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I’ve not written a new bass day post before but if I don’t do it for this bass I’ll never do it. I sold my flat at the end of 2022 and my partner and I are now renting somewhere together (i.e. a home that could house two people and bass gear) while we save for a new place together. I figured that this is probably the only time I’m likely to have the cash balance to justify acquiring my dream bass (even if only for a while) so I went for it. Shortly before Christmas, I was lucky enough to have my prayers/wanted ad answered by a kind member of this forum and acquired my holy grail bass: Please meet the newest member of the family, a beautiful Wal Mk III 5-string with shedua facings. It’s absolutely thunderous and everything I hoped it would be: the preamp is a dream, the B string has the smoothness of my Warwick Streamer’s mixed with the raw aggression of a Stingray, and the gorgeous tiger-esque facings seem to move in the light. I’m sure like many folks on here, I’m a big fan of Justin Chancellor’s playing with Tool (I tried quite hard to avoid saying I am a big Tool fan/fan of Tool there) and the preamp gets me in the tonal ballpark (my playing is miles away from his though, sadly). While not really on topic for the NBD post, I was lucky enough to bump into Justin Chancellor when Tool were in London last year. I was entirely starstruck and stunned into incapacitation for a short while before recovering my senses enough to ask him if he wouldn’t mind signing a wedding card I was carrying for my brother and his now wife as they met owing to a mutual Iove of the band. He was very gracious and my partner and I seem to take it in turns to wear my/her hoodie that he gave to me at the show. Anyway, back to the post… If you happen to see me posting basses and pedals in the classifieds over the next few months, this is the reason why. A big thanks to those that helped make this happen, particularly @dyerseve and @TrevorR. May you all get your holy grails in 2023!38 points
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TL/DR : I bought a bass. I have been on the hunt for a Warwick Buzzard 5 strings for a long time and finally bought one about a year ago. It took me a few months to realize I couldn't quite get used to it, the string spacing was too narrow. I finally traded it againt a Sandberg TM5, custom made for Fernando Mainer, bassist for the Spanish metal band Mägo de Oz. At first I din't quite like it, the neck was not an immediate match. But the sound, the wide array of tones that you can get out of this bass and the sheer coolness of the Hardcore Aged treatment, mixed with 10 years of professional playing made me stick to it. And I finally end up playing this bass a lot. To the point where I thought of ordering a custom made one. And, browsing through the wonderful ads we have in this Parrish, I stumbled accross this one, proposed by the great @Fettsman I've seen the bass for sale by the BassCenter, but missed it (and of course, being located in the distant and exotic country of France, transport and taxes just killed me) Intereste'd, I was. But needed to find a way to let this bass escape the UK to come to me. I have a few friends in London, but alas too far from the bass. Thanks to this wonderfull forum spirit, I was quickly helped by @walshy, that already used the service of a trusted "Man In A Van". I contacted Tim, the Man in the Van, that offered to deliver the bass directly to France at my door. The fee was not ininteresting, especially when factoring the taxes and VAT costs. So the bass traveled a bit through the UK, crossed the channel, traveled to the south of France, and then back in the NOrth where Tim The Man In The Van droppe dit at 2AM (yes, he kind of had a rough traffic and had to be on the Ferry at 7 in the morning so we managed a drop-off in my garage). And this morning, I experienced the only real annoyance of this transaction, as the pack Fettsman made was really difficult to open. 🙂 But then the bass was there, in my hands, still perfectly set up and IN TUNE 🙂 And then came the second annoying thing, I had to go to work so I'll play it tonight. I wanted to thank Fettsman, Walshy, and the very good spirit of this forum to make this happen. You already have photos in the ad so I'll post some more when I'm able to properly review this bass.16 points
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I've just sent Sue a photo of the Bash. Lovely picture of Norm smiling. Mrs Scrumpy.10 points
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For sale, my beloved American Deluxe Jazz Bass V. This is hands down one of the finest and most joyous to play basses I have ever owned. It feels absolutely amazing in the hands and is incredibly light and well balanced for a 5-string. Why am I selling? Because I broke something expensive (non-bass related!) and I need the funds to replace it. So it follows that I'm not really interested in trades, unfortunately. (I would never trade this anyway!) Condition is fantastic. Collection only from Bristol area, or within reasonable distance. Questions welcome!9 points -
Due to ongoing hand issues I have my MIM Fender Precision in Sea Foam Green up for sale (2022). Kiogon loom, Aguilar 60’s pickups, Dunlop strap locks, Fender tug bar & tray, Gig bag & Weighs in at just under 4kg. Currently strung with EB Slinky Cobalt 45 to 105. For sale only really & don’t want to go down the courier route…but don’t mind a road trip within reason. I’ve added a specific trade + cash my way for a set of Frank Bello EMG active pickups or EMG PJX….must be solderless. Reduced price @ £6509 points -
A few years back I importedt an old '64 P bass in bits and in quite a sorry state. The previous owner had been able to afford a neck refinish from John Kallas (owner of JohnK Vintage Guitars who's built or restored some crazy amount of instruments over the years!). However, he ran out of money and offered it as a parts bass to get it finished. When he first bought it, the entire neck & body had been stripped back & finished some sort of horrible, slightly sticky to the touch, lacquer: Here's how it arrived to me in it's original, but totally knackered, case: I contacted a few people about refinishing the body but quotes were either really high or they didn't want to take it on given how nasty the existing finish was. Then, one day, I was chatting to my good friend, and local luthier, Julian Mullen. I mentioned that I wasn't sure what to do with this albatross and he took a look at it. He had actually closed the refinishing part of his business because it was too time consuming and a pain in the donkey to try and run a paint shop. He had a good look and confirmed that everything definitely appeared to be original and that the first colour would have been Olympic White as you can see the overspray in the pickup and wiring cutouts. He then said he had just one pack of genuine US nitro paint kicking around in his workshop and it just happened to be Olympic White - it then became a bit of a challenge for him and he decided to take it on. One of the first things he discovered, having stripped away the lacquer, was that the body was a little thinner than it should be for a '64 but that he could rebuild it up using a few more layers of paint than usual. This was no easy job as it required several coats of primer and nitro with full sanding down between each one. ules is something of a perfectionist and carried this out over a long period, making sure it was completely dry and ready between every coat. He then fitted all the parts that came with it, pickguard & pickups not show in the pic above. After all this work, this is how it looks now, I couldn't be happier: All pics taken on my phone so apologies for the quality. I've tried to show the true colour of the paint and this has darkened the board and guard a little. The guard is a lovely deep red tort and the board has some really nice dark grain running through it that almost looks like ebony (it will be brazilian rosewood). Hopefully you can see that the nitro is already checking nicely and the neck has begun to do this as well (the neck was refinned back in 2011 so it's had a good 10 years to 'catch up' with the body finish). It should now continue to age gracefully8 points
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I'd say very few bars and restaurants understand the business from our perspective. The Harley Motor blocks off special parking for bands, they greet you and drinks and meals are comped for the band. They get it. Blue8 points
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This is the clamp end of my Shuker custom. I mentioned to Jon about the sharp string ends issue (I cut mine as close to the clamp as possible) and when my bass went back for its service and refinish a while back, he redesigned the headstock clamp to have a brass end cap. It has cut outs for each of the string ends and posts so that the cap fits on snug. The nut Allen key is of course the same size as the ones for the clamps themselves. All very neat and tidy!7 points
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Part ex also considered towards sale, especially medium or short scale, try me ! Stunning Heavy Relic California VS4 in mint condition Spec: BODY Body wood Alder Color Marley Blue Hardcore Aged NECK Neck Maple Fingerboard Rosewood Frets 22 Fretsize 2.7 mm Strings 4 Headstock Matching Nut 39.5 mm Tuning Standard Position Inlays Mop block markers ELECTRONICS Pre amp Sandberg 2-band, active / passive, passive tone control Pickups Sandbergs Split Coil Hardware Chrome Bridge Spacing 19 to 20.5mm Here’s the Bass Buddha’s thoughts: “The VS4 is a P-bass on steroids! In Active Mode it’s a bass that’s more open and powerful than a normal P-bass, but when you play it in Passive Mode the sound turns into unmistakably classic P-bass with a beautiful sound that takes you back to the golden age of the 60s and 70s. The body construction is made of alder and the fingerboard is rosewood which makes it light and gives a very balanced tone throughout the whole frequency range. The neck is more narrow than a normal P bass, which makes it very comfortable and the tone just pops out at you with ease. The bass’ single pickup is a split-coil from Sandberg, which brings the bass alive no matter if you play active or passive. The preamp is Sandberg’s own 2-band EQ Active/Passive, which plays a pivotal part in that classic Sandberg sound. In the Active Mode, the preamp is Volume, Treble, Bass, while in Passive Mode it’s just Volume and Tone while the third is deactivated.”6 points -
Selling my Trace Elliot AH250, in very good condition, sounds amazing, has that trace sound we all love. Only selling as I am wanting to get a Series 6 AH350 Collection is ideal but can post if need be. Thanks6 points -
Warwick streamer nt4 , this is a German made model built at what is acknowledged as the best era of these basses , this was made in 90 a limited edition at the time ,it has a flamed maple top and neck I think ovankol fretboard and is loaded with Bartlaloni soap bar pickups , I have owned numerous Warwick’s and had this since 90, it’s in v good condition for the year , the neck is straight and the thinnest and fastest of all of the ones I’ve owned and is a pure joy to play , it also featured the adjust a nut which in this era was brass not plastic , the reason I’m selling and it’s with a very heavy heart as I’ve owned it for over 30 yrs is it is sitting on the wall and this needs playing , any questions or trials just ask , not interested in trades5 points -
Part ex towards sale also possibly, especially short or medium scale, try me! Junkyard relic 51 Precision 2017 build (see Junkyard Bass Guitars Facebook site for build photos) This is a recent purchase and only selling as I’ve seen another bass I’ve been looking for a long time and need the funds, if that sells this will be taken off the market as it’s a stunning sounding bass! The neck pickup delivers classic punchy vintage tones, and with the bridge piezo together they give an excellent vintage tone SPEC Alder 2 piece body in vintage sunburst painted over in nitro olympic white just topped with vintage amber tint nitro Canadian maple neck with matching fingerboard Wilkinson MWBP Alnico pickup and Wilkinson piezo bridge (with one in each saddle) Wilkinson tall vintage tuners , black scratchplate and thumbrest 250k pots with orange drop capacitor Price includes Uk shipping5 points -
Been after one of these for ages, but every time one came up, I was either skint or needed something more urgently. But now, thanks to GuitarGuitar, I finally have one, and I must say, it has all the tones I had in my head. It's very easy to dial in Messiers Giblin, Thompson, Pino type sounds, and just as easy to make it sound like a "normal" bass. Obviously, the two magnetic pickup volumes and their active bass and treble eq, the Piezo volume and tone, make it a very, versatile bass with Mwah to die for. Construction is nice. All round and smooth, though because of the extended cutaway and finger (arm length, more like) board, I was playing one position up at first The only thing is now I'll probably get rid of my Ibby SRH500F even though it sounds more double bass-like, as We are now operating a "One in, One out" policy. So I've been told5 points
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First impressions are that it's very orange. Very orange, but I like it. Fit and finish is very good and while I need to set it up to my liking the action is not too bad. There's definitely an out of phase when the pickup blend is in the middle but a bit either side of middle is fine. I can't work out whether someone hasn't had a go at filing the nut a bit as although it's a nice height (for me) there was mere filings still attached to the slots but it soon easily cleaned up.4 points
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With a name like that I’d expect to find them in a bedroom draw 😂4 points
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How it started vs. how it's going...4 points
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And as we all know, those very words in 99% of cases lead directly to the purchase of the item in question 🤔4 points -
Hi @Norris Anyway - this ^^ Fret pulling pincers have to be flat-ish shallow and sharp. So pretty much any budget set of end pincers, held closed and flattened/slimmed on a grinding wheel will do nicely. But why bother with that when you can get a pair already done from the excellent Chris Alsop web site for less than £12 https://www.chrisalsopguitar.co.uk/shop/guitar-tools/fret-pullers-and-fret-cutters Nut files have to be decent quality. I also use Hosco and have never regretted it.4 points
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It's also called " take the money and run " Blue4 points
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*** Price Drop to £750 until end of March *** - then I need to pack up for moving house so I'll withdraw it. If anyone is interested, please drop me a line in the next week! Bit undecided on this but a few other purchases need paying for so I think it's time to move this lovely short scale bass on. There is some nice wood grain to be seen through the red finish but it was hard to capture in the pictures. Currently strung with Chrome flats, plays very nicely and the DeArmond USA humbuckers do sound great. Very good condition throughout. There are a couple of tiny indentations on the top which are hard to see except when held just so and in the correct light (in fact I'd forgotten they were there until I took the photos). Have done my best to show these in the last photo below by using flash at just the right angle (tiny dinks encircled). Barely noticeable in general and certainly not affecting playability but thought it best to disclose. So not quite mint condition but pretty close for its age! Comes with a padded TGI gig bag in excellent condition which the bass fits in well. Collection from West London preferred but could maybe arrange postage / meetup if needed. Any questions / further pictures / sound samples needed, let me know. Cheers, Dan DeArmond Starfire Bass Specifications: PRODUCED: 1997 – 2000 approx ORIGIN: Korea TYPE: Double cutaway semi-hollow body, passive 4-string BODY: Bound laminated maple with two f-holes NECK: Maple set-neck, 21 jumbo frets SCALE LENGTH: 781mm (30.75-inch) FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, bound with dot inlays HARDWARE: Chrome, stylized Bridge/tailpiece with individually adjustable saddles, Schaller sealed gear tuners PICKUPS: Pair of DeArmond 2B Dual-coil humbuckers made in USA CONTROLS: Volume & Tone for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector switch FEATURES: Semi-hollow body, medium scale length3 points -
Got this today - I’ve been bass-curious about these since launch but was bit meh about colours. Anyways - I just noticed they’ve gone and put out my fave p combination- rosewood board, natural body with that neck. So instant trigger pull after an hour watching reviews. Now I see what the fuss is about. All necks should feel like this outta the box. Sweet and chunky but not baseball bat, smooth no sticky gloss pickups growl and seem pretty hot - need to check spec - body contour is sexy and bridge seems solid as are the heavy control knobs. Tuners are ok but probably wouldn’t swap them I wouldn’t say it’s a Fender killer - the Am Std I just sold was better but this reminds me if the 2018ish MIM FSR PB70 Reussue I had but with no sticky neck, better pups and half the price when you add £55 for la bellas to the £419 outlay If you’re looking for a P back up - I’d recommend this. Not had out loud yet but it’s a great deal - it feels much more premium than it’s price3 points
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Yes, I saw that one. Agreed that it's way too expensive and yet, and yet, and yet that's actually a far better price match for the quality of that bass than the piffling numbers they used to change hands for.3 points
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I can and still do for people who ask for the original Zoot bass shape. Not sure what was going on with Geentext and the neck situation, all I know is Mike Birch would have thrown it straight back at me if I made it like that, meaning someone has tried to do something and had the neck off and then not got it back on again properly. Oh well such is life and these things happen.3 points
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Nah, it's Garth3 points
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So here is my BG150 - 150 of your Phil Jones watts through four of your Phil Jones 5” drivers. Perfect for recording and small shows…. bigger shows with the DI on the back. In great condition, with an active/passive input and limiter, it’s pretty much a one-finger lift and sounds a lot bigger than it should. Pref. collection in Bournemouth, will travel for gas or prepared to courier at cost at buyers risk!3 points -
I bought it. If you are interested let me know.3 points
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If you're looking for a new best friend I'm sure that there are lots of willing candidates here. Nice bass.3 points
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Funnily enough I have a ToneX on its way too. Stepping aside from Bergantino for a moment. I was only reading a comment from a facebooker yesterday saying they owned the Helix Stomp for a matter of days and had to send it back because it was way too complicated. Pedals such as Super Pre could (for many) bridge the gap between a fully featured analogue pedal and the multi-effects market. (especially the top tier processors such as Helix, Quad Cortex and the axe effects). Yes, I understand the price point versus ToneX, but then Bergantino are no mass-produced factory brand and neither are the likes of Overwater, Barefaced and Tech 21. With that comes an understanding of the costs involved that have to be passed on. The preamp on B|Amp sounds awesome, it's brilliant, so Super Pre is going to make a lot of people's ears "smile" I am sure.3 points
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Sold a flat (in London?) to buy a bass. I applaud you - that is next level commitment to the gas! Nice bass though - definitely one to hold on to!3 points
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Have added Nottingham to the title. Hopefully it doesn't actually put people off!3 points
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er ...this thread started off as a full on rant ...let's keep it going ...i still think the mods at tb are a bunch of snowflakes and to hell with the consequences ...there i have said it.3 points
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Here's mine. Elwood 5a Got it as a PX when I sold my Elite Jazz 5 I know you've heard it all before but this really has turned out to be everything I've been searching for in a bass. A sort of mixture of all the good attributes of all the other basses I've had in the past.3 points
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Couple of pics from our biker rally gig on Sat night. I've already described the gig further up the thread.3 points
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Head £350 Cab £325 Rig £650 Finally looking to shift this monster rig after a few withdrawn ads in the past! Both in fully working order and VGC as shown on pics. I'm strictly 210 combo these days so too much power for me, not so much weight as this is a ridiculously light set up even with head + cab. The ShuttleMax comes in original packaging with footswitch and manual. The Neox is tolex rather than fuzzy covering. Happy to ship the amp in UK at buyer's arrangement/expense. Cab picked up localy ideally but will travel to meet reasonable distance from Cardiff. ShuttleMax 12.2 Specs • Dual Channels -- FET and Tube Preamps • Switchable or Blendable Preamps • Input Mute Circuit • High and Low Gain Switch per Channel • Active 4 Band EQ with Dual Parametric Mids • High Current Class D Amplifier Design • 3DPM Power management circuitry • Adjustable 3 Band Signal Shape Circuits • Limiter Circuit • LED Status Indicators • Speakon® Speaker Outputs • Variable speed Internal Fan Cooling • Full XLR Direct Output Interface • Aux. Input • Headphone Jack • Three Effects Loops (FET Ch; Tube Ch; Master) • 115/230 Volt Switchable • 5 Position Footswitch Included • Preamp Type - FET/TUBE • Weight Lbs. - 6.75 • Dimensions HxWxD - 3 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 13" Neox 12.2t Specs Dual Edge Porting Integrated into the cabinet design is a unique "Dual Edge" porting system which places a shelf port in each corner of the baffle face, forming an "X" across the radiating surface of the enclosure for increased low frequency support and projection. •Parallel Inputs - Two 1/4" full range inputs are provided. Either one may be used for input from the bass amp. Use these two inputs when 'daisy-chaining' 2 cabinets together. •Full Range Speakon® Input - We recommend using this input with the appropriate cable when connecting to a high powered bass amp - 400 watts or more. • Tweeter Level Control - This controls the amount of signal to the tweeter. We recommend starting with the control at 50%. Then balance the tweeter output to the cabinet's speaker output in combination with your instrument's pick-up tone and amplifier clarity. These popular cabinets also feature a unique “nubby” vinyl covering along with a new metal speaker grille. This creates a more contemporary look and more importantly, it adds increased durability. All models feature a compact compression tweeter with Ferro-fluid cooling for enhanced highs and a high power capacity crossover with a 100 watt tweeter level control. The jack plate offers Speakon® or 1/4" input connections. NX 212T •600 watt, 4Ω •2 x 12" + tweeter •42hz - 18khz •sensitivity 101db 1w/m •47lb/23kg •1" x 21 1/4 " x 16 1/2"/ 78.8cm x 54cm x 42cm A compact, dual 12" design that drives with the heart of a 4 x 10" enclosure. The coupling of the 2 Neodymium loudspeakers along with the X porting of the cabinet combine to project round, solid, explosive performance on any stage. The lightweight design, "Edge-Lift" handles and tilt-back casters make travelling with this NEO a breeze2 points -
Roland Bass Micro cube RX Great little busking/practice/acoustic jam amp, battery or mains powered. many features including 8 preset bass voices, compressor, tuner, flanger, chorus, wah, delay, & reverb. Built in drum machine with tap tempo and 10 patterns with variations. Aux in either stereo or mono. Record out and headphone socket. Tested and working with both battery's and mains power supply( this is a replacement as the original was lost) More information here https://www.roland.com/uk/products/micro_cube_bass_rx/specifications/ In good condition with just a few tiny marks on the casing. Can be collected from Nr. Plymouth or I can pack it well and send it next day delivery for £10.002 points -
I was lucky enough to get my hands on this little beauty from Facebook sales about 3 years ago for £50! For both! Having been a massive Jesus Lizard and Shellac fan (Bob Weston is the boss) for many many years, I couldn't believe my luck! Both dated 1980, the original 120watt speaker was blown when I bought it but I still have it get reconed, I enquired at the time and it was stupidly expensive, so ive shelved that project for another time. I used it a number of times in the studio and practice but I don't really feel comfortable taking it out live given how much of a rare beast it is. I've seen a fair few Traynor TS-50B's but ive never seen another TS-120B, has anyone else had any experience with one? From my understanding, and that of Essex Amp Repairs, its the same preamp as the TS-50B but has more power and an EQ. The lads at Essex Amp Repairs absolutely loved it and asked if I could leave it with them!2 points
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I avoid red anything where possible. Green on the other hand....2 points
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Astonishingly quick service, I now have it in my grubby hands 26 hours after I ordered it.2 points
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Update Keeley confirm it’s faulty Shop is taking it back and a new one supplied2 points
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I think that the cabs were discussed in passing along with the thread for the new amp I have linked below. However, I think that a new thread for just the cabs is fine considered this is Basschat and not a forum which requires all posters to do a detailed search before posting but then accuse posters of thread necromancy if the poster actually does that. Anyhoo, I haven't seen any of the cabs or the amp in person. I really wanted the 4x10 to be four ohms so I could use it with my old V6 which has a 2 or 4 ohm tap. They look cool, but they are pretty heavy for modern cabs and very expensive for a made in China product. Generally they up there with Mesa Boogie/Bergantino premium pricing in US and goodness knows what the eventual price will be in the UK.2 points
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We had a three-sunday-in-a-row residency. A combination of weather and no students saw us playing to handfuls of people. We still got paid, the bar staff loved us, as did the small quota of punters (several of them bought merch!) Can't have blamed us as on their recommendation we got booked at another branch of the chain and played to an almost full room.2 points
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EHX switchblade pro. I got one for exactly this and it is killer.2 points
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An amazing bass cab. 600 watts at 4 ohms, full range one cab solution. Sounds as full as a good 410 and weighs only 23kg. Comes in Roqsolid padded cover. Never driven too hard and in perfect order and excellent condition.2 points -
So glad it worked out! Enjoy! That is a stunning piece of shedua - well, two stunning pieces, front and back. Shedua used to be one of the standard wood options included in the base price but a few years ago Paul changed it to an upcharge - using zebrano as a standard facing instead. The reason was that good flamed pieces were becoming harder to find and he didn’t want to offer the bog standard plain tops. But the upside is that, since it’s an extra charge he now only sources really special, super funky looking, high quality pieces - like you’ve got on yours. And yes, as the angle of the light changes the flame does move. It’s quite a stunning effect and absolutely gorgeous without being blousy like, say, a PRS-style quilted maple. Gorgeous, gorgeous bass. Enjoy exploring the tones you can get from that preamp!2 points
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Good lord - the chatoyance of that shedua! 😲😍 Absolutely gorgeous; a grail bass if ever there was one. Makes me pine for my old one. Congratulations!2 points
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That's how roasted necks came about.2 points
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Seems like Glam bands in the main are a nice social lot. I joined my band as a dep in late 2016 to help them out as the replacement bass player (the original bassist had had a heart attack) needed an hernia op. My 80s band wasn’t doing much so I filled in for the a couple of months. Like you, knew the songs but most were re-keyed. Ended up not leaving.... When the big C struck in 2021 I offered my resignation but the lads wouldn’t hear of it and we carry on at a flexible reduced rate of about 40 gigs a year. I aim to keep rocking until I’m in the ground!2 points
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I've had this too, we did a pub type thing, ( it was geared up for bands so not a one off) and literally one guy turned up, he'd heard us before and came specifically to see us bless him.. We gave him a millionaire style private show, requests and all, and had a drink with him afterwards of course. We did get ( albeit grudgingly) paid by the rather surly landlord, but hey they shoulda' advertised it better...2 points
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Fender - giving a new meaning to the word "new".2 points
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