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Edam! I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B Hawkins
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Thanks for sending these over! I think the set of 4 fender clovers would be my best bet - I’m looking to upgrade the tuners on a Squier Affinity Jazz. Can I measure tonight and let you know tomorrow, please? Cheers! Andy -
True. I've recounted this on here previously, but when I played the Hammersmith Odeon (now Apollo) many years ago, they still had the old horn speakers standing unused in the wings. They were massive. I could easily have crawled into the horn throats.
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that's what i thought also ...
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So, TI Flats on and I rather like it now, I think the action needs to come up a little with the low tension strings, or I might put a tiny bit of relief into the neck (or a bit of both). But it sounds and resonates a whole lot better than it did with rounds for sure, especially in the higher register where the rounds seemed a little lifeless. It still needs a little sorting if it's to be sold as a bass - pickguard screws, nut screw fixed, PUP height etc, and I think I might put on a 3-string retainer which I like on FLs - but it's starting to feel like a bass as opposed to a load of thrown-together parts 👍 -
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Lovely lightweight compact yet powerful rig. Warwick Gnome 200 watt head and 2x10 4 Ohm cab. Drawing out the full juice from the head. Comes with mains lead and Speakon/Jack cable. Not been out the house since I bought them. in great condition. Not posting but can meet up or you can come and pick up. I can be around Bristol/Yeovil/Bath area. -
Having seen Jones Basses up close, I can genuinely vouch for the build quality and craftsmanship. I recorded the audio samples featured on the Jones Bass website , so I’ve had the opportunity to closely hear and play these instruments. Mark is clearly passionate about what he does and committed to producing instruments that play well, with the great filter preamp sound. I also interviewed him on my podcast, where we talked about how Jones Bass started and his approach to building basses – you can check it out HERE.
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Used to go to a rehearsal room about 9/10 years ago that was kitted out with modern Carlsbro gear. It was OK. Nothing particularly special, but it did the job. An improvement on their 80s/90s gear, for sure, but still with a whiff of old Peavey about them. Unremarkable, but ubiquitous and relatively bulletproof. I notice, with this latest "Viper" range, they're doing what they did with Delta Bass all those years ago - keeping the word "Carlsbro" well away from public view!
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Hohner B2A fretless bought from the gentleman and scholar @Pete1967 beginning of this year. Pete installed the Agi pre, and new battery box, along with a lovely low set up with new Hotwires rounds. I subsequently bought a new (5 string) set of Steinberger strings which are new, boxed and unused, along with a new Steinberger synapse strap extender, Included in the sale. It’s been kept in the Warwick Rockbag I bought for it. The bass plays wonderfully and the Agi is a very flexible preamp and can go subtle to beast and anything in between. Things to note, it doesn’t a working led light, if that’s bothers you. Also the 40 year old jack socket has started playing up but I will include a new one, I just don’t have the skills to solder/fit it. I’m going off in a different direction and am selling most of my bass gear, so this is available. If you want the beast without the weight (6.6 lbs!!) then this baby is for you. I don’t have packing materials or time for the next week or so and would prefer a collection or hand over for now. I’m in Bath but can travel within reasonable distance by pre agreement. Any questions, feel free to…-
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MXR BASS ENVELOPE FILTER £80 - *SOLD*
Jack_Stroud_Bass replied to Brian45's topic in Effects For Sale
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Pretty nice to see a bass amp where you don't have to immediately kill just about all of the mids to get an even servicable sound.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
Alanko replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
The Retrovibe pickup probably is a generic OEM pickup. They aren't winding anything in-house. At the most they might commission pickups with tweaked specs from Far East pickup winders, but I suspect some pickups, like their mudbuckers, are re-badged Artec or Roswell units. Their plastic and metal parts appear to be built or modified in-house. The basses appear to be built from 3rd party bass necks and guitar bodies. A Dimarzio Pro Track might be a good fit in a Bronco as it is a rare example of a rail pickup that isn't furiously overwound. -
Next gig I’m going to is Shonen Knife in York on 6th June. Any Basschatters going to Saxon + Udo Dirkschneider later in the year? I’m considering doubling up with a trip to Ireland to catch one of those shows. Dublin or Belfast hmmm…
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See attached, some relic Clover Gotoh £100 posted and a set of Fender ones in chrome £75 posted. let me know if anything suits? -
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You are right. I need to find an Ian Hill model, the PJ version. That also visually goes well with the Mike Starr - Black and White, Yin and Yang, the dark side and the light side etc etc etc.
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Gouda ‘Nuff - Van Halen
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Seems like you still can't order from them in general though, but the site is at least still there. I imagine they have a lot of stuff to work through
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Seems strange that such an incredible city like Edinburgh wouldn't have a classical teacher, but I don't doubt it. I only know one in Bristol. I love the sounds of the bow, too. In the end, it's what the bass was designed for, so no wonder it sounds so rich and vibrant. Personally, I'm an experiential learner and found that the months of time I spent watching videos and trying to teach myself was wasted. A few lessons with a teacher had me making the sounds I wanted with the bow. Without wanting to come over all Swiss Tony, it's very much like driving a car. Someone can explain the mechanics and the movements and mechanics to you, but you really need to get behind the wheel and hit the road. Wish you the best of luck and will step aside for some (hopefully Scottish based) experts.
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Recently published and totally new books on: Mama Cass of the Mamas and the Papas The Zombies Manfred Mann Each retail at £25. I am charging half price plus £3.35 UK postage - £15.85. Discount given on two or more books. All are great reads. -
Played my green one on saturday night and realised it is a better bass in natural light, because under green light it looks a bit sickly, whereas under sunlight it glows - should have swapped the order this weekend!
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DOD FX25 envelope filter - Price Drop - £100 posted.
samkeen replied to iamtheelvy's topic in Effects For Sale
This was my first ever pedal, had so much fun with it! GLWTS -
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@Eldon Tyrell that's a beauty, black cherry is one of the best finishes for me on a Spector, I had a Euro 5LX but foolishly sold it. Too bad about the neck profile but there's nothing you can do really other than selling it it. Once you play the Starr you'll always be reminded....
