Merton

[quote name='Sparky Mark' timestamp='1474827473' post='3140861'] the fact that he still uses his original tuba,double and electric basses should be remembered each time GAS tempts us. [/quote] Shush now

Looks like an absolute cracker of a day, well done all involved and sorry I couldn't make it. Hopefully next year!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1474741635' post='3140206'] Today was a belter. I never win anything. Ever. Period. I am a very happy bunny right now (I would have been even happier had Chelsea not been thumped 3-0 by Arsenal!). Cheers to Alex for bringing the cabinet in for the raffle...it'll be making its gig debut with me tomorrow night in Basingstoke for the first of the Musicians Against Homelessness/Crisis I'm doing. Weeeeeeee! [/quote] Congratulations on the cab win! And thank god Arsenal finally remembered how to beat Chelsea haha

Hope you all had a great day

Bugger me just seen the Big One in the raffle prize. That's a top cab that is and a stonking raffle prize. Sadly the Ibby has now been sold pending payment but I can bring it along if we make it if anyone's still interested in having a nosey

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1474396157' post='3137716'] It'll be great to see you Merton, and MiniMert too. Yes, please bring the Ibanez along, I'd like to hear it, try it out actually.. [/quote] Will see what I can do, would be great to catch up

Updated: List of for sale items what a good idea 01. Ashdown Rootmaster Mag 212T cab - £60 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik) 02. Trace Elliott AH300 head - £120 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik) 03. Mesa Boogie Four:88 with footswitch (markstuk) if not sold by then 04 Cort A5 Custom SP. (markstuk) 05. Allparts Jazz 70's in off-white with maple board/blocks, Wizard pickups & Gotoh bridge (Cetera) 06. DeArmond (Guild) Pilot Active Bass (Cetera) 07. Warwick Corvette, 2004, Active with mojo. £400 (Grangur) 08. 09. 10. Line 6 Sonic Port Interface for iPad/iPhone/iPod (obbm) 11. Knackered blue plastic case containing non-knackered amp leads, guitar leads, a patch lead, and a speakon lead (MacDaddy) 12. Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String 13. Fender Jimmie Vaughan Tex Mex Stratocaster, White with Maple neck and Fender gigbag - £550 o.n.o. (noisyjon) 14. Ibanez SR740 - Upgraded £325, Babicz FCH 4 String Bridge, Chrome (Grangur) 15. EBS Multicomp, EBS Bass IQ, Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive, Gigrig Generator, Distributor and accessories, Diago Gigman pedalboard (Graham) 16. MXR Custom Comp CSP202 - £45 (JapanAxe) 17. Status S1 5 string headed, funny post box colour! Price? Dunno yet! 18. Epiphone Dot Studio (w/mods). Discontinued black, with black hardware and cream binding. Very clean. Hardcase, long throw bridge, Sperzel locking machines, Wilkinson zebra humbucker in the bridge position, Dunlop Straploks, strap. £225.00 for the lot. If no interest, I'll take it home. 19. Sandberg vm £650 ish or trade for what have you cash either way as appropriate 20. BASS BASH SPECIAL PRICE! £275 MTD Kingston Heir 4 string bass. Passive J-H pickups rosewood board maple neck 21. Ibanez ARTB100 short scale arch top bass £200 (if Merton makes it!)

Still hoping to drag MiniMert to this for an hour or so (coz I'm a horrible dad!) Any interest in an Ibanez ARTB100 short scale bass (for sale..) or shall I leave it at home?

Lovely! And the THD tone pot thing sounds cracking too

Nah, the Two10 has a sweeter and more mellowed top end than the SCs (in my experience) - I wouldn't be looking to use one for more top end than the SC can produce. You'd be better off with a Super Midget I think. Plus it's a known combination which works The Two10 is a bloody good cab but not sure it'll do what you're after

Plus the TC cabs will be voiced completely differently from the BF cabs, the SC is designed as a more transparent cab (as far as is possible from a single driver!) but the Two10 is meant to have that more vintage vibe. I can't see the two working well together TBH but am happy to be proved wrong

[quote name='2elliot' timestamp='1473967724' post='3134638'] I'd use a CTM 100 at least, just to keep a bit of clean headroom. Which is what I'll be doing tonight ... If you like total tube fuzz then try the LB. [/quote] This is spot on - for me the CTM100 is the perfect valve amp as it can do dirty without killing your ears but also has enough headroom to keep it reasonably clean too. The CTM30/LB30 is definitely not one for clean sounds much above bedroom levels.

I gigged this exact rig a few times last year (well, the CTM30 but it's the same head). It's doable if you have PA support; without PA support it can work (edit - if the band isn't silly like mine sadly is!) but don't expect to fill the room with bass. It's not clean but it's very very nice. Even better is two Super Compacts

Now that is a classy little mini rig of doom

This looks ace! Love the finish

Oooh will be interested to see how you get on, these intrigue me!

Awesome

It'll be fine. If you hear bad sounds turn down the gain but I always use the passive input unless I'm seriously overloading the amp input

I dep in an 80s hair metal tribute band. Status Retroactive J into Ashdown rig at the moment

Good luck for the next phase of Bass Gear Barrie, Phil and Vic - I've not spent huge wads of money with you but have bought a couple of accessories and always been very impressed

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1473153031' post='3127340'] Currently my amp setup is entirely made up of second-hand stuff from this very parish! (..snip..) with (one of) Merton's old Ashdown CTM-100s (I believe he's acquired at least one more since...) [/quote] Yes. And sold it again too as I needed money One day I'll get to keep one permanently haha, I love them!