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  2. walshy
    Line 6 HX Stomp Loaded with $150 of the fantastic Ian Martin Allison Bass presets and amp sims. I can leave these on or wipe them off, its your call. Classic Amp Pack $49.00 Signature Pack $49.00 Bass Essentials Pack $49.00 No original box, but has power pack and a few cables from the Voodoo PP Pack ... Selling as it’s on my spare board and no longer required Price includes U.K. Postage
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  3. Manor57
    cheers Mark , it’s lovely just needs playing
  4. Basvarken
    Glued the pearloid binding in the channel: Route the big cavity for the sliding pickup: And the other one for the Quad Bucker: Test fitted the Ubertar sliding pickup system. This pickup contraption was provided to me by my customer.
  5. jezzaboy
    Price drop now £350 collected.
  6. Basvarken
    And shaped the volute: Next I shifted my attention to the body and its shape. Snd all the crazy wiring that it would require. Made some vector files for the laser cutter to make templates: I had already glued the body wings to the center piece and cut them in their rough outline shape: I also laser cut the effects panel in Quilted Maple top. But forgot to make pictures Glued the quilted maple top on: The steps are handy when you want to clamp to two bookmatched pieces sideways. You can't clamp a diagonal line 😉 Routed the body outline shape along one of the laser cut templates: Routed the controls cavity at the back of the body: Plus the profile for the cover (different template): Did the same for the effects cavity: And the profile for its cover: Turned over to the front side and routed the channel for the binding: Notice I couldn't routed too close to the fretboard of course. Had to chisel that last bit out by hand:
  7. Lozz196
    That’s a great idea, PsychovKiller segue to 500 Miles
  8. Basvarken
    Prepared the frets. Cut off the fret ends with a tang nibbler: Hammered the frets in: And cut off the excess on the sides: Routed and cut the slots for the two spokewheel truss rods: Made the truss rod cover in the 21st position: Routed the part of the centerpiece where the Quilted Maple top should go later in the build process. Also made sure this part had the desired neck body angle of 1.5°. Also sawed the headstock angle. In this pic I had not planed it nice and smooth yet. Worked on the neck jont area. With some chisels and scraping steel: The neck taking shape: Made the side position markers: And worked on the neck profile:
  9. Basvarken
    My customer asked for a neck of the highest janka number possible. I did not want to ruin my router bits and saw blades on something too ridiculous. So I came up with a compromise: A five piece laminate of Khaya mahogany, Maple and Purple heart. Here's the neck blank: Plus Khaya Mahogany body wings Routed the slot in the middle for the carbon reinforcement strip: Drilled the holes for the position markers in the ebony fretboard: Made the ring for the 12th position marker: And glued in the mother-of-pearl dots for the rest: Sanded them flush, using the 16" radius block: Prepared the fret slots for the frets. By filing with a triangular file I get better results with seating the frets.
  10. woodyratm started following Status S2 5 string Headless, LEDs, - £1500
  11. woodyratm
    Amazing price for this.
  12. Kev
    Careful, you'll have their CEO nagging Ped to rein it in, if he can find us.
  13. Basvarken started following Twelve-string bass with built-in tube pre-amp
  14. Basvarken
    I've done something foolish... The Brooks EXB-12-QB - the construction of which was already completed in August 2024(!) - is finally completed and ready to ship. The installation of the electronics took about a year and a half for all kinds of reasons that I will not bore you with. I solemnly promise that I will never build a thing like this again. 😵‍💫 Anyway: Here it is! - Mahogany body. Explorer shape - Quilted Maple top. Sunburst. High gloss - Body back, sides and neck: Clear gloss - Pearloid Binding - Neck through, mahogany/maple/purple heart five piece laminate. - Two spoke-wheel type double action truss-rods. Plus one carbon stiffening rod. - Ebony Fretboard. Pearl dot inlays. 12th position circle - Sintoms Jumbo frets. Nickel-silver - 32” Scale - Buffalo horn nut/ string guide - Custom made 12 string bridge and tailpiece. Inverted triplets. Gold - 4 x Gotoh GB 350 bass tuners. Lightweight. Gold - 8 x Gotoh ST-31 Octave string tuners. Lightweight. Gold - Custom D’Addario string set - Gotoh large gold strapnuts - Pickup 1: Ubertar Sliding Pole Piece pickup - Pickup 2: 2x Nordstrand NM4 - 1 x 5-pin XLR. - 2 x Volume. - 2 x Tone - 2 x On/off switch with led light for each effect - 1 Master volume trimpot - Weight: 5,1 kg Custom made electronics: - Built-in effect 1: Frog FX1 pre-amp with sub-mini tube. - Built-in effect 2: Aguilar TLC Compressor. - External power supply I will post pics of the build process in several separate posts below.
  15. RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE
    If I were a 5 stringer this would be the bass I’d go for . Groovy !
  16. Gazz
    Just needs an upgrade, coz the one that's on is shite..
  17. gicut58 started following Status S2 5 string Headless, LEDs, - £1500
  18. gicut58
    Status S2 Classic 5 String Headless S/N 030XXXXX Body: Padauk/Walnut/Utile Neck: Woven Carbon Graphite Bolt On Hardware : Black Additional Features: Front LEDs – Blue Original supplied Hiscox Hard Case Weight approx. 4.27kg / 9.4lb Original factory supplied string clamp screws, allen keys etc. Strap & Straploks Havent been here for a while but do occasionally lurk🙂 Original Factory spec sheet present. Built circa 1997, owned by me since 2008, not used since Covid pandemic, at the end of which I took it to the Status Factory in Colchester where Rob carried out battery box repairs, electronic check,fret dress & clean, and set up prior to coming back into use. The invoice from Status for the work done is present, as is Rob's comment about this bass - he likes it. Well he would say that wouldn't he! This bass has been used and loved during its lifetime with me, and has the patina to prove - any number of extremely small and minor dinks and v light buckle rash in the wood, as seen in the photos. Ready to go. Any questions please ask, genuine reason for sale. Collection only PE19 area. No trades thank you.
  19. Steve Browning
    I'm sure they won't blame Tesco fur long.
  20. Franticsmurf started following Does Your Covers Band Change Songs? What Changes and Why?
  21. Franticsmurf
    I've had exactly the same experience. The Guitarist/singer took great delight in 'impromptu changes' which, he said, were the sign of a real professional musician and that we should be able to follow him if we were pros too. It was extremely annoying at the time, but I later realised that I had learnt to improvise almost instantly and as a result became more confident on stage. One night we let him improvise the opening to the act on his own and he made a right royal c*ck-up of it. We only joined him on stage after the silence had ended. In answer to the OP - In the band mentioned above, we played simplified arrangements (usually a reduced number of verses) as the 'professional' guitarist/singer rarely rehearsed, which may also have been the source of the 'professional impromptu changes'. We had a longer introduction to 'Psychokiller' which involved the solid bass and drum beat with some odd guitar over it - I quite liked it myself - and at the end of the song we would often swap between it and '500 Miles'. In my current band, many of the arrangements have been modified to accommodate the range of instruments - usually involving a simplification of the rhythm for the ukes and brass - but the songs remain fundamentally the same. Last year we did a version of Pinball Wizard that didn't change key for the last verse because the singer couldn't hit those notes. I had no problem with that and it went down just fine with the crowd. I am not averse to rearranging a cover if there is some artistic merit to it - say to fit in with a band style - but definitely not to showcase a single band member or to overcome the failings of band members to properly learn songs.
  22. ezbass
    Of course, other outlets were guilty of this contamination too, it’s unfair to saddle just one company with all the blame.
  23. Fishman started following Basses For Sale
  24. Lozz196 started following Nick Smith aka doctor_bass in memorium
  25. Lozz196
    Hard to believe its a year since this sad news. Great pic @Blondy, thanks for sharing.
  26. Dan Dare
    I ate a Tesco burger last week. It disagreed with me, but fortunately, I'm in a stable condition.
  27. SteveXFR
    Ah yes, the mobile service.
  28. Soulman
    Thank you Dunk.
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  30. Steve Browning
    Just wait for the usual suspects to nag about the puns.
  31. carlsim
    2006 Squire Vintage Modified Precision Bass in Olympic White for sale - with some modifications to dress it up like a 70s P bass. I will include the Thomann gig bag with the sale. I have always wanted a 70s P, but as a mainly 5 string player I knew I wouldn't use it that much so I didn't want to commit too much cash to one. So, I found a Squire VM P bass in Olympic white which had a few dings online and then proceeded to create my own. Personally I think it looks great and it saddens me to sell it but I could do with a little cash injection right now. So, the main change is the headstock. The squire details were removed and sanded flat, some discolouration added to age the wood, a 70s decal added and then a vintage amber Nitro lacquer from NorthWest Guitars. I have flatted it back and flatted off the sheen from the back of the neck so it's nice and smooth. Aged string retainer and neck F plate was added (I always intended to add aged tuners and bridge but never got round to it.) Body - it had a few dinks here and there which have been added to (nothing major to be honest) and the bass still has the Seymore Duncan designed pickups, original bridge and tuners. The olympic white has aged and yellowed really nicely and the rosewood board is nice and dark. I know this won't be to everyone's taste but if you fancy a 70s P and don't fancy the price of one, this could be for you! I have included a picture of the original squire serial number for information. Not sure what else to add about the bass. It plays great and sounds just like a P should. The previous owner changed the wiring to cloth wiring and added an orange drop cap to the tone control. Any trial is welcome and I have packaging to post. Will look at quotes and would be happy to share the postage costs.
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  32. briansbrew
    I have had these pickups and iRig bits about for some time so not in use anymore.. Jazz Pickups £25 posted, Bridge 6.09K ohms, neck 5.71 K ohms Precision pickups £15 posted, 6.47 K ohms iRig stomp box with battery cover missing, £30 posted, these are over £150 new iRig 2 mobile interface, £20 posted
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  33. Clarky
    Can I take the Spark Booster please? Message incoming.... Edit: I was too late. Fastest finger first and all that!
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