EBS_freak

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1447070125' post='2904514'] Brighton - [url="http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/"]http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/[/url] [/quote] Man, thats some proper acoustic porn there...

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1448993152' post='2919907'] There's a company on Ebay selling the Behringer at £50 with free delivery if you collect at Argos. Not a great deal but speedier and easier for me now they've shut my Post Office collection place down and I have to drive 6 miles out of town to get my missed parcels The LD does indeed look nice but a lack of buying options from the UK is stopping me pulling the trigger on one, although I am still debating it. [/quote] To be honest - don't think you'd go wrong with either... and you could always send it back to Thomann's (which I know is a bit of a B ache) if it wasn't what you wanted.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1448968658' post='2919612'] It was a genuine chrome plated brass pickguard made by Kahler but sold as NOS by a guitar salvage guy on Ebay for £45. I didn't think much of it at the time but it sounds like I might have been super lucky? [/quote] Yeah - defo. Spent quite some time trying to source one. Similarly, those that said/advertised they could make one, wouldn't or couldn't. Guess they just want to shift large numbers, which lets face it, isn't probably going to happen regularly. The add a fair bit of heft to the weight too.

Nice tribute! Have you managed to source a genuine chrome plated brass pick guard? The only reason why I ask, is that they are aren't readily available... Fender apparently had the exact number made up for the CS release and no more. My friend has made his own Hitmaker (took a Nash guitar and had it refinished and relied) but couldn't source a genuine chrome plated brass pick guard. His solution? Well, he is a chrome plater by trade so he had the CAD made up, the brass cut and then chrome plated a number of them, 11 holes (like Niles) and 8 holes - properly countersunk. If you are interested in getting his details to get one (if yours isn't brass), hit me up with a PM. Similarly, if you have got a brass guard that is chromed, where did you get it from? You can get plenty of chromed pick guards - but not brass - and I'd be intrigued to see where you got it from.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1448915300' post='2919196'] Thanks for pointing me to this thread EBS, I'm thinking about dipping my toe in the IEM world with a Behringer P1 and some off the shelf buds and it's good to hear the P1 is one of the decent Brehringer products. I was torn between that and the LD HPA1 but they seem very hard to get hold of without going via Thomann. [/quote] The Behringer is in the same situ - Thomann seem to be the place for everything like this. I wasn't aware of that LD system - cheers for that. I actually really like the look of the LD system over the Behringer one. Shall have to hunt one down to test out!

If you think thats bad... have you seen the 60th anniversary efforts?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1448288435' post='2914155'] How does that work anyway? The German Hofners are still handmade, always have been, which is why they're so dear to start with. How do you then charge a premium price for a handmade Custom Shop version? [/quote] Because the spec of this (paint job by the looks of things) has been done by Hofner and is not the norm offering. There would be the prepping of the paintshop to do this colour as it's not the normal burst... But agreed, pretty rank.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/205633-in-ear-monitors-help-needed

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1448615644' post='2916806'] It didn't sell.. [/quote] Too heavy. Too big.

Damn you Charic. My mouse is hovering over the buy it button. Grr...

[quote name='goblin' timestamp='1448498033' post='2916003'] They've done a wonderful job, especially considering the time constraints they had. I've been informed that after a while it'll need a bit more polishing, as it's still a touch soft at the moment, so I'm being very delicate and leaving it out as much as I can to let it settle. I've got a Peli case arriving for it tomorrow too, so when I take it to America with me in just under a couple of weeks, at least I'll be safe in the knowledge that I've at least done everything I can to protect it! [/quote] Think you made a good choice to have it finished. They are right - the finish will sink over time (and give a rippled finish) so it will need to be flattened and repolished. No biggie. Enjoy - it looks great.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1448544549' post='2916304'] Hmmm... I wonder if I could make it work for my symphonic metal band?! [/quote] Maybe if you look like this -

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1448541725' post='2916265'] I was thinking under normal clothes [/quote] Ha I could imagine wearing one of those under (or over) standard function clothes. Reckon you'd get some odd looks. If you were some cool futurist tech band, reckon it would add to the overall look. I kinda really want one. Couldn't see me using it live... But then again, who cares what people think. Actually... I could wear some really tasteless trousers... they'd spend more time looking at those then the subpac then!

I like the look of that!

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1448540541' post='2916249'] Thread hijack - and I have no experience of it - ww.talkbass.com/threads/atomic-amplifire-bass-amp-demo.1145687/ [/quote] Cool - shall take a look.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1448540297' post='2916246'] Out of interest what type of stuff are you playing? I wonder if it's worth pairing with a wearable like this : [url="http://thesubpac.com/"]http://thesubpac.com/[/url] If you're using in ears [/quote] Playing all sorts of stuff - was meant as a cover all situations all in one situation. Get rid of all pedals and be able to select mega clean through grit to full on filth. Funnily enough, the harder the sound got, the worse I thought they sounded. The subpac - I remember seeing those... Unless you are into wearing stage costumes, I reckon you'd look a bit of a donkey.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1448539191' post='2916228'] Really? Both the Kemper and the Axe? That REALLY surprises me, I can imagine would or the other but not both! [/quote] Yes, but this is just my opinion. I was very disappointed. I'm primarily an inears user - so the thought of having a super capable preamp was ideal. Didn't pan out that way. But will stress, really exceptional recording tools - just still not sold on the live use, especially for bass. I know there are people that do it... but again, their sounds tend to do nothing for me.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1448533404' post='2916148'] Either an AxeFx or Kemper [/quote] I was going to go that exact same route... but found they just don't work as good on bass as they do guitar

[quote name='CalDeep' timestamp='1448506802' post='2916025'] Little more HiFi on the 350 you'd say? [/quote] At a push maybe! Id say it's got a slightly more musical top end... but again, you'd only notice that completely side by side.

Good work!

I really want to hear this guy play.

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1437124513' post='2823731'] So that'll be why they stopped making bass amps - there were obviously more important R&D projects to put the cash into. [/quote] But they haven't... they have Eden and thats where they are focusing their R&D.

I'm literally on the edge of my seat to hear where the B string is...

I've got/had the 350, 360, 360, 650, Fafner. No discernable difference in the DI although obviously if you are using the tube of the TD650, you'll hear the influence of the tubes on that. I don't like tubes for bass (yes for guitar, no for bass) so the addition of tubes on the the TD650 is a feature I don't use. Similar, I don't use the tube emulation on the HD350. With regards to the DI however, I would get an attenuator, -10, -15 or -20... because the DI can be too hot for some desk preamps - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=xlr+attenuator&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=xlr+attenuator&_sacat=0"]http://www.ebay.co.u...nuator&_sacat=0[/url] The HD350 has a slightly different tone if you do an A/B test - I prefer the HD350 - but unless the two were side by side, I would wager that you could not tell the difference. It really is minimal. In terms of volume difference. 3db. So not worth talking about... but the HD350 is a lot lighter than the TD650. For a 4Ohm load, both amps put out about the same. It's only when you get to a 2 Ohm load, you can make use of the extra watts put out by the 650.... So in reality, I guess it all comes down to whether you are going to make use of that tube or not. My go to amp? 350. My 650 serves as my practice amp!