Muzz

I'd be straight back to Jon for another 2 Shukers, and I'd buy the same Dingwall. The Thunderland I'd be screwed for, as I doubt I'd get another Lakland neck for less than 10x what I paid for mine. Rig-wise, I'd get a light 1U power amp (still using the iPad for preamp duties) and I'd be looking at Alex's website for a Series 3 cab...

Oh Lord, there's plenty, here's a quick selection of the ones I still wince at: 1. Playing Jillys nightclub in Manchester in the 80s (on a three foot high prefab stage) I jumped unwisely under a beam, cracked me head, bit the tip of me tongue off and as I landed I pushed two of the stage sections apart, so spent the remainder of the song bleeding profusely a la Gene Simmons on the cover of Kiss Alive II in an increasingly dynamic and wide-legged stance as I attempted to keep the parting stage together... 2. Snapped a string (again, back in the 80s, haven't done it since) and attempted to pull it off out of the way. Nearly took the top of me finger off, again, claret everywhere... 3. Blanked totally for the intro of a song we were covering. The band started, I didn't. The band stopped, the guitarist shouts the name of the song at me, I stare at him blankly. The band starts again, I still didn't. The guitarist walks over, plays the intro riff at me. I stare at him blankly. He plays it again, and then, like a dam breaking, it all comes back. We all start again, I'm in the wrong key... 4. Walked over to the drummer mid (guitar)-solo, knocked the overhead mic stand over, it topples slowly towards him, until it hits him square on the forehead. There's a huge BOOM, but like a trooper, he keeps playing. His forehead is now very closely mic'd and making some very strange noises. Still frantically playing behind the obliviously-thrashing guitarist, I try and right the mic stand with a foot. The stand is now mic'ing the drummer's shoulder. Eventually one of the audience takes pity, gets on stage and rights the mic stand. He gets a huge and ironic ovation, which the guitarist, delighted, thinks is for him...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413980890' post='2584327'] Those pics are pretty crap (which doesn't bode well, I'll admit) but from what you can see there's no real evidence that it's badly-refinished. I wouldn't go for matt black obviously, but it's not totally outrageous. Problem is I do have terrible GAS for a Wal, so I'm probably biased! [/quote] Well, I was going off the (few for £1400) ropey photos, and the description of the refin where he says it's a 'reasonable job' and applying my EBay Description Paranoia Filter...

Hmmm...a badly refinished Pro 1e at £2k? Dunno if it'd have gone at that...last one on here went for £1600 in good nick with the original case... As you say, tho, it's all a gamble.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413920285' post='2583694'] Had fun watching that! Someone got a bargain. [/quote] D'you think? Dodgy electrics and a dodgy refin/paint job? I had a look at it and thought it was plenty of money...

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1413898916' post='2583291'] Crikey! You must be rough on gear! [/quote] I'm about 40 gigs in with my Compact. Nothing missing, nothing broken, a bit of paint scraped on a couple of edges, that's it. Doesn't have a cover, either. Maybe it's in too good nick, that's why nobody comments on it...?

I was about to start a separate thread entitled "Missed My Mids" about how I used my only gigging bass WITHOUT a John East pre* (my Dingwall) the other night at a gig, and despite it being a fantastic bass, I really, really missed the John East pre, especially the sweepable mid control. I'd just become so used to relying on it live that I hadn't realised how much I use it. Santa might yet be bringing me another U-Retro for the Dingwall... * Both my Shukers have U-Retros, and there's even one in my Thunderland (in my avatar).

5 kilos? As Duncan Bannatyne would say......... "Ooooo me back..."

Nobody, but nobody has ever commented on my rig. They comment about the band, yes all the time, the basses very very occasionally*, but not the rig. Apart from the rest of the band, when we're loading and unloading. Then they say "I'll carry your cab, you take my kick drum/PA cab/combo...". All the time. * "They look weird, you want to get one of those Fenders, mate..." said by punter looking at my Dingwall and Shuker...

Yep, Set List Maker here, too, great for synching amongst band members...

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1413383102' post='2577738'] How do you carry your amp? I'm seriously considering buying a trailer for my bicycle reckoning that I can get a combo in it. Spare bass would be tricky, I only have one back to put a gig bagged bass on, but could carry a spare with the neck removed - hmm... may take time to become tuning stable after reattaching the neck. [/quote] Double gig bag? I use one all the time. Not on a bike, tho...

Is no-one gonna do the gag? OK, I will: I could play "Stairway To Heaven" when I was 12. Jimmy Page didn't actually write it until he was 22. I think that says a lot...

I'd be interested in a comparison between the Barefaced Compact and the H115.

Nope, haven't noticed any difference in attitude. Me, I'm very even-handed: can't be doing with any of it...

No experience of the TRB, but I had a 3000A for twenty years, and the build quality and playability was as good as anything I've encountered. Good solid PJ tones from them, and a decent 2-band EQ. I'm kinda sorry I sold it now. IIRC, it went for about six hundred pounds, I'd expect the 5000A to go for a little more...

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1412715062' post='2571368'] I'd like to have a crack at God Only Knows on my kazoo because however bad it sounded i'd always rest easy that it couldn't possibly be worse than what the BBC have just done to it. [/quote] +1... I could lay my hands on a vuvuzela and we could duet...

[quote name='Lynottfan' timestamp='1412714540' post='2571356'] Always wanted to have a go at Just what I needed by the cars, done it in rehearsals, big fan of Ben Orr and I can sing it (just) would love to do it live. [/quote] One of the first songs I played in a band - it was still in the charts at the time... I've always wanted to do Get The Funk Out by Extreme, but Punter Blankness has always prevented us...

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1411251438' post='2557957'] What power amps are you guys using (if any)? I'd like to take ipad, light amp and barefaced cab for gigs and practice. Was eying up the EHX magnum 44 but not sure its loud/clean enough. I'd rather any distortion came from my actual preamp tones. [/quote] I've ended up with a Markbass F1, I run my Sonic Port straight into the front of it.. Nice and neutral amp, doesn't colour the iPad preamp tones, it's loud and very very small. Into my Compact, I haven't come across a situation where it isn't loud enough yet, and I've never pushed it...

God above, that was just awful. Awful.

I've had a series/parallel/single switch fitted to my Delano MM-loaded Shuker horn, and it produces three different tones. The Series setting is much louder than the other two, so I don't use it much (I had the switch put in to get away from this), but I use the other two a lot. I'm going to be fitting the new Nordy Bigman pickup soon (when I get the funds sorted), and that'll be wired with seperate volumes for each coil (each coil is basically a Big Single) instead of a switch...

OK, just found this in a drawer, and I haven't had the amp for a couple of years now, so if anyone wants it, just give me your address and I'll stick it in the post. Cheers, Muzz

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