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I've used Peavey cabs in the past and they are really good. I had a 4x10" from just before they changed the logo. I've just found this and its an absolute steal at this price [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEAVEY-4x10-700-WATT-BASS-cab-DEAL_W0QQitemZ380083525280QQihZ025QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEAVEY-4x10-700-WATT...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Pair that with the GK 700RB II and you're all set at £5 over your £500 budget

I had an Ashdown setup with an ABM500 RC EVO II something or other head and it sounded wooly and indistinct at best. I also managed to blow one of the drivers while using one of the cabs as a monitor at relatively low volume. I love Gallien Krueger. I am now on my second one. I had an 800RB and sold it in a fit of stupidity. Bought the Ashdown then a Hartke HA5500 but neither were a patch on the GK so I went out and bought a 700RB II and I absolutely love it. They are very punchy, easy to operate amps and are tough as nails. They can do clean but have a fantastic valve emulation circuit in them that doesn't overdrive but gives a lovely warm growl. If you want an amazing amp then this is it: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33801"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33801[/url] I'm only selling it as I've found somewhere that has the new digital GK head in stock and want to get it before it goes. I also transport the lights and the power amps so am trying to go as small and light as I can otherwise the amp would be staying with me Doesn't leave a lot left over for a cab but you won't need anything any other amp. I regularly use this with my Schroeder 1212L as a monitor and also to provide my out front sound and it has never let me down. I've never come close to making it clip. I would say something like a trace 4x10" or even the Hartke mentioned previously would do the job and you should be able to get amp and cab within your budget

I forgot to say that if anyone here is interested in this I can end the auction anytime cos you will get it cheaper buying it direct and I won't get stung with charges, so let me know.

Sounds like a bargain. If you need a lift through let me know. All I need is petrol money, a strong coffee and a shot of your Dingwall

You fool. Its clearly a Fender Jazz [b]Base[/b] If that's real Fender I'll eat me Christmas tree

I haven't experienced a trace compressor as my TE stuff was all 7-band but I have this forsale [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31351"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31351[/url] It can be as unnoticable or in your face as you need it to be. I used this for ages but prefer the natural sound of my own syle with my Warmoth. didn't realise it was there most of the time unless I wanted to squash everything

I began playing when I was 11. That was 22 years ago. I didn't know [i][b]any[/b][/i] of the notes on the fretboard until I was about 17. I found out about major and minor scales when i was 15 and I still got mixed up between major and minor until recently when I actually bothered to find out what was what. I bluffed my way through 3 years in a big band and a dixieland jazz band with minimal knowledge of reading when I was 17 (remember I didn't know where the notes were, until this point when I had to know them). I learned from listening to records: as I got better the stuff I played got more complicated. My first song was 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen. By the time I was 15 I really wanted to be able to have the stamina to play 'sussudio' by Phil Collins but it took me another couple of years before I could. I now find it pretty straight forward. The songs I now listen to to keep the stamina up are: 'Phantom of the Opera' by Iron Maiden and 'Parallel Universe' by the Chilis (After I had mastered it I found out Flea used a plectrum and there's me using me fingers) In the first couple of years of learning its also a matter of tuning your ear to hear the bass in a song. Sometimes its not very clear but once you get the hang of it it makes following it easier. It all depends on what you want to do. If you want to join a band, have a laugh and play some stuff that you all like then maybe just trying to play along to as much music as you can might suit you better. If you want to be able to adapt to different situations, maybe see yourself doing session work or any other situation where you may have to read, then it might be better to look for a good teacher. I teach now. If I had a teacher when I was younger then I may have become a better player. I consider myself to be a very good player, I used to be reserved about my abilities but if you want the gig you need to tell it how you see it. In my wedding band I may have to play a song that I either haven't played before or haven't even heard of. In this situation you have no sheet music so you have to be able to work out what will come next. If you get lessons you'll learn about scales, modes and how to read music. You'll also learn different styles of music, muting strings, slapping, using a plectrum & improvising. You'll also learn how to set up your bass properly which is one of the best things you can do. I played away until I was 15 on a P bass copy with rusty strings, the frets had been pulled out and the body had been very roughly sanded down. It was amazing the difference a good set up made (& new strings). I'm assuming you'll learn all this. Its what I teach. When looking for a teacher, ask if they follow any kind of learning plan or teach according to what you want to learn. Sure, its good finding out how to play what your favourite bass player does but I find the best way to teach is follow a plan but add in something that interests the student such as learning a favourite song in between. I have played gigs with basses that cost me £20 but the difference was the set up. In fact this time last year while i was waiting for my gold Warmoth to come I used one that cost me that amount. I had already sold my '51 reissue precision so it was all I had. If anyone tells you that they have learned everything then they're either lying or stupid. You never stop learning, there's always something new just around the corner. I don't practice at all now out of pure laziness. I remember being 15 years old and reading an issue of Guitarist and the bass player being interviewed stated that they played maybe a couple of hours a week. At that time I thought how horrible it must be to only do that as i was playing in the house every free minute I had. I thought that if you loved something like this you would want to play it all the time. I still love playing and always will, I just don't feel the need now to practice at home. I've developed my own style of playing now so there isn't really anything else I want to learn. The main thing to remember is that this is something you do because you enjoy it. When you stop enjoying it, put your bass down and then come back later. I have resisted the urge to become a pro because it ceases to be a hobby and becomes your job and more serious and a way to pay the bills than something you do purely for fun. I have had the priveledge to play with some fantastic musicians over the years and look forward to every gig. I'm starting to ramble now but hopefully you have the gist.

never seen one but it sounds sh*t hot. I like white basses and maple fretboards

I don't think any do but there's an American website that sell something you add in-line with your active circuit that has an LED that you can surface mount to your bass. The LED comes on when the battery begins to go.

What about this? Its a Giraffe stand. It folds completely flat when you're not using it. When I play in my rock band with no PA support, I point it at the crowd and angle it up the first 'click'. That way I hear it and so does the audience. It can and has taken a Trace Elliot 4x10" so its tough as they come. Failing that, I am a big GK fan so what about one of the RB combos? Wedge shaped so that you can tilt them back and come complete with built in trolley so you can wheel it around. The backline combos are a similar shape but don't have the wheels built in.

Just spotted this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-VBA400-and-VBC-4x12-Cabinet_W0QQitemZ130276038967QQihZ003QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-VBA400-and-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] I this had been a month ago I'd have jumped on it. The last VBA400 went for about £460 so effectively £140 for one of the good cabs (as opposed to the cheap MBC ones) seems like a really good deal.

should give you good lucky

How about giving them away to promoters & pubs that have live music? That way when they are looking at the callendar wondering what band to get in, its staring them in the face. actually that's a good idea. copyright 2008. I'll have to charge you if you want to use that idea

Last Saturday was the first time I've ever taken a picture of my gear. I always take loads of pictures of basses (normally when I'm selling them) but never of the stuff that makes the noise. nice and compact. Next year I'll be replacing my amp with a smaller digital one. I'm looking into how to attach it so that it sits just below the bottom of the cab. A tuner pedal will replace the rack one and that frees up a lot of space that would normally be taken up by the rack. I'm going to invest in one of those proper music stands to sit in its place and attach the lighting controller and a small clip on light to it And, yes, those lights shine right in my eyes when they're on.

fire a bit of 8'x4' on it and you've got yourself a wallpaper pasting table See, so many uses

I was using gold Optima strings until I broke one. I went into my bag and found the set of strings that came with my '51 reisue P bass that i sold over a year ago and put them on. Surprisingly they were really good but lower tension than the Optimas. May have a look at the Fender website to see what goes on these and then order a gauge up from there

Ricks are beautiful basses. i went through a phase of buying basses that looked good only to find out they were a pig to play. the most amazing one i have ever seen was actually one of mine: It is actually the 2004 colour of the year - Blue Boy. the first batch of these was actually a nice pale blue but as they went on they got more and more green until some of them appeared minty green. Phenomenal looking bass but the design meant that after a gig I felt like I had arthritis in my right hand. One day I will get round to trying a 4003S with the contoured body. There are so many famous players have used Ricks - Queen's John Deacon originally played one although I believe he had already began using Precisions by the time 'Queen' the album was recorded. Rodger Glover from Deep Purple used one for years. Roger Waters from the Floyd had what I believe was a 1999 model in the early days In the right colour they are amazing basses visually but I could never get a good sound out of any of mine - I've had the Blue Boy, a MID 4003 with the famous bleeding paintwork, a Jetglo 4003 and a 1979 4000. Always fancied trying a 4004 as they look a lot more comfortable to play.

This is my one. I had it for sale in the for sale section, funnily enough, but have decided to put it on ebay. I've not asked for the other one to be deleted as I may bring it back over here or I may not. I have noted in the title that it is now on ebay though to keep everything right or did I. I didn't not want to decide to not list the bass neither for fear of not confusing none of the people wot aren't not disinterested in not buying this bass. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140288917694&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=004"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=004[/url]