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IMHO, there are too many variables to ascertain wether it was the MB gear..could have been the bass, the room, the EQ.. i played through a trace elliot in a fairly big pub space once and it seriously sounded good..played a Peavy 115 in the same space and it sounded great also..i was playing a Sei.. played my Aguilar 212 with the AG 500 in a smaller space and it sounded awful... until i took away the bass eq and cleaned it up to suit the room.. i really think the shape, absortion of sound from the material, and size of a room can destroy a good amps natural tone.. the walls are too close and suffocate the cab in a small room until eq'd accordingly..... you gotta either let a cab breath of adjust its breathing.. in my humble limited opinion..

i just love this soulful silk.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n68F5bmqQm4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n68F5bmqQm4[/url]

[quote name='andrespada' post='1197259' date='Apr 12 2011, 08:07 PM']Excuse me. Is my bad English. I mean how to arrange the different knobs (bass,treble mediums), to get a good sound from it? For example for rock, for funk, etc..[/quote]no your english is fine..just my stupid brain.. i play jazz funk, soul and i have back pup full, front pup backed off a smidge, and the tone control on half way..

QUOTE>>there is clearly more to this than meets the eye……QUOTE>> i seriously hope not as this thread is gonna look very bad

[quote name='RichardFoggo' post='1197522' date='Apr 12 2011, 10:46 PM']dont really agree mate. Let's be clear if this isn't resolved and even more so, a pattern emerges then I will be first in line looking to name and shame BUT this has not concluded, it is only one sale and whatever you say I am afraid we have 4 pages of comment that may well have suggested to some that Bass Direct are not always a reliable vendor. However, if people are getting something from this I'll leave people to it.[/quote]yeah but its comments about one sale..i havent read anything about any other sale..? im sure we all realise that this is isolated incident.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1197512' date='Apr 12 2011, 10:42 PM']No one is bashing Mark nor suggesting he is a fraudulent seller the comments are no different to commenting on customer service by other shops or manufacturers (see the Ampeg oh dear thread).[/quote] +1 it seems all the facts have been settled by both sides.. as customers we are entitled to talk openly about the situation...a private sale may be different..

[quote name='voxpop' post='1197472' date='Apr 12 2011, 10:22 PM']Because he does not have to legally if " to much" time has passed. Though he should for good customer service.[/quote]yeah but not that much time has passed so...?? Maybe Mark is sorting this as we speak.... its a no brainer...not as advertised.. ive never heard any other probs with Marks service, but surely (especially with vintage instruments) its the shops responsibility to check authenticity..not thoroughly is just asking for trouble.. on damaging his rep, apart from his erm..post... i feel this is down to how he responds to this situation....maybe damage limitation.. i gotta say i would still buy from him...

[quote name='Waldo' post='1197092' date='Apr 12 2011, 05:49 PM']Or the sound just wasn't to his taste.[/quote] or that.. i just got from the words boomy that it may have been the room...My aguilar can get very boomy in a small room..but any other time its very detailed and articulate...

i can bet it was the room and maybe the way you were eq ing the rig for that room..

ha ha..how strange...Andy Taylor was the drummer and his real first name is Roger..Johns first name is Nigel..Very confusing.. a silly misprint..

when you say easily...i take it your playing very hard...or is the string very worn?? dont think ive ever even come close breaking a string..in fact even if i pulled really hard on a string it wouldnt break?

[quote name='Muzz' post='1180499' date='Mar 29 2011, 10:05 AM']Unless you like them?[/quote] ok.....im bitter from lack of funds and have GAS!!

quote.... Will having a newer string sound odd? there is lots of more important things in this world..

what do you mean by equalize..? do you mean the same volume on both pickups.

the funk is in your fingers..not the bass.. those BB's are great though

This is such a great vid..Imanni with Tony with Mr Hilton on a great sounding Yamaha 5..wow that bass sounds good and what a player he really is..hes a monster groove player.... they are TIGHT! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK0ePMkBMzM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK0ePMkBMzM[/url]

i went to a rehearsal in Bristol on sunday..now im a pretty good bassist...well thats what i thought.. i witnessed some really really good musicians... my right hand man and great friend John is a fantastic keys man, hes been playing for 25+ years we met a couple of guys..a drummer and a guitarist.and a singer called nadine. after bout 2 hours we started to warm up..i was just looking around and smiling at how good it sounded.. i have so much admiration for some people.. some guys/girls are very special and make sounds that blow me away..i think its a sign of great musicians when you blend in with them but you stand out at the same time... they make you sound good. i was nearly in tears at how good Nadine with the drummer and guitarist sounded..im a bit of a sensitive bugger..ok i wasnt in tears but i was buzzing on the bass with the funny time signature that we were grooving over.. its great when you meet the right musicians.. and you know, i dont even care if we play live..so much joy comes from what you do when when your experimenting.. i will try and do a link to the band when i can