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[quote name='dunetune_jazz' post='1100362' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:28 AM']Amazing Lubley bass Chris ..... How about sanding it and painting it white .... [/quote] Lol. Dude that guy was a fool!!!

[quote name='poptart' post='1100180' date='Jan 23 2011, 09:44 PM']Chris You are on my list Mark[/quote] Great news. I can start a week on Monday. I'll see you at 9am.

[quote name='poptart' post='1066013' date='Dec 21 2010, 06:44 PM']...............you know that is not a bad idea................I will looking for someone soon.............. [/quote] So... When are you giving me this job then Mark?

[quote name='sockdeluxe_mikey' post='1098667' date='Jan 22 2011, 02:16 PM']That's a very interesting read. How do you power your OC-2 as well? If you run it with batteries or with a 12V input, it will run internally fine at 9V but if you run it with a 9V input it'll run lower than 9V as (strangely) there is a resistor that brings the voltage down by a few volts as the original Boss adaptor (ACA?) was actually 12V, so the pedal then needed to be stepped down to 9V...very strange. When I didn't realise this, I got some distortion with my OC-2 and a few other minor problems but it was completely fixed once I started putting 12V into it.[/quote] Its powered off my diago powerstation at 9v. It's with max now, but when its back i may try the 12v anyway to see how it effects it. I've certainly not heard anything I don't like about the tone etc… although it does remove a few natural sub frequencies compared to playing an Octave lower. If I play 12th fret on the low B for example with the OC2 on, the tone is perfect and synthy, but I get less Sub rumble than I do playing an open Low B. At times I wan't that sub… Shep

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1099489' date='Jan 23 2011, 11:45 AM']Bernie let me on one of his secrets on how to get that feel and what you need to use. Did it on my Status neck and not only does the neck now feel amazing it looks far better… So yeah, GBs are like nothing else out there right? Weirdly they let you do stuff you thought you could never play and can't play on any other bass...?[/quote] Yeah the neck finish is amazing, as is Pre amp 4. I imagine it sounds way over the top to non-GB users, but I agree on the concept of them letting you do stuff you could never plat before the GB. It's odd. Maybe is psychological.. either way, I like it. Not having a GB for a year I think I forgot how good they were. [quote name='sshorepunk' post='1099501' date='Jan 23 2011, 11:53 AM']nice bass, attention to detail is amazing! Tony[/quote] Cheers Shep Shep

Finally the 1st 6 string Bolt On Spitfire is here, and ohy god it's bloody stunning. Pic of the new one - And if you want to see more all the pics are here - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=87929&view=findpost&p=1099416"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...t&p=1099416[/url]

[quote name='Oakbear' post='1099360' date='Jan 23 2011, 10:01 AM']It's been daylight for a good couple of hours! A trip to Robbie sounds like it may be fun. I'll have to check and i'll pm when i know if that's cool... So how does it play?![/quote] No worries, let me know. How does it play… Wow. I actually feel like I've become a better bass player over night. Sounds a bit OTT I know but the change in how fluent I play on the bass is unreal. The neck has Bernies signature 'glass' like feel, which if you haven't felt it sounds like a gimmick, but seriously the back of the neck is so smooth you could slip off it. I think it may be the fact that the bridge is truly 19mm rather than 18.5mm which many basses advertised as 19mm end up being. That tiny change means 3mm over all the strings width and just gives enough room for accurate popping and fretting. It also have the updated preamp (version4 I think) which is fairly recent and OH MY GOD… as if GB's didn't go high enough already! I've only had her a day and I'll wait a while then do a review, but at present I don't think I've played a bass like it. Its a very strange feeling. What I will say is that it's certainly a step forwards from even my last GB, which everyone used to say was the nicest they'd played…

Continued… Headstock (front and back facings) - The awesome sandwich of the neck - Heavily birds eye'd fretboard - Notice the amazing lining job he's done around the edge of the facings and the body to allow the 'Autumn Burst' staining to start and stop without looking dodgy - And finally the ridiculous low action (taken from the B string side at 12th fret) - Happy days! Shep

OK Ok OK… I needed sleep! Pics aren't amazing as its very dull here today, so imagine this is the worst the bass will ever look then get the idea Overview - Body Close ups - Bridge Area (Notice how Bernie has bastardised 2 sets of hardware to create Black & Gold combinations on all the part, inc. Bridge, flip switch, even the gold screws on the black machine heads!) - More in a minute...

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Cool. The Blogger definitely wouldn't share a power supply. Neither would the new Xo Bass MicroSynth (But that came with a power supply as it required a really high draw). I too had a XO Big Muff and that daisy chained fine. TBH I got bored of powering issues with EHX pedals and its the main reason I sold all of them… but I do now have the original Bass Micro Synth.. and although that needs its own 24v (!) power supply its not going anywhere. And yes… super big up the virtual battery. Solves many issues on many pedals (but is a tad pricey!). Shep

Not the full journey by train. A good mate wanted to go see Bernie to so I got the train to Wolverhampton this morning and got there at 8.30, then we drove from there... And he dropped me back at the station on the way home. Still long enough. When I order the 6 fretless I'll let you know though I am however off to see Robbie & the land of RIM basses next Sunday for a few Marseer tweaks and to see some of his toys if you fancy a less intensive day out! Pics will have to wait until daylight... Can't get any decent ones under the poor lighting... Tomorrow. I promise!

When I'm home... And not on the iPhone waiting for a Train for the last leg of my journey from B'ham to Notts... And I I'm not shattered when I get back. I might make you wait until daylight tomorrow

Oh it has one of those as well... But I'll let him off

On the way home. Had a great time hanging out and listening to the Master himsel play bass The Spitfire is AMAZING. Far more than I ever dreamt of. The extra touches Bernie's put in are stunning. Rest assured I'm a happy bunny. Pics soon Shep

Woop Woop!!!!!

I used to have one. The 'XO' series of pedals do indeed need isolated power supplies. Daisy chaining either cuts the power or it whines depending on which power supply you use. If I recall correctly it's a centre positive rather than negative (don't quote me on it though). You can get around the issue by buying a gigrig virtual battery, which will then allow you to daisy chain it with your other pedals (as it fools it into thinking the power supply is isolated). At around £30 each though it may work out cheaper to just run it on batteries for a few years! Shep

EBS NEO…. awesome cab

[quote name='Oakbear' post='1096640' date='Jan 20 2011, 06:32 PM']Gah, working that night [/quote] Bummer… The following weekend we are in the studio with Johnny Carter (Pitchshifter) recording our first proper EP and then will be on more gigs from late feb.

I like the Shuker alot... if that was a 6er I'd be robbing your house!

Delay at the end. Get an Octave (OC2 gets my vote) and a versatile dirt pedal. Actually the Red Ripper that Si's selling is bloody amazing. Octave down plus wall of dirt = win.

[quote name='eude' post='1095591' date='Jan 19 2011, 08:15 PM']Exciting! Man, you'll have to give up your job, just to play all yer basses! Eude[/quote] Ha. If I could afford to there'd be no question... I've had a huge clear out to be honest and the 3 basses listed in my sig, including the one I'm collecting are the only 3 I now own. 2 fretted and 1 fretless. 3's reasonable isn't it? I have 3 musical projects, so that's a bass per band. Isn't that how it's done?

Cool stuff. 3 days to go! Woop Woop.

Max says a boost is no problem so off to Max it goes. Cheers for the advice folks!