Tubster

Live in SW Spain. Bought an audio interface from Dave early in Corona virus epoque. It arrived in just a few days via UPS. The transaction was superb as was the packing. 100% positive. Thanks for making this so smooth.

Yup, I’ll take it - please see PM

Well, I think that “no usable sound” wins me the prize. So I’ll collect ‘my smart donkey award’ as soon as the bars reopen here in Spain - although that could be some way off. 

On 13/03/2020 at 20:43, pineweasel said:

My ‘96 seemed rather quiet when I got it, then I checked and found it had no battery. It definitely produced some output without one. 
(edit) it’s a 3eq as in the post above

Here in Spain all venues are closed until further notice and we are ordered to stay home.

I play with a bunch of guys some of whom survive gig to gig so these draconian measures have put paid to many wage packets; the economic fallout will be enormous.

We just have food shops and pharmacies open. Government took these measures as our infection rate was rising precipitously.

Thanks so much for the answers. Seems jury is still out on #1 though.

Bought several things from Craig Brody when I lived in Fort Lauderdale, my office was next to his old shop so I got to know the staff very well. He always had a stack of interesting stuff plus an extensive collection of Ricks and a great museum. He also has a biz selling high end cars - Ferrari, Lamborghini bla bla. He does have a tendency to price towards the top end of the market !! He is well known in the vintage instrument world and has been around for years. I very much doubt that his stated price is any more than creating a talking point - he has a Dean on his site for the same money. 

5 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

He never sold it? @kevin_lindsay knows the man himself and I’m pretty certain he still has it.

No, not Duracell vs Ever Ready!

hope members can clear up a couple of questions which arose from a discussion with a friend who is a prospective MM stingray purchaser. He claims that when battery goes flat, there is still usable sound. I’ve had 3 over the years and all of mine went dead. Has something changed?

second question - all mine needed screwdriver to access battery, do all models have quick change battery box?

thanks so much.

I think these guys deserve a mention - ‘Amdusias Devices‘ from Belfast. Their strat pickups turned a Japanese Squier from run of the mill into custom shop level. I am just about to order a PJ set to try in my Yamaha BB434. Very cool guys......

https://www.amdusiasdevices.com/

Well done AL on picking up the RCF. I note your "I'm only going to be bothering with the full set up with sub at function gigs where there is no in house PA i.e. not for pub gigs" comment but I fear once you have used the system with sub and have everything 'tuned up' so to speak, it will be very difficult to leave the sub at home for any gig!

Sorry I didn't clarify my earlier comments re venue size etc. - we play lots of indoor and outdoor venues here in SW Spain with audience size of 50-200. Mostly covers - Prince, Thin Lizzy, Pretenders, F. Mac, old Soul and RnB. All our material is in English so we have to be very careful how we balance the sets as our audience is 95% Spanish and they like their 80's Spanish pop which we either won't, or can't play.  We cover the coast North of Gib and up to Seville and sometimes do Costa del Sol stuff down to Malaga. There are worse places to play......

Very interested to hear how it all pans out for you.

I would buy it but live in Spain so that won’t work.

However I’m posting just to point out a few perhaps overlooked qualities of this little combo. The real biggie is that it is super super light and has great tone. Makes a toneful practice amp BUT the big surprise for me was when I connected sand covered example-to my AER AMP 3. Kept vol low but it added a ton of volume and tone which carried the gig. Quite how remains a mystery but I used it every time we played that gig throughout the season.

A third reason to have one is that it makes a wonderful jazz guitar amp - tried one at Absolute Music in Poole and it was better tone wise than katana, DV 12 etc using my friend’s Gibson es175. 
 

Additionally, in an online busker forum, it came out #1 amp for guitar and vocals. Surprise to me! (Not a busker so no evidence).

So all in all, it does a lot of things very well. Ninety five quid - cover included - insane value! Believe me, I’ve been trying to find one here for a while.

sure you won’t mail it?

On 26/10/2019 at 20:06, whamni said:

Everyone replied to this but never really answered the question, apart from the finance side of it, I think Tubster was wanting to know how it sounded in a gig situation !

I don't have one, but I'm all ears to know how they sound at a gig and their reliability  lol    

You are right, my original question is yet to be answered. While I completely understand why folk feel moved to suggest separate head and cab, I’m still very motivated to know about the sound and efficacy of the combos.

certainly seems that they’re not getting much traction in the UK market?!

On 17/10/2019 at 18:28, Al Krow said:

That's exactly the comparison I'm needing, thanks! 

Grateful if you could elaborate on what the difference was that you heard? 

We did not push either the RCF nor the ALTO both running on half power. The RCF felt like it had a lot more to give . Both rounded out the sound o f the whole PA and elevated it to another level. The RCF had more ‘sonic authority’. Sounded bigger with plenty in reserve.

Neither will give you a chest thumping experience but  there will be smiles all around, mostly from the drummer. Our guitarist was reluctant to go down the sub road but after we used it, we never did another gig without it and he was completely satisfied with the PA.

Your band mates and your little RCFs will be very grateful!

Also a user of a single ALTO TS212S along with 2xQSC K8. Excellent system for 3 piece doing smaller/medium places. The sub handles some bass and bass drum and is not stretched. However, have borrowed the light RCF (702?) and the difference was very noticeable. If you can swing for the RCF - go for it but the ALTO would not be too shabby.

Can’t do the ZOOM thing must be phone

Our drummer is in the market for new cellphone with an emphasis on recording gigs and rehearsals.

He likes Apple Xr but lacks the funds. What’s out there in the Android world that does a good job? Audio quality is his highest priority.

Budget would be €3-400.

Thanks in advance for your brilliant suggestions.

Yamaha bb434. Great build and quality, super sound and amazing value.

good luck!

There is a “halfway house” solution. You use a smallish combo for bass and feed a small amount into the PA. an example would be Fender Rumble 40 or 100 - incredibly lightweight. Or, as others have suggested, bite the bullet and go for rcf, Yamaha dxr, Qsc 12s!

Other posible is go with the 710s and rent decent sub for bigger gigs. Good luck!

Well, as my granny used to say - "Ill go to the foot of our stairs!"

Thanks all for your comments and sleuthing. Seems like Bassassin has cracked the code. The tuners are nice quality which gave me pause for thought. 

Anyway, a bid over 100 euros looks like being generous. 

Once again, many thanks.

Friend here in Spain showed me her “Kingfisher” branded p bass. It is probably 70s and made in Japan. It’s in nice condition save for the neck which is a banana with more than an inch between strings and fretboard. Trussrod is modern MM style but is maxed out. So a few questions....

1. Anyone have any info on this brand?

2. What would be a value in its current condition?

3. How could neck be sorted, if at all?

4. Is it worth spending time on?

Thanks for taking time to comment

These are phenomenal at twice the price!

Fender Rumble V3 40 watt. Great for guitar and light as a feather.

I understand your difficulty in trying to sell higher $$ bass in Iberian Peninsular - Spain is tricky too. However, you could try Bajistas.org an there is a lively Bajista group on FB.

good luck

Well fleabag, if you're getting great discounts and looking at RCF 745s etc, your man is sure to be thinking of getting into high level JBL; reckon you will be very happy! Let us know what you end up with.