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My NYE gig was in sunny Scarbados on the Yorkshire coast. Fairly standard dinner dance type do, in a nice hotel. Good to play with my pal Gary Gillyett, along with a singer and pianist. Played for ages - started at 8pm, and finished around 12.30am with barely any breaks, so a bit of a slog. Hotel manager and staff were great though, and really looked after us and our ladies. I was pretty knackered the next day, it's been a while since I've done such a marathon. (Forgot to add - used my lightweight Jazz bitsa into Fender Rumble 100 - proper portable old gimmer's rig!) No beach babes around, but there was Thor, the magnificent walrus you may have seen in the news. Scarborough Council very wisely decided to cancel their midnight fireworks display in case of scaring Thor, but I reckon someone tipped him off as he slid back into the harbour at around 11.55pm to continue his journey North. Happy New Year to all you BC folk! (PS Thor is the one in the last pic.)13 points
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Price is for a cash sale, trade value is higher. Neck on this is very "Nate Mendel", 40mm nut, fast & slim, TV Logo. US pickups, alder body, maple neck, rosewood board, 8lb 14oz. I also have the "tug bar" finger rest from the E side but it got in my way hence removal. Non export model. There are always a few in the UK but VAT, import duty & shipping are getting really prohibitive now. It's a bit Sid (for those of an age). Slight crack to paint (2mm) on body next to neck. Common on basses where the neck needs loosening to adjust truss rod. Usually caused by somebody tightening up a neck screw too much. Not me (although I have been guilty in the past). One chip and a few dimples at the back end of the bass. Please bear in mind 17 years old & it has been gigged. If you search, there are a couple of these for sale, prices between £750 & over £1300. Thanks for looking, Karl9 points
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SOLD This started out life as a Harley Benton 3 tone sunburst which I have heavily modded Pots have been changed out.new 2 saddle bridge I have used 2 different nitro colours on the body to give it that aged yellowish 2 tone look Headstock reshaped and Fender decal added Has plenty of minor chips about the body The strings are fairly new with plenty of life No fret wear Chunky neck that has been sprayed antique nitro Weight is 4.3 kg's This has cost me a lot more than the asking price plus time spent on it but was a nice project asking £120 plus free UK delivery9 points
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I’ve been on the fence for a UniVox HighFlier Mosrite copy for over a week now and took the plunge. It’s the Phase 11 model from the early 70’s. Looks to be clean and in good shape. It will be a week or so before it arrives. I didn’t buy any basses last year so I’m off to a good start.8 points
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Here’s a couple of photos of my Mensinger Cazpar 30” scale 5 string. I’ve decided to put it in the classifieds as it’s not getting much use and it’s a shame to be just sitting here so these might whet someone’s appetite 🥰7 points
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Hi everyone. Tentatively putting my fibenare globe up for sale as I'm trying to downsize the collection! This is a stunning bass to play and look at. It sounds incredible and is pretty versatile thanks to the active/passive, 3 band eq and series/parallel/single coil switches. Good condition with one small chip near the neck pocket and one by the jack. Spec sheet is shown in the picture but anything else just let me know. Includes the amazing fitted case and I have boxes so can box up for postage at buyers risk/cost or a collection/meet up preferred. Will consider any part ex if it helps a deal. Thanks6 points
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Markbass 15” combo. 300W, 500W with second 8 ohm speaker. Nice condition. Have used occasionally with a 121 cab but normally loud enough alone. It’s the earlier model with a great tone and feel of the LMII. The speaker is a B&C which IMO leaves the later make of speakers feeling constipated. Excellent working order, very efficient, loud and clear. Big sound but not slow! Welcome to test here in West Midlands WV14. Cheers Geoff5 points
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Hi everyone, decided to move on my 2008 lakland 44 02 skyline simply as I've moved to 5 strings. It's sunburst and has the lakland pickups/preamp. These basses are so versatile and amazingly easy to play. I believe it weighs 9.2lbs ish but will double check when I get a chance. Very good condition with minor light scratches from general use. I can include the lakland pickguard which I had made. Collection or meet up preferred however I do have boxes so may be able to post at buyers coat/risk. Any questions just ask, thanks!5 points
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Our drummer is trying to find an app on his phone to work his kit remotely!5 points
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Fancied something to play with so was looking for something to provide a fun fretless having been getting back into fretless after many years. I found a bitza fretless on BC that fitted the bill a short while ago for £60. Vintage Icon fretless jazz neck fitted to an unknown knocked about bright red body. I expected fun and games and was not disappointed. The string saddles were at maximum height and the action was fit to use as a wire slide but it was all wrong. Having taken it apart I was able to turn to the USA Jazz I recently bought for advice. Comparing measurements of body thickness, neck pocket, neck, fretboard height, string saddles, etc of the two it indicated that the neck was going to need a 2mm shim adding to it's heel to achieve a playable angle as close as possible to the USA Jazz. Pictures of that I need to get from here somewhere as I took some for another thead they are not on this tablet. Turning to the body. It has been sanded right back. Using a random orbit sander with dust extraction. Followed by hand sanding or scrapping all the little nagery curvey bits and as of yesterday now stained. I wanted to keep the grain showing but not have the stark white fresh timber look. So to yellow it down somewhat to match the headstock a little experiment had to happen. Enter fresh Turmeric root. The pieces used cost about 50 pence! My experiment to use natural colour rather than stains from a bottle. I expected it to get duller as it dried but it actually dried brighter. It looks drastic at first but I am sure the finishing oil is going to tone it down a bit. More to come later Test sample4 points
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Selling my gorgeous little Mensinger Cazpar 5 string, 30” scale, standard low B tuning. I bought this new from Bass Direct in late January 2021 and it has only had light home use. It was originally passive but I fitted a John East MMSR 3 band, 3 knob eq (electrical technician by trade). This has bass, treble, mid and mid frequency sweep. Pulling on the treble control it gives bright mode. The volume control has a push-pull action which switches between single coil (jazz bass) and parallel humbucker (Musicman) modes. It’s playing and sound beautifully. Weight when new was 3.08Kg (see manufacturer’s spec in photo below) which is 6.8lbs plus the weight of the preamp and battery which isn’t much. On the strap it feels super light and well balanced. Comes with the high quality manufacturer’s gig bag which has a handy front pocket large enough to take full size books. All original case candy is present too. I can’t find any marks on the bass at all except a tiny bit of wear to the black finish on the top side of the b-string bridge saddle which I have tried to show in the photo, apart from that it’s pretty much as new. It cost me £1607 in total, £1450 plus £157 for the preamp, so I think £1000 plus shipping is fair. I’m near Ballymena in County Antrim if anybody would like to see and play or courier to UK and Ireland can be arranged as I have the original shipping box. Any questions just ask, thanks. Not really looking for trades but ask anyway, you never know. P.S. click on photos for high res mode 🙂4 points
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Only posting now, as I've only just recovered, but we had great fun on New Year's Eve. It was the first time I've played my new Tokai Hardpuncher live, and I loved it! I was allowed a turn on sax, too, which is a rare event (probably for good reason...) Our band is called The Enrichments. Happy New Year everyone! Signed Sealed Delivered.mp4 Hold On.mp44 points
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I bet it does. I just asked Andy to make me a neck as close as we could to a Wal one whilst still being comfortable yet deep. I left the truss rod up to him, but specified no inserts, as most Wals don’t have them. The Luthier’s Roundtable links I posted on previous pages talked about neck inserts and truss rods quite specifically. There is a noticeable effect on tone reported from the material used (carbon, steel, titanium, none) and amount. It’s a great read. https://www.bassgearmag.com/luthiers-round-table-5/ Heiko Hoepfinger (the chap who owns Basslab) is a physicist as well as a musician and has published some really interesting articles on neck stiffness/resonance. The whole series he did in Premier Guitar is well worth a read. https://www.premierguitar.com/amp/bass-bench-neck-joints-science-and-sound-opinions-2651066838 https://www.premierguitar.com/bass-necks-adjustability-and-resonance The second article in particular has a very interesting conclusion. For bolt-on necks, he concludes the sonic impact of the body is significantly over-rated.4 points
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Mandolin was my lockdown project too - meant as a bit of a joke, but thanks to a good instrument (Ashburys, £250 on eBay) and an excellent teacher, much to my surprise, I've fallen in love with it. The tuning in even 5ths makes a lot of the shapes more logical (as noted above) and a wider range easier to reach than on a bass. I struggled to pick out some simple Bach cello pieces on bass, but on mandolin they just fall into place under your hand (which makes perfect sense as the cello is also tuned in 5ths). The shapes are upside down and back to front (as also noted) but the thing I still find hardest to remember is that the you sometimes need to play notes on the 6th frets. It's wonderfully versatile in genre, even just picked rather than strummed. There's the whole lute repertoire, some lovely Baroque stuff, Celtic dance tunes, folk songs, through to Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, R.E.M. ... It is technically much harder to play than bass. One of the first things my teacher said to me was "It's a difficult instrument to play", and the better I get the more I realise how true that is. The slightest variation in pick grip or wrist angle comes through in the sound. I could never have learned from videos - ymmv of course, but I need Patrick watching me and suggesting tiny subtle improvements. And then I spotted an Irish bouzouki in Johnny Roadhouse - a relatively recent hybrid of a mandolin and Greek bouzouki, usually tuned GDAD. Filthy and battered, but still with a beautiful tone. I cleaned it, had a new nut and bridge made, and set it up in mandolin tuning with the G and D strings in octave tuning, A and E in unison - so the low notes have a rich resonance and the high notes are clear and pure. The wider fret spacing is easier than the mandolin, I agree, but the most important difference for me is that its tone range is perfect to sing with. A whole new world 🙂4 points
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Fantastic interview with the master. This is up for debate as usual of course. I really do love this guys manner and the way he comes across. Then you get to his playing.4 points
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Finally got this in my hands yesterday. The sale was agreed a week ago, but we needed to arrange a meet up. 2016 American Vintage ‘63 Reissue in faded sonic blue. The tort guard is a Fender guard but not the original, however the original is included. 8lbs 15 oz. It had La Bellas on it, but really heavy ones, so I’ve swapped those for some La Bella 760FLs. It needed a truss rod tweak to reduce the relief even after fitting lighter strings, some saddle adjustments and the pickup height. It’s now playing really well, very low action with no fret buzz, and sounding great. It has a piano like clarity unplugged which is really noticeable compared with my other basses, very resonant. I’m get used to the wider nut width and I think it will be fine. I’m really looking forward to taking it to rehearsal next week. Cheers, Rob3 points
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Been there, done that many times over....never again, LOL!!3 points
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As a FoH engineer, if someone presented me with a single DI for both bass guitar and synth bass (which admittedly doesn't happen that often!), it wouldn't be that much of a problem especially if the levels were balanced. However, unless there was a peculiar reason doing otherwise, a dedicated DI for each would be preferably. Certainly if I was running any compression the settings would be different for both.3 points
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I'm another who just lowers them til they rattle like old windows, but I leave 'em there and play the b'stard like that....3 points
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Squier Jazz Bass. 1990/91 Made in Japan. Aged white body with a rosewood board and tort guard. Pickups have been replaced with Toneriders and it's a nice, punchy sounding bass. I had it setup by BJ in Leeds when I bought it and the action is more or less to fender spec, maybe a touch lower. Overall condition is good but there is some damage to the lower edge of the body and a couple of small nicks in the back of the neck up near the 12 fret (so you'll be going to nowhere near them, obviously)3 points
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The fret one uses depends on which Imperial unit you measure in. For furlongs, it's fret 8, for feet it's fret 12, for pounds it's fret 14, and for ounces fret 16. I would advise avoiding fathoms at fret 6 and shillings at fret 20. Personally, I also use the drop 'em till they buzz then go back up a little bit, after having set up the relief.3 points
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Hi, Si A few pictures are worth a thousand Andyjr1515 words. For Happy Jack's Lull, I checked the bolt length and insert length first to make sure that the bolt would use all the threads in the insert: So that also gives me how deep a hole in the neck heel I need so that the bolt doesn't bottom before it's fully tight. Machine bolts don't have the 'flex' that wood screws have - the inserts have to be fully in line with the hole. I use a brad point of the body/ferrule hole size as a centre punch with the neck clamped in the correct position to mark where the centre point of the ferrule brad-point drill needs to be: The drill hole in the neck heel should be the same diameter as the widest part of the inner (usually tapered) cylinder of the insert's external thread. They should be inserted using a bolt and couple of nuts used as locknuts and a spanner. Even if the inserts have a hex slot DO NOT use an Allen key to insert them. Only use an Allen key if you need to take them out again: These above happen to be flanged inserts. Because the join needs to be flush, there is the added complication of having to create a rebate. Normally, I would use the flangeless ones...but still only insert them to the flush depth. You can go deeper, but need to allow for the longer bolts you will need to use to ensure that all of the internal thread is utilised. Hope this helps3 points
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No plans for any purchases this year, but that's "famous last words" isn't it? I do solemnly swear I will not actively seek out new gear this year.* * Subject to change without prior notice.3 points
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Every time I pick up my JMJ mustang, I smile. I've had it a couple of years now. I would try a vintera but for me, there's no need. P bass player for 33+ years. now, mustang all the way3 points
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I’m moving on my Yamaha TRB-6II. It’s a lovely bass in good overall condition, with a few minor cosmetic scuffs. It has had a recent set-up and fret dress by my luthier at Feline Guitars in Croydon. Electrics are all good. And it comes in a used Gator ABS case. 35" scale, three band eq, alnico pickups, ash body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, 52mm nut width, 18mm string spacing. I believe the serial number dates it to 1998. Great player, comfortable neck for my average sized hands - just moving it on as I have something rather special incoming. Bass is located in SE19 South London. Collection welcome. Can post at cost.3 points
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So today I was asked to join a punk covers band on the skinny stringed instrument, lead guitar no less. I of course said yes, I’ve known the guys in the band for years, they only do something like 10 or 12 gigs a year and all local so nice & easy. Just gotta learn how to play lead guitar I suppose….2 points
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Modulus QW5. 5 string Modulus Quantum for sale. This is the wide string spacing model. Regular Quantum 5’s are 17mm. They then offered two wide spacings- 19mm and 21/21.5 mm. This is the 21mm one, and I suspect that there can’t be that many that were made. It’s basically their 6 string neck, with 5 strings. It is a a bit neck heavy, but a wide strap sorts this completely. Bought it off a fellow BC’er last year on here, and I think that he had it from new. 35” scale. 24 fret with 21mm spacing at the bridge. John East pre-amp. Vol/blend stack , bass/treble stack (pull for bright) , mid/freq stack. Then there’s a passive tone control that pulls for ‘passive’ mode - this works in either passive or active mode. The two knobs nearest the pick ups are 4 way coil taps. Furthest back is rear single coil, next forward is front single coil. Third click is parallel, and last is series. There’s also an LED that I presume is a low battery marker- not sure though. Norstrand pick ups. Custom ordered by previous owner- had to make specifically for the string spacing. I play this a lot at home, and I think maybe one gig last year, but can’t be sure. Idea was to have a passive and active bass, and use accordingly. But I find I’m using the passive 5 for all my gigs, and the Function band deps- just covers everything really. So this Modulus isn’t getting used much, even though it’s probably one of the best basses that I’ve ever owned. Comes with a hard case. Just found out that my scales are knackered, so I’ll have to update the ad with the weight. Bought for £2500, and I did a 5 hour round trip to pick up. So looking to sell for the base price I paid for it. Shipping this is a no brainier no for me, but I can travel to meet up within reason. Unsure about trades, but hit me with what you’ve got. Not in a hurry to sell this, and if it doesn’t sell, then I’ll just keep it, as it’s lovely really. Thanks for looking. Paul2 points
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I’m way late… NYE was a private party at our mate Malc’s place, Langtoft Fen, way out in the flatlands. Great: a captive / friendly audience and we had them dancing all night. Good sound too, even if I do say so myself. Even with plugs I was ringing after 9-12:15 with a couple of breaks. A little three piece gig this coming Saturday, just back line and a vocal mon. Looking forward to it, haven’t played without a second guitar and keyboard for ages!2 points
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Mick and I had an early afternoon rendezvous just off the M4 to swap a pair of Yamaha basses - my TRB1005 for his TRBIIF. His (now my!) bass is delightful, he was a pleasure to deal with (in straitened circumstances for him) and I hope he enjoys some frets. Highly recommended.2 points
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After watching a few SBL videos I’ve become really frustrated with them and stopped subscribing. Might just be his vibe I don’t like but I’ve looked elsewheee now. Biggest issue is that I signed up my email to find out more about his online lessons and OH MY WORD I’ve had so much spam from them trying to get me to sign up to all sorts of courses with “last chance to sign up mega discount offer!!” emails. Really put me off, felt like I was getting bombarded by 1990’s DFS sofa adverts. 😂2 points
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I have to say as a beginner I want to find the simple stuff so that I can find tunes I can play easily. It’s disheartening when so many bass videos start off with the person showing off with a fairly tuneless (to me anyway) slap show off session.2 points
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I agree with the view that in a perfect world 2 feeds probably is the ideal but I gigged all of last year sending 1 x DI to FOH carrying both my Sub25 and bass signal (plugged into the two inputs of a HX Stomp and then either through an Orchid DI or if using backline the amp’s DI out), so long as instrument levels are balanced at the start it’s unlikely to be a major issue and makes for a quick simple setup which on the bigger shows we play is usually what matters!2 points
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Like I said NYE gigs should be a " slam dunk " proposition. The room was packed and the dance floor filled. Highlights, the band sounded good, 3:00-6:00 I was home before 8:00. And everybody in the band got an extra 100 bucks in tips. Blue2 points
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It's not new year until someone puts up the annual moan-a-thon thread about the Hootenanny! Happy New Year!2 points
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I have a pau ferro board on my Stingray and it looks fabulous but my favourite despite looking nowhere near as beautiful is ebony. Below is my pau ferro Stingray neck.2 points
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I'm "on honeymoon" with my latest purchase, a MIJ boxer. A P/J hybred, which successfully manages to be a re-issue and an update worthy of a 2021 release. Choosing my bass! I spent around 3 hrs making a racket in Bass Direct, armed with my ears and and an open mind. They have a large collection of new and used kit so it look me a while to decide. The important criteria were the sound (tone/power) and playability, together with looks and cost. I was prepared to pay more if needed and It was a tough decision as there were some really nice basses. The Boxer came home with me because: 1. When soloing the neck pickup, it was one of the nicest sounding of the basses on offer. This alone narrowed the search from several down to one of 3 options. 2. It was really nice to play and the satin neck felt just right (search was now narrowed to 2). 3. The extra tone options! Those pickups are hot and you get a lot of extra tones options. You have the J and P pups, 3 way pickup selector, each pup has it's own volume. Finally there is the "TBX tone knob", which has a split function. The first half turn functions as a normal tone and the 2nd half gives scoops and boost options. I can even hear it doing an active bass impression at times so it stood out when compared to the others. Check out the video below to hear the sound options. It was already winning my heart before even coming down to it's looks and won there too as I love it's RED colour. Other endearing features are that it is light weight and has solid MIJ build quality. So to sum up it is a re-issue, a great precision and bang up to date with more tone options, hot pickups and great neck. I wanted the P bass tone, power and simplicity. The boxer delivers. There are some things that I don't like. I would have preferred a beefier and less spiky bridge (I hate those screws poking up) and I don't like the sharp corners of the pickups. All that comes with the re-issue tag I guess. Overall it is a "bruiser" of a precision and a real players bass. I'm very happy and although it has Jazz in it's title I'll be using it as a P bass. This video sums it up well.2 points