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  1. Pow_22

    Sorry dudes and dudettes, been away on a sabbatical.  Ill get through the PM's today and respond asap.

    1. discreet

      discreet

      Relax, dude. I didn't send you one.

  2. Pow_22

    Todays GAS - a Squier 77 Jazz Bass in burst

  3. Pow_22

    Anyone used the Maruszcsyk own brand flats at all?  Looking for thump (not modern Chromes type twang) but NO dead E

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    2. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      I've not used Maruszcsyk.  I can however second the recommendation for Picato flats.  I have a DBE set of them on my Steinberger Spirit.

      Whump diddy bump diddy bump olé!

    3. Pow_22

      Pow_22

      I do like picatos but I always find its a compromise - for thumpy old school I always struggle with a dead E, a lively E usually means using the brighter flats like Fender or Chromes :(

    4. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Mixed set then?

  4. Pow_22

    Unexpected NAD.  Im my quest to downsize from my current ampeg rig - an Ashdown Touring 550 2x10 Combo

    1. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      I had to check just in case you had woken up with three this morning after a visit from the goolie fairy.

      Now I realise my mistake.

      I like Ashdown.  I hope you get a blast out of yours too.

    2. discreet

      discreet

      I like combos. I'm a big fan of making things as simple as possible at gigs. Bass, strap, lead, lightweight combo. Set up in less than a minute. Everything flat, turn it up, bingo. Play set. Pack away in less than a minute and gone. :)

  5. Pow_22

    Kept it simple last night.  My 1974 Precision straight into a 1966 Ampeg SB-12.  Beautiful beautiful tone

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    2. discreet

      discreet

      There you go, that's all you need. But according to Basschat wisdom, a Harley Benton P Bass and a Peavey TNT combo would have done just as well. xD

    3. Kevsy71

      Kevsy71

      Sweet! Flats, perchance?

    4. Pow_22

      Pow_22

      Flatwounds. Absolutely, its the law isnt it? :)

  6. Pow_22

    NAD - Mesa Big Block 750.  Now to find a cab to go with it!

    1. adamg67

      adamg67

      My amp is a Mess as well.

  7. Pow_22

    Anyone got any experience with Maruszczyk's standard OEM flatwounds?

  8. Pow_22

    Do old schol thumpy type flats (i.e not Fender/D'Addario bright types) without a completely dead E string exist????

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    2. Kevsy71

      Kevsy71

      @discreet seriously funky playing Sir! What was the HB PB-50 mod...?

    3. discreet

      discreet

      @Kevsy71 Thanks... that one (v2.0) was just a headstock reshape and a Herrick Alnico Tele 51 pickup upgrade. My most recent one (v3.0) has a Herrick Neo pup, a two-saddle through-body bridge, Wilkinson tuners and a refin in shoreline gold  https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/319730-hb-pb-50-modded-version-30/  and is also strung with 9050M.

       

    4. EssentialTension

      EssentialTension

      GHS Precision Flats, DR Legend Flats

  9. Pow_22

    Last rehearsal tonight with my trusted Ampeg V4BH possibly before it goes up for sale.  Been trying to resist GAS but seems to have got me this time

    1. Kevsy71

      Kevsy71

      Nooo! I've just withdrawn mine because of reverse GAS: GRS (Gear Retention Syndrome), love it!

  10. Pow_22

    Epiphone Casady bass with flatwounds through a big ol' valve amp.  Beautiful!!!!!

    1. discreet

      discreet

      Very, very nice. The best live sound I've ever had in 40-odd years is still a 76 P-Bass through an Ampeg SVT-CL and an 8X10. You can't go wrong with that rig... until you try to move it. :|

  11. Pow_22

    NEW PEDAL INCOMING!!! Mesa Bottle Rocket en route!

  12. Pow_22

    Someone on here PM'd me a while back (before the site upgrade) about an old Ampeg 2x12.  The PM is missing now but if the person reads this could get in touch please?

  13. Pow_22

    Last night I played through a Mess Big Block 750 into a Mesa powerhouse 2x12.  I think I did a sex wee!  Mega GAS

    1. discreet

      discreet

      They're not called 'Mess' for nothing, you know...

  14. Pow_22

    Todays amp gas - Mesa 400 Bass (not the + version mind)

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    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      My advice?? Try one and get over it - every Mesa I've tried has disappointed me...

    3. mart3442

      mart3442

      400+ is a great amp, used mine for years.

    4. nugget

      nugget

      i've just 'picked up' a mesa buster 15" combo and it's incredible! i do love the mesa tone, currently got a walkabout and had a M2000 but finally i've got the real deal. Real tone comes at the cost of weight!

  15. Pow_22

    Just watched the Made Of Stone DVD and currently obsessing over Mani's live tone both with the Casady basses and the more recent 70's Jazz basses.  Lurrrrrvely tone

    1. bassbiscuits

      bassbiscuits

      What amp is he running them through?

       

    2. Pow_22

      Pow_22

      Mesa Big Block 750 and an 8x10 (x 2)

    3. bassbiscuits

      bassbiscuits

      Ooh nice!

  16. Pow_22

    Just had a call from the tech to say my 1966 Ampeg fliptop is ready to be picked up after being fixed/serviced!

  17. Pow_22

    Really bad GAS for a Peerless Retromatic Bass in Black!!!!!

    1. Rikki_Sixx

      Rikki_Sixx

      Yes! They're stunning, never seen one in the flesh but it's probably for the best! :biggrin:

    2. 6feet7

      6feet7

      I had a white one. Absolutely stunning bass. One of those 'wish I'd have kept it' ones, but as I play 5's now it's just as well.

  18. Pow_22

    anyone else having issues with String Busters?  I know there was a thread not so long ago but id continued to get good service from them.  Latest order is going on over a week and no word despite the strings showing as 'In Stock'

  19. Pow_22

    anyone here snag the £750 Ampeg B15 on ebay?  Looked in a bad way but at that price you would have plenty of breathing space to do it up within what a B15 is worth

    1. discreet

      discreet

      Didn't even see it. D'OH!

    2. joescartwright

      joescartwright

      FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  20. Pow_22

    That moment you see some gear you want but have to shift old gear first and it just doesn't seem to sell.  Keep checking on the gear I want to make sure its still available aaaarrrrgggghhhhh

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    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Pow....that's been my life story, mate...you forgot to mention how when you have the cash, nobody wants to sell...

    3. discreet

      discreet

      'When you have the cash'... nope, don't understand that at all. :D

    4. lowregisterhead

      lowregisterhead

      Buy it. Then the lack of cash will focus the mind beautifully on rooting out and selling everything you haven't used for years....

  21. Pow_22

    The last rehearsal with my Ampeg V4BH before it goes up for sale to fund my latest bout of GAS :( 

    1. discreet

      discreet

      Eeek! You're going to miss that, for sure. Bad time of year for me to be buying stuff otherwise I'd have that particular goodie. How about I take it as a gift in the spirit of the season..? :D

    2. Marc S

      Marc S

      Oh no. GAS strikes again! What have you got GAS for now Pow_22?

    3. Kevsy71

      Kevsy71

      Ooh I love mine. Perfect with a P and a Greenboy Dually :)

  22. Pow_22

    Played through the rehearsal spaces ancient Peavey TKO 1x15 combo last night.  With my flats loaded P bass and a DHA Bass Drive pre-amp it sounded bloody wonderful!!

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    2. discreet

      discreet

      This one is 23kg:

      https://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/659/118121

      This one is 18kg:

      https://peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/659/118122

    3. bassbiscuits

      bassbiscuits

      I had one of these as my first serious amp beyond my bedroom practise thing.

      They're great - they are massively heavy, but even the old thrashed Peavey stuff i've come across in rehearsal rooms usually are capable of sounding half decent!

    4. kodiakblair

      kodiakblair

      @discreet

      Hellfire !! Those weigh nothing. My recently lightened toolbelt weighs 16Kg :biggrin:

  23. Pow_22

    Desperately trying to find a drive pedal to get me that tone in The Fratellis song Halloween Blues! What a tone!

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    2. Pow_22

      Pow_22

      Ive studied his gear in a bit of a geeky way.  Obviously I don't know studio wise but generally he uses a flats loaded P bass through an Ampeg valve rig.  I would guess there is a few thousand pound worth of studio gear that is certainly helping :)

    3. discreet

      discreet

      Let's forget the studio gear! I reckon some time spent with a VT Bass would be well spent. In my opinion it does that SVT thing really well. And it doesn't even have any valves in it. ;)

    4. Lozz196

      Lozz196

      Yep, VT Bass is the daddy for replicating trusty Ampeg tones.

  24. Pow_22

    Mani selling off a load of gear at Hanks on Denmark street.  Love that Ric 4005 but over £3k for an Epi Jack Casady just as it was his?!?!?!

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    2. Duroc17

      Duroc17

      I guess he doesn't need it now Roses have finished again - unless Ian Brown has another messy divorce! 

    3. GazWills

      GazWills

      haha - i imagine he's already spunked the £2 million advance for the reunion gigs and needs to sell them for petty cash...

    4. Duroc17

      Duroc17

      yes apparently he didnt know the advance was going in and went for some milk, went to an ATM, saw the cash and then went on a 3 day party!

  25. Pow_22

    Hmmm, do I sell my Ampeg V4B to fund a Mesa BB 750? o.O

    1. discreet

      discreet

      No! You'll regret it. Maybe not now, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life...

    2. charic

      charic

      That's a difficult one, sounds like you would need to A/B them first!

    3. discreet

      discreet

      Probably best. Haven't heard the Mesa, but it's going to have to go some to sound better than a V4B. In my humble opinion, of course. :)

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