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    WHAT AND WHY?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    My first set up was a Marshall valve amp and a 4x12 cab. I think it was a 100W guitar amp and at the time I didn't really care too much about sound, I wanted to be loud like Lemmy. After that came the Carlsboro Stingray and a 1X18 cab which weighed a tonne. I think the speaker came from a P.A.

    I don't know who works out where handles should be on combos and cabs but I don't think much thought goes into it. The Laney I had, had one handle on the top which was useless. I see the newer ones have two, one either side. Castors seem the best solution.

    WHAT AND WHY?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies so far.

    I was curious as to what others use. I personally try to go for portability, I do suffer with a bad back so my days of lumping a cab around are over. I did have a Trace Elliott BLX130 with a 10" extension cab and that was great. However I had to sell it when moving house :) . I have an amp and 1X15 cab at the mo but its only been out of the house once due to the back issue. I will be looking to get a combo soon, something more portable (or a roadie).

    WHAT AND WHY?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    I have been playing bass since I was 17, had a few years without gigging when kids were young. I have had 5 amps/combo's in this time and they have all been under 200 Watts. Ive played small pub venues to outside gigs and never really felt that I needed anything louder. I have read several threads on here and have noticed the variety of amplification used. So what does everyone else use and why, combos or amps and cabs?. Do you really need a 500W+ amp to play a pub or hall gig?. I have played at an open mic night at a pub where we used a 60W combo, it sounded a bit over driven but did the job (how long it would last doing that is a different matter). I also went to a mate's B'day party at a very small pub (the quaker in Darlington) and the guy playing bass had a full Hartke stack (4X10 or 12 and 1X15) and that was way too loud so loud that my ears were itching and it was making me fart. I understand that some like the over drive sound and others prefer a clean sound, some are happy with a small combo whilst others may want a 8X10 or two. So as the topic title says "What and why"?.

    Is shill bidding considered scamming?

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    Also if you look at morkeal's feedback musicgearguy left feedback for him on 24th aug on another sale. Either this is purley a coincidence or they have done something similar before.

    I was looking at a car on ebay a few years back which kept getting relisted and the same guy won it 3 times. If you don't want to sell something for peanuts then stick a reserve on otherwise people soon cotton on to what you are doing.

    Stingray PickGuard/Scratch plate

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by markytbass

    This is where I got mine from, bought it late Wednsday night and it arrived today. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLEAR-2MM-PLASTIC-ACRYLIC-PERSPEX-SHEET-500-X-500MM_W0QQitemZ140173231210QQihZ004QQcategoryZ26258QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLEAR-2MM-PLASTIC-AC...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

    Favourite recordings without bass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I saw The Dubliners a few years back, not a bass in sight, no drums either. Lot's of singing and drinking, songs included Black Velvet Band, Seven Drunken Nights, The Wild Rover, Phil the Fluter's Ball and the most upsetting one of the night The Pub with no Beer.

    The Clancey Brothers, Tim Finnegan's Wake has no bass in it either (thinking about it I don't know if any of their songs have a bass in it).

    Syd Barrett, Dark Globe. I prefer the Placebo version basically because the guitar is in time with the vocals.

    I could go on all night, Nick Drake is another.

    Ibanez ATK, what's the story?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by markytbass

    Now maybe, but at the time the thread started there were several on ebay one of which went for around £150. One 5 string on here went to a pawn broker for £150, I can simpathise with the guy as I bought a Cort bass for over £200 just to see them going on ebay for less than a tonne. Had I known this I would have bought 2nd hand and I would have had more to spend on an amp/combo.

    Ibanez ATK, what's the story?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    This thread is supposed to be about the merits of the ATK....... lets get back on track please folks or I'll have to consider closing this thread as it is not achieving anything.
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    I think the initial question was why were so many nearly new ones apearing on ebay.

    Whats a good bass for my wife??

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    My wife (who's about 5feet tall) has an Ibanez EDB550. The body is smaller than most and the neck is nice and slim. She had always struggled with most designes of bass due to either the body being too large or the neck too fat. It's best to take her to try some out I think that is the only way you will know your getting the right bass.

    Stingray PickGuard/Scratch plate

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    I have recently bought a Vintage sunburst Stingray and want to get a clear scratch plate to replace the black one. I have seen some at WD music on line but feel that £32 is a tad steap for a piece of plastic. I could get some plastic and try a DIY job but wife suggested I try and buy one first. I'm sure I saw some on Ebay (USA) for around £20 recently but can't find them now. Does anyone else know where I could get one from. Any help would be much apreciated.

    Cheers

    Markyt

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