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Muzz
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In the ever-moving search for the minimal gigging setup, as a band we've moved to in-ears and digital processing, so my ME-50B is now surplus to requirements. The ME-50B's a great multi-effects board for anyone who needs options with the minimum of fuss - I like it because it has everything I needed in one unit, and the analog nature of the dials and stomps means you can see exactly what's going on with a look. I found it miles easier to use than the digital multi-effects pedals like the Zoom MS-60B Here's a link to the spec, it's got everything I needed (and plenty more I never used): [url="http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=593"]http://www.bossus.co...p?ProductId=593[/url] They're £229 in the shops. It's in full working condition, and in great nick - just a few scuffs to the paint on the edges. It'll come with a power supply, and the price is now £99 posted in the UK. Oh, and it's also PAT tested till July. Cheers, Muzz [attachment=160130:photo 1.JPG] [attachment=160131:photo 2.JPG] [attachment=160132:photo 3.JPG] [attachment=160133:photo 4.JPG] -
If my Fortress had been that colour, I'd never have sold it. Lovely basses, GLWTS.
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I made the mistake recently of spending a lot of money on a bass with its appearance as a major factor, foolishly relegating the other factors into minority considerations. It turned out to be uncomfortable, poor on playability and lacking in tone. The appearance suddenly became much less important once I had picked it up and discovered this. It lasted less than 24 hours. So, I'd say wisdom lies in considering and testing all five factors thoroughly. I could live with less than perfection in a couple of areas, but only if the others outweighed them.
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Appearance of you and band on stage - clothing opinions?
Muzz replied to Diablo's topic in General Discussion
For the wedding/function band, it's suits and we have branded polos/caps/fleeces for the load-in and out. If we're playing a pub, it's more relaxed, but I tend to wear the polo at least when setting up, and change for the gig. It depends on the organisation of the gig to an extent - if you're just turning up with a bass to plug in and go, then as BRX says, dress to impress on the way in. But you'd look a bit daft manhandling the PA upstairs in stack heels or looking for an iffy XLR connection in sunglasses... -
I've had mine for three years, and I've used it for one thing or another every single day (and I mean Every Single Day), and it's never let me down. Musically, I practice with it, use it for charts live (got one of them stand gripper things) and now I'm going to be using it for signal processing live, too (the Jamup Ampeg sim is very very good). So yeah, I'd say go for it!
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Lovely bass, I love Jon's work. As a matter of fact, in the third picture, that's my new bass in the background...I'm picking it up next Monday
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I had a SVT7-Pro, for a while, too, and I thought it kinda fell in between two stools: on the one hand, it does a good impression of a 'real' SVT (but it's only an impression, and there are smaller, more practical amps (and pedals like the Sansamp) which can do it just as well IMHO) and it's much, much lighter, but on the other it's still a rackmount heftyish amp (I took the top off mine, and there's loooooaaaads of empty space inside), although it'll go enormously loud, if that's what you're after.
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About time this one had a bump...will also consider a small combo (300w+) for a trade...
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It does indeed sound fantastic - that's the sound I was after. Sadly, neither of the ones I tried were even remotely capable of that!
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[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1396469252' post='2414130'] Identical to the one Jean Jacques Burnel had or still has. Lovely [media]http://youtu.be/Cje1W6iGesw[/media] [/quote] What a f*cking bass sound...
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Not the way I want it - as I said, the one I bought (and the one in PMT) just aren't good enough as basses. Well, not for that money, anyway. There are some dogs out there...
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Great looking bass, and a great return story...now if I can only find my old 4001, I might stop moaning about 4003s...
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Having had and sold a great-condition, stock 3000A, I'd say £600 was a good price.
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He's giving Thunderbirds a bad name...
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I really liked my 4001, which I had for about six or seven years, but I can't say I've liked a single 4003 I've tried (probably half a dozen, in various shops), and it's not all about the ergonomics - I play a 22-fret Laklandbird with the world's worst top fret access ever, and I love that - they've just not been great basses, which, for the money, they should be. I've probably been simply unlucky: folk on here have good (great) ones, I'd say their experience may be the exception.
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Great article, and just up my street these days. Ooo, I've got a quick question, too: how long's the iPad lead on the Sonic Port? Was going to use an iKlip on a mic stand, but I don't want the Sonic Port dangling... Cheers, M
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I like to see nice wood on basses, and I love maple boards. Which just goes to show...something or other...
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As an addendum to this one, I was passing PMT on Thursday, so as usual I popped in, and there on the wall (at £1699) was a 4003W. I took it down , tried it, and... ...it was as bad as the one I sent back. Fretboard littered with weak notes, nut cut a couple of mm high at the first fret, just lifeless. A £400 bass at best.
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As I mentioned on the other thread, mine just comes back on when it can be good and arsed. Occasionally I'll switch it on at a gig and it won't light up, but after a few minutes, it's always on. At switch-on, there'll be no sound for a short while (depending on temperature) while the valves warm up (and there's a light to tell you that), but that should take no more than a minute. Anything longer than that would indicate something wrong somewhere.
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Mine just comes back on when it can be good and arsed. Occasionally I'll switch it on at a gig and it won't light up, but after a few minutes, it's always on. Doesn't bother me, but I'm kind of interested to find out how this one turns out...
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Aaaaaand SOLD!
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Well, we've been gigging successfully for a while now with in-ears (much to the relief of my ears/tinnitus) so I'm downsizing even more, and my beloved Schroeder 1515L is up for sale/trade. It's a fantastic cab, and while I've had it, I've been through seven different heads, but it's always stayed. It's a one-hand carry 2x15 that's been all I've needed live in any situation, PA support or not, and I play with some pretty loud drummers. 4 Ohms, 800w. It's not a hi-fi cab, but it sits very, very well in a band mix. It's in good condtion, a couple of scuffs but nothing dramatic, and needless to say works absolutely as it should. These are no longer made, and I couldn't get one in the UK (I got this one new from Sweden) and I've no idea where anyone would get a Schroeder in the UK these days. So...ultra rare! Here's the details from the website: [attachment=158766:1515l.JPG] And here's the cab itself: [attachment=158764:photo 3.JPG] [attachment=158765:photo 4.JPG] [attachment=158763:photo 2.JPG] I'm in two minds about selling it at all, to be honest, hence the trade option - I don't mind adding some cash for the right bass (not a Fender), and the only small heads I'm even vaguely gassing for are a GK Fusion or MB TTE500. I'm in the North West, and although it's a very very lightweight cab, it's still a cab, so I guess I'd rather not ship, or I suppose I could meet up within a reasonable radius of Manchester. Any questions, just let me know. Cheers, M -
Well, it's on it's way back to GAK, so as soon as they ping the money back, I'm off again... It's been an exciting week, at least...
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Thanks for that Karl, I'm not keen on a 4004, for me it wrecks the best thing about Rics, which is the looks. Having played it some more last night, it's just not good enough; by which I mean, the woods and contruction are there, but the design is ergonomically hopeless, and with eyes closed it actually plays like a £450 bass, not a £1600 one. The neck pickup is incredibly low output and wooly, the nut's cut way too high, and I don't know what strings they ship with, but it plays in a pretty lifeless, inconsistent way. There's no zing to the thing, acoustically or plugged in. If I'd paid £450 for it, I'd grit teeth, possibly compromise on the ergonomics and make some mods, change the strings, fettle with it, etc, but for £1639? No chance. I'm on to GAK's returns department when they open at half nine. For the record, I'm not a 'Fender player', I've had many, many different sorts of basses, from luthiery lovliness to Explorers and Thunderbirds to 8 and 12 strings, and even my rather idiosyncratic but appealing Wishbass, so I'm very happy with lots of different styles of bass. I'm not exclusively a pick player, either, but there's no way to play it with your forearm on the bass that doesn't leave a mark on your arm within seconds, the edge is soooo sharp. Still gutted, but I'll get the money back, get over it and get something else. I'm almost as upset for my other half, she'd bought it for me for my birthday, so she's quite disappointed, too. It still looks lovely, though...
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[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395347786' post='2401498'] Very sorry to hear you aren't getting on with the Rick, Muzz. Are you sure you're nut being a bit too hasty to judge? I've been in exactly the situation with basses I have bought sight-unseen, and some of them have grown on me over time, to the extent that I wouldn't part with them now. [/quote] Thanks for the kind words, but I'm positive. The ergonomics just don't work for me as a pick player - that top edge was cutting into the inside of my right arm within seconds, and the pickup sounds are just...well, they're not what I like to hear. Not for me, and far too expensive to have hanging around in the hope that I might somehow change my mind. Ho hum.
