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[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1071022' date='Dec 28 2010, 03:29 PM']It's just too bloody cramped. Any more than 3 punters in the shop and it's like a complicated 18th century dance. How do you try out a rig while standing in a 2 foot wide gangway?[/quote] Though in fairness , you could say the same about The Gallery.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1070149' date='Dec 27 2010, 02:50 PM']Great playing on 'Wake Me Up' and 'Club Tropicana'.[/quote] Ain't that true - awesome player . Tasteful as hell - Careless Whisper and Last Christmas . Whatever you think of the songs , have a listen to the bass playing - tasteful and slow builds from start to finish . Another massively underated player .

[quote name='dood' post='1070151' date='Dec 27 2010, 02:50 PM']Time seems to be slipping by and yes we do need to get that payment in advance. I'll have a PM with Charic as we somehow need to get the money to him so that we can book the hall, I guess.[/quote] Let me know how I can pay , and by when , and I'll do it . I suspect everyone is in agreement . This sort of went all cold , and I don't think anyone knew what was happening with this . Let me know mate , and I'll send it off - Oh and is there anything I can bring . I mean does everyone bring their lunch , or do people club together for a sort of buffet . I know this probably sounds like a knobby question , but after bass , it's my stomach

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1069616' date='Dec 26 2010, 03:13 PM']In 1989 I bought my dream bass, an Alembic 20th Anniversary, one of 200 worldwide.. It was from the Bass Centre in London and took ages to get. When I plugged it in I noticed the pickups were microphonic, and on one gig the bass actually had feedback. In those days I had to call or fax their factory in the States. I ended up speaking to an advisor for the company, who told me that there had been a batch of faulty pickups. Faulty pickups on a bass of that quality and expense? Why hadn't it been spotted in quality control? I ended up taking it to the Bass Centre - a fair distance from Stoke - only to have their engineer put foam under the pickups, which was no use at all. To cut a long and frustating story short, it took almost 18 months to get replacement pickups. On one of the many occasions I rang the factory, I actually had the female owner of Alembic complain about my frequent calls. I don't think Stanley Clarke would have had that told to him. In a nutshell, it was a beautiful instrument, and sounded lovely and hi-fi (although I could never get a burpy back pickup sound from it), and I still regret selling it ( I bought my Tobias Classic 5 with the proceeds). However, to spend so much money and have such poor backup was extremely disappointing.[/quote] I find this quite shocking on a bass costing this much . Piss poor quality control and customer service . Years ago I always dreamed of one (they were THE dream bass when I started in the mid eighties) , but then saw the Stanley Clarke model , and thought - "who in their right mind would make a bass with the worst balance of any bass in the world bar none , and then charge 4 grand for it ?" You can't deny the craftmanship at all . But can anyone here imagine a Goodfellow bass going out with a known fault - Bernie would be horrified . Ditto Rob at Status , Jon at Shuker , Martin at the Gallery , etc etc . Same arguement here probably as the Fodera one a few months ago . If you covert one , have the funds , and really buy into the luthier's vision - then go for it and cherish it . But I can't help thinking that with their reputation and price , there shouldn't be any bass (any at all) , sent out with a fault however large or small .

Spoke to Mark yesterday at around 1pm , and ordered a Great Gramma . He said that it probably wouldn't go out that day as probably too late , and with the weather and all , was unsure when it would be delivered . No problem at all , I thought . It turns up when it turns up . Well , I got a phone call from the wife at 10am today , and it arrived . I can't believe I ordered it yesterday lunchtime , and it arrived before 10am today . Can't say enough really . I suppose I got lucky with the good courier service , but a massive hats off to Mark . I've never had service like this before . Just needs to be said really - Top Bloke

Spoke to Mark today , and ordered a Great Gramma off of him . Though he seemed to know nothing of the Gramma bulk buy deal some of the guys did on here earlier in the year with him , which I thought was strange - not that I was angling or anything . First time I've spoken to him , maybe the last who knows . Would have no hesitation ringing him again - spoke about the weather I think I work for BT , so I'm used to speaking to people on dodgy phone lines - was alright when I spoke to him - do you think I fixed it with BT thought Mark ?

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1057146' date='Dec 13 2010, 12:20 PM']He's also pooed himself onstage[/quote] That's really made my day . Not many things make you laugh out loud when you're on your own at work , but that did .

Gigged a few days after my circumcision . Loading up afterwards , felt the blood trickling down my leg . Sounds worse that it actually was , so I don't requires a medal , just a mention in despatches will do

Around about '83 when I was 14/15 , getting into music , and I used to have an old Vox Phantom kicking around . It had all switches and buttons on it - tremelo , organ type sounds - sky high action - the string tension of a girder . A piece of crap then , and a piece of crap probably now . Sold it for a ton . Dread to think what those idiots in Denmark St would put it up for now . Also had at the same time a little valve amp called a Futurama - another piece of crap - ditto the above . And a Vox Continental Organ kicking around , with sort of draw bar things on - this actually was rather good , but big . Went onto Bass aged 15 , and played through a mighty H/H Bass baby combo - 12" speaker combo that was massive and weighed more , looking back , than a non neo 4x10 . All these old pieces , your Voxes , Selmers , Watkins etc , used to just be lying around everywhere when the cheap good guitars came in around the early to mid 80's . Cast aside as the rubbish that they were . How they've become collectable is beyond me . I mean they look lovely in a quirky type way , and are good to hang up or to look at , but they're hardly viable working gigging tools , the guitars or the amps . Rant over

Years ago , I did a weekender on the Isle Of Wight . Night before , I laid out my speakers , amp , bags and bass . Got picked up , drove down , ferry over , checked in , unloaded - f**k , where's my amp ? My girlfriend at the time had come home from her gig , and left her long trench coat over my Trace . In the rush , I just well , sort of missed it . Had to borrow one of the other bands' amps . But the second day we were on our own , and all there was to use was an old H/H MA100 PA head - truely sh*te . I never thought I'd hear Boogie cabs sound that dreadful , but I did that day . Laugh about it now , but I wasn't popular at all that weekend . Ho Hum .

I run an Eden WT400 with an Epifani 610UL . Previously I ran the amp with an Eden 410XLT (which I've still got) Bought a 410UL from the Gallery (another I've still got) , and went down to buy the EA410 when it first come out . Epi blew it out of the water . Epi 410ul = just over half the weight of the Eden , still seems to sound similar (low end , punchy as hell) - no contest really with the weight issue . Epi 610ul = more of the same , and then some . Still lighter than the Eden 410 . If I could buy two 112UL's and had the money spare , I'd buy without trying . At this level , there is no crap gear , just a difference of opinion , but it goes in "flavours of the month " . A few years back everyone was using Eden , then Epifani , and now Bergantino . It's just a pity that you're so far away from a dealer to be able to try one . I really find them great cabs .

[/quote] Updated . ]1) Charic - TC Electronics RH450 & RS210 / ACG Finn4 / Upgraded Fender PBass 2) Lonestar - [Setups] 3) Dood - Shuker Singlecut 7 string and Headless 6 string - can also bring Hartke Hydrive and LH1000 - TC Effects and even a couple of MB F1's to listen to. 4)jonunders - G&L l2500, mark bass LM III, barefaced compact. 5)Jacqueslemac 6)Essexbasscat 7)ESharp (F ) - Stingray with Modulus Quantam neck,Lynott-esq Precision,Eden WT400,Epifani 610UL or 410 ul . 8)gicut58 9)Moonbass - can bring EUB[/quote]

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I'm in . Can't be 100% sure as yet , but I'm pretty sure . If I have to bale out for family reasons , I'll still stump up my tenner . Can't be fairer that that . Who's collecting , and how do I pay ?

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='1021594' date='Nov 12 2010, 03:44 PM']Jesus, no wonder Alex stopped posting... I wouldn't be surprised if Bill went the same way.[/quote] I'm in no doubt that Alex and Bill know more about this that I will ever get my head around , but Stevie surely has a point . If 4x10 cabs are wrong , then why do people keep buying them . If it sounds crap , then we wouldn't use them , even if the badge says Berg,Epi or whatever .

Eden WT400 amp Eden 410XLT Epifani 410UL Epifani 610UL How I've ended up with 3 cabs , I don't know

The Grapes , in Bury St Edmunds . As usual rammed full . Just a late one as usual here . Finishing at 1:30 am , Hit the sack just after 4 - Rock'n'Roll . Big family kids do 12 noon next day - NOT Rock'n'Roll . Ho Hum .

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='991986' date='Oct 18 2010, 09:56 AM']Here's a few from days when I had a sofa![/quote] I'm really liking both the Cutlass 1 and 2 , and the pair of Modulus's . Have you still got them ?

All that now remains of my once bigger collection . The P bass was my first . Got it in '84 when I was 15 . Gigged it solid from '86 to '92 . Depending on which book , either a 78,79 or 80 . All tags , covers and the original unmarked case . I believe the chrome scratch came with it , as it came with it - that was what I was told . Or could have been an add on . Don't know . I only get this out once a year , and am probably gonna sell it (probably regret it , but it never gets played) . The Status was an Ebay pickup , and another I've hardly played . The knob got busted off , and I've hardly touched it since . A bit battered all round to say the least . The jazz was another Ebay pickup . 70's jazz body (so I was told) , with a graphite neck made by Vongaton . Status replaced the electrics with their 2 band (but now leaving a spare hole) . Rob changed the bridge too , and tidied up the neck , but it is still very slightly warped - with a noticable buzz around the 10th to 12th fret . Another not used , and just stuffed into a double gigbag as a spare . The Framus is a dog . The only point of this piece of crap is to hang it on the wall and admire it , cause if you tried to play it , all admiration would rapidly disappear . Bought it for a ton about 20 yrs ago , took it to Martin Booth to try and make it playable - but as thay say - "you can't polish a turd". How Wyman ever played one is beyond me , it's probably on a par with Futurama , Watkins and all of that other 2 bit early sixties rubbish . The Stingray is my keeper . Bought it as a pair , but the shop sold the fretted one before I paid for both . Initially a fretless , Steve Smith , who used to make Goodfellow Basses , fretted it for me . The previous owner wanted a flame bodied graphite necked stingray . So he sold the body and neck to another , got Rodger Giffen to make a body with a bookmatched top , stuck the hardware and electrics back in , and fitted a Modulus Quantam neck . Done every gig bar one in close to 20yrs on this - country to blues to function/corporate to heavy rock - does it all . I'm not much good with camera's , and I'll try to post better pics later with my cruddy cheap model . Thanks for looking - it's only taked me 15 months [attachment=61654:024.JPG]

Just bought a Micro Fuzz from Max . Awesome pedal (gonna do a mini review soon) . The problem I've got , isn't the pedal , but my sound . I haven't used much effects over the years , save for my G5 for Hysteria alone . I can now nail the sound with this little pedal , but when the drummer and then the band kick in , I'm completely lost in the mix . I realise that this is purely a frequency issue on my behalf , but was wondering about splitting the signal . What I'm asking is , is it possible to run it out of the unbalanced output (not the DI) from my amp , then to a channel in the PA , and just push up the volume for this song only ? Thus having my clean sound out of the amp and speaker , and the fuzz (with a mix , granted of the clean) out of the PA . This would then kick in the sound for this one song (or maybe another like say Deeper Underground) . So sort of splitting the bass sound with - normal , and then fuzz and bass into the PA , isolating the fuzz from my main sound . Is this a goer ? Or do you think that maybe DI pedal , with the bass back to the amp through the 'thru' , and an unbalanced 'out' into the fuzz , then the PA (being brought up volume wise just when needed) . This seems simple to me , but does anyone else do something like this ? Look forward for any advice , cheers Paul .

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='980297' date='Oct 7 2010, 10:35 AM']Absolutely no need to feel dumb or stupid. You've solved the problem and left a pointer for others to check. The battery wouldn't have been my first thought either.[/quote] I agree , who'd of thougt it ? Me for one . Don't feel dumb , cause you'll be in good company with me ,and a few others on here I bet . Look at it as imparting another piece of useful knowledge , cause I've certainly learnt something here .

This is great , thanks for this . Though all that fun , I suspect you motives wern't completely alturistic God I wish I had a day spare to do something like this (wife and kids) . I've always wondered about the 2 and 3 band core differences . Has anyone modded a 2 band , with a piggy back mid (ie East dual concentric mid pot) - thus getting the best of everything ?