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[quote name='foal30' timestamp='1369206146' post='2086152'] bought the remastered / reworked Red Shoes / Sensual World this week she really is tops. Truly one of the premier English songwriters. [/quote] +1 Fabulous artist..

Many thanks for the kind words Et! Likewise, it was a pleasure doing business with you And I'm very glad the RBV has gone to a good home.. All the best and good luck with the rest of your tour! Nik

That's terrible news! I've been a Doors fan for over 35 years now, so it's definitely a sad day in our house.. Time to put on some of the tunes and remember what a great musician Ray was and what a great band they are! RIP Ray.

Just sold a Roscoe Beck 5 to Etienne and he was absolutely brilliant to deal with! Super-fast payment, great communications throughout and a very relaxed approach to getting the deal done, which really helped as I was in hospital for a few days and he was/is on tour.. I can only reiterate all the above positive comments that have been said... and especially to say that Et's a real credit to the Basschat community! All the best and enjoy the bass Nik

Hi Al, Hope the gig was good Looks like it'll have to be in a couple of weeks then as I'm out of action from this Friday as you know.. Have a good gig on Friday! Nik

That's some endorsement Chris! What do you think of the drive function on it - is it the AGS they call it?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1367749421' post='2068955'] The Aguilar TH500 would sound great with that cab. I think you should keep thr RB and sell the other basses. [/quote] Would if I could Chris, believe me! Never used an Aguilar head, though I did have the Tonehammer pre for a while and liked that..

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1367705748' post='2068693'] My pleasure Nik Sorry if it turned it into a potentially expensive test I am loving it as a rig. Light. Loud. Sounds marvy. Now the...about your Roscoe No I really mustn't. The Wal has come back out of semi retirement and I may revert to 4's for a bit. Anyhoo ... pint? A pint soon sounds good - perhaps this week sometime? Before my little Op... I won't bring the RBV with me to tempt you, I promise! [/quote]

Hi Folks, Just thought I'd share this story with you... Because of a recent house move where I can't store my present rig (Hughes & Kettner Bassbase 600 + SWR Triad) near the front of the house, I decided it was about time I investigated / invested in a lightweight rig.. Though I love the sound of my Triad in particular and have been very happy with the Bassbase head, at over 100lbs in weight collectively, it was no longer going to be possible to stick to my 'old skool heavyweight gear is best' mantra and keep gigging this rig. So, last weekend WalMan very kindly offered to lend me his GB Streamliner and Barefaced Super T for a gig I was doing, so that I could try out a lightweight rig for myself.. Though I've heard lots of Barefaced cabs and Class D amps at various bass Bashes over the least few years, I'd never had the chance to try any of them out in a proper gigging situation for myself, so I knew this was going to be interesting! Though thinking back, I remember Alex A/B-ing the Super T next to my Triad at the SE Bash 2 years ago and it sounded pretty impressive to my ears then... Well, even at home testing the rig out, it sounded fantastic, but at the gig it sounded great too with all my basses - RBV, BC Rich Eagle and Scheter Diamond P5.. I found my sound really quickly and was particularly impressed with the comments I got from the rest of the band, especially our drummer who has never before commented on the sound of my bass rig over the last 7 years of gigs together!! (maybe he just doesn't listen to me ) Even our guitarist commented on the rig, and that fact plus the band's absolute amazement when I carried the whole rig out by myself at the end of the night was about as conclusive as it could get! Anyway, the upshot of all this is that I've now put my Roscoe Beck 5 string up for sale so I can find a suitable lightweight rig for gigs.... I won't have enough cash for this particular rig, but I'm sure I'll find something out there that works for me... Thanks of course to Walman for the loan of his fab sounding rig! Nik

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1367604857' post='2067566'] Good luck with your quest Marcus. I bought a brand new Wal custom on the old never never back in 1985 for £750. Didn't drink, drive or entertain any voluptuous females for 6 months whilst I paid it up with every penny I made. John Entwhistle even briefly played it on one of those bass centre bass weekend master class things. In a moment of absurd nonsensical halfwittery I swapped it for a brand new Jaydee supernatural - which subsequently developed a terminal neck back bow. It was a real dog of a bass. Almost 30 yrs on I still consider it the stupidest act of my life...and I have done some really stupid things! [/quote] Now that's a really sad story! I wish I'd kept a lot of basses that I sold in moments of absolute madness, including a leather scratchplate Wal that I sold for silly money in the late 90's! Sold it to a good friend and great bassist, but I still wish i hadn't!