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  1. About three weeks after I ordered it, the acrylic light-up 5-string bass is here. Unusually (IME), it came in a foamy bag in a polystyrene box and nowt else - no cardboard box. So, to avoid polystyrene particles everywhere, the box got opened outside. It was almost in tune, so no need to send it back. I fine-tuned it and had a little plink. It needs setting up - the neck is slightly back-bowed and the action a little high but it's quite playable. Checked with a micrometer and the neck is about 22.5mm at the first fret, a bit thicker than I like - probably about 5-string Precision thickness, not a complete baseball bat. And now the bit you all are wondering about: It did interest Pixie the microcat. One of the LEDs at the 24th fret is out but I don't really want the stress of sending it back for that. There's a single PP3 battery to power the lights and the bass itself is passive, VVT (the T doesn't seem terribly effective). Sound is pretty good, the neck pickup has a nice mellow tone to it. I need to find out if I can get Schaller straplocks onto it. So that's another task. I suspect I'll need to use the original screw2s to maintain the thread in the acrylic but fortunately I do have a pair of mark 1 Schallers sitting on my desk. It's a bit on the heavy side but I generally play seated anyway so that's not a bother. Not something to play a whole set with but I fancy doing a few songs with it.
    12 points
  2. Difficult gig last night but also a huge honour to have played. Found out earlier in the year, one of my long term friends called Matt has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has only got about 18 months to live. We go way back, something like 32 years and he used to follow one of my old bands and eventually became our roadie. I actually met him in 1991 in the queue to see The Alarm at Brixton Academy and when my other friend introduced us, he told him I play in a band which Matt responded by saying, I bet you're not very good, you'll never play Brixton Academy with your band. Funnily enough, exactly a year later, we found ourselves playing Brixton Academy, not once but twice and my friend Matt was actually there as well. We'd planned to play him a private, intimate gig sometime in October, with family and a few friends. However, he found out he now only has 3, 6 to 9 months left so we brought the gig forward to last night. He had no idea so it was a huge surprise for him as he thought he was just leaving Cardiff to see friends in Reading. We had people flying over from Germany and driving to Surrey from Portsmouth and Cardiff. Anyway, as you can imagine, it was a very intimate gig which was in a beautiful church in Wokingham. We set it up as if we were doing a rehearsal so the 12 or so people were really close and involved and felt part of the band. We had a joint friend play some Alarm songs first and then we played. It was very moving with lots of tears and the family couldn't thank us and everyone enough. A very special gig and not quite processed it all yet.
    12 points
  3. Delayed update to our weekend adventures as I was cream-crackered after it all! Saturday we played at an exhibitors-only gig at a steam fair near Taunton, out in the back of beyond surrounded by railway lines belonging to the West Somerset Railway. The ground was still pretty wet after all the rain but no real problems. The crowd were farmers, steam and real ale enthusiasts and they intended to enjoy themselve to the max! From an 8:30 start we ended up finishing after encores at 11:30pm - got back home at 1 am. While loading up we found we had to dodge around half a dozen traction engines and steam rollers parked up right outside the marquee, chuffing and puffing (that was just the owners!) - the first pic was taken at midnight - my Jeep on the left, 10-ton steam things on the right... I was up again at 7am for the local West Bay Days event - I'm on the committee as treasurer, entertainments booker and stage manager, as well as playing bass in our band at 5pm, so a pretty full-on day finishing at midnight after paying the last band. We had six acts this time: Nina Garcia, a very talented local country-oriented solo vocalist/violinist with backing tracks Sugar Rush from Weymouth, a three girl + 1 bloke heavy metal band (yes, really...) Mustang Sally (my lot doing a wide range of covers 1960 - 90) D-State - very competent covers band in a more 80s-10s vein The Loop - A funkity funk outfit d'Ska Assassins - a seriously good six piece ska outfit with great audience interaction Being on both sides of the event (booker and performer) I immediately saw that I'd made a mistake by booking the lady-driven metal band. They were all very good musicians - their young bass player was the equal of, or better than, any of the others there that day. Their vocalist had Tina Turner-level lungs, and their drummer and guitarist were equally good - yes a bl**dy good outfit - but NOT for a 3pm slot with many young families and old farts in the crowd, which rapidly halved in size when they took over from Nina at 3 x the volume. Wrong band, wrong event, wrong slot - my fault. My lot had fun and a very good reception, and as both organiser and player I was glad to see the crowd filling out again for us and the acts that followed. The crowd redoubled again for the Ska band, the skankers went bonkers and it finished up a great evening nicely. We appear to have made a very good profit on the event and will be making donations to local good causes as a result - we're not-for-profit - but OMG I'm still tired after stage managing, playing, then today counting and banking the takings! The other pix below show me spanking my new-to-me Harley Benton short-scale, an aerial view of the stage area at night, and the start of the fireworks display. The vicar on the committee claim that he's only 'in sales and marketing' but weather-wise I'm sure he knows someone very high up in management!
    10 points
  4. Of course Gibsons are made in a garage. It explains their terrible quality control.
    9 points
  5. Cici here! Well, sadly I can’t help being a girl, and I have long hair because I like it. It has nothing to do with my playing, and I’ve never rested on my looks to gain followers, nor am I interested in anyone who does. I take great pride in being the best musician I possibly can be, and it’s about the music for me. I also dedicate a lot of my time to trying my best to help other people pick up the instrument, sharing any info I have, and seeing where I can push the instrument in my solo bass jams. I’m not interested in being an ‘instagram girl’ so please don’t diminish me to that, and take the time to truly look at what I do (whether you like it or not is fine). Thank you.
    7 points
  6. I'm selling my Purple Chili two 1x10's mini-stack, made for me about 5 years ago by Mike Walsh of Zoot Bass. As many will know, Mike offered his own line of cabs a few years back under the Purple Chili banner, and at one time had the UK license for the Fearless/Green Boy cabs, so he knows how to put a great cab together. There's one tilt-back cab and one box - as you'll see from the photos, the tilt-back sits nicely on top of the square cab to form a great little 400w stack that can be angled so you can hear yourself in tight stage spaces. The tilt back also has a discrete strip of material (it's not wood, more like a hard, artificial bone-type) attached to the top, which meant I could locate my (TC RH750) amp on it without any risk of it falling off when angled. Each cab is loaded with a high quality Celestion Neo BN10-200X driver, rated at 200w at 8ohms. Neither cab has a tweeter. The sound is nice and full, but punchy and articulate too. Dimensions are slightly different to compensate for the cut out for the tilt back (see below), but they are the same widths and complement each other perfectly. They've been used for no more than about 4 or 5 pubs gigs in that time, and have only seen service at (our smoke-free) home other than that, and are in excellent condition. Dimensions: Tilt back - 38cm (w) x 37 (d) x 38.5 (h): 7.7kg Box - 38 (w) x 35 (d) x 36 (h); 6.8kg The recessed handles combined with light weight make these a very easy carry. Reason for sale is that I'm clearing the decks ahead of my (hopefully) planned retirement soon and simplifying my set up, as I'm currently bandless and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. I've no packaging so can't offer delivery at present but Chester is well connected for trains (it's only one stop from Crewe!) - less than an hour from Manchester and Liverpool, and only a couple from London - and these are so light and manageable they could certainly be carried on the train. I'll happily pick up and return any would-be purchaser to the station too. So, there we have it. These are great quality, 'bespoke' cabs, commissioned as a stack but I'm happy to split also. Priced to sell at £200 each or £375 for the pair. Thanks all.
    6 points
  7. I have reluctantly decided to sell my fantastic Elrick Evo Gold 4 string bass. It is by a country mile the best bass I have owned, but it is far too much for what I need. I play mainly at home and have come to the realization that I don’t need one of the world’s best bass guitars to do what I do. Bought only a couple of months ago it’s impossible to distinguish this guitar from a new version, it is literally in pristine condition. The action is set medium low and it plays and sounds like a dream. Please see some info on the spec below which has several significant upgrades. Ideally I prefer a straight sale but I will accept a partial trade for a bass of lesser value plus cash. The bass comes with an Elrick TKL case and tools. Please note that the latest version of this bass retails at well over 4k. The bass weighs in at a startling 3.2 kg or just over 7lbs in old money. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Lightweight heat swamp ash body •Exotic Ebony “10” top – £500 option •Maple neck •2-way adjustable truss rod •Width at nut: 42mm •Bird’s eye fingerboard, radius: 16″ – £300 upcharge •24 frets + zero fret •Medium Fretwire •Glow in dark luminlay side dots – £75 upcharge •34″ scale •19mm string spacing at bridge •Bartolini CB Pickups – £200 upgrade •Bartolini NTMBF 3 band eq, 9v •Switching for active/passive and three way mid frequency switch: 250/500/800Hz •Black Hipshot Ultralight tuners and B style bridge •Dunlop Straploks •Elrick Fundamental strings •TKL Hard case
    6 points
  8. I’ve noted a few discussions lately on the Squier Classic Vibe 50’s P-bass, so I thought I’d post my mods to one that I did a while back - at least a couple of years ago. I’ve always had a fascination about Chris Squire’s modded Telecaster bass - since seeing that picture on the little booklet that came with the Fragile album. When the Squier CV’s first came out I thought to myself - hmmm, you could do a nice “Squire” modded version to one of those. So, the first thing I was going to do was to add another pickup at the bridge position - then things went a little bit crazy. Seeing as it is an “inspired by” rather than a clone I thought - what about a humbucker in the neck position ? A mudbucker would take up too much space, what about something alternative - how about a Ricky, given the Squire connection. After a bit of rummaging around the internet I came across Creamery pickups in Manchester. As it turned out, as well as a toaster, I ended getting a set of 52-Pbass pickups too - Alnico 2 for the middle and an alnico 5 for the bridge. A three hole telecaster control plate was bought which needed a little bit more routing of the existing cavity so that the concentric pots fitted. A Jazz Bass pickup cover was used to cover the bridge pickup. In a final bout of madness I got the luthier who did the work to add the “Squire” decal. How does it sound ? Well, the middle pickup has a lot of that early 50’s sound - great attack and definition. Maybe not as much weight as a 57-Pbass but has some nicely judged mids. The bridge, having alnico 5’s is quite aggressive but not thin and nasty. I think if you like Jean Jacques Burnel’s sound you’d like this bass. The toaster has less mids than the P-bass pickups but has a bigger bottom. With all three turned on it sounds almost active ! So, all in all very pleased with the way it turned out. Going forward I might be tempted to sand down the back of the neck for a more satin feel and get a bone nut installed. I really do like the smaller body shape on these basses - very comfortable. Sorry for my ramblings - hope you enjoy !
    5 points
  9. I can also recommend this, for... err.. the inside story.
    5 points
  10. I didn't think this day would come... After using Dingwall basses some years I have decided to part from these two gems. Why? Are they bad? No! Not at all! The opposite, actually. I have owned Prima 6, Sklar, Super J5, Super P5, a beautiful Afterburner 5, A super P4 and this jewel, the Super J4 that can be converted to a Super JP4 in a matter of minutes. I find myself grabbing my five string Payson Supercharger P/J or my precious custom made Unicorn Purist 5 at least 99 % of the time. Also, I get older and feel the urge or need to clear the storage. I use mostly my five strings, and occasionally my Jazz bass and Peavey T40, who are yearlings. (1979) About the bass: The Super J is light with an alder body. The bridge pickup is placed close to the bridge, like a 70's Jazz Bass. It has a very versatile J Retro Deluxe preamp, but I have never used the eq. I prefer it flat. The tone is the same, active or passive. The passive tone control works in both active and passive mode. I use that tone control, never the active eq. The neck is to die for. It feels like it has been played since the 60's. The fingerboard edges are rolled and kind of "worn in". The bass is refinished, a guy in Stockholm started the job in January 2020. Then suddenly Covid struck and the world closed down. I rushed and got it back half made, and did the rest of the job myself with cellulose lacquer, but honestly, I haven't buffed or polished it at all. I'd call it matte. The bass has 32" G string, 32,75" D string, 33,5" A string and 34,25" E string, making the string-to-string balance and tension very even. You don't need to use Dingwall strings on the bass; I often use regular D'Addario strings. They work well, actually better balance than on a traditional bass. The original Super J electronics was malfunctioning, either the pot or the treble part of the preamp. I put that in the package too, mounted on the original bell plate. The Super J has ordinary D'Addario strings. No trades, unless you give me an offer I can't refuse... LOTS of pictures on request! The price is £2300 or 2540€ plus cost of shipping.
    4 points
  11. The last of my Precision type instruments for sale because I can no longer manage the wider 70’s style F type necks. This is a Vintage V4 Tony Butler Signature Bass. This series of basses was created by Vintage to recreate the classic look of the 70’s era Precision on a budget. The hardware is by Wilkinson and the fit and finish is of a very high quality. The bass was purchased as a back up to my old (now sold) Fender black and maple ‘79 Precision. The classic JJ Burnell, Roger Waters, Bruce Foxton and Tony Butler P style bass. You can of course spend a fortune on an old Fender or get this for much less and not be worried about it in the back of your car after the gig! The bass weighs 4.1kgs and nut width is just under 42mm. It’s a fairly shallow shaped neck and balances well. The pickups and hardware do their job well but could be great for a modding platform. The neck has a suitably retro look with a yellow tint and a glossy but not sticky finish. It’s nice and straight with good frets and working trussrod. It’s currently wearing a set of heavier gauge round wound D’Addarios. It’s in excellent condition apart from a couple of dings and scratches on the back sustained at some point in transit. See pics. There is no gigbag or case so I’d prefer pickup but I’m happy to box up and send this at buyer’s cost. These are great value instruments as a primary or backup instrument. Sorry no trades.
    4 points
  12. Latest incarnation - fairly simple, but high quality. Hugely impressed with Genzler gear.
    4 points
  13. I happen to be a card holding member of The " Old Farts" union. Blue
    4 points
  14. … and if you really want to get into the detail and the nitty-gritty of Fender from the start through to 1970 then this is the place to look. The depth of knowledge and level of detail is phenomenal (not to mention the fabulous images) - and it was certainly news to me that in the mid 60s Fender toyed with a ‘slant frets’ instrument (the ‘Marauder’)!
    4 points
  15. … on the subject of excellent books on Fender, this is definitely worth a look. It offers a detailed look at Fender over the first 75 years, covering most/all of their output - guitar, bass, amps, keys etc. It also comes in a very natty tweed-style cardboard wrap. Not reliced!
    4 points
  16. Now this looks good! https://www.boullard.ch/en/product/guitars-bass/basses/electric-basses/4-strings/201377-fender-limited-edition-mike-kerr-jaguar-bass-rosewood-fingerboard-tigers-blood-orange/
    3 points
  17. Price dropped to £250 for a quick sale Now £225 with free delivery Here we have a Bass collection Precision which has had the headstock slightly reshaped and Fender logo applied, The Bass collection does not look good anyway Pickups replaced with Wizard Thumpers which I got off here a few years back and very hard to find now Post replaced with CTS ones Bridge replaced There was a knock to the bottom corner which has been partially filled in but is hidden when playing, apart from that its in great shape Tuners are fine and stay in tune with no issues Truss rod working as it should Nut width is a shade over 40 mm Weight is 3.95 Kg's Nice action and frets in good shape I have good packaging for delivery Price will include delivery to UK addresses
    3 points
  18. Can't believe I've done this. I've been playing for 25 years or so (with a gap of a few years in the middle) but I'm no more than an enthusiastic amateur. My main 'gig' is in the band of my church. Always said that one day I'd love to get a really nice bass, and that day has arrived. Sold my previous pride and joy (motorbike) and have put some of the funds to work on this. Just had delivery of this beautiful Sandberg California TT4 in aged rochfort blue. Just getting to know it a bit, but overjoyed with first impressions on noodling about with it! I love the attention to detail which has clearly gone into the aged finishing.
    3 points
  19. OldGit did that to me once... I sat in with his ceilidh band so he could play his bari and do some calling. He knew I hate soloing and that the last thing on god's earth I wanted was to take a solo. I'd even reminded him. So of course, halfway through one of the songs he was calling, he turned with an evil grin and pointed at me and bellowed "BASS SOLO!". And the entire band stopped, leaving me all alone. In a song I didn't know. In B flat. The git.
    3 points
  20. The posted image does have gold hardware too, but it's not that clear due to the reflections. TBH I'd rather get a Squier SS Jag and some cool pickups and design my own.
    3 points
  21. Aw boo, "tiger blood orange" isn't a what3words location
    3 points
  22. ABM1200? It doesn't go to 2 ohms, its just to ABM600s power sections in the same box, each power section is the same as the ABM600s power section, and each has an output that can go down to 4 ohms.
    3 points
  23. Nice work Ash, does make their initial response above look a bit daft - just looks very similar to it - may as well add "it`s a bass, they all look the same".
    3 points
  24. Yes, just firming up a date. Hopefully will be announced very shortly!
    3 points
  25. It'll be full of Gibson branded tat, it's not about selling guitars at all, anymore. They're trying to position themselves as a "lifestyle brand" like Hard Rock Cafe, Harley Davidson or any other business you see dopes paying crazy money for the privilege of advertising and associating themselves with the logo. It'll be clothes, umbrellas, stools, fridges, ashtrays and any other overpriced crap you can stencil a label on. Bleed authentic, as that creepy guy said in the video. Coming soon, for all your overpriced merch needs, the Warwick Wigwam, the Orange Outhouse, the Marshall Mausoleum and the Fender Fold-up Bed. Buy, buy, buy!
    3 points
  26. Sterling By Musicman StingRay Short-scale SS4 Bass in Olympic White The bass is in excellent condition, barely a mark on it and plays and sounds great. I bought this to help my recovery process by using a short-scale bass before moving to a long scale following surgery on my fretting hand. This is now surplus to requirements as I am using my Sterling US bass now - which you can see in the pics for comparison. The Shorty comes in Olympic white and has a nice new Fender gig bag with it. They retail at around £600-£749 online and are definitely a step up from the Sterling SUB series. I also owned a US Musicman StingRay SS and this compares very favourably. Check out Lowend Lobster’s review on YouTube too. I can post in the UK only for an extra £18. No trades sorry just want to get some money back. Pickup and chat welcome too. It weighs 3.8kgs by the way. Blurb from Sterling - Body: Mahogany Neck: Maple Neck attachment: Bolt-on Fretboard: Rosewood Inlays: White Dots 22 Medium frets Nut width: 38 mm (1.5") Scale length: 762 mm (30") Fretboard radius: 240 mm (9.45") Pickguard: Parchment Pickup: Music Man Designed Neodymium Humbucker (bridge) Electronics: Passive Controls: Volume (Push / Push), Tone, Rotary (parallel, true single- coil, Series) Bridge: Music Man Designed Hardware finish: Chrome Colour: Olympic White Original Strings: Ernie Ball 2852 Regular Slinky Short Scale Bass
    3 points
  27. Just had confirmation from Tony this morning..... Pretty cool this and this £129 is out or was out on a European tour that included many festivals including Glastonbury!!!! Get one bought guys
    3 points
  28. Of course Rob recovering is the main thing and were he not to have continued in any way that would be understandable. Whilst I'm sure they'll be very well made, they're just not what I'd be looking for in a Status sadly. The main question is, how will they get by with no 11th version of the Kingbass?!! Just think of all the Mark King fans wailing into their handkerchiefs realising that they still can't get a new Kingbass (affects high pitched voice) "exactly like Mark has it to play Mr Pink on!"
    3 points
  29. Warning — he has a deep passion for bass and bassists. I wouldn't go to his house if I were you.
    3 points
  30. Effectively identical to a Teisco EB-100 'Tulip', but a circular pale patch on the headstock means it's a Kay. It oozes Kay quality... or teh lack of it, maybe 🤣 At least it's possible to turn the tuners by hand.
    3 points
  31. Perfect conditions, with original hardcase and documents. The Warwick German Custom Shop Limited Edition 2015 Streamer LX 5-String Bass Masterbuilt bass is born from the talent of Warwick's highly skilled luthiers and creative specialists. Every Warwick Custom Shop bass is unique and implements their artistic vision of perfection in instrument crafting. With a dedication to one-of-a-kind craftsmanship, decades of experience, as well as a deep passion for the world of instrument making, Warwick is capable of providing endless custom possibilities. The result is Warwick's highest quality instruments to date. Features: Body: AAAA Coloured Flamed Maple Swamp Ash Model: LX LTD 2015 Finish: Bleached Blue Neck: Maple with Ekanga veneerstripes Fingerboard: Ziricote (fretless Tigerstrip Ebony Fingerboard) Number of Frets: 24 (Invisible Fretwork Technology) Scale Length: 34" (long scale) Warwick Machine Tuning Heads Pickups: passive vintage MEC J/J Alnico Active MEC 2 way electronic Pot layout: Volume/Balance/Treble/Bass Bridge: 2-piece Solid Brass Warwick Includes deluxe gig bag Origin: Germany Lifetime Warranty
    2 points
  32. I rediscovered these recently while having a bit of a clear out. They're pretty much surplus to requirements now as my tastes have gone in a different direction since I bought them. They are identical to the necks fitted to the Q and XQ5 line of bases from the mid 90's, when Music Yo were selling Steinberger parts online. Fantastic necks, very stiff yet warm and full sounding with a consistent response all over the neck. Each neck is 34" scale, features 24 frets and includes a head piece with five brass ferrule embedded in the heel. The headpiece doesnt have single ball end string clamps so a string clamping arrangement will be needed. They are cast in a single piece from a mould, rather than hollow formed from layers such as Status and Modulus necks. I'm not sure about fingerboard radius but either 14 or 16". The nut is 45mm wide The neck heel is tapered, check the photos for measurements. 68mm 64.5mm 80mm to the line Heel depth 26mm There are four necks for sale in total and the price is per neck, excluding royal mail postage which I'll confirm in due course. They're offered on a first come first serve basis. One of the necks has lost a little of the black finish and has a slightly different headstock design as you'll see in the pictures. These are purely cosmetic differences. Feel welcome to drop me a line with any questions. If you fancy collecting from west central London, I'm in the UK until next Wednesday. After that point, a friend will be posting them out for me. EDIT: One has sold already. Three left Two sold, two more left.
    2 points
  33. Welcome Cici ! A most excellent start.
    2 points
  34. Finally got my hands on another DB after six years without one. I'm somewhat rusty but loving it
    2 points
  35. I’ve had original guitar versions on vintage Telecasters and I own the ‘not correct’ versions on modern Telecasters, I actually prefer the modern versions, they’re a bit more versatile. But for bass, I’ve played original Telecaster basses with wide range HB’s in which are fairly mudbucker-y and I’ve also played a handmade parts-bass with a Curtis Novak wide range humbucker and that sounded excellent, absolutely monstrously ballsy. I briefly wondered about getting one for my Mustang, but then I saw the price... oy vey!!! 😮😂
    2 points
  36. Respect! If you're going to put a Fender decal on, the big letters are the way to go! GLWTS Brian.
    2 points
  37. The current production Squier Jaguar Basses are, but a few years ago the Squier Jaguar Basses indeed were 30" short scales, and I think not all too uncommon a find on the used market.
    2 points
  38. “The Gibson Garage in Nashville has had an extraordinary impact on the music scene in addition to becoming a global music destination and we are thrilled to bring the Garage to London.” A shop selling over-priced, badly-made guitars is now a "global music destination"? In your dreams, mate ...
    2 points
  39. I’m wondering if it’s all about recognising that the entire market didn’t eventually fall to all carbon fibre instruments. All of Ned Steinberger’s current instruments use a similar neck construction of wood with carbon stiffeners as do many high end and some mass market traditional looking designs. And when Rob says that these neck’s essentially sound the same as the graphite models he may be right. All my carbon necked/ wood/carbon necked/ wooden necked basses do indeed sound like basses.
    2 points
  40. Anyone got this one?
    2 points
  41. 2 points
  42. the other design fault is that if you drop the unit, the battery can pop out. Easy when you know - but annoying when you are under the pressures of the gig and you are faced with the problem for the first time. Even more annoying when you find out that the wearer dropped it and didn’t tell you. Especially annoying when the battery was fresh in and the unit was confirmed as working by me. ”it just stopped working” ”nothing to do with you dropping it then?” Anyway, nothing a bit of knowledge or gaffa can’t fix.
    2 points
  43. I think it`s great that Tony James is engaging on this, well done to him - and to you too Mike for this thread.
    2 points
  44. Electrical certification still underway but progressing. I just got an updated hardware unit recently. (No, the labelling isn’t off-centre; it’s just a parallax effect due to the recessed ports and the angle I shot at.)
    2 points
  45. Some absolutely lovely pedals here in great condition and Mike is a top guy to deal with. I love my Fliptop, which I got from him recently. That Xerograph is incredibly tempting as but I’m on a self-imposed pedal buying ban as I’m trying to save for an acoustic piano.
    2 points
  46. Primarily meant for my banjo-dobro hybrid, but still works well for bass too:
    2 points
  47. Nice to see you on the forum Cici It's not all grumpy old men on here, we promise!
    2 points
  48. Good luck. If it was me I'd make a snake for it. Even if you remote switched it you'd still have two cables, one multi strand for your remote and one for your bass.
    2 points
  49. And I went with the Harley Benton jb-62 jazz bass, rather lucky for me I ordered it for the bargain price of £105 new and the week after the price went up to £138. Anyway aside from some fret buzz from some uneven frets it is actually very nice, there neck feels nice and the caramelised maple neck looks miles better than the horrible stark white maple necks that are on a lot of basses, the nut seems well cut, tuners are surprisingly pretty good, not gotoh or hipshot by any means but better than what is fitted on most of the Mim Fenders I have played. pickups sound good, nice and bright, punchy, does that cool scoopy jazz tone with both on full and as good as any stock jazz bass pickups I have heard, even the stock tort pickguard is pretty well done Now I just have to find the funds to get the frets sorted and I will have a cracking bass
    2 points
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