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I don't need anything more than a LMII in terms of tone or volume but i would like a mute switch. Also it would be handy if it were half the size and weight. If i could get that for £200 then winner! I actually really love the Superfly front end so i'd love to see that on the front of a top-spec amp, probably wouldn't buy it though.

Oh yeah, didn't realise that was you! I'm pretty sure i've heard of more HiBeams breaking though, as said the quality control has been iffy. Tbh my favourite strings are Elites Stadium which can still be had for about £15, also check some of the Warwick ones out. Even the really cheap ones are decent. Hartke ones are also well liked on here but not to my taste.

Check the bridge for sharp edges, but you might just have been unlucky with suspect batches of strings. In fact the only set of HiBeams i used did this after about 20 minutes play (i followed the instructions on the packet) and there has been another thread recently: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=131134&hl=dr+hi+beams"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...;hl=dr+hi+beams[/url] Also Geoffbyrne has an the A and E strings for sale if one you broke one of those: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=134902&hl=dr+hibeams"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=dr+hibeams[/url] For 2+2 headstocks but that shouldn't matter on the lower strings.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1256932' date='Jun 4 2011, 10:49 PM']Mine has rotary knobs and a 9v battery I think it's about a 1996. Intonation is fine on mine too, has yours got nice wood?[/quote] The front and sides are quite plain but the back is really nice, all just laminates though. Mine has seen better days but it's had loads of use - it went with me everywhere during my youth. It's de-fretted now and the dot markers have been removed and filled with rosewood dust. Also it's got a repaired bridge and input jack due to having to bodge it whilst living on a campsite in Devon when i was 18. I think it's been used much more than the average acoustic bass though! [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1256935' date='Jun 4 2011, 10:51 PM']On MTV's unplugged series, most payers chose an acoustic, because they felt they had to for the gig. Other than Nirvana, where i think Krist played an acoustic perefctly[/quote] Yeah i always liked the bass sound on those recordings, the bass he played was a huge bodied thing too IIRC. That unplugged album is the reason i bought my acoustic bass although mine doesn't sound as deep.

I also have an Ozark acoustic bass, from the late 90s i think, the one with just passive volume and tone sliders.. No problems with intonation despite the basic bridge, i've had the bronze strings and a few different sets of black nylons on it.

Looking good!

You could always get the straps on your Ritter repaired/replaced? If it's a piece of kit you really like then might as well get some more life out of it. Alternatively sell it to me on the cheap so i can get it repaired at work!

I've cropped and resized those for printing on A4 if anyone is interested. I've printed a set and they're pretty clear.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1253373' date='Jun 2 2011, 12:15 AM']It needs a pickguard regardless in my opinion.[/quote] With an "R" on it!

One of my favourites too, brilliant track.

I think i still have an old USB wireless adapter knocking about if i haven't binned it. It's WEP only though so probably won't be suitable for your needs. I also have a laptop PCMCIA wireless card, again WEP only so prob not much use. You're welcome to either/both though. If you get no offers i've used the eBay cheapies from HK/China with no problems.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1252247' date='May 31 2011, 11:46 PM']Anyway, church IS a proper music venue [/quote] If you won't book Slayer then you're not a proper muxic venue. FACT

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1251606' date='May 31 2011, 03:07 PM']I can see both sides of Queen continuing without Freddie and John: on one hand you've lost one of the most instantly recognisable and flambouyant front men in rock music so the bass player sees this and thinks that there's no point in continuing without him;[/quote] I don't think that's why John refused to do it. Most accounts i've read cite emotional reasons as he was very close to Freddie and didn't want to do it without his friend. Although i guess there's no official line, it's not like he's going to be doing an interview with Piers Morgan any time soon is it?

Not using this anymore as i have two Aqua One setups. It's a Rio 2ft x 1f x 1ft glass aquarium, good quality with no damage and holds water fine. Comes with a plastic hood and tray which are functional. I'll also chuck in some ornaments which came as a job lot which i don't want - a stone castle and bridge, an urn, shipwreck and treasure chest. Doesn't come with any filtration, pump, heater or lights, just the basic tank. It was last used to house a Salamander so they weren't needed! Collection from Thornton near Blackpool.

Yep, it's a nice cost-effective solution and is light as a feather too. When my EA CXL110 arrived with a dead driver i put a Deltalite in and it sounds lovely but also made the cab about a third of the original weight.

[quote name='casapete' post='1246799' date='May 27 2011, 10:57 AM']Guess I'm the only one who thinks 'Gavin and Stacey' is one of the best British TV comedies ever made?[/quote] What, really?

Didn't know we had a FB group!

Any ideas on price? Looks handy, want one!

You can quite easily roll back the mids to tame a 1212, the mid grunt is a mixed blessing as it gives so much perceived volume without cranking the amp, you kind of get used to having it there all the time. On the gigs we did with quality in-ears where the drummer could hear himself (and thus didn't bang the crap out of his kit) i could eq the amp how i wanted without having to worry abour cutting through a dense mix. It's amazing what the 1212r can sound like if you back the low mids off a bit, really modern sounding and sits in a mix really well. It sounded like a cab with a much larger internal volume IMO. Coupled with an Auralex Gramma i could wind the amp up and still get the immense volume without boominess. Err, a bit OT!

I've always been a little dismissive of the LM250 and the lower powered micro-heads, perhaps unjustly as i've never actually tried one. I've always seen them as much less power for not a great deal less than their bigger brothers - the LM250 is about £100 less than the LMII on the used market Are they suitable for gigging with loud drummers? I suppose it only gives an extra ~3db and in most cases the cabs will be the limiting factor. I tried my LMII with my old 410XL and whilst it sounded really good it didn't get to the same volume levels as my Schroeder, however that cab does seem to make any amp sound loud as hell. FWIW i think a vertically stacked 2 x 210XL rig would be pretty sweet

Hohner P Bass copy, red with a white scratchplate - possibly my least favourite combination. It was, oooking back, completely sh1te. I swapped it for a 386 PC setup to do my school and college work on and the lad that got it sprayed it (badly) purple with green flames, it looked awful but i was glad i got rid. Picked up a nice passive Dean for £90 afterwards which was a massive upgrade, sounded miles better. The bad thing is that P copy put me off Hohners for ages so i turned down the B2 Steiny bass i saw in a pawn shop for £80, even though it played really well.

Save up another £50 and get a used LMII off here, they've been around £350 second hand for ages now. I haven't heard of anybody who's tried the Harley Benton but they look extremely similar to the Ibanez Promethean head, the 500w version is only an extra £100 too. I'd be really interested to hear any opinions on that. I suppose Thomann do a no questions return service, just waiting for someone to take the plunge on one! The 250w version at £123 looks too good to be true. Also the LG1000 is an option, especially as the other versions (and the Superfly) are known for being underpowered - really a mismatched preamp issue. You'll still probably need some sort of preamp to get decent volume out of it though so it's a less "micro" option than the others.

I love a good Fuzz and Overdrive, preferably both on at once. Having said that i use a Zoom MiltiFX for silent practice and i always either revert to a RATM type patch or a really squelchy Envelope Filter. In fact i've come up with a few ace bass parts just through jaming with those on.