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leschirons

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  1. Yes, it seems to be saying "reset your PC to an earlier date as a last resort"🥴
  2. John bought a tablet from me. Totally hassle-free experience. Great comms, great BCer
  3. I had a quick look at the pics on the link (Nedcom.NL) and now, whenever I close down the web browser, I have the pics on my screen ! I can close the pic, but it re-appears next time I open and close the browser. Any ideas?
  4. TBH, only sticking this up as I fancy NickD's 3.0. version. This pushes out 375w stand alone and 600w if you add another 8 Ohm cab (or plug the head into a 4 Ohm cab) Great condition, just a few minor scuffs. Light, powerful and able to cope with most gigs. Everything works as it should. Comes with thick padded cover. Spare 12AX7 inc. Pick up preferably from IP25 Ashill but could arrange something else depending on where you are. If Nick's sells, I will probably withdraw mine unless you have a shuttle 3.0 combo. Welcome to come and try the combo and the coffee.
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  5. Had one for ages in France, with the matching ext cab. Regret moving it on now I'm 73 and arthritic😅 Fabulous sound and so portable. Are you moving up to something meatier? I have the 12" version with the Shuttle 6.0 if you are😉
  6. Pete just bought my spare 5 string bass Paid very quickly and even rounded up the cost. Great comms and a real pleasure to deal with.
  7. Bought this a while ago here on BC, I'll admit, very cheaply. This was due to a 3/4" action, three raised frets and a neck that should have had "Fyffes" on the headstock. I think the seller had, (quite wisely), given up on it. However, I love a challenge, irrespective of the financial viability (quite unwisely) so, after investing 22 hours of labour plus two visits to a luthier in Fakenham, I now have a fully working, beautifully playing and very nice sounding bass with a low action. It appears to be a Samick Saturn Artiste in Holoflash finish. Active/passive electronics P/J config with 9v pre. Anyway, I digress, Weight 3.95k (8lbs 12oz) Nut 43mm Neck @ 24th fret 64mm String spacing at bridge 16mm 34" scale A hi mass bridge and a fully working truss rod. Currently fitted with a new set of DR Dragon skins No real damage anywhere, just age related scuffs etc. I bought and repaired / refurbished this as I needed a pub bass to combat the "My mate Psycho Mickey plays bass, giss it ere" situation, but as I no longer wish to play in scummy pubs, there's no point in keeping it. So, if anyone fancies a very reasonably priced bash at 5 string or is a familiar victim to the above situation, come and try it out. Ideally collection from Ashill Norfolk but happy to pack up and send at your cost and risk as I have a bass carton and tons of bubble-wrap. The last two pics shows me playing the bass at a Jazz club gig in France last October. Took this one because I'd heard a couple of stories about Les Douanes Francaises confiscating equipment which turned out to be complete boll***s Anyway, it was well up to the job. Sounded great.
  8. I've had around six USA Fender basses. Sold them all and currently don't have one. To me, they do the same thing as every other bass so it's simply down to playability, weight and if I like the look of it. If you have an effects processor, any bass can pretty much sound like any other bass.
  9. One band i was in back in the late 90s (in thd UK) used to only really play pubs and clubs. We'd be on at 8.30 or 9.00 usually. Drummer would be in first, rest of us would turn up 15/20 mins before the start. Set up, tune up silently, no playing other than an odd note to make sure your amp was working. On the dot... 1.2.3.4.... and off we'd go. A quick volume twiddle mid intro and we were rocking for the next two hours. In France, polar opposite, they all wanted to get to a gig 5 hours early. Drove me mad. Without meaning to sound condescending, a lot of it is down to experience and familiarity with the venues.
  10. It went great thanks. Was recorded as his yet to be mixed live album.
  11. leschirons

    In Memoriam

    She'll be sadly missed. BC member O'BrienP (Pat) gave her a bass after the fire which I helped get down to her in Brighton as she'd lost everything. She was a lovely and genuine person. Brother bought her sax too so we had quite a bit of contact but always seemed so happy to chat despite the traumas she was going through. Very sad indeed. RIP Sam. X
  12. Great gig. Packed it out, crowd loved it. First time I've played with a real Hammond master AND horns. Loved it. All originals, mixture of Blues, jazz, funk and a little rocky/pop.
  13. A bitter / sweet gig this one (Chateauroux in France) 18 original compositions from a good friend who's now sadly very limited with regards to time left. 10 pce band and I only know one of them, two days of rehearsal, live recording third day and public concert on the last night. Quite an honour to be asked to provide the low end. Fingers crossed I don't mess up🤣
  14. Finally got to meet Nik today when he came and picked up a Roland combo he'd paid for months ago. Absolute gentleman and a pleasure to deal with. We ran out of time as he had a studio to get to and I had furniture being delivered but I suspect, we probably could have chatted for hours😅 Very easy company and a credit to Basschat. Thanks Nik.
  15. It's quite simple really. You just need to apply the leschirons XY principle. Anything I bought (X) in the last 24 months for thousands is now worth £150 Anything I sold (Y) for £150 because I didn't like it or use it any more is now worth thousands.
  16. Let's just hope that our new member and OP doesn't read past Beedster's post eh?😂
  17. Maxell M9V Well,ummm,it's a battery Anonymous 14.07.2016 If you're looking for a 9v battery, this is a 9v battery. It provides power to things that require a 9v battery As a helicopter, totally useless. As a 9v battery, perfect. It will provide power for a certain amount of time, after that time elapses it will no longer provide power. As such it serves as a metaphor for the ephemeral and transient nature of being and provides proof(if any were needed)that entropy is the prevailing force in our all too brief existence. Also it tickles your tongue if you lick it. Hope you found this useful, next week's topic...trousers first ,THEN shoes. Show less
  18. Can't believe these are still here now £400 PMT currently selling these for over £500 each Decided to let these go as I don't have studio space any more, don't have time any more and it just seems a shame to leave them languishing in a box since the move back. I'm sure you know how good these are and how much they cost new. Best price I can find is £435 each but they seem to be out of stock. Shops that do have them, seem to be around the £495 mark. They work perfectly, but as I no longer have the boxes , they've picked up a few light scuffs along the way which I have attempted to show in the pics rather than try and cover it up with auto dash-shine😂 Pretty impossible to post due to immense weight of these units so collection from Norfolk preferred however, if you sort the courier and insure them, I'll pack them to the best of my ability but the risk is yours.
  19. As above neck pup cover. no screws. £5 collected or £7 posted to UK.
  20. Bought these on BC for a project but never used them. Unbranded, but from memory, out of a Cort. Jazz 100mm x 17mm MM 105mm x 48mm Pick up from Ashill Norfolk or posted to UK for extra £3 Plenty of wire, both in excellent cond.
  21. Probably of no interest unless you have a passion for all things vintage Premier drum Co or, maybe your drummist has. Full set of 5 Premier deadhead practice pads, in the original (slightly tatty) box. 12" 13" 14" 16" and 22" for the kick (with the two clamps) I switched from drums to bass in about 1985 and seem to remember these being around then so approaching 40 years old. Great for a collector as obviously there are better systems for actual use on the market these days. For the age, these are in fabulous condition. All pads in brilliant condition. Collection from IP25 Ashill but happy to pack up and post at cost.
  22. 2006, France. Music bar. I'm depping in a seven piece blues band. Alain, the keyboard player, whilst technically brilliant, was a nightmare to play with. He'd spent the previous five years in a jazzy trio, drums, rhythm guitar and him so, he'd played all the bass, all the solos and couldn't help over playing. You wouldn't have even noticed if me, or the two guitarists and the harmonica player had left the stage. We got to the end of the first set. I unplugged my bass (active) popped it on the stand and went out front to have a smoke. The first thing I see is two feet, waggling, about 18" off the ground. The harmonica player has him pinned up against the front window, screaming at him in french except for the English words. " My fu#k#ng solos" 😂 I was told he'd left after the next gig with a "no time to really commit to a band" excuse.
  23. A reverse "Stone henge" moment Back in France, a french guitarist I knew called me to say he'd picked up a gig for one of the wealthier communes yearly fete so could we put a band together. Fee, 1,000€. They had also apparently agreed to supply a P.A but which we, would have set up and asked what we needed. We were the only band (Blues trio) I told him as it was purely for vocals (me, so one mic) 600 watts + foldback would do fine as we were purely using backline for the bass and guitar. We arrived, to find.... No engineer but, Eight x active 400w tops. Four x active 600w subs Two x 1,000 power amps One x 24 channel passive mixer One x 1200w 16 channel powered mixer Four x 300w foldback monitors 10 top stands 8 mic stands 4 large chests of cabling, all piled up on the stage with no room for the band. The guitarist, had written down 6,000w We ended up using two tops, two monitors and one mic stand and left the rest piled up at the back. 😂
  24. Decided to let this cool piece of 80's bass history go as it's quite a bit heavier than the EBS Session I use for small gigs and rehearsals. Works great for my EUB 5 string and normal electric bass (low B's no problem) Original orange tolex in surprisingly good condition for 40+ years old. All knobs present and working. No rips in front cover. Front Panel Inputs Hi & Lo, Vol / Tre / Mid / bass Back panel. Line out / Bi amp / Pre out / Main in / Headphone / Ext speaker (8 Ohm) On/Off No buzzes or farts just lovely well rounded warm tone and, an ideal height for playing sitting down if you had to. Plenty of scratched and chipped paint on the back panel is testament that this lump has been around, fought the battles and returned home. Happy to trade for a NEW set of La Bella 750T white nylons (5 string long scale) It's 16 Kgs so ideally collected as I've not got any packaging for this. Welcome to come and try. Happy to meet up though within 15 miles if it helps.
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