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  1. Beedster
    Probably a non starter but wondering if a) there are any potential issues and b) if anyone's tried it I have a relatively small and lightweight Maui column PA that while pretty loud and decent is probably not quite big enough for the band/venue in question. The singer has a much larger old school Peavey PA that we're probably going to use instead. However neither system currently has any stage monitors and money's a little tight at present. Would it be madness to use the smaller PA facing the band as on-stage monitors, albeit with bass cut? There are only three mics on stage - vox, backing vox, and kick - all facing the back of the stage (no need for more on drums as it's a small venue and the drummer's solid). Thanks in advance 👍
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    Hi @pete.young, I rehearsed it last night, it could use some fettling to get it closer to 100%, but it was rather nice, the P-PUP especially was really cutting through in the way I love maple neck Precisions can (J-PUP needs to be raised I imagine). It's not light at around 5kgs but it wasn't noticeably heavy to play for a 3-hour rehearsal. The neck, being lightly oiled, was actually rather nice to play and felt not too dissimilar to my Warmoth oiled maple neck that came in at a far higher price! Overall I think at £450 for the bass it's good value and is a bass that not only sounds good but really stands out as slightly different form the norm, which I always quite like. Could you buy a better fretless bass for £450? Quite possibly yes, especially if you were looking through Sire's catalogue! Anyway, no pressure at all because I'll be really happy to keep it if it doesn't sell, it's probably the instrument I'll take to gigs as back-up.
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    Black relic bass now sold 👍
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    ...which I think I sold because someone on Basschat told me it wasn't a very good cab 🤣
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    Strings? Luxury, when I were a lad.......
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    ....and while we're at it, given the thread title, it took me quite a long time to find a cab that sounded as good to my ear as my 1990's Peavey 15
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    22/05/2007 here And likewise the most expensive decision I've ever made (and in part your fault Nik) I think I've spent less on houses
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    Do it @Dood, there's something I always liked Larry Hartke's approach to business, despite the fact I never played any of his gear
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    When I first joined BassWorld about 20 years back (way before it became Basschat), Hartke were everywhere, but they seem to have fallen by the wayside hugely, one of the few amplification brands I've never used
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    All is as it should be 👍
  11. Beedster
    Always been my experience, there's nothing wrong with modern lightweight gear at all, but likewise there's nothing wrong with old heavy gear, they just have different qualities 👍
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    Careful, someone will be along in a minute to tell you that on the basis of the technical specifications of newer and lighter cabs you're wrong, an old 18" speaker can NEVER sound good 😃
  13. Beedster
    On request some shots of the black neck, even nicer in the flesh 👍
  14. Beedster
    Ah, assumed it was new, but even so if different to photos just return it 👍
  15. Beedster
    Most of the punters are scared of it 😆
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    That looks like a bad day on the production line coinciding with a bad day at QC Control 🤔
  17. Beedster
    So, TI Flats on and I rather like it now, I think the action needs to come up a little with the low tension strings, or I might put a tiny bit of relief into the neck (or a bit of both). But it sounds and resonates a whole lot better than it did with rounds for sure, especially in the higher register where the rounds seemed a little lifeless. It still needs a little sorting if it's to be sold as a bass - pickguard screws, nut screw fixed, PUP height etc, and I think I might put on a 3-string retainer which I like on FLs - but it's starting to feel like a bass as opposed to a load of thrown-together parts 👍
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    I've got some similar low tension flats here Pete, I'll let you know how they work this evening. Either way, if I like it and report back, you buy it and don't like it, you can always send it back 👍
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    Lovely, the tuners alone almost justify the asking price 👍
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    @pete.young I set it up and while it looks absolutely stunning and is really quite pleasing to play, it's not as resonant a unit as I'd like it to be to sell it as an instrument. It's possible that the strings are contributing so I'm going to try a different set when I have some time this evening (I was using some medium-light rounds which were already on the body when it wore a fretted nack, I suspect some heavier flats might bring it to life a little more). Might just be one of those neck/body combinations that doesn't work all that well, but I'll try the flats and report back anyway 👍
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    @pete.young here it is not bolted together, nice colour match of body to neck and nice fit. I'll set it up to test playability if you're liking the look so far? Will look a little tighter once bolted no doubt
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    Ah OK 👍
  24. Beedster
    Bridges Schaller 3-D plus base plate £60 SOLD More to follow..... 👍
  25. Beedster
    Not getting that Tony?
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