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I was about to comment on the massive pay-off to Hofner arising from the random purchase of a violin bass by the then unknown Macca. On reflection though it probably wasn't that random. IIRC, Stuart Sutcliffe played a Hofner Senator bass, which Macca may well have enjoyed noodling on during idle moments between shifts in Hamburg while Sutcliffe was otherwise engaged with girlfriend Astrid. Although the Senator had a much bigger body, it probably had the same neck so the violin bass would have presented Macca with that nice playable neck on a much less unwieldy body.
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I bought a battery powered strip of LEDs from Primark this afternoon. This was only two quid so it's not the end of the world if I destroy it during my tinkering, but I thought I'd ask here if anyone has any experience in tinkering with similar strips. Basically what I want to do is fix them to the bottom of a pedalboard, ideally powering them from the pedalboard power supply. The lights work with 3 × AA batteries, so nominally 4.5V. Two questions I'd like answered if anyone has experience are: 1. Is a 9v PSU likely to work, or kill the unit? 2. If I can't work out the polarity of the two wires and identify this using a trial & error methodology would getting it wrong first time be likely to kill the unit?
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Over and Over - Space Opera
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Looks like it's 14mm across flats - were you making a spanner for the tuners?
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Absolutely. I'll pull it from the same place she pulled her claim.
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A mime to Jeff Lynne's bassline! (who did the Wilburys bass work on both albums)
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That's a very nice example of a rare bass, and I would say a very good price. Fwiw there are MIJ Washburn & Daion/Yamaki - specific FB groups where there might be significant interest in something like this. GLWTS! -
The Proggs -
Do you have any proof of that? Please share.
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Trace Elliott's swiss army knife pedal, including tuner, 2 band compressor, drive, and EQ (with classic Trace preshape option). Surplus to requirements as I have just bought a Bassrig and am going the separate pedals route. Vgc. £190 plus post if needed. Collection in a public space by Barnes Rail Station, London SW13 -
Herman's Permits
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Mismatched top, would this bother you? Cort space 4
tauzero replied to 41Hz's topic in General Discussion
Glad to hear it. My second-hand Space 5 had a strange pickup issue - when I picked it up, I only tested it with the blend knob at each end of its travel rather than in the middle. When I got it home, I found the B, E, and A strings were out of phase but the D and G strings weren't. Replaced the MK1s with MK5CBCs and all was well. So maybe there's also a bit of a QC problem with pickups. -
Thanks, much appreciated. The Hofner and Wilburys are a pretty good match vibe-wise, although the only video I can remember showing TP playing bass with The TWs featured a Danelectro Longhorn.
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Zon Standard Legacy Bass For Sale USA Model
KingPrawn replied to KingPrawn's topic in Basses For Sale
Thank you. Yes, i feel it's a good price for an instrument of this pedigree and versatility -
Thanks Bill lots of useful stuff there. As far as I can tell the transducer in the horn is pretty well aligned with the main driver, so I'll experiment with changing its polarity to see what happens.
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Ernie Ball Pino Palladino flatwounds - £90 a set
Misdee replied to kevin_lindsay's topic in General Discussion
I've had the same problem with various sets of roundwounds over the years. It can, in certain instances, be to do with how the string has been cut and fitted. You might say "But I've had it happen with two identical E strings!", but that might be because they've both been fitted the same incorrect way. I'm not saying that's what happened in this case, but it's always a possibility when evaluating any case of Dead E String Syndrome. -
Also the biggest lie that she hasn't heard that before.
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Stolen from the Herald?
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I doubt it. Mark King kept Status with an order list for years. As he did for Jaydee. Need a cash injection? Build Mark a new model... out comes the doctors and lawyers and their chequebooks.
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Not a signature model... but they did do this for him - (it's probably hanging off some lamp post nowadays)
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I've always had a soft spot for the violin bass. But not had the need enough to ever buy one. It would be an ornament. OK, I'd like that ornament... but you know, it's kinda a lot of money to have just sitting there. Not being 5 string rules it out. And it's not versatile enough for a one bass does it all for covers from various artists. For me, the J bass has always been the go to for that. Every other Hofner I've seen have been pretty meh, or just downright rubbish. And if you are going to do it, you're going to have to go German as opposed to the cheaper Ignition versions - which just don't look right compared to the flagships. Just been on Hofners site to read more about the Ignition basses... and had to smile when I read this - "Hollow body construction for the modern, deep-resonating Violin Bass sound." - Modern?! So when you look at it, pretty much the only thing going for them is the Macca link. Given Macca's age and popularity of that band - and fading interest (not saying they aren't popular, they just aren't as captivating to new generations), I'd say that if somebody hasn't bought a violin bass by now, they aren't. I hope they don't go under. But I do hope it gives them the chance the reinvent themselves to be more... vintage. How about a nice vintage 5 string violin bass? I'd be all over that. Anyway, have some Tom Petty pics -
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Scone Sour - Today
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Pound Garden (Subsidiary of Pound Land) -
Here we have my DBX DriveRack PX professional loudspeaker management processor with matching DBX reference microphone for sale. I am the second owner, and this has lived in a flightcase all its life alongside my mixing console. Condition is used, although the reference mic was new this year (2025) has never been used in anger. A great tool for those of us who mix live sound from stage side whilst playing. I’m only selling as I have now upgraded my bass bins to a matching pair to my tops so will be using the internal crossovers to cut down on the weight of gear I shlep to gigs. Because I am inherently lazy, I asked ChatGPT to describe the functionality and this is what it came up with, which sounds accurate to me based on my experience. “The DBX DriveRack PX is a professional loudspeaker management system that optimises live sound systems. It combines automatic room tuning, crossover control, EQ, dynamics, and feedback suppression in one rack-mount unit. Using the included DBXRTA-M measurement microphone, you can run auto-EQ and real-time analysis to tailor your speakers and subs for smooth, balanced frequency response in any venue. Other key features include configurable crossovers, delay alignment, compression/limiting, and feedback elimination, making it ideal for PA systems, bands, DJs, and event sound setups.” I’m looking for £300 for the DriveRack and reference mic, or £250 for the DriveRack and £50 for the microphone. Collection from Killingworth Newcastle upon Tyne, or delivery at the buyers cost and risk. Any questions, please ask! -
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