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had a Trace 4x12" from the Valve series and it was a beast of a cab both in terms of weight and sound - 45kg which some on here think is far too heavy Another reason is stackability and cheapness - most mainstream companies use the same box regardless of whether its going to house a 15" or 4x10"s. You may get 3x12"s in the same size cab in an Epifani type layout but its going to be a weird impedence that won't match any other cab. In fact I'm talking sh*te, you'd get 2x12"s in a diagonal layout. Another big reason is that when you go for cabs you talk about multiples of 10"s or 15"s, most people probably don;t realise that there are such things as 12"s other than guitar drivers.

I suppose you could see this as a problem with so much gear readily available online. In the olden days you'd have to have physically gone to a guitar store to try something and maybe negotiate some free strings or get it on HP whereas now you can order almost anything from the other side of the world, usually at a lower price than any shop could do with Mr Plastic only to find that it may not suit.

The Thunderbird is a tamed version of this. The Explorer has the same pickups as the thunderbird but in different locations. The Explorer is set neck, usually korina for the body and mahogany for the neck The neck is one piece so you'll need to be careful as the bit behind the nut is the weakest part of it. On the thunderbird they use a scarf joint which is much stronger. Cases are almost impossible to find but one solution I saw over on the Epiphone forum is to use a double rifle case. You can actually pick one up cheaper on Ebay than it would cost you for a regular case. Nut width varies between 1.5" to 1.7" and I've seen various other sizes quoted as well. They're £240 new from Thomann and Epiphones don't hold their value as well as Fenders, especially now for whatever reason, so you could probably get one anywhere from £120 to £160. They are very long so, just like with the Thunderbird, you will need to change your style slightly. I've had my Thunderbird for a few months and it feels entirely normal to me. One last thing - get a Comfort Strap or similar to help reduce the neck dive

A few years ago when GAS first hit I would buy stuff brand new and then sell it at a loss. Since then I've got much shrewder and lookout for bargains. That way when I do go to sell I either break even or sometimes make money. I've resigned myself to the fact that this kind of buying and selling gear regularly has become the norm for me and I actually enjoy it.

I had a nasty skin thing a bit like athletes foot but on my fingers a few years ago. ichy as hell. I used E45 and didn't notice my callouses softening up

Just sold a Rick bridge cover to Stag. Top man. I'd have no second thoughts about buying from or selling to in the future.

From the one of the pictures in the link its made in Indonesia

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I've learned from the very beginning by jamming along. 9 times out of ten that will be the song learned and its just a matter of repeating it until I don't make any mistakes

There is no point in playing something you already know and can play fluently. The real fun is playing something you;ve never heard of before or never been able to play properly. My warm up as The Trooper, Phantom of the Opera, Infinite Dreams or Killers

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An Ampeg SVT2 Pro is over 31kg so its not that heavy.

A nice strap with a roughish material that sticks to you rather than soft vinyl that makes the bass slip on the your shoulder is the order of the day. There are 2 ways to help the neck dive as well. The most expensive is to buy a Hipshot Supertone bridge which is a big chunky affair and improves the ability to adjust the action, is in contact with the body rather than the factory floating one and it weighs a ton. The second that I read about on Talkbass is to add a counterweight to the control cavity. Someone there found the exact amount of quarters taped together needed to counterbalance the bass. Fantastic basses, a bit like a Jazz on steroids.

Always good to have another Scottish member on board. I am a wee bit younger than you having been born the same year you started playing

OK, so we had about 20 threads about level 42 last month so I thought it may be a good idea to have just the one for the current UK tour of Cheap Trick. Not long back from seeeing them in Glasgow and thought they were absolutely amazing. They are all on top of their game. Rick Nielson is still as mad as a box of frogs and must throw thousands of plectrums into the audience during the night. His son Daxx is very very good and possibly the happiest drummer on the planet. He never stopped smiling the entire night. Tom Petersson played the same Waterstone 12 string the entire night which was very sparkly and changed it for the encore where he brought out a big gold flake one. You are never aware of the bass during the night until he stops playing and then its so so empty. The 12 string adds so much to the sound. Robin's voice is as good as ever and he hit every note perfectly. I can;t remember the last time I was so buzzing after seeing a concert. Easily the best gig of the millenium for me. I got some fantastic photos and 7 plectrums. I'll post some pics in the morning.

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[quote name='dincz' post='1011843' date='Nov 4 2010, 11:34 AM']The thing that really puzzles me is that the EPQ900 delivers 390W (peak)/channel into 4 ohms, but 900W bridged into 8 ohms. Where do the extra 120W come from? Is this some kind of weirdness of Class H? Or have Behringer's marketing people just pulled figures out of the air?[/quote] They've pulled the figures out of their ass

you just turn your keyboard upside down and it does it automatically

I'm probably going to be thinking about getting myself a multieffects in the new year and have been looking at the Zoom B2.1u but like the previous models I've seen, they rely on using a letter and a number Are there any that let you use a name like the Boss GT-6B does but one that doesn't require a degree in electronics to operate? Alternatively for the Zoom owners - how do you remember what patch is what?

I was originally going to stack 2 compact Trace 2x10"s under my Gallien head for a small but potent setup until the opportunity came up to get myself 2 4x10"s. I still think 2 cab setups are the best as you can easily use 1 if you are using a PA or if it is a really small gig and only need a second one if its a big gig or there's no PA. An alternative would be something like a Trace 2x10" combo with a 1x15" cab under it for bigger gigs

There was a talent show at my primary school when I was 11. Me and my best mate at the time were going to mime and dance along to Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen. Another mate of mine suggested that I should borrow his acoustic guitar to look the part. I ended up buying it off him for a fiver and playing along to Queen songs. Got another acoustic for my 12th birthday which was better. Christmas of the same year I was asked to choose what I wanted out of the Littlewoods catalogue so the choice was obvious, or was it? Everyone wanted me to get a guitar but I noticed that the bass they had, a Marlin Slammer, looked identical through 12 year old eyes to the Precision that John Deacon used on One Vision so it had to be that. That was accompanied by a Squier 15 watt guitar combo and a yellow curly lead just like Brian May. I played every hour that I could, played every song I heard and joined my first band when I was 14

Yes. Despite looking really long and unwieldy they're only 30.5" scale

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I play with the tips of my fingers so I always cut them right before a gig but only the right hand index and middle unless the others are getting too long