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Yeah i have stacked nordstrand humbuckers in my shuker jazz bass.. dont think they fit a normal jazz space though, but they would be well worth the routing [quote name='Mog' post='754230' date='Feb 22 2010, 06:59 PM']Haven't stacked jazz style humbuckers been around for a few years now?[/quote]

i did look for the aquilar pre... really enjoyed playing through one with a qsc power amp. Have managed to get a glockenklang cheap(ish) so i'll see how i get on with that... just need some cabs now, i'm off to the for sale forum [quote name='JTUK' post='752946' date='Feb 21 2010, 04:38 PM']If I were going for a pre/power amp set-up, I'd try and source a DB680 for a bi-amped option or DB659 for mono. Last time I saw a 680 it was up for £700 in VGC.[/quote]

Thanks for the pre amp advice, ive just ordered a glockenklang one.. so hopefully that'll be what im looking for [quote name='chris_b' post='752916' date='Feb 21 2010, 04:12 PM']The Ampeg pre, which isn't made anymore, had 5 valves and was the same one they used on their SVT 2 and 3 amps. Also, Aguilar made some good pre amps.[/quote]

300 quid off full price.. should i do it, to pair with my dynacord LX2200 class d power amp?

You need watts my friend, 60 watts isnt enough with a drummer... especially with all those metal blast beats check out the for sale forum, plenty of great deals theres a big peavey rig for about 200 quid i think with a 2x15" cab [quote name='Skinkemann' post='752862' date='Feb 21 2010, 03:09 PM']My current bass amp is [url="http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Rumble-60-Bass-Combo-Amp?sku=480720"]http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/pr...-Amp?sku=480720[/url] problem is when I play with my band I can't hear anything of what I'm playing, unless I'm sitting right beside the bass amp. We're playing really loud. And I would love some advice of what I should look for so I and my bandmates can hear me without having to hug my amp when we play. I don't know what I should look for in a bass amp, the size, watts? etc. or simple advices on different bass amps would be great playing death metal'ish music. thanks[/quote]

cheers guys i think the berg 6x10 would be a good idea, sort of in between what i wanted lol.. but i'd struggle to transport as you say. any ideas on preamps?

HI everyone need some advice. I have just sold my genz benz gbe750 and 2x12 cab because i got a great deal. Basically, i have a Dynacord lx2200 class d power amp.. its 1100 watts per channel at 4 ohm, and is light as a feather. The headroom is unbelievable, so a bass through it sounds amazing! I really want to use it, as this amp is worth about 1799 on its own, but i need help. Basically i want a nice valve preamp.. tempted with a summit audio td100 but might miss eq... then in terms of cabs, i want two 4x10's really, but am stuck between bergantino and markbass. I can get the markbass cabs at trade price, but would have to pay full wack for the bergs.. in just a bit stuck with what to do really... ANy advice JMT

member amenra has one for sale on the forum.. head and 4x10.. ive played through them and they were awesome and his is clan as a whistle.Hes a great bloke too, give him a shout [quote name='FLoydElgar' post='670073' date='Nov 30 2009, 03:29 PM']How much would one of these amps cost on basschat? I want one bad! Any rough Ideas will be helpful! thanks guys[/quote]

Hey... I went to london especially to check out denmark street.. bass cellar was one of the worst shops i've ever been in.. In their defence, although ritter didn't go out of business, one of the big distribution companies lost the contract, which made the stuff quite hard to get hold of for a few places.. At least thats what they told us in the shop i work in, no excuse for how you were treated though [quote name='Wolverinebass' post='750641' date='Feb 19 2010, 10:46 AM']After some recent experience, I'm now going to say that the Bass Cellar is the worst bass shop ever. For the last few weeks I've been looking out for a gigbag that will fit my 8 string explorer. I've been compensating by using my bag for my buzzard, however this is far from an ideal fit. I go on the web and look at Ritter's stuff and notice that they have a bag which will fit. I was in the bass cellar a few days before and remember them saying they sold Ritter stuff. Now for the fun. The same guy (and another bloke) tell me that Ritter have went bust (within the last week) and that the conversation I refer to above - NEVER HAPPENED. Nice. Call your customer a liar why don't you. This is different to "I don't remember" before anyone suggests I'm over-reacting. It was a "I/We never said that" conversation. It then gets better. Idiot No. 2 suggests that Warwick do a bag which would fit an Explorer. I decide to play along. I know they mean the one for the buzzard. For those of you who know, this bag can be obtained from Thomann for £65. I decide to wait and see how much they want to fleece me for it. The bloke checks through a big book for a few seconds - no doubt entitled "How to rip off your customers - Vol 5" and then turns to me and says that this bag - (a GIGBAG!!) is going to set me back (WAIT FOR THIS!!) £138. Yes, you read that correctly. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT POUNDS. For something I can get for half that elsewhere. I then thought about this after walking out confused as to whether I should be laughing heartily or extremely angry. However, I then contacted Headstock distribution who told me that Ritter had not in fact went bust (as if I believed that pile of crap to start with) and suggested a much saner place to shop. As it turned out they had what I wanted so all was well. I will never, ever, for any reason whatsoever, regardless of emergency or anything shop with those utter tubes in the Bass Cellar ever again. If only they could follow the Bass Centre into "internet only" oblivion.[/quote]

I think everyone is raising great points in this forum, my own personal opinion has always been to play whatever you feel comfortable on.. but over £5000? When you put that into terms with the life of the semi professional or weekend warrior then i think a clear answer becomes apparent. For example, 5k would go a long way toward my university fees... I think a great example of this is pedulla basses.. if you go on the pedulla website and spec up an instrument, you're gonna rack up 4k quicker than you can say "John paul jones..". Someone above mentioned the strength of the secondhand market.. but if you follow these instruments on ebay, they rarely meet reserve, often lingering around the 1100 mark

Neck looks nice for a budget bass, you dont often see a maple board with such a dark character... the maple on a budget bass normally looks pale i think..

Thanks for kind comments everyone.. i am very happy with it [quote name='MrT-Bass' post='750839' date='Feb 19 2010, 01:09 PM']Another beauty from the stables of Mr Shuker Very nice indeed...Enjoy!!![/quote]

The thing is i never liked sunburst or flamed maple... but after seeing a similar design to this on the shuker website i had to have it! [quote name='Tait' post='750418' date='Feb 19 2010, 12:16 AM']i don't like sunburst. i don't like flamed maple tops. but that is one awesome looking bass.[/quote]

Would love one of jons headless basses... ive never owned a headless. I used to use Genz benz too, but have moved on after aquiring a 2.2k class d power amp Just need to find some cabs and preamp [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='750415' date='Feb 19 2010, 12:15 AM']Welcome to the club. [/quote]

Hi charlie Wish i had a resource like this when i started playing bass, Your a lucky chap!

Hi Just for anyone who is interested here are some shots of my Shuker Jazz in various build stages... if anyone has any questions or wants to know about Jons basses give me a shout Oh, and do forgive me for the cheesy grin

i saw knut reiersrud in honefoss... really great, completely unknown here, but one of the best gigs ive ever been to [quote name='SteveO' post='749381' date='Feb 18 2010, 10:34 AM']Hei Freddy, velcommen til basschat. We have a few scandanavians here. I'm in Hønefoss. Where are you, who do you play with? Hilsen SteveO[/quote]

HI Freddy, where are you from in norway? My girlfriend is norweigian, she is from sortland... I had the pleasure of spending new year and some of christmas in honefos (sorry for the spelling) at my "svigefar's" house... had a great time, such a beautiful country. Only bad side was being stuck in oslo gardemoen for 72 hours because the english airports couldn't cope with a small amount of snow.. That and guitars being twice as expensive as here!

Hey everyone, ive finally decided to take the plunge and become a member My current set-up is- Shuker custom J Bass 5 w/nordstrand pickups Kopo Lina 4 Fretless Sandberg California JM5 Fender American Deluxe Jazz 4 Fender USA std Jazz 5 Battered Old westone I'm currently between amps... At the moment i have.. Dynacord LX2200 lightwieght power amp no preamp as yet (any suggestions?/anyone selling?) EBS 2x10 and 1x15 (for sale in the sale forum) But im thinking of upgrading to bergantino 4x10's I love to talk about gear, so feel free to get in touch! JMT