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Cool, Pete my concern for Saturday is the heat. It's going to be in the 90s. There's a bass rig on stage. I'm only bringing an instrument stand, bass and my pedal board. Daryl
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NBD: Ibanez SRMD205 Mezzo 5 string. Medium scale
Obrienp replied to fretmeister's topic in Bass Guitars
Wow,a lot to answer there. Simply, yes you can go passive many have done it. You can have a blend pot but you need to get one with a shaft long enough to get through the body. Allparts do one. Go for 250k pots for the other ones. Again you need them to have long enough shafts to cope with the through body mounting. I can’t remember if there is enough room to accommodate full sized pots in the cavity but if there is I would advise using them. I was unable to obtain CTS 250k pots with long shafts in the UK (they may be available in Italy). Failing that Alpha do full size (and mini) pots with a shaft long enough for through body mounting. For the capacitor, go for 0.047, or 0.1 uf. I wouldn’t try to reuse the pots on the bass; they are pretty horrible and they may be the wrong impedance anyway for a passive setup. I think you are making life very difficult for yourself trying to convert it to a Jazz/Jazz set up. You would have to do a lot of routing, filling and repainting as the Jazz and P pickups are completely different sizes and shapes. Also, I found the quality of the body wood was very poor. It just crumbled when I took a very sharp chisel to it. By the way I was doing that to accommodate a normal size Jess pickup in the bridge position. The OEM jazz pickup on my 4 string was smaller than standard, I suspect this will be the same on the 5 string. It might be worth checking if a Jazz neck pickup will fit, otherwise you have to open up the route and as I discovered, it isn’t easy wood to work with! You are going to have a spare hole, if you go for a passive vol/blend/tone set up. You could us that for a standard mono jack socket and blank off the OEM jack location with a plate. Otherwise you are looking at replacing the OEM stereo barrel jack: there are plenty available but not all will fit in the space Ibanez provide. TBH, I would be inclined to replace the standard Ibanez preamp with a Glockenlang 2-band from Thomann. Reasonable price, very transparent, it has a passive mode with tone control and there is not much volume difference between active and passive mode. It pretty well drops into the Mezzo (I know, I have done it). It would give you much less work and not cost that much more. -
The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
CoogiSweater replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Crossposting here to flag that I have this rather gorgeous short scale Fender Jazz up for sale! -
Posts like the OP make me remember all the gigs I played in the UK with a 50W amplifier! How things change eh? LOL
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I'll give it a cross post over there. I have also listed this on eBay and someone has said they will make a bid on the listing - so this may well be gone by the end of the week. -
There is now a bid on this on the eBay listing so this will be sold by the end of the week, in case anyone else has been keeping an eye on it. I'd have to ship that so if you can collect that would be an advantage. -
Crazy this is still here. Great bass at a great price... If only it had postage 😞 -
Cracking Codes — Andrew Bird
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For Sale: Pete Skjold Greyling 5 – Impeccable Condition, Handcrafted Luxury Up for grabs is my stunning Pete Skjold Greyling 5, in the best, near-mint condition. This exquisite instrument combines exceptional craftsmanship with versatile sound options, making it a perfect choice for serious musicians. Key Features & Highlights: Beautiful, Warm Tone: The bass offers a very pleasant playing experience with a rich, warm sound that sits perfectly in any band mix. Flexible Sound Shaping: Equipped with a 4-way pickup switch (Reverse P, Series, Parallel, or P), allowing for a wide range of tonal options. New Thomastik JF 345 Flats: Recently fitted with these high-quality strings, the bass sounds fantastic and plays buttery smooth. Comfort & Playability: 33-inch scale length with a lightweight body (only 3.85 kg) and a superb H string, making it comfortable for extended playing. Premium Construction: 4-piece body crafted from fine Mahogany Symmetrical roasted quartersawn Maple neck, a true feel-good neck Indian Rosewood fretboard Evo gold frets Controls: Volume and tone blend for easy sound shaping Finish: Special satin finish that feels great and looks elegant Extras: Comes with a very high-quality, sturdy Skjold gig bag for safe transport Price & Details: Original price: $4,400 USD (plus shipping, taxes, and fees) This beautiful instrument is offered at a very attractive price, as I am currently having a custom 5-string built. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a top-tier, handcrafted bass that combines stunning aesthetics with incredible sound and playability. Feel free to contact me for more details or to arrange a viewing! -
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MuddBass replied to foxtrott's topic in Basses For Sale
Lovely looking bass. As well as the truss-rod, do these have carbon rods reinforcing the neck? -
I actually prefer a direct sale, but it always depends. Maybe you can send me your ideas via pm. -
That looks cool Daryl...! I'm playing a big bike rally with the 'occasional' blues band this weekend. It's a big event, but not anywhere as near as big as that!
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Up for sale is my BH250. Bought from here some time ago for home use and backup. It's been great paired up with my Epifani 110. Fair condition and comes with a Gator carry bag. Price includes UK postage. -
Up for sale is my great little Epifani UL 110. 250w 8Ohms. 11.6 Kg Bought for home use but has been to a couple of gigs as an extension cab to my old TKs 112 I had at the time. Easily powerful enough on it's own for acoustic stuff etc. Good overall condition. One of the bottom corner protectors is a bit damaged but it dose its job and the carpet is going a bit bobbly in places. Collection from St Helens. Not sure on postage yet as I'm pretty low on packaging and suitable boxes. Could possibly meet up if not too far.-
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Well I'm going to have to try moving on my recently acquired Markbass Ninja 2x12 cab. My other cabs listed here have no interest whatsoever and I need to pay off my ever ballooning credit card bill! 800w, 8 Ohms and in excellent condition with fitted cover. Gigged a couple of times and rehearsed with it and I was very impressed. Lightweight, compact and portable, fitted easily in the boot of my VW Passat. I'd be keeping it for sure if funds allowed. I bought this for the absolute bargain price of 300 quid and thats what I'm asking for it. Located in St Helens, Merseyside for collection only. 'IF' my other Markbass cabs sell I'll withdraw it. Here's the original sale thread. I'll be happy to post more pictures if required. -
I don't use regular bass amps, I use stereo power amps. That way I'm not restricted by some amp. designers short sightedness. LOL
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Secret Messages - ELO
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No, shoving a plectrum into the scratchplate like that is bound to stress it around the neck end screw and may break it.
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ZOOM MULTISTOMP MS-60B ITEM IS AS NEW NEVER BEEN GIGGED . Powered by 2 x AA batteries (included) or 9v DC power supply (not included) I don’t have the original box or manual but will be securely packaged for shipping The manual is available to download online. RRP is now £129 grab a bargain £75 inc postage to uk mainland The MS-60B's intuitive design allows easy navigation in both live and studio settings and makes creating, saving, and rearranging effects a breeze. Its input jack accepts signal from both passive and active guitars, and dual line-level output jacks enable you to record the MS-60B's many sounds in stereo. You can use up to 4 effects simultaneously and arrange them in any order you like—even bring individual effects in and out of the chain as desired. There are 50 patch memories where you can store your custom edited and chained multi-effects, with the first 30 pre-loaded with useful factory settings. An Auto Save function ensures that whatever edits you make will automatically be saved, and you can create a list of up to 26 patches to cycle through as you step on the MS-60B footswitch—handy for live gigs or whenever you want your effects in a certain order. The onboard chromatic tuner supports both standard and drop bass tunings, and you can opt to either bypass all effects during tuning or to mute the outputs so that you can tune in silence. Last but not least, the MS-60B's Tap Tempo feature allows you to to set delay times and modulation effect frequencies in real time to the rhythm of the song you're playing. 1 Pedal, 58 Great Bass Effects Cut down the size of your pedalboard by adding an MS-60B. It offers 58 great-sounding ways to craft the perfect bass tone. For ease of use, these are organized into the following categories: Dynamics / Filter Shape and control your low end with these 19 different compressors, limiters, equalizers, filters, exciters, and frequency splitters, plus Zoom's Noise Reduction (ZNR) algorithm, designed to remove noise during pauses while still maintaining your instrument's natural tone. Other options here include a bass frequency-specific AutoWah and "talking" modulator, as well as emulations of the MXR DynaComp, Aphex Punch Factory, dbx 160A, BBE Sonic Maximizer, Q-Tron Envelope Filter, Moog MF-101, and Z. Vex Seek-Wah. Overdrive / Distortion The MS-60B's 11 boosters, overdrives, and direct inject / preamp models include simulations of the BOSS ODB-3, DS-1, and Metal Zone, as well as the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff, SansAmp Bass Driver DI, MXR Bass D.I.+, Xotic Bass BB Preamp, and Avalon Design U5. Amp The 6 amp models provided here include emulations of classic tube amplifiers like the Ampeg SVT and Fender Bassman, as well as the contemporary sounds of the Hartke HA3500, acoustic 360, Aguilar DB750, and Italian Markbass Little Mark III, each with its own distinct cabinet modeling that can be used to further alter the tonal quality. What's more, you can pair any amp model to any cabinet model for unusual, and often striking effects. Modulation / Special effects You'll find 14 different modulation and special effects here, all specially crafted for bass. These include phasing, flanging, chorusing, tremolo, detuning, and pitch shifting, as well as a sub-octave generator and an intelligent bass synthesizer that plays along in key—even a DeFret effect that changes the tone of a fretted bass into that of a fretless. Delay / Reverb The MS-60B's cutting-edge DSP microchip performs 32-bit floating-point calculations, giving it the ability to create sophisticated studio-quality effects such as the 8 rich, dense reverbs, and realistic spatial simulations found here. These allow you to place your bass in natural-sounding spaces such as rooms and halls or to add delays of up to 4 seconds. Also included is slap-back echo and a reverb plate emulation, as well as reverse, modulated, and self-oscillating delays. -
LA BELLA S660 DOUBLE BALL SYSTEM BRAND NEW SEALED PACKET These strings retail around £60 Developed by La Bella’s president Richard Mari Cocco, Jr. with Ned Steinberger, these strings have been manufactured to exact specifications for Steinberger’s revolutionary headless instruments. Specifically designed for ORIGINAL Double Ball systems built by Steinberger or licensed by Arbor, Burnside, Cort, Hohner, Louts, Mach I and Status Black Nylon Tape Wound Tension: Light String Gauges: .060, .070, .094, .115 Distance from inside of ball-end to inside of ball-end: C, G, D, A 908mm; E 909.5mm; B 910mm Made in the USA with American Wire Packaged using MAP Technology (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) to prevent tarnishing and ensure freshness-
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Maple Road will be performing at The Big Gig, Summerfest the worlds largest music festival this Saturday. Set time is 1:45-2:30 and then 3:30-4:15. We're on The Johnsonville Stage. "We received 3 digital parking passes for Lot E today. Max and Rory, I will send you each one later today, Daryl will ride with us, and we need to be to the Lot by 11:45am on Sat." We only got in because the band originally booked canceled. Daryl
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Buy lots of individual pedals. ....then realise it's a bit unwieldy, costly, and difficult to do complex changes live quickly. Sell individual pedals and buy a multi fx. ......then realise that it isn't as 'hands/stomp on' and not as 'what you see is what you get' and some sounds (like envelope filter) aren't as good as individual pedals. Sell multi fx and buy individual pedals. Repeat.
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One of the few cabs I’d love to try/own .. just as well I’m no longer in a band
