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  1. Moos3h
    SO chuffed! I was the only bidder and won a Maruszczyk Elwood L 4A and picked it up this afternoon. Couldn't be happier! Super lightweight but perfect balance, insanely good build quality, Delano pickups, Glockenklang preamp and in a gorgeous natural finish that feels fab. All for under £600? Very happy with that! Came with the case and all the candy including a set of strings too. Pics to follow in the morning. Can't wait to crank it through my gigging rig - first low volume noodlings are very promising indeed. Cheers, James
    6 points
  2. M@23
    Price massively reduced, I really need to free up cash, before holiday/Park festival season properly kicks off and I've got to play every day & night! Ah man... This is one of those 'I don't want to sell, but maybe need to' situations. This is my favourite bass I've owned. But, it's looking like I've been dealt early onset OA and need to get the lightest bass available or find another job! I'll double check, but this isn't heavy, it's about 9.5lbs, a shade over IIRC. It's currently the top of the line Yamaha BB, made in Japan. I bought it new from Yamaha London less than a year ago. It was the first in the UK I believe. It's alder/maple, has their newest lightweight hardware in a great satin finish. The bass is actually midnight blue, but tends to look more of a black in photos. It's string with D'Addario EXL170-5, as from the factory. It comes with a really plush hardcase too. It's passive, with VVT controls, but like with early BB's, the range if tones available is fantastic. It has 18mm string spacing, and the nicest neck I've played. I thought I liked a wide chunky neck on a bass, coming from a Sadowsky, but the Yamaha is something special. It's very comfortable and has a beautiful construction and matte feel. As I say, I'm not keen to let it go, but I'm struggling with my back/hips/knees... And this isn't even a heavy bass. Not looking for trades as I'm going to be looking at Sandberg Superlight series. I'm on the Isle of Wight, but Portsmouth/Southampton meet up is possible. Any specific photos/questions, please ask. Condition wise, there are no injuries to report. Neck and headstock remain completely as new, and there are no chips/dings/dents to be seen. The back of the body of the bass has some light swirling from my shirt buttons, but I couldn't pick it up in a photo.
    5 points
  3. AndyTravis
    Will the excitement never end?! Bridge is on. Don’t ask about the black screws...so mundane is the story I cannot even be bothered...in a side note, chrome screws on the pickup now...as it should be.
    5 points
  4. prowla
    Here’s some pics, though...
    4 points
  5. Newfoundfreedom
    I paid £300 and spent the rest on vodka. My bass looks as good as anything out there after 1700 quids worth of vodka.
    3 points
  6. tauzero
    And you don't want to buy from a dealer with a bad Attitude.
    3 points
  7. Bassman Sam
    My first self built bass. I bought a fretless neck and a loaded body from here and sourced the other bits from ebay. Finally got around to building it today but made a school boy error. I forgot to buy the strings. Our own Gary Mac is doing the honours so I should be up and running next weekend. I've not played fretless since the '70's so it will be interesting to so how it goes. Anyway, there's the picture.
    2 points
  8. prowla
    And a 2013.
    2 points
  9. Jabba_the_gut
    I've cut a new fretboard for this bass and this time I measured twice and cut once!! The previous neck was 31.5" with 24 frets, for the new neck is 29.5" and obviously has to fit in the same neck pocket and the bridge has to be in roughly the same place. So this works out as the replacement neck being 22 fret for it to fit correctly. As the chance of me getting the intonation exactly right having not tried this scale length before I think is minimal, I'm removing the original brass inserts for the bridge and filling the holes so I can repositioning it later. I'm also going to redrill the holes for the string anchors as I have a better version I'm going to install. This is done by widening the top 4mm of a 10mm hole to 12mm diameter. to do this I have a small piece of mdf with a 12mm hole in it that is placed over the original hole. One of the string anchors is used to centralise it before clamping the template in place. This is the body with the brass inserts removed Then this the body with the holed infilled The body had also picked up a very small dent which I sanded out. I tried refinishing but couldn't get it to match so I sanded the finish off the walnut and started to finish it again. Fussy, but I want it to be right This is the body with the topped sanded and the string anchors holes redrilled.
    2 points
  10. dmccombe7
    Good choice.
    2 points
  11. stef030
    john martyn some people from grace and danger easy to learn and super expressive
    2 points
  12. Slappindabass
    2 points
  13. N8Bass
    Hi everyone , I'm selling my Xotic 5 string P bass. I ordered it new directly from Xotic through Bass Direct in 2016 , as it matched the spec I wanted . I used it sparingly on a tour I was on as I needed an authentic P bass sound , but haven't really used it since ( I've always been a Musicman player ) I had the bass set up by ex Sounds Great luthier Matt Ryan in Milnrow , who commented on the high build quality . The Xotic benefits from a push/pull active / passive master volume , a very transparent 3 band eq with master tone and luminova dots on the side of the neck that glow to help you out on dark stages / pits etc . The condition of the bass is 9.75 / 10.00 - The only marks I can see , are fine scratch marks on the scratch plate that were already on when I collected the bass - Hard to see on the photos and barely noticeable up close . Although I have hardly used the bass - I've used the gig bag a little - it's still in very good condition though . I'm not looking for any trades for this , and as I think I've priced it very competitively I'm not open to any offers . I'm looking for a UK sale only , and I would prefer the buyer to collect , although I'm open to discussing different delivery options . Thanks for taking a look . N
    2 points
  14. stingrayPete1977
    Yes, I'll trade it for £500 cash, lol. Sorry couldn't resist, I'm only after some cash tbh.
    2 points
  15. Painy
    Is possible that your band mate may be even less keen on that scenario than you are. 😐
    2 points
  16. NoirBass
    Mine arrived Thursday too, best £16.50 I’ve ever spent. What a collection - I thought the John Entwistle book was good, but Geddys is amazing!
    2 points
  17. bumnote
    My SB2 is shod with thomastic. I tried my newly aquired SB1 with flats that were on the bass and in the end changed to rounds. Theres soomething nicely aggressive about the sound with rounds.
    2 points
  18. Bluewine
    There's more to the story which is why I had no problem taking the money. Blue
    2 points
  19. Moos3h
    And here be pics:
    2 points
  20. bazzbass
    yeah, ain't gonna work with my ELF mini rig with one or both 1 10"s hehe
    2 points
  21. P-T-P
    If I can find a buyer fir my BBP34 I will be all over this.
    2 points
  22. bubinga5
    Slick stuff from Cory and his band. B Slade with the amazing laid back Sharay on bass. He reminds me of KRS1
    2 points
  23. haysy
    The question about the hardware was a valid one, since you had just stated a change in hardware colour to black by a previous owner, along with a link to the original ACG web page spec. Other brands of black hardware are available so how are BC members to know what has been fitted? You also posted the previous owner’s sale thread, in which it states that there is buckle rash and a dent, so again it was a valid question. I don’t understand how valid questions on a sale thread for a bass costing £900 constitutes a “crap” of your thread? i am not a time waster as my feedback on BC will show. I was actually genuinely interested in buying this bass, but I’m sure I’ll find something suitable from a less rude member.
    2 points
  24. AndyTravis
    2 points
  25. borntohang
    Great guys and we've been using their stuff for about a year now: Map Bass, Airline 3P and Rivolta Mondata in the band. We do have a casual non-endorsement relationship with them so feel free to take this whole post with salt to taste, but I'm happy with the quality on all the stuff we got and none of it was special order or anything. Wouldn't be using or defending it otherwise. General thoughts on the Map Bass are that it's incredibly heavy but also possibly the deepest bass I've ever played. Get a lot of other players asking if I'm using a sub octave or something but it's just a very strong fundamental and a lot of output and low end. In fact there's so much low end that I struggled a bit to start with but after lowering the pickups it's now got a nice vintage growl to it. Still very high output and I have to severely rein the gain in on my pedals to keep it clean. We went up to the demo day they did last year with most of the range in and I was impressed with all the higher end stuff. Lot of nice decorative touches across the range that you wouldn't find on a Fender of similar price but the lower stuff definitely felt like it could do with a setup. They're very interesting guitars and get a lot of attention - lots of other players and audience members asking what they are.
    2 points
  26. Bluewine
    Things have really picked up out of nowhere with all these acoustic gigs. Well, not really out of nowhere. I have a suspition about why I started getting these acoustic offers. I played Cafe Soeurette Saturday night from 7-10 ,great hours and a nice engaged crowd. I'm playing a Sprecher Micro Brewery gig this Saturday night. I also found out my primary band will be opening for a national headliner at a large country festival this summer. 3 weeks ago I had nothing. Blue
    2 points
  27. dudewheresmybass
    ok guys, so the old has passed, and i'm surpriseed no-one has popped this little gem of a thread up yet. So, with your permission, can we start again?
    1 point
  28. bartelby
    Nice to see Al get some recognition. Interesting configuration on a Ric...
    1 point
  29. Woodinblack
    Looking for a jazz neck for my P bass, found this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202542172424 I think he has assembled it wrong. Shouldn't the strings go in the front?
    1 point
  30. prowla
    My first Ric cost me £220.
    1 point
  31. TheGreek
    Sorry, I can't see the repair...are you sure you posted the pics in the right order???
    1 point
  32. stewblack
    This was all a bit of a whirlwind romance. I only found out about her yesterday and here we are happily ensconced in my room already. A Trace Elliot BLX 110 which sits daintily beneath my trusty Series 6 head and makes it sound like a normal bass amp but with honey on. Not light, not by any stretch but the easiest lift of any TE cab I've ever owned. Two of these would make for the most adorable and Tracelicious stack ever seen. I have a 210 coming to sit beneath but honestly I think that will be overkill. I know the trend will be away from back line in favour of the Sony Walkman, or whatever young folk use these days, but luckily I'll be dead and buried long before it catches on. In the meantime I'm going to gaze adoringly at my green and black beauties, and sigh with contentment every time I hear that deep satisfying badouff as I flick the power switch to on.
    1 point
  33. Al Krow
    Would you consider getting the neck (professionally?) 'trimmed' to give it more of a Jazz neck feel?
    1 point
  34. Dad3353
    Don't tell me, let me guess... The one in the pink dress..?
    1 point
  35. Cosmo Valdemar
    Looks like a 14 year old's woodwork project. I'm sure it sounds amazing, but it looks like hell to play.
    1 point
  36. hooky_lowdown
    I was in Sunderland last weekend, could have picked up the yammie then. I've never had good experiences with peeps on gumtree.
    1 point
  37. bubinga5
    What a bargain James. Love those Glock preamps.
    1 point
  38. Rowbee
    I was trying to work out how you could know, and then I realised I shared a photo of the back of the headstock! Every day is a school day! 😁
    1 point
  39. ead
    Good looking bass there sir. Black nylons would look well cool on that
    1 point
  40. AndyTravis
    Will obviously remunerate your for time and fuel/effort. Hope it’s still there!
    1 point
  41. Kiwi
    I've owned a Pentabuzz since 2005. Haven't sold it because nothing out there can top it. Hope someone snaps this up soon.
    1 point
  42. Cat Burrito
    I tour a lot and it's a case of luck a lot of the time. Very occasionally we've had rooms upstairs at the venue, stayed with the promoter or had rooms locally as part of the deal. Obviously sites like Late Rooms are always worth a go and just occasionally Airbnb have come good. The rule of thumb seems to be that some nights you strike gold and some nights you make a loss, but hope to make it up on the merch table or the next night. I also operate at a level where there isn't loads of money so it's not unusual to break even and basically have a working holiday.
    1 point
  43. timhiggins
    That's great but i cant help but wonder if Cory took getting in the 'Marvin' mind set a little to literally !
    1 point
  44. Stingray5
    Westone Thunder II fretless (c. 1981)
    1 point
  45. AndyTravis
    Even Billy Sheehan is laughing 🙄
    1 point
  46. Soledad
    Stripped the satin black celly off. Steve at Manchester GT told me there was a clear sealer under on the Hi1s - makes life a lot easier I think. I got down to almost clear with various abrasives, then used clean cellulose thinner to wash the last of it off, taking care not to disturb the base coat. It then got flattened (was flat anyway) and finish-keyed with Abranet 400 (actually an old well-used bit so way finer than 400 anyway). I've put a very thin grey prime coat on - I used it as practice to dry-spray, taking the advice of the more experienced regarding the application of the metallic later. Couldn't resist a dust along one side with the lake p-lacid blue, just to see the colour tone and metallic effect. Problem is there is very little contrast between the grey primer and the dusting of LPB. I may cut it all back smooth and put a white primer down. I fashioned a 'neck' to hold the body at various angles. Later I intend to do some soft-edge masking in the neck cavity to get the overspray as per - need to p[rotect the date stamp etc. The pup and control cavites were fully sprayed black so they will become LPB. Happy so far, the LPB metallic dust coat seemed to work and the metallic is nice and even (I think). It may be that you really see how good your metallic is when you put the laquer on top. AND, being patient - plenty of time to harden between stages. I may be in with a shot, but must not tempt fate. more later
    1 point
  47. GisserD
    Sort of yes. But my solution is far more discrete.
    1 point
  48. HazBeen
    I remember seeing this when you were waiting on it to clear customs. Considering MG created this for you based on your ideas for a dreambass would it not be worthwhile to give it some more time to get used to it? Surely getting to grips with the NT/smaller body is just a matter of time? Would be a shame to throw away money and it is a beautiful bass.
    1 point
  49. FinnDave
    My bass & other music related purchases this year are still zero, and I have sold three basses - so I'm still in!
    1 point
  50. Merton
    I’ve had two, and regretted selling both, if that helps 🤔
    1 point
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