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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?!!

Had both. Sold the Sansamp & kept the BDI21, though I don't use it much these days as I've got a valve amp. However, still keep it with me in the bag for gigs in case I have to for any reason DI straight into PA etc. A good comparison of the two here, which may be of interest: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=294957"]Sansamp vs. BDI21[/url]

Lovely basses. One of the few remaining ones on my GAS list, along with Ibanez Black Eagle.... but not at that price!

[quote name='markdavid' post='453358' date='Apr 3 2009, 01:57 PM']Hi there , Im just after some suggestions for an inexpensive decent tuner , ive got this crappy cheapo one at the moment that seems to have trouble hearing any note below an A and struggles with my low D string (i tune DGCF) any suggestions?[/quote] Mmmm...you could try the Behringer, cheap. Had one myself, before getting a Boss. TBH wish I hadn't sold it, as I found it tracked better than the TU-2, though obviously no way near as robust.

Had the same problem myself a while back, some good advice here too [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5401&hl=wrist+bleeding"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...=wrist+bleeding[/url] Don't suffer so much now, probably due to slightly altering my technique, wearing mostly a long sleeve shirt plus playing different style of music

[quote name='burno70' post='448755' date='Mar 29 2009, 04:31 PM']I'm really after a standard sized pedal - boss size etc. Haven't seen a nano muff tho so will look out for that. Don't like the samples of the Wooly Mammoth which I've heard so far but I wouldn't mind a play with one. With the one knob fuzz - I can't read those schematics but I wouldn't mind giving it a go. Where can you learn how to make one of these? Can you recommend a book or tuturial type website?[/quote] Another couple of easier to build ones here in veroboard layout rather than schematics, if you fancy having a crack at it: [url="http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album18/album144/BAZZ_FUSS.jpg.html"]Bass Fuzz[/url] [url="http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album18/album144/One_Knob_Fat_Fuzz.jpg.html"]One Knob Fat Fuzz[/url] Cheers

[quote name='dangerboy' post='448552' date='Mar 29 2009, 09:44 AM']This can be built in a Catalinbread-sized box pretty easily. I use it with a rubbish, low-gain, military, silicon transistor and it gives a lovely fuzz: [url="http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Renegadrian/ONE+KNOB+FAT+FUZZ.jpg.html"]http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php...T+FUZZ.jpg.html[/url][/quote] +1 to the one knob fuzz. Built one myself too, great pedal. Though I'm not using mine much myself currently - Brassmaster clone is satisfying my fuzz needs.

Tried rewiring an old Antoria 335 copy a while ago myself, using string, tie-wraps a la ship-in-the-bottle method. In the end got a guitar repairer mate to do it. It can be a bastard of a job..... something that can only be done when patience mode is at it's highest!

[quote name='Boneless' post='439635' date='Mar 19 2009, 07:53 PM']Didn't know of them. Are they any good with bass? I know I have a fx blender, but still, I'd like it to fare nicely with bass for starters, to then just "adjust" its tone better for my taste. I'll look for the Owen one as well. Of course, if I can't find neither, I guess I'll try the Ashdown Drive Plus, costs next to nothing and I heard quite good things about them [/quote] If you've got a blender all the better, opens up more choices of overdrive/distortion - hopefully finally finish my 'paralooper' this weekend. I like the 'Red LLama' on bass, I built a clone. Its basically same as Tone Factor Mule & quite a few other derivatives. To my ears it's got more of an edge to it than a 'Bad Monkey', which I like too. Gave mine away to a guitarist friend, miss it so much I'm going to build another. Fair amount of love for the 'Red Llama' & it's clones over on talkbass, if you're after more info...

Sorry to hear about your loss mate. Have you considered 'Red Lama' or similar clone?

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='438874' date='Mar 19 2009, 06:50 AM']personally I think it kinda adds to the excitement of buying/finding/selling 'em on ebay BECAUSE they're of dubious legality...a bit like pushin the speedlimit, or being a drug mule for a Bolivian Coke Lord and gettin caught by customs with 2.8kg of the finest Marchin' Powder secreted up your rear entrance :ph34r: it merely adds to the fun of a normally banal experience![/quote] +1 to all the above. I doubt also that Rickenbacker are savvy enough to realise that their behaviour goes in some way to inflating the prices of their copies.

[quote name='tauzero' post='437899' date='Mar 17 2009, 11:17 PM']Now that's just extravagant, having a Wal to hang other basses off.[/quote]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='437705' date='Mar 17 2009, 07:24 PM']Pisser. Despite the fact that's of dubious legality (US trademark law not actually being UK legislation last time I looked) it seems as though the seller might have to find another avenue for the disposal of this plainly questionable item. Perhaps he might find a potential purchaser among the users of a popular UK bassplayers' forum - particularly if he chooses to sell his hard-to-shift former object of desire for an amount close to the pittance that he is understood to have paid for it in the first place! J.[/quote] Mmmm....would love to, if wasn't for crippling debts,son's university costs,house value approaching negative equity etc etc....aghhhh!! :wacko: Actually, just [i]literally[/i] privately sold it to a collector in the States for (IMHO) a 'fair' amount. So I guess in a way Rickenwaffen have done me a favour, in saving me any ebay fees, etc Will be sad to see it go, it is a really nice bass. However, I just cant get on with Ricks - taken me while to realise (or accept) it. It has been spending more & more time hanging on the wal, than actually being played. Plus the dosh will come in handy.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='434448' date='Mar 14 2009, 09:59 AM']......Interesting to see what this does.[/quote] It disappeared.... "[i]This is an automated response to your message concerning deletion of your auction on eBay. The shape of the headstock, body, nameplate, and certain other elements of Rickenbacker instruments have achieved trademark status in all major world jurisdictions through registration and other provisions of trademark law, such as the Lanham Act in the United States. Due to the burden placed on us by United States case law and the significant investment we've made in these marks for more than seven decades, we must strongly enforce proper usage of our marques and cannot permit their use without permission or on non-Rickenbacker products. Removing mention of "Rickenbacker" or any creative variation thereof is NOT sufficient to reinstate your auction. The eBay user agreement prohibits the sale of infringing goods and bars the use of keyword spamming which is illegal in the United States.[/i]"

[quote name='alexclaber' post='437556' date='Mar 17 2009, 05:06 PM']I'm still in shock that Bob Babbitt was drafted in the replace the bass tracks on the first Talking Heads album... Alex[/quote] That's interesting, didn't know that. I like both players.

Owen Holmes from Black Kids, plays some tasty basslines on their last album.

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='431060' date='Mar 10 2009, 10:07 PM']I don't mean to criticise anybody's opinion. In the end a forum is a place where all opinions should be welcomed. There is only one thing I can't understand: does it make any difference how much mark-up musicman1 makes? Do we ask a bookshop or at the till at the supermarket how much mark-up they have? Don’t get me wrong, I understand that someone may feel a little bit offended by the offer of something that he sees far too expensive for what it is. However, musicman1 never claimed something that wasn’t true. Quite frankly I respect his openness in showing the inside of the box without hiding anything of what he offers. Nobody forces us to buying anything. What if he has a 200% mark-up? AFAIK, it is not illegal. And believe me, I have seen worse. Ultimately, it will be the market to judge his prices and the quality of what he sells. There also another thing that confuses me. It is the comparison between the cost of the parts (and consequently how much it would cost to build it as a DIY project) and the price of the finished unit. I don’t think it is a comparison that makes any sense. Nobody works for only the price of the materials. At the risk of sounding repetitive but do we complain with a cleaner because we could clean our property for free if we do it ourselves? Do we say that the bread is too expensive because we could make it ourselves for half of the price? We complain if what we get for what we pay is not good enough but musicman1 showed us in sufficient detail what he sells upfront. I don’t think that a variation of quality between the final product and what we see in the photos is likely to happen.[/quote] You've made some good points there IMO. We've all seen the schematic of a Wooly Mammoth, right?