Me And My Bass

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1483015551' post='3204113'] Page unavailable 😤 [/quote] Sorry man, forgot the profile is private. Fired it up on YouTube - https://youtu.be/i0GoTLJBuPk

Got this uke for a xmas present this week! I have owned a few ukulele basses over the years (Kala mahogany Ubass, Kala SUB 5 Ubass & HB (Thomann) bass) all of which (except the HB) I have parted ways with due to the fact they cost a small fortune and I couldn't justify keeping them as an expensive ornament. I did use them for a small number of acoustic gigs etc, but they were few and far between. Anyway, the Countryman - BUILD - Really nice build quality, no sharp frets or any obvious flaws with the finish. Made with mahogany laminated sides, back and top with mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and Aquila Thundergut strings. Maybe not as quality as the Kala, but light years ahead of the HB. The new strings take a while to stretch and settle on these but the tuners seem to be doing there job and holds the tuning well. SOUND - The bass came fitted with some nice Thundergut strings which I do think are an improvement on the black phoe strings these basses normally come with. Acousticly the bass sounds fine, for me not really practical for giging etc but totally fine for some late night practice when everyone is in bed. Plugged in is where these wee ukulele basses excel. The countrymans preamp is ok, at this point I would say the Kala preamp they use is far better than the CMs. With the high, mid & bass centred the CM sounds a bit top/treble heavy. I fixed this by rolling all the treble off, mid at 10ish & bass just about maxed out. At this setting the CM sounded nice and fat yet I could still cut through with some punchy-ness by playing towards the bridge. The preamp also has a tuner built in which works great. COST - This was a xmas present but I think these are coming in at around £130/50 from bass direct etc. VERDICT - At this price point the Countryman is a winner, I will probably get another solid body Kala at some point but for all my acoustic needs the CM does the job fine. A good way to dip your toe into the bass uke world. Short demo video l made is up on my instagram page - https://instagram.com/p/BOgMdy8g7TbtDJe01SNYA7ZUz4NplqelQXvGTU0/ Cheers!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1472744777' post='3123859'] I got some of these for my Ashdown 8x10: https://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=TUFF372141 [/quote] Thanks man, will get some ordered! It was the height size I wasn't sure of. Cheers!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1472679040' post='3123311'] I`d contact Ashdown directly, they are great on customer service issues. [/quote] Thanks man, yeah l have emailed them, no reply yet. Hopefully they get back to me. Cheers.

Guys, Picked up an old Ashdown ABM 810 cab. But it needs some caster wheels . . Can't see replacements ones on the Ashdown page/shop. Does anyone know what size the cab would take? Cheers!

Bought a lovely MM Stringray from Andy. Great comms & smooth transaction! Deal with confidence! Cheers

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1455557246' post='2980200'] Great choice, Mr. Discreet! I've had my 500 for a year now - at gigs I always take my 115 cab as well! I was a Markbass user for some years before switching to these, and I love them to bits. My tone was never to my liking - always a little 'sterile' with the MB gear. However, the Fender tone is just amazing - and I'm playing 1970's Ricky's into them. If you love the 500 tone, the 115 cab just gives it a little more of a rounded push. It's more to carry, but it looks great stacked up! I even bought the Rumble 40 as well, which I use for practice. It's got some push - went for over the 25 as it's a fair bit lighter, and the layout is the same as the 500, so I can achieve 'my' tone at all times. I know of another bassist locally who was taken with mine, and soon bought a 500 (plus a 112). They are indeed excellent products, and I can't say enough good things about them. .....and they look [i]uber[/i]-cool! [/quote] How light is the Rumble 15" man? actually, how much are they as well? lol

I am having the same trouble with Scott @ Gojira. Paid £100 for a custom filter build . . Last May! Been asking for a refund since xmas, replies are few and far between. Any ideas for getting the cash back other than £25 small claims court claim?

Anyone played one of these with an extension cab other than a fender one? Tempted by the SWR 18" on sale here, placed under one of the rumbles.