Rich

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='753338' date='Feb 21 2010, 10:37 PM']They aren't worth the money[/quote] I assume this statement is based on extensive experience of Fodera basses..?

I can't comment on this as I own a Shuker (and could therefore be accused of bias) and have never played a Fodera (and so cannot make a comparison).

[quote name='Clarky' post='753460' date='Feb 22 2010, 06:23 AM']And I'm afraid I think GUS guitars just look like something you would see being played in the obligatory band-playing-in-a-bar-while-hero-drowns-sorrows scene in a 70s sci-fi film[/quote] Given your three 70s Fenders, I'd be amazed if you [u]did[/u] like it

They're a darned sight more expensive than the OLPs were though.

Ah yes Chris. That'd be a bit like the £200 pre-EB Stingray and the £180 mint Shergold 8-string, both of which I walked straight past many years ago... *kick, kick*

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='752159' date='Feb 20 2010, 08:18 PM']If you have the means to fund it, you don't have to justify it.[/quote] And that's pretty much it in a nutshell. The money's yours to spend and you don't have to [i]justify[/i] it to anyone. It doesn't make you an idiot from Middlesex or anywhere else.

Shaftesbury is gert lush for me. But perhaps somewhere further southwest, Tauntonish-Exeterish, would be more suitable? Although the suggested free venue sounds brilliant. Anyway, wherever it is... come on you Bristle massive, I know there's [i]loads[/i] of you on here. Got to be worth a mass turnout..!

Brilliant things, love 'em. Wish I still had mine.

I agree. The VU meter is fairly pointless and the row of LEDs could have been halved in size, but I like the feck-off great big digital readout.

Part pedal, part Tango Taste Sensation.

Yep [i]so[/i] much more fun than a blank 1U panel

[quote name='JMT3781' post='750429' date='Feb 19 2010, 12:33 AM']The thing is i never liked sunburst or flamed maple... but after seeing a similar design to this on the shuker website i had to have it![/quote] D'you know what, it was much the same for me. A few years ago I would never have considered a burst finish and a maple fingerboard, but then I saw a few like it (including one on Jon's gallery) and got hooked!

First Impressions: Minimal packaging, but that's not really important. The appearance of the unit is very good, nice brushed aluminium with a flawless red anodised finish, and excellent screen-printed labelling. A very professional looking piece of kit. Construction appears to be very solid; no loose wires, cheap plastic jacks or nasty budget electrical components were found. Rating: 8 Ease of Use: There are only three controls on this unit, but they do all that is required. No pointless bells and whistles here. The smoothly operating knobs and handy VU meter are convenient for visual confirmation of proper operation. In addition, the unit's power requirements are so low no additional outlets would be required - in fact I am confident the DD-301 will be totally unaffected when power is supplied by portable generator or where voltage fluctuation is usually a problem. Rating: 9 Sound: After installation, I fired the Shuttle up and found the DD-301's sound to be totally transparent; it completely retained my original tone without constricting the signal path in any way. I found that cable length, footswitch type and available MIDI channels were not a factor in tone shaping or physical placement of the unit. Rating: 9 Reliability & Durability: I expect it to be utterly durable and 100% reliable. Indeed, as far as I am aware not a single one of these units has ever let its user down. Additionally, the DD-301's reduced carrying load is a major advantage over the signal processor I formerly had in this rack space. Rating: 10 Final Impressions: I expect to use the DD-301 for quite some time -- its sound will never go out of style. If ever there was a rack-mount device that would allow an audio engineer to do things he never even dreamed of, this is it. The transparent power of the DD-301 signals one of the the greatest advances in DFA psychoacoustics since, well, ever. It looks good, and doesn't clutter your bass sound. Brilliant. Overall Rating: 9.5

Yup, what everyone else said. You won't hear a gnat-fart's worth of difference between maple and rosewood under anything except laboratory conditions, so go with what you prefer the look of. Oh, and welcome aboard by the way

[quote name='toneknob' post='745736' date='Feb 15 2010, 12:15 PM']PS. how do I enbed youtube vids in posts?[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10414"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10414[/url]

Agreed -- potentially a very nice bass there.

[quote name='leschirons' post='707152' date='Jan 9 2010, 10:00 PM']The boss makes a point of playing every bass the punters would like to try and proceeds to slap at a zillion miles an hour, thus putting off "novices and some intermediates" with his "see what I can do" attitude.[/quote][quote name='BassJase' post='743644' date='Feb 13 2010, 01:13 AM']Ha, couldn't agree more. I know the guy and the shop, and he loves to tell potential customers what they really want (not what they ask for) for ridiculous prices, and then lord it over you with his "check out my awesome playing skills" slap bass fest.[/quote] Yup, this gets my back up quicker than almost anything else. There used to be a guy at Sound Control in Bristol who did this sometimes -- once, I let him do his slappy willy-showing and then when he gave me the bass, I played two notes and said "nah, don't like it" and handed it straight back. And then left the shop. Look on face: priceless.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='742940' date='Feb 12 2010, 11:30 AM']My leads have pentapeptides. Makes for a firmer tone.[/quote] Pfff. That's [i]so[/i] 20th century. The Pro-Argin™ Formula is where it's at now.

Night Boat To Cairo. There's one little bit in it that really gives me grief. Again, I know how to play it forwards & backwards. It's easy, look. Do-do-do-do. See? But when it gets to that bit in a gig...

How much do they normally go for?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='742883' date='Feb 12 2010, 10:38 AM']Generic bass w***ery video 627. "this man has the groove" "this man is sh*t" "yeah it's good but what's the point"[/quote] Yes, you're right. And besides these, there's another cliched response too: "bass w***ery"

That Sonic Hammer was mental. I wish I'd had the readies to take it off your hands.