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  1. 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 🤣

  2. 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 🤷‍♂️

  3. 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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  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

  7. 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”

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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!

  11. 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

       

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