warwickhunt

LOL must learn to type and think faster! Though KiOgon and I appear to be saying the same thing.

If I was laying out that kind of money on a bass I'd be wanting the neck off when I arrived to collect (I'd not be paying and having the bass shipped) and I'd be going over it with a fine tooth comb... or taking a Fender 'vintage' expert with me. However on inspection of those pics and if I was to make a call based solely on those pics, I'd say that it looks pukka vintage (the back of the neck looks very clean but that's not to say it isn't genuine), though without the pot codes and dates from the neck I'd not know if it was exactly 69.

[quote name='P100GSteve' timestamp='1335422517' post='1630688'] so i bought the Peterson and just have to say it's got a lovely rich jazz & blues tone. But... up against my Fender SE i prefer the bigger sound that i get from the 2x10's and have now decided to sell the wee beasty... so i'm up for some serious offers. Thanks Steve[attachment=106138:544532_10150654444108021_598658020_9238475_269928765_n.jpg][attachment=106139:548124_10150654445298021_598658020_9238485_1144294602_n.jpg][attachment=106140:562793_10150654445058021_598658020_9238483_964120045_n.jpg] [/quote] As was pointed out earlier, it was always going to struggle against newer/bigger kit but a nice looking combo. Forum etiquette is that you'll need to stick a thread up in the sales section and add a price, which shouldn't be too hard as you've just bought it.

USA - Now showing as in transit to Louisville USA. UK - Out for delivery from Gateshead GB! UK may win yet.

The only band I've seen on Jools for a long time that has made me sit up, take notice and actually get off my backside to see where they are playing near Newcastle... Nowhere! LOL

USA - Now no longer awaiting final clearance in the USA but in fact... 26/04/2012 03:46 EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR, GB DEPARTURE SCAN UK - Last update... 26/04/2012 04:00 GATESHEAD, GB ARRIVAL SCAN Not sure what happened with USA but I have a feeling that the tracking was referring to 'awaiting final clearance' for the documentation of export rather than the bass!

I wondered about the timings to the USA but my take was that the time at destination (bearing in mind I quoted the time given on the tracking rather than the time I looked online, which was 21:30) could be USA time. Hence you could add on the time difference between UK and USA to establish the actual time taken between collection and arrival at USA depot.

Two parcels booked within 10 minutes of each other (both through Interparcel / UPS) on Tuesday evening. One going from the South of the UK to the North of the UK (we'll call it the UK parcel); the other going UK to USA (... the USA parcel). The UK parcel was collected this morning and the parcel tracking as of 21:30 tonight shows it... a few miles from where it was collected in the South. The USA parcel was collected this morning and as of 14:30 this afternoon (the same day that it was collected) was shown as... awaiting final clearance 100 miles from it's ultimate destination in the USA! All hail the UK delivery service and who'd like to start placing bets on which one gets delivered first?

I'd possibly look at putting you question in another section of the forum Colin as the 'sales' section is technically just that; items that are for sale. It could be viewed that you were inviting offers on the instrument which is against forum rules and opens up the doors on this part of the forum for much speculation and pulling apart of your instrument... which again is frowned upon.

Not sure it's the correct place to stick this up!

Strange as I've pushed a lot of watts through a single on of my DBs and no break up from the driver. I know it sounds daft but was the actual connection/coupling as secure when swapping between the amps and cabs? One thing that I would say is that I've had experience of amps that have indicators (LEDs etc) that showed everything fine but I could hear clipping and turning down the bass/input/output etc. sorted it out (I've also known amps that 'indicated' clipping or reaching limit of meter and in fact they were miles from any point of clipping)... so I wouldn't necessarily trust any VU meter or clip lights as much as I'd trust my ears.

Doh! Totally missed this as well.

I managed to watch Weller and crew but have to confess that despite giving everyone else a chance, I ended up hitting mute and doing something else till the next band came on! My personal gripe is the sound. OK you could argue that what you are hearing is a 'real' ambient sound of the studio live (or at least I hope that is the excuse) but FFS in this day and age there should be no excuse for not getting quality audio broadcasts.

WTF!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1334597928' post='1618311'] That's an extremely patronising and sweeping generalisation. It is also inaccurate if you are suggesting that bands that play "for fun" are somehow less worth their wages than a so-called professional outfit. The differentiation is not in quality but in outlook. So "pro" bands I have seen were awful, whereas some "hobby bands" as you call them are brilliant. The only difference is their motivation. [/quote] Couldn't agree more. I play in a hobby band with 4 other guys and they are fantastic musicians who have honed their talent for over 30 years each (we are all in our late 40's), that's 150 years of accumulated knowledge and experience (including 2 of the band being employed as music teachers in state maintained schools). I can honestly say that we could mop the floor with a great number of bands who claim to be/or are, 'Professional'.