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  1. Went down to Camden at the weekend and collected my Wilcock Mullarkey. Viv’s been building it since May and it’s been worth the wait. A beautiful looking and sounding guitar. Instantly my favourite!
    9 points
  2. Here are my two original Ibanez AFR from 1991, designed by the late Rolf Spuler, a true luthier and genius. These are certainly the most beautiful and ergonomic basses ever made. Are you sure you know the definition of ugly ?
    7 points
  3. I did a gig yesterday with a Brazilian Jazz band out back at a small pub near Birmingham City Centre. By mid way through the second set we had most of the audience up on their feet dancing.
    6 points
  4. Hi Up for grabs is my 1984 Fender Precision Elite II. After what I've been told these basses are quite rare. So grab your's while you can!!! The Elite was Fender's top of the range model for a few years way back. If you are interested you can read more about the history here: https://www.vintageguitar.com/16076/fender-precision-bass-elite-ii/ This model is in very good condition. Very little fret wear, and not many marks on the bass at all. A previous owner did (for some reason) drill another hole in the headstock for a tuner. Why I don't know. This has been fixed by a pro guitar technician (http://www.guldenguitars.no/). He also replaced the 2 volume pots and the nut. The nut is made from mammoth bone. The hole in the head is the reason I'm selling this so cheap. The bass sound and plays very nice. The electronics was designed by Paul Gagon (I've been told), and is quite special. This demo will give you a clue: The bass come in the original case, and price include shipping (to EU & UK). The bass is also for sale locally, and might be withdrawn from sale on Basschat.
    5 points
  5. Whilst the Helix route looks good, aren’t we overlooking the fact that he’s a guitarist and with all those further options available to him it will only make things worse? 😆
    5 points
  6. Officially a member of the club now!
    5 points
  7. 5 points
  8. I think you are right. Looks like Fender's marketing people really love the letter "P": Professional I, Professional II, Performer, Player and now Player Plus. What next? Power, Progress, Proficiency, Prestige, Privilege, Popular, Phenomenon, Pure, Paradigm, Preference, Paramount, Pleasure, Premiere, Pinnacle, Premium, Prowess, Purity, or Peak? Ok, Fender, in case you'll go for one of these, don't forget my 20% commission 😉
    4 points
  9. A beautiful original US 1977 Fender Mustang bass with maple fingerboard and stock natural finish. Great condition, functions and plays superbly with a punchy sound. It’s strung with Roto medium scale strings. At some point in its life it has been strung as a lefty as there are filled areas for strap buttons and some side position markers which have also been filled. These do not get in the way when playing. Truss rod works fine as do the electrics. It’s a great vintage bass for those with back or shoulder issues as it weighs a mere 3.3kgs! Very comfortable to play and has a nice clean look to it. There is no thumbrest as this must have got in the way of the lefty’s pick technique It has the matching serial number sticker under the scratchplate, pots and wiring appear stock to me and the grounding plate is still in the control cavity. A rare opportunity to get your hands on a Fender short scale vintage classic. The Mustang actually uses medium scale strings as it is through body strung. Sorry no trades and no sales outside the U.K. I’m selling lots of stuff I don’t use owing to a house move (although most of the vintage Vox/Jennings gear is staying). It comes with a contemporary non-Fender case. Postage can be arranged but pickup definitely preferred.
    4 points
  10. Ugly bass? Anything single cut. There you go. You're welcome. Thread complete. You may now delete....
    4 points
  11. He was pretty thick, too, that guy.
    4 points
  12. Thank you for your restraint and brevity. While I am not quite as Fender averse as you, the Jazz bass can do one as far as I'm concerned. While the P bass may be uncharitably described as "agricultural", the Jazz is way worse to my eyes - big, fat, melty lump of a body with a skinny neck, so ungainly looking - I get nothing of the "upscale" model that Fender was going for even back in 1960. I don't get why they're so revered, I've owned one (when I was figuring out what I wanted from a bass), I've played several and I just don't get it. I have never seen a Jazz which makes me think "I must have that". Hard no from me. True boring = everyone liking the same things.
    4 points
  13. That body shape is very reminiscent of a Shergold Marathon, which is a good thing 🙂
    4 points
  14. Hi Hans im after a new bass for a reunion show love Ryan Hi Ryan, of course your signature Warwick will cost €xx,xxx each, and as a long term user we will of course do our usual discount of 50%. Shall we fire up the CNC machines and get going? H Hi Hans each?! Even with your discount that’s more than a bloody Fodera… actually take a rain check, I’ve a feeling they will cost less Ryan
    4 points
  15. Hi all, New member here, but just though I’d share my new (to me) BBP34. It sounds great and was exactly what I was after in a PJ setup and the neck feels amazing. Looks to have been well loved before, got some light buckle wear on the back and a fair bit of scratching on the pickguard. Many thanks, Will
    3 points
  16. Watching ELO at Wembly on Sky. What a cool fellow Mr P is....great playing, always smiling and larking about and doing backing vox too...my type of performer..brilliant indeed.
    3 points
  17. Well I'd best do this properly then 1. bassfan: OC5 > Proton > VTDI > FI > Zoom B1-4 [3 correct pedals] 2. sumone: OC5 > Proton > Octava > VTDI > Zoom B1-4 [3 correct pedals] 3. gisserD: SY1 > OC5 > Proton > Zoom B1-4 > VTDI [2.5 correct pedals - "half" for SY1 instead of FI] 4. lee650: OC5 > SY1 > YYZ > Proton > Zoom B1-4 [2.5 correct pedals - "half" for SY1 instead of FI] 5. ordep: OC5 > SY1 >FI > Mothership > Zoom B1-4 [2 correct pedals] What I actually went for: FI-->OC5-->Octava-->Proton-->Zoom B1-4 You were close Darren, but sadly no cigar! Ignoring the Zoom B1-4 which wasn't optional, actually @bassfan and @SumOne were the closest with 3/4 correct choices. Paul (aka Bassfan) will be coming over in a couple of weeks to return a piece of kit before the hefty new London car taxes come into force, so I'm sure we will sort this out with beer offsets. But Ben's previously agreed meet up beer got postponed due to hols so half the winnings will gladly go towards a beer or a transfer to his ever expanding pedal fund!
    3 points
  18. They are basically an updated Mexican Deluxe. Nice but as you say a Sire will be quite a bit cheaper with similar spec.
    3 points
  19. And if they do care they won't complain. And if they do complain they won't get their money back.
    3 points
  20. Bah! they haven't even been improved with perfect balance, mismatched pickups or wonky tuners
    3 points
  21. That headstock - is it the work of a certain purveyor of guitar conversions?
    3 points
  22. For my take on the ugly bass just imagine that I have posted photos of every single bass that Fender have ever made. Not only are they ugly but they are also boring.
    3 points
  23. Video a gig and edit out the songs and make him watch the inbetween bits of him. What will also surprise you all is How much time he takes.
    3 points
  24. You lot are effin amateurs....get yourself a banjo player, their loud tuning during and after every song cuts across any interbreak communication with the audience and turns the most placid bassist into a raging maniac. You will then end up treasuring your formerly delinquent guitarist!
    3 points
  25. I played with a guitarist who had a £6k Martin. He would have been better off spending £5k of it on guitar lessons.
    3 points
  26. There are some beautiful basses in this thread, thanks everyone for sharing. I've lightly modded my Harley Benton PB-Shorty. Electronics not finished but it'll have a built in Big Muff because why not.
    3 points
  27. This is the chance to buy something special. A Nathan East signature bass that has been upgraded to include front and side LEDs, official Yamaha chrome hardware and stunning custom red paint. All of the work has been undertaken by Martin Sims so is of very high quality. Genuine BBNE2 body, pickup and electronics. brand new these cost £3500+ and the customisation has cost me £1000. The bass is like new with no dents, no scratches, no dings. Check out the pictures. Nathan East has appeared on countless albums and has toured with some of the biggest names in modern music. Whether he's playing blues with Eric Clapton, pop with Phil Collins, or contemporary jazz with Fourplay, Nathan relies on his BBNE2 signature 5-string bass to deliver the tone he needs. Neck Through Construction Maple / Mahogany 5-Ply Neck Ebony Fingerboard Alnico V Hum-canceling Pickups Custom 3-Band Active EQ Mid Cut Frequency Contorol Mid Cut On/Off Switch Made in Japan This is a unqiue one off version of this bass in mint condition. I sent it a photo of it to Nathan and he replied that it looked cool. 6484C255-2A80-4882-9E26-E6C05009A556.MOV
    2 points
  28. I had some berg hd's years ago and foolishly sold em and have been chasing that sound ever since , had Aguilar DBs, SLs, BF , Aero , berg neos etc On Friday I saw bd had a pair of second hand hd112s and I had a gig south of Birmingham so enroute I played em and bought em trading in my barefaced 210 ( very fair price from Mark) and wow what a difference , punchy low mids , sparkly refined highs , it's like I can hear myself again , the bf was loud and light but I haven't got any other positives for it , the HDs are heavy but it's like night and day for me
    2 points
  29. Whenever I see one of these, it makes me immediately think of Henry 'Magic Thumb' Thomas and Rockschool. Simpler times...
    2 points
  30. It won't be a bother for Ashdown, believe me. Best customer service in the business. Just give them a call and if you get Dave Green, he probably designed the RM, he will explain all.
    2 points
  31. 2 points
  32. Remember reading his monthly articles in Bassist mag. Apparently a lovely guy.
    2 points
  33. Fender fans be like: (Only joking BTW - I don't mind Fenders and it's the 'sea-monsters' I don't like)
    2 points
  34. And an element of the Mk1 Wal. IIRC, Viv Wilcock is very open about his influences. I played a Mullarkey when I was Mustang shopping and if my budget would have stretched at the time, I’d have ordered one. Viv’s posts on Instagram are the very thing GAS is made of. https://instagram.com/wilcockbasses?utm_medium=copy_link
    2 points
  35. I don't want to see anyone complain about the titchy little pointy bit on G&L headstocks now that we've seen that, thanks
    2 points
  36. I love my JMJ. Changed the pickguard to the black one. Fab neck
    2 points
  37. Good on you for taking the project on, but given that you've said you'll be doing each room one by one, I'd be tempted to find a central space in one room to stand the two basses up in. I'm they would be alright in the garage if it's dry, but it only takes the wrong person to see a new owner putting their belongings in a garage and you could potentially have a disaster.
    2 points
  38. Had a busy weekend heading west for me. Friday night in Maidenhead, Then onto Exmouth on the Saturday night, A quick overnight stop in Bridgewater, where we managed to bump into Martin Fry & ABC, who’d been playing in Exeter, Then rounding things off with Sunday nights gig in Western-super-mare.. Heading North next week…
    2 points
  39. I've just picked up a NUX MLD preamp too - not had chance yet to really play with it so will post my thoughts later, but @SumOne drop Jon 'Jkos' a PM on Talkbass - he's made an android app for using the editor when not connected to a pc. You need a USB micro cable to whatever USB your phone takes, usually C. It's not been updated for the 3.7 firmware yet so looks a little bit odd at the moment, but works great for switching between different IRs. I'm not sure I'll need to at a gig, I'm hoping to find my favourite and use it as a 'set and forget' type thing, but using your phone you could easily swich between every song.
    2 points
  40. He’s a class act, supremely talented and a nice bloke to boot. Deserves all his success. I used to hang out with him and the other guys from Rock Bottom in Croydon - he got me into their ‘house band’ Skittle Alley as he didn’t want the gig (not his kind of music at the time, it was rock/funk ironically). He also threw up in the back of my brand new car on the way back from a gig at the Lazy Toad in Beckenham. Took months for the smell to wane… Anyway, I’ll just park this here:
    2 points
  41. Absolutely. Top player and a fine fella too. I was lucky enough to meet him a few years back now when my band was playing in Richmond - he and some other guys from Jeff Lynne’s ELO came to see us. Fortunately I didn’t know they were in until they stayed for a chat afterwards or else I’d have been extremely nervous. (Got a pic somewhere, will add if I can find it).
    2 points
  42. I do like the Xotic stuff, after trying all sorts I've got an RC and a BB for boost and drive, they are there the ones that work for me in the mix. I'll have to check the SP out.
    2 points
  43. That’s great. If he rejects the offer, it’ll fit sideways. It’ll change sounds every time he sits down.
    2 points
  44. Here I go again!.. but I am actually really happy with this set up . Needing a small footprint board for live work.. I struggled to find tiny envelope followers, compressors, octavers.. really like the xotic sp comp, does everything I need it to.. I've gone back to boss bass chorus & dod envelope filter.. they just work for me.. amazing what you can fit on a pedaltrain mini!
    2 points
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