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Having accidentally managed to buy another Precision(!), I must reluctantly let this one go. I bought it from the original owner and it really is in great condition with no missing paint. There are a few lightish scratches on the back of the body near the neck plate and a few on the plate itself as well as the pickguard. These 2014 basses are held in high regard, with a Custom Shop ‘60s pickup, lighter tuners, satin neck finish, 9.5” fingerboard radius, 41.3mm nut and with this bass, 4-Ply tort pickguard. It plays, feels and sounds great. It has an easy action and the frets are in fine shape. The picture shows the first, second and third frets. The Fender hard case is also in great shape and comes with a good complement of candy, tools etc. Collection in person is most welcomed and I can post at the buyer’s cost and risk if required. I have some good packing materials. Please feel free to ask any questions.8 points
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Fantastic sold out gig at Sudbury Quay Theatre last night with Leather & Lace! Crowd were well up for it and we had a great sound. 👍 I was especially pleased when the Sound guy told me that mine was the best bass tone he's ever been presented with!😲 Had a few more compliments on my sound from punters after too.... 🎸🎶😎6 points
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Telebass, sorry to hear your situation buddy…. I can relate…. I have a condition called Ankylosing spondylitis which has left me with an awful lot of similarities to you in regard to fusion, surgeries and just general spinal nightmare… Im sticks all Time and a wheelchair for anything outside of my limited capabilities to stand, walk or like you say , just be upright. What I’ve come here to say is that for a long time I stopped playing, packed in and accepted it……. But after some time i found a way to make it work. that did seem impossible at one time and believe me sometimes I still have major difficulties , but with a band that values my input, they’re willing to help fetch and carry if it means I just sit and play. with the right bass , playing sitting (even at gigs) , even if I’m curled up over my bass, I can still pull it off and be right in the pocket. morphine 3 times a day helps with that but joking aside , its kinda become my thing to be hunched over my bass looking like I’m in the groove…. Know one needs to know that that just the shape of my spine now ! Hahah my band rehearsals are once a week for 2 hrs, gigs are no more than 1 or 2 every 2 or 3 months…. It’s enough for me…. We enjoy it….. take some time pal, find a way and don’t let it take away the last thing in your life that makes you you. I’ll be thinking of you buddy…… take some time…. edit: just re-read and realise this is an age post with a positive update ! Which is great to read. a note on the DVT, I also have that in my right leg…. and blood thinners for life (apixiban) ….. my legs are absolutley ruined too after a terrible bike crash around 18’years ago i which I shattered both femurs…. seems we have alot in common hahaha6 points
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FEELER: Seeing as my fav squeeze may be available to me again, and don't want to make the current owner wait more than I should, this gorgeous, tremendous P Bass is available. Nitro Finish, lake placid blue, covers on installed perfectly measured etc. Strung with Daddario Chromes. The step behind a CS Journeyman it's been called - CS 63 pickup, 1.75" nut - 4kg. If my other basses sell (MM SR Special Cruz Teal 4H, Fender AO Jazz 60s) I'll keep this. I could take cash my way in exchange for a nice P Bass, but especially a JMJ in blue.5 points
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Looking back through the last four pages, I can only conclude that when you said "discuss" what you actually meant was "agree with me or else".5 points
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Private party last night. In my home town though so that was easy. An impromptu set as our own support, then I stood in for a band comprising the birthday boy and his son's for a few tunes and then a full blown Bandeoke which descended into good natured drunken chaos. Great fun.4 points
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New multi fx day! Got a headrush gig board this week. Been looking at a whole range of mfx and the headrush units seemed to have a good mix of power, decent sound and out of all of them seemed to have the easiest interface by far. Not a lot of bass models but all sound decent. Some really nice sounding guitar models too. All in all a good bread and butter starting point.4 points
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Recently acquired on the forum. Fabulously mojo'd, believed to be all-original AVRI 62 Jazz. Plays beautifully (with nicely worn in TI Jazz Flats), looks cool AF. I love everything about this bass apart from the weight. Due to a miscommunification (copyright George W Bush), it comes in at 10.18 pounds rather than the sub 9 pounds I had understood. Unfortunately my back cannot tolerate >9 pounds. Comes in generic hard case. Collection SW London, south of Hammersmith Bridge, or deliver within UK for £30. Asking what it owes me, a bargainaceous £1130. Edit: £999 plus post.3 points
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I took the time to take a pair of pics after following this thread for ages - this is my pedalboard, a Nano+ powered by a TRex Fuel Tank JR underneath (with feet lightly raised) I use this one on various projects and give it a few add-ons for specific gigs The base/main shape/main band version of it is this one: Polytune2 noir mini EHX Holy Grail EHX Bass Clone Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop Fairfield Circuitry Modéle B The Pedaltrain itself, the power bank, the TC Polytune and the Barbershop have been together in this since 2016. Once I found the Modéle B (which is an always on Barberhsop) I stacked them resulting in a distortion grain i love. The chorus and reverb are bridged with a modded Ikea tool for some parts of my main band and I love the tone they get together. When I play with another act I stick a loaned B7K, and when I play in my acoustic duo I add a Tech21 for clean guitar and the Boss DD-3 for a guitar part also. This is the largest board I had, at the time (2017-2020) I had a post-rock/desert instrumental trio and I knew no clean at all.. good memories (I still have all the gear, it's just... in drawers. Sigh)3 points
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I've built/assembled/constructed tons of guitars & basses. Obtain the necessary bits, nail them together, some mild fettling might occasionally be required. However I lack the necessary skills (or time & motivation to learn them) to actually make/create a functioning musical instrument from scratch. Projects like my headless Rickish mess and, for example, @Andyjr1515's incredible Psilos bass are on completely different planets. I am in both awe and envy of the creativity displayed in BC's' Build Diaries folder.3 points
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I think I have worked it out, combing this thread with other similarly proscriptive nonsense. Thin, shallow necks are fast, but only if you use a pick and a music stand and play once a month. If you wear a hat you can play a narrow but chunky neck finger style every other weekend as long as you only take occasional prompts from an iPad. But it is only wide, chunky necks that allow the correct technique employed by proper, regularly gigging musicians who either sight read or memorize 300 songs, with or without a waistcoat. Did I miss anything out?3 points
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Purchased at a really decent price from @Cat Burrito on here not long ago and I'm returning the favour to someone else! When I saw it, I just had to have it and I knew it wouldn't be a long term hold. Only a couple of months into the year and my BAS has taken over . . . . 2 incoming basses and I litterally have no where to hang/put them. So, this needs to go . . . as good as it looks, it won't be useful to me sat in a box under the bed. It's a really lovely condition with no marks or damage to note on. Full specs here http://www.burnsguitars.com/ssjbass.php but in summary: The baby Blue model based on the 1962 Jazz Guitar series utilising a comfortable short scale of 30 inches. The SSJ Six Bass uses a heavy set of mid bass 018 to 085 gauge strings for that authentic sixties baritone instrumental sound as well as delivering a full range of bass frequencies. Fitted with 3 x Burns Tri Sonic pickups, a 5-way pickup selector switch and responsive tremolo unit. A truly versatile instrument for all lead, bass and rhythm players. One tone control One master volume 5-way pickup selector switch Three Burns Tri Sonic pickups Basswood body Synthetic Lignam Rosa fingerboardScale length: 30" Bolt on maple neck Burns Tremolo unit Classic polyester finish Burns deluxe machine heads R.R.P. £449.00 Collection from Leatherhead (KT22) or Bourne End (SL8).3 points
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Selling a Chowny SWB-1 (made in India) in mint condition and owned from new. Active electronics. Weight 4.4kg/9.7lb Currently strung with flatwounds (Dunlop, we think). Controls: Stacked 2 band EQ (bass and treble boost and cut), volume, pickup selector switch. This bass has never been gigged and only used for a couple of rehearsals. ***Selling on behalf of a friend who is not on Basschat. Please message me for his contact details. Collection from Liverpool or can meet within a reasonable distance.*** Demo here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1vcXHV0dt4 Thanks, Steve2 points
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Hi Everyone Selling this great little combo You will know all the blurb but here it is anyway Combo 121 Lite Alain Caron Product code: combo-121-lite-strong-alain-caron-strong Top-level sounding combo designed with bass legend Alain Caron, the COMBO 121 LITE is a powerful bi-ampcombo, now updated with a 300W power amp for the new compression driver, and 500W power amp for the 12” speaker with maximum fidelity, headroom and dynamics! Alain Caron is known for his high standards, and the components in this combo were carefully chosen to reach those standards. This is the best-sounding bass combo ever! INPUTS INPUT: impedance 1 Mohm, max. voltage 10 Vpp AUX IN: impedance 10 Kohm, max. voltage 4 Vpp EFFECT RETURN: impedance 33 Kohm, max. voltage 10 Vpp CONTROLS GAIN MASTER VOLUME LINE OUT: GND Lift – Pre/Post EQ /Post Master (Post EQ mode) MUTE (footswitch*) FX LOOP BYPASS (footswitch*) * footswitch not included EQUALIZATION LOW MID LOW MID HIGH HIGH VPF (Variable Pre-shape Filter) center frequency 380 Hz VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator) frequency range 250 Hz-20 kHz OUTPUTS LINE OUT: balanced XLR, max. voltage 20 Vpp EFFECT SEND: unbalanced, max. voltage 20 Vpp (pre-EQ) TUNER OUT: unbalanced, max. voltage 2 Vpp PREAMP OUT: unbalanced, max. level 20 Vpp SPEAKER OUT: speakon/1/4" combo PHONES OUT: 1/4" 600 ohms, max. level 10Vpp SPEAKER 1X12" TWEETER 1" compression driver POWER AMPS 500W (woofer) 300W (tweeter) REFLEX rear OTHER WEIGHT: 35.94 lbs / 16.3 Kg WIDTH: 15.16 in. / 38.5 cm DEPTH: 18.11 in. / 46 cm HEIGHT: 23.23 in. / 59 cm POWER REQUIREMENT: 100/120V; 230V; 240V 50/60Hz (Voltage is factory preset according to region of sale) it is light and loud in very good condition Priced to sell as quick as I can Will post at buyers risk/ expense thanks everyone Withdrawn2 points
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£1700, price is pre-haggled for buyer's convenience (they are £2.5k new now, if you can find one). This is the model without the sharp edged wrist slashing binding. 2 little dints, slightly sticky pick up selector switch, all reflected in price. Has the treble bezel pickup surround with thumbrest to make it easier for finger style. TRADE, I may take a Fender Elite/Ultra (Jazz or P), plus £250. Excuse photos, I can never get 'bursts even close. I might courier if buyer sorts it, I may meet halfway. No need to sell, just rarely use it. Thanks for looking.2 points
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Yes - your nipples are exactly the same distance apart as your earlobes. Not just yours, I mean everybody's. Relatively. 👍2 points
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yep he did a few songs for me that i was trying to learn. Gem of a guy and here's hoping he's ok. Dave2 points
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Bilbo helped me out with some transcribing I was having difficulty with last year , he took the time out to help me which was much appreciated , really nice guy, I hope he’s just taking a break from things and nothing is wrong 🙂2 points
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I haven't come across the tweeter option at BF. I recommend the Eminence BGH25-8, in part because it rolls off above 10kHz, where there's no useful content. The other part is because with 4th order filtering it can be run down to 2kHz, where it gives much wider dispersion than a woofer can.2 points
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Finished build 1/5 Pedal PCB…er PCB clone of the Fairfield barbershop in a 1590b the barbershop is fairly picky about the ldss of the Jfets - the SMD jfets weren’t too hard, getting a batch and measuring the ldss of them all was! The decal was a pain, it ended up as a metallic sticker - Some of the other pedals I’ve been building I’ve spent a bit of time on the graphics - by the time I got to this I kinda wanted something stupid. A talent pedal would have been ideal but I couldn’t think up cool visuals … so we ended up with a homage to the best carbonated soft drink around. the labels were a bit high up, and the knobs aren’t deep enough but it works. Adjust sugar and caffeine to taste…2 points
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This. everyone is different. On a 4 string I find a vintage P 1.75” nut a tad too much but a modern 1.625” fine. I’m comfortable on a 1.5” but if the neck depth is too slim somehow I can’t get comfortable. in terms of ‘speed’ neck finish is important to me, a nice wax/oil finish like on an EBMM I find faster than a gloss neck if hands are sweaty. Lots of variables here with one of the biggest variables being the bassist, one mans meat is another’s tofu. On this basis this topic is bound to be subjective rather than objective and dominated by opinion rather than dimensional facts.2 points
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Personally I associate building a bass, or anything else, with assembling a bunch of pre manufactured parts, but making a bass, or anything else, with actually making the body, neck etc from a raw material, ie wood. As the body and neck could be made but all of the hardware will (usually) be off the shelf then I can see why it may be referred to as building a bass.2 points
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Very interesting topic! I suspect much is also down to what's happening on the sound desk, because the sound engineer can pretty much negate/change anything you do on stage by fiddling around with the EQ on the desk, probably some compression/limiting back there too. I've also always thought that "mids was where it was at" but I had the pleasure of seeing Incognito at Ronnies a week or two ago, and the bass was positively pumping through with seemingly hardly any mids at all - just a nice deep "thump" but cutting through over the kick etc. It reminded me of why I'm a bassist ! As an aside, I was playing my new (to me) Spector NS5H2 last weekend, and when we came on at the end for a final song, by mistake I maxxed the neck pickup and mid tone (thinking I was turning both pickups on - damm those vol/vol setups!) and thought "wow, this is very jazz fusion - Jimmy Haslip" before noticing my error and pulling the mids back and the bridge pup on - back to smoothness ! (well as much as you can with a Spector!)2 points
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I'd go for lowering the p/u's a little, too. Easy to do, so easy to judge the outcome. Easy to put back if it doesn't please. Easy, me..? One would think so.2 points
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As mentioned in my post above, its to do with the size and weight of the collection - the larger and the heavier the items they collect, the less other items they can collect and thus the less they get paid. They're system will show the size and weight, so they pull up, get out, then don't knock and get back in the van and drive away. That way their trackers show to their bosses that they were there and then they can go on and collect 3 or 4 smaller parcels instead of your one big one. It's a shìt system and it promotes a terrible service.2 points
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Yeah, I have a Peavey MiniMax and the sound out of the box is just as you describe the Minimega, the fx controls are well chosen and intuitive so it is relatively easy to get the sound you want. the only downside are the noisy fans, not a problem in a rehearsal room or at a gig2 points
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I think so!! Swapped the nightsky for a rv-500 just for recording will def be going back on soon, project depending as I want to use the sequencer def a squeeze but the second blooper is on and the bass fuzz sounds killer.2 points
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Lucy, in the sky, with diamonds. John Lennon never quite got the hang of Cluedo2 points
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It's a toss up between that and the recently released gold foil Fender jazz.2 points
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My hands are different than yours, my reach is different than yours. I still may - or not - like your bass' neck. You are lying. I have two abyssinians.2 points
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I have a B4 from the early 90s (V/B/T) and the circuit is very much of its time. I've kept saying I'll put a Glockenklang 2-band into it and this thread has reminded me to do it. Again!2 points