throwoff

I always say the same thing in these threads!
MARKBASS!

the VLE control gives such a nice vintage sound

[quote name='discreet' post='764917' date='Mar 5 2010, 12:11 PM']This always gets the audience's attention, IMHO.[/quote]

Not when you adjust your setlist for such venues!
Whenever we did these gigs we started with a song that just had 4 bit open E's for the first 20 seconds on bass.

Looks quite cool crouching to play them then jumping up for the song coming in.

Or maybe im just a showboater!

Not really a fan of these but someone might be interested

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Nice condition looking at it.

[quote name='MIJ-VI' post='764688' date='Mar 5 2010, 06:05 AM']Perhaps a [url="http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/characterseries.html"]VT Bass Deluxe[/url] would be useful?

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One of the many reasons I bought my Boss GEB7 was venues that didnt allow eq or were running tight 5 min change overs and you dont get enough time to, its easy to bend down for 20 seconds of the first song and play with it.

[quote name='thodrik' post='759192' date='Feb 27 2010, 04:35 PM']1. Being asked to provide a backline for all the other bands except the headliner on a 4 band bill, but your band are on first before anybody arrives.
2. When you are headlining, a support band will turn up, use your gear and then leave without so much of a thank you or staying to at least hear you play.
3. People not bringing their own gear, but feel the need to complain about your gear[/quote]

Im actually gritting my teeth
These 3 things are my absolute pet peeves

Nobody uses my stuff anymore, I had some cheeky git ask to use my pedal board once 'only for the tuner caus mines broken...'
Yeh right, I went through my bag found a battered qwiktune handed it to him.

If he had said to me 'mind if I quickly tune up before I go on me tuners busted' I wouldnt of minded but am I going to let him stomp all over 300 quids worth of pedals and board?
Hell no.

drool...

Pic of truss rod?

Just to satisfy my curiosity

wut?

£700 seems VERY low for a 500+ person venue
especially when you take into account mics'
cables for everything
spare cables
Stands etc etc

I run a PA rental company and I reckon my rig which was over £3000 might struggle in a 500+ venue
If your interested im willing to take time and put together a full list of what you need as close to budget as possible for you just because I'll enjoy the challenge!

Let me know

Nice!

Hope it arrives im intrigued to see it!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='762549' date='Mar 3 2010, 09:22 AM']Yeah the bass comes first then the idea, in fact I just bought a Peavey International for £36, I haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it'll get the paint treatment.[/quote]

Is this the ebay bass with no pics?
If so +1 for awesome

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='762029' date='Mar 2 2010, 06:52 PM']I enjoy modding.

The honest answer is that I have ended up with most of them by accident, 2 of them I got for free and I paid less then £50 for 3 of them.

I wouldn't consider the Fenders, VMJ, MM, and SX as entry level and generally they are the ones I gig with.[/quote]

Thats cool, so usually the bass comes before the idea then?
I only mod pretty subtly maybe P/up swap or on my P added the thumb rest and bridge cover.

And just did some reading on the SX, didnt realise they were held in such high regard, I saw one a few months back and wish I had plunged now!

and agree on the MM, Fenders and VMJ also!

cool stuff anyway, do you refin for other people?

I never said anyone had!

Perhaps poorly worded I meant that it could be a mistake but there is no malice if it is.

[quote name='Bigwan' post='761570' date='Mar 2 2010, 11:09 AM']Funny I've heard similar things said about Markbass before

As usual everything on here should be taken with a pinch of salt - try before you buy, IMHO, YMMV, etc, etc...[/quote]

And so have I!

Agreed with the try before you buy though, this should be tattooed onto the hands of new musicans

[quote name='cheddatom' post='748473' date='Feb 17 2010, 03:14 PM']Nope. I should have included that in my "list of things the tech support operative MAKES you do".

Can you please un plug the power plug, and leave it un-plugged for 60 seconds sir
I've already re-set it!
Since I asked you to?
No!
Well I need you to un-plug it for 60 seconds now sir.
WHY!?!?!? WHY!?!?!?![/quote]

I used to work for a very well known home audio company (who I shall not name)
And we used to tell people to do this and when they argued we were told to tell them there was a microswitch inside where you plugged the cable in and this reset the processor.

Now am still not 100% but I took the stuff apart several times and never saw anything that could be called a switch.

[quote name='Bigwan' post='761487' date='Mar 2 2010, 09:28 AM']You might consider this if buying new: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/TCE_Rigs.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...s/TCE_Rigs.html[/url]
(Classic450 and 4x10 for £1099 - a little over budget but budgets are there to be bent a little!)

I believe this exact rig was for sale here s/h for £900 last week.[/quote]

Am I the only person left who isn't a fan of TC?!

Dont get me wrong; lightweight, tough, loud (much like my beloved markbass) but they just sound like a hifi to me :s

[quote name='guybrush threepwood' post='761454' date='Mar 2 2010, 08:03 AM']Yeah, it is quite big, it sounds nice though. When I opened it up to mod it, I expected a tiny circuit board in the huge, decadant enclosure. I was surprised to find out that there is actually a good reason for the size of the thing![/quote]

Yeh I took mine apart just before selling it to make sure all was 100% inside and its a well packed thing!

also bumping on guybrushes behalf! someone must buy it this is silly money

You could go Fender Custom Shop for that money quite easily
or Warwick CS

Not being funny but I dont see absolute music trying to rip someone off they far too well known.

I know next to nothing about PRS though

Ill stick my 2p in

Orange Bass Terror and OBC410 cab is a good set up take you a tad over budget but not too much if you shop around
although cabs tend to be a bit on the weighty side!

As a MarkBass bitch though im going to recommend MarkBass LMIII and a Ampeg B410 cab
This set up stomps! head weighs as much as a small bag of feathers and the cab is very portable for a 410

I just sold one of these for the exact same price!
Kind of regret it
but keeping it would of required a bigger pedal board

That Sandberg is a beauty
Keep meaning to buy one but far less important things like bills come first

Beautiful lefty on Thomann atm though

Black Ric relisted with pics

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its not that yellow
but dear me is it not the best thing I ever heard

Maybe 11!

Question though Wayne. And please dont take this as criticism or insult as its not meant as such, but why so many basses that most people would consider 'low end' or 'entry level'?

Do you buy stuff with a project in mind? I think every bass except the Sub and Fender J has been hugely modded from what I see here. do you come up with an idea and go find a bass or do you buy a bass when you see one for a bargin price and then decide what to do with it?