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  1. Merton

    Is it wrong to be proud of the fact I made my drummer physically sick with the high SPL of my Trace Elliot TE1200 + Barefaced Super Twin rig? 😲

    1. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Not at all.  You should tell him he's lucky you didn't play the brown note.

    2. franzbassist

      franzbassist

      Sorry not sorry 😁

    3. Rich

      Rich

      Nope. Be very proud. Simply nudge the volume down slightly whilst giving the drummer your best "not regretting that in the slightest" smug smile.

  2. Merton

    Dear Basschat, I have a problem. I am so happy with all my basses and amps etc that I no longer feel the need to come here and look at things endlessly. How long will this feeling last?

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    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      This is a bit early for an April Fool joke isn't it??

    3. Clarky

      Clarky

      Weirdo

    4. gjones

      gjones

      Me too. I think I need help.

  3. Merton

    NAD tomorrow, wohoo. No VU. 😲

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    2. Merton

      Merton

      @Stoffersonall will be revealed soon. Hopefully. The delivery driver is now late 😕

    3. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      :useless:

    4. eude

      eude

       

  4. Merton

    Mid life crisis in reverse. Have serious GAS for 2-ohm capable amp and more One10s, just because... But my middle-aged brain is telling me to be sensible, my current rig is more than enough and sounds great, so my credit cards is breathing a little easier...

    What's wrong with me?

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    2. Merton

      Merton

      @ead I am contemplating flogging a One10 and getting a Two10, this making my Three10 rig a little easier to carry. Haven’t decided yet as it depends on various other (non-bass-related) financial things sorting themselves over the coming weeks/months. If I do go down that route rather than a third One10, I’ll let you know :)

    3. Obrienp

      Obrienp

      Well ping me up if you go for the 3rd One10. I am contemplating replacing one of mine with a 12”. The one I would sell has only had studio use. I ordered it just before lockdown: typical!

    4. Merton

      Merton

      @Obrienp nice one, cheers!

  5. Merton

    Boss OC-2 value... Any ideas? (Asking for a friend!)

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    2. Merton

      Merton

      Cheers @Kev - turns out he doesn't know because the base plate with the serial number has been replaced. It's on Facebook for £100 with offers, I reckon £75 may be more realistic based on these replies :)

    3. Kev

      Kev

      Our new Bartolini Emerging Artist friend @Sibob may be the only person alive capable to telling the difference without it! :D

    4. Sibob

      Sibob

      Some older units will have the serial in the battery component, but if it’s just a Taiwanese Octave, yeah....£75 maybe. That said, missing baseplate, £50-£60 🤷‍♂️

  6. Merton

    Just joined the Darkglass family. The boss even encouraged me to buy it when I said “I’ll think about it first” after boring her for 45 minutes in Andertons 😎

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    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Careful...she's probably got her eye on an expensive pair of shoes or a handbag now....

      I reckon you've just put a noose around your own neck...😉

    3. Merton

      Merton

      She bought a new saddle for her horse last week and it was almost as much as my Zoot Funkmeister 😳

    4. adamg67

      adamg67

      I somehow managed to justfy a Vintage Microtubes Ultra V2 from the BC for sale section, so I am also a newly minted Darkglasser.

  7. Merton

    Got two spare tickets for Skunk Anansie tomorrow in Brixton. PM me if you’re interested. £35 each.

    1. Muppet

      Muppet

      Can't go but you've prompted me to listen to them again, great band!

       

    2. bigjimmyc

      bigjimmyc

      Gutted to see this a day late! Awesome band. Cass is ultra cool.

    3. Merton

      Merton

      Argh sorry! It was awesome :)

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  8. Merton

    Uh-oh. I’ve decided I want to start experimenting with different preamp valves in my Spyder 550. Down the rabbit hole I go.....

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    2. Merton

      Merton

      Thanks @franzbassist - forgot you’d had one of these! It’s a bloody good amp, I love it :)

    3. Soledad

      Soledad

      Does the 550 use 12AX7A ? And do you guys with valve pre-amps carry spare valves - `I mean do they fail at awkward times?

    4. Merton

      Merton

      12AX7 or ECC83s according to the manual. Preamp valves tend not to go the same way power amp valves do, I just think the cheap Chinese valves in the Spyder are holding it back a little. It still sounds glorious but I’m sure it could be “better”

  9. Merton

    Been having great fun today playing my RM/One10 rig whilst trying to record a video of my Taranis fretless. I'm not very good at this technology malarkey. Or bass playing for that matter 🤣

  10. Merton

    So I sold an Eden head because 4 amps was a bit overkill. Promptly bought an Ashdown Spyder 550 because I had one too many shandies in Germany. Oops. Looking forward to A/Bing the ABM, Spyder and Little Bastard this weekend. They all share something, either power amp or preamp...

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    2. Quilly

      Quilly

      Considering buying one for sale on FB. Looks great and at a decent price...any good?

    3. Merton

      Merton

      That would be mine 🤣

    4. Merton

      Merton

      PM me as had someone on FB ask about it too!

  11. Merton

    NCD tomorrow, NBD on Thursday (probably), and I had NBD last week too. I am a greedy pig.

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    2. Merton

      Merton

      😎

    3. eude

      eude

      I don't think any of that is particularly unreasonable 😎

    4. Merton

      Merton

      Didn’t get to collect the bass but will post the finished pictures on the build thread. It is VERY sexy.

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