Rich

Shep, I used to have this power amp and can highly recommend it. It's a very powerful tool, both in terms of, errm, power and in terms of facilities and features. Most of which I never even got round to trying.
If you do want to run it in bridge mono, then yes you'll need to bugger about with specially wired 4-pole speakons. I used to run mine in 2-channel stereo, with the preamp output plugged into both channel inputs. Thus allowing me to use ordinary 2-pole speakons and cable etc.

The secondhand market is definitely your friend. Try everything you can get your hands on.
If you decide you really want a brand new bass, I recommend trying anything with 'Yamaha' on the headstock.

GIBSON UNVEIL NEW MARK KING SIGNATURE EB-1 BASS

Gareth I've been reading this thread with increasing disbelief. I'm angry just from reading about it, god mate you must be incandescent with rage. It's a disgusting situation. Why they haven't grovelled a huge apology by now is a mystery to me. Sounds like terrible customer service.

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The people suggesting a £1500 shuker should know that this should be over £2000 with the matching head afaik, sure no one pays list but it's £49 less than I paid for a H without the matching head, that was before the vat and price rise too!
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My entirely custom spec Shuker 5 was 1500 quid. That's if you include all the diesel costs for all the visits I made, tyre wear, new shirt for each visit, celebratory bottle of Moet that I didn't actually buy, cuddly toy, teasmade, etc etc etc. 2 large for a basically mass-produced off-the-peg instrument is a joke IMHO. EVen if it is the list price that nobody pays.

Status Groove 5 string.

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The pretty much reflect what you put into them, both in finish and sound.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Fretless-4-String-Aromatic-Cedar-Scarab-Wishbass-/130567955786?pt=Guitar&hash=item1e6674e54a"]This one is on ebay for the impatient.[/url]
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"The nut is 1 7/8 inches wide"
I'd heard they had chunky necks because of the lack of truss rod, but my god... this is 1/4" wider than the neck on my [i]5-string [/i]Status...

I had a Delta rig for a while -- the 600w head with the 1x18(?) and 2x8 cabs. The sound was brilliant but oh god that big cab was sooo heavy...
This is a bargain.

Come and say hi if you're there. I'll be the one holding the Shuker 5

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Have moved this to the Gear section -- it'll be more visible there.

See mate, I told you we was a friendly bunch

Which phenomenon? Mr. Caron? Fusion? Youtube?

[quote name='JTUK' post='1368744' date='Sep 10 2011, 05:38 PM']I now have new colour scheme for a build.... CAR with white pearl/cream, RW block and bound.[/quote]
With matching headstock, it's my favourite colour scheme for a Jazz. One day I'll get Mr. Shuke to build me a 5-string one

White pearl. I know you don't go for white much, but pearl is a different kettle of fish.

Mind if I hijack for just a moment? I've finished my bitsaP too so I thought I'd share. It's an unknown body (nice chunky bit of solid wood), the gorgeous neck off my old Squier Jazz, big chunky bridge, cream pearly plate, cheapass pickup and an EMG BTS 2-band eq. It's worked out really well, better than I could have hoped -- I've shimmed the neck slightly and its got a lovely low action as a result. There's a more powerful Wilkinson pickup on its way to me in the post. At some point it'll get a J pickup at the bridge.
All I need now is an old-skool funk gig




(I've fitted all the plate screws since I took the pics)

I love this guy's playing. I saw him with Mike Stern's quartet a few years back; his was some of the finest fretless playing I have ever seen or heard. Tasteful, accurate, and with a fabulous sense of melody. One of his solos was so melodic in fact that the tune of it actually got stuck in my head for a couple of days. How often does that happen with a [i]bass solo[/i]?
Ah well, I'm sure somebody will be along in a bit to tell us what a pile of toss slap is.

If anyone else is hoping to win the Basschat 'Most Valuable Player' award, don't bother. Pete's got it sewn up for ever Sir, you are a diamond.

Is it in the standard factory finish, or an exotic top? Can't stand those coffee table Mars bars.

Squier Jazz body, black, plywood unfortunately.
WYSIWYG. It has buttons, w/b/w pickguard and control plate, and a pair of active pickups of unknown origin.
The body is fairly scruffy, a few scrapes here and there, one particularly deep on on the back. And as you can see, it's been drilled out for a body-edge jack socket (a standard rugby-ball plate fits).
Oh, and it also comes complete with two stickers courtesy of my son
Free to a good home for the cost of postage (about 8 quid, according to the RM website) or you can come and pick it up.

Please note that I am a lazy bugger and can't be bothered to take it apart, so it goes complete.

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Bill -- for the total thickies among us (i.e. me), could you explain the difference between 1st order high-pass and 3rd order?

That is phwoarr with a capital fuh. Stunning..!

Errm, thirteen
Three vocals, guitar, keys, bass, drums, two trumpets, alto tenor & bari saxes, and trombone.



Needless to say, the gig money doesn't pay the mortgage. None of us does it for the loot though, it's a great laugh with a bunch of mates.

For anyone dipping a toe in the [s]acid[/s] water, i can recommend the 'Best Of Acid Jazz' vol.1 and 2 double CD sets. Available from Amazon for £buggerall and a great way to hear new sounds.

No, we know this isn't true -- deforestation doesn't happen, because Hartley Peavey said he couldn't see any smoke from his Gulfstream. And therefore anyone who worries about it is just a "tree hugger". Hartley said so.

My three favourites are Rio, New Religion, and Last Chance On The Stairway.

Back in mid 1986, I had a load of stuff stolen from outside our rehearsal studio -- basically everything except my bass and amp. I still live in hope that the brand new MXR Phase 100 exploded into razor-sharp shards of red hot metal the first time the thief tried to use it. Anyway, I digress... I bought a load of replacement bits and pieces, among which were a pair of 15ft Klotz cables. I've used them for pretty much every gig and rehearsal since.