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  1. 31 minutes ago, javi_bassist said:

    Hello guys!

     

    I want to ask you for your opinion. I want to buy a 4 string PJ. But I'm on a budget and I can't spend too much. Since I have a BB735 and it is probably my favourite bass, I looked into the Yamaha catalogue. I like the BB234. I have also considered the Sire P7. However, I think that the Sire might be much better than the BB234, and more similar to the 434. The 434 is out of my budget. Is there a lot of difference between the 234 and the 434 in terms of quality? 

    A second hand 424 will cost you same or less as a Sire. both are excellent so, tough choice. Given a P7 is around the £500 price point, I'll guess that is your budget? If so, be worth looking at this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284609367748?hash=item42440a4ec4:g:Q4YAAOSwmuZh4dra

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  2. 15 minutes ago, dougieb said:

    A few inquires but nothing set in stone, just replaced out drummer so new lad working up the setlists.

     

    Let me know when you have something set up up here and I’ll pop along. I’m off to see Simon McBride at Bannermans tomorrow night 👍

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  3. 1 hour ago, dougieb said:

    Tell me about it, everything that used to bounce off disnae any mair! I am plugging on, innumerable muscular and bone problems, turned 64 last month but still gigging away wi twa bands!

    I'm glad yer still pluggin away mate, any gigs booked in Ediburgh?

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  4. 11 minutes ago, stewblack said:

    I took mine to a band practice (just to try it) and it was amazing how it kept up with the band

    I'm looking forward to doing that too. I am thoroughly impressed by this little amp and you are so on it with the Ampeg tone. I used my Pbass through it last night, shut my eyes and was back in the days when I owned a Classic :D 

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  5. 40 minutes ago, stewblack said:

    Awesome little amp isn't it? Ampeg sound in a tiny box.

    Totally is! I use it for home practice and it has that presence thing you only get with big stage amps. 

  6. 2 minutes ago, dougieb said:

    I use them all the time now, great straps especially when yer getting auld!

    Ha ha aye getting auld right enough! It appears the damage and subsequent recovery to my right shoulder and arm has caused injury to my left shoulder and arm also. I guess the left side had being doing the job of two for the last 4 months. I'm 55 next week and I've noticed that any injury has a longer recovery period! 

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  7. Hey folks, looking for some advice/recommendations. Last October, I slipped and fell over onto my right side crushing my arm and shoulder into my side. It was sore but quickly disappeared however, about three weeks later the pain started! So, to cut a longish story short, I had been unable to do much for around 4 months until recently I felt well enough to practice with the band. The problem is that my left shoulder is sore from standing up playing bass with my current strap and I’m now looking for advice and or recommendation for a new padded comfy strap.

     

    Ta in advance, Andy

  8. Delivered, unpacked and now set-up. My initial test with new gear is to check how it sounds straight out the box. So, I'll start with contents: out the box you get, the amp, power supply, footswitch, instrument and speaker lead - all good for a £122. Next up, plug in to see how it sounds. I'm pairing it with a TC BC208 cab and using my 1999 EBMM stingray. Low, Mid & Hi all set to far left position (off or low) comp switch at normal and control at 9am, gain at 8am and volume at 10am - morning times for illustration purposes and context. Plugged in the bass for instant nice tone and volume. Moving the EQ section to midday, adjusting the volume to full and working the gain up from zero, is astonishing! The footswitch appears to activate the compressor of which, is not too bad given the price of the amp. It is a single valve (AX7) 50w at 4 ohms little head that I'm running 20w at 8 ohms through my BC208 - it is loud at 20w. Will test more in the coming days but I am very impressed for more or less out the box tone & volume. 

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  9. 6 minutes ago, SumOne said:

     

    Well, it's sort of the point I'm making - that they are over the top cliche statements about how people think others get overly offended nowadays when the reality is that not many people are actually offended by those things.

     

    Aparently the Winterval/cancel christmas thing was in the Daily Mail 44 times, and the The Times and The Sunday Times mentioned it 40 times before the papers needing to admit that it's a false story where no-one ever had any intention of cancelling christmas. People enjoyed getting reading stories and getting annoyed by ficticious liberals getting annoyed though, us vs them.

     

    I haven't really seen people on this thread genuinely be upset and angry about that ad saying 'no women', they're just discussing how it makes the bloke (assuming it's a bloke?!) sound a bit of a kn0b.

    Yeah I got that from you. It's all this new internet use of or hijacking words that mean other than what they are currently being used for. The Mail, Express & Sun are awful for their use of the false narrative. All you need to do is look at the way the Scottish Government is portrayed by these rags in the south when in actual fact the truth is substantially different from the printed nonsense. E.G. Scot Gov to stop Brexit! 

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  10. 2 minutes ago, SumOne said:

    I'm not sure anyone is as annoyed as keeps being suggested. That's a bit like the culture war narrative of 'all these woke milenials are forcing us to cancel christmas and call it winterval and eat vegan sausage rolls and not call anyone Mrs'.

    As a 60s kid, that whole culture and use of internet trendy statements, make me cringe. lol :D 

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