GarethFlatlands

I use one of the older, non red fronted ones and it sounds really good. Picked it up for £150 which was a bit of a bargain. It's heavy though, I can barely carry it because of the awkward size and top mounted handle. And I'm very weedy.

[quote name='BassBus' post='1132049' date='Feb 18 2011, 11:49 AM']Sorry Emiliano, for the missunderstanding. The figure of £2000 came from one of your past customers with a Stico in UK. That was the price he gave me once he had factored in getting it back to UK.[/quote] Still way too much for me, shame as they're amazing looking instruments and the sound clips are beautiful. I got a compliment on my playing from the guy recording us yesterday, he said I played better than some people he's heard who've played upright for years. Not bad for 5 hours practice! Though the tape markers on the side of the neck probably helped. A lot....

It was a Palatino I played, pretty good sound to my ears compared with a DB, at least once I'd stuffed a jumper under the bridge to stop some horrible sounding odd harmonics.. It was uncomfortable to play with the extra side bit attached so I played without it and rested the bass against my body which gave me a fair amount of freedom to move my left hand around. The radius meant it could be bowed (although my bowing is terrible) and it looks... well depends who you talk to. Our singer hates it but I like it. Overall not bad, I'm going to sell some of my redundant guitars and hope a better EUB comes along after that. Thanks for all the advice and tips guys. Sound clips to follow, got it on 2 songs in the end.

The speaker currently in your amp isn't necessarily 8 ohms, you could buy/borrow a multimeter and check it if you really wanted to know. It may well be 4 and just a terrible speaker which is why you're struggling to hear yourself. If it is a 4 ohm speaker and you add an 8 ohm cab, you'll be running at 2.66 ohms and risk damaging your amp (1/8 + 1/4 = .375, 1/.375 = 2.666). Seems like the easiest solution to me would just be to replace the current speaker with an 8 ohm Celestion or other quality speaker with a high sensitivity if it's more volume you're after. This should help your sound cut through more and you can add the extra 8 ohm cab afterwards if you still need to push more air. Edit:- You can mix and match speaker wattages, remember that the maximum you can push into them is the wattage of the lowest rated speaker * the number of speakers. My guitar cab runs 2 Celestions , a Hot 100 (100 watts) and a Vintage 30 (60 watts) so it can handle 120 watts total.

Let me know if you find any good online resources for repairing Line 6 stuff, my POD is having a turn.

Done! Thing the Stagg/Palatino look like they require too many mods, the NS looks really nice from the Youtube vids I've seen. I was thinking about getting one on the Take It Away scheme, but £800 is a bit much and I'm moving house to a place where the rent is an extra £70 a month so £80 p/m on top is a little much. I could always sell my Warwick if I make the full move to EUB.

Under the Double Bass/EUB sub forum or the basses for sale one? Nothing on e-bay except for one at £1,100 starting bid! Basschat will be the financial ruin of me!

Thanks for the tips guys, I'm selling a few guitars and hope to raise around £450-500. Where have you seen the 2nd hand NS' for £500? I've had a search with not much luck. I like the feel and uniqueness of the EUB rather than going for the authentic experience and sound so those bases are way more than what I need and have to spend, although they look pretty amazing (though the Bespoke looks a bit like it's made of Meccano!).

Wanting a more double bass sound for a song we're recording soon, I borrowed a friends EUB and played it for a couple of hours practice tonight. I've been completely bitten by the EUB bug, I'm really considering selling my other basses and getting one. Despite the weight and height (it was taller than me set up and barely fit in my car), it sounded amazing and thanks to some carefully applied electrical tape, it wasn't that hard to get the hang of where the notes were. I definitely need more practice on my technique but I loved it. I'm told it was a Yamaha although it looked like the model Harley Benton sell and a quick google couldn't confirm anything. I'll put some clips up of the song it will be used on when they're recorded.

If I had the cash I'd got for the Matamp, they're handwored and use top notch components and they're real old school experts. Having heard Finbars, the sound is amazing too. I might be slightly biased though, already owning a GT1. Plus I live about an hour from the factory so any repairs are dealt with by the guys who built the amp, done for a fair price and while you wait if they're not too busy and the problem isn't major.

Tap all your valves with a glass hammer. If they smash, they're a witch.

Loose spring reverb unit?

[quote name='dan670844' post='1110174' date='Jan 31 2011, 09:21 PM']Yes thats true, I have played around with the HB GA5 and the Epiphone VJ the VJ is a very hummy valve amp the GA5 is even worse! The circuit design is good but the actually components used are sh*te.[/quote] I got my GA5 second hand and the previous owner had modded it to remove the hum and replaced a lot of the parts. I swapped the tubes out for a JJ (power) and EHX (pre). It's now really nice sounding and quiet, although it's now super high gain. From what you've said about their stock amps, I'd give the bass head a miss and look for something 2nd hand as suggested.

A lot of Harley Benton stuff seems to be made in the same places as other name gear, eg their GA5 guitar head is the same as an Epiphone Valve Junior but notably cheaper. I'm not sure what this is based on though and a quick google search didn't bring up anything. Maybe someone more knoweldgable might be able to help out with this one?

[quote name='billyapple' post='1107445' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:15 PM']Very nice[/quote] Cheers, you can see Stus (Pliskin on here) GT1 and Ashdown cab at the back too. We got drunk that nught.

I think the alloy backs are standard, very nice sounding amp from the spec. Sounds like it's going to look a bit like my baby. Somewhere in The Netherlands... [attachment=70355:IMGP0066.JPG]

No. Nicky Wire uses one. Nuff said.

Dunno if it helps anyone but I used to use one of those car seatbelt cushions attached with velcro to my guitar strap. I got to keep my rock solid Levy's strap and it made it more comfortable for use over long periods. Might be worth a try if you're a bit dubious about 'comfort' straps.

+1 for the Boss, nice and simple pedal that works well and can be had for cheap. Same for the Planet Waves tuner but the pedal case is a bit odd. I'd probably go for a PitchBlack if I ever had to replace it, always had good experience with Korgs.