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Parcel2go.com certainly gets my vote, easy to use website allows you to choose your courier/price, they collect on time & deliver when they say they will. I've used them for speaker cabs, Koi filters, Air Rifles & guitars, to France, Ireland + UK, every time I've been well pleased at the service & the price. Most packages up to 30Kg are standard rate & I usually choose the UPS Next day service - they haven't let me down yet, no damage & no delays. Cheers & good luck, John

Superb! Great achievement - congratulations

Thebay -> Large rubber feet with metal inserts + screws = sorted Cheers, John

Very nice looks a top job & what a lovely pair Cheers, John

[quote name='phatbass787' post='849253' date='May 27 2010, 10:55 AM']Cheers guys, will post pics later hopefully! Had a quick blast last night and was very impressed actually louder than i was expecting and simple old school tone! Think im going to love it, my only worry is that I will end up buying the big bastard(427 smallblock) for big gigs! My wife may go slightly mental ;-)[/quote] Yep - 100% Old's Kool I'm also gassing over the 427 - only £2K ono - no way could I justify though [quote name='MB1' post='849286' date='May 27 2010, 11:42 AM']MB1. ...Are these Little Bastards Giggable?.. if youve got a Little (LOUD) Bastard Drummer? ...What Price range? ...The Local Shop is still awaiting delivery![/quote] Yep - you may need to burn the drummer though

[quote name='phatbass787' post='849260' date='May 27 2010, 11:02 AM']The matching mini 48 looks great John, where did you get that done? It matches up really well. Very sweet mini rig![/quote] Cheers mate, got the cab a week or two back from [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=85036&hl=mini+48"]MarkyL[/url] & did a bit of DIY helped with bits from Ashdown I'm very happy with

[quote name='phatbass787' post='848719' date='May 26 2010, 05:25 PM']Gave in to temptation and bought one of the UK made Little Bastards today! Im planning on making a sweet mini rig and will probably get one of the 2x12 or 1x12 cabs to go with it. Havent had chance to plug it in yet but it sure looks beautifully made and oh so sweet. Nice touch having the certificate aswell, mines No. 24. Anyone else in the Little Bastard gang yet? I will report back later when ive have chance to actually play it...[/quote] It's about time a few more Little Bastards started making an appearance As in my sig: LB112 now sits atop a ABM Mini 48 with custom grill to match, just waiting for the badge You're gonna love it phatbass787, I reckon the LB112 cab is well suited, personally didn't like the 212 style. Tried a little 210 cab but the 12" has the better voice IMO, the 48s just reinforce & raise the bar, it's a great little setup. Only others I know of is No.8 down the coast a bit with Mike_M & of course Ben's in Chicago! How's things Ben? Cheers, John

[quote name='Protium' post='835517' date='May 12 2010, 06:10 PM']xxxx0303 dates to march 2003 [/quote] Ta verily - makes sense now - yes Si I'll be talking to Ashdown, I have a cunning plan Cheers, John

I've just got a Ashdown ABM Mini 48 cab & it's superb, no lightweight, looking through the rear ports those 8" drivers have got HUGE magnets! Cheers Mark - it's a great little cab, in excellent condition, looks like new but I know they haven't made them for a while, so do 'we' know please how the serial numbers work? I tried a search but couldn't find any info. It's 96810303 Thanks, John

[quote name='solo4652' post='835020' date='May 12 2010, 08:51 AM']I wish I could hear something - anything, really! Right now I can't hear a flaming thing. Hearing in my left hear has been poor for the last 20 years, apparently because of some intravenous antibiotics I had aged 30. Currently I have an ear infection in my right ear and can hear nothing that side. Result - serious overall deafness. Doctors say the infection is getting better and that the "gunge" (Doctor's phrase, not mine) should eventually clear in the next 2-3 weeks. In the meantime, I'm walking around in my own cotton-woolly world unable to hear normal conversation and finding it really difficult to play the bass. Seriously fed up too. Sorry - just feeling a bit low today. Steve[/quote] Hey Steve, I hope it clears soon for you, that must be a horrible feeling, can't the doctor 'help' clear the gunge? Best wishes, John

A good lot of results coming in it's time I 'fessed up' I honestly can't hear anything over the 8K so no wonder I'm playing bass. I took a more thorough hearing test 'cos I was a bit worried by my dramatic drop in range & pleased to say I scored 81% - above average for my age (59&1/4) also pleased to say it doesn't seem to stop me enjoying listening to the same music I did 40+ years ago oh yeah - 1 or 2 new tunes as well Cheers

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='834316' date='May 11 2010, 03:38 PM']Don't panic, a lot of soundcards or speakers aren't capable of reproducing some of the higher (or lower) frequencies... [/quote] Yeah that's what I thought can't use that excuse when my 27 year old is sitting next to me & he can hear almost to the top!

[url="http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/"]Hearing Test[/url] I got a bit of a surprise Let's see how you do! I shall be 60 next birthday & I know when I was a mere lad working at Vox my hearing was good up to 20KHz. Oh boy how things have changed Nothing much you can do about aging though. Cheers, John

100% Great to deal with - bought a Ashdown Mini48 cab from Mark - no problems at all Straightforward from step one on >> good communication & really good photo's but the cab in real life is even better! Fantastic condition, sounds teriffic, not a scratch on it! The cover too in very nice order - bit of a bonus! I can thoroughly recommend Mark, he's a pleasure to deal with, another of basschat's gents & true to his word. Cheers, John

[quote name='cameltoe' post='833301' date='May 10 2010, 05:32 PM']Fender have a set up guide for basses on their website. It's irrelevent that it's a squier, it'll be the same procedure. Don't mess around with the neck too much though if you don't know what you're doing. A good idea is to lower it to where it feels most comfortable, and if it's buzzing like mad then the neck may need adjusting. I'd take it to a specialist for this though.[/quote] + 1 on all that's been said; It all depends how hard you pluck if you're getting a lot of fret buzz & you feel the action should be lower then adjust your style = pluck more gently If you want to smack them strings hard - then you have to put up with a high action = your choice

[quote name='maxbane' post='829994' date='May 6 2010, 08:13 PM']I've almost put an deposit on a Havoc 4 strings at GAK.... but everytime i called then i had an different answer to when one was gonna be available. At the end just retune my corvette and its sounds fat as ever!!!![/quote] I bought the Neo Ltd October last, played it, loved it, changed the strings set it up etc then just didn't use it still for sale - link in my signature below. If you want one that's been sorted & setup - just as new for 1/2 price Cheers, John

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='827424' date='May 4 2010, 01:42 PM']Quite a nice looking bass and im thinking it might be a good, all round back up bass (maybe, maybe not) but i would like to know the nut width. Now, before anyone starts quoting me spec's off Fenders website ive read them, 1.5". But ive also read that this is not the case and its actually a P width. Cheers.[/quote] I tried one & it was definitely a Jazz neck, nothing like a P + the black painted didn't feel good to me Can't measure it for you but I'd say it's 38mm - skinny! Cheers, John

Carnauba Polish, not as violent as T-cut, you can use it on many varied surfaces, ideal for surface scratches + it's safe Cheers, John Edit: Yes it's fine on oiled & waxed surfaces too - I use it on gun stocks.

[quote name='discreet' post='825057' date='May 1 2010, 07:03 PM']It is very nice! Is that your woodshed? I keep my bongo mags in mine.[/quote] More like a fish shed, it houses the filters, pumps & electrics for my Koi pond, it seemed a good idea to get some photo's in daylight - but So - you have a lot of 'bongo' mags eh! say no more

Fitted today -` custom Black Pearl pickguard from Howard - 'that's nice'