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[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.

May bob down for this!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1396287926' post='2411886'] Short people have to accept they excluded from certain activities like sex and basketball [/quote] Hahahaha, very good!

I had a custom cover made for me by a small local company called Bacsew, it was for a little 1x10 but only cost a bit over £20 and it's excellent quality with loads of padding. I was looking at the Roqsolid ones but they are expensive for thin covers IMO. Here's some of his work on eBay, he does zip up covers too as well as velcro: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PADDED-CUSTOM-SHAPED-COVERS-TO-FIT-JBL-EON-515-515XT-SPEAKER-NEW-BY-BACSEW-/111291003299?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL&hash=item19e975f1a3"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item19e975f1a3[/url]

I'm 6'6" and my guitarist is 6'5". Just join a band with other tall people, you'll always get paid at the end of the night!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1395736087' post='2405542'] [i]"Ok so having been asked by so many people about the date written on the end on the fingerboard I have had someone come round and remove it ..."[/i] [/quote] Says this now: [i]"Ok so having been asked by so many people about the date written on the end on the fingerboard I have had someone come round and remove it and it is handwritten on the end 12-03-82 so im guessing its a 1982 reissue model."[/i] Maybe he is just someone with lots of free money who bought a guitar on a whim, possibly under the same ambiguous "found this in my loft, could be a collectors' piece" sales pitch.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1395302141' post='2400756'] My goodness! All the paint that's worn off has stuck to the back of the headstock. I never realised that's where it went. [/quote] After I read that I checked the back of my head to see if that's where my hairline had been escaping to all these years. No such luck.....

I have an MXR M80 which functions as a volume boost, overdrive and a DI box all in one. Even though recently we haven't been putting the bass through the PA it's still there if I need it.

Winner!