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I adore my Ric. It holds a special place for me because a lot of people in my family (some of whom arent about anymore) contributed to it for my 21'st birthday many moons ago, so ill never be getting rid of mine either! I got one basically because they look cool and my hero at the time (a certain Mr Cliff Burton, who also was a fingerstyle genius) played one. I havent been disappointed... its done more gigs than I care to mention now and is showing some of the effects of that, but it still sounds the business. The neck thing is a bit of an issue (particularly on the old 4001's) so I would certainly advise trying it out for a while first. Particularly if you play in F a lot. lol

I am looking forward to seeing this...

Ive worked both sides of the business, and I would never book a band when I was booking them without a demo tape (or disc... ahem) as you could never be sure what they sounded like. Simple really. Well, unless they could guarantee at least 50 people who would turn up and drink like fish... The other situation is of course if you (or others in your group) are well known in the town / area already. I would happily book bands who had "Got previous" in their ranks

[i]ALERT *** non-tits related comment ***[/i] I think its looks fresh, bright and striking (in a black / white prime colours way) and very professional. The band's look is sort of a mix between the Hives and Muse Hullabaloo era... imho

I would have to go with the mighty Dood, as his playing is something to behold.

I need to play in D on some tunes and dont want to detune my Gibson, so I use my Ric for "D" stuff and switch over. I dont do it very professionally at all, i turn volume to 0, pull the guitar lead out of the amp, put down old bass, pick up new one, plug lead into new bass, plug lead into amp, set EQ / gain etc to match the new bass (ive had to memorise it lol) and then 'orf ya go. professional? probably not

That is lovely. Nice to see a 4-string with a cut-away. I want one. :wub:

I believe one of our forumites here is a bit of a buff on the subject - obbm is the man...

after finally getting my hands on Doodle yesterday evening (WHAT a neck. WHAAAAT a fabulous neck. Ill say it again. WHAAAAAAAAAAAT a fabulous neck!!!!) im really looking forward to seeing this DJV!

i would ask... what sort of music / style do you play, or intend to play? Certain basses suit different things imho

you know you love the Ampeg way DJV

New amp (Ampeg B2RE) and a Gator case. Now I must avoid GAS for the rest of the year (particularly for a valve pre amp in a separrate 2U case, already)

Well my B2RE has arrived, and I can say for the money you are getting a hell of a lot of amp. Its now installed in a Gator so it wont be getting trashed anytime soon, and looks quite cool as a mini stack. I too am using a B410 cab. One rather annoying thing about it - the feet of it. Which if you are sticking it in a 2U rack need to be removed appear to be nigh on impossible to remove. One came out, and all the other three did not as they appear to have been bolted INSIDE the case in the amp, which I found out after having to remove the rubber from the screws. A minor annoyance as it will never come out of the rack, and putting the rubber back on if I DID remove it from the Gator would be pretty simple.

Mmm, nice

Well, my B2RE just arrived this morning, looking forward to pumping it through my 4ohm cab at a full 450w. First gig at the weekend - ill post back on my thoughts if you like? I used to use a Trace head and cabs as well.

[quote name='bumnote' post='376251' date='Jan 10 2009, 04:44 PM']Ah but hes smart and provided good service. He has assesed he cant sell you what you want cos hes hasnt got it. He has told you where you can, but he has also left you with a good impression of of his shop, and his service. Where is going to be high up your list next time you go bass shopping?[/quote] +1 to that. I always remember my sales experiences when it involves things that cost a lot of money. The guys at my local PMT have been great to me over the years, so I go there rather than anywhere else for sundries, and give them first go at trying to beat an internet price or such for anything expensive.

Cliff was one of the reasons why I took up twanging the 4-string ("you mean that's NOT a guitar making that sound?" - to quote me at a much younger age) so ill have to go with him. Plus he swung his hair around in circles. And wore flares.

Actually no I WONT be getting one from that particular firm, as they called me to say they had run out, and then instantly put the price up to £549!!!

Just ordered one from soundslive (who have some good reviews on here) for £350.99. Seems a very very good price indeed for Ampeg stufff...!

+10000000 Top man to deal with, some trouble my end with my amp at exactly the same time the item I bought from J confused matters... anyway to cut a long story short the cab he sold me was in great nick and sounds awesome, you just dont want your head to conk out at the exact same time it arrives (odd as it worked the week before). Very understanding chap to deal with considering the confusion surrounding the issue, buy from this man with great confidence, top comms and even offered to pay back the shipping on the cab when I originally thought he'd sold me a duffer. Which he hadnt. I still feel rather silly about that, ahem. Cheers J :-)

High praise indeed Wayne... ill see what little cash I have left after Chrimbo and see... ...funnily enough you also appear to have the same Trace head as me

All Ampeg stories welcome... :-) Seriously considering the B2-RE as a viable option as it appears my Trace has "issues".