it can damage the finish or tolex? Stops that. That's why you use cab covers.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1397080214' post='2420554'] I have to admit that I really don't like Roqsolid covers. The ones I've seen have fitted their designated cabs pretty well but I've always found them a bit 'basic'. Ok as dust covers and maybe to protect from really minor scrapes but not in the same league as the ones some of the major cab builders sell to go with their cabs. I've always thought it was a 'you pays your money and you takes your choice' kinda thing - my money has always gone elsewhere [/quote] Gotta say +1 on that, it's not that I don't like them (they are fine for keeping dirt and rain off) just that they seem very basic for the money. I never understood the fascination with them on here, they're like the house brand of cab covers or something! It's a shame the SIlverstone guy never sorted his business out, they were the nicest covers I've seen.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1396901056' post='2418618'] These guys in the past were pretty good value...not sure if the prices have jumped up? [/quote] Yeah I seem to remember them being about £40 for a standard cover. IIRC their options could really bump the price up though, they charge quite a bit for basic things.

I would just get your money back tbh, this sounds like a lot of messing about for a cab cover. £75 is also a lot of money for a simple thin cover.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1396613418' post='2415683'] Thanks again guys. Well, as you were saying in the 'Last Gig' thread, one door shuts and another opens. Just found out I'll be playing every day at Glastonbury, and got three dates in Brazil before that, I get a proper fee too. Funny old world init [/quote] Ace!

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1396551988' post='2415080'] Last gig I played one of our guitarists had flogged his Les Paul and I lent him my Telecaster. The improvement in sound was immense and everything had it's place in the mix. No doubt he'll shell out for another LP or similar soon though and we'll be back to square 1. [/quote] That was pretty much my experience with an old covers band. There's a tendency for LP players to overdo the low mids and give everyone headaches IMO, we actually went to the extreme measures of swapping out the guitarist instead of just his guitar though!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1396528495' post='2414661'] Nest thing to do is check the gtr sound does not have more bass on the sound than the bass player. Simple but you will be surprised how many gtrs use a lot of bass... and flood the bass when soloing on boost. Educated gtrs will know they can afford to wipe this off as the bass play is within that sound spectrum and better players will encourage it. The problems with mixes is everyone in the way of everyone else. The band will sound so much better if you respect each instruments zones and parts... and I'd even go so far as to say that you have no chance of sounding any good unless you can get this. [/quote] Massive +1 A lot of guitarists set their sounds up at home and don't think about overlapping frequencies in a band situation, they want to replicate what they hear on records rather than create specific sounds that actually work. Even some who I'd class as considerate regarding volume levels do this, you'll find they stomp on a pedal and suddenly you can't hear yourself any more. The two best guitarists I've played with had relatively thin sounds when heard in isolation but they sounded incredible in the mix every time.

FNM could be supporting Jedward and it would still be worthwhile.