BigAlonBass

[quote name='andy67' post='180702' date='Apr 19 2008, 08:42 PM']I consider my self to be ultra lucky! these basses are just superb! andy[/quote] and you've got two! Can you FEEL the hate?

He isn't saying it's a limited edition. In the description, he says it's a LIMTIED edition, 4 STING bass! What a divvy! Oh, sorry........it's also got a PIZEO pickup.

[quote name='rohan' post='165636' date='Mar 28 2008, 11:13 PM']I noticed this also, I assume it will go for quite cheap and someone will get a complete bargain as it's collection only and not many people have heard of 8x8s. Do ampeg still make them?[/quote] Nope! They went out of production in about 1999. I tried one of these at a gig couple of years ago, and it had that "SVT" sound, without the hernia-inducing weight. (The owner wouldn't sell it to me ) They're no good for a 5-string, because they haven't got the "bottom" to cope, but for medium-sized gigs (even without P.A. assistance) they're the business.

No, unfortunately not, but I wish I lived closer to Bristol!

No Strap!?!? How dare he!?!? What a rip-off!!!!!!

[quote name='neilb' post='149437' date='Mar 1 2008, 01:46 PM']Had a bad day Al?[/quote] Yep!! I thought I'd just come down to Basschat and have a bit crack with the lads. After yesterday, the LAST thing I needed was people trying to belittle my knowledge, and point out obvious flaws in my computer (lack of) skill. I shall now bugger off to Youtube, and try to learn who everyone is talking about, before I come back.

[quote name='Hamster' post='149242' date='Feb 29 2008, 11:18 PM']The bass player's name is kinda mentioned in the video comments Hamster[/quote] YeaH? On PAGE FOUR! Before that, all it says is "Jeff, Omar, Marcus, and the Good Doctor". Not much help if you don't know any of Jeff Healeys Backing Musicians, is it? When I follow a link to YouTube, I'd like to watch the pretty moving pictures, not have to scroll through a soliloquy of the usually facile comments posted by the 'Great Unwashed'. I'm terribly, terribly sorry that I don't measure up to your expectations of who I should know, but I was just asking a simple question in the hope of getting a simple answer. I'm usually too busy gigging to sit on the computer, so I'm not au fait with who's a 'Hero' or 'Role Model' this week.

[quote name='barneythedog' post='149208' date='Feb 29 2008, 09:56 PM']just a bit [/quote] NOT REALLY!!!!!!! This is what gets right up my nose sometimes. I ask a simple question, and I get the p*ss taken! All I see is some Black Guy playing some sort of Fender Bass. Thanks for the help guys!

I can't help with the query about the Customs costs, but my son has just had a set of customised mirrors for his car delivered from America, and it was DHL all the way to our front door.

Probably somebody famous, but I don't know who he is.

It's back up!

[quote name='andy67' post='142029' date='Feb 17 2008, 06:35 PM']surely you would expect the brilliant white scratchplate to have gone that off white/yellowish colour for a forty odd year old bass?[/quote] I'm saying no more-I'm apparently always wrong.

[quote name='Jase' post='139834' date='Feb 13 2008, 08:26 PM']Do you reckon that's genuine wear and tear?[/quote] Good God, no! It looks like it's been badly sprayed with something that reacted to what was already there, and then "reliced" to within an inch of its life, (with the roughest sandpaper possible) to hide the bodge job.

[quote name='shaundixon666' post='134981' date='Feb 6 2008, 01:30 PM']If you win this, let us know what its like to play Guess it would be quite interesting.[/quote] They're not the greatest thing in the world Shaun, but they're still fairly playable. Mick from "The Force" bought the 'Jack Daniels' Bass from Chris, (the seller) because he preferred the action and feel more than the M-16. He still only uses it for the odd number now and then-just for a conversation starter. Kev from 'Bessie and the Zinc Buckets' made exactly the same choice. He said the M-16 was fun, but found it very awkward to get it to hang properly.

Transformers!-Basses In Disguise! I'll get me coat.......

Funnily enough, one of the ones that stand out for me is the Bass line in "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" by Diana Ross. I don't particularly like her voice, or her style of singing, but I heard this a few years ago and it blew me away. The Bass seems to be at a counterpoint to the melody, and for some reason, it really, really works.

....and it cost me less than I thought..........

Keep Off!!!!! It's MIIIIIIIIINE, I tell you!

I think I'd tend to ask a lot of questions. It seems to have unresolved "Issues" that he doesn't explain satisfactorily enough for me. You can't have it on top of your Cab/ The fan makes a noise/he THINKS it MIGHT need a re-valve, etc., etc. O.K. if it goes cheaply enough, but how many teeth does a gift horse have?

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='94289' date='Nov 25 2007, 08:40 PM']and I bet you live a million miles away from me! [/quote] ooops, sorry! should have read the title-only half a million miles!

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='93384' date='Nov 23 2007, 04:05 PM']OK here's the deal. I bought this from Thomman, but its arrived mildly scratched with some slightly ripped foam (don't you love DHL...). Thomman have agreed to replace it, but don't want me to return this one. Its perfectly usable, and looks as though it has been to a dozen gigs...so would be perfect for a gigging band/bassist (I'm using it to tidy up my guitar room, hence wanting it unmarked). Only condition is that it stays with me until the new one arrives (shouldn't be more than a few days). Oh, and it must be collected - as you can appreciate the box is quite large, and don't want the hassle and expense of posting it. First person to email me: JLElvin@googlemail dot com Off work all next week, so any time pickup is possible.[/quote] and I bet you live a million miles away from me!

Before I got the rack unit, I had mine just sitting on top of my amp as well, with a couple of strips of gaffer tape to stop it sliding off. It didn't seem to make any difference to its reception. You've got me flummoxed now-none of my mates have ever had this problem in the past, and we're all waiting and hoping you find out what's causing it!