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[quote name='urbanx' post='859745' date='Jun 7 2010, 12:29 PM']Hey, I know this has been bought up before, but it’s a re-occurring problem. We have a gig on Sunday, four bands, we’re on third. I’ve been asked to bring all my gear to share, because [i]“One of the bands has a guitar amp” [/i] WTF!! So among the other SIX guitarists, and THREE Bassists only ONE of them can bring their amp!! How do they practise? I have lent my amp out once before. And it got broken. Not dented or scratched. Fried. Not sure what they put in it, but it completely killed two Hartke 210XL’s and my Hartke HA3500 Head. I went out the next day and had to buy all of my gear again. £887. I lent it to two bands, so first band said “It was working when we used it” and second band said “wasn’t working when we used it”. Thus both avoiding blame. I really don’t want to bring my nice amp on Sunday now. But then again it kills me to have all this nice gear sitting at home, and here I am considering buying a crappy amp just to lend out at gigs. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I’m going out my mind here![/quote] Be nice but say no, you have suffered, at your own financial cost, the breakdown of your equipment becuase you have lent it out before and had it returned damaged. You can also charge, say £10 per band?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='957883' date='Sep 16 2010, 12:15 AM']It's a lovely looker. My only worry would be that disassembling it regularly would stress the crap out of the strings.[/quote] Maybe not . I've found strings (good ones) don't mind being "un" tuned, it is a quick trick on a gig (electric bass) if strings sound dull to detune them a few tones, snap them a few times then retune. Seems to brighten them up a bit, enough for the gig. Maybe the longer scale double bass strings would be the same? What a great idea though as some of the travel basses don't really look that great and this Chadwick seems to have been really well thought through.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='934568' date='Aug 24 2010, 11:01 AM']What DI boxes should I be looking at? I already have the hartke vxl but I'm thinking about something small, simple and good no tone shaping or drive etc but better than the di on my lm2. How do people find the ART and Samson boxes? And as I play passive basses do I have to have an active di box? I don't like the Idea of relying on batteries. I'm sure I could use my zoom 9.1 but the di lead would then be trailing across the stage. I just don't always trust those knackered old £20 behringers that seem to get slapped on top of my amp at so many gigs.[/quote] I am using the Mark Bass DI unit and very happy with it too. It is passive and many sound engineers in live and studio situ have commented on the positive way the unit works.

[quote name='spongebob' post='955173' date='Sep 13 2010, 06:37 PM']Thanks all. I contacted MB, who gave me Proels details. They did seem pretty inept - they didn't actually know it has a 2 year warranty.....so it is still under gurantee! However, I have to contact the shop where I bought it, who have to contact Proel, who then give the shop a returns number which they give to me.....and then I have to somehow ship the cab to Proel for repair! Worse thing is, they (Proel, the UK importer) have a chap who comes in twice a week - and apprantly, there's a large backlog so they don't know how long it will take! I couldn't believe waht I was hearing. TBH, I've found a place locally, in Maidstone, and I may take it there. I need it fixed ASAP, and the hasssle involved with the warranty just seems like a major pain......and a major wait![/quote] Good stuff it is in warranty then. Proel market a lot of other stuff alongside MarkBass so the twice a week engineer likely has a big workload. Also, I would of thought which ever shop you bought it from should have told you there was a 2 year warranty.

[quote name='spongebob' post='954699' date='Sep 13 2010, 01:22 PM']I use a Markbass New York 121 Cab, which I use with my MB 121 amp. However, the NY cab has started to crackle and fizz loudly whenever I play. I've changed leads, etc, but it's still there. It's been well looked after, always cased and never really pushed too hard either. The amp is fine - tried that on it's own and all's well. Has anyone got any ideas what's happening here? It's out of warranty so I am a little concerned. I also wouldn't have a clue who to take it to.....I am in Tenterden, Kent. Has anyone had a similar experience with these, or with another brand? Please help!![/quote] Re: JTUK's reply .... same as that, I had similar (peavey cab) problems several years ago. It was cabinet's internal (infernal) crossover that was going out of commission. As JTUK says, if isolating the speaker staright to the amp is possible this could narrow down the problem.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='941038' date='Aug 31 2010, 03:07 PM']Having just got a new Jazz bass, and being the type of person who likes to waste money i want to upgrade the pups in the HW-one. Ive got a set of Wizard custom 74's in my CV Jazz and these sound great with that bass but i want something a bit more full range and sparkly if thats possible. A more modern tone rather than vintage i guess. I've heard great things about the Ultra Jazz pups but cant get to try them. Any thoughts, suggestions most welcome.[/quote] The Ultra pickup had its' mid range scooped out a bit, better for a better slap bass sound, so I was told a few years ago by Dimarzio UK's rep.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='942736' date='Sep 1 2010, 10:04 PM']Fender fretless basses (and possibly others) have two dots to mark the 12th fret position. That's fine but the dots are half an inch apart. Which dot is the actual fret position? My guess is it's right down the middle but I'm far from sure...[/quote] If the bass has "fretlines" where the frets used to be, then the 12th/octave note should be on the 12th fretline itself. If the bass has no fretlines, the 12th /octave note should be in line with the second of the two dots.

[quote name='saxobass' post='907554' date='Jul 27 2010, 08:31 PM']Hi all. I`d like to buy a Godin A4 bass from Canada at a very favourable price. Has anybody had any experience of taxes due, (customs etc.) especially as this is a commonwealth country?[/quote] After complaining once to HM Customs about charges,which amazingly including an extra freight charge for a carrier to take it to and from customs at the airport, the officer advised that if I had a friend in mainland Europe, I could actually get the guitar sent to them first, re addressed/posted from Europe to me with no UK import tax. Haven't tried it but that may work although possible postage charges may lessen the financial gap.

[quote name='saxobass' post='907554' date='Jul 27 2010, 08:31 PM']Hi all. I`d like to buy a Godin A4 bass from Canada at a very favourable price. Has anybody had any experience of taxes due, (customs etc.) especially as this is a commonwealth country?[/quote] After complaining once to HM Customs about charges,which amazingly including an extra freight charge for a carrier to take it to and from customs at the airport, the officer advised that if I had a friend in mainland Europe, I could actually get the guitar sent to them first, re addressed/posted from Europe to me with no UK import tax. Haven't tried it but that may work although possible postage charges may lessen the financial gap.