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[quote]Hmm, a fair trek from here then (Llanelli, South Wales) Shame. GLWTS[/quote] And I was only in Brecon two weeks ago as well. I can post it if you want me to find a price?
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Hmm that's a resounding "Meh!" from the basschat collective I guess it must be too much so.... how about £275? (have to be collected though as it weighs a ton)
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Well I've decided I'm officially an old falling apart git now and my amp is too heavy and my back aches. Its a Hartke LH1000, I bought it last year for about £500 with RockBag rack thingy that was another £50 or so - Thomann are doing these amps for just over £400 now so [s]£325 ish for the two seems fair but as always feel free to make an offer... [/s]£275 Trades I'd be interested in a lightweight amp Genz, MarkBass, Orange Terror etc happy to add a bit of funds if needed - needs to be at least 500W into 4 ohms though. Amp itself sounds great and is bloody loud - I played a large hall last night with the volume on three! anyway here's the spec, the amp is in immaculate condition, the rock bag is fine but its missing a tag on one of the zips and its a little "previously enjoyed" but not overly so- Hartke LH-1000, Bass Head, 2x 500 Watts or 1x 1000 Watt, 12AX7 High Voltage Class-A tube preamp circuit, Bass and Treble Shelving, mid-peak EQ controls, brite switch, limiter switch with LED indicator, XLR balanced direct output, effects loop, Speakon and 1/4-inch output connectors, 19", 2 U, dimensions: 483mm x 369mm x 83mm, weight: 14,5 kg
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Why so much buying and selling of basses?
BobVbass replied to jakenewmanbass's topic in General Discussion
[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I would suggest that anyone wanting to become a musician should get the best quality instrument they can afford that suits their style of music, then learn how to play the thing![/font][/color][/quote] yes very true but then there's the "I wonder what x type of bass is like?" and you can never tell just by playing in a shop, so I'll buy one maybe like it and keep it (yeah ok rarely) or move it on when I know - doesn't stop me carrying on learning and gigging my Lakland P -
[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]WTF??!! How can you not gig? That's the bit I like!! Without that we are all bedroom boys and girls, even the millionaires [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] I couldn't 'not gig'. I just couldn't.[/font][/color][/quote] +1 I'd rather not play if I can't gig but maybe I'm an attention seeking bass blagger rather than a proper musician
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Chimes Music (the one in Barbican) is the only music shop in the square mile these days [url="http://www.chimesmusic.com/barbican-music-shop/introduction-to-the-shop.php"]http://www.chimesmusic.com/barbican-music-shop/introduction-to-the-shop.php[/url] - next nearest is Denmark St
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There is a guitar shop actually in Barbican but it's mainly for the school of music so concentrates on classical instruments and sheet music, they do sell the usual bits and bobs tho
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[quote]When I saw him with the Blockheads in December, he was playing his 'Faith & Grace' bass by JKG:[/quote] That's the one!
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Sounds like a typical case of mixing the support band to sound bad - I was right in front of his stack so you'll have to take my word for it - it sounded great
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Wilko was supporting Quo last night - brilliant gig all round, we were about 5 rows from the front right in front of Alan Lancaster and Mr Watt Roy - he was incredible, never seen anything like it, I was so close I could hear his back line (svt and ashdown abm 15s) - amazing mixture of spot on rhythm and chords, brilliant. He was playing a shoreline gold jazz ( of course) not sure what it actually was couldn't quite make out the make of the guitar, wasn't a fender though. Whole evening was amazing.
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Amazing reviews on the Quo forums from last night - can't wait!
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there's lots of street parking in the Rannoch Road area of the Fulham Palace Road - little walk but not too far
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Can't wait - had an awful fortnight with my daughter being ill - taking my son and we're going to bounce around in the mosh pit at the front like last time getting covered in lager and shouting till we lose our voices. And Wilko Johnson is supporting as well Anyone else going?
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soldering iron, leatherman, inflatable stonehenge, assortment of wigs and spandex (vinyl tap only), surgical tape - works better than plasters, ibuprofen, allen keys and feeler gauges. The drummer brings a rubber chicken, a beer bottle operner that makes a burping noise and a viking helmet so I don't bother with those.
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[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The first two lines of the verse , what does that melody remind me of ???[/font][/color][/quote] Errm well the Chorus and the guitar solo for a start still at least it had 100% more Chords than "I am, I'm me" - nice chaps when I met them though
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I think the Unibass is better to be honest - I just found it more usable and a bit more friendly to use. But yes the Fission does replace it
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I've had a Fission bass and the Akai Unibass. They're a good idea but I find only really useable in specific circumstances - in a three piece playing classic rock they're great; the distortion on both is very sharp and fierce so it works where there's loads of space to fill and you need a grungy distorted over sound. For anything else I found them far too unsubtle - especially the Fission; it's a real sledgehammer to crack a nut - the distortion is basically on or off and it doesn't sound great without any. The Akai has more variation and so is more usable. Long and short of both was they were handy (I used my Akai all the time in Vinyl Tap) but not worth me keeping just for a few songs in the sets that I play these days
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Damn! I'd love to be in a Quo tribute band! Great stuff!
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Looking for a guitar I sold before
BobVbass replied to thedontcarebear's topic in General Discussion
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Sold my Yamaha RBX to John - top chap; couldn't have been easier - cheers mate!
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well if it was entirely under their control it does sound a little poor - usually if we're given carte blanche and the audience is raring to go then we just carry on playing and forget the break. Saying that I know nothing really of the situation maybe there were some other reasons why it went that way. Whatever though, venue restrictions, band's own choice, organiser's requests, it will always be the band that's seen in the worst light as they'e fronting the show
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[quote]Obviously I don't know the band you speak of, but in my experience its usually the venue that decide how long and at what times you play. It seems a common misconception that the band have any say in this whatsoever. We're often asked for several encores, but can't because the venue has a strict timings and curfew for the live music. So we always end the last set early and play a couple of encores to keep the punters happy. Also we often say to the audience that 'We'll be back in a minute' so as to keep as many people drinking and in the venue as possible. Depending on venue the breaks can be anything from 10 minutes to an hour. Chances are the venue asked the band to finish just before closing time and that the band were waiting to go on to maximise the bars takings, after all thats (in the eyes of the landlord) what they are there for! [/quote] Exactly this - we play to the timings that the organisers want. Most times we'll do a quarter of an hour break if we have to, some places want a raffle in the middle or something that stretches out to a tedious hour or more
