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  1. Phil Lynott used one of the plexi basses after his first bass was stolen you can see it on the vid for whiskey in the jar. As for the Scroll bass, Italia seem to have borrowed the design for their Imola bass.

  2. Cheers,
    I've just got back from Darlington music center who have a small selection of SWR Workingman but they didn't know about the Spellbinder and when they rang their supplier they thought it would be January. All the lightweight stuff seems to carry a high price tag, looks like I'll have to save up for it or do more OT.

  3. There was a Trio (sax, double bass and drums) playing in the bar of the rehearsal rooms I use, the double bass came through quite clear (unamplified).

    I nearly did a gig about 2 years ago, we turned up and there wasn't enough room on the stage for all the amps that had been bought along. The combo that the bass was to go through was an old Vox keyboard amp 30watts. My bass (active Cort) just sounded distorted no matter what I did. Anyhow the gig was cancelled after we had all set up :)

  4. Wattage wise, what is the smallest rig you have used at a gig?

    Back in the early 90's I had a Carlsbro Stingray 100w through a 16ohm 18" speaker, now I don't know the maths but it couldn't have been pushing more than 70watts max. After that I had a Trace Elliott BLX130 without extension cab to start with. It amazes me what my mates and I would gig with back then, nowadays it seems some bassists arn't happy unless their rig can burst an ear drum at 100 yards.

    Has live music (or drummers) got louder or do people use large wattage amps at lower volumes for more clarity?

  5. I payed a hefty deposit on my CC, after the deal didn't go through (their fault not mine) I was pissed around when trying to get the dep back. In the end my CC company suggested they refund me the money onto my card and take action to get the money back. When I told the dealer this they paid up within 24 hours.

  6. [quote]Andyonbass has the 500w version, worth checkin out at the bash this weekend if it'll help give you an idea?[/quote]

    I have been looking at the LH500 and the HA series amps as they are within my budget and I have to get some cabs.

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