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    THANK YOU from Talkbass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    19 hours ago, Cliff Edge said:

    I shall stick around, you seem to be a friendly bunch, and divide my time between the two. 
    There is also Reddit r/Bass to read in between updates of course. 

    Luckily you can't see the private 'Everyone hates Cliff Edge' thread. It's the new Basschat place to be! 😜

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    Silver Schaller Strap Locks (Strap Part Only) £9 Posted.

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by binky_bass

    Found yet another set of Schaller strap locks in a drawer... no use for these now as I've gone full Dunlop!

    Both silver, both Schaller, both (quite) shiny. 

    £9 posted to your door. 

    To be honest, I don't really care about the money - if you want them, let me know, maybe just chuck a few quid into the BassChat box or lob a fiver at a charity of your choice. 

    Alternatively, pay me a tenner and I'll attach these to a reasonable CODE strap and send it your way postage included.

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    NCD - Mesa rig

    in General Discussion

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    Mesa do make some of the very best bass gear out there... I've had maybe 6 or 7 rigs over the last 5 years from a good slice of 'top end' brands and my current Mesa rig smashes all of them to the ground. 

    Never underestimate the Mesa!!

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    Help needed --- Mesa Strategy Eight:88 power transformer

    in Amps and Cabs

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    2 hours ago, tvickey said:

    What's the issue that you're having with the head?  My 'standby' switch got stuck, which David Gaffrey replaced at the same time he did the voltage conversion for me.  David commented that the switch issue is very common... I know of at least one other Basschatter who had the exact same issue with his 888. 

    I suspect it's related to the power valve section. Every 10-20 seconds or so while powered up there is a loud 'pop', that pop's loudness is relative to how high up the volume is so when gigging/practicing it is very much noticeable.

    GuitarGuitar have very kindly agreed to take it back and send it to an authorised UK Mesa repair centre. 

    I only bought it about a year ago and because of various lockdowns I've never even gigged it! I think it's been used by me for about 20 hours tops since it was delivered so the fault definitely isn't usage of it! 

    I have to say that the customer service at GuitarGuitar is spot on, very glad they're helping put it right! 

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    Help needed --- Mesa Strategy Eight:88 power transformer

    in Amps and Cabs

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    1 minute ago, tvickey said:

    Thanks @binky_bass, I take this to mean that you didn't sell your rig in the end and the house purchase worked out okay for you!

    Still have the rig - I'd not have considered selling it if it wasn't to make up some ground on a house move. Looks like we've now secured a house without the need to liquidate all my gear! 

    Ironically my Mesa is having issues at the moment, looks like it'll be going back to the store I bought it from to be returned to Mesa for repair. Hopefully it'll be back before gigs/practice picks up! 

    Basses you'll never sell ?

    in Bass Guitars

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    9 minutes ago, Vin Venal said:

    I'd sell anything if I needed the cash badly enough.

    My basses are an absolute luxury, and owning three is frankly extravagant, so they'd be among the first things to go.

    I enjoy owning them while I'm fortunate enough to be able to do so, in the full knowledge that hard times could descend upon me again at any moment.

    The reality is we are all in this position.

    I know I'm fortunate to own the instruments I do, I see some as 'cash I can enjoy' and others in a much more sentimental light. But you are correct, they are all sellable assest if push came to shove. I hope to not have to liquidate them, but I would if I had a good enough reason to. 

    Instruments are a luxury we're lucky to enjoy. 

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    What's the best strap?

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by binky_bass

    Most of the bits and pieces I faff around with in a 'solo' capacity do indeed focus on the higher register, there is another YouTube video lurking around with Binky (it's probably a good 10 years old!) That has some lower register usage - I don't really use YouTube to be fair so there's not much on there to form an accurate cross section! 

    Band wise - I use the lower register a lot more! We have one album on Spotify/iTunes etc (again a good few years old!) that has much more low end usage. Band name is 'Art of Rebellion', album name is 'The Fire Ignites'. If it wasn't for COVID, we'd have done our second album by now... dang COVID!!!

     

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    Struggling with ACG pre

    in General Discussion

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    10 minutes ago, bubinga5 said:

    sometimes I think you think you have to have lots of EQ when you don't actually need it.?. 

    It all depends if you want a bass that can do the classics, P-Bass, J-Bass etc. which to be fair is about 80% of all bass sounds most people would want, or if you want something that can do both P and J, everything in between and more. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a bass that does P and/or J only, but personally for me I like a bass that can go to extremes, and the ACG pre-amps do that for me. They absolutely do take some getting used to, especially if you're coming from a 'standard' non-filter based pre-amp, but if you learn how to use it, then it really does provide everything you will ever want. 

    I honestly think that if you spend one or two hours understanding the pre-amp, you will be able to use it to it's full potential. My two cents is that it is worth properly learning the pre-amp, once you've done this you'll get a lot more usage and enjoyment out of it. With a P/J bass you can almost 'jump straight in' and get a decent sound in a few seconds even if you've never played one before, but a filter based pre takes a few hours to 'learn', but once you've done that you'll get much more out of it and you only need to invest that time once! It's absolutely worth it in my opinion. :)

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