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In my 20s I was playing a lot and living in single room bedsits and moving often, I always had at least 4 basses/guitars with me and could move all my belongings in a small hatchback (this was the late 90s when there were pretty small). Guess it’s about priorities 🎸🎸🎸🎸😂 -
The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
msb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Welcome , my first shortscale was a Longhorn , one of the first reissues in the late 90’s. And at first I really did not care for the shorter scale. Somehow the more I played it , the more I liked it. And for many years was my primary bass. My number 1 today is a medium scale. I prefer the shorter scale , but it’s a lovely bass. -
Hey! Rise of the robots. Stranglers
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Gallien Krueger neo 212 ii price drop £200 firm
BassAdder60 replied to The fasting showman's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Thank you, after thinking more about it I decided to buy an additional MarkBass cab to match my existing cab Thank you for considering to meet halfway though -
Decided to put up my awesome (and unfortunately no longer made) Spector LT5 in Violet Fade for sale. This has been my main touring bass for the last two years and has seen some action at Glastonbury, Green Man and many more festivals that I can't even remember! Despite being my main bass I have really looked after the bass and it's in excellent condition. No dings or dents just light surface scratches that every guitar gets from being played! The bass has a 3 piece maple neck with alder body wings and a very nice flamed maple top, which is almost holographic and almost impossible to photo! 😂 The bass has a very nice ebony fingerboard, MOP Spector crown inlays, Gotoh lightweight tuners, brass nut, Dunlop straplocks, Custom wound to Spector spec Bartolini pickups and Darkglass preamp, and thr finish is so good it's ridiculously reflective and shiny.. again making it difficult to take good photos! The bass plays very nicely and sounds phenomenal. The bass is 35" scale and the low B is the best I've experienced on a high end bass. Currently strung with Dunlop Super Bright Steels. Sale includes the Spector gig bag. Looking for £1800 due to excellent condition and I think collection is needed. I have the boxes it came in but I don't feel comfortable shipping it without a hardcase.-
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@Bill Fitzmaurice's original plans specify only a 4Ω 20W resistor in series between the input and the piezos. -
Is this the end for the boutique bass?
Baloney Balderdash replied to bassplayer76's topic in General Discussion
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I think that should be doable, if the neck pocket is wide enough for the string spacing of the ETS bridge.
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Hi. Yes, I probably could arrange that if you're willing to cover the cost. Where are you based? -
Basic Stomp is the way tbh mate. It’s just does everything and if you ever need more buttons you can add them, but I don’t reckon you will -
Update...... The new Mono M80 Classic Ultra has the wheels in the bottom. Still awaiting UK prices but should be over here soon..... https://monocreators.com/products/m80-classic-ultra-dual-bass-case-black
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Hi, for sale is my F-Bass BN5 Fretless in new condition. I bought this bass 2 years ago new at https://www.station-musicshop.de . The bass has only left its gig bag for a few hours in the last two years. Therefore, it is in absolutely mint condition. This is a absolute Killer Fretless!!!! Maybe is also a trade possible, i'm interested in Alleva Coppolo, Ken Lawrence, Fodera.... (+/- cash) Price is in 4250€ / £3700 EU shipping is no problem.-
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Ahh.... Setups... (rabbit hole alert!) So for what it's worth, most luthiers draw a line between the F hole notches and have the bridge feet centered on the line. This is the bass setup datum point. Then the fun starts.. . For a tighter brighter sound the sound post is moved slightly closer to the the bridge foot. For a bassy sound it's moved away (towards the tail piece) For a more warmer sound it's moved towards the treble F hole (away from the bass bar). And for a more mid focused projection sound towards the bass bar. A sound post will be trimmed and it's height adjusted for each move. Plus it may only need moving a couple of mm each way. But the bridge always stays on its datum point. (unless you have an unusual bass with non standard dimensions). You can get adjustable posts these days which can be useful (but are quite expensive). The you switch to very low tension strings and you have to start again!
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What other than Helix Stadium?
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Do most of you live in private houses? I've only ever lived in flats as an adult and I've found that the lack of space (as well as being left-handed) is a great check on either GAS or accumulation. -
He stated in his original post that he has no interest in playing 4 string basses any more? -
Selling this set of spirocore mediums as I recently changed to a light set. I bought them new and they’ve been on/off once, as you can see all the windings still are in good condition and there is plenty of life left in them. I will post them with the original box as well. Give me a shout if you’re interested, I’m open to offers. Cheers! -
Wood sealer before paint? Dumb question alert.
fretmeister replied to fretmeister's topic in Build Diaries
I'm not - sorry - thought you were talking about his photo. Still - on most Telecasters the bridge ground wire has a little ring that is pushed hard into the bridge baseplate by a pickup mounting screw so the wire doesn't need a channel or hole in the wood under the bridge. It's all in the pickup cavity. One one hand that's a nice solution. On the other to swap the bridge pickup the entire bridge has to come off including the ground wire. -
Many years ago I owned a Gibson Grabber G3, although you wouldn't really know I'd owned one, there's just one photo of me using it at a gig in Twickenham (incidentally just minutes before being approached by an A&R guy from Polydor). I would certainly say I had several almost-Fawlty moments with it. I'd settled on the G3 being my primary workhorse as my other bass at the time was a Travis Bean, which based on my general on-stage acrobatics was waaaay too heavy. Honestly no idea where the G3 came from, I bought it obviously, but beyond that, nada. When I was playing at home, it was fine. When we were rehearsing, fine. Soundcheck, fine. Come gig-time, it always seemed to be a crackly cutting out mess. We were recording in Surbiton - on Polydor's ££ - and when the tape was rolling it did the same. It just seemed to know when it was required to behave and just played up. In a studio in Fulham I actually lobbed it across the room, then used the owner's Jazz bass. Never did get to the bottom of the issue. I wonder where it is now?
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Anyone heard any news in any updates due on the Helix. Seems like there due an update -
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@dmccombe7 yeah, the bass is a Rikkers Bodyline - absolutely beautiful olivewood bass, sounds amazing. Has switchable humbuckers for HB, in-out of phase and single coil, for both pickups. Serious gear! The bass has pics on the luthier's site over at https://www.rikkersgitaarbouw.nl/en/basses/bodyline/
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I'd say hold on to it. Basses take up very little room: it's also a beautiful thing. If you need money, sell it: but not until then. Hell, hang it on the wall as a trophy if you want to: there are plenty of very very rare instruments which wind up in safety deposits and never being played at all. I have a number of 4 strings, but I mainly play 5: I actually like swapping back occasionally, and I've considered fitting a D-tuner on one of them. I also have a drop pedal on the board in case I ever fancy playing a 4 with BEAD without having to retune (it sounds OK in a band setting, it works). You love playing the Dingwall, but if you pick up your old warhorse, do you feel a bit of mojo? It'll feel different, too: necks feel different. That difference could be something which inspires you a little to play something different. Why not have some tunes which use 4-string which you play on that one only, just for yourself? The bass doesn't need to justify its keep unless you feel like it has to. I love keeping older basses: I've never actually sold one since I started in 1988. I have a fair number. -
I am curious here and I'm asking an open question. I currently own a Mike Lull NRT5 with an upscaled body size, photo below. To be honest, it rarely sees the light of day and I have considered moving it on, BUT, I've also been hankering for another 12-string. I've approached Spencer at Lull in an effort to (perhaps) commission a 12-string neck (understandably, he declined), so this begs the question about the feasibility of whether I could get a neck made for it - the guy at ETS seems to have a bit of a waiting list so far as the two part bridge goes, so @Basvarken is a bolt-on retrofitted neck something that is doable?
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Liking that wig. Better than my Amazon £25 one for the Glam band. That looks like a very nice bass what i can see of it. Dave
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