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Squier JV Precision Bass 1983 Fiesta red
SurroundedByManatees replied to SurroundedByManatees's topic in Basses For Sale
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For sale is my Squier JV precision bass from 1983. It’s finished in a scarce fiesta red. The bass has a lot of damages and usermarks all atound, but all is good technically and it sounds fantastic and plays beautifully. The pots have been replaced for high quality CTS ones. The pickup is a black bobbin with cloth wire. Weight is 3,9kg on my kitchen scales. The bass is pictured with flats, but has been strung with rounds now. I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship anywhere if needed. This ad may be withdrawn if my vintage Fender Mustang sells first. Please contact me for more pictures. The upload function on the site doesn't work for most of the pictures.
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I think you'll be pleased with that, it's a lot of light for the money. You'll probably not want it shining onto your faces though, full on it is pretty bright.
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You May Be Right - Billy Joel
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Anyone solder wires into mains plugs?
basstone replied to Steve Browning's topic in Repairs and Technical
You could get away with loose screws for most of our gear as the current load is generally small. With a high current load a loose connection creates a higher resistance which can lead to overheating! -
A few years back I was doing some home demo recordings here; we had a couple of amps set up in a spare room and stuck Shure SM58 (vocal) microphones in front of the each cab and a Rode vocal mic up away from the amp to pick up room ambience. Sounded fine. Guitarist put a photo up somewhere and got an absolute deluge of comments about how stupid we were, that we didn't know what we were doing and how we should have used <insert assorted microphone types here>. The responses just reflect the world we live in, the results were more than acceptable (we just dialled in the tone we wanted off the amps), the SM58 was the only suitable microphone I had (I used to use it rehearsal spaces rather than catching herpes off the studio mics). Ultimately, any nuances in tone/frequency shift (etc) off the SM58 would be lost once everything else was added (drums, bass, more guitar). Plus, it was a home recording, not Abbey Road. People are idiots.
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Thanks, good idea. I know the sound direct from the DI is pleasing enough having tested it a few times at home, but I haven't tried seeing how it varies when I mess about with the seal. -
In a sense, every env filter is based on the Mutron. But the Meatball is a different circuit altogether. It’s not a ‘copy’ like the Behringer. Same goes for the 3leaf Chromatron. It takes inspiration from the Meatball but it’s a different design.
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It can, if a part of the signal touches earthing you’ll get a buzz or hum
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Like that shielding …
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Often the problem is only when it is all screwed together because things touch and the situation is not obvious when disassembled - that might be why your luthiers missed it I found a Jack socket was rubbing on the shielding - I put clear tape over the foil and the problem went away
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It’s easier to get eBay to collect tax for them on people selling second hand goods bought from taxed-income than go after the very rich. selling 1000 of new stuff in a year is a legitimate target, but only when you also tax wealthy people
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May I? - Bing Crosby
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Your best (and worst!) bass gear purchases of 2025?
MostLow replied to Al Krow's topic in General Discussion
Best: - 2012 MIJ Fender Jaguar bass (ok, I swapped the pickups for Fender CS 60s, but it sounds great). - 2024 Epiphone Jack Casady bass. Although a longtime Jack and hollowbody fan, I avoided this bass due to my 'made in China' bias, but after trying one that was well set up I took the plunge and don't regret it. - Fender Super Bassman. Haven't band-tested it yet, but the 'vintage' channel sounds amazing, and loud. Worst: - Orange OBC 115 cab. The sound is not my thing and farts out way too early. - Accugroove 'El Whappo' 15/12/6 cab. Sounds good at lower volume but can't hold it together in a big room. - Orange AD200. Sounded great at first but then developed problems and it's been back to the shop twice now. -
When you say the original maker, do you mean of the Mu-Tron III that Lovetone based the Meatball on?
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Headless/ fretless bass for less than £1k
tauzero replied to RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE's topic in Bass Guitars
Bartolini BH2s. Low End Lobster recommended Aguilar DCBs to replace them - I have an EHB1265MS with the Aguilars in, but the pickup swap was before I bought it so I never got to do a comparison. -
MARKBASS MB58R CMD 121 P 300W 1X12 BASS COMBO very light only 14.3kg As new! Only used for one gig no longer needed. Amazing lightweight bass combo based in Brighton Sussex Spec from Andertons TheMB58R CMD 121 P features 1x12" Markbass classic ceramic speaker and a new piezo tweeter. The P series is created for those who like classic speakers but don’t want to carry heavy stuff, thanks to the revolutionary material AND TECHNOLOGY used for the cabinet enclosure, the MB58R CMD 121P weighsonly 31.6 lbs / 14.3 kg! SPEAKER: 1×12” Markbass classic ceramic TWEETER: new piezo tweeter SPEAKER POWER HANDLING: 300W RMS (AES Standard) REFLEX: Rear IMPEDANCE: 8 ohms CROSSOVER FREQUENCY: 3.5 kHz FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 45Hz to 18KHz SENSITIVITY DB SPL: 99dB CONTROLS: GAIN | 4-BAND EQ | VLE – VPF FILTERS MASTER VOLUME | LINE OUT level control PRE/POST EQ e GND switches OUTPUT POWER: 300W RMS @ 4 ohm, 150W RMS @ 8 ohm DIMENSIONS: 17.72”/ 45cm (w); 22.68”/ 57.6cm (h); 18.64”/ 47.1cm (d) WEIGHT: 31.6 lbs / 14.3 kg -
I'm trying to work out if you're trying to be funny or not. 🤔 I am looking for an overdrive that will sound good to me when I am wearing my IEMs and wanted to know what overdrive pedals other IEM users were using
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Now priced at £325 - I have to go to the Post Office every day this week so discounting the trip to save me an extra journey later! ... I've been collecting and pedal-testing solidly since COVID but a lot's been happening this year and, as my priorities are changing, it's time to start letting some of these pedals go, including those that six months ago it would have been unthinkable selling. I recently listed a couple of Doom 2s, one in Cosmic finish and a high gain unit in Jade Sparkle. This time I've got a Bronze Age unit on the block from the March 2025 edition of 111 for £360. The unit is the standard gain model and is basically new in box. The price includes Royal Mail Special Delivery UK postage. I'm not really looking for trades at this point but there are a handful of pedals I'm curious about: COG T-70 v2; Hamstead Subspace GE, and Chase Bliss Spectre. -
This is HMRC's sudden obsession with "side hustles", as they want to scrape a bit more income from the average person on the street/Clapham omnibus rather than Reeves introduce a wealth tax or bring CGT in line with income tax or do anything significant to get more money from the very rich.
