warwickhunt

As said, you'd need to see it in the flesh but part of me is thinking why stain a dark wood body (as the SS II's are invariably that).

I could understand a dark stain on a maple/ash body but staining a wood that is already dark hardwood... that's wrong!

[quote name='guitarnbass' post='17541' date='Jun 14 2007, 12:35 PM']Jesus christ, that's so much gear... I couldn't live with all of that stuff.[/quote]

Yes but once you've had that much gear I bet you couldn't live [b]without[/b] it!

I know the pics aren't the greatest but I get the impression this is not a factory finish!

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[quote name='dave_bass5' post='17102' date='Jun 13 2007, 06:34 PM']Guys
Can i ask you what you make of this reply i got from Musical box when i questioned him about the different drivers
"Hi Dave,
tomorrow I'll call the express courier to answer to your request. Anyway, I think it's possible.
About Epifani speakers I series and II series, the speakers are exactly the same 'cause Epifani
never bought factory drivers, but both be&C and Eminence make the speaker on Epifani specs!
So the sound, the materials and the features are exactly the same.
be&C has some problems to give enough speakers to Epifani so him decided to buy them from Eminence.
But ever made in the same way.
This is why I sent you a be&C speaker.

Anyway, tomorrow I'll give you an answer.
Take care!
"

Thanks again for your help[/quote]

Total be*LL*CKS!

With the best will in the world they are not going to be 'exactly the same'!

You may be able to run them and not care if they are the same, they may even have an 'almost' identical sound (possibly better or worse, who knows) but they will never be 'exactly' the same.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='17032' date='Jun 13 2007, 04:52 PM']Alex
Thanks for pointing that out. I have read up on the differences over on TB. Funny thing is ive not been 100% with the sound of this cab so im thinking maybe its the drivers i dont like. The low mids are thick but i feel maybe they are a bit over powering the low end. I love the sound of my UL115 and while i know they are different i feel its a bit clearer sounding.
Im still waiting to hear back from Italy. seems MB dont like my yahoo email address as my messages are bouncing so im using another one that it seems they dont check often.

As a side note do you or anyone else have any experience with wiring up a be&C driver? Its got this plastic spring loaded thing on it, a bit like a hifi speaker but the wires in the cab have spade connectors and im guessing i might have to cut them off.

thanks again[/quote]

I can't believe a quality driver and cab manufacturer are using those spring-loaded connectors (or have they improved massively lately)! I may be wrong but when you've gone to the expense of buying a quality cab you'd expect it to be internally hardwired with an appropriate spec' cable, surely the benefits would outweigh the speed of connection etc?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='17015' date='Jun 13 2007, 04:32 PM']Thought about that and will do it but i get the impression they want the Eminence back first.[/quote]

Tell them you need the speaker to use cab, if you are forced to return the speaker first then you will be losing money through lost gigs and would want remuneration. Just a tip whilst you are wading your way through this farce but whenever you speak to some one make a point of saying 'sorry who am I speaking to... could you spell that for me', even if you plainly know who it is. Be polite about it but make sure that they know that you are making notes of names. You'd be amazed how effective that can be at producing results!

I take my hat off to you as I'd have said stuff it many moons ago.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='16959' date='Jun 13 2007, 03:33 PM']Just an update. I have agreed on a new be&C driver. they can ship one out and ill send the Eminence back to them but so far i get the feeling they want me to pay. Im not going to and have told them that. Im just waiting to hear back. Also my emails are getting bounced from thier main email address so ive used one that is in the footer of the email but i get the feeling they dont respond to that.
Bloody mess.

Also i notice my edits arent updating, even though its showing as edited by...... in the message above[/quote]

Whilst you're the one being inconvenienced I'd just keep quiet about who's paying for the return or at worst nod my head and say 'yes of course I'll return the driver at my cost' (though don't put it in writing), and at such time as you are a in possession of a pair of matched drivers and a fully working cab... I'd let them arrange collection of the odd speaker at their cost!

This may seem callous but you've been a damn sight more patient than I would!

Bolt-on. No shadow of a doubt.

A good condition used NT would struggle to make that kind of money at the minute.

Trace gear did the same thing many years ago.

Initially only played by the elite as it was expensive, then slipped to semi-pro price range, finally rock bottom price (and spec IMHO). Main issue was it knocked the stuffing out of the 2nd hand TE market and you didn't trust them to not drop the price further so it was counter-productive to sales!

[quote name='gafbass02' post='16291' date='Jun 12 2007, 03:15 PM']looks like one of the old laneys that were very similar like the db150 etc[/quote]

Similar but I owned a one and that isn't it, unless it was a prototype of the Laney.

[quote name='MoJ' post='15953' date='Jun 11 2007, 10:46 PM']How did we get to tuna by the way? Does tuna like to bi-amp? [/quote]

You can tune a bass but you can't tune a fish... (or something like that)

Absolutely any guitar/music shop.

Go for the Dunlop, trigger type and if possible to fit a 12 string guitar, as the extra width might help further up the neck of the bass (if you ever actually get to use it).

[quote name='Painless' post='15890' date='Jun 11 2007, 08:56 PM']Nope, it's not just you, I re-edited my last post in the repair forum twice before I worked it out. Seems to be triggered by fish names.

Btw, looks like that gear guy who's the original topic of this thread has found one hell of a solution for his apple tarts. Perhaps a bottle of beano would of been cheaper?

Russ.[/quote]

Now you see I can't even figure out if people are talking in code; rhyming slang or just plain bowlocks... triggered by any reference to swearing!

So Blackpool rock might surely appear as c*ck...

Please just excuse me if these appear like rabid scribblings from a delusioned Geordie!

OK... is this just my PC or does the text on screen appear as some strange [Blackpool rock]ney rhyming slang every time someone includes the word be[Myleen Klass]?

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='15865' date='Jun 11 2007, 08:20 PM']Warickhunt,

I just got the joke in your name and am rolling on the floor laughing my [Tiajuana br[Myleen Kl[Myleen Klass]]] off (well actually I'm typing this, but you know what I mean)

I hope there is an intentional joke there, else I'll look a right pratt.

Clive[/quote]



Got it in one!

[quote name='bassbloke' post='15791' date='Jun 11 2007, 06:30 PM']There's no pleasing some people. He could spend his money on fast cars - maybe a Lamborginhi or a Porsche and you'd all feel righteously justified in slagging him off. He probably drives a nice sensible car and spends his money living out his fantasies as a complete bass gear whore. Good on him.[/quote]

Who's slagging him off?

Not me, as you say 'good on him' and if he has a spare amp/cab/bass or two I'll pay for the shipping.

With regard to the missus... Dammit, you'll be telling me she's an ex-beauty queen with a degree in 'something really nice' and spends her spare time flower arranging and working in a charity shop! Sob, sob, I always get it wrong.

Seriously though, I'm sure he'd be a fabulous bloke to chat with about different gear.

Did the bass have a reserve? This is why I originally asked if anyone had any experience of how a bidder could bid himself up!

I've watched enough eBay sales to think that this one is fishy. As has been pointed out it could be an inexperienced eBayer or someone bidding post drinky-poos. At the end of the day if it is shill bidding and that's the way that the seller wants to market his bass then that's up to him.

Though £800 isn't an unreasonable amount, I won't be taking the bidding up higher.

You just know you are going to get a dozen different suggestions and one of them might be right for you!

Mine is to buy a Neo equipped 6x10 (not as big and bulky as an 8x10 but more displacement than a 4x10).

30kg, 19" wide, 6 speakers... not perfect for everyone (and to some it will be an abhorrence) but it's starting to work for me!

One part of me would Soooo like to live next door to the guy but the other part thinks, what if he starts having a blast with his mates at midnight!

I absolutely envy the guy without a shadow of a doubt and I'm not knocking him in the slightest but there has to be something above and beyond GAS and a bit of spare cash, to get to where he is.

You'd also have to put money on the fact that he can't be married

[quote name='dood' post='15583' date='Jun 11 2007, 01:49 PM']I really hated Tuna for years.. until I realised I had only ever had tinned Tuna!!! The shock came when I once had Tinned Salmon.. Euchhh.. talk about ruin a nice food!!![/quote]

Oh yes, s*d this biamping lark... Tuna is where it is at!

Dry fried on a non-stick ridged griddle pan (makes it look nice with the lines on) and only the freshest fish preferably an inch thick at least.

Never ever cooked until you can see no pink/redness. The best Tuna is a one that doesn't taste or smell fishy. Does that make sense.

Agreed, the worst dish in the world is overcooked Tuna.

I followed a bass on eBay with interest last week as it is a Warwick and it's also fairly local to me.

It didn't meet his reserve (only bid up to £620) so I contacted him to find out if it was a million miles away; he wanted £850. Fair price but not my cup of tea at that price.

It got relisted and lo-and-behold bid straight up to £800.

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I clicked to view the bids and can not get my head around how it is showing £800!

eBay works whereby it only shows the next step up from the previous high bid, by my reckoning it should be showing a max of £10. It's almost immaterial that I think the guy is shill bidding as the high bidder has an 84% bidding history with the seller!

My query is really about how is the price being displayed as £800 when the guy who is the highest bidder is bidding against himself... that shouldn't happen, should it?

That is just plain silly!

When I first started reading the list I thought he'd just made up a list of every piece of bass equipment available... until I scrolled down to the shots!

The 'average' bassist carrying his gear in a car is not going to go for an 8x10 and if you are lucky enough to have a deal or be touring big time then buying off eBay isn't going to be top priority!

Obviously with the move to Neo and lightweight gear this means that if you are able to transport a monolith, then bargains are to be had compared to a few years back.

Not good news if you are selling

[quote name='Oxblood' post='15021' date='Jun 10 2007, 12:55 PM']I've got one of them. Impulse buy. Thought it might come in handy. It hasn't.[/quote]

Ditto.

I bought mine 20 years ago and it's been transferred through at least 6 different gigbags and 2 cases and not used ONCE! I might start clipping it onto the headstock of my bass just to see what people say.