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I use Spaz all the time.... a left over from school I guess.... makes me smile though. Also still use the phrase 'You Joey' .... as in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Deacon"]Joey Deacon[/url]....

I can only compare my Status to the previous bass which was a through neck 5 string Warwick thumb..... The status feels much more alive, really notice how responsive effects are especially my Deep Impact and various other synth pedals. They track really well but this may also be due to the 18v preamp which I believe greatly helps With the Warwick.... it was hard work and there were still dead spots

I would agree with Snicks..... The Mac should read the disks.... I've worked on Retrospect files before with no read issues in OS9 and OSX so I would agree that the disks may have degraded for some reason. Hope you get it sorted J

[quote name='lojo' post='843576' date='May 20 2010, 09:37 PM']lots of comments about mustang sally a guitarist I play with at present, told me recently he can't remember a gig in the last 16 years where he had not played it![/quote] Sort of an in joke around these parts...

[quote name='Bilbo' post='843078' date='May 20 2010, 01:06 PM']I don't disagree with the principle of what you are saying but as a muso, purchaser of hundreds of books on music theory, musicans, scores etc and as purchaser of recorded music by the bucketload, I never visit my local shops and haven't for years: not because of their pricing structures but because they don't really sell anything that I want/can use. Odds and sods but nothing REALLY important. Can't get the strings I use, the plectrums I use, the leads I use, can't try a double bass locally, can't buy a bow locally, can't buy the music stands I like locally, can't buy a decent bass case locally; the list goes on... I am not saying that there is nothing at all in these shops that I could use, just that it amounts to so little that I can't get excited about their potential demise. When you think about it, having a 'central' supplier like Thomann, GAK, Gollihur etc which can get you stuff at an affordable price means that musicians can also get the benefits of economies of scale normally reserved for food, clothing and furniture. Maintaining little local outlets is an honourable endeavour but I can't see that it reason enough for us to ask ordinary folk on limited incomes to pay over the odds to access the world of making music.[/quote] The problem with these Central Suppliers is the pricing they can offer... and the fact that they hold a lot of Manufacturers by the Balls as they are powerless to take a grip on advertised pricing. All good news for the consumer... but its only going to damage support for the products that are sold.... look at Fender and Gibson in the UK (Pete will understand from a retail point of view). I understand what you're saying Bilbo about the specialist products you need but you have to realise that you're not paying over the odds for product it's just that some dealers will work on little margin. Last year I was working with a very large Pro-Audio supplier who had a major product release.... This product range was worth in the region of £15M in the UK market... Thomann put it up on their website on the day of release at nearly 35% below our retail price in the UK..... you can imagine the knock on effects of that, nobody bought it...... not for a long time anyway

A Music Ground classic.......

He he he...... Jazz Mag......

[quote name='Bilbo' post='843022' date='May 20 2010, 12:26 PM']'Local' music shops have served no purpose for me for over 15 years. Like local record shops, they are for people that have a superficial relationship with the industry. For anyone with an even remotely specialist interest, local high street shops just don't deliver anything of value. Its all lowest common denominator stuff.[/quote] Well that really depends on a few things Bilbo.... Most local music shops serve a purpose.... maybe most of them will not be able to service specialist interests but most of them do service local tutors for things such as sheet music, Associated Board material, reeds, strings etc.... maybe they won't all be stocking that american/german/Indian Jazz bass you've been searching for... but they have value as a store

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='842871' date='May 20 2010, 10:14 AM']Its a shame shops are going under but with internet sales so big these days i would have though that the shops could be shut down but the business could still trade on line. Thats the the Bass centre did (love em or hate em). I think companies that change with the times are the ones who will survive. Not that i know anything about running a business.[/quote] Well... some think that.... but the music game is a funny business.... look at Sound Control.... Turnkey.... Arbiter.... Reverb.... to name a few recent demises.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='842858' date='May 20 2010, 10:05 AM']Cheers. Up north means i'll still need to use their website :-([/quote] Well that's where the Warehouse is reportedly...... so not sure where the shop would be.....

[quote name='largo' post='842838' date='May 20 2010, 09:48 AM']How much for the MB-200 crez5150 ? And scuppered with the 410 as they've gone and put a handle on the top, what's the point in that? I want my amp to rest on the top, especially with a 4x10.[/quote] I've got the MB-200 coming on Approval so I couldn't tell you.... I'll find out though.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='842832' date='May 20 2010, 09:43 AM']Cool, do you know where in the UK?[/quote] No.... Somewhere in the North but no-one has confirmed where yet.... The guy that was tasked to run the UK operation, Rupert, was Ex Turnkey but he has since set up his own recording studio. Thats the last I heard.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='842824' date='May 20 2010, 09:29 AM']There was a thread on here last year that said they were thinking about opening a superstore in the UK, i dont think that ever happened.[/quote] I believe they have secured warehousing in the UK..... no store front..... YET!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='842815' date='May 20 2010, 09:05 AM']At the end of the day a retailer can sell a product for whatever they want to, but it's frustrating, as a shop needs to make a certain mark-up to survive. Last week I was asked to price match Thomann on a Boss Me-50B at £173. Roland have ensured that shops advertise all their products at the same price online, which has worked well, but the retailer will still reduce that price. We have had to stop doing Yamaha keyboards because of silly pricing. We were lucky to make 10% profit on a £2000 Clavinova trying to match the likes of Normans, etc. Good news for the buyer, I have to admit. Worrying for the likes of me.[/quote] Unfortunately Pete.... some people think that being the cheapest is good value..... People moan like f*** about Tesco's stores popping up everywhere but still shop there rather than go to their local.... Musicians are the same

I hear what you're saying Pete.... Though Thomann as do many other 'online' companies use big brands to sell their own 'profiteering' brands

I have one on the way from GK..... not going to be here for a couple of months though.....

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='841193' date='May 18 2010, 05:51 PM']The people at my local car wash don't look like that. [/quote] Man if they did..... I'd have the cleanest car ever..... Great tune though!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='841186' date='May 18 2010, 05:47 PM'] I never watched the video. It was just the first example I found. [/quote] Man watch it all the way through......

Just me that gets distracted by that babe then.....

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='841178' date='May 18 2010, 05:42 PM']How do you mean?[/quote] See my edited post