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Spector Euro LT 4 string Bass in Violet Fade, featuring the Dark Glass preamp and Bartolini custom wound pickups. in superb condition only been used in home studio, comes with Spector gig bag. These basses are so well made the neck just feels incredible and such a light bass, Bass weighs in at 3.8kg. £1550 specifications here https://www.spectorbass.com/product/euro4-lt/ my feedback on BC.10 points -
That new neck is an absolute delight. Fantastically easy to play, far more comfortable than the original Mike Lull profile (I've been playing this bass very happily for 10 years), and looks as cool as {expletive deleted}. Craftsmanship of the highest order. 🧐7 points
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As of 12:35 today I am now an Epiphone Embassy owner 🙂 Sadly shifts spent clambering up and down scaffolding leave me a bit knackered these days so all you folks will get is a photo. Well a photo and a promise , those bloody roundwound strings are coming off ASAP 😄6 points
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Well, all the bits have arrived and been handed over to the guy who does my bits and pieces and he is going to make a start on it next week. Going to treat it to a new pickguard and 4 of these Ric-style jaunty, labelled knobs - treble/bass and volume/tone so I don't forget which one does what Plus a fat toggle pickup selector switch. It won't look exactly like a Ric and I don't suppose it will sound exactly like a Ric but near enough to keep me happy - plus it is going to cost me under £375 all in, which isn't exactly like a Ric, either. I'm allowing myself to get a bit excited about this Pics will be posted when done.6 points
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@Happy Jack and I collected the Lull from Andy this afternoon! It will be in action at our next gig, this Saturday in Chiswick. More to come after that, of course.5 points
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I did a little clip, absolute crap but you get the picture. This is high mode, gain on 4, peak on 6, drive up. Playing Stingray. You'll (hopefully) notice that even in this mode, the peaks are really nice sounding and not harsh at all. And the lows never get boomy or indistinct. I tried playing a straight baseline but this thing just makes you want to piss about. Mutron - 20:01:2022, 15.01.mp3 Also here's photo of the pedal just for fun5 points
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I have been gassing for a Kiloton Tribute on and off for a few years, I was put off in the past by tales of boat anchor weight and the colours; brown or white, which I wasn't so keen on. Now G&L have started selling them in colours I like. @Jonesy lives in the next borough along from me and he invited me round to his to try out his new G&L SB2 Tribute. Thanks mate👍. I wasn't so keen on the SB2 but I could see that it was well made considering the price and wasn't heavy. @OllyW also confirmed in another G&L thread here that his Kiloton wasn't heavy. So I took a punt and ordered online. I've never had a bass delivered before, I always wanted to try them out first but I didn't want to spend a day (and spend on diesel) driving down to Guilford for a £379 bass. My first impressions are: I love the tones you can get from it. I've been mainly playing it with the toggle switch in the middle, which I believe is single coil (?) with the tone and volume on max. It has the barky sound you would expect from a bass with a single bridge humbucker but the E string has a depth and authority I'm very pleased with. I really love it but its new so I will see how I feel about it in a few weeks but this feels like a keeper.4 points
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As per title. £650 collected from Darlington with hard case, £620 with no case or gig bag. A Fender Precision bass, Made in Japan by people in a factory putting bits of wood, plastic & metal together. Sounds like a Precision. Weight 9lb 5oz. New Dunlop Superbrights 40 to 100 New black scratchplate custom made by Bass Doc to give it a more 70's look. Original white plate included. A better advert than mine, link. https://www.gasstationguitars.com/product-page/fender-japan-2004-vintage-white-standard-precision-bass-cij ISSUES. Dent in back, a few tiny dints around the edges, difficult to photo. Saddle screws are daft high, it will bother some, it doesn't bother me, I don't know what palm mute means. Ahem. REASON FOR SALE. Object of lust has been spotted & funds towards it are required. MEET UP. Yes, will travel roughly as far as Alnwick, Penrith, Ferrybridge for a half way meet. COURIER. Yes, I give you weight & dimensions, you organise & pay for it. TRADES Very unlikely BUT if the object of my lust sells, I may well be tempted with an American Special P or Mex Road Worn P plus suitable quids your way. FEEDBACK https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/288068-feedback-for-karlfer/page/7/ Thanks for looking.4 points -
“Ah yes, all of them I bought from yourselves…” that would be great.4 points
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I voted "No" purely based on my own experience. I've tried a few multi scale basses now, and I've found the low B to be no better than a well made regular bass, I expect if you analysed the differences you'd see something, but for the most part, I was left feeling a bit meh. I've also found the lower range of the bass tends to overpower the upper. To quote a bass player I spoke with on the subject, who shall not be named, "my 6 string Dingwall was the best 3 string bass I've ever had". EDIT, I forgot to add, I was impressed with how little adjustment was required to get used to it however. I've heard that a lot and didn't believe it till I tried one. Still not for me though...4 points
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Can't see it myself.... /I'll get my coat 😀🤣😂 (and glasses!!!)4 points
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UPDATE: I built my workbench last weekend! I went for something pretty standard as I wasn't hugely confident in what I was doing. It is a bit of a whopper length-wise, around 8ft but this was because I had the space and it was the standard length of the ply top - so minimal cutting to size. The height and depth are pretty standard (90cm and 62cm respectively). I am very pleased with it though, just need to add a couple of vices! Thanks everyone for your ideas and advice4 points
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And any legal ramifications could be shunted onto @Bassassin4 points
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More of an assembly job than a build, but anyway... I have an old ESP 51-style Precision, single coil pickup with a slab top. I love the fat, farty sound out of it, but I need a forearm contour and I'm much happier with a J-sized neck. Last year, I ordered a 54-style ash body in trans-white (the Mary Kaye finish) from Warmoth which has been waiting for an accomplice. Today, the postie delivered the neck, ordered from Warmoth late last year - roasted maple, Jazz nut width, tele headstock, side-dots only with banjo frets. The smell of the roasted neck is utterly delicious 😂 Anyway, I'm thinking a humbucking old-style P pickup is the way forward, rather than a proper single-coil and, perhaps, a serial/parallel option via a push/pull volume knob could be very interesting. A Cabronita style scratchplate in mint could be very tasty, too. I'll go with something a little sturdier than the original early-50's style bridge and, of course, it won't be strung through the body anyway. I'm undecided whether to add a bridge cover or not. I think a pickup cover would just get in the way. I have some parts but need to get more before I can really start putting it all together, but this is the starting point.3 points
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For sale is my Wal MkII 5-string in a black gloss finish with gold hardware and an ebony fingerboard. Made in 1991, it's in excellent condition despite the fact it's now approaching its 31st birthday, the only significant wear and tear in three decades being a chip out of the poly finish on the very tip of the headstock. It's sporting a custom scratchplate that Kim at Charlie Chandlers made for it, but I understand it's held in place by the truss rod 'boat', so can be removed. Kim also did a full refret and PLEK last year, and it plays like a dream. A new set of D'Addario EXL-170 nickels have just been fitted. The tuners were replaced with Schaller M4S lightweights, but the original Schaller tuners are also included in the sale. At 4.9kg, it's not too heavy as Wals go, and balances very well on the knee or a strap. It comes complete with the original blue/grey case, fully functional with all catches working, and it even has a key! If you look closely you should be able to see the metal-handled allen key that the earliest Wals came with also in the case, although this originated from an older MkII I owned a few years ago. I'm not too keen to ship it for obvious reasons, so collection is preferred, but I can box it up securely and ship it (fully insured) at the buyer's cost and risk if picking it up is not possible. I got some rough costs from UPS for this, and within the UK would be approximately £125, USA and elsewhere £250+ (plus import duties and taxes payable in the destination country). Sorry, but no trade offers please. NOW SOLD.3 points -
Mmmm, can I lick it?3 points
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My mate went in there. "Stingrays? Rubbish. You don't want one of those." Literally two months later, a load of new Musicman Stingrays appear on the site.3 points
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I'm moving on an Aguilar AG500SC head. It's in brown with a tweed sleeve. Both in reasonable condition with a few niks and scuffs illustrated in the photos. Serviced by uk distributer Barnes & Mullins in 2020. Great head, but I just don't need it anymore. Happy to answer any questions. Happy to post at buyers expense.3 points -
Made this in a whim as I got into a debate about whether it was the best bass fuzz in the world. I still reckon it’s a close second to the coloursound bass fuzz, so I’m offering it up for sale. Gated octave fuzz with clean blend and toggle switches for harmonics and filter. I managed to source original specc’ed transistors and transformer, so it’s as close as you’ll get without paying £200 for one. no Velcro on the back, and a delightful (but not too bright) blue indicator LED. sold.3 points -
Just seen this BB on the Facebook group and I went a little weak at the knees, gorgeous. It used to be a 1000s. https://www.facebook.com/groups/219406111488370/permalink/5026087770820156/3 points
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Interesting, you are right, its not possible to fix what we dont know about, but, if its a staff member who is dis-interested/not giving you the service, and they are the only person in the shop who do you complain to? To my knowledge there isnt another bass forum which has such a UK based population, and there arent many bass specific stores in the UK. If I owned one, I'd be all over the forum checking what people were saying about my business. I'd think if Bass Direct are unaware of the feeling on here from some people its a major blunder on their part. Likewise if they are aware and not willing to do anything to remedy the issues, its not a great long term business model in my view. I'll still use them, but I do check other places before making a purchase. Jonny3 points
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I’ve always wanted to try a Maurad Marc , I happened upon this one on Reverb and the seller was only 30mins drive away ! This is the first Leduc bass I’ve managed to find in the uk ( they usually come from the Belgian , German , UK triangle - courtesy of Tony & Christoph ) Sadly I couldn’t find any more , if there was I would’ve bought more 🤦♂️😂 If you see one don’t hesitate ( just a killer bass ) as most Leduc’s are!3 points
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Marleaux mBass 5 Custom Fretless Flame Pear Top Marleaux is famous for their fretless basses, and this is one of their top ones ever made. A very special bass. The only existing bolt-on mBass made by Marleaux. It is a bolt on as that is the prefered construction for a balanced fretless sound accross all frequencies. The bass is in absolute pristine condition with no dings or marks. I am only selling it because I quit playing fretless... Specs: - 34" scale, - 5 string lined fretless 24 fret marks - tree peace maple neck - ebony fingerboard - mahogany body - figured pear wood top with wenge accent veneer - delano quad coil pickups - marleaux 3 band eq with active-passive switch - includes marleaux rigid gigbag, strap locks, tools and marleaux booklet - includes two removeable ebony finger ramps2 points -
…. So after buying a superb secondhand Vigier Excess 5 from Mattbass6 on this forum, I realised I’m not such an intuitive 5 string player and sold it on vowing that I would get another Vigier. Being simply blown away by the craftsmanship I had to get a 4 string. One pilgrimage to Bass Direct in Warwick (thanks Ashley and Mark) later, I am the proud owner of this beauty… My goodness it’s fast, punchy, modern and I love it! 😊2 points
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One week ago I made a round trip of almost 600km in a snowstorm and came home with this. It's my third DB in 4 years and it's what I should have bought the first time right after I got home from the 2018 BC Double Bass Bash. This is a Shen SB100 laminate bass AND an Acoustic Image Coda combo with the Clarus Series 4 Plus amp, both are about 10 years old and in mint condition. I am loving this combination and the Spirocores and I'm getting used to the set up on the bass and having fun learning about the amp. I would highly recommend both of these. It is a bit of a silly purchase because we are in another lockdown since Christmas in Ontario and both of my bands have stopped rehearsing and we have no gigs on the horizon, basically all venues are shut down but I figured that at 75 I might as well get what I wanted and hope that when things finally start up again I will be ready to go with really good equipment. I play every day and am very pleased with this bass and amp...look out world! 👍😄2 points
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Did I mention that when I had one of these it sounded huge with EB Cobalt flats?2 points
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One happy customer = one very happy modder2 points
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Saw this on Instagram just now.... Won't be rushing to do it to my basses right now.2 points
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Thanks! When I wired up the workshop I looked up what a ‘standard’ dimension for a workbench would be and set the sockets a bit higher than that. Thankfully it worked out OK. Cheers for the tip, funnily enough I actually have some leftover ply from when I boarded up the workshop so I can cut that down and put it on there without too much trouble.2 points
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Yeah. Lights out 😂2 points
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Imagine him saying that to Jean-Jacques Burnel back in the day. 😂😂😂😂2 points
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Isn't it part of the standard BD sales patter for you to have all the gear that you own slated?2 points
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I think that as with all things, it means different things to different people. My Stage 1 - at least with me playing it - fell into the ‘thin and nasal’ category. Some people might class Chris Squire’s tone or Lemmy’s tone as nasal, whereas to me neither are anything like nasal. I was hoping for something more towards Zender’s sound (which I loved) from my S1, but it really wasn’t like that at all. Could just have been my bass though, or more likely a combination of the bass and me.2 points
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Just to chime in - I absolutely hate the Hofner 'violin' body shape! It is the ugliest major production body out there... The Fiat Multipla of the bass world. EVIL I tell thee! There. Off I go!!!2 points
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After a bit of time playing them, I'm really enjoying flats. The smooth slideyness is really comfortable to play. It's not a sound that would work for everything, but it sits well when the bass is required to be supportive rather than up front.2 points
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Flats were the original strings that would've came on the first Fender basses, therefore they are not a fad, they are the original, never bettered, bass strings. Does this mean that rounds are a fad?2 points
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Phenowood I believe - essentially a mix of wood and carbon fibre. If you haven’t already be sure to check out Pascal Mulot playing his Passion on YouTube. The man is a beast!2 points
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Just noticed we are on page 💯, big thanks to everyone who has contributed here, there’s some really nice reggae and info posted, it’s great to share the music and keep the reggae vibe alive ☝️2 points
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Pornography - The Cure2 points
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IK Multimedia is giving away their EQ-81 a Neve 1081 Clone. This offer is only valid until Jan 31st. https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/01/18/ik-multimedia-t-racks-eq-81-is-free-until-january-31st/ While you're there get their T-Racks CS free and Amplitube 5 CS free too.2 points
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Hull, Québec2 points
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Really enjoyed this, thanks for posting.2 points
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Because then would be too tempting!2 points
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Fender Rumble 5002 points
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To the Post Office. Post to https://www.catswhiskerpickups.co.uk/. Job done.2 points
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IME their customer service seems to blow hot and cold. I've only really dealt with Mark over the phone as it's a long way to just pop in... one time I bought a Genz rackmount kit over the phone and it couldn't have gone any better; another time when I put the phone down following a 'conversation' about something (I forget what) my first thought was "well if you're going to come at me with that attitude, you can stick your fecking shop sideways and without painkillers". Is he affected by phases of the moon or something? Absolutely. Attitude or not, we need shops like BD and Bass Gear and the Gallery.2 points
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That's a train well worth catching! Have a blast Raslee.2 points
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Mein gott! Used it at rehearsal. Everyone thinks it looks lovely, especially the hardware. It goes with the drumkit (Pearl, slightly darker metallic green of similar hue). It sounds huge. It's majorly louder than my other basses, I have to turn down the gain a lot, or it sounds like death metal. Absolutely love this bass.2 points
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Hey shorty aficionados! My highly modified Bronco (aren't they all?) Original: body, neck, strap buttons, pickguard screws, neck plate and neckscrews. Everything else isn't stock anymore2 points
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I should retell the story of when I bought it way back in the shop. Because for decades I thought the bloke who sold me it was a collosal cnut, but now I can appreciate his genius sales skills. I walked in big nosed, ripped jeans, gangly oik. Reaches for said instrument on the wall. He pretty much said word for word Don't touch that you big nosed, ripped jeans... Etc You could never afford that. Which of course meant I just had to buy it. To show him not to judge people. (even if he was right) haha So I can see it for what it was. Genius strategy2 points
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