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  2. The newer versions put out in more recent years are hard to find as well.
  3. Neck fit is getting closer - this is all hand tools shaping so it can't be rushed. Looking a bit rasp-rough at the moment ... but lots more wood to come off still. One issue that has been highlighted is how bodged the previous neck re-glue was and how 'out' the original neck pocket was built. I wondered why the neck appeared to have been glued in without being fully seated in the pocket = in other words glued to the sides but not even touching in a lot of the bottom of the pocket. Well that would appear to have been a bodged attempt to face the neck properly down the centre line of the body. with the new neck properly seated and its mating face at exactly 90 degrees in all directions the neck and the fingerboard (strapped on with tape for the test) point way too far over to the bass side f hole. The whole neck pocket must be out of true with the centre line. The solution is to plane and use a cabinet scraper to deliberately take the back of the heel down on one side - thus pointing the neck/fingerboard once more along the centre line.
  4. I play mostly in Church bands. Currently my main bass is a dingwall d-roc and I'm just trading a fender P in to get a Dingwall NG3. Play mostly DI into PA systems but also have an Aguilar Toneahammer and SL cab.
  5. That said, the original Ibanez Affirma (AFR) designed by the late Rolph Spuler is becoming rarer these days.
  6. I’ve owned 2 USA Fender Ps and a Jazz and currently a Mex P. I can’t tell the difference except the neck is on the Amex P is more like icecaps
  7. Use an octaver and play it on your regular bass.
  8. Last summer I saw a garage sales. There was this pearl white Charvel. Beaten, 3 strings, dirty. If I was into 80's hair metal, that would have been it: cleaning, new strings, and lots of playing. The price was something like under £100, but it wasn't for me. Some 15 years ago I saw a pearl white (what?) Ibanez that was also beaten and dirty, but as I do not like white colour (although the fretboard was rosewood), I left it to the shop. £120 or so. Both would have been good instruments with some care (cleaning, setup, strings). Try to find one now, doable, but the prices are crazy.
  9. Let me fix that for you
  10. You and @Jack are gentlemen with impeccable taste.
  11. I'm not sure it's going to work. Their new material is written in drop G. I can't get my 5 string that low without the first seven frets on the bottom string all sounding the same. I think it needs an extra long multiscale and I'm not sure I want to invest £1000+ in a Spector Dimension or Dingwall (cheaper multiscales are a bit shorter) without knowing it'll work out.
  12. I choose what bass I play 🙂 Jazz bass compared to p-bass? Just crank the gain a bit and enjoy the versatility.
  13. Do that blind test with similar strings and come back to tell us your findings.
  14. I would have gladly but the order went from “available in 2-5 days” to “in stock within 10-13 weeks”, so I’ve cancelled it. They also decreased the price as soon as they went out of stock. Seems like the dirty tactics are still rife almost ten years since I got out! I might order elsewhere at a later date, but for now I’ve just used my discount on an alternative set.
  15. For sale 2 x GK cx 2x10 bass cab in excellent condition .Any trial.Pick up from Stoke possible meet within reasonable distance. Would prefer to sell together. Please note no trades. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Gallien-Krueger amps might not be the first name you think of when you think bass but you might be surprised how many of your favourite bands have a GK locking down the low end of their sound. Flea uses them, Duff McKagen is on their artist list and Jazz legend Dave Holland has one to amplify his double bass. A quick look at the sheer variety of artists will give you a clue as to how versatile these amps are. Here's what Gallien-Krueger say about the CX 210 Bass Cab The CX Series enclosures are the perfect compliment to the MB Series heads. The compact design and light weight allow you to create the ideal head and cabinet combination for any application without sacrificing portability. All CX cabinets are equipped with proprietary ceramic drivers designed and manufactured in the U.S.A. by GK, quality high frequency transducers, High Power and ¼” speaker connectors, internally damped and tuned plywood cabinet construction and rugged flip up side handles for easy loading. Design Sure Lock Lock Stacking - A unique foot and corner system designed to lock together when cabinets are stacked. Durable Portability - Tough vinyl covering protected with metal corners provide lasting protection. Plywood construction, flip grip side handles and compact design make this cabinet a dream to load. Advanced Crossover - A three position tweeter attenuator for control of tweeter level. One professional twist lock speaker connector for no compromise performance and one common 1/4 inch input. Technology Driver by GK - Special drivers designed just for this cabinet, featuring edge wound aluminum 2 inch voice coils, manufactured in the GK USA factory. This design delivers unprecedented punch and efficiency uncharacteristic for a 10 inch speaker. Bracing & Ports - Chambered design with each speaker in its own chamber to prevent tone robbing standing waves and sound leakage through the cabinet walls. Critically Damped - Our design team tuned the port for optimum performance while coupled to the cabinets specific designed speaker. The port coupled with a specific jute blend of damping material provides the right amount of damping at the right frequencies, for optimum response. Specifications Power: 400 Watt @ 8 Ohms Weight 37lbs Speakers: Ceramic 2x10
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  16. For sale Digbeth DBV 4x10 excellent condition. One minor mark as per pic within.Pickup from Stoke. Any trial.Possible meet up within reasonable distance The Laney DIGBETH DBV410-4 is designed for the bass player who demands a powerful and dynamic single compact cabinet set up. Loaded with 4x10" vintage voiced HH Black Label series ceramic drivers, the DBV410 is designed to accentuate the impressive midrange punch and tone of 4 x 10" drivers working together in a tuned cabinet. The DBV410-4 delivers superb top-end tone thanks to the 1" LaVoce Compression driver, and it’s warm punchy vintage tone is at home on any stage or studio gig. The DBV410-4 matches with either the DB500H or DB200H Digbeth heads. Laney DIGBETH DBV4104 4 x 10" Bass Speaker Cab Key Features 600 watts 4x 10" HH Black 25044-16 Ceramic Woofers 1" LaVoce DF10 Compression Driver Compression Driver On/Off Compression Driver Full/Half 4 Ohms impedance Connections: Combi Socket (Speakon compatible twist and 6.3MM jack) Side mounted grab handles Frequency Response: 41Hz > 16KHz SPL 1W/1m: 101 dB SPL Max SPL1m: 129 dB SPL Dimensions Width: 500mm Depth: 390mm Height: 930mm Weight: 32.7kg
  17. My formative music years began in the early 70s, through Radio1 and Top of The Pops. I personally think the quality of the ‘pop’ music (i.e. 45s heard on the radio and seen on a Thursday night on the telly) were as high as in any era. Many years later artists like Bowie, Roxy, Mott the Hoople etc. are viewed as seminal and influential acts, but to me and my mates at the time, they were the just some of the pop stars of the day. Other than Slade Alive and the first Roxy album, all I’d heard at that point were singles. So there’d be the aforementioned, along with the likes of Alice Cooper, T Rex, Sweet, The Faces regularly appearing on the telly on a Thursday evening. It was all we knew, so felt the norm. And then it would be discussed next day at school, in some detail! This is not to denigrate or dismiss other eras (and most folk probably feel their generation was/is the best) but I feel blessed that I grew up when I did, for many reasons, but especially for my first steps into music. That’s a long-winded way of saying “I agree”!
  18. Bad Woman Blues - Beth Hart
  19. Another short but strangely satisfying chart, this is Mo Foster's bass part to the tune 'Bijou Pleasurette' from the eponymous 1980 album, 'The Michael Schenker Group'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/bijou-pleasurette-michael-schenker-group/
  20. If you haven't tried already, I'd recommend listing on TheFretboard UK forum (it's free) - Polite community and several of the longstanding members have S2s as their No. 1.
  21. Bought this a few weeks ago for a gig I had at new year as a last minute replacement for my fuzz that died. Since got my usual fuzz repaired so this isn’t needed. Pretty much brand new except Velcro on the back. Price includes shipping in the UK, cheers!
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  22. Will be in SW Surrey for a few days at the end of the month so could bring it up with me if anyone is interested.
  23. Still available, possible trades with cash either way for a small form factor reverb pedal. Hit me up with what you’ve got.
  24. Ditto.... I just keep looking at this and remembering what I was like drooling over this exact model 25yrs ago. It's simply stunning (and it's practically being given away at that price).
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