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Steve, there is a place based in Heswall (just down the road) called "guitar lefty" google it. They do a few brands so there could well be something there.

Yes, they are very nice instruments. I have the 605, which is very similar (same electronics and basic spec) It's very well made and the pickups & switching make it very versatile. £200 is a very good price for an instrument of that quality. ( Ibanez dont hold value well, generally.) Enjoy!

You are right Mr Beedster, and my brain is too tired, but on a note of correction, Permanent Waves gets in, so game over... "Freewill", do I win a prize?

Rio/Save a Prayer - Duran Duran Anything by Level42 Anything from 'Moving Pictures' through to 'Roll The Bones' by Rush And many others, available on an 80's compilation near you.

I use mymusicstuff ebay shop. They usually have twin pack d'addarios for £25-£30 (inc postage) Which helps when you have several "6 or more" string basses.

I used to own (and stupidly got rid of) a BC Rich Assassin guitar. Not just a run of the mill BC Rich, but a hand made, by Bernie (RIP) limited run of 25 he made and hand signed (mine was no.17 IIRC) around 1996. Honduran mahogany neck-through, curly amber maple top, EMG's, original floyd rose (the reason I got rid!), ebony 24 fret board. The funny thing is, I was trying to find some info on it a couple of years ago, was asking on the bc rich forums etc, no one knew anything about them. But I distinctly remember buying it after a review of one (no.5) in "Guitarist" mag.

Hi E_man. I've got the scores in PDF if you want 'em, also got 1008 & 1009. Can't remember where I got them from (though it was via google )

BWV 1007. (Bach cello suite Gmaj). Pretty much got the prelude down, just the other 5 parts to go!! ha. Only started it to improve my reading on bass clef.

I'm thinkin, mid april, and £250 rrp/ £200 street. Which puts it way below the Boss/line6 competition. (sorry if i come across as a fanboy, but have been a zoom user since 1995) Might not have the ultimate flexibility of the aforementioned competition, but usually does the trick

It's not really a drum machine as such. There are 30 (ish) preset rhythms, adjustable only tempo and volume, its just a practice aid. Turn em on and play along!!

and here's a pic to prove it.

You may be interested to know Zoom are about to bring out a B9.2ut, full width pedal board efx, Similar to guitar version, with tubes in. Lots of connectivity- USB, stereo XLR outs, midi.... It also has a proper display, so no need to memorize preset numbers!

That G&L is stunning, love the colour and birdseye board. Speaking of Eggles, My 1st quality guitar 15yrs ago was an Eggle LA plus, I really regret selling that now, stunningly made instruments.

Glad this has worked out for ya. I'ts a great sounding amp, but people take warning lights too seriously!! haha. Regarding the contour knob, its essentially a "slap bass" control, scoops out the mids whilst adding bass & treble, (instant smiley face on a graphic). A lot of amps have a similar feature (Trace pre-shape, Hartke contour, Markbass vpf....) they tend to sound ok in isolation, but it's an instant "cloaking device" in band scenario!

The general rule is Half the new price, so £220-270 would be reasonable, condition dependent.

Hi Mr SwordRaven. I've got the same head driving a Hartke 2.5XL (2X10). I've found a similar issue, but after a bit of reading on the Warwick forum, have started setting my input gain higher, to the point that is flashes red when playing (quite hard). This doesn't give any audible clipping, so I'm assuming the designers have just set the sensitivity too high on the LED indicator. So I would suggest just setting the input gain so you can't HEAR any distortion and pretty much ignore the LED. Pete.

Yep, just picked up an electric kit a few weeks ago, so I can silent practice and i can lay my own drums down on "logic". It does change the way you play a bit, I feel. Timing and rhythmical accents have become more noticable.

The Transporter cabs are pants (IMO) the few ive tried sounded nothing like the XL versions. Regarding 410XL Vs 4.5XL, the 4.5 has a 5" mid/high driver that cant be turned off or adjusted like most horns (but sounds infinately better). It is also a larger cab, tuned differently than the 410xl, which has no high freq driver.

Hartke are just about to come out with a new range of cabs (neo drivers) so the old XL's are likely to get heavily discounted soon (now). Which is good news for those who don't mind the weight.

where's the bass? .... sorry, I'll get my coat.

I've had a play of the gu!*%r version and its quality; Seymour Duncans, Buzz feiten & top quality build (cort, I think), so anything like that then would be worth a listen.

I've been reading some topics over on TB last few days, and the old perennial, "neck- thru v bolt-on v set neck" discussions come up. People debating pros & cons of each. What I was wondering, from a manufacturers/luthiers standpoint , is the difficulty and cost to build. Most builders seem to charge a premium for neck through instruments, yet surely if they are all CNC machined, there can't be that much in it. Handmade guitars/basses may well be a different kettle of fish of course! (btw I have no genuine preference, owning several of all three.)

That is one nice looking instrument! Really clean and simple, love the idea of the controls. Looks sexy from the back too!!

Mmm... 40% on top of what are nearly british custom made prices.. .. to some enthusiasts with more cash than sense, fair enough! On a side note, I played my 1st Ricky last week, it was nice, but no better than any £500 instrument to me, put it in line with a USA deluxe fender... Neither my cup of tea. It was going for £900, in almost new condition. (Curlys, Liverpool)

still a line I love to play, "rio" by mr taylor of the duran(ies). I wanna learn a new piece thats a few years old, but will ask in the appropriate forum.