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I have seen several train your ears/play by ear type adverts lately. Some are for cd or dvds and others are computer programmes. Most cost over £100. What is the basis for these type of things. Has anyone out there tried them? Is it worth scouring usenet for them and trying, or am i wasting my time?

Watch it. a lead foot start could put that Hartke head amp through the back window of that Celica! I wish id taken a pic of my Volvo 940 (with boot not hatchback!) with this little lot crammed in it. I won the lot off ebay for £16, consisting of 12 small combo amps and 4 large PA cabs. Worked out at £1 per item!! Pictured below

[quote name='Doddy' post='786550' date='Mar 26 2010, 01:37 AM']Although the Biffy Clyro model comes in a really nice Lake Placid Blue. It's a bit dearer to the standard white model though.[/quote] [quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='786064' date='Mar 25 2010, 05:27 PM']The CV jazz is only available in that colour, yes. There are also two CV precisions available - a 50s style one in LPB and a 60s style one in sonic blue. You can also get the CV jazz from soundslive for £248 - [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Squier-Classic-Vibe-Jazz-Bass-60s~ID~9342.asp"]here[/url]. S.P.[/quote] Ah im not that fussed on colours that id buy a different model because of it. Olympic white it is then. I see Chester's only other music shop has a model in for £269, though i have never bought more than plectrums there. A place called Back Alley music. anyone shopped there ? [url="http://www.backalleymusic.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d314_Store_Location_Chester.html"]Back Alley music[/url] Who or what on earth is Biffy Clyro anywho? When i first saw the James johnson model, i mixed him up for a moment with James Jameson, DOH!!

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='786162' date='Mar 25 2010, 06:39 PM']I've had stuff price matched in the Reading store but they have tightened up since the credit crunch & they wouldn't do it last time[/quote] Really? Thats strange i'd have thought they'd be more desperate for your business at the moment? Although its not like i'm in London or somesuch with a hundred music stores in a 10 mile radius all competing. Mind you, they are hard to work out. In the three times i have been in the Chester store i have twice heard them knock £20 and £30 of a new guitar for a minute rub mark, (not a scratch) one on the guitar, the other time on the case, and both times it was the guy behind the counter who offered the discount without the buyers even mentioning anything?! Anywho i will ask them and if they say no i'll just breeze back out again, see what they say. Mind you i would have done that anyway being as i am not buying for a few weeks

I am in town tomorrow so i will ask them. just wondered if anyone here had actually done a price match with Dawsons. ? also does anyone know what strings they come with as stock ?

Anyone know if [url="http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/squire_classic_vibe_jazz_bass_60s_olympic_white.html"] Dawsons music[/url] does price matching? Got ta have one of those Squier Jazz CV bases, and obviously the cheaper the better. The price there is £286, but Guitar Amp Keyboard have them for £248. Got to get a brand new one for that price. Do they have one in a colour other than Olympic white though? Thats all i see anywhere. I am thinking of the Chester branch, though they also have stores in; Altrincham, Bangor, Basingstoke, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading, Stockport & Warrington

[quote name='JordanRLS' post='781484' date='Mar 21 2010, 10:50 AM']I guess now is as good a time as any to ask a question which will make me seem incredibly stupid What's with the thumb rest type thing below the G string?[/quote] [size=3][size=2]I would have asked myself but didnt want to seem naive. Kudos to you for asking. I was thinking all sorts of strange ways to 'rest" the thumb on it. Makes sense now. [b]But[/b][i][/i] does anyone use it as per instructions ?[/size][/size]

How about using milk crates? I too lament the dearth of crates these days, they were great for knocking out the compartment slats and storing things in. I had several Babysham or Pony crates i used to keep my records in.(45s natch)

Sigh! Another guitar to save up for! James Johnson Classic Vibe Squire

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='774482' date='Mar 14 2010, 05:49 PM']Start with all the EQ knobs in the middle, all the push switches out, the suboctave knob off, tone controls on your bass centred if it's active, if it's passive bass leave the tone all the way up for now. Try turning one of the EQ knobs down and see how it sounds, then turn it up and see how that sounds, then back to centre. Now do that with each of the other knobs. Then try (with the EQ flat still) the "shape" knob (with the shape switch on) and the other switches, see how they sound. Then you should be able to decide which frequencies are causing the horrible muddy sound you hate.[/quote] Thanks for the advice, i will try that. As for the music i play. I have only been playing for four months, so i dont really play anthing yet, other than scales, chord tones etc, and the dozen or so old Stranglers, Public image Ltd, Buzzcocks or punk riffs i recall with affection, maybe the odd Nirvana RATM etc. (although i do like to noodle away and try and make up my own riffs. Trouble is, im never sure if they are mine or riffs i have heard and forgot ) [quote name='Pete Academy' post='774439' date='Mar 14 2010, 04:53 PM']It looks like an Ashdown rif-off, especially with the Ultrabass control and VU meter. A good starting point is with the tone controls at 12 o'clock, as this is usually a 'flat' setting. Anti-clockwise should cut the tone and clockwise should boost. Might be helpful if you specifiy what music you play and what sound you like.[/quote] Indeed it does look like an Ashdown ripoff, but then im told by those who know that Behringer has a rep (A [i]reputation[/i] not a Representative in charge of rip offs Ho ho ) for ripping off other firms ideas. Not been into the game long enough to know either way personally. ps: i feel a real idiot having to ask this, but when people say [i]leave[/i] the tone control all the way up, they do mean up as in clockwise and to the treble end of the spectrum ? The same direction as turning the Volume control up?

[quote name='jim_bass' post='774417' date='Mar 14 2010, 04:26 PM']If you think it sound muddy (deep, lacking definition?), I'd start by playing with the mid / treble controls and make sure the ultra bass setting is off(?) But another thing is what bass did he play through it compared to yours as that could have a massive difference on your sound, especially if it was an active bass with lots of tone control on the bass.[/quote] Sorry i forgot to mention i have only passive basses going through it at the mo'. The ultrabass is off, its very obvious when its on, its a sort of octaver with a vibro sound.!

I recently purchased a nearly new 450Watt Behringer BX4210A. Yes i know its a Behringer and i have heard all the negatives, but a nearly new amp combo for £70 is a good deal in my book. Anywho, i had a noodle on it with the sellers bass while i was there, as did he. I noticed it had a good sound, so i left the controls where they were when i got home. Of course i made no note of where they were! So when young nephew comes in and procedes to twiddle every knob (as kids that age do) Now my bass sounds like its playing through speakers made of mud, and i cant seem to get it back. Can anyone direct me to a good place to start with the settings. I have a pic below of the controls, the Ultrabass and shape can be ignored as they are supplementary to the main sound and can be switched on and of seperately and i almost always have them off. The same with the 'Deep' and 'Bright' with the square buttons below the Bass and Treble. If you click on the pic you get a good view of all the controls. Can some kind sould point me in the right direction to start out ? I know its all subjective, but where do i start from? Again my apologies for such an daft question. [b]Behringer BX4210a[/b][u][/u]

[quote name='mark54' post='772372' date='Mar 12 2010, 06:53 AM']hey guys i just bought an OLP mm2 a guy from another band had one with the same amp i have ( line 6 300w lowdown) it sounded awesome so i bought one , i put it through my amp and even at half way up in volume i am hardly getting any sound out , i switched back to my ibanez an it was loud but their doesnn't seem to be any loose wires with i took the chrome control unit off ( 1 volume an 2 tone ) so i have no idea what could be wrong ( and yes the volume control is up ) any thing i'm missing has anyone had the same problems any ideas would be greatly appreciated thx[/quote] You say the volume is up. Do you mean the volume knob or the volume or 'output' control on the pre amp (if there is one? I didnt even know about the one on my Hohner till yesterday)

[b]Big J:[/b] Not sure what you mean about lifting the bottom of the battery? Fiddled about with it to no avail though. Does anyone know where i can get a battery compartment cover for this (pictured) Can anyone tell me what that piece of recrangular box is next to the battery? It has a hole on the top of it with the letters L and H at either side of the hole, and a semi circular arrow, pointing to each letter. Sort of indicating Low or High maybe? Below it the word [i]OUT[/i]. Anywho whats all that about? I know its going to be something obvious, but my excuse is i have never owned an active bass before pic below.

I have come into possession (£26 ebay) of this Hohner professional B bass, with a Steinberger drop D tuner bridge, and EMG select pickups. Thats all i know, don't know if it has a model number or any way to tell how old it is.(except that the guy had it for 5 or 6 years) Does anyone recognize it? Anyway, it has a crack going from one of the switches back to the end (see pictures) I know nothing about this dusty old bass except that it had been in the guys bedroom (next to the radiator?) for 5 or 6 years. Two of the knobs are missing and the switch seems to have ben snapped off. There is no serial number on the headstock, although there is on the electrics cover on the back. I also need a small battery cover as this one has been lost. There is a problem with the electrics. I put a battery in and the light came on intermittently. When i plugged a lead in there was no sound at all through the amp. I am hoping to get it back in working order. The crack i think i can repair myself, dont know much about electrics though, beyond a quick probe with a multimeter for circuit testing or a dab of solder. Anyone know of a guy anywhere in the Chester area can do a fix on this maybe? Also does anyone know where I can get hold of a manual or circuit diagram for this? The Hohner website seems bereft of such information? [u]Hohner Professional B bass & Steinberger drop D tuner bridge[/u] [u]Below: closeup of crack on bottom of bass[/u] [u]Below: closeup of the electrics cavity[/u]

[quote name='0175westwood29' post='769606' date='Mar 9 2010, 07:37 PM']i get its a frequency thing but your telling me rob just uses it till it breaks! im sure they'd stop it if every week of the tour they had to buy a new dual rectifier! do they put something the way? i wouldnt be pushing the lows at all really. andy[/quote] I dunno about that. Breaking them every week may be par for the course.We are talking rock stars after all ?

I just gave it a blast. Man is it loud!! Dunno what the "tube cruncher" pot does but I do know it doubles the volume!!

Gorilla TC 110 tube cruncher amp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have just been given a ton of old music kit including 8 old combo amps. Mostly small practice amps, for both guitar and bass. I am selling them all except one half decent Peavey.(the donor is fine with this, even though i told him to put them on ebay himself) But this one (Gorilla TC110 Tube Cruncher, circa 1991) is causing me some problems. Everywhere i go, people seem to think that this combo is either 150 watts (this is written on the rear. I belive it is the power consumption. I see this mistake all the time on amps sold on ebay) or its 110 watts, as per its name. However on looking inside all i find is a single 12inch (Rola) Celestion G12 - 50 speaker (15 ohms) and this is supposed to be only 50 watts. As in 12inch and 50 Watts. Can anyone here help me find out the output Wattage of this old amp please ?

I can weld anything to anything, but the four finger fret has me beat. (only been playing 2 months) I have small girlie hands so the P bass feels a bit big for me, so i am getting a J bass copy to try it out, see if its any easier to play for me. PS: If i had the cash i'd buy a new Fender Aerodyne™ Jazz Bass, like the one Duff McKagan from guns n roses uses. (pictured below) Yes i know they're only £600, but thats six hundred brick i dont have. Yes I am a poverty stricken northern monkey.

[quote name='david_l_perry' post='704038' date='Jan 7 2010, 12:38 PM']What [i]exactly [/i]is it that you want to know about this amp (that you cant make out from the controls and amp rear panel)...? Dave[/quote] I want to know stuff like, how old is it ? Does anyone else out there have one, and what do they think of it. Peoples thoughts on what its like to play through, etc.

I have aquired an old Peavey with [b]260C[/b] on the rear and cant find out much about it. Can anyone help ? It has Made in the USA on the back, and is 240V @ 3 amps 400W input, 130Watts output.