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It's taken a while to get my 'perfect' (For now at least) rig together, but finally here it is ... this is my full, self contained bass setup (Well, less the strap! lol). Ibanez GSRM25 BOSS dual Cube Bass LX MOD Dwarf + MVave-Chocolate (MIDI FootSwitch) + SONICAKE Passive Volume Pedal Mini Expression (all of these sitting on a Rockboard DUO 2.0) + Krisdonia Laptop Power Bank BOSS Wl-20L Wireless I love 5 string but find that my fretting hand hurts when playing anything more than a shortscale, Ibby is a sub-short scale at 28.6in, sounds great and is SO light! The BOSS is a twin 5in at 10w (Tho it sounds much more) I can fill a small gig space using it, it is able to deliver for smaller outdoor venues and has stereo XLR outputs if I need more oomph. This beauty runs on 8xAA batteries! Settings can be tweaked or music streamed to it via bluetooth. It also has a USB out for recording and it only weighs 4.4kg! The MOD Dwarf is a powerhouse multi f/x unit. Hundreds of plugins including funky stuff like a powerful looper, a plethora of IR capabilities and most recently a neural modelling plugin (As popularised by Neural DSP, with their Quad Cortext) to play/capture hifi gear models. The Dwarf can also host MIDI sequencers and MIDI Synths, a band in a box as required! The MVave adds four MIDI footswitches and the Soniccake drives the MVave to provide MIDI expression/Volume control of the Dwarf. The Krisdona keeps the f/x board running for hours. I love this rig as it it very portable/light, runs for hours without the need of mains power and can produce any sound I desire. Smitten S'manth x14 points
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My new vintage P bass arrived in Morecambe last night courtesy of @CHRISDABASS. It’s a lovely thing indeed. Only 8 lbs 9 oz with the covers off, so my back and shoulder are very happy. This has the same 41mm nut width as my ‘73, but has a fuller more rounded neck profile when compared. Quite a difference in the neck profiles in just five years of production. It’s really comfy in the hand though. It will be strung up with flats ASAP. Rob12 points
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Didn't think i would do this! but up for sale is my stunning Jazz bitsa comprising of quality parts: usa highway one alder body (refinished in Firemist Gold with a touch more sparkle in the finish) Alparts block and bound neck with lovely rosewood fingerboard, profile is meatier 70s profile (these alone are £400 plus) 70s fender tuners Fender custom shop 60s pickups CTS pots along with orange drop capacitor Badass 2 bridge Weight is 9.5 lbs on the bathroom scales Bass plays well with a nice medium to low action. Happy to ship at buyer's risk but will be well packaged in a hard case.10 points
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Up for sale a beautiful 1971 Fender Precision, with added J, in a super worn Olympic White, or Olympic Custard as it is now. The bass was stripped in 1972 and then in 1973, so the story goes, Bassdoc installed the Dimarzio Jazz pick up and the bass was refinished in the original colour. So, it's a refinish but 50 years old now so it's aged beautifully. New RS pots were added ( I am pretty sure I have the original 71's too, I will check ) and the jack repositioned. The bass has - Original tuners Original Bridge Original Precision pick ups Dimarzio Jazz added 1973 Pots are replacement RS pots, again in ‘73 5ply scratchplate. 40mm Nut Weight 3.9kg Old hard case included. Truss rod works perfectly and the bass has mainly housed flats so the frets are pretty good too. It was the main bass of a local studio/theatre guy and I purchased it from the shop which sold it on his behalf. Any trial welcome and courier is my preferred option which is £65 and normally a week wait. I am happy to meet somewhere to hand over too, but coffee and cake always available here should anyone want to come to Northumberland to check it out. I will get more pics of the 'engine room' over the weekend too. I withdrew this a while ago but it doesn't get the love it deserves so thought I would give it another whirl. I am not looking for trades but you're welcome to try.10 points
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Ooooh! Talk about case candy. Even has a foam mute strip for the bridge cover. And a hootenany button. Reverse tuners. Tug bar. From the wonderful A Strings in Pontypridd who even made me tea and did a quick setup for me while I made a deal with old nick. And not only did they have it in stock, they jad the best shop price in the UK. You cannot be serious... World's coolest wash bag?6 points
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Picked up my first Stingray yesterday, a Ray25CA in a lovely blue finish The previous owner, a nice chap also called Graham, had made a couple of mods - it has a Retrovibe Stinger pre-amp and a series/parallel switch. He'd also replaced the pick-guard with this black anodised one Overall, very happy with it, just a shame my next gig isn't until the end of May6 points
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Selling my beautiful Dark Knight Fender P.. Like new, no dings, or visible scratches although the scratch plate looks like my pic may have created some minor blemishes, or so some facebook user said. This is a new bass, never gigged or taken out of my garden studio collection, only used for two or three recordings and basic fun. They are currently going for £1800-£2k + so if you are in the market for one of these, you could save a few hundred and buy mine, I am also open to negotiating as I am looking for five string Streamers (2020 on) and am raising money for a possible custom built Comes with the Fender plastic case. Its in a above average condition. The climate this bass has been in has been controlled aggressively! I have a lot of basses so its a priority. Thanks for looking6 points
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I may regret this, but here's a fender ultra jazz bass available for sale or trade. It's a brilliant bass, sounds great in both active and passive, has a fantastic neck and is finished in cobra blue. Specs for these basses can be found online. So why am I looking to trade? I don't think the metallic cobra blue finish is really me (as cool as it is). In terms of trades I'd be fairly open to a lot of basses. Has to be 4 strings & In terms of pick up config, anything but a p config (I've got a cool p bass already). Bass can be worth less or slightly more than this and we could make up the difference in cash.5 points
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I've had a hankering for a Warwick for a long time now and finally took the plunge. I found a guy selling a Corvette $$ not too far away and visited to check it out. Turns out he had another Corvette he was selling so I had 2 to choose from. Both lovely but quite different. The $$ is a 2007 Custom Shop model with Ovankol body and neck and wenge fretboard. MEC pickups and preamp. It's got some weight on it and the chunkier neck but sounds huge. The other one is a 2002 Proline and has been modded with EMG pickups, MEC preamp, Spector tuners, brass JAN3 and a refinish in black. It has a Flame maple body, skinny Ovankol neck and wenge board. Its pretty light at about 8.5lbs. I was going to take the $$ but the missus said to take both, gig them for a bit and then sell the one that gets played least. I'm not one to argue with her 🤣5 points
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Sadly putting my wonderful Vanderkley cab up for sale. Without a doubt the best cab I've ever owned but my band circumstances have changed somewhat and I no longer have the need for a cab this size. Before, we would practice at a venue with a good size stage and this cab was perfect, now we practice in a small rehearsal room where my 2x10 EBS cab is more than enough. In the 6 months of ownership I've used this cab only 3 times! Two rehearsals and one gig, it's such a waste. Though if things were to ever change, I know what cab I would get. The cab is in excellent A1 condition and so is the cover. The asking price is firm (what I paid) and I will not ship so it's collection or meet up only within reasonable distance from Merseyside. If it doesn't sell I'll hang on to it. Not interested in any trades thanks. Model: 212MNT neolite Configuration: 2×12” Neodymium drivers + tweeter Power: 600 Watts continuous power handling Impedance: 4 Ohm Freq. response: 40 Hz – 16 kHz Sensitivity: 102 dB 1W @ 1m Dimensions: H x W x D, 77 x 50 x 41 cm Weight: 25 Kg / 55 lbs5 points
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Selling my Fliptop as preferred the sound of my Quilter Interbass as an all in one practice solution Modelled on the B15 and now discontinued so getting hard to find Price includes U.K. postage The Fliptop is a JFET preamplifier that is modeled after the B15 amplifier. The gain staging and EQ sections were carefully designed to give the feel and response of the vintage tube amp, offering a good range of pillowy tone that can be driven to the point of light overdrive if pushed. In addition to the James stack EQ and gain staging, the Fliptop adds a Master volume control on the output so you can dial in the amount of drive you want while adjusting the volume as needed. The Cab knob is essentially a wet/dry control, allowing you to apply 0 to 100% of the cab tone to the preamplifier output. Dialing in more of the cab response tightens the low end and cuts the high frequencies for a warm, vintage tone. The frequency response is modelled after the 15" cab. The pedal requires a 9V DC power supply (not included). The DC supply should be a standard Boss style connector, center negative polarity. The current draw is approximately 12 mA. The power supply may be increased up to 24V DC with the result of more clean headroom and a slight increase in boost. The Fliptop has a true bypass switch. Dimensions: 4.77" long x 2.6" wide"4 points
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Up for sale is a really beautiful Sadowsky Modern 4-24 featuring Akume body with AAAA Claro Walnut top, roasted alpine maple C shaped neck, ebony fingerboard with 12” radius, Sadowsky soap bars and pre amp. It is in outstanding condition, there is barely a mark on it (I actually can’t see any) There is a small amount of fret wear (pictured) but nothing that affects play and would be removed in a matter of minutes by a decent tech. The weight is 3.2kg so ridiculously light and it balances absolutely perfectly on the strap. The only thing that I can pull it up on is a small indentation to the inside of the electronics compartment lid that does affect the shielding contact. I use a small piece of foil to bridge the gap as a cheap solution however the ideal thing would be to buy a new cover which are available through Warwick. Not a biggie but would rather be up front. Original gig bag, tools, leather strap and paperwork all included. Collection from Leicester welcome and payment with bank transfer or Paypal friends and family Blurb from Sadowsky below… Sadowsky MetroLine 24-Fret Vintage Bass • only 100 pcs. worldwide (4- and 5-string combined) • right-hand version • 4-string electric bass, 34" (864 mm) long scale • sleek undersized J-Style body with deep cutaways, AAAA Figured Claro Walnut top, Okoume body • bolt-on Roasted Alpine Maple neck (C shape), Ebony fingerboard, dot inlays, 12" fingerboard radius • Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III nut, 1.5" (38.5 mm) nut width, 24 nickel silver frets (0.094" (2.4 mm) x 0.051" (1.3 mm)), Invisible Fret Technology (IFT) • passive Sadowsky Jazz pickup in classic Jazz, passive Sadowsky Soapbar pickup in 60s Jazz position bridge • active Sadowsky 2-way electronics (bass and treble boost) with Vintage Tone Control (VTC), controls for Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (P/P) / Treble and Bass (stacked), push/pull function at VTC knob for preamp bypass • electronics compartment with easy access cover, Sadowsky Light machine heads with open gear, Sadowsky S-security locks, Sadowsky bridge with quick string release, black hardware • Sadowsky Blue Label .045 - .105 strings • Natural Transparent Sa5n finish • weight max. 8.9 lbs (4.04 kg) • incl. hex key tools, individual Certificate of Authenticity signed by Roger Sadowsky, Sadowsky Portabag and leather strap with Sadowsky logo • made in Germany4 points
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More pics 🙂 Relic capacitor? Had to take the scratchplate off to remove all the film and sticky residue. Note the separate shielding plate!4 points
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Ok guys, this is the best quality scan I can get of the paper copy sent to me of the Wal Custom preamp. It's not ideal as it was printed out lightly to start off with. It may have some values for parts not present on @Kinkh's version, I'm not sure. I'm tagging @Kinkh so he can see there may be some updated parts values and he can also update his own schematic/modelling as well.4 points
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Great basses, but suffer from neck-dive due to the 14" headstock required to accommodate the logo.4 points
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I liked the way my Mesa 115 EV was voiced. It had enough low end to be punchy and fat and never too much that my sound would be woolly and boomy.4 points
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I'm kind of making one. I got ( disassembled in bits) a MM US Sub which, as I'm sure you know, is effectively an American made Stingray with a slab body and crappy textured paint, and have currently as an experiment stuck a far east made Sub maple neck on it, ( jazz nut width as mentioned in the vid ) .. the neck that came with it I wasn't overly keen on, didn't like the width, profile, or anything really. Plus the crappy paint finish was damaged ( which I've now stripped btw).. I much prefer maple necks over r/w too, and the sterling Sub neck came up on the forum recently at a good price, so I snagged it for the purpose. Something I did find was that the neck's heel is about 3mm deeper than the original, and as a temp. bodge to try it, I've put shims under the bridge saddles, otherwise the saddle grub screws would be virtually out of their holes. If I go with this neck I'll plane the required amount off the bottom of the heel to the same dimensions as the original neck. I've strung it up and will play with it for a bit, and let the neck settle, if I like it I'll proceed as above. Obviously this version already has the pukka MM PU and pre amp so needs no further improvement in that dept. Here's an unfinished / work in progress rough pic..4 points
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MARUSZCZYK Elwood L4A Blackburst Bass with padded gigbag Here’s my wonderful Blackburst Maruszczyk Elwood L4a = Jazz on steroids. So well designed and beautifully crafted. Lovely, easy to play neck. Well balanced. Light weight Note the convenient thumb rest/recess in the back pickup. Huge range of punchy tones available in passive and active mode. Excellent condition. Specifications: A hand made, up to date take on Leo Fenders ubiquitous bass from the 1960s that has had a modern makeover including: high specification pickup with coil splittable Delano Extender Dual Coil and split coil, active 2 band Delano eq, precision ETS bridge and superb build quality. Body: chambered alder with flamed maple top Neck: hard rock maple Fingerboard: maple, 21 frets, Zero Fret Nut width: 40mm Construction: bolt on Pickguard: transparent Pickups: Delano Extender P/Dual coil with mini switch (serial/single coil/parallel) for DC pickup Electronics: active 2-band Delano - volume (active/passive push/pull switch), balance, bass, treble/passive tone blend Finish:, transparent, body/neck matte Hardware: black, 19mm string spacing Weight: 3.53kg / 7lb 12 1/2oz incl. Padded Gigbag (List Price £1450) I'm in Malvern, Worcestershire. Happy to meet up half way within reason. I have strong cardboard box but as its a gig bag, I'm not so keen on posting. Open to discussion.3 points
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This is my string damper it's very effective but snores like a rattling drain cover and his farts have been classed as chemical weapons. But i love him dearly.3 points
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I thought he couldn't get anything other than sunburst so thought it was a different brand...just re-read...I'm too tired, time to get off the Internet...Miles out.3 points
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Sounds to me like there’s more going on with that neck than just a poorly built bass have you had the neck off to see if it’s been shimmed wrong? Is the truss rod maxed out or just spinning?3 points
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I can take a stab at doing a better one later, but at least it's mostly readable now.3 points
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I couldn't order an MV-4JB in anything but sunburst so decided to go with one of these instead. Ordered the Dakota Red3 points
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Just doing some last minute adjustments before tonight's gig and therefore have a chance to take a reasonably good photo of the rig I'll be using. Eastwood Hooky Bass into Line6 Helix and then direct into the PA. The foldback at the venue we're playing tonight will be more then adequate, and so it'll save me from having to carry the RCF cab up two flights of steep and narrow stairs. Also pictured is our drummer and second synth player.3 points
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Recently came to my senses and bought back my SR2400 Its a piece of art and sounds great too3 points
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Sounds like one of them might have the pots wired for leftie, that i think would give reverse operation of volume and tone pots.3 points
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True, but that was 30 odd years ago, when very few mainstream manufacturers used premium drivers. JBL, Altec and Gauss were in the same league, hardly anyone used them. EV and JBL both made cabs back in the 70s, perhaps into the 80s, which were far superior to Fender, Ampeg and most others. They never sold well, so they were eventually discontinued. That's because back in the day you never bought amps and cabs as separates, you bought them as a matched set. Mesa was one of very few that sold an amp and cab set loaded with premium drivers. Sunn was another. The TL606 was good in its day, but it was optimal with 55Hz tuning, which gave a 60Hz F3 and 45Hz F10. The step down option lowered the Fb to 40Hz, which lowered F10 to 40Hz but it raised F3 to 70Hz, so it didn't work all that well.3 points
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Im a KZ ZS10 user. Not the pro or the pro X. I use memory foam buds, and I find them comfortable with an even sound throughout the frequency range. Can't say I've used many other IEM systems but these work perfectly for my needs so I've got no ambitions on upgrading any time soon. Although I will say when i bought them at first I thought they were pish.... they sat in a drawer for a year before I looked into getting new buds for them. The memory foam ones make such a difference.... I may look into getting fitted ones, but again, not anytime soon.3 points
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Agreed...I suppose it's the kid in all of us that wants to see the pictures rather than read the boring stuff. Here we go: Ain't they pretty?? Dean Markley Alchemy strings. Waiting on the gold string retainer. Gotoh Reverse Gold Tuners. Apparently puts less strain of the string - could well be snake oil though. Carrying on the Gold theme - neck plate. Ki0gon wiring loom Those pretty strings again, along with DiMarzio pickups. Chimike sent me a PJ set of sealed Nanyo but I couldn't get them out of the cases and into the cream covers. Note the cream theme (that rhymes!!). Wilkinson bridge in Gold (surprise, surprise) and cream knobs (lots available if anybody needs anything similar). As it stands - need to get the electronics checked by my Tech (can't trust an idiot like me). Finished with several coats of Lemon oil.3 points
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I lent a bass to a guy in a similar situation a few years ago. I got an absolute critique afterwards about how my bass wasn't really good enough for him, which started with the phrase "I'm usually a guitar player..." I cut him dead with "next time I'll leave you onstage with a dead bass for you to sort out as my bass is clearly beneath you". He soon changed his attitude.3 points
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Our (very) occasional Country band are playing a gig soon. We used to have a weekly residency, then things slowly started getting less frequent until now when we maybe do one or two gigs a year! It's a lovely gig with friends I've know for years, and an audience who have followed us throughout. Probably be using my Dano Longhorn which is due an outing.2 points
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So 99% done. Needs a string retainer (on order) and a the copper tape under the bridge tidied. Intonation is slightly off - I'll do this when I haven't been harassed by the dog. Thinking about gold knobs instead of plastic. Tuners are Gotoh Reverse - essential left handers - annoyed me at first and I bought a right handed gold set but now I have got used to them I may leave them on. Hopefully have the build thing out of my system now.2 points
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Finally boxed up my parasit studios multiwave mega. Glad I went to the effort of adding the oscilloscope, though it's come out a lot rougher looking than I would have hoped.2 points
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I think if this amp ever happens & manages to satisfy all the contributors it should be called the unicorn!!!2 points
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Because it is an abomination and a crime against humanity Why doesn't everyone use 16.5? Because they are crazy, thats why!2 points
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Can you provide a picture of what the strap buttons on your new bass look like? That said, if you have Schallers now, it would be easiest to get new Schaller S-lock buttons. They're supposedly the same size as the old Schaller straplocks, but with the wood screw integrated (they're milled/lathed from a single piece) and with a hex key slot instead of a cross head. I could see if they're indeed interchangeable when I get home from work. OR you could replace the set as a whole (both the ends that go onto your strap and the strap buttons). The new S-locks are really nice, and a great evolution of the original design. I have both, I recently bought the new model for one of my guitars. It has some major improvements over the old model: the thread which goes through your strap is a lot longer than on the old model, easily accommodating thick straps; the ring and nut holding your strap in place have been replaced with a large thumbwheel with a lock screw which is much easier to fasten and which stays in place very well; the integrated wood screw in the strap button is very well-made and solid.2 points
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Having a break can definitely work, I’ve spent hours on some basslines trying to get up to speed unsuccessfully ,and I’ve come away from them sometimes for a few hours and sometimes for a couple of days, and when I’ve returned they just fall into place2 points
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This is my experience. I don’t have the money to buy a £1,000+ bass, but I can buy an instrument, give it a proper setup (learnt through many years of trial and error) and I’d be happy to gig it. Add a few hundred quid of upgrades (over a number of months, usually) and I have a roadworthy Instrument I can really rely on - it helps that they’re always Fender-shaped, cause I know where I am and have all the tools. That’ll do me.2 points
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As the dude who does FOH sound and plays bass, I can safely say that in my mixes you can tell the difference between a Rickenbacker, a Precision type thing and a Jazz type thing, if you’re really listening, but not between individual makes unless one is utterly carp. However one lad at church has started playing a much nicer bass than his first one, and his playing is now better and more interesting. On that basis alone the more expensive bass is worth it.2 points