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Trace Elliot Series 6 Compact stack.
Sparky Mark replied to Sparky Mark's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Cheers. Rare indeed; in fact it took me a couple of years constant searching to find that version of the cab loaded with a Fane 15 driver to match with my Series 6 1215 combo. -
Lovely bass, if i had the bunsen I'd jump on this (not literally!). -
For sale is my lovely Fender Vintera 50’s Precision in Dakota Red with gold anodised pickguard. Condition is excellent with only what I can tell to be superficial signs that it’s been played. I can feel a slight imperfection in the lacquer along a small area of the skunk stripe, but this is common and has been checked out and ok’d by a tech. Neck is the fantastic wide but not too deep 50’s style and the bass is set up beautifully with a set of DR sunbeams and lovely low action. When I knew this was arriving I looked into replacing the pickup but as soon as I plugged it in, I completely shelved that idea as the stock pickup sounds bloody great and to my ears as good as the custom shop and AVRI P’s I’ve had previously. Also the bass weighs a very agreeable 8.12lb (3.68kg) on my scales. Comes with it’s original Fender gigbag and price includes UK shipping due to the fact that pickups/meet ups are difficult for me at the moment due to work and family commitments and issues. I’ll even include a brand new in packaging K&M Wave Stand (like the one it’s on in the pic). Any questions, please ask away, thanks-
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Just to throw a spanner in your nice works, I have some of those too and have now upgraded as the noise they generated meant I had to use a separate cable to keep them away from my effects pedal. Not insurmountable, but in the end I had dto get something better
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I posted a pic of it in the FB Rickenfakers group back in August; it wasn't cheap.
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I really feel for you. You are at least behaving decently. I really hope it works out for you -
...and that someone is certainly not me! 🙂
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What is B doing wrong that is preventing you from progressing? Where do you hope to progress to and when? Is everyone else 100% on board and capable of committing to playing at that new level? The best musician is the one that can make the gigs. -
Big bass or small person? 😅 If it is as big as the pictures show, I'm sure that will sound massive! -
Hello, I'm selling my Stoll 'der legendäre Akustikbass' The instrument has a very big tone, unlike any other acoustic bass. The bass has the following specs: - Spruce top - Maple back and sides - Thick ebony fretboard - 34" scale length - Factory-installed pickup included - Hardshell case included - The bass has no cracks or damage - Weight: 3.06 kg - Current retail price: approximately €4500 Price is £2180 / 2490€ Please see the link to the review: https://www.stollguitars.de/de/testbericht-uebersicht/testbericht-der-legendaere-akustikbass-fretless-bass-quarterly/ https://www.stollguitars.de/de/portfolio/akustik-bass-legendaerer-akustikbaesse-4-5-6-saiter/ Here is an excerpt from the Bass Quarterly test on the topic of sound. The Sound: Unplugged: Well, that already sounds completely different from my "conventional" Aku bass. The bass sounds like a bass, sounds like a bass, sounds like a bass… What you hear here has depth, dynamics, and volume. This bass can hold its own against an acoustic guitar. The sound is warm and defined, and definitely leans more towards a double bass than an electric bass. Just to be clear: Of course, this bass doesn't have the volume of a double bass; the laws of physics prevent that. However, this instrument leaves guitars that have been converted into basses far behind, both sonically and visually. In addition, I think Stoll Guitars has created a new instrument category here, which can be used in terms of frequency range both as a bass and as a solo instrument – in other words, it's very versatile. Amplified: The cable is plugged into the lower strap button, then the amplifier is set, and everything is good. The sun rises! What you hear is a bassy, full-bodied, transparent sound that can handle any bass role. The bass actually sounds more natural than any piezo pickup I've ever experienced. There's hardly any high-frequency emphasis in the frequency range; it's simple and balanced. The promised feedback resistance is also true; you can easily hold your own in a band setting – although the laws of physics still apply. The instrument is sensitive to nuances of attack, allowing for very dynamic playing. I don't miss tone controls at all, and my amp remains set to neutral. A perfect instrument. -
Hi. No, there's no website. I don't believe it was very expensive. It didn't strike me as such. Trevor is also up for a chat on prices and is very fair. He also has a luthier made Rik-a-like with a Precision pickup but the scratchplate is much bnigger (I had though of buying that myself).
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Sounds like the Lekato units have really proven themselves — reliable, easy to use, and hassle-free. Now I’m tempted to grab a backup pair too!
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Red Panda Bit Mixer - 3 In Pedalboard Mixer NOW £80
jimbobothy replied to bamboscha's topic in Effects For Sale
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The rise of roasted necks may initially have been related to CITES but imo it very quickly became one of those classic guitar 'snake oil' things where manufacturers claim, usually without evidence, that a certain component or process gives the instrument some kind of special quality. I definitely first started seeing the roasted necks on high end instruments like Stingray's but now they seem to be available at every price point. Personally I like the aesthetic of roasted maple but, as with most of these things, I'm extremely skeptical about any special qualities, at least to the extent that would make a noticeable difference from a non roasted neck.
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Or should I say OOH-Ooooh-Ooooh! 🐵🍌🐵🍌🐒
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Not necessarily talking about old strings, but I have certainly warmed to a bass because of the effect the strings had on the overall tone. Case in point, one of my students has a very nice bass and as we were chatting away, I complimented him on how great it sounded that day. Rich, resonant and full of harmonic overtones. It turns out, he'd taken the strings off the bass that I had sold him a little while ago (my preferred string) and put those on this bass!!
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Unexpectedly saw The Australian Pink.Floyd Show last night when a chum offered me his wife's ticket as she got herself double booked. Have to say that they put on a cracking show, including the whole of Wish You Were Here - which is my fave Floyd album.
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USA Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling 5 - Mint £1500 / Trades added
Jabba_the_gut replied to Freddi375's topic in Basses For Sale
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Yes some necks are very stable and others much less so... I have a theory... In chunky wood necks the wood is doing the work and the truss rod does very little - typically Telecaster necks are like this. In slim necks the truss rod is doing more work... the truss rod (metal) is sensitive to temperature variations (expands and contracts), causing more movement. Heavy guage (high tension) strings also cause more movement with temp changes. All my Teles and Fender basses are very stable. My MM stingray (slim neck) is most variable and requires tweaks as the seasons change. Unfinished necks may be more suseptible to humidity changes - laquered ones don't really care.
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Taking torrification out of the equation for a moment, yes—there are a number of factors at play. The quality of the timber has already been mentioned. A piece of maple for a neck on a £100 guitar won’t even be in the same ballpark as that used by a top-tier brand like Shuker. Not all truss rods are created equal, and some have been found to be prone to failure in cheaper instruments. Poorly cut channels and ill-fitting rods can mean the truss rod is already operating outside its effective range. How is the neck wood cut? Is it quarter-sawn, for example? Is the neck laminated, and if so, what laminates are being used? This includes the fretboard. I’d describe this as a cross-grain laminate, since the fretboard grain runs perpendicular to the neck laminates, offering additional resistance to twisting and lateral movement. Is the fretboard a thin veneer, like on my cranky old P Bass (a “ball-bat” neck I’ve adjusted once, and it’s rock solid), or a thick cap? What timber has been used? How much of the neck length, up to the end of the fretboard is attached to the body? On a standard P Bass, it’s from around the 16th fret onwards. Some neck-through basses join the body at the 24th fret. On a 35" scale-plus instrument, that’s a longer length of neck for forces to act upon. We know from school physics it’s easier to bend a longer piece of material than a shorter one. I’ll leave the exact term for that to the physicists—Beam Theory, maybe? I also read about a guitar tech who highlighted issues caused by fret installation itself, which could effectively add uneven backbow to an otherwise relaxed board. I’m sure there are plenty more reasons why necks move around, but these are the ones that came to mind while having a cuppa!
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I’ve had TI Jazz flats on all my basses for maybe 5 years. But recently I’ve been unhappy with the tone I’m getting, especially from the old Jazz bass. This morning I dug out an old set of Labella DTB’s that the TI’s replaced and put them back on the bass. All of a sudden my favourite tone came back. I’m now thinking about the Labellas that used to be on the Stingray. Although my aging fingers do like the TI’s.
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funny that so many talk about 25 years ago because that's when I got mine. Lol. The blue one, with case, 160 bucks at a little shop in Illinois, roselle music. I took lessons there and it was on the wall one Saturday and I remember staring at it. Owner asked if I wanted to handle it. I told him I had a lesson but afterward I would. He handed it to me and told me to use it in my lesson (that prompted a 5 min diversion as my teacher looked it over) I bought it on my way out. Had some work done and did some myself, installed a tune o matic bridge, swapped pickups to a custom wound high output set, sent the neck off to Chris woods in California because he was doing LED inlays and I asked him to do LED under mother of pearl Shankfin and it came out great. Currently it's in storage as life happens but I'm looking forward to getting it out again.
