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*On hold trade pending* 1995 Corvette Standard with bubinga body and wenge neck and fingerboard with bell brass frets. MEC dynamic correction J single coils with passive electronics (vol/pan/tone)2 piece Warwick bridge and the original brass just a nut with the individual threaded saddles as well as recessed straplocks. Bass comes with the Warwick rockbag and straplocks. The truss rod cover on the bass says Corvette Proline which I’m guessing is the wrong cover as this bass fits the spec of a standard. Wenge neck is in great condition and doesn’t have the volute at the neck where the neck meets the headstock. plays and sounds superb, been incredibly well looked after for its twenty six years Bass can be auditioned in Market Drayton, Shropshire or can drive up to an hour to meet etc. Would post if buyer arranges their own courier, level of cover etc. £69510 points -
Spector 5LX White Gloss to sell in like new condition. Production version of the legendary Spector NS bass European alder body Easy-playing 24-fret rosewood fingerboard rests upon a super-stable 3-piece maple neck TonePump active preamp with an internal boost trimpot delivers maximum clarity EMG humbucking pickups deliver unmatched note articulation and balance Slick-looking mother-of-pearl crown fingerboard inlays. Tech Specs Number of Strings:5 Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed Body Shape:Euro5 LX Body Material:European Alder Body Finish: White Gloss Color:White Neck Material:3-piece North American Maple Neck Shape:Spector Standard Radius:16" Fingerboard Material:Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay:Mother-of-Pearl Spector Crowns Number of Frets:24, Medium Jumbo Scale Length:35" Nut Width:1.81" Nut Material:Zinc/Brass Alloy Bridge/Tailpiece:Spector Locking Tuners:Spector Die-cast Tuners Neck Pickup:EMG 40TW Humbucker Bridge Pickup:EMG 40TW Humbucker Controls:2 x volume, 2-band Active EQ Strings:D'Addario, .045-.130 Case Included:Gig Bag New Discount price: 1600 pounds8 points -
OK - we have a plan We're going for clear-finished maple for the neck and headstock back and sides and a colour-matched headstock front. The top one of the sample stripes is probably getting pretty close: That's white primer with clear varnish mixed with b****r-all yellow dye. The ivory-looking sample at the bottom is the same but two times b****r-all yellow dye. Tiny amount more makes a big, big difference. As it is a painted finish, the logo will be decal - I have a cunning plan for making the decal. I shall reveal my method if it works... The neck is ready for final sanding and so one last check with the side-by-side profile check. This is how I checked: The observant of you will spot the reason for doing the double check - the profile here, just before the heel, was a teeny, weeny bit flatter. Tut tut! Fixed These were better: 1st 7th 12th So next job is luminlays, then final sand and then finishing while I muster up courage to fit the machine screw inserts6 points
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We played the NYE Gig at The Barley Pop in Germantown, 3:00 - 6:00. Old folks hours. This was our 3rd year playing The Barley Pop on NYE. The room was packed, great crowd. Very appreciative, nice tips. We don't have much going on in January. Blue6 points
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I was contacted discreetly the other day by a person dealing in high end contraband after he was tipped off by Someone who shall remain anonymous. the message read: “Hey man, I have an almost brand new Noble if you’re still looking?” “Moi? I am clean, I’ve no money, I’m not a user, how much is it (asking for a friend) well maybe just a taste, you make a valid argument, I’ll take it!!” So after a 6 hour round trip that deprived my blonde haired blue eyed children of their piggy banks I am now a proud user of a Noble preamp. I use all valve amps, what could this thing possibly bring to the table? Well actually a lot!! I’m shocked, I’m astounded, I’m agog and let’s face it who uses that word anymore? I have been thinking about thinning the herd of valve amps I have and going clean, but I couldn’t quite get off the next fix of pure tube growl. well, there’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Noble! The stingray, the Wal, the modulus sound amazing through this pedal (is it a pedal or a box that fits on a pedal board?) with roundwound strings. The star of the show though, the biggest fix of the last day or two has been the Musicman Cutlass with the (oh shite, did I say that out loud?) TI jazz flats… It’s creamy, it’s rich, it sounds like my fingers are dribbling over the frets and leaving them purring! This box/pedal/thing has bought the decision to a head and the tube amps are going to be culled, I’m giving up, going cold turkey. well maybe not cold turkey while I have a Noble fix.5 points
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Here's my overwater Jazz5 points
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What an unusual finish - in natural light it's a lot closer to the stock images - less green, more blue:5 points
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Barefaced Super Twelve ( not 12T ) In great condition and comes with cover too. Great cab but no longer needed. Collect Hexham or can meet up somewhere. Delivery possible too. More pics tomorrow. Barefaced info- Barefaced Super Twelve We know that a good 4x10" is a fine thing The ported betweetered 4x10" revolutionised bass amplification back in the '80s. Since then drivers have become more potent and enclosures have become lighter, and thus the best of the breed can handle most gigs without needing tons of power to drive them, whilst being relatively easy to move. But we want to take the pros of the good 4x10"s and leave the cons behind So what's great about a good 4x10"? High sensitivity - it doesn't need much power to rock out. Tight but solid lows - not deeeeep like the Big One but more than enough for many bassists. Good midrange punch so you cut through the mix. Sweet characterful higher frequencies if the woofers, crossover and tweeter are well matched and designed. Tons of thermal power handling prevents thermal power compression and tonal changes. And what's not so great about a good 4x10"? Squat shape makes it harder to hear onstage and harder to carry through doorways and up narrow staircases. 2x2 woofer arrangement results in less than ideal polar response so the sound varies more around the venue. Excursion-limited power handling is far lower than the thermal power handling, so the lows can't keep up with mids when you're properly loud. DIMENSIONS 30" H x 19.5" W x 13.5" D 76cm x 48cm x 34cm WEIGHT 40lbs/18kg (Super Twelve) BROADBAND SENSITIVITY 102dB - louder than many 4x10" cabs USABLE FREQUENCY RANGE 37Hz - 4kHz RECOMMENDED AMP POWER 150-1200W RMS MAX CONTINOUS BROADBAND SPL 130dB - Louder than most 4x10"s and many 4x12"s NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 4 ohms4 points -
Here is my Fender Vintera 60's Mustang bass for sale. It's in excellent condition apart from one little scratch on the pickup. I purchased it during the first lockdown & it's only had use on one remote recording session. Great bass but just not my thing at all sadly. I'm open to offers but no trades as it will go towards a new Stingray for myself. Includes the original gig bag. Pickup preferred but could ship at the buyers cost (will need to get a box etc)4 points -
I have tried to build different 'scenes' or 'boards' or 'presets', but it's a heck of a lot of work and counter intuitive to me. Balancing volume levels over a sets worth of such patches never works and takes me longer than playing the gig! So this, to me, isn't a couple of multi effects it's a parallel effects board made up of 11 pedals. You count 12? Well, there is an envelope filter beneath the Boss LS2, it's in the FX loop of the Plethora, and the Byte synth is in an effects loop of the HX FX. By setting up as individual pedals I can see what's what, make adjustments quickly and easily, and just kick in what I need and when. It also leaves me free to improvise effect combinations as the fancy takes me. I run the two in separate loops via the LS2, because it's quick and easy to balance the outputs of the two multi effects, and I love the way certain effects interact in parallel. I also like others to run into each other so choosing what goes where has been fun. Anyway, if like me you get frustrated with multi effects capable of reproducing hundreds of individual pedals, always thinking you ought to somehow use them all, I recommend this. Imagine it's a shop, choose the pedals you want, 'buy' them, set them up and enjoy them. Forget all the others until you fancy something new. Then enter the virtual shop and voila!3 points
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I’m offering my AI Clarus 2R series3 for sale. It is a very versatile piece of kit for the double bass: two channels each with phantom power, low cut or notch filters so you can run a pickup and mic together with their own independent settings. It has a 2 ohm min speaker output. I’ve owned the amp from new and apart from a slight initial ‘scratch’ on one gain control it’s perfect. Offered at £450 shipped in UK or you can come and try it out. Cab not included3 points -
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The great pedal rustler has spoken 😂😉 (all in jest - I fear @bassfan has gone power mad and has been most unfair…)3 points
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Non duplicate post.3 points
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Just thinking out loud here, but if this were allowed to wash, then wouldn't @AndyTravisbe allowed to buy any bass he wants on the grounds that he used to own one? 🤣🤣3 points
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Yeah, had two in fact. AND they both still exist as far I'm aware. It's only reasonable to discount the void that is lockdown, right? Nov 20 --> [lockdown void] --> Jan 22 I mean, apart from all the gigs we did over the last 6 months, and AndyT churning 36 basses, nothing much has happened in between, right?3 points
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I don’t think a 14 month break is replacing an existing piece of kit 🤣😂🤣3 points
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Non duplicate post.3 points
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@Al Krow 🤣 Happy New Year.3 points
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and lessons to be learned. you bought it aaaaand… “YOOURR OOUT!!”3 points
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Sh*t happens... I'll get my coat.3 points
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I’m winning… 1 sterling classic 1 1990’s sterling (so cheap 🙄🤦🏻♂️) 1 stingray HS 1 Stingray 1989 Haven’t caved yet. so proud of myself 🥴3 points
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Band split so up for sale an Ashdown 6x10 in good condition few scapes on the bottom, usable hot cover, collection only, no shipping.3 points -
And I have decided the Fallout tribute is going back, I wanted to love it but it just felt a bit cheap, my Ibanez Mezzo is just as good quality wise and is half the price so I cant justify keeping the Fallout, to further add to the cheap feel (and what really sealed my decision to return it) there is a chip in the finish by the pickup that I did not initially notice, a black mark on the neck near the headstock and the nut has plastic sanding dust where they have cut the nut. My Fender Mustang that I had to move on due to the slab body being uncomfortable for my arm was in a different league compared to this, was just a much better instrument, real shame as for £349 reduced down from the usual pricing of around £500 this seemed to be a bargain but imo this is £300 bass not a £500 bass3 points
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This has been invading my head this week. From a great soul jazz comp.3 points
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He has posse that work with him too he’s like a kingpin…. 🤣😂3 points -
You would have a lot more spare time if you gave up following @AndyTravis around Basschat 😂3 points
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Now £2100 Much as I love this, I just find that I'm focusing on my 5 strings - and I also need to raise some funds. This is by far the greatest 6 string I've ever come across, very easy to play (I have small hands and never had any problems with this, unlike some other 6ers I've had) and sounds amazing. Currently strung E-F but will happily restring it for anyone who wants it B-C instead. Would prefer a sale but will always consider trades, vintage stuff probably more likely to succeed but I have strange tastes so always worth an ask! Also play 6 string guitar if that helps. Shipping within the UK is possible at extra cost but would greatly prefer collection from high Wycombe, London or pre-agreed mutually convenient location. Full spec below, copied from bipbip62's (who I got it from in the first place) original advert on here: The specifications : 32 3/9 " scale (as wanted by Jonas HELLBORG). 26 frets with zero fret. 1.5 mm action under the C string up to 2 mm under the B string 14 mm strings spacing at the Status Electro bridge (as wanted by Jonas HELLBORG himself). 8 mm at the graphite nut. 1 double action truss rod (beware as it's a typical English left screwing model). 3 bass Gotoh tuners on the bass side + 3 guitar Gotoh tuners on the treble side. Woven graphite neck with Rosewood fretboard. The semi-solid body with a single 'F' hole has a double size two-piece mahogany back with a red coloured veneer and book-matched Rosewood facing. Acoustic chambers are machined into the mahogany before the top is glued on : this allows the body to resonate and create a warmer, more "open" response. 1 Status Hyperactive humbucker really close to the bridge (as wanted by Jonas HELLBORG himself) + 1 piezo pickup under the saddle in the bridge with balance, master volume (20 detent positions), treble cut/boost for magnetic and treble cut/boost for piezo (like on all Electro II series). The Weight: 5.2 kilos . Delivered in original Status gigbag. Equipped with Thomastik JR round wound nickel strings (029 - 043 - 051 - 068 - 089 -118). Satin finish for the body and thick glossy finish for the neck. Delivered to Jonas HELLBORG in November 2001. Set up by Christophe LEDUC (great french luthier). It's the rarest Status bass ever, completely original and never modified. Official price today will be more than £4500 GBP is you can get one made. To add to that last point, I tried to get Rob Green to build me a 5string Electro about 5 years ago - in fact I asked him multiple times over the course of about 3 years - and always got a flat 'no'. I imagine if you're Mark King or that guy from Muse you'd probably get one but otherwise, the Electro seems to be never coming back as a model...2 points -
Putting up my MXR M82 pedal. I bought it off here just before Christmas but after playing around with my c4 I can get an m82 patch and I have a fwonk on my board already so seems a waste for it to be sat around. Price drop to £80, delivered. Bargain of the week! 😃 Great condition. No original box but will come securely wrapped. Price includes UK tracked delivery.2 points -
close the draw…now…you’re out. Out out out, out. Gone… not ere no more, unfollow the thread. Be gone… 😂😂😂😂2 points
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Not to be confused with Widnes Point just on the other side of the bridge.....from Runcorn.2 points -
I didn’t even consider you being in to be honest. I’ve only put @AndyTravis on for a laugh 😂 😉 @Al Krowwas an unexpected epic early fail. 😂2 points
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And to the victor goes the spoils.... If anyone from the list of runners compiled by Bassfan manages to get over the line on 1st Jan 2023 without buying anything new, I will give them a brand new unopened set of Rotosound nickel roundwounds by way of consolation prize. Now surely that's motivation enough to stay on the straight and narrow. I know, I know...you can thank me later2 points
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Dear Lord! That is stunning. I'd love to try an Overwater one day.2 points
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Whole Lotta Rosé ～ AC/DC2 points
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The Stench of Honey - Cardiacs2 points
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I’m lucky enough to have snared it.sorry for anyones disappointment.my gear abstinence resolution has crumbledwithin a day 🤣😩2 points
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If you're using the PA then a Big Baby 2 will be perfect. I use 2 of them for most gigs but its mainly for headroom on the amps and have happily done medium sized pub gigs with a Quilter BB800 with a single cab. Easy to cart about, useable at home and sounds fab - go for it.....2 points
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Yeah @Merton, I agree that the input gain plays a massive role in how the drive sounds. It's definitely not an ABM preamp, which is a pity (IMHO). I've owned a few ABM heads (and would still own were they not so heavy) and I never found the drive so dependant on the input gain. I've no experience with the other heads, besides my Retroglide, so I don't know if the input gain influences the drive on those heads, or not. I'd be interested to know. But this is the best sounding preamp I've owned, and I've owned the MXR M81, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Fender Downtown Express, Radial Bassbone and a couple of others. Only the MXR was as transparent (again, just my opinion). I think this is a keeper....2 points
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I replaced the preamp and pickups with full fat EMG ones. EMG were nice enough to send me a proper left-handed preamp from the USA.2 points
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👍😊 Used to be mine before @PatrickJtook it off my hands. It's a great cab for sure!2 points -
@stevie deserves all the credit for that design, I designed the tweeterless version. Stevie's cabinet is fantastic though2 points
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That's all you can do within reason, (a test plug) that shows polarity and earth correctly wired. It has saved us on a few occations. Lets face it when you get to a gig you hardly have time to scratch your derrière. You then may require a longer extension to bring power from a socket further away. Like when bypassing the sound limiter 😮 But on large venues you can run the risk of plugging into sockets on a different final ring circuit, that is been wired on a different phase of a three phase system to balance the load across the site. This can create another risk. example. that the guitarist has a good socket near him, your side of the stage shows a fault and you run a lead from another room for your power and say the PA. and monitors. You now have the potential of 415 volts between the Guitarist amp and his mic. his monitor and maybe the lights by his feet. Best in this situation to run the whole band off the one good socket, It is a bit more do-able now with LED lighting I am assuming bands are not carrying around 3Kw of PAR cans anymore. If I do come across faulty wiring ( broken, cracked, melted, socket etc.) I will always get the most senoir employee I can find and point this out. If a large hotel Chain or Civic hall, I will actually write to head office the next day.2 points
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Sadly no. I have small children and zero spare time … and willpower2 points
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And the winner is... @xgsjx ..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2021_12.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)...2 points
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I attended a jam at a Queen Street bar here in Toronto. The bass amp was a Fender Rumble 350 2x10 combo. I was very pleasantly surprised how well it handled my six string fretless bass. In fact it was the first Fender amp I liked!2 points
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Discussing driver size is like hitting yourself upside the head with a hammer. It feels really good when you stop. 😉2 points
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Kalim, you maniac, keep it, stick it on top of the 6x10” and cause structural Damage. . p2 points -
It’s probably well known that Mark King was originally a drummer when he was playing as a youngster on the Isle of Wight . When he moved to London , he blagged a job at Macaris claiming to play bass , ( Macaris did not sell drums ) and that’s where he developed his percussive style of bass playing . As a resident of the Isle of Wight for the last 20 years , I have not had the pleasure of meeting him , but he is the patron of the IoW bass players society and all round good guy , unlike some of the unpleasant famous people who move down here .2 points
