mikegatward

Sellers who don't state a price, or who don't provide photos or who endlessly bump their ads without any one else adding comments simply won't get a sale. End of. Sellers who provide a frim or indicative price, and provide good descriptions and photos, which attract positive comments 'great price for a great bit of kit' etc etc will have a far higher chance of a sale In short, if you put in the effort, you'll get the reward I personally do prefer the style of the For Sale sections rather than the classifieds and can see that some form of cost needs to be charged to advertisers. To stop the bumping rules being broken, why not just make those pages display by start date rather than Recent Update date ? - ideally the Recent Update option could be disabled for the For Sale forums Additionally, adverts could be auto deleted after a certain time to prevent someone replying to a 12+ month advert with 'Is this still available' - that one really bugs me especially when the thread then goes to the top of the page. Note to moderators - as an experienced and quailified software tester, i'd be happy to volunteer my services to help test out any potential changes to the site

Thanks for the replies, i've managed to make contact now.

+1 for the markbass 121P combo although mine has the little rocker 500 head in it ++1 for the NY121 extension cab

i'm trying to get some contact details for a bass player called Paul Lusby. I don't think he's on here He plays in the Sunderland based Mojo Hand Band If anyone knows him, can you please PM me

Looks like it's a preamp issue rather than the foam insulation idea. Am taking it in at the weekend to get looked at by Jack Ellis over on Manchester

Here's a link to the piccies of the interiors. I unplugged to pcb to get better shots There's nothing obviously loose in there. Interestingly, the foam around the pcb has completely disintegrated and left a stick residue when gently brushed away - i wonder if thats affected some of the connections on the pcb ? The Aguilar 3 band is looking like a good option if this is not repairable [url="http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l614/mikegatward/ibanez/"]http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l614/mikegatward/ibanez/[/url]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1349560603' post='1827839'] that should be fixable I would have thought. They are supposed to be reasonably well made- turn up your amp, turn it to active and play with the knobs (esp the treble) is there any difference in the amount of hiss you are getting? It's one of those things I want to open up and fix! I like fixing things! [/quote]

I've taken delivery of a 1993 MC924 which I bought blind. It needs a bit of tlc but plays lovely. Only issue is the active circuit. when I switch the toggle to active, I get no sound (and yes, I did check the battery wasn't dead. Does anyone know about these ?. I have heard they can be troublesome and noisy. I'd be interested to know if anyone has repaired one of these or indeed replaced it with a more modern pre-amp.

I've taken delivery of a 1993 MC924 which I bought blind. It needs a bit of tlc but plays lovely. Only issue is the active circuit. when I switch the toggle to active, I get no sound (and yes, I did check the battery wasn't dead. Does anyone know about these ?. I have heard they can be troublesome and noisy. I'd be interested to know if anyone has repaired one of these or indeed replaced it with a more modern pre-amp. Would also appreciate recommendations for a good guitar tech in terms of electrics in the Yorkshire or North West

Should you decide on the markbass 121 combo, I have a set of wheels/handle that came off the one I bought. you'de be welcome to have it if the postage is covered I don't use it because the telescopic handle is too short for me (I'm 6ft). it also means that the combo doesn't sit flush on top of the NY121 extension cab Can't comment on the suitability of the markbass 121 as mine has a little rocker 500 head so is by no means standard

This is a scam - quite a common one on gumtree http://whatconsumer.co.uk/forum/scam-alerts/18966-paysafe-scam-3.html

Looking at past sales on here, i'd say it's about £150 too much

The Hercules i-stand is a nice bit of kit but is regretably totally unsuited to an offset body. I'm also in need of a compact stand for the shuker jazz