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neepheid replied to neepheid's question in Site Issues and Questions
Yes, awesome, thanks. I tried twice to edit the post, delete the pics, but it wasn't having it! -
Tecamp Black Jag 500 (Price drop) to £375
Japhet replied to Japhet's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Thanks for that Paul. They're a really cracking amp for sure. -
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Woodinblack replied to neepheid's question in Site Issues and Questions
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I did manage to dig out photos of the body from when I picked it up - just so you have the complete timeline of the project. The bridge is actually still good so I will retain it for a future project. It's good quality Gotoh part, which is actually still in production. So, I ordered an identical bridge, only in black (because it's cooler).
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Should I get this bass ? Stored for 20 years
Stub Mandrel replied to feech's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Looking at the advice, if it was me, I would find the cash as it seems an opportunity to 'try out' double bass with minimal risk. It looks like, with care, you can just tune up and try it. Obviously a setup would be advantageous but beyond that it would be decide whether to stick with and possibly improve it, or to get a better instrument. My only advice would be that it seems easy to dislodge the soundpost when changing strings. It's a far better starting point than the one in this thread: -
Yes he was getting frustrated and worked up about kids starving to death ,and swearing on tv at 7pm. Yeah, what an insensitive scruffy oaf , no class at all .
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For many years now my main bass has been this Sadowsky metro will lee - it's a bit of a unicorn in that it doesn't really sound like other Sadowsky I have tried and I love it. However if you took all my basses away from me and told me I could only buy one - it would be a precision and I went on a long search for what I wanted... and now have this Jazz and a Precision. I seriously seriously suggest buying a P bass of some kind - don't devalue or take away from what the Sadowsky is doing - it does its thing and it does it well. A P bass is a different thing, and in my book at least is better with a vintage bridge and passive electronics .... A passive Sire P bass can sometimes be found for not much more than the cost of switching the pickups pickguard etc and paying for someone to rout your bass and install for you.
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Bummer!!! That ADAM is a proper prima donna... not only does it suck up massive mAs but it puts out loads of noise too, so it demands an isolated supply. Cheers for letting me know. -
For sale, my Hartke HA 3500 I'm guessing it needs little introduction..... But a super reliable amp in very good clean condition and full working order. Compressor, tube and solid state preamps, 10 band graphic and high/low pass filters complete a comprehensive feature set. 350 watts at 4 ohms 250 at 8 ohm. Always found it more than ample for pub gigs and rehearsals. Comes with rack ears for rack mounting. Will include postage to UK addresses but NI and outlying areas I'll have to get a quote. An questions feel free to ask Cheers -
If either of these takes your fancy I'll print you one.
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Bought some years ago to learn from, but as these things go, we never did. It is as new, all in excellent working order.... Has it's own case, so happy to post... -
Great playing and sounding basses -
Every 1's a Winner - Hot Chocolate
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I made a post and after I submitted it, pictures from the previous post were appended to the end (from the picture of the manky cloth onwards). I can't delete them - I edit the post, delete them from the post then submit and they just keep coming back. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/514065-it-came-from-the-black-lagoon/#findComment-5507716 Some wee forum bug perhaps? Can someone please tidy them off the post for me, I can't seem to do it!
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Not had this very long, bought this and a les paul copy to see which I preferred, and the les paul won! Only just though - it's a great instrument. Very playable neck, not heavy, and the neck pickup sounds particularly good. I've modified it slightly - tortoiseshell pickguard and cream covers and knobs. As you can see, I didn't do a very good job of enlarging the pole piece holes to fit the bridge pickup cover. I will include the original white guard, covers and knobs in the sale. Also put Graphtec string trees on. Lovely satin black finish, with the relicing on the back. The fingerboard is either reliced or played in, or both! It's great...! It's from 2012, by the way. -
I don't know what's going on - those repeated pictures just appeared, and I can't delete them out of the post, they just keep coming back.
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A Ping Ray?
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I've had great fun and satisfaction out of this instrument. It is much modified, as you'll see, and it took me a couple of years to get it to just where I wanted it. I've really enjoyed having it, but have moved on in my mind, so happy to pass it to someone else. Specs: 30" scale Semi hollow 38mm nut width Mahogany body and neck Maple top Bound fingerboard, not sure what wood (likely rosewood), 20 frets. Modifications: (loads!) Tuners - Wilkinson gold Y tuners Neck - I don't like shiny, so I took the neck back to bare wood, then danish oiled it. It feels fantastic, very tactile. I'm not good at fine finishing, so the points where I left off sanding are obvious (see pictures) Body - same as above, don't like shiny. Back and sides have just had the shine taken off, but I went to town on the top - took all the finish off, then danish oil. It's a matte finish that allows the wood pattern to present well. Again, see pics for a couple of bits where I went too hard... Tailpiece - I wanted to use a long scale set of TI flats, so fitted the tailpiece. This has worked very well, with a couple of unexpected benefits - the usual 3 point bridge 'problems' have been bypassed. Also there is a pleasing natural saturation to the tone. It's very much a blues bass. Pickups - as you can see, I've replaced the 2 mini humbuckers with 3 matching AliExpress specials. I really like the Thundertron vibes, and they sound excellent. Controls - wired the pickups to master vol/tone and a 5 way selector. I don't like positions 2 and 4, but each pickup on it's own sounds great - real plummy warmth from the neck, P vibes from the middle, and just a tighter P sound from the bridge. So there we are. I think it looks splendid, you might disagree. I believe the current examples have 42mm necks, so this one might appeal to those who prefer a jazz neck... Very happy to answer questions, or take any good natured abuse... -
Imagine getting frustrated and worked up about kids starving to death and swearing on TV at 7pm, yeah, what an insensitive, scruffy oaf. No class at all.
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So I had a rummage in the parts collection and found enough stuff to do a proof of concept at least - some tuners, a BBOT, pickups (the stock one from a Squier Jag H, and a rando J pickup). Found the Hipshot string retainer I had pilfered off of it. Offered it up and it seemed to fit. Even the tuner bushings gripped the holes - needed persuasion to sit flush which amazed me! But there's a more existential threat to the whole thing - the neck's in a bit of a back bow after years in the shed with no strings on and the truss rod not loosened - oops! And it's not simply a case of replacing the neck, because the bugger I bought the original body and neck from back in 2007 had glued the neck in! So I decided to just get the tuners and bridge installed, then string it up and hope that prolonged string tension with the truss rod backed off completely will pull it into a forward bow once more. So that's what I did (and don't talk to me about the missing screws - I snapped three drill bits during all this and two of them are stuck in the bass, FFS! Anyway, that's a problem for another day. I strung it up and at first, horrible fret buzz on all strings from frets 1-4, then comes good from 5 onwards. Sad sauce. BUT It appears to be recovering - it seemed to be a little better as the evening progressed last night, and it's better still this morning when I checked it before heading to work. So that's it had about 12 hours of unopposed string tension. Hopefully it will have improved further when I get home from work this evening. I don't wanna jinx it, but it appears that the bass wants to live....
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I'm a big fan of Rob's work; he lives just down the road from me and it's a treat to see his creations coming together. Did you commission this one?
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@three yes - had the work done at a shop in Sevenoaks near where I live. Guy in there has done setup and service on several basses of mine over the years and is meticulous! It plays really nicely -
Bought this just after they came out. It's a fantastic bass in every respect, but I just cannot bond with it. I can't explain it... 2 mods: changed the strings for La Bella Super Polished rounds; moved the strap button to the top horn. I did this properly, injected resin whilst hung upside down. That didn't work, so once the blood had left my head, I tried upending the bass. That was much easier..., and now the bass hangs properly from a strap. So... a tremendous instrument, with real weight and authority in the tone. As new condition (one rehearsal, otherwise hasn't left the house). Comes with a rather flimsy gigbag. I could post, but would MUCH prefer collection/meet up. I'm happy to travel halfway, depending...
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