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I really like that… tempted!
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Back up for sale as it’s sat unused for too long, and I really fancy another JMJ Mustang 😎 -
I have never visited the store, I'm a little far. I have bought a few things from them over the years, mostly FX pedals/strings, but not many, because I often felt a bit 'meh' about their email communication. My last interaction (a few years ago) was just rude, I felt, and I never went back. But... credit where it's due. I have observed this thread with interest, and it does look like they are addressing many of the complaints. This weekend I was looking at buying a set of "Thunderbrown" strings for my little 23" GoldTone bass... and there weren't in stock in most places. BUT... Bass Direct had 1 set in stock, the website indicated. So I decided to give it a go. I placed the order on Sunday, and I received them today, around 48h later (despite ordering on a Sunday!). I got emails confirming the order, confirming dispatch, and even tracking information... for a measly set of strings. I'm impressed. @Bass Direct I am very glad to see how you've improved the online side of the business. Thank you!
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I also liked my full fat version TC Spark Booster. I'd like to try the Ampeg Scramber at some point as well.
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Well, that was an interesting journey. Thank you all who walked with me. As is the BC way, I got sucked into a vortex and managed to borrow 3 sets of monitors, topping out at a £2.6K pair. Once everything was Sonorworks'd it seems that my old HiFi B&W boxes are (for my purposes), just fine and dandy. Were the £2.6K boxes nicer? Yes, of course they were. Significantly better in a way that changed everything from black and white into colour? No. So there we have it.
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For sale is my mint condition Special Edition Walrus Audio Slo multi texture reverb pedal. This is a beautiful clean reverb pedal with a host of multi functionality and settings to create some wonderful effects. It has three modes, Dark, Rise and Dream, all capable of creating unique and atmospheric sounds. Dark adds a lower octave to your reverb trail. Rise is an auto-swell, slowly lifting the effect through the frequencies and Dream is closer to your classic latching pad reverb with atmospheric tones and vibrato. It also has the ability to sustain to create a trail along with 3 waveforms to choose from. The feature I used mostly is the rising swell where you play a note with the pedal pressed and it fades in and just keeps building and swelling until you take your foot off the pedal. Sounds amazing when used with an octave pedal and can sound very orchestral like a cello. The pedal is in mint condition and comes complete with instructions, eye candy and box. Price is £110 which includes postage and collection from Camberley is available. -
Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-108 - Excellent Condition £70
rwillett posted a topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Now reduced to £70. I now seem to have a surplus of amps, I've just got a valve Laney LC15R for guitar, both my Basschat 8" icabs are finished and I do have a large bass bin in the garage. This means I need to start to reduce some of the stuff I don't really use. So I'm looking to pass the Ampeg RB-108 on. Brought two years ago from Promenade Music in Morecombe, never been gigged (sadly), never really been played loud to be honest It's solid state, 30 watts and sounds great with both bass and guitar, just turn the bass EQ down a bit for guitar It's a great practise amp, perhaps junior or juniorita might need a nice (and cheap) practise amp for their new bass they got for Xmas. Details from the website: Power: 30 watts @ 4 ohms Speaker: 1x 8" Ampeg Controls: Volume, Preamp with 3 band EQ SGT overdrive switch (Super Grit Technology) Inputs: 6.3 mm jack input 0 dB and 6.3 mm jack input -15dB, aux in Headphone out Dimensions: 433 x 411 x 306 mm Weight: 10.5 kg It's in excellent condition. There is a tiny blemish on one side which is noted in one of the pictures below. That's the only issue and the rest is as-new state. It comes in the original and undamaged box, however I do not have the polystyrene bits that go around it and given the weight and price, postage could be a right hassle. I live near Settle in North Yorkshire and you are welcome to come and try it, and I'll throw in as much tea and chocolate biscuits as you can handle. I often work in Manchester so anything around the M6 down to Manchester/Liverpool is an option for delivery, as is Skipton to the South East and Penrith to the North. Sheffield is also a possibility as I can work there if needed. Interesting trades are welcome with cash either way. However I seem to have a number of guitars, basses, amps (hence I'm selling this) and modellers. I am looking for a interesting decent (but not a dreadnought) quality acoustic, preferably with built in pickups. Something like an Auden or similar, yes I know the cash would be significant coming from me You can just see the blemish here-
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Hey LowB-ing, unfortunately I'm away working for the next couple of days, but I'll see what I can do on Friday -
The End of Tonewood ... or Tone-anything!
Richard R replied to BassApprentice's topic in General Discussion
That's a really interesting experiment. I think there needs to be safety chains on the "bridge" magnet to stop it crashing into the "tailpiece" magnet in the event of a string break. And it did crack me up that the video is sponsored by injury compensation lawyers! -
Apologies for the AI slop - but anodized gold is the way to go here
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Agreed, I did like the Lego look, but the black is cooler.
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For sale is my MXR Bass Synth. I wanted to try one of these for the Michael Jackson presets as I'm a huge Thriller and 80's fan and they sound excellent. The Sledgehammer preset is also brilliant but my favourite presets were the Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder one's. However, I'm a fretless bassist and I'm too much of a traditionalist and in my happy place with just a chorus, octave and reverb so I'm going to let this go for someone else to try. Fully working and in mint condition and has only been used once at home to give it a try. Comes with velcro on the base and comes with the original power supply and everything else that came in the box. Price includes UK postage or collection from Camberley. -
Personally I can’t stand clear scratch plates.
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Nice! Is there any chance of a sound clip showing a very slow chromatic scale up the G-string, starting at 5th fret C, going up to about 12th fret, and the back down again? Preferably with a rather full and bassy tone dialed in. I'm quite intrigued by Kiwi's Aurok necks.
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What's the going rate for Stingrays nowadays?
Misdee replied to Supernaut's topic in General Discussion
If you mean for a used Stingray then the best answer is "very variable", but if your patient and look round a while you can get a bargain. The resale on Stingrays can be pretty low compared to the price of a new one because they've been making them a long time, they're very popular, and there were always plenty available in the shops. Consequently, there's loads of them in circulation of various vintages. If you find someone selling one they bought used, you might even pick one up for under a grand. Probably not on Basschat at that price, though. -
I’ve just bought the Nordy J sized 51P noiseless set from the classifieds. Bit different I thought and I’m curious! -
Yup! I have tried this, which led me to wanting to mod the Freeze this way. Even a toggle switch to kill the dry when required would work too.
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Status Basses are not taking any new orders for now
Misdee replied to joe_geezer's topic in Bass Guitars
I'm a bloke in my 50's or 60's (can't remember which!) but I really don't fit the rest of the stereotype. You're quite right though, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Yes, I'm sure Status have grown in reputation and desirability since their voluntary demise. Losing the brand has emphasised it's value. Put it another way, what else can you go out and buy for the equivalent of what a Status bass used to cost? If I remember rightly my Streamline cost about £1600 in late 2016. It was just after Brexit and the pound had crashed against the dollar so UK-made basses looked a good option at the time. That would be equivalent to £2225 today. That's a lot less than a Spector Euro or a USA MM Stingray retails for at the moment. Considering the esoteric designs using woven graphite and the overall quality, Status basses were very reasonably priced in comparison to a lot of other brands. If they relaunched and doubled the prices they still wouldn't be priced out of the market in comparison to their peers. Folks might grumble for a while but they'd get used to it. Luxury goods of all kinds have become more expensive across the board. Look at Wal basses. A MK1 Wal during their heyday in the late 1980's cost the equivalent to £2360 in today's money, and yet people now pay nearly four times that for one. In the '80's Status basses cost substantially more than a Wal Custom. It's all about how the brand is perceived in the eyes of the public. - Today
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The black is cool, but I have to admit I liked the red Lego look.
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Knackered truss rod and fingerboard removal HELP PLEASE
Richard R replied to police squad's topic in Bass Guitars
Why? To my mind it's a sensible upgrade that wouldn't change the sound or value of the instrument but would make it more usable. I assume you might have to chisel a bit if the original slot is not flat-bottomed? You have done lots of removal of fingerboard removals, Andy, and one of your threads has a really good step-by-step with photos which I would link to but I can't find it. -
One of the joys of having a 3D printer is being able to change things quickly. One of the perils of photographing black is photos look crap. Changed all the corners and ports from red to black. From the back And the top. The corners re black but due to flash have come out gray And of course they can be run side by side. A nice modular system. How's it sound, no real idea as work, dog walking and other stuff have foiled any attempt to fire them up in anger I also now have two red ports and a black port now spare. They have a foam gasket for sealing purposes applied and use M3 bolts. Let me know if anybody wants them. Rob
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I expect this is one of those done to death topics and that someone will be along shortly with some variation on the ‘don’t you know how to search?’ theme, accompanied by whatever degree of snippiness they feel is appropriate for a complete stranger asking an innocent question in a public place. But for the rest of us I figure a) you guys love sharing your knowledge and insights and I am keen to receive them, and b) surely one of the functions of an internet forum with a dedicated theme such as ‘bass guitars’ is to examine a finite number of questions from an infinite number of very slightly different angles. No? I am not a five-string bass player, but I was five-curious enough to pick up a Sandberg Bullet JM5 to explore the extra low end and, as it turns out, the pleasure of playing many previously energetic bass lines while barely moving your hand. Here it is (seller’s picture of my bass): It arrived with a fresh set of unidentified though I’m sure perfectly decent strings which included a tapered B, something I had never come across before. I couldn’t get my head around the physics of this at all - how does a string with such a skinny bit on the saddle and slightly beyond produce a decent low note? - but the sonic evidence was that it did. I just didn’t like it - it seemed to work, but it also seemed…wrong. So, activating tinker mode I went and bought some Ernie Ball Slinkies (the pink ones), put them on and thought no more about it (beyond aha! THAT’S how you do the run in Rhythm Stick without a ridiculous delay while you look at the fret you’re aiming for or don’t look and overshoot 70% of the time. I know - practice trumps technical workarounds, but it pleased me). Anyway, I now return to the question suggested at the top of this topic - regardless of my personal prejudices about how things should be, should I notice any difference between tapered and untapered strings, beyond what I would notice between any two manufacturers’ strings? Thank you, collective. -
Status Basses are not taking any new orders for now
Chris2112 replied to joe_geezer's topic in Bass Guitars
You think? I think they're only experiencing a hype because the order book has closed and the whole thing is winding down. It's a case of only wanting what you can't have. Add that to the fact that the typical Status customer is now a bloke in his 50's or 60's dreaming of watching Level 42 on 'the tube' and you can see why the sudden 'bubble' occurred. I say that as someone who is a lot younger, enjoys Level 42 and has owned a number of Status basses in the past.
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