Recent content by Uk Ant

Yesterday I decided to lug my TC Electronic BG500 combo downstairs, all 70lb of it. I have a gig next weekend, so it had to come out from it's storage hole. After I'd recovered and decided that my back was not actually permanently damaged, I decided to start looking at more compact bass amps on...

Re: New Bass day. It has five strings, it is an Ibanez, it's not a Soundgear And now, after a little work with some sandpaper and a bit of danish oil I think it looks a little better

Re: New Bass day. It has five strings, it is an Ibanez, it's not a Soundgear

So I went into a music shop to try a few more five string basses, and in their second hand department they had an Ibanez Ergodyne EDB555. It's a bit battered, had a couple of control nobs missing, but plays really nicely and sounds great, despite a nasty old strings and lack of set up. Two...

So I nipped to my local music store today to try a few compressor pedals, and the instrument they gave me to test the pedals with was a an Ibanez SR1805. My own request, I admit it, as I have been considering getting a five string recently. Problem is I want one now. I could possibly stretch the...

Re: Post your main guitar My main player at the moment is not even an electric, picked up this Takamine 12 for my birthday the other week and just can't help playing the beauty :)

Hey there oh lovely SD forum people. I've not been on here for many a long day, but I have a question which I hope may be answered here. I feel the need to at least try out a compressor in my bass rig. I play with a reasonably aggressive finger style, with occasional slapping, using Ibanez SR...

It has been a very long time since I was last on here, mainly because I've not the money to buy anything new. Anyway, I have concluded that my Marshall JCM900 combo really is no longer up to the task. To sound anywhere near how I want it I have to use an EQ pedal, and even then it's not that...

I'm thinking about trying some 6CA7's in my little JCM900, just for a change really. Now Electro harmix do them and they come in Cool (early distortion), medium (normal distortion) and Hot (late distortion). Anyone with experience of these who could tell me how these different types actually sound?

This evening was band practise and I'd talked a friend of mine into borrowing his '73 JMP based cut and shove combo. Somewhere back in time some one took a 2x12 cab, a fifty watt JMP (first of the PCB based ones) and two green backs and made it into a combo. Now I know the PCB JMP's get a lot of...

I'm currently bass amp free, and I've been looking at compact rigs and yesterday I tried out the Phil Jones suitcase and an Ibanez Prometheon. Now I've been intrigued by phil jones gear since I first saw them a couple of years ago. There stuff is all based round very fancy 5" drivers in...

My little 50w JCM900 1x12 combo has developed an intermittent hum. I suspect it's a loose joint on one of the smoothing caps. Now I could just open it up, re-do the joints around that area and then see if it's better. Not over keen on this idea as it'd be just my luck if one of the caps...

I'm currently toying with the idea of selling my 300w trace combo and getting something more suitable for some one who only plays at home and for recording. There are assorted people I could borrow an amp from if I need one in a hurry. Anyway, the amp I've been looking into is a Phil Jones...

First off, not been around here for a while... Just been a tad busy. Anyway, the Charvel So-Cal Pro mod (production model, apparently). Now I know there are quite a few on here who have bought these guitars. Both the original USA made one and the more recent MIJ model such as mine. Now the...

Every now and then I think I should save up for a proper, made in the USA, Gibson or Fender. You know, a proper electric guitar from the the two companies who have so dominated the market of the years. But every time I think this there's part of me that just loses interest. Now this is isn't a...