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[quote name='dannybuoy' post='480080' date='May 5 2009, 04:52 PM']Just buy a Nano Small Stone phaser, I got mine for only £38 new online! You could try to build your own but it's a lot of components to squeeze onto a small board.[/quote] +1 Quite a bit to cram into such a small enclosure! I also personally don't think it's that cost effective to build a phaser, though guess that also depends on how much you value your time. Now, cloning 'boutique fuzzes' ; that's a different matter....

Good luck with your relocation. Hope everthing pans out OK. Best

Rob just bought my Black Widow cab. Nice guy. Straight forward deal - no messing around. Had a good chat - some lovely reptiles! Cheers

Nice fella. Bought a Trace Elliot 1153 Cab - good (hassle free) deal. Cheers

I'd give the Bad Monkey a go. I did the bass mod on mine, but to be honest it did sound on bass good prior to this. Plus they can be had cheap. Having said all that, hoping to finish off building a Fulltone Bassdrive clone this weekend. Heard good reports on these too. Essentially another Tubescreamer variant...

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='476726' date='May 1 2009, 09:47 AM']But the Red Hot Halapeno Brothers are also rubbish, always have been. Nothing to do with selling out. Fortunately, racism, bigotry, cruelty and war don't effect me, but Green Day do. Occasionally I listen to the radio (only in the car - no CD player) and occassionally Green Day are played. This means I have to change radio station, which takes effort. Effort takes energy, gained through eating food. The way I see it, skateboarding tossers like Green Day owe me a small refund on my food bill each month. That's why I think they should probably be killed.[/quote] Hence, my previous comment regarding pit of lime disposal method. +1 on all the above. They truly are cringeworthy, excelling in tastelessness in all areas. Personally can't really relate to mentions of sell-outs etc, as for me they've always peddled sh*te - probably one of my all time most hated bands. And, as for anyone mentioning this bunch of turds in the same breath as The Clash & The Skids; now that's unforgiveable. Really glad this thread was started.... I really do hate Green Day!

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='476275' date='Apr 30 2009, 06:38 PM']It's the "zany" faces that wind me up![/quote] [attachment=24609:Twats.jpg]

All three Grade A tossers should be buried in a pit of quicklime.

[quote name='urb' post='474619' date='Apr 28 2009, 09:52 PM']Anyone had a similar experience with other famous brands and preferred something cheap and 'nasty'?[/quote] Had an on-off love & (more) hate relationship with Trace Elliot gear for nearly two decades, though love the V-Type set up I've got now - just a nice sound without much messing with it's (albeit) basic EQ. An amp I personally rate ,had & very much regret getting rid of is H/H VS Musician 100w head with [i]'valve sound' [/i]. Killer amp (IMHO). Will undoubtably buy another, when I find one at a sensible price i.e. cheap! Cheers

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='465418' date='Apr 17 2009, 07:31 PM']Cheers, being a Roxy fan i knew about this one[/quote] Then it's obvious you have impeccable taste sir!

[quote name='KevB' post='465267' date='Apr 17 2009, 05:27 PM']This is a new one for me... .... flippant ps at the end saying that they might not be in the original keys but the person contacting me didn't now which were the actual keys they played them in (must be the snger I guess!) Sounds like fun...[/quote] Uh...oh...just read that bit. Had this happen a couple of times myself.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='465272' date='Apr 17 2009, 05:30 PM']I'm getting a bad feeling about this... S.P.[/quote] Not necessarily, I say definitely give it a go. You may just lock-in with the drummer, you never know. Plus, if the the band are a reasonable bunch, & understand the importance of bass player - drummer relationships; they should at least allow you both at least a few goes to tighten-up. Sounds like fun & quite a unique experience - hope you enjoy it whichever way it goes. Good luck too!

Used TE stuff on & off over the years - good amps, but could never get the sound I wanted out of them. Always found myself constantly twiddling with graphic EQ, & found them to have too many knobs for me. However, got an old V-Type last year & love it. Was a bargain I couldn't resist on Ebay & came with the matching 4x12 cab. One of the few amps I've ever used, whereby I've got the tone I want without endless fiddling. Just have all the controls; Bass,Mid & Treble set at 12 o'clock.

[quote name='bass_in_ya_face' post='464948' date='Apr 17 2009, 01:05 PM']Thought I'd pretty much heard everything by The Smiths...then I discovered this little gem hiding on a b-side......man listen to that bass [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJb1TJXCFcM"]The Draize Train[/url] Mr Rouke you are a legend sir. Johnny Marr ain't too shabby either ...another hero of mine[/quote] Good call, probably the main reason I picked up a bass was after hearing Andy Rourke. If you like 'Draize Train', chances are you'll probably like this too. Saw them do this live Salford back in '86. Which shortly afterwards became this!

Also for Bristol; Mr Wolfs Great, but small venue. Treat bands well in my experience.

Would have to be a [url="http://www.blackeaglebass.com/BlackEagleAd.htm"]Black Eagle[/url] for me

Had 'My Ship is Coming In' played at my wedding ceremony. 'Jackie' is another great one, always makes me smile when I listen to it

[url="http://bristol.gumtree.com/bristol/51/37228951.html"]Trace Elliot GP7SM 300watt [/url]

One of the best advisers on valves (IMO), is someone who goes under the moniker of 'Oxblood', residing on [url="http://www.finnbass.com"]Finnbass[/url]. Shoot a post there, you'll get some some practical advice, along with the good responses here.

Have a bump Ro! A great band, top bunch of fellas, good musicians.... Cheers

[quote name='budget bassist' post='454649' date='Apr 5 2009, 01:29 PM']I'm glad they don't make basses like that anymore![/quote] Why?!!