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  1. Status groove 5 string bass. White/cream. I have had a mirror scratch plate made for it but I have the original black one. In excellent perfect condition! Includes status hiscock case £495
    10 points
  2. Reduced. Now £3200 REDUCED AGAIN NOW £2800 Trades considered.... Pedula Pentabuzz 5 Xotic J5 Fender jazz elite 5 Sei 5ers any other high end 5 string considered Edit.Considering offers. I need this gone. with great sadness i have to let this bass go. Its been my dream bass which ive been waiting for for years and finally managed to find one overseas and had it imported. Theres nothing at all wrong with it, but i have some unexpected bills to pay. The wait for a build on one of these is upwards of 2 years, and they dont make 5ers any more so this is a rarity. It has nordstrand big singles so sounds fantastic even when not using electronics. recent video of the instrument being played here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsiOyDUbjl0 comes with the module and UK power supply, 2 cables, fret cleaners and hard case Excelent condition as can be seen from the photos. 4.7Kgs will ship within the UK at buyers expense.
    9 points
  3. Rescued from a local studio… The headstock had met an accident. The body though was unscathed. I bought it from the original owner as I’ve always fancied one…then set about buying a really decent neck to make it a solid bass again. Brand new Roasted Maple Fender, which feels amazing and is snappy as hell and skinny…I then realised the boffins at fender had made the headstock holes too small for the original fender tuners. So I bought a set of Hipshot licensed 1/2” diameter machine-heads which are ace. the body itself is a satin black - sometimes looks Smokey grey and then totally black…has some shinier areas - suppose that’s the nature of matte black. plays well/sounds great - needs a last fettle on the nut - i can’t find my nut files and don’t want to bodge - but with commitments to family/house - can’t get to local luthier for weeks. The supplied nut was only guide grooved and I have E/A just about right but nothing slim enough for D/G so white it’s playable it could just be inched better. This is the Mk2 version and has rotary selector/volume/volume/tone and an edge socket. The selector has 4 positions which mix all of the coils in various combinations 2 warmer/vintage and 2 bright - slappers delight. you can then blend/vary as you wish. high mass fender bridge and a decent weight - about 9lbs. Fender bag included. Original neck and tuners included. The neck is split across the headstock and I’ve glued and clamped it but it’s done - in all fairness. Shipping can happen in UK. £25 uninsured/more if insured. Can do a hiscox case for shipping which will change the end price. I’m not after trades - I’ve got a full rack and full cases. So need to slim down the stuff. I’d be keeping it, but about 2 days after bringing it home, I bought my old Musicman Bongo back which does the HH thing wonderfully and a couple of J types I have sentimental connections with. So - a massively tweaked modern classic. I’m in Manchester and collection (evenings and weekends) possible… Thanks Andy
    9 points
  4. 7 points
  5. Dear Fellaz & Fellazettes, How are U all doing? I don't know how many of U are aware of Keith William's Five Watt World channel that does "Short History" videos of emblematic guitars & basses... Just in case U didn't know, he just released this video: Hope U like it!
    6 points
  6. I did wonder that. When Martin Kemp was told about Carol's unfortunate situation and the need to find a substitute he said something along the lines of 'bass players are hard to find'. He should have just searched Basschat and he'd have found plenty on here in the right age bracket!
    6 points
  7. Sold. Fender, Jazz V, USA Standard, Rosewood fingerboard, Olympic white (with the body having been roadworn/relic'd), 2008, includes Fender hard case and 2x sets of strap locks. ̶£̶8̶5̶0̶ (sold) (The current equivilant is the 'American Professional' which costs £1,660) It's a nicely balanced 4.2kg which is about as light as you find for a 5 string Fender Jazz. It plays well and sounds good, no issues with it at all. 34" scale, 19mm string spacing, passive. Also two sets of Dunlop flush mounted strap-locks including a rear mounted one (new they are about £20 per set) and a Fender hard-case that's slightly tatty but all working (new they are about £190). The bonus/downside depending on how you look at these things is that it's been given a relic'd/roadworn look with the original glossy poly finish finely sanded down all over so there is a thin layer of matte paint (looking more like a nitro finish) with some some places worn right down to the wood, also multiple road-worn scrapes and dings on the body - some of these are down to it being a 14 year old gigged Bass and some have been put there on purpose, none affect playability as almost all of the wear is on the body. There is a small shallow dent in the neck (small enough at I doubt most adverts would mention it), small scuffs to the headstock, light scuffs to the pickguard, other than that the scrapes and marks are on the body so if you wanted to give the body a respray it'd be easy to make the Bass look new again, personally though I think the roadworn look particularaly suits a white Jazz with rosewood fingerboard. Collection from Twickenham or meetup preferred (I'd drive an hour or so to meet halfway). Or postage at buyers expense - it has a hard case and I have a cardboard box it could all go in, but I would much prefer to meet/collection.
    5 points
  8. I'm playing tonight, tomorrow, the day after and the day after that. 2 gigs and 2 deps, 4 gigs in 4 days and I'm looking forwards to each one. It's why I bought my first bass in 1965 and why I just loaded the car. Love it all.
    5 points
  9. Personally, i watch your reviews with both the sound, and my pants, off.
    5 points
  10. That all goes with the territory. Problem is if you only do two gigs and one is rubbish then 50% of your gigs are rubbish. The more gigs you do, the more you'll understand whether what your playing is what people want to hear and you're just getting the odd duff audience, or whether it's the other way round. As I wrote earlier, if you're playing Dad Rock, all you'll get is Dads standing at the bar watching and drinking. If you play modern pop, you'll get a younger, keener more energetic audience. If you are dead set on only playing music you enjoy, the only person who will enjoy the music is you.
    4 points
  11. There's good gigs and bad gigs. I've played a Blues set in a bar full of numpties and gone down like cold sick. I've played the same songs at a Blues festival (where people have paid to see the band) and received a standing ovation. There's two reason why a gig is bad, either your band is rubbish, or you're playing to the wrong audience. If your band is rubbish, it's probably time to call it a day.
    4 points
  12. Unlikely to ever see another of these on here ever. This is a great opportunity for anyone who plays five-string. (I’m still waiting on my four-string build - over two years now.) I played this very bass and it’s great.
    4 points
  13. Gigging. When a bunch of people are leaping around enjoying your music. How often do get to experience actively giving people joy as directly in that way? One if the best feelings there is.
    4 points
  14. OK! Here's the bad news. Prices for CHB-1 and CHB-2 basses are increasing from £500 (Made in India) to £895 (Made in the UK). Here's the good news. MASSIVE bump in quality. Made by highly respected luthiers in the West Country UK. Totally UK made and finished. Assembled by ourselves in Bristol. This means lower carbon footprint. Quicker leadtimes. UK jobs being created. We are collecting samples on Friday and will have them available to look at, and play, at the ACC Liverpool for the UK Bass and Guitar Show on the 2nd and 3rd of April. We hope to see you there.
    4 points
  15. Have for sale, Fender Bassman 100t (with flight case) with matching neo 6x10 and 1x15 cabs. Hasnt been gigged for a couple years as no longer in the band, just used at home so time for a new owner. Well used, and wear to the felt (usual gigging) but still in top working order, front of the head also has a bit of a dent. £2000 for the lot, open to offers, also happy to split. Collection from Hemel.
    3 points
  16. The Cog is a custom Grand Tarkin "Trooper fuzz" - based on the the old EHX Green Russian but with a Filtered clean blend (only clean lows, mids and highs are fuzzed, it's much more of a coherent sound, than the Bass Big muff on blend) and a handy mids control,as muff fuzzes can be scooped, not an issue with this baby. It's also got the really cool purple LED. It was built for the 2015 Circuits to cure Cancer and I think one of final Star Wars etches he did, before he stopped doing them. Cog effects regrettably seem to have stopped building, making this a true one off (this is featured on the Cog website, with the custom models) It's a fantastic fuzz, very smooth and really well made, bought it as I love Star Wars, however I already have two other fuzzes,more suited to my needs, and it's not a sound I use often. I'm wanting a firm £130 incuding UK only delivery. I am on the lookout for a Gallien Kruger CX210 or 115 cab, so will part trade for one of those.
    3 points
  17. Haha, yeah it's the scaramanga! It's an extra flush mounted dunlop strap lock - so the strap can attach there (as some Dingwall's do), the Bass then sits more to the right. The usual two are in the normal positions.
    3 points
  18. I absolutely love gigging whether its to 20 people at the Dog and Duck or 200 at the main stage at the Magna Beer Festival... I love every aspect of it...the nervous anticipation of loading the car, meeting the other band members at the gig...setting up, sound checking and then walking on stage knowing you are supremely confident in playing the songs you've been rehearsing for a couple of night at home. I love trying out any new gear, different strings and different amp settings. I just love the buzz of performing and being as tight as possible with the other band members. Then after the gig, ragging down asap with a large beer, chatting with anyone who might have appreciated my bass playing and finally loading up to drive home for a sandwich and a whisky. I just simply love it, been doing it for 50 years while holding down a stressful full time job too....l must be some sort of crazed, demented animal who doesn't mind feeling knacked all the next day with blisters on his fingers....l just can't stop myself and l will gig till l eventually can't stand up anymore. I simply love it.........
    3 points
  19. And...fret ends trimmed And why the clamp? Left to their own devices, the fret tangs in the slots would curve the fretboard. Normally, a small strip of double sided tape in the middle would hold the board to the beam. But, yes, this is Rocklite Richlite - and so... That said, the frets seem to be nicely held and it is very black. Just like the ebony of legend that the Vikings used to talk about around the camp fires of yore
    3 points
  20. There is no reason why the fretboard has to be parallel with the body. In fact, many instruments have the neck angled in relation to the body. It's certainly no reason to send it back. Have a look at some videos on doing setups. It's fairly straightforward to do once you take your time and understand the principles.
    3 points
  21. Retro 2Ten, Super Compact, Big Baby Gen 3, Super Twin, Big Twin ll
    3 points
  22. Hiya. Recently received this in trade. It's lovely but doesn't integrate with my rigs so someone will get a bargain! Collect Winchester or meet within 1 hour's drive. Possible trade for other barefaced cabs.
    2 points
  23. NOTE - Only subs remain as rest gone, please ignore the price in header as I can’t change it for some reason. Full functioning PA - now surplus to requirements due to ill health and not currently gigging. Selling as a complete job lot. Includes 2 x EV sx200 passive tops (including leather cases)-SOLD 2 x EV sb120 passive subs 2 x EV sb121 passive subs Dynacord Powermate 1000 powered mixing desk (including flightcase)-SOLD 2 x monitors (handbuilt by a local professional audio company) - SOLD 1 x Thomann The t.amp E-800 (To drive the monitors, only played half a dozen gigs-SOLD 2 stands for the tops-SOLD 1 stand for the lighting (damaged but does the job) plus t bar. 2 x stage lights with controller (flightcase included) - SOLD A bag of assorted XLR leads, speakons etc to run the whole system.-SOLD Everything is here to do a gig, it’s served us very well but now our beloved PA is reluctantly up for sale. If you need any more information please get in touch 🙂
    2 points
  24. Good working order , Graphic could do with some switch cleaner , I got this several years ago 2nd hand had it serviced but never gigged it . Collection only but could meet at ferry terminal .
    2 points
  25. Here we have an original 1973 Fender Precison body in Candy Apple Red, heavy relic beauty coupled with a stunner of a Lakland J neck bought from @Quatschmacherof this very parish. The engine room consists of a Nate Mendel P bass loom and Lindy Fralin 10% overwound pick ups. Bridge is original to the bass. The original P was parted out by a guy in the states, shame as I would’ve bought it complete but was too late. I do have pictures of the original bass to confirm this. Sounds killer and strung with La Bella LTF. Weight 4kg and comes with a Fender moulded case. Shipping in U.K. included and test drives welcome. The map is back !!! ***For sale on my website but Basschatters can get a discounted price on here as discussed with the team behind the scenes! *** I’m not a big ‘shop’, more a collector with a side hustle. www.thebassmonkey.co.uk
    2 points
  26. I learnt from Lady Leshur how not to wear a jacket!
    2 points
  27. 2 points
  28. I've never heard of 80% of Bass players people talk about on this forum.
    2 points
  29. There it is, along with my, also since departed, Stingray
    2 points
  30. Here is this month's contribution. Inspired by the Latin name for the daffodil, Narcissus which led me to write something about those people that rate themselves too highly. Technical - I was a bit pushed for time this month after abandoning an all electronic track that started OK and fell off a cliff so I went back to my last song of a similar genre and copied the project for all of the settings. I tweaked them a bit but they suited the song and it saved a heap of time. It's a Fender Tele and Squier PB all via Amplitube 5. MT power drums. I forced myself to be a bit more confident with the vocals - they're still very shaky but I think singing with a bit more effort improves them a little - just a touch of reverb and EQ from Cubase helps polish the turd.
    2 points
  31. sometimes i love the thought of playing the bass more than actually playing it
    2 points
  32. Aha, thank you, will try that. I just thought it was meant to be like a Wal! EDIT: that worked perfectly, thanks for the advice, I am clearly an idiot...at least now I know it can be wired up both ways.
    2 points
  33. Neck is now carved just got some fine tuning to do..... I carved it using this 2 1/2" roundover router bit which isn't for the faint hearted but I've still got 10 fingers and the neck has came out how I hoped so I call it a win!! 😁 I'm remaking the fretboard out if some oak that I think it grain fill it black then just oil it....... 👍🏻
    2 points
  34. Hi All Edit, price drop to £1300, last chance before it goes to eBay or Reverb etc. I am not much of a poster but have lurked for many years and am a frequent flyer on various Wal forums and have a good eBay record. I bought this Stingray back in 2013 to scratch a (Pino) itch to see if I could get used to a fretless. Loved it and played it a fair bit but need 5 string really. Finally bought a 5 string this Christmas and despite being tempted to hang onto this I will not play it so it needs to find a new home. I bought it in Bristol from a pro player and it has some chips in the lacquer as the pics detail. Not a mint bass but in very good condition other than the chips and nothing noticeable from the front view. Amazing player and weight is around 9lb using bathroom scale technique. Very happy for you to come an try it out if you can get to NW London. I appreciate these are a little hard to find currently so I have priced according to what I see on Reverb and eBay etc. I will consider close offers. Serial number matches spec on EBMM database and i have not changed anything so I believe it is completely original.
    2 points
  35. Got the neck pocket and pickup cavity routed out and the neck has been shaped I'm going to use the original truss rod out of the twisted neck that looks and functions fine...... 👍🏻 Time to start carving the neck....... 😬💩💩
    2 points
  36. Well, good on them. I do hope they did enjoy themselves. The old lad with the rock band certainly knew how to engage with the crowd though he was still a bit pub singer. I cringed at the transition in to No Woman No Cry in the reggae thang and Bette, I guess she did her best but she's no front woman. No energy and she walked around so gingerly it was like something was about to fall out. I think she did hit a couple of notes right and as for the rendidtion of Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me.. ouch! How she sang it is now well and truly stuck in my head!!
    2 points
  37. Back in the 80s, 90s you could play a pub with a 100% original set and people would love it, even though the bands I was in weren't known far beyond their home towns. Most people had the radio plus the music they were into., so when they went out they were just happy to hear a genre they liked. Now, everyone hears everything and 'popular' songs are known by everyone. That's one of the good things about the blues band, we can play really obscure stuff, improvise and rearrange so what we do may not be original but it's very creative (Feeling Good in the style of Frijid Pink, anyone?) My brother's band play rock classics, but every single song is in their style, they've all been in tributes and originals bands, and now they have a following. They've dropped from over 60 gigs a year to two a month, max, and now only play venues they like (they have the whole of 2022 and into 2023 booked up). But I have no shame in enjoying playing accurate covers of crowd pleasers; let's face it, the CBSO do it all the time...
    2 points
  38. Ok sooooo……. I’m now totally sold on these peavey cabs!! So much so that am….. this one has the bw in aswell I’m def I. To collecting more of these!! As they sound great with my setup aswel!!
    2 points
  39. Trying to get to grips with my recently defretted J bass....
    2 points
  40. I'm honestly not sure what I like most, that Lakland neck or the vintage body. I do not need this bass I do not need this bass I do not need this bass I do not need this bass....
    2 points
  41. The smiles on there faces was worth the tv crap that goes with it . I’m not going to begrudge a couple of songs worth of time for a few people to achieve a life long ambition. Life is just to short.
    2 points
  42. If anyone wants to see the B6 pedal and other Zoom bass pedals, its going to be on the Zoom stand at the Liverpool Bass and Guitar show in a couple of weeks! I'll be helping the MSL guys with Markbass and Zoom, so come and say hi!
    2 points
  43. I wont see any more progress till Thurs eve, as i'm off to the Somerset Levels in the morn for 2 days wildlife photography. I'd hope someone will post if the if the worst happens so i can get the hell out of Dodge, like sharpish
    2 points
  44. Finished cutting the side slots so time to cut the pieces of aluminium for the fretlines. I have to cut each piece to suit the slot to wrap around the spine of the fretboard (if that makes sense!!) It is going to be a slow process to get this done .. I only managed to get 5 line installed this evening - but they do look nice!!
    2 points
  45. "well Mr Ball, I've been all over Talk bass and I think I know what will make people like this next bass..." "What is it?" "Tortoiseshell! They lap it up." "Pickguard? that's easy" "Trust me boss, they stick tort on anything over there" "Well we're the Ball family - we don't do things by half- how about we do tort inlays too!" "Oooh lets go for it" "really?" "yes, lets do the binding too" "oh yeah"
    2 points
  46. I think you have accomplished more than you will perhaps, at the moment anyway, realise. Many years ago, 1965 to be precise, I was 9 years old and the only one of a group of pals who didn’t have a bike. As with most families, money was tight and there wasn’t any likelihood of me getting one any time soon. Without letting on to me, my dad, my pop, uncles and so on had scavenged around for bicycle parts; frame, wheels etc. My dad worked away from home at this time, leaving early Monday and returning late on Friday. Sunday night I was packed off to bed and my dad secretly set about assembling this bike. Goodness knows what time he got finished. I got up for school the next day; he had already left for his train, and I found this bike sitting in the kitchen. I’ve never forgotten that moment: “My dad made that for me”. It took many years for the deeper significance to become apparent, but at that point, the moment was enough. I hope in the years ahead, your son will carry with him a similar cherished moment. Bravo Sir.
    2 points
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