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Just played a private party at Bloomfield Road (home of the mighty Blackpool Football Club). Had the best onstage sound ever, the singer and drummer were using in-ear monitors and the room had fantastic acoustics so it was like listenind to a CD! Everything was crystal clear and the LMKII/Schroeder rig kicked out a ton of bassness without ever being pushed. Perhaps the best part of the night happened before we even unpacked our gear though. We got in the room and there was a singer/karaoke guy checking mic levels. We introduced ourselves and it was only after we'd been chatting for a bit that he realised he was at the wrong gig! He was meant to be doing a function the other side of town, so had to pack all his gear up and re load his car! Turns out he did the same gig the previous year and it was in this room so he'd just turned up and set his gear up without checking I tried not to laugh but, being incredibly immature, i absolutely pi$$ed myself! Ended up getting a few gigs out of it and the Hostess was really impressed with us, think we may soon become the "house band" at Bloomfield Road! (Anyone who's seen the half-staduim/construction site will know this is nothing to shout about!)

Didn't Damon Minchella have a big sell-off of all his gear a while ago? Seem to remember seeing him sneakily advertising an old Gretsch bass in Bass Player via a "vintage review" with a little for sale note at the end!

Been looking for something similar to that converter for a while to power my centre +ve big muff from my pedalboard. I was told i can't rewire it centre -ve as it will blow my power supply. Will this work?

I'll be selling my Jaco copy soon, USA Fender pickups and pots (and logo). Really nice player, my first fretless and only a bit of wear on the fingerboard (it's a de-fretted bass) Will be looking for £120?

False economy i'm afraid! Some people report no problems but our old guitarist bought a whole bunch of behringer pedals. The tuner and the EQ failed in the first gig, the others shortly after IIRC.

Does the £500 include shipping to the Phillipines then?

[quote name='deksawyer' post='394275' date='Jan 29 2009, 12:54 AM']The mechanism on the Hercules has been known to fail.[/quote] Yep. Mine failed after 3 gigs. One side grabs, the other just stays in the same place so i have to angle my bass out. Still using it a year later though so it's not a massive issue and the bass is still as safe as can be (clumsy drunken shenanigans permitting)

Probably the Rockbass one? Although weren't they around this new for the active 5er?

If you don't get a response i'll unpack mine (i'm sellin it) and take a pic tomorrow Alternatively ya could just buy it!

Maybe he was just having an off day? Never had to contact him myself but all reports suggest he's a very amiable chap I remember when something i bought from the USA went missing in the post, the seller immediately sent a replacement at his own cost. That was a set of USA Fender Jazz pickups too!

Up to £115 with 11 hours to go? You're doin alright there! Might stick mine on ebay

My LMII cut out tonight so i'm in the market for a backup head. Our lead guitarist uses an Orange combo and it's awesome, so i might be persuaded. Will the colour clash with my Schroeder cab?

Wonder what the one-stringer looks like with the pickup that way around?

[quote name='jimijimmi' post='387540' date='Jan 21 2009, 02:15 PM']and YES it is a give away price...if you can find me one for less,then ill take 2.. hope ya well.. jj[/quote] Wasn't saying the value was incorrect, more the "bass of this calliber" bit. Far better basses go for a fraction of this i'm afraid. And yes i am well, thanks!

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='385596' date='Jan 19 2009, 11:23 PM']The Artist series was a deviation from the usual Gibson formula of all mahogany construction but they weighed an absolute ton.[/quote] Too true! I had it on a very long strap (looks ace!) but there was about 3 trees worth of wood in there so it was extremely uncomfortable. Don't think Gibson ever got a bass neck profile right either. The RD and every TBird i've played felt clumsy, like it didn't really want you to play it.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='385602' date='Jan 19 2009, 11:27 PM']The best one I ever used was the Owen Bass Gremlin - quite pricey new but pop up here from time to time around the £60 mark. I just don't do pedals orI would still have it.[/quote] +1 on that. I just sold mine for £60! Can email a couple of clips if you like. It's more like two versions of one overdrive. There's the on/off and a filter switch, so potentially 2 different (footswitchable) overdrives. Works out at £30 a pedal! Sold it cos i rarely get to use overdrive, plus i'm more of a muff man (matron!) Also keep an eye out for the Danelectro Black Liquorice/Black Paisley pedals. Cheaply built and a bit noisy, but sound huge especially with the octave down switch! Got my Black Liquorice for £12 delivered off the dreaded ebay. No level control though, just Drive and Bass! The EBS one is worth a shot too. A bit too restrained for my liking but might be what you're looking for

They are very rare. Still look 'orrible though... Think he's a bit mixed up on it's provenance though. Guigsy played Fenders, i thought Gem Archer (rhythm guitar) played a non-reverse firebird. EDIT for awesome quote : "A bass of this calliber will not be available again for this give away price" I used to own an RD Artist '77, IMO Gibson's best bass. It was my second best bass, behind my Warwick Corvette. Not exactly known for their world-beating basses are they?

Baby green? Nut & crunch? Hangover black? Can't see it catching on....

It doesn't come with a DC jack on it, just battery, which is why i thought wiring it up for a centre -ve adapter would be ok. i understand that most pedals ground through the sleeve which is usually the +ive. I'm asking cos after i connected it up to work off my adapter i sent it to the repair shop to have the pots looked at (they were crackling), paid £15 and took it home. Didn't work. Took it back and collected it Saturday and was told it was £30 as i'd blown the transistors (the repair guy had taken it upon himself to rewire it "correctly"), so when i connected it up it blew Just want to know if i'm in the wrong really, i took advice from other forums and just switched the wires around. If i'm wrong i'll pay up, if not i'm taking the pedal and getting my initial £15 back as AFAIK he didn't fix the pots!