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Picked this up in a trade + cash deal. A light and all original 77 Stingray. Almost no marks or damage just a little wear on the body. Lightweight, pencil thin neck and plays as good as and Musicman I’ve ever played. Happy days!13 points
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Had some rough times lately and as part of that sold my GMR custom. Decided it was time to replace it and to cheer myself up, so treated myself to this SR4crmltd. I know it’s a marmite finish, but I wanted something that stands out and I really like it. It’s a good gig machine to go with my SR1200 too.13 points
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It's been an absolute pleasure to see this community pull together to help one of our own and his family. Iris is an absolute star. Highlight of my year and, TBH, of my (gulp) 16 years on BassChat. Can we have a collective round of applause for the lovely people on BassChat?12 points -
For sale (or trade) is my Overwater Progress III Deluxe bass including case. It is 23 years old but in superb condition and I am only the second owner. A while after I bought it I realised I wasn’t quite getting the sound I expected from an Overwater. After after consulting Chris May at Overwater I decided to upgrade the preamp and pickups for the current versions. It also transpired that when checked, one of the original pickups wasn’t working properly. The bass is now very versatile, balances well and easy to play. Why sell? Well, the merry-go-round of gear continues and I’ve decided I need to apply the rule as one comes in, another goes out. This sale includes the original Cornell preamp but not the pickups. There are some very small marks from use but easily missed and hard to photograph. The only real cosmetic issue is on the back edge of the bridge where the black coating is flaking in a couple of places, see the photos. On the back of the bass there is a laptop screen protector! I kid you not. I have used this on a number of my basses which reduces the chance of buckle rash. Peels off easy and doesn’t leave marks or residue. Collection preferred from Aberdeen so you can try it out. As Aberdeen is a long way from most of civilisation, I will ship to mainland UK at cost using Parcelforce. I’ve estimated this based on a London postcode to be £20 via Express24 (without insurance) Specs are: · Overwater Progress III Deluxe (2001) · Body: looks like birds-eye maple(?) · Fretboard: figured rosewood(?) · Neck thru: 36” scale · Pickups & preamp: latest Overwater versions fitted · Controls: vol with pull bright switch, balance, treble, mid, bass · Internal pickup output balance trim pots · ¼” jack and XLR outputs · String spacing: 18mm at the bridge 9.5mm at the nut · Weight: 10.2 lbs / 4.6kg · Strings: Overwater XL5 (.044 to .125) · Neck relief currently set at 0.010”, truss rod fully working11 points -
Just in from rehearsal guys - eventful drive home (chinned a rabbit at 70mph on the m60) Honestly - I’m 15 years into being on basschat. It’s been an amazing resource of knowledge and well of experience to plunge. I’ve most likely financially ruined myself and equally saved myself on the basses for sale threads - I’ve met some amazing people; quite a few in person. That random grub screw I kept has saved the day, the saddle from a 1987 bb1600 I sent in the post - the stupid stuff I retained from years in a guitar shop to offer advice…the people who’ve done the same for me - it’s a funny old world. Our house is now officially your collective house - we cannot believe that the community of Basschat has done this for us, for Iris. 😘11 points
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While talking to Jen about the extra donations (she sends her love) - Iris climbed out of her adapted chair (she has one at home and one at school) and took it for a wander. this is quite the development. ignore the mess of the house and the state of us post work/school. this really is a big deal - she has a walker, but it’s so big and heavy - she hates it…11 points
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Just seen this, it was very moving reading through the thread. With all the crap in the news, it's good to see the humanity. I've stuck a little something in the pot. Good luck with everything Andy.7 points
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Honestly, i take my eyes off this for a couple of days and Iris does something amazing (well, something else amazing) and we all start throwing tenners in. Great stuff one and all. P.S. I notice Iris wasn't worried by the deliberate wheel grabber doorstop in her way - she's got those extreme sports instincts already. Future olympian!7 points
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My house is too small.7 points
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Sadowsky Metro UV70 4 String Olympic White Tort £1750 Built in 2008, it's played a heck of a lot of shows between me and its previous owner - but it's a killer player, so understandable! Fits into whatever you need it do, sublimely. Selling as I’m moving to Nashville TN to keep on chasing the dream, and my days of playing live regularly have been replaced with producing daily! I've had this bass for 15 years now, so I'm somewhat attached, but starting fresh in a new country I'm trying to get by with my CS P bass and 5 string 'Ray. Comes with the Sadowsky Hard-Soft Case. Happy to ship, viewing may also be arranged in Hungerford, RG17. No trades please - in a reduce, rather than add, place! Thanks for looking! T6 points -
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Here you go.5 points
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Jenny just had a cry, it’s funny really - I’ve always just assumed we’ll see Iris walking. This is about 4 years of trying different things. She did this herself…that tells me all I need to know.5 points
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Good lord - what I’d give to work in a guitar shop these days. I love my job - no matter how mentally taxing and demanding it is (I’m a head of year in a high school) - but I miss pissing about with gear and just chatting bubbles about gear… At some point, @walshy and I will sort the Manchester faction of the Vintage Bass Room… When the kids are bigger/older/less dependent…that’s the aim. Wish I’d been more financially stable when I got offered the GBBL as a business. We were literally just getting scans of Iris at that time. Sliding doors moment that.4 points
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Just dropped an onion in my eye...4 points
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That genuinely brought a tear to my eyes.4 points
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Greg Howe at the Underworld tonight, world's stickest-floored venue. Mohini Dey on bass.4 points
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Beautiful Fender Precision bass in great condition. It sounds and feels great but also includes the S1 switching for extra options. It includes the moulded hardcase. collection from Windsor, I won’t be able to post. I occasionally come to Coventry though, so could meet there.4 points -
I’m the best expert4 points
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This is what you need! A Christmas present from Mrs Mep a few years ago, and my gigging t-shirt.4 points
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I realise I phrased that badly 😅 I meant what @martthebass said. The pickup changes seem to lean towards a more vintage sound, which you can get from any number of Fender basses at this price point but the build quality and finish of Sandberg is above them. So you'll happily spend a touch more on pickups.4 points
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Selling this due to some car trouble comes with adaptor so powering of a normal supply can be done straight away very good condition postage included in price reduced £2753 points -
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You have made a massive contribution to Basschat over the years. I remember chatting to you for ages when you worked in Dawson back in the day. Just so happy that this wonderful community got together to make a difference to your family and Iris. Well deserved Buddy.3 points
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Give us a twirl, @Clarky! More seriously- well done for the idea and for getting this going.3 points
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I've got £130 of Aguilar pickup in a £100 Jim Deacon P bass, and an EMG P-X in another one of them. One of them also has £100 of Hipshot Ultralites too. The other will get the same when I find some money. I put £300 of Aguilar DCB 6 string pickups into an Ibanez medium / short fan fret EMG J set with BQS into a Sandberg TT4 Superlight. But the best fun I ever had with a pickup swap was firstly swapping pickups in an EBMM Stingray 5 - putting in a set of EMG MM5TW, then taking that out and turning the bass into a Precision (Aguilar narrow spaced P5), then into a PJ with stacked knobs.... but the very best bit of that process was posting on the official EBMM forum about it... The response from the fan boys was epically predictable. And it got more hilarious as they became more unhinged when they realised I just didn't care they were "offended" by what I did with my own instrument. Happy days.3 points
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I think the right thing to do is to let it run for the last 5 days and anything extra in the pot over that time is hugely welcome. I am not formally raising the target as some people (including our lovely Anonymous friend) donated with the specific intention to reach the £8k target, which looked in doubt a few days ago. But - as stated - anything extra is a bonus and very welcome 🙂3 points
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He’s no longer the worlds best bedroom bassist, he’s off on a global tour with a funny name. https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academyislington/events/1486781/bernth-tickets Not my thing but good luck to him. He seems like a lovely guy, good sense of humour and all that.3 points
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Which reminds me, for the bassist who would like to go headless3 points
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“It’s okay, I’ve got this!” 👍 Yes, you do. Legend!3 points
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A stairlift would drive Iris up the wall... https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mark-clark-33 points
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A cool bass but not an SD Curlee. The pickup does look like a DiMarzio with the hex pole pieces so should sound good, although it is in a very different place to a Curlee. Being further forwards it should have a deeper tone to it than a Curlee, which is better or worse depending on your preference.2 points
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If you want to get rid of that dip it's easy enough, reduce Pe to 200w. It has nothing to do with the cabinet design, it just shows that the driver mechanical limit is lower than its thermal limit. That's not the least bit unusual. For that matter prior to roughly 20 years ago it was the rule rather than the exception. Want to know why vintage drivers were so poor with respect to bass? This is the maximum SPL of the ubiquitous Jensen C12N, which were in my '65 Bassman. If all you looked at was Pe then the 50w rating would seem adequate. Leo Fender certainly thought so. But with 1mm xmax it was mechanically limited to 5w at 60 Hz. 😲2 points
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Beedster: I waant it, I waant it, I waant it All: Caaant havvit!!!2 points
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I think I'm now at the point where I could pretty much spec a bass to be built for me. I did it 10ish years ago and now realise that I didn't have a clue what I actually wanted other than a unique and perfect thing made just for me by somebody that everyone heaps praise onto for the flawless nature of their work. It didn't turn out that way, and I take part of the blame as I gave far too many answers that sounded like "I don't really know.. whatever is 'normal'.. I'll trust your experience". The rest of the blame was in the workmanship, but though that's mostly irrelevant here, I do wonder whether they cared less about the build since it was almost certainly not going to be what I wanted - given that I clearly didn't know. Anyway... P-shaped 5 string 3.8kg absolute maximum (lighter the better) Passive V/T 34" scale 12" board radius 45mm nut (65.5mm at the 12th) 18mm string spacing I'm still no good at describing back-of-neck profiles but I could hand one to a builder and say exactly "like this" - it's a P neck that's neither the thinnest nor thickest you've ever handled. So, I found a cheapy with most of the specs and modded it the rest of the way!2 points
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Top girl! What a very excellent little fighter.2 points
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I design stuff on Canva then hawk my shizzle on Redbubble. I found it very easy to use when uploading your designs, choosing which products you want your designs on etc. There are YouTube vids, of course, which will run you through how to do it quickly and effectively. I've had hoodies and tees and been happy with the price and quality. I can't speak for other sites though...2 points
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If only it existed for five-strings. ...2 points
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I've got tears watching this. I can't remember the last time I had tears. This justifies what we are doing. Let's keep going. Rob2 points
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Sorry for the delay2 points -
First post, but I've been enjoying vicariously living through your gig reports for a while now so thought I'd start to contribute. We played the Old Market Tavern in Altrincham last Friday. We were down to one singer due to a fixture clash and had been asked to go as light as possible as Saturdays are the heavier night there. This led to less metal and more grunge and hard rock going in the setlist, although we did save Toxicity and Bodies for the encore. Got a pretty good response, a few dancers and great feedback from the landlady so we're booked in again for next year. We're all on IEM so the soundcheck invoked making sure our mixes worked as well as the PA, after last gig where a change in PA position meant the IEM sounded awful. My basd sounded rumbly through the PA but also didn't cut through at all. A few mix tweaks did nothing until we moved the sub off the wooden floor onto the carpet, then it all sounded good. Fine margins etc. Rig was my usual Dingwall NG3-5 and D-Roc-4 bases into a knock-off Harmonic Booster, Zoom B1X4 and Darkglass Infinity board straight DI to the mixer. I didn't make too many mistakes, but being a local non-driving gig the freedom to have a few beers did mean I felt a little uncoordinated later in set 2! Added a few clips for context but I had a good time and looking forward to our next gig in December. VID-20241116-WA0046.mp4 VID-20241116-WA0029.mp42 points
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I just picked one of these up for $80CAD. It's going to be my first foray into resurrection of a vintage bass. Cream DiMarzio pickups! One snapped tuning key, and missing knows, but everything else is there. Some extra holes past the bridge, but that's an easy fix. Never even seen one in 40 years of playing, but I'm excited now!2 points
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