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For Sale/Trade this beautiful Status 1998 In good conditions! Price 2250 euros6 points -
Rickenbacker to open/use a factory in the Far East so we could get decent quality at a reasonable price rather than dubious/variable quality at a ridiculous price.6 points
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***SOLD*** - BLACK FENDER JMJ MUSTANG £900 Purchased from @Brucegill on 7th August, it was love at first play with this bass. As you probably already know these basses are sublime, easy to play, sound amazing, incredible neck, and so on and so forth. So, if it is such a great bass, why am I selling it? Well, I play in an acoustic duo and I already have two semi-hollow @Jabba_the_gut basses that suit our musical needs like a glove and yet, I still have this notion that there is a solid bodied bass out there that'll fit in with our sound. (In all honesty I don't think there is but it sounds like a good excuse rather than saying GAS). I'm waffling. So, the bass is strung with glorious La Bella 760F-MUS stainless steel flats, the price also includes a Fender gig bag and three more scratchplates. As well as the black one that's on it... the original white pearloid 4 ply brown celluloid from TinyTone 4 ply red celluloid from TinyTone ...the last two scratchplates cost just over £100 and are pristine, I bought them after I purchased the bass and they are band new (see last pic above). The tug bar is missing in the pics above but I have just put it back on. The price is firm as I just want to recoup what I paid for it and you get £100 of scratchplates thrown in essentially for free. You are welcome to come and try the bass out or I am happy to drive it to you (within reason) or meet up half-way. Obviously I'd rather not risk a courier and will drive a significant distance to avoid this but will post if there is no alternative. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions or request more pics. Here is my Mustang NBD thread. Here is @Brucegill's original advert that has somemore pics.5 points -
There you go. Bass sound is the alpher and the Geddi lee rack thing with the channels merged.5 points
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May as well keep it at this price4 points -
This lovely V6 has been an on/off feature at the studio since early 2019 and is in plenty of pictures here on the forum. The previous owner and I had an agreement that I would store his Ampeg cab at the studio as long as the V6 came with it - something that has worked well for the two of us as both the 8x10 and V-Type have featured on many recordings. ❤️ As time has moved on and his band circumstances changed a little, I was offered the big Trace at a very reasonable price and let's be honest, if I ever had a weakness, it's TE V-Types. 😃 It's pretty clean throughout and sounds fantastic (obviously!) so I'll take it to rehearsal next week and see how it goes. I love these things. ❤️4 points
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First year at uni. Took my 1.1 Fiesta down with me, upgraded the radio, added speakers on the parcel shelf in the back, and had a shoe box full of tapes to dip into as the mood took me. Good times! These are the albums I remember playing the most: U2 "Unforgettable Fire" Level 42 "World Machine" Stevie Ray Vaughan "Couldn't Stand the Weather" Kate Bush "Hounds of Love" Killing Joke "Night Time" Judie Tzuke "Ritmo" Icehouse "Primitive Man" Plus plenty of older Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake.4 points
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Tears for Fears 'Songs From The Big Chair' and Dire Straits 'Brothers in Arms' for me.4 points
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No Jacket Required by Phil Collins The Dream of The Blue Turtles by Sting4 points
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Are you sure you're not getting mixed up between gain, drive, overdrive, distortion, boost, grit, fuzz, crunch and dirt..?4 points
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I have the vintage blonde and love it! Sounds great, plays well, is light, and looks the part. The satin finish on the neck and body are really nice. £259 is a steal.4 points
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Here's my new (almost) All Boss board I have replaced my Pedaltrain nano plus with a Harley Benton Spaceship Power 50C. This has the PSU with isolated 9v outputs built into the board and it connects to the mains via a kettle lead. Some of the outputs can be switched to 12 or 18V, and it has USB-A & USB-C outputs on the back for charging your phone etc. The bag it comes with is absolutely perfect and it also comes with every power adaptor cable you could imagine. I fitted a Harley Benton SpaceShip Pedalboard Blue LED strip to the bottom front of the board as I think it looks rather good. My boss pedals are TU-3 tuner SY-1 Synth - for doubling bass with cool 60s organ LMB-3 Bass Limiter Enhancer - always on ODB-3 Bass Overdrive with Monte Allums mod - for when I want to add a bit more dirt to what I already get from my Ashdown ABM600 Evo iv CEB-3 Bass Chorus - arrived today, I'm sure I'll find a job for it in the setlist Then half on/half falling off the end the board is my trusty thumpinator. Not sure whether I still need this with the ABM600 though.4 points
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This........... They are musicians. Its obviously their passion. They dont need the money. Too many cynics around. Alot of people love the Stones. Let them play until they cant anymore. Not many bands have lasted this long.3 points
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Mid-1980s Saxon. Wow. The unacceptable use of spandex, lycra and hairspray by men who were way too old and way too northern for it to be legal. It's still not too late for the culprits to be brought to justice.3 points
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It was a stunt vacuum cleaner.3 points
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Amen to that. The version on The Last Waltz is magnificent. Love the way Levon pushes it so hard on drums without ever overcooking it.3 points
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Joan Baez's version of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. I would have supported the death penalty for that one!!3 points
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I was probably listening to albums and tapes from the likes of Bobby Bland, The Blues Brothers, Robert Cray, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Albert Collins, Tina Turner, Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Eric Clapton, Tower of Power.3 points
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The The: Soul Mining3 points
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Status series 1. Plays very niceley indeed, its got a very thin neck front to back and it's super stable, The bass is 9/10 condition with no dings or scratches to note, The pickup covers have a small crack in them, it's barely noticable and it certainly doesn't affect the sound, but I like to be transparent about these things. You're welcome to come and try it, but I'm a bit far north, so not practical for everybody. I can do whatsaap video calls if that helps, can demo anything or provide more pictures. It really is a lovely instrument, but I just bought something else, so could do with moving some stuff on before the missus kicks me in the balls. Thanks for looking, any questions, just fire away.3 points -
Marshall to re-enter the bass market with a 1000W Class D head, with a valve preamp, the DBS EQ section, and full classic black and gold livery.3 points
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All output jack sockets on basses to be labelled "output".3 points
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From experience, adding a capacitor to a bridge pickup won't make it sound like a Rickenbacker, nor will it particularly change how the pickups interact with each other. A Rickenbacker pickup sounds like that regardless of the cap, that just changes the character slightly. I added a cap to the back pickup on a BC Rich and it certainly thins the tone out... at the moment it's got a push/pull for series/parallel output from the pickup but I might change this to switch the cap in and out instead. On a Rick, when both pickups are full on with the cap engaged they interact very differently, resulting in a less scooped, hollow twang like you'd get with a Jazz, for example. On my BC Rich it still has that hollow twang to the top end but still retains the mids, if that makes sense. By all means try it, you might have more luck than I did! Picture for no reason other than it's a cool looking bass!3 points
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EDIT - Back up for sale. For a short period earlier in the year, it was on hold, then off hold, then I decided to keep it fearing remorse. This is my Shuker Series One Elite Bass. Absolutely gorgeous custom made instrument in excellent condition. Very little fret wear. Setup with med-low action. Spec: Body - Wenge with quilted maple facings Neck - Wenge and flamed maple Fretboard - Rosewood Nut width - 42mm (P-bass) Neck-shape - C type Tuning machines - Gotoh Bridge - Schaller Pickups - EMG-HZ Switch for hum bucking / single coil. 3 band 18v active preamp - The preamp is Jon Shukers own first generation one, so handmade with small trimmer on the circuit board for adjustable input gain to the preamp, if you use a lot of boost then best to keep it low to avoid any distortion. There is also an adjustable pot in the cavity which controls the frequency that the mid boost/cut works at, its quite a useful addition as it does change the character of the sound quite a bit when you use the mid control. Weight - 4.35 KG Comes with a Hiscox hard case. Happy to post within the UK and discuss options for this. Open to trades, ideally with some cash in my direction. Any questions, please ask. EDIT - price drop to £1200 Feedback:2 points -
For sale, Your favourite 1950's TV style Ashdown labs D600 210 combo. Excellent condition as you can see from the pictures. The amp was serviced in June (receipt included) so it is ready for many more years of faithful service. Combo is is 400 watt (approx) into the internal speakers then a full thumping 600 Watts with an extension cab. The front covers unscrew to allow access to the drivers. Needless to say they its not lightweight but very worth it. Really lovely all round amp and does deserve some proper use. Any questions I'll do my best to answer. Pick up only please.......2 points -
I have just added a CEB-3 to my (almost) all-Boss pedal board and the first thing I had to do after taking it out of the box was to remove the bottom plate and heat up the rubber foot with the wife's hairdryer so I can peel it off and replace it with velcro. I think boss could make it easier for people to fix their pedals to a pedalboard. Self-adhesive velcro doesn't stick well to the rubber foot of Boss pedals. If they wanted to make me happy, they could either supply a second plain bottom plate or supply the self-adhesive rubber foot unattached, along with a similarly shaped piece of self-adhesive velcro so you have the choice of which to fit.2 points
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This just popped up for me - properly widdly but some lovely grooves and playing by all concerned: Hiromi has a great ear for bassists - she's played a lot with Anthony Jackson over the years.2 points
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For sale/trade is my terror bass 500 watt amp head with power cable, speakon, padded bag and all paperwork. Fantastic condition, no damage and fully working. This thing is loud. I’m looking for a combo, ideally same power, 210 configuration, ampeg, ashdown, fender £300 collection preferred Specifications * Controls: Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Gain, Pad Switch * Valves: 1 x ECC83 (12AX7) * Output Power: 500 Watts into 8 Ohms, 500 Watts into 4 Ohms * Effects Loop: 12AT7 Valve Driven Send, Solid State Return * Connectivity: 1 x 1/4'' Instrument Jack, 2 x SpeakOn Outputs, 1 x Balanced XLR Output * Included Accessories: Carry Bag Dimensions * Width: 12.1'' (30.7cm) * Height: 7.5'' (19cm) * Depth: 6.3'' ( 16cm) * Weight: 4.65kg (10.25lbs)2 points -
I bought a couple of Rockboard 2.0 and 2.1s recently. The 2.0s are travel boards to be stored in the 2.1 flight case with a pair of headphones and cables. I was wondering what to do with the now homeless 2.1s and, owing to my desk now being taken over by working-from-home equipment, I found my answer. I needed a way to quickly move my usual recording set up back and forth so the 2.1s have now been put to use for a clean tone board (Broughton BBA, mini tuner, compressor and preamp), and my pedal testing board. In case anyone is wondering about the gap between the Stomp and the Element, it's to allow me to choose whether to run it as a full board or to take the cables out (which wouldn't be possible with a smaller gap) and run them to another pedal when I'm testing it.2 points
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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons at the Patriot for the 'launch party' for new top 40 album 'Kings of the Asylum'. Only promoted via their Facebook page it sold out in hours. I'm a huge fan... seen them seven times since 2018. Getting the full stadium filling performance on a 200 capacity club run by an MCC, was utterly awesome!2 points
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You dont want much do you?!2 points
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Actually, scratch that... now we are talking... https://www.gak.co.uk/en/se-electronics-dm3-dynamite-inline-active-di-box/9592432 points
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Bought this locally a few weeks ago. Cracking jazz bass! Again, absolute steal at that price. A bit darker sounding than my American Std but a small adjustment on the amp, boosting the high mids (D800+) gets it into similar territory.2 points
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Me. Please don't do this.2 points
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A few already mentioned (Sting, Propaganda, Kate Bush and U2), but definitely these: Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 Sly and Robbie - Language Barrier Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm 1985 was a good year…2 points
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I can relate! 😄 But i went the budget route and opted for a DIY kit. And like you i found not omly surprisingly comfortable, but i really like how it hangs on a strap.2 points
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mostly acquired out of my student grant in 1985: Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush Misplaced Childhood - Marillion Low-Life - New Order Love - The Cult2 points
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I couldn't afford a car or even a Walkman in 1985. If I had it would have been Doot-Doot by Freur (which even though it came out in 1983 had yet to be bettered by anyone IMO) or A Secret Wish by Propaganda.2 points
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I'm quite fond of the Vintera that I bought recently from a chap in Scotland via Ebay. Does anyone know what type the strings are that these are supplied with?2 points
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This exactly...Spector decided to place the jack right where you cannot use any type of non-hanger guitar stand....don't even get me started about what Yamaha did with the BBNE2....2 points
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Isn't it actually the other way round? The great big wobbly bag of dirty water that is you acts as an aerial and retransmits all sorts of gubbins from the environment which is picked up by the pickups and electronics, and when you touch the strings or the bridge you're earthing yourself.2 points
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I'd like Martin Petersen at Sei to make a 5-string headless unlined fretless Flamboyant and give it to me.2 points
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Exactly, my Ampeg SCR-DI has a gain/drive control on it where the overall volume remains constant, that’s what I’d love on a Sansamp.2 points
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Fender to release the Roscoe Beck V again, so I can nab one in CAR. 🥹👍2 points
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Free cheese for everyone.2 points
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Fender to release a new bass design...2 points
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I have had instances where a Hi-Mass made a huge difference to volume and sustain, and instances where it hasn't seemed to make any difference whatsoever. YMMV. Ultimately, we all have our own perceptions. Whether they're founded on scientific evidence or not, do we really care? We play what we play and we hear what we hear. If we're happy with our choices then that's all that matters. Maybe Barney Kessel was dying to use an Explorer or Flying V.2 points
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Good luck with your new P bass...true P bass tone and the necks feel so much nicer than the necks of their Vintera counterparts. Pretty much the same sale has been happening here all summer. No wonder Squier's selling more basses than they ever have before, probably moving more P and J basses than similar Fender MIMs. I wanted a Fender Vintera bass, but not for the USA-made prices Fender was asking for them. Good thing I wasn't in a rush because I bought both of these on sale last month for less than the price of 𝘰𝘯𝘦 Vintera.2 points
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There's nothing like basing your entire assessment of a manufacturer on a sample of one.2 points
