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So I don't believe in my ten years plus on this forum, I have not started a topic header! Abit remiss I know! So to quote Jilted John "Here we go, 11, 111, 1V!" So in the last week I have bought from @CookPassBabtridge a wonderful Vigier Passion 1V. 4 string.. I am in, the very, very fortunate position of owning a few Vigiers.. A passion series 11 with the all carbon neck, 1986. A series 111 passion custom with 10/90 graphite wood neck 1992. Plus this recent 2020 series 1V.. What they all have in common, it the amazing craftsmanship of Patrice Vigiers team of luthiers..outstanding.. The playability and action on any Vigier Passion I have played, is as good as I have found in my nearly forty years of playing/trying (lol) of bass.. They are a niche market for sure..That said, I would say those in the know, know how good they are.. So now I have a series 1V. passion.I had in 2014 A series 1V Arpege, but found the Glokenklang 3 band controls for each pick up, to much for myself personally, and I could not get used to the bolt on neck on this model, compared to the early series basses through neck versions.. The Passion 1V has a more simple layout of bass/middle/treble controls, and is very easy to dial in your sound compared to the series 111/111 basses with thier parametric control and cut/boost switch and tone control. The new Vigier pickups quieter than the wonderful single coil Benedetti ones..which are in my humble opinion still AMAZING!!!. Access to all the 24 frets easy on the series 1V a breeze. Action as good as ever on this bass..If you like a super low action, you will find a Vigier hard to beat! Neck profile super slim on all three series of these basses..but the passion 111 the slimmest..possibly more than an Ibanez soundgear! (Is that possible! lol) Obviously no truss rod which to some may take abit of getting used too..All the three series of basses have an almost totally straight neck with the slightest of slight concave shape..no deadspots whatsoever on the phenolic fingerbords.. if you ever get a chance to play a Vigier seize the moment👍😃9 points
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Hi there, selling this pristine Aluminati Orion bass. Ultra playable, super low action. Amazing clean tone, killer saturated tone. This thing is much more versatile than it appears, those PJ Lollar pickups can let you play in almost any kind of music. No neck dive and pretty decent 4,7 kgs. Specs : - Optional P/J Lollar configuration. - Hipshot tuners and bridge - Andromeda Hollowcore neck - 3D milled Lucite body - Bourne pots - Gator case Right now tuned BEAD but I have a replacement nut tuned regular EADG (can be replaced very easily by yourself, uses screws). Retail would be 3350£ (without VAT) with the optional P/J pickup configuration. Shipped with extra care. Selling because I have bills to pay, otherwise it would have been a keeper.7 points -
Sorry guys, it was meant to be £2200 A BIG ONE DAY REDUCTION TO £2000 delivered to UK addresses Here we have a lovely Gibson Ripper from 74/75 with original case, inside is fine but the exterior is a bit battered but keeps the bass safe The bass is in extremely great condition for its age and I would say 8.5/10 its that good The bottom section of the scratchplate is a little bit more duller that the rest, some very minor crazing to the finish but you have to look very hard to see, some light swirls here and there but they too are minor Come with the original bridge cover Some people are not too fussy on the 3 point bridge system but on this bass its not a problem as I have managed to get the action down to 2mm at the 12th fret with no buzz all the controls work as they should, 4 position pickup controls 1 in phase — series 2 bridge only — single 3 in phase — parallel 4 out of phase — series Nut width is 41mm and a very comfortable neck to use weight is 4.7 kg's but somehow its does not feel overly heavy Frets in great condition Great condition for a 47 year old Gibson which has been well looked after by the previous owner and iI would say has not seen a lot of action over the years Forgot to put the E string through the body for the eagle eyed amongst you Any question please fire away and thanks for looking..7 points -
You'll be glad to hear he smashed the set last night and I got to hear some top end from the bass for once!7 points
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Thanks to @SumOne the sea foam family got bigger... I've had a EHB1506ms before and currently have the EHB1005sms but always wanted the EHB1005ms in sea foam obviously.5 points
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That's New York session legend Neil Jason.5 points
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Super streamlined, grab and go, catch all pedalboard:5 points
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We did a pub gig in Crawley last night. Packed, two and half hour set so I am feeling all of my 60 years today. Had my Status back for this from the mothership in Colchester fixed and set up beautifully by Rob - have enjoyed playing my Flea Jazz while it’s been away but it’s not my Status! We did Don’t You forget About Me for the first time - went down a storm but anyone else have a drummer who needs the bass player to count him in on some songs otherwise he rattles off so quickly I just can’t get the gallopy bit in the breakdown.4 points
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801 Live is Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno with Lloyd Watson, Francis Monkman, Bill MacCormick, Simon Phillips. Well worth a listen if you haven't heard it4 points
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May I add the usual comment... Have you tried to play a right-handed bass at all..? Being left-handed does not automatically oblige one to use a 'lefty' instrument. Many Lefties get on perfectly well playing 'righty' instruments (guitar, bass, accordion, piano...). Half of our family are 'lefty' (Our father was a 'hard' lefty...); I have a lefty brother that took to my righty guitars, and was much better than I was, much faster. It's not the case for everyone, I know, but if you're starting from zero, it's worth at least trying a righty bass first. Just my tuppence-worth.4 points
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Bob Harris?4 points
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Hamburg was awesome. It was sold out, but they're there to see Crass. We went down really well, people were singing along from 3 songs in so we must be doing something right! 4 hours sleep last night so I was hoping to get some sleep in the van. Unfortunately our bassist has some godawful dad rock playlist blasting out the stereo. We just had Come On Eileen 🙃4 points
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Whilst cleaning my teeth this morning with an electric toothbrush I found I could do a passable facsimilie of 'Livin On A Prayer'. I may have dribbled toothpasty spit down my front but consider it a small price to pay. That is all.4 points
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Would you like mine4 points
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Just finished laser cutting the Wal templates.4 points
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Squier Contemporary Active Jazz Bass HH V, Roasted Maple Fingerboard, Black Pickguard, Gunmetal Metallic. Great 5 string, lots of modern attributes, surprisingly great bass. I am moving to short scale so it is up for sale. BAsically pretty new except for a minor bend in the one machine head. The Squier Contemporary Active Jazz Bass HH V brings modern features and bold aesthetics to an iconic Fender platform to satisfy today’s most discerning and daring players. At the heart of this bass is a pair of Squier SQR ceramic humbucking pickups powered by a Fender-designed active 9-volt preamp, offering intuitive controls for volume, pickup blend, traditional tone and stacked boost controls for bass and treble. The roasted maple neck was chosen for its optimal tone and stability, and a sculpted heel design allows for improved access to the upper frets. High-performance components round out the feature list and include a modern bridge with added mass for improved body resonance, and a set of open-gear tuning machines for smooth tuning action. Eye-catching styling cues include stealthy black hardware and a sleek painted headstock with chrome logos for a premium look.3 points -
Spotted online on the Bax website, a 'B' stock Precision for £490. I expected scratches in addition to the damaged packaging that was listed on the site but I have yet to spot any. My first Precision style guitar and so far (about 90 minutes in) happy with sound, feel, neck and weight.3 points
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All my cabs were together! So had to hook them up to the 2001rb didn’t I!! from left to right peavey 1820(210/118) peavey 215 x2 customised ashdown 810( now a 2x15)3 points
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If not heard... 801 live... Roxy without Brian.3 points
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Fiddlers Elbow with Greg Douglass and Penge (Penge?, I meant Pendle) Hippodrome with Full House (Frankie Miller's band).3 points
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We've got a saying in the States about sphincters and opinions, I've got to assume you have a similar one on your side of the pond. That's especially true of Talk Bass. I had to leave there ten years ago lest I lose what was left of my sanity completely. 😳3 points
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The old dear has scrubbed-up pretty well.3 points
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Offered is my Spector Euro 4LX 4 string bass bought new from Andertons in October 2017. It has the Aguilar active pickups which are a bit less fierce than EMGs. It is in near perfect condition and comes with a soft case (may be able to find a hard case if preferred). On re-photographing today I did find 2 small dings on the lower side of the body that I have tried to photo but they are tiny, otherwise I can't see any others. Finished in dark cherry red with gold coloured hardware. Sound wise it is very flexible and can do everything from Prog to Funk as seen by players such as Billy Sherwood (Yes) and Doug Wimbush (Living Colour) I'm only selling because (look at the other listing) I have 2 basses for which I no longer have any use so am selling them both It is in Shropshire and I'd rather meet half way or deliver than post due to value. Someone asked about postage and to fully insure it with UPS to the value within the UK would be £105 - hence the suggestion to meet halfway or deliver at cost (Electric Vehicle miles!)2 points -
For sale my Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 20th Anniversary, made in the USA in the year 1996. The bass is the best Stingray i have had (also a Pre EB '78) but it is catching dust... It is a very unique model, more so because of the beatiful rosewood fretboad with flamed maple neck. Body has a nice quilted maple top. It comes with original hardcase. There are some marks on the body, the neck is clean. Normal signs of use for a bass already this old;) Please see the pictures. All is working, electronics are: bass, mid and treble (with volume of course). Price: €1650including shipping within EU (not UK, i am sorry). Thanks for looking. Don't hesitate to ask.2 points -
wonder if there is a red one with pearl blocks?2 points -
Just back from playing a gig with Elton John tribute I’m Still Standing at a 1970s-theme weekender in Butlins Skegness. Supplied rig was an Ampeg SVT and 8x10 which sounded righteous and smelled like a hot car engine when cooking away mid gig. Most excellent. I had a grand old time. And so did a few hundred other people by the look of it 👍2 points
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cold cold ground / tom waits2 points
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Just seen this on a BB Facebook page Humcancelling Bridge PU for the 414-2024/5 etc, Urban Pickups, apparently2 points
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Having built one bass (which was taken by a fire) and about to start my next I see only one pitfall ... Not doing it! S'manth x2 points
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The new one with Clinton fearon on bass this time with Kubix2 points
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I’m happy to measure my collection if someone can provide a ‘how to’ guide and a link to the necessary software? My collection includes: 1) SWR SM1500 2) SWR Marcus Miller preamp 3) SWR Grand Prix preamp (Green face) 4) Ashdown Head of Doom 5) Ashdown ABM NEO 400 6) TC Electronics BG250 P.S. don’t show my wife this list 😂2 points
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Got the studio version by Manzanera, and it's superb, but i thought Eno was the only Roxy muso on 801 , either live or studio ?2 points
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In true Basschat style, please allow me to veer wildly off topic instantly. If you face months of being unable to use your left hand, why not buy a cheap-ish keyboard and learn to play. As a bassist, the one thing you want is a keyboard player who keeps his left hand in his pocket ... don't dream it, be it!2 points
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I was being nice! (ish) But I fail to understand all the love they get. Though to be fair, there's thousands of other bands that loads of folks like that are immho somewhere behind the line going from trite to sh1te! That's the beauty of taste...2 points
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sounds like it could be a slightly proud 4th fret - fret a note at the third fret and see how much of a gap there is at the 4th fret, I"ll bet it's not enough.2 points
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Maybe a pre cut nut for say a 12" radius on a 9" radius fret board? Fret the string at the third... there should be a 'light tap' gap between string and first fret. If not try a pit of paper in the nut slot... if this fixes the issue and you dont want to replace the nut then the Super Glue and Baking Soda mix works. did this on my J Bitsa - nothing to loose...2 points
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Agree, very polished performance and tremendous sound (esp for the O2). I enjoyed the early/ mid 1970s output (esp Do the Strand, Re-make/ Re-model, Virginia Plain, Every home a heartache being the highlight for me) but I'm afraid the Avalon/Jealous Guy/Dance away etc 'soft rock' leaves me cold2 points
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I always think a preamp DI pedal is a good investment, better than a spare amp.2 points
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I’ve decided to change my wireless purely because i really liked the Boss so now my old Smoothhound wireless is up for grabs, i have used it for the last 4-5 years and never had an issue with it, it was on my pedalboard and as the original power source cable frayed, i got an inverter cable for it and plugged into my pedalboard PSU, so the inverter cable will come with it, the only other issue i had with it was the small bit of metal that breaks on the transmitter, where the latch, from what i saw online that’s pretty normal and SmoothHound will replace it for an extra 20 quid, but i just attached 2 zipties to it, as pictured, and it’s worked fine tbh, i will also include the neutrik female to female extender so you can use it as a bodypack on your strap, as well as a pretty cool multitool belt pouch, which i used on my strap, as well as a cable with direct female to male so you don’t necessarily use the Neutrik f2f converter. The receiver still has some sticky glue from the velcro patch, it can be removed with some alcohol or it just adds extra sticky adherence should you add another sticky Velcro for your pedalboard. Works with 2x 3A batteries, and will include a set of rechargeable ones, as the my new one only uses 2A’s. Anyway, £60 not negotiable, will post at buyers expense, but prefer local collection. Any other questions let me know, happy to answer if i can2 points -
A close friend of mine is a sound engineer and he said when he went through Uni his teachers drilled into him that his ears needed to be protected from day one so even as a student he had custom in-ears made, it’s rare I see him not wearing some sort of ear protection!! I will certainly be wearing some form of ear protection as soon as I get a bigger amp than the little practice one I have now.2 points
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. We had hoped to measure a lot more amplifiers. There were plenty there at the bass bash but we simply ran out of time. The result for the Gnome was so unexpected that we spent precious time checking everything over. I had to set up and run a speaker shootout in the main hall and couldn't act as gopher for John. Anyway it was an interesting experiment I think we'll repeat and try to grab more data on other amps. There is free software to do this so if you have a simple two in and two out interface you should be able to do this at home so maybe a few of us could work together and build a database2 points
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Did the place fall down shortly after the pictures were taken? 😆2 points
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Limestone Cowboy Glen Campbell2 points
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Sean Hurley rubs his flats down with Vaseline to dull the tone. No reason to think it wouldn’t work on rounds. If not try some currywurst that’ll be sure to take the zing off2 points
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It doesn’t peel and is easily repaired. Win win GLWTS2 points -
"Isn't it ironic?" No Alanis. Nothing in your song is.2 points
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Yes, I've installed an elevator in our house so as I can listen to it. But it's what I like.2 points
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Can we add Este Haim into the mix?2 points
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And so, I present to you the 'Maybe Not A Lull But Just Look At That Colour!' or, just in case the splendid Lull team have been following the thread, 'Maybe Not A Lull But Just Look At That Color!'2 points
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Gorgeous beast in almost mint condition. This is one of the most ergonomic and comfortable basses I've ever played, everything in the right place for fast articulation. Obviously it growls and mwahs with the best of 'em! The finish is satin varnish throughout, basically unmarked as far as my eyes can see. The fingerboard is in great shape, owing to the previous owner using flat wounds and I've been using half-wounds for the five or so years of my ownership. I'm selling as my 5-string fretless is getting all the play time and this deserves to be in the hands of someone who will use it regularly. Price is negotiable but I'm not looking for trades as needing to thin the herd! Any questions or tryouts welcome. Cheers2 points
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