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  2. Cornwall Steve started following Single Cut Basses
  3. Cornwall Steve
    Firstly I apologise if this topic has been repeatedly covered over the years. i'm contemplating buying an Ibanez BTB single cut and I just happened to find myself reading several BC posts stretching back to 15 years ago when various members - including Kiwi - gave their candid opinions for and against the single cut design (I wouldn't mind betting the whole Headless bass thing was debated similaly decades ago 😂). I wouldn't mind hearing from anyone who owns or has played one, what they think of it, and especially whether they feel the dynamics of the bass actually add anything of value when it comes down to tone and playability. Your input would help me tremendously With regard aesthetics, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so not wanting to get into a debate as to whether members feel they look ugly or attractive. Thanks in anticipation 🙏👍
  4. NickA started following De-Fret?? and Knackered truss rod and fingerboard removal HELP PLEASE
  5. NickA
    I had a truss rod issue on a bass I'd had a lovely ebony board made for. Tried to remove said board as though it was on a double bass, using steam and gentle prizing, to get at truss rod only to find the "luthier" had glued it on with araldite. Broke the board, damaged the neck planing off the remains of the board, new neck required ....which has been pretty good for the last 35 years, so happy days! And here's a scary thread about someone ( who knew nothing about Wals) repairing two Wal truss rods. He did it tho! https://www.talkbass.com/threads/scary-neck-repairs-two-wal-necks.1616350/#:~:text=He sent the neck to me%2C expecting,to replace the truss rod and fingerboard.
  6. NickA

    De-Fret??

    NickA replied to DTB's topic in Bass Guitars

    Fretless rules. I have a fretted MK2 Wal which I hardly ever play...because I have a fretless and that's what I almost always pick up. Fretless sounds and feels so good. But: two reasons not to mod your bbne2. 1. That's an expensive bass to go modding. I defretted a bass once but it was a plywood jazz copy. 2. Apart from being thro neck the bbne2 appears to have those mother of pearl plates ( forget their name) on the fingerboard. Those would have to go and be filled with matched ebony. Difficult and expensive. A whole new board might be easier...and that might upset the neck stability. On balance if say great idea but not on this one!
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  8. Desbass
    Love Ain't What It Used To Be- Billie Eilish ft Justin Bieber
  9. Jothabass started following Graphite neck - ordering
  10. Jothabass started following New to the forum!!
  11. Jothabass
    Hi fellas!! My name is Jonathan, I'm the new guy here in the Basschat forum!! I'm 49 y/o and I've been playing since a was 20, so we're talking about a lot of notes!!!! Landed here looking for a carbon fiber neck replacement for an USA MM Sterling 5H, and after reading a little bit I found this is a nice and cool place top share some love for the bass, so I decided to join... Thank you so much for accepting me, have a great day!! Jonathan
  12. JazzyJ started following Mesa Boogie Subway WD-800
  13. JazzyJ
    Immaculate condition WD-800, minimal home use only. Complete with Mesa carry case. Surplus to requirements. Price includes UK postage. Collection welcome.
  14. tauzero
    Probably not an autobiography.
  15. edstraker123
    Just seen there is an autobiography out in March : Stay Alive: The Life and Death of Stuart Adamson: The Authorised Biography Hardcover – 26 Mar. 2026 by Scott Rowley (Author) preorder on Amazon.
  16. edstraker123
    I spent 5 hours on a couple of tracks in Suno earlier today and only stopped as the Mrs. wanted to use the computer. Its the most enjoyment I've had in music for ages. I don't see this as a battle at all. AI is just another tool and obviously the future.Tomorrow I'll stem them , take them into a DAW and add real instruments - I don't see an issue with that process. The output is infinitely better quality and more satisfying than anything I could have produced on my own. I do completely agree however that those whose work has fed the learning model should be paid accordingly.
  17. zbd1960
    But you can spiel?
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  19. Inga
    mm
  20. Sparky Mark
    Agreed Mick, Whilst the SMX series added some useful bells and whistles such as compression and a blendable valve/solid state preamp, the Series 6 has a certain immediate clarity with clout never bettered by Trace Elliot.
  21. itu
    I have only owned two necks (and two Status bass copies), and I do agree. Quality stuff for a reasonable price. After all, compared to the old music instruments the prices are ridiculously low: I have been searching for a decent double bass for jazz gigs. A basic student bass costs the same amount of ££££ as a quality Status. Some £20000 is needed to a pro instrument. I don't have that many gigs.
  22. Calex started following Trace Elliot Elf C110 (1x10 combo) - £340
  23. dub_junkie
    Valeton Dapper Bass all in one gig fly rig. Switchable Compressor, auto wah, preamp, octave and chorus with onboard tuner, FX loop, DI. metal case. Some very small marks from live use but well looked after. Should still have the box for it kicking around. £50
  24. itu

    De-Fret??

    itu replied to DTB's topic in Bass Guitars

    I do not follow Fender or Yamaha or many other brands as they just do not fit me. That's why I didn't remember that it is a neck through. But my main point was that as it is a fine instrument, I would keep it as it is. Self made modification may be fine, but there are other possibilities, too. A skilled luthier can make a good fretless version of it. Same dimensions and everything, the playability between those two could be very interesting. And a good luthier may suggest some tiny modifications that support the fretless sound, too.
  25. Marc S
    Xmas sale: £375
  26. Marc S
    The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  27. kevin_lindsay
    The Murder Of Love - Propaganda
  28. Rayman
    Yep, the Godin pickups are crazy high output, especially the neck one, giant pole pieces.
  29. fergs40
    This And this And this And done.
  30. Higgie started following FS: Morningstar Galore!
  31. Higgie
    Hi all, up for sale is most of my Morningstar stuff. These are either hangovers from my big board days, or in the ML10X's case, absolutely brand spanking new, bought for a rack build that never happened. Never even passed a signal through it! I powered it up to make sure it worked, and that was it. Now that I'm using a Quad Cortex, the MC3 pretty much covers all my needs, and this stuff is redundant. So, up first: Morningstar MC8 - £220 In good used condition, with original box and accessories, including USB cable that has never been used. ML5 MIDI Loop Switcher - £125 In good, used condition. Small scratch on the "T" in the logo on the top. A fantastic bit of kit. 5 true bypass loops that can be switched on/off via MIDI. Alongside the MC8, this was the core of many of my pedalboard builds. ML10X REORDERABLE MIDI LOOP SWITCHER - £340 Literally as new. Still got the plastic on the screen. This is the above ML5 on steroids! 10 mono/5 stereo loops (as well as stereo ins and outs) with the rather nifty feature of being able to re-order these loops however you like, as well as splitting the signal as many times as you like, so you can run dry signal alongside pedals, or have all 10 loops running in parallel if you so wished. When I had my big board, this was my DREAM piece of kit. I was going to put all my pedals in a rack, with this bad boy, and control the lot from an MC8 out front. Sometimes you want distortion into your filter, and sometimes you want your filter into your distortion...Being able to reorder your pedals with a click of a footswitch is the feature i'd ALWAYS wanted. But it wasn't to be - by the time I had a tray holding my REDDI, a sliding tray full of pedals, a 2U drawer, my 2 Sennheiser Wireless units, a power conditioner, 2 Rockboard MODs for the IO, and all the cables I realised that I would very quickly get sick of dragging all of it to a Motown function and using a clean signal all night 🤣 Add £5 for postage or can be collected from Ickenham, NW London. Happy to meet on my travels, if not too far off my route.
  32. The fasting showman
    Teagle and Sprung now Sold
  33. baldwinbass
    I Will Kill You - Cannibal Corpse
  34. DF Shortscale
    Adam Neely just posted a brilliant video about this stuff today. https://youtu.be/U8dcFhF0Dlk
  35. sifi2112
    Ah .. a sight for sore eyes 😜
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