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  1. cheddatom
    Melkweg was incredible, the crowd were crazy. They don't know us at all but they were moshing and shouting along from the off. The best sound we've ever had too.
    11 points
  2. Danbass29
    Here is my all original 1966 fender precision bass in custom colour candy apple red it’s a beautiful bass strung with la Bella flats really low action it sounds and plays amazing any questions just ask I would prefer collection will possibly consider another old p bass plus a chunk of cash my way
    10 points
  3. blyn
    Lee / Jamerson / Jaco / Lynott
    7 points
  4. Old Horse Murphy
    Well, I did this; a 54 Reissue and it's lovely. I had a Sting Sig for ages and loved it apart from the stupid inlay so I decided to raid the gig funds and treat myself following a bit of very good news. It's got the Serial Number of V022 so it must be one of the first ones finished. It also comes with a bizarre warning/disclaimer from Fender about the ashtrays... Here it is with my AO 58 P Bass.
    5 points
  5. mr4stringz
    A topic perfect for Muzz Skillings.
    5 points
  6. KUSKU
    4 points
  7. Hutton
    My rig - a pair of Barefaced 2X10s topped off with a Fender Rumble 800
    4 points
  8. Acebassmusic
    Hi Kusku, The Sabre used to be mine between 1987 and 1998. I bought it used from Music Ground in York and eventually part exchanged it for a JayDee Calibas. The 2 necks were made in 1983. I've no idea of the John Deacon connection but he could easily have owned it in the 28 years since I sold it 😁 Here's an earlier thread with some more info : Sabre / Gordon Hope you don't mind me adding a few pics I have which shows that you have kept the bass in excellent condition 👍 (I can remove the pics if you like?) GLWTS
    4 points
  9. Quasar79
    Traded!
    3 points
  10. Grossmit
    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.
    3 points
  11. Sibob
    Serek Midwestern in Walnut: Si
    3 points
  12. Wonky2
    I must have made a good impression , he messaged me today on Instagram to say nice meeting 👍 such a nice guy ….
    3 points
  13. Joebass
    Hi, Up for sale is a USA made Fender Highway One in translucent wine finish. The bass has some dings and scratches from normal use, most notably a ding on the rear of the neck (treble side), pictured. Weight is 9lbs 8oz / 4.3kg NB. Strap buttons were removed at the time of photographing but they will be reinstalled prior to sale! Body: Alder (Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish) Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius (241 mm) No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo Frets Pickups: 2 Standard Vintage Alnico Magnet Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass) Bridge: Leo Quan Badass® II Bridge with 4 Pre-Grooved Saddles Machine Heads: Standard Hardware: Chrome Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment Scale Length: 34" (863.6 mm) Width at Nut: 1.50" (38 mm) Unique Features: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish, BADASS II™ Bridge with Grooved Saddles, Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods, '70s Headstock Logo, White Dot Position Inlays Cheers, Joe
    3 points
  14. dutchwife
    Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad ～ Me (atloaf)
    3 points
  15. Bill Fitzmaurice
    What you've hit upon here is Pressure Vessel Gain, more commonly referred to in audio as Cabin Gain. It has to do not with the volume of air but the dimensions of the room. There is a sensitivity gain at a rate of up to 12dB per octave as frequency goes down below where the longest room dimension is one-half wavelength. In a living room that's 5 meters long cabin gain starts around 34Hz. In a car that's 2 meters long it starts at 85Hz. Cabin gain is what allows the silly high bass levels achieved in auto dB competitions. A club is too large to have any cabin gain, but in an ear canal it covers almost the entire audio range.
    3 points
  16. Rich
    I'll have to get back to you on that. Counting up to 4 has never been my strong point.
    3 points
  17. Lozz196
    Melkweg is a great venue, I really enjoyed playing there (and a Spinal Tap moment, I got lost in all the corridors backstage)
    3 points
  18. Bill Fitzmaurice
    With isobarik the result of using two drivers is halved Vas, the volume of air having the same acoustic compliance as the driver suspension. This allows halving the internal volume of the cabinet, not counting the space taken up by the second driver and the air space between the two drivers, without any loss of low frequency response. As always there is a trade off. In this case since the cone area and excursion radiating to the outside air is that of only one driver the maximum output is the same as with one driver in the net doubled cab volume. One could stuff the chamber of an isobarik, with the same result as with a standard alignment, lowered Q. Isobarik was a reasonable alternative to huge enclosures fifty years ago, when driver Vas was generally much larger than today. For instance, the fifteen inch Altec 421 8LF Vas was 600 liters. The modern equivalent Eminence 3015LF Vas is 159 liters.
    3 points
  19. Bill Fitzmaurice
    That's because stuffing doesn't make the cab look bigger. It lowers the cab Q, which can tame a midbass hump. Making the box larger does that, but making the box larger also lowers the speaker cutoff frequency, stuffing does not. Some 25 years ago a well respected audio expert measured some data and made the conclusion that stuffing made a box act as if it was larger. His conclusion was erroneous, because he didn't measure enough data to reveal what actually occurred. He published his conclusion, and based on his reputation alone much of the professional audio engineering community accepted it at face value without testing to make sure it was true. In both audio and nuclear arms treaties you can trust but you also must verify. 😉
    3 points
  20. Arnoldas
    PRICE DROP - £700 Hi guys, I'm selling / trading this bass on because its surplus to requirments and it's not going to get used. It's an awesome rare-ish FGN bass (JMJ52ASHDEM) built in Matsumoko factory, Japan. The build quility is really top notch and it plays great. I part traded this bass a few months ago here on BC from BaggyMan, but have only used it at home a few times. Since I got another bass that I'm using as my primary this one needs to go. Preferabbly meet up or collection, but maybe we can sort out postage as well. I don't drive unfortunately tho. For trades just give me a shout with what you think fits the bill, not looking at anything particular atm. Scale length is 34" Body is ash Neck is maple/maple Single coil neck and musicman style bridge pickups Active EMG powered pickups, no pre-amp, dual/single coil switching on the bridge Musicman style bridge pickup.
    2 points
  21. AlexJMcGibbon
    Great sounding 5 string, upgraded with Bass Mods Rare Earth Neodymium pickups. Tobacco burst with matching headstock and black hardware. A few minor scratches but has only been used for recording so in near mint condition, never gigged. Lots of usable sounds and the tone control works in both passive and active mode. Comes with soft case. Collection or courier at buyer's expense. Roughly 10.5lbs according to my scales (I'll endeavour to get a more accurate reading) * American Alder Body * Spalted Maple Top * Canadian Hard Maple Neck * 2 Carbon fiber rods on the Neck * Maple Fret Board / Gloss * 3 Band Active Preamp / 1V,1 master Tone(stacked),Blend, Treble, Mid, Bass * 34" Scale / 16" Radius * 19mm Spacing * Swing 5 Strings Bridge * Hipshot Licensed HB6 Ultralite Clover Key 1/2 * 2-Ways Trussrod * Black dots Inlay & Black Neck Binding
    2 points
  22. iSeal95
    Fender Standard Jazz bass upgraded with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders and a Badass 3 bridge, one of the finest jazz basses I've played and this thing just sits in the mix 👍 This is one of the early 2000's models with the great S1 switch which allows both pickups to be ran in series for an extra beefy sound if you so desire Great condition for an almost 22 year old bass, Missing tone knob from where I ran it with no dials for a while but easily replaceable. Interested in trades as well (5 or 6 strings) with no real goal of what I'm looking for (I'll know it when I see it I'm sure) so send me any offers you have. Collection from London but I'm happy to travel in London to meet you. Any questions please ask!
    2 points
  23. Crawford13
    Origin Effects Bass Rig '64 Black Panel. Great pedal, great condition. Comes with box. Price includes shipping. Only selling as my there is almost no chance of gigs in my near future. Any questions, get in touch.
    2 points
  24. Linus27
    Paul Webb - Talk Talk. Four fantastic albums.
    2 points
  25. PunkPonyPrincess
    Used very lightly and is in pristine condition. Never gigged or rehearsed with. Non smoker no pets. Stunning pedal especially valuable for Metal/Punk/Heavy Prog bassists. Headphone Jack, USB interface, cab sim, distortion, compressor… Most of a pedalboard in there. No original box, sorry. Will be packaged well for shipping. Comes with USB C lead. Please note Does not supply a PSU as standard.
    2 points
  26. dutchwife
    Trains And Boats And Planes (+47 others) ～ Dionne Warwick
    2 points
  27. James Nada
    BBC2 quiz Only Connect tonight, bassist connection on the the 'Wall' round.
    2 points
  28. paul_5
    Agreed, Time’s Up is a KILLER album!!
    2 points
  29. Javier Alexander López Gut
    Hola cómo están todos, saludos desde Colombia, hace unos días estaba en busca de un bajo, llegué a una tienda de música en mi región y encontré un acuarius bass aqb 500, no sabía nada de la marca cuando lo probé me gustó el sonido por lo que lo adquirí, tiene todo original, aunque le reemplace los potenciómetros por unos cromados pero aún conservo los originales. Lo limpie brille, tiene detalles de uso como rayones, pero su parte eléctrica todo funciona muy bien. Me puse a investigar y aunque no se sabe cómo llego a Medellín Colombia, si me di de cuenta que es de 1983. Alguna recomendación al respecto en cuanto a este tipos de bajos. Ya que aquí en Colombia no es muy común ver uno de estos. Muestro las fotos de antes de adquirirlo y luego de la restauración.
    2 points
  30. StickyDBRmf
    Scott LaFaro. Tragically short life. First time I heard the Bill Evans Trio and his playing I forgot to breathe and almost died.
    2 points
  31. ryancowell25
    Just picked one up from Andertons - will report back
    2 points
  32. Japhet
    Saturn By the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
    2 points
  33. ezbass
    It's now been eight months since this wee beastie arrived on my doorstep and I thought it was time for an update. After playing with all the pickup settings, I have settled on the single coil selection as my favourite. Because it's the neck coil, the sound is somewhere between a 'Ray and a P Bass, which makes sense given its placement. It's a really rich, plummy tone that bridges the gap between the 'Ray and P. For songs that need a shade more honk, I just select the parallel setting and it's all good. I've recently lowered the nut slots a bit more and I think it's probably bang on now. I've lowered the action below my usual 2mm and it still doesn't buzz and is super fast for me, there isn't much or any adjustment left in the truss rod, however, not that it needs any more straightening. The action could go lower, but that would require a shim (the E saddle is bottomed out now) and it's really fine where it is. I still find the body a touch small and would benefit from a little more depth for total right forearm comfort, but it's OK really. That's it, nothing more to report, just need to get out and play it with other folk.
    2 points
  34. dutchwife
    All Apollogies ～ Nirvana
    2 points
  35. Bill Fitzmaurice
    It's logical to assume that the air volume of the room is the main factor, especially as decibels measure the intensity of an acoustic pressure wave. But cabin gain is something else entirely. This will help:
    2 points
  36. Misdee
    I can't help but think that this might be the thin end of the wedge. Like Warwick basses and their wax finish that has to be laboriously maintained by the owner( the thin end of the wenge, you might say) which saves Warwick the trouble and expense of finishing their basses. It starts with a screw hole and before you know it you will have to route your own truss rod channel. I put it to you that Fender, stung by criticism of their dubious quality control, and, have developed a strategy to gradually make the customer increasingly responsible for the manufacturing process. Five years from now when you buy a Fender bass you will get a box of parts, a sheet of instructions and a good luck message that also functions as a legal disclaimer.
    2 points
  37. yotter
    Now sold. Thanks Kris
    2 points
  38. ebenezer
    A point to mention, if you set your own basses up!.....trussrod works the opposite way round to other basses.....nice looking bass!
    2 points
  39. SumOne
    I've got wood! From G&B. Arrived quickly and is all looking high quality. I expected I'd need to sand it down a bit but it is all done already very smoothly. Compared against my Fender CIJ bass it seems almost identical in dimensions. If I was being picky then there is that small knot in the wood at the neck pocket that goes all the way through and seems to have had some filler to stabalise it - perhaps one of the worst places to have an inconsistency in the wood but I guess it won't really matter. And I know this is petty but it was advertised as 1.9kg and is actually closer to 2kg (could be my kitchen scales that are wrong though).
    2 points
  40. jonunders
    I'd pop over from Norfolk, at this time any saturday is free
    2 points
  41. EBS_freak
    Hipshot!
    2 points
  42. Beedster
    See how it sounds in the final mix before you do anything, amazing how the style of play can define the recorded instrument as an upright as opposed to electric bass often more than FX.
    2 points
  43. SamIAm
    I've given this a lot of thought! I want to support the range of arm based SBCs. I aim to use as much OSS as is possible OS wise I'm leaning towards Arch (which can be configured to be as lightweight as possible) ALSA and JACK seem almost no brainers. I'm leaning towards Carla as a audio host as it seems to support the widest range of plugin technologies available, tho I need to ensure that it will run on ARM Arch linux. UI wise I aim to ensure that the BMFX (Gotta come up with a better name!) will allow full tweaking from knobs/foot switches when gigging, but also allow easy config via a web based UI. My research is ongoing but I hope to have a workable prototype in the next wee while, details will be shared in my build diary. The goal is to build a unit that is intuitive to knob twitchers but also to midi/osc gangsters. We shall see if this is possible! S'manth xx
    2 points
  44. jrixn1
    .
    2 points
  45. Jabba_the_gut
    A little rounding to the edges and that me up to date!
    2 points
  46. James Nada
    Sorry to spoil your evening
    2 points
  47. Bunion
    I see they had “liz truss’ first month in office” too
    2 points
  48. MrCrane
    No mention of Jane Munro of the Au Pairs?
    2 points
  49. Bunion
    Picked up my first short scale Here she is with my old smoothie, a US of A Musicman Stingray with roasted maple neck. It’s got the factory round wounds on it atm (EB slinky’s) which I love but I’ve got some labella short scale 42-100LTF I got sent by mistake awhile ago so I’m going to try them and see how she thumps. Absolutely love the tones from the passive circuitry, but still capable of that classic stingray growl if you dial it in. At 30” it feels tiny, but so easy to play. well chuffed.
    2 points
  50. Bunion
    I wouldn’t have recognised him in those glasses either 😄
    2 points
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