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  1. BillyBass
    Micro Thumpinator sold
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    On hold.
  3. BillyBass
    So there is hope for me yet! I've only been playing the bass for 5 years and with a pick seriously for a couple. I've got piles of picks at home. I use a pick and decide its the one for me, then I buy a pack of 5...and change my mind. I have sort of, at least for the time being, narrowed my choices down to Dunlop Gators and generally use the 1.5mm but occasionally use the 0.96
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    Up for sale are: Jam Pedals Ripply Fall Bass: £210. This is a beautiful chorus, vibrato, phaser pedal Jam Pedals Rattler Bass: £125. This an analogue Rat style distortion pedal with a clean blend. Sold Tech 21 Geddy Lee DI-2112: £260. 2 channel pre amp. The included booklet shows how to create Geddy's tone and also many other tones. Sold Aguilar Octamizer: £100. Octave pedal with a unique tone, definitely not an OC2, built like a tank MXR Vintage Bass Octave Mini: £100. MXR cloned the OC2 Janek Gwizdala loaned them and also added a 'mid' button. Sold SFXsound Micro Thumpinator: £80. High pass filter, small enough to fit under a pedal board. Sold As you may see from the photos, the pedals are all in excellent condition. The all have velcro on the bottom but I can't see any chips or dings. all pedals come with their original boxes (& box candy) except for the SFX Microthumpinator. I live close to the M25/A1 junction and work all over North London, so if you are local we could meet up. Failing that, postage costs need to be paid by the buyer. The type of postage (insured/not insured) to be decided by us via pm).
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    Up for sale is my barely used Ashdown RM800 Evo 2. I have used this for one gig, last weekend, and prior to that it has mainly been gathering dust at home. I'm selling to raise funds for another incoming head. It appears to me to be in perfect condition. I live in Barnet, close to the M25 junction with the A1, I work all over North London so if you are north of the river, I could possibly drive over. Other wise, postage will be £10
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    I have a MIM Tidepool Jazz. I suppose it's inbetween turquoise and blue. Very slightly greenish blue. Not an easy colour to match with a pick guard, at least the usual colours pick guards come in. I've kept the white one it came with, mainly because I couldn't decide on a better colour.
  8. BillyBass
    And very good concentration. I find reasonably complex but not difficult songs the easiest to play, there is enough going on to stop my mind wandering. I find monotonous bass lines problematic as my mind wanders.
  9. BillyBass
    Last night's rig. I rested my GK Legacy and tried the Ashdown RM800, along with my Barefaced Super Compact. It was fine and I have no complaints at all. I do prefer the GK though.
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    It was very hot and humid. We played at the 'Fox & Hounds' in Croxley Heath, which is near Rickmansworth in Herts. The pub is in a street with few other commercial establishments, just houses so regulations dictated that we had to play inside (and have all the doors and windows shut by 9pm) when almost everyone was in the beer garden. The landlady said the pub had been quiet for a couple of days; she thought Glastonbury might have had something to do with it. Anyway, a fan was provided, which blew my long hair into my face for much of the gig and I also had to stand like the Ramones as the drums were slowing shifting forward during the set and I volunteered to keep one foot on the mat they were on, while avoiding the cymbals. We've been asked back though so at least the landlady liked us. Our set up
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    Having RCDs in a circuit is very good and much safer than not, however, if there is an RCD at the origin of that particular circuit (i.e. in the fuseboard) you shouldn't add another RCD, as 2 RCDs of the same trip rating , e.g. 30mA, can cause nuisance tripping.
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    At my gig last night we had two double sockets in the 'stage' area and a double just outside. The landlady told me to avoid the socket outside as it was a bit dodgy. From what she told me it appeared to be on a different circuit, though in the same area. Also, the problem is sometimes dodgy wiring in a particular socket, not every socket in a particular circuit. So these testers do give you the option of avoiding problems, sometimes.
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    Those socket testers are a good idea. Just understand that they are useful for showing you that something is either right or wrong, don't trust them as a diagnostic tool. Generally, the first and second lights will be green (and the third not lit up) when all is ok. When something isn't right you will get a different display of lights and, depending on the make, a different noise. Ignore the display that says, for instance: green-blank-red=lack of earth connection as it may be a completely different fault. They are a useful tool to show you what sockets you shouldn't use. I'm a spark, BTW.
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    This is my Charvel 5. I bought it from Andertons, after comparing it to a cheaper Sire V. Its not perfect but its pretty good and I doubt I could have found better for the money. I love the look, the neck feels really great, it has luminlay dots on the side of the fretboard/neck and I like the sounds I can get from it. The pre amp it came with wasn't that good, I changed mine but I could have kept the supplied one, or just played it passive, which is an option. The B string could be better, but its a 34" scale. I changed the supplied 125 to a 135 and that improved things. It has a bit of neck dive but this is fine when you use a strap. It cost me £699. They are normally dearer but you can find deals online for Charvels.
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    I can't remember seeing any gear marketed as a sonic match for other manufacturer's stuff, but perhaps I just haven't seen it. I will concede that, in the mix, differences in the bass sound can be minimal but, as an example, my G&L Kiloton, with its single bridge humbucker will never sound like my P basses. At home, practising without other instruments, the differences are obvious.
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    I have the Spectradrive pre amp. The tone print beaming thing worked initially but gave up after about 5 or 6 goes. I think the last thing I left on it was the clean boost. As a pre amp its fine; it has a DI, the EQ section works well enough and it has an aux in and a headphone jack, if you need them. The only problem for me with losing the tone print function is the damage to the resale value as I wouldn't use it anyway.
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    No one could accuse you of that. If you did, well, you picked the wrong instrument! Should have been the lead guitarist! Nice work mate, that was very good!
  18. BillyBass
    You really need to check the meanings of English slang words before using them online
  19. BillyBass
    Welcome to the forum. Yes its mainly British and Irish here but we have many overseas members too. There are a few Americans, some of whom haven't been banned from talkbass.com
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    Nice syrup!
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    Sire P5 3ts

    BillyBass replied to la bam's topic in Bass Guitars

    Nice colour, congrats!. Nevertheless, I have to disagree with: Yeah, you can. On the other hand, as an excuse to buy a new bass, getting an appropriate coloured bass is valid.
  22. BillyBass
    I've recently acquired a Spector and am really blown away by the sound of it through my GK Legacy 800 and Super Midget. Most basses will sound good through the GK and the Super midget but the Spector really does shine through it. I tried @Merton's Trace Elliot 1200 and Barefaced 210 at he SE Bassbash in the Spring and that also sounded like a perfect sonic match. I have a couple of barefaced 110s and my Elf also sounds sublime though them. All subjective of course, one man's meat etc but has anyone else got combinations of kit that really just work perfectly with each other? Gratuitous Spector & GK pic
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    Our lead guitarist does most of the BVs in my band but I have to do some. I can't do the 'football terraces' style vocals often needed in my (mainly punk) covers band, as my voice is more 'angelic' but I can do harmonies, as long as the bass part during the harmony isn't too complex.
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    I've bought quite a few things from Andertons over the last few years, the transactions have always gone smoothly. They are often slightly dearer than their competition but the loyalty points take a bit of the extra away. When buying a microphone from them I called up for advice as all I knew about microphones was SM58. I was put onto a knowledgeable lad who was very helpful and I consider this when making future gear purchases.
  25. BillyBass
    Welcome to the forum Frankie
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