warwickhunt

Oddly enough I saw those basses to. Didn't notice the memory sticks though... that's just sick and pervy!

I've just sold a bass as I was 'too' hung up on the fact it was; expensive, pristine and beautiful... oddly enough I own instruments that are any two out of three of those and I am quite happy to gig them and not worry too much about minor knocks!

[quote name='neilmiddlemass' post='529131' date='Jun 30 2009, 09:51 PM']That's good of you,thanks-think we're too far apart though-I'm just south of London.how would you describe the sound though?[/quote] Sound is so subjective, I'm almost reluctant to say too much as 'one man's meat...'! I will state that the Maple necked, ebony board, maple bodied Streamer has big Bart' pups which will colour any description I might give! However... the Ltd Ed Maple bass in question has a lot more mid 'snap' to it than other basses I own and when compared to say the Maple necked (wenge stringer) SSI that I have the Ltd Ed bass has more presence but not necessarily more growl (could be down to the pups/stringer/wenge fingerboard). I'll see what I can do to record the bass along with a SSI & a SSII for comparison (same strings).

I can't add anything more to what has already been expressed. Truly sad.

[quote name='Bero' post='528955' date='Jun 30 2009, 06:38 PM']Whats the difference between a cabinet giving output power as ??? watts rms then ??? watts program. The RMS is always lower than the program, which should i take as the output power so that i dont get the wrong cab for my amp[/quote] I hate to be pedantic but your cabinet has no 'output power'. The power that it is quoted as being able to handle is likely as not MM* rated anyway BUT if you must look at a figure to compare/put your mind at ease then look for the RMS. I'd also advice looking at the Wiki on the forum and doing a search relating to the whole business of matching the ratings of cabs and amps. * MM = Mickey Mouse

Whereabouts are you based? I ask because I have a maple necked NT Streamer (ebony board) with birds eye maple body, you could have tried this to get an idea of different woods. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=48352&hl=warwick+streamer"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...arwick+streamer[/url]

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='527952' date='Jun 29 2009, 06:07 PM']+1 plus keep them out of direct sunlight if you dont want the colour to fade.[/quote] I forgot that point! A minor point of note is that natural/waxed basses will darken in colour if in some natural light, though you have to watch it isn't direct mid-afternoon heat/light.

Mount them on a wall hangar in your room; away from direct heat (radiators, fires etc) or draughts (right next to an external door or draughty window) and they'll be fine... 20+ years experience of storing them that way and no mishaps/issues! Helps that I have an understanding wife.

[quote name='ShaunB' post='526010' date='Jun 27 2009, 03:44 PM']...there was one for sale at my local store: Absolute - it looked like a BG to me so I emailed Dan Lakin - this is his reply: "That was actually A Duck Dunn special edition. It is basically a Glaub with a gold anodized pickguard. Only 30 were actually made." So quite the collectors item. However, after owning a BG and now a DD - this is deffo a BG. ShaunB[/quote] Only 30 were actually made...! I've seen 3 for sale (I am inc' the one advertised by Absolute but NOT the FIVE times that this particular bass has been listed ) on eBay in the last 3 months; so either someone has their stats wrong or every UK owner has decided to move their DD Sp Ed on at the same time.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='526740' date='Jun 28 2009, 02:36 PM']I do recall playing a red SS1 just like that in Howard's Bass Place in the toon...it was in need of a good polish up though at the time...wasn't yours, was it?[/quote] I bet it was. I sold 'red' through Howard some years back (when it was in mint condition), it then passed through a couple of hands (likely as not back through Howard's 'Bass Place'), collecting some battle scars along the way before I got it back from a fellow BCer down in Bolton. There is/was another 'Toon' see-thru red bass owned by a guy in North Shields that was for sale/sold on eBay a few months back, so it may have been that one either.

[quote name='WinterMute' post='523984' date='Jun 25 2009, 06:34 PM']I'd kill for Warwickhunt's Sadowsky.[/quote] Correction; Sogg's Sadowsky now!

For versatility and a growly/throatiness, you probably can't go far wrong with a Corvette $$ but what's wrong with your FNA? That should be pretty versatile. As for Fenders... £2k is going to get you a hell of a lot of Fender! However it doesn't have to be Fender I take it, look at the Sadowsky Metro range or Lakland... or Sandberg or... you get the idea that there is a hell of a lot out there for your budget. As for versatility I'd be looking at something with 2 pups; JJ MJ PJ or any of the other combos, again a huge range. With that budget you will be spoilt for choice. In fact I've just sold my Sadowsky and I am in the same enviable boat (though I'm not spending even half of my available budget).

[quote name='sheldonamps' post='521276' date='Jun 22 2009, 10:59 PM']The Sound City B200 can use 2 or 4 valves. We always used it as a 2 valve output because of it's extreme volume(+120db at 1 metre) and tone. I would defy anybody except a stadium player to be able to use it with all 4 tubes. Yes, I promised to collect from this character because he f**ked up a perfectly good amp which is now lost to us all. He did not have the guts to come out and say so and that kinda pissed me off. Sorry. Non of the carriers believe him, and Paypal spoke in person to my neighbour who received the amp back in front of 2 of his serving policeman friends, who by the way owe me nothing. You could say we were lucky, but the only way for us to recover is to sue him or return the pile of crap that came back to Paypal for the refund. He knows the size of the stunt he has pulled, but how gullible are you lot?[/quote] Probably not advisable to state/assume anyone is gullible on this forum; regardless of whether you are talking about eBay transactions, delivery services, forum statements OR the workings of valve amps... you'll find there are a fair number of open minded individuals who are well capable of coming to their own conclusions! I've heard your side of the story and I've heard the OP and from the two accounts I'm coming to my own conclusion re. what 'I' think has happened here.

[quote name='sheldonamps' post='521120' date='Jun 22 2009, 08:31 PM'][/quote] You're well within your rights to respond but just to clarify... have you been threatening toward the OP and have you made any reference to finding out who his band is and getting some one to sort him out? Also exactly how did you package a fragile valve amp and regardless of whether 'you' think the amp was plenty loud enough with 2 valves (louder than a 5k rig ... really?), don't you think it should have been shipped with the requisite number? I am confused however as to who has been refunded by PayPal?