gjones

Somebody needs to play that bass. Because, looking at the lack of wear and tear, it hasn't been played for a very long time.

Sounds promising keep us updated.

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I've just bought a Mighty Mite P neck for my Bitsa P build. Need to drill the holes for the neck screws and fit to body. Not fitted a neck from scratch like this before, but I'm pretty competent with wood and tools. Anyone have any tips or secrets to ensure a smooth bolt-on?

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Don't tell anybody but I bought a mighty mite neck recently and, because I don't have a drill, just slotted the neck into the body pocket (making sure it was a good tight fit) and using just brute force and ignorance, screwed the screws through the neckplate into the neck. Plays great and is a tight fit.

I shall be told off for doing this..............I know I will.

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It's the beginning of Skynet.
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No not the beginning [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(satellite"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(satellite[/url])

Well I don't recommend putting basses through 5 watt valve amps. I put my bass through my Fender champ with it's tiny weenie speaker...............it didn't like it.

I know there's one out there......

The speaker in your combo will be 8 ohms. If you plug in another 8 ohm cab the total speaker resistance will be reduced to 4 ohms (two 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel will result in the total resistance changing to 4 ohm). In other words make sure the resistance of the other speaker you plug in the back is 8 ohm and you can then play through both speakers.
You'll notice that your volume goes up by quite a bit because there's more speakers (of course) and because the total speaker resistance has gone down and the amp doesn't have to work as hard.
These Ashdowns have a great sound and with a decent 2nd cab yours will sound even better.

My Ashdown EB 150 sounds great played through my 2x12 cab (and significantly louder too). I hope your's is one with an extension socket (mine is an early one made in the UK).

I'd like a Jazz bass that sounded like a Stingray Mr Fender R&D man.

Bumpity bump!

Nice basses but I think the £1450 buy it now price is a bit of wishful thinking.

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This is at the wrong time for me sadly.

Out of curiousity, whats the difference between the Classic and the RH450?
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I've not played through a RH450 but from what I've read they sound pretty similiar. The RH450 has preset sounds that you can program and a tuner of course.

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I love this intro to 'Tin Pan Alley' by a friend of mine Stevey Hay. It's got a huge amount of soul...........mistakes and all [url="http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=24657973&ac=now"]http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=24657973&ac=now[/url]

Uppity up!

Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbump!

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Early onset GAS for a slightly more portable rig. As yet unspecified. Dilemma pending!!
And a Yamaha 2024x !
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A slightly more portable rig did you say? I think we may be able to help one another out. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163793-ft-or-fs-tc-electronic-classic-450/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163793-ft-or-fs-tc-electronic-classic-450/[/url]

Bumpity bump!

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I've got a spare Hartke LH500 I wouldn't mind trading for a lighter head for rehearsals. The LH500 sound is creamy and simple - just plug in and it's there.
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I'm only looking for an Ashdown ABM as I know that it will provide the sound I'm looking for but thanks for the offer.

Pictures up now and for sale price too.

In 2008, when the $ to the £ exchange rate was very low, I imported my Geddy Lee from the US secondhand. The price of the bass plus postage was approx £415 and the tax when it was delivered was £95. I didn't realise the tax would be so much and that I could have bought it for the same price or cheaper in the UK. But you live and learn I suppose.

I imported a neck from the states recently but only because I couldn't get what I wanted over here.

Sending it in a gigbag was a dumb idea frankly. He's lucky there wasn't more damage done to the bass. Negative feedback should be raised to warn any other buyers that this guy is not a good person to do business with - what would be his reaction be if the bass had arrived with the neck hanging off?

I found the ABM 500 I was looking for so now my TC Electronic Classic 450 is for sale for £350. I bought it in July from Red Dog Music in Edinburgh so it is still under guarantee. It's been used half a dozen times and is in mint condition. I bought it primarily for it's lightness and portability but feel that the Ashdown sound is what I'm after.



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Had a great gig at The Powderhall Arms in Edinburgh, which is quickly turning into a real 'blues bar', with the Blue Hyenas. We'd never played together before as a band, so we just jammed the night away (it could have been a disaster) but from listening to the end result you'd have thought we'd been gigging together for years as it was one of those nights where we all just 'clicked'.
Went to bed with a smile on my face and look forward to many more Blue Hyena gigs to come.

The best advice anyone ever gave me about playing gigs where you want to get a good reaction was 'If you've only got 20 mins worth of good material don't play a 40 mins set'. Rather people said ' Wow they were great, pity they had such a short set' than 'That lot were crap and they went on and on and on.....'.

This applies to encores too............leave em wanting more (not less).