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Fender Japan FSR Aerodyne Jazz Bass. Reduced to £895 Candy Apple Red. Rare no pick guard model. Cream binding and smoked chrome hardware. Made only for the Japanese market. Very few of these basses made it to the UK Weight 7.8lbs Stunning instrument. Sounds great. Great condition apart from a tiny ding on the front of the body below the fretboard.(see picture) Plus a couple of marks on the back difficult to see. Other marks on the photos are just reflections - really tricky bass to photograph and do it justice. Includes Hiscox case I’m in Malvern, Worcestershire Happy to drive to meet up half way within reason Could post for £4011 points -
Took possession of this lovely a couple of hours back 🤩 Built for me by the extremely talented, and local, Mark Provan of Bonnywood Guitars in a remarkably short space of time. Link to the build diary is below.8 points
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I’ve been reading this tread for quite a while now and it’s really interesting! Fantastic analysis of the preamp too! I'm building a copy of a MK1 too at the moment, i own 3 Wal's (MK1 fretted, MK1 fretless and a ProIIe fretted). As a Wal addict i've always wondered if I was able to build one with the same quality... This one will be strung BEAD. I'm gonna use a lusithand double NFP special preamp with Turner Multicoil PU's, i'm gonna add a Jensen Jt-db-e transformer fot the balanced output. An ABM 3704 MKII bridge. I just had aluminum knobs lathed and black anodized, and made a copy of the wal output (Neutrik chassis with switchcraft jack). Mahogany body with ebony facings.. Still a lot of work ahead! I will soon start a new thread with my build diary.8 points
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I talk a pretty good game and probably come off like I'm trying to be a big shot. And things are going pretty good for our band Maple Road and our acoustic offering " She's Right I'm Left" Me; "Proper stages, lighting rigs, and competent sound guys have become increasingly important to me in my advanced years. Lol" We played anacoustic gig tonight a In Delafield at The Befre. Good gig however the accommodations smacked me back into reality. Lol Daryl8 points
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So I popped down to Bass Bros yesterday and came away with a 79 Fender P bass. It's a bit of a mutt, with a non-original scratchplate and a nice Lindy Fralin pickup. In addition, I've swapped out the bridge for an old Badass 2 and put on heavier gauge strings. As you can see, it has been stripped, but thankfully they did a much better job than I did when I stripped a 77 P bass years ago! It plays nicely, but I think that it could do with a touch more relief in the neck, which I hate doing myself on old Fenders so it might be going to a tech for a pro setup as soon as I get a chance. Not exactly one for the purists, but it has the feel and vibe of an old Fender, sounds great and as a bonus is reasonably light compared to my old 78 Precision.7 points
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I hoped he'd be selling his 'And Justice For All' bass.... but it doesn't exist..... I'll get me coat..... 🤦♂️😉🤣7 points
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Just a follow up from this gig and on the subject of fees etc, Speakeasy have re-booked us for 2 dates next year with an increased fee with the comment that they're happy to pay more as we're 'well worth it" Makes all the rehearsals and late night load-outs worth the effort when venue owners say things like that and back it up with their own cash.6 points
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Another Ashdown. ABM this time. I have been having trouble with a couple basses not sounding full with with my Ampeg tube heads. I always liked the warmth of Ashdown (had a MAG years ago I took on trade then sold). Used a RM-300 evo ii I bought used and that really helped. Was offered a great deal on an ABM EVO III and jumped on it. I've only had it a few weeks, but I love it. Big, warm and punchy. High praise from me since I strongly dislike virtually all SS heads, which seem to sound two dimensional. Ashdown has the only hybrid amp I've even used that isn't just a gimmick. I used the ABM with the '55 Pbass (w/SIT Power Wounds) last evening via Ampeg Heritage 410. It was to the fantastic level. The '55 never sounded so good. I'm still learning what to adjust on the head, but after a couple songs, I had it about where I left it the rest of the night. I can't emphasize how much an improvement it was for that bass. I was super impressed and wasn't expecting anything like that kind of amazing tone. So far I have only used the ABM with the two basses that were troublesome, so I'm really curious how something like my '64 Thunderbird will sound with it. I'm not sure how it can be improved upon since it didn't need any "fixing," but who knows. Maybe even it can sound even "more betterer!"6 points
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Orange TB Mk 1 in custom sleeve, made by @2x18, on top of OBC112cab.6 points
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Anyone who remembers this guy and what he could do will know exactly what to expect from this Bass, but yes, its a Paulman 5 String Custom and they're becoming rare as the proverbial rocking horse droppings... This one was custom made for my father who is no longer around, about 15 years ago was the last time it was used in anger as a gigging bass, and there a few nicks and bumps that I've tried my best to reflect in the images. She's recently (this week) been re-stringed and given a once over, but is in need of a proper setup on the bridge and the pickups repositioning, which I can arrange for a serious buyer unless they would rather do it themselves. Custom made by Paul McNab who I believe passed away around 2010? He had a reputation for crafting quality instruments and not cutting corners with materials, this thing weighs a ton! Edit 18/7 : the bass actually weighs 4.3kg which surprised me actually, as she feels really chunky compared to my other basses. A generous member of this forum has also been in touch and kindly reached out to Exotic Hardwoods UK for an opinion on the wood "looks like a Sapele body with a quilted dyed Maple top on it with an ebony guitar fingerboard on a flamed Maple neck!" Anyone who has been waiting to find one of Paul's instruments will know they don't often change hands, the last 5 string I can find online was from around 2018. But its time for this one to find a new forever home, as I don't play enough these days to justify owning such an instrument. The list price reflects the rarity as well as the quality of this instrument, and is also not far off what Bass Direct in the UK have already suggested to me if I was to sell it via them, but that means I have to take her down to Warwick! Feel free to make a serious offer, but ideally it will have to be collection from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, or I can probably deliver a reasonable distance or meet someone halfway, long as its not some crazy trek around the M25! International buyers are going to have to do some convincing for me to put this baby in a shipping crate or the like.. and anything of the sort would need to be arranged totally at the buyers expense and insured up the yin yang! **Sorry but the images are in a mess, I can't figure out how to rearrange them using the editor5 points -
I know exactly what you mean, but the exercise is good for them and they'll all sleep really well tonight5 points
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Catching up on some Glastonbury sets on iPlayer and spotted Fat White Family’s bass player on a black BB4145 points
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I plan to make a series of recordings to show some of the features of the wal circuitry. Zobel filters play an important role in forming the frequency response, and my friends' opinions differ greatly - it's almost 50/50 for and against their use. However, I believe that they have found application due to the protruding lower midrange, since the wal pickups are located along the string, and this will inevitably lead to amplification in the lower frequency range. In addition, there are at least 2 nodes in the circuit that introduce distortion, and I think it would also be very nice to show how each block works separately. I hope that today I will be able to make simple sound examples!4 points
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Nice Kazoo!4 points
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Think it has a BA-TER-RY in the preamp now.4 points
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I´ve had this bass listed before but withdrawn it from sale, Here it is again as I really need to thin out my collection a bit. Modulus BassStar SP24 1989 For sale is my beautiful Modulus Bassstar with Koa body. These are pretty rare. The bass has been used a lot, which shows. The body has a lot of small damages and usermarks. The neck is in good condition. All hardware and electronics (vol, pickup select, bass/treble) work like they should. Playability is good. It’s quite a light instrument with its 3,8kg. Fixed low price €1700 I am located in the Netherlands. Pickup is preferred, but I could ship anywhere at buyers risk and expense.3 points -
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Oh, you've played Henley Regatta then ? 😎3 points
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Without weighing in with an opinion one way of the other, with all the times that this subject arises, does anyone actually change their mind? My guessing is no. What we inevitably end up with is pantomime, “Oh, yes it does!” “Oh, no it doesn’t!” In addition, it creates some bad feeling. Maybe we should have a no politics, no religion, no tonewood ruling. 🤔3 points
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Luxury. Sometimes it's the lower corner of a boggy field. ...3 points
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Hi Dave, I was sort of laughing at myself. Here I am going on and on about playing gigs with cool stages, lights and sound. That's what I mean by accommodations. Last night the venue provided us with a small plot of gravel to play on. Lol The gig was in Delafield a very upscale town . Tips were very good last night. We normally have no more than a 30 minute commute one way to gigs. Jenny & Dave usually pick me up in the van ( they don't trust me driving lol). I rarely drive to gigs. Daryl3 points
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Thought I'd test the theory using Bing's AI bollocks image generator. The prompt I used was the ad title, plus 'fretless' as that seemed important, even though the seller didn't appear to think so. So - Warmoth Short Scale Fretless Bass Neck with a Blue Headstock. This was the closest to the prompt - and honestly, the more you look at it, the better it gets.3 points
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Thanks. Personally, I could never justify dropping more than a couple of grand on a Fender (this one was a bit less than that), but I still like the feel and sound of old Precisions. I've never had a Fender that I haven't modded myself (one exception - a 2015 Am Std Jazz in sunburst that I currently use for a Led Zep tribute and probably won't keep once that band finishes), so I've been keeping an eye out for a non all original 70s P bass that isn't too expensive. Hopefully when I get this set up properly, it should be a nice bass and get a fair bit of use.3 points
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I don't know about the rest of the Basschat massive, but I'm loving this thread. A lot of the electronics talk goes straight over my head but its great to see the technical knowledge we have here. To me, this reverse engineering of the Wal sound is like watching chef's reverse engineering the KFC blend of 11 herbs and spices. Fascinating stuff, keep up the good work! 😎3 points
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Absolutely fine with me, it’s a useful and relevant part of the overall investigation into Wals.3 points
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I hope these instruments do not become Floatsam and Jetsam3 points
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One of the benefits of these cabs ( I have the Monaco ) is the dispersion of sound and how well you can hear the cab even though it’s a smaller cab Very impressive cabs3 points
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This is the next one for us, on Sunday 4th August. https://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/artist/fine-lines/3 points
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Great band! Loved the BBC documentary....👍 They were a lot hairier in the 70's though.... Sorry, couldn't resist.....3 points
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Sadowsky MetroExpress (Gen 1) 5 String PJ Active Bass - Reduced to £325 For sale is my absolutely fantastic gen 1 Sadowsky MetroExpress 5 string bass with PJ pickup configuration. It is in excellent condition, it’s a used bass so there are a few marks and some minor bits of buckle rash but nothing really to speak of, generally the overall condition is still really good. Colour is black, but if you look closely it’s got a sparkle to it a bit like metallic paint, which is subtle but very nice and shows up really nicely on stage under the lights. Maple neck & Maple fingerboard with a Tort pickguard finishing it off giving it one of the classic Sadowsky looks. (See pics for paint) These basses are amazing value for money, this one has had all of the snags that people mention taken care of (fretwork has been done and has been setup really nicely). Very comfortable to play, you’re getting about 80% of the bass you get with a German Metroline, but for £375 (or you can pay another £2k on top for the extra 20% you get with the Metroline - these are hugely underrated basses) Comes with the 2 band Sadowsky preamp so it sounds huge live, there is no VTC (tone control) but it’s really not essential at all. Also has push/pull active bypass/passive mode, so if your battery fails mid gig you’re still ok to carry on, Bass & treble (boost only), volume & blend Probably the most versatile bass I have and the perfect gigging bass for a working bass player - it sounds fantastic in every situation I’ve used it in. Only selling as I have 2 of these PJ5’s - I bought a spare as I like them so much, but I’ve got my eye on something else (again!) so I’ve got to let something go I am also including a really high end, substantial Sadowsky ’Portabag’ gig bag which are still selling for £100+ online. It didn’t actually come with this bass, it came with my first MetroExpress PJ5 that I bought when they were still well over £500, but I dont use it as I have a Mono that I use Postage available if you want it at your cost (will be £25ish) I’ve got the Gigbag to post it in and I’ve still got the box from a bass I bought last month so I can package it all up nice and safely if required Trades? I would prefer the cash but I may be interested in a trade, and will put cash in for the right deal. Currently after a 4 string P Bass, possibly a Ray24/34 or possibly a USA SUB Stingray, I love a Jazz bass too (4 and 5) but just drop me an inbox if you have something to trade - if it’s not for me the worst I can say is no PRICE - Reduced to £350 (Plus postage if needed) DETAILS: - Sadowsky MetroExpress 21 Fret Hybrid P/J Bass (5 String) - 34” Scale - Okume Body - Maple Neck & Fretboard - Bolt On Neck - 12” Fretboard Radius - Sadowsky “Just-A-Nut” III Nut - 47.5mm Nut Width - 21 nickel silver frets - Passive Sadowsky P pickup (neck) & J pickup (bridge) - 2 Band Boost only preamp (Bass @ 40hz & Treble @ 4khz) - Volume/Blend/Treble/Bass - Sadowsky Lite Tuners with open gears - Sadowsky Quick Release Bridge - Solid black high polish finish with Tort pickguard PICS 👇 EDIT: Also - if buyer prefers it I can put a white pickguard on it (I quite like the tort one on my sunburst anyway) it looks really good - especially if you’re gonna do the decal2 points -
Not currently gigging or planning to, but I'd have nae problem wearing my latest headgear purchase onstage. I mean - Tunnocks Caramel Wafers in hat form, go on ya wee scruffbag 👍2 points
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I always played Telecasters, 72 custom and 72 thin line.2 points
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Very nice pete, congrats, if it sounds and feels good then that’s all that matters, very cool 👌2 points
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you cant sing harmonies to off pitch singing, I was in a band like that. It's an art to actually sing along with a singer, especially if they change the phrasing from the original2 points
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This. Many peoples' idea of BVs appears to be bellowing along to the melody in the background. BVs are tricky. All the consonants have to happen simultaneously and, crucially, the intonation has to be spot on for it not to sound like a bunch of lads chanting at the footie.2 points
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Really not liking these so much, and the price is crazy, in my opinion. Get a Pulse II or Ethos or save up for the real deal. Nice to see Spector trying things out, though.2 points
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That pickup looks absolutely terrifying! Beautiful bass, turned out great. Still a fairly plain workhorse as a 51P should be, but in a very elegant way2 points
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I think that, from the photo, we can judge that 'accommodations', this time, meant 'stage area'..!2 points
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Interesting thread. Thing is there's backing vox where you all sing in the same key and then theres Harmony singing.. two different animals.2 points
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Another 51-P? That's not like you...........😂 What's the total up to now? The new build looks great. I'm not usually a fan of natural finishes, but that is lovely2 points
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You've posted in the wrong forum again 😊2 points
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That is, mentally draw a line between these two colored sinuses, and you will see that the resulting signal will be neatly flattened at the maximum2 points
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The wal preamp does indeed have distortions, but they are not caused by the slew rate Here is the frequency response of the non-original, my clone, and below is the frequency response of the original wal preamp. The top graph is single jazz bass pickups, and the bottom is the given diagram of the wal pickups.2 points
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Thank John I really, really wanted the finish to be as good as I can make it. I also wanted to rethink the whole design and to simplify that as well. This meant going back to the very beginning and questioning every decision I'd previously made. This is why progress has been visually slow. It turns out that most of my decisions on earlier versions were, perhaps, sub-optimal 😊. Very subtle changes in the design often made big improvements. The longest amount of time was spent getting the side profile right. The is the profile that you look at from the rear of the guitar to the front. I wanted it far more sinous, more Strat than Telecaster. However the rounding of the side profile generated other problems, such as supports during printing, how to join it together, too much rounding meant that filleting (different type of rounding on edges) didn't work. That neccesitated going back to the very, very first sketch and checking dozens of tangent curves. I have now got the finish I was after without relying too much on printed supports. There are some subtle issues with 3d printing, corners that are tight, arcs and nozzle diameter that eluded me for weeks. I finally worked them out but did hundreds of prints to resolve it. Octoprint now congratulates you on your hundredth print which was nice. That's in less than three weeks. Simple changes at the start of the design had massive changes downstream. I must have gone through the time line in Fusion 360 many dozens of times step by step to work out what I meant to do. I really must go on a Fusion 360 course to learn how to use it properly. Anyway, I'll stop whinging, tomorrow night is where I plan to check the neck, strings, pickups and bridge to check it's all right. I suspect the neck and bridge are 1-2mm too low and will need to be heightened to allow enough adjustment on the pickups. You kindly helped me before, I may ask again 😊 Rob2 points
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Old Fart Alert. Jeepers. A blast from the past. I recall going to see Fanny supporting Jethro Tull in Edinburgh. 1974 or so. Before promenading to the Usher Hall (I think), we smoked a LOT of interesting cigarettes, as was our custom. It seemed to take about FIVE DAYS to wend our way through the streets of Auld Reekie to the venue. What a night. Both bands were in their pomp, and played their hearts out. The Millington sisters had the crowd eating out of their hands. If you were there, YMMV.2 points
