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  1. Been thinking about this for a while and then this appears on eBay 28 miles away. Landed it for £599. Sounds HUGE!! I was using an AI Clarus and Ten2ex cab but it wasn't working for me so I added a Phil Jones cab but it still wasn't strong enough for the electric gigs I was doing. Now I am ready for Wembley!!
    8 points
  2. Got a 2024 Fireglo recently, really liking it, sounds great recorded
    8 points
  3. I’ve had a few sales threads on here recently but have been put off adding more by the file-size limitations. Throwing caution to the wind (or at least compromising with the breeze), I thought I’d put up a single consolidated thread instead. All of the pedals are in good condition and I’d be happy to supply further details to those interested. I’ll post using Royal Mail Special Delivery. Broughton Calamity (boxed) - £175 £160 – One of the top three muff pedals I’ve played. Like the Utility Knife, I had this on the same two boards and I’m selling the spare. COG Custom Solid Snake Blender (boxed) - £90 – bought it because I love COG pedals and because I love Metal Gear Solid. Unusually, it works left to right but I forgive it because it looks cool. It works similarly to an LS-2 and is configured so that the pedal can either run the A Loop, B Loop or A+B Loops. It also has phase switches. Lone Wolf Audio Left Hand Wrath 2.5 (boxed) - £140 £125 – Similar to the Throne Torcher, also bought for a shoot-out. Wrought Iron Leather & Effects Kaiburr (boxed) - £325 – This was a custom run of one by Wrought Iron (and cost a princely £400 or thereabouts after taxes). It sat as the centrepiece of my sci-fi board but has been replaced by something more sith lordy. This has been recently checked over by Michael Aitken at Aitken Audio and is on top form. ON HOLD Barefaced Machinist (boxed) - £185 £160 ON HOLD– Bought on here and listing it for what I paid. Bought on the strength of Tim Commerford using it on his demo for his StingRay signature bass and Tom George at COG being involved in its design. COG Custom CMM00 - £250 £220 SOLD – Exceptional dual-amp monster aimed at assisting with obtaining a Royal Blood tone through two fuzzes and a re-housed POG. Outputs for bass, guitar and a combination for those running a single channel. Recently given the once over by Michael Aitken of Aitken Audio (and neighbour of Tom at COG) to replace a scratchy switch so it can purr for a new owner. Works thunderously. Source Audio C4 (£170) SOLD and Disaster Area Micro Pro (£90) SOLD (both boxed) - (or £250 for both) SOLD – A Basschat classic. Includes a USB cable and the Disaster Area Ghost Adapter. Idiotbox WTF (boxed) - £75 SOLD – Easily the maddest pedal I’ve ever played. A more or less uncontrollable noise box that used to sit at the front of the chain on my sci-fi themed board before a rejig. Southampton Utility Knife - £275 SOLD – One of my favourite pedals. A chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo in one small unit. Josh Broughton had a hand in designing the algorithms. They are extremely difficult to find and I’ve had to import both I own. I had one on two boards, one of which I recently disassembled, so I’m selling the spare. Sushibox Slampegg Bee Pre X - £150 SOLD – A familiar pedal on this sales forum. I’ve sold it a few times. It self-oscillates at certain settings (apparently this is inherent in the design) although I use it behind a buffer and at 12v and it behaves itself for me. I recently sold it on here but the tube became faulty on arrival. It’s visited Michael Aitken and is sporting a new tube. COG Custom F-2 HPF – £90 £80 SOLD – Lovely dual 30 Hz HPF. The static frequency is well chosen and my basses sound great. Having two is a cool and interesting feature. COG TK-421 Mini (boxed) - £348 £250 SOLD – Tom's take on the RAT distortion in mini format. The T-16 and Tarkin are, for me, the best octave and fuzz pedals of this size and I think the same of this distortion. I bought this for £348 in an eBay auction so hopefully someone else will get more of a bargain. Abominable Electronics Throne Torcher - £120 £105 SOLD – A nice HM-2 clone I bought for a shoot-out. I’ve gone with an HM-2 variant I waited over a year for, partly on the strength of the wait, so I’m selling the others. Thanks for reading!
    6 points
  4. I’m always loath to share my playing online because I’m hardly the best player in the world but I’ve been getting so many compliments about the sound of my new VM4 since I got it that it’s getting silly. This was at our local jam on Monday when I got up to do a Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty number. This was filmed on someone’s phone and sent to me but the bass sounds so rich and growly it’s unreal. I so love the feel and sound of this bass. This is just the P (or V) pickup solo’d in passive mode, I think, but the tone is great (in my opinion). No effects, just a Tonehammer amp and a couple of MarkBass 1x12s. I love this bass! No wonder none of my other basses are getting any playing time at the moment!
    6 points
  5. I bought this bass last summer, and it's in mint condition. It comes with a Dingwall gig bag and a tool kit. This instrument is fabulous, featuring a lovely low action. It has just been restrung with a new set of Dingwall nickel strings. I'm selling it because there's another bass for sale that I'm eager to purchase. If that one sells, I will withdraw this from sale.
    4 points
  6. Got it. I loaded the track in to Reaper, set up a loop on the riff and slowed it to 75% and stuck with it. The rest of the song was a doddle after that. I still don't get why that was the bit that tripped me up. Great song though and really fun to play. Makes me want to start a stoner metal covers band but that seems like a band no one would ever book!
    4 points
  7. Some of my favourite JG moments are on Fish's first solo album 'Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors'. His playing across the entire album is a fretless masterclass, but this bit is especially wonderful. https://youtu.be/hqWdNSDc-uc?si=VoTlt78gA9WNDZ6y&t=145
    4 points
  8. It took me a while to get my head around this when I was first trying to install series / single / parallel switches in one of my basses. I then came upon this diagram showing 2 types of DPDT switch connections. It looks like the one in your diagram is type 1. Using this diagram and inserting the switch connections (in red) onto your diagram lets you see the current flowpath. Parallel Series Single This one is different because (for the top pickup) the current flows from the + , throught the black wire / pickup / white wire to the switch and then on to ground. Although the green wire is connected to the switch terminal the flow gets dead ended throught theother pickup to the red wire. Hope this helps
    4 points
  9. NOW SOLD For sale, my Overwater-Tanglewood Classic J bass. These basses were a budget version Overwater built by Tanglewood, I've owned mine from new since 2011 and it is in excellent condition. This bass has a P/J pickup configuration and volume, balance and tone controls. I don't like to send basses by courier so it is available for pickup in mid Bedfordshire or I can deliver to surrounding areas or we can arrange to meet half way between us. Looking for £180
    3 points
  10. There has been some really interesting stuff coming up lately around three of the original Simple Minds line up getting together. I have finally found out how Derek Forbes played some of the original Simple Minds Riffs watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w79gmTDXJTM Hopefully the link works. If not, it was the book launch/masterclass of 'A Very Simple Mind' in Walthamstow (of all places)
    3 points
  11. Attempt 3: So, I then considered building a wooden clamp to fix the body in position and slowly pillar drill the remains out, but decided to option for the method suggested by @bremen via the stumac product. It is in the U.S and subsequently found it not fully available, so sourced an alternative: sourcing map 5mm Diamond Drill Bits Hole Saws for Glass Tile Porcelain Marble Ceramic Bottles Pots Brick 5 Pcs https://amzn.eu/d/imAbBRB I purchased 5mm and 6mm, but found 5mm to work perfectly removing said offenders. Still waiting on the hardwood dowels to arrive, fit etc.. Will keep you posted.
    3 points
  12. Mine is a double reverse P. The pickups- dimarzio blades- are not original but they sound phenomenal. The bass was black when I boought it, so I stripped and oiled it and put the new circuit in. Really great bass. I
    3 points
  13. John was also a composer and could play piano and guitar. During his time with Simple Minds, he played the following during the Simple Minds recording era. Mick McNeil, the incredible keyboardist from Simple Minds is playing it here. John also composed the following for Simple Minds. Sadly, during the recording process of the Street Fighting Years album, John and Trevor Horn fell out in such a big way that John packed up his gear and walked out and quit Simple Minds. Its possible to tell on the album what are some of John's bass lines for some tracks but not all. I have spoken to Steve Lipson who played additional bass if he knew but sadly he can't remember.
    3 points
  14. Last week I ran into a dirt cheap Eden 410XLT and used it rightaway at our gig. Happy camper, what a great cab. It´s extremely loud and cuts through very well.
    3 points
  15. Fender Precision for sale. This was a limited run purchased from GuitarGuitar, it was a UK Exclusive model for them and retailed at £1350. Made in Japan, Traditional II 50s Precision in 2 Tone Sunburst with Maple Neck. In very good condition and with original gigbag. Looking for £1050 NOW £900 for this one. Based near Yeovil, Somerset. Happy to ship at cost of postage although would always favour a meetup/collection...
    2 points
  16. An absolute behemoth of a bass head and pretty rare on the market these days. Picked it up off here off @Bunion and it’s an absolute beast. Huge range of sound and power options, it’s just a killer head. Also not stupidly heavy. I have no real need for it atm, I’ve 4 SVT’s and a Hiwatt so I’m pretty covered in the tube amp department. Comes with a lovely Mesa cover too. I actually gigged it last night with the Barefaced 610 and it was lovely. U. K. courier postage is possible but collection most welcome. I’d rather that tbh. Sale preferred but I am open to a vintage bass in px with cash either way too. ** any other amps or cabs in the pics are obviously not included ** Mesa link below for more in depth info. https://legacy.mesaboogie.com/amplifiers/bass/prodigy--strategy-tube-bass-amp-series/bass-strategy-eight-88/metal-chassis-head.html
    2 points
  17. I bought the Bass VI from a well known guitar shop in 2010, it was sold on behalf of a well known musician who’s name is on the receipt, not the one who’s name and band name are on the case so I don’t know anything about that other than that is exactly how the case was when I bought it. It was a blue refinish when I got it and I had it redone in Dakota red nitro cellulose with a matching headstock and correct style decal, back of neck is original finish. It is a darker red than I can get in the pictures, looking like vintage originals, with chips, dings and checking. The pic guard is not original but made from mint green 3 ply. Two of the machine heads are original but the rest replaced with two different kinds from different periods. Pots have been changed and I’m not sure about the wiring although the pick ups, switches, and control plate and knobs are original as is the trem but the trem arm is missing. Original frets, string tree and strap buttons. Truss rod turns ok. I’m not willing to send this so it’s a collection only where you are welcome to inspect before buying. Thanks, G
    2 points
  18. I knew this would be nice to play and would look lovely, but I wasn't prepared for the monstrous sound to come out of it! I have various instruments, each of which has some good qualities but also some failings. This is just huge. Everything's there. I'm lost for words. It's a DiMarzio Billy Sheehan pickup. A Relentless, I think. I went to see The Raven of this parish, hoping to buy his Shuker PJ. I played it, liked it (though I was really looking for a passive P but of course it also works passive and it's not obligatory to use the J pickup) and was about to hand over the cash when, being a nosey sod, I said -what's in that other case? -oh, that's another Shuker, here, have a look. -I'll take it. -Done. Pleasure doing business with you. Might still have to go back for the PJ, mind.
    2 points
  19. Hello There For Sale I have a Yamaha BB614 4 string bass in Silver/Pewter. If you’re looking at this ad then you know what these basses are and how good they are. This bass comes with a few upgrades, namely a Gotoh bridge and Glockenlang preamp. The original preamp will be included in the sale. Don’t have the original bridge unfortunately. This Preamp is a vast improvement over the stock preamp, can do active and passive options in one circuit via a push pull volume knob. Products - GLOCKENKLANG Reason for selling, well there are three. Firstly I have too many Yamaha BB basses, so this one isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Secondly I’ve moved away from Active basses and prefer passive basses, personal preference. Lastly I’m jonesing for a Fender P Bass so looking to raise funds for that. Looking for £300, postage included Any questions please feel free to ask. Thanks for Looking!!
    2 points
  20. For sale is my Modulus Quantum 6-string. The bass has a 35" scale length, the body is made of alder and for the looks there is a beautiful top made of flamed maple. In addition, of course, it has the Modulus typical carbon neck. The three-band preamp and pickups are from Bartolini. The bass is in excellent condition - I can’t find any scratches, dents or other damage. The fretwork is absolutely excellent and allows for an extremely low action. Accordingly, the bass is absolutely effortless to play. As an accessory there is a case from SKB. The case has a small crack on one corner, but it is still perfect for shipping. My asking price is 2300 GBP or 2800€.
    2 points
  21. https://titebond.co.uk/products/titebond-original-wood-glue?variant=29688250335331 https://virtuosopolish.com/shop/ I did buy my cleaner in the UK I think, but it was over 10 years ago, and I still have it. There's nothing like it, really worth the money. If you can't find any in the UK, I will send you what I've got left. Rob
    2 points
  22. Cheers Rob @ossyrocks, I can imagine there are a few who will say holy sh*t what's he doing??! But, I think in general its a fair way to go about it and gives some information on what I found worked and what diddnt.
    2 points
  23. Attempt 2... After further Internet research techniques and tools, I though stuff it, drill the heads, remove the bridge, using one of these: 6PCS Broken Head Screw Removal Tool, Alloy Steel Remove Stripped Damaged Screw Tap Extractor Tool M4, M5, M6, M8, M10, M12 https://amzn.eu/d/aSQRkUs to remove the screw bodies, afterall, no corrosion now, just buried in wood right? Nope. Stuck in there good and proper, the Tool just would not grip. On a positive, I did get the rotten bridge off, earth wire intact, but due to bridge corrosion, not doing its job. Images below are post cleaning of the bridge, it was in an appalling state, you might say it still is!
    2 points
  24. Came here to say he's been trying to offload that poor, destroyed lump of firewood for years. It's two things - a £100-ish project that might be fixable if you could find a set of the correct pickups & had the tools/skills to tidy up & fill that 'routing'; and it's an MC824, not an MC800. 24 frets, see?
    2 points
  25. They had it all. Right time, right place and beautiful songs. Too bad everything went wrong. Daryl
    2 points
  26. Always had a bit of GAS for one of these. I'm not a BCR expert but I think '83 would be an NJ series - Nagoya, Japan. These were most likely made by Kasuga Gakki, which was a top-tier Japanese manufacturer at the time.
    2 points
  27. I like how they've used a Haz pedal in the article as an example of the 'real thing'. Who writes this stuff? Musitronics seem very badly run as a company, and you could argue that this goes back to the root of the problem in the first place. They always seem quite grumpy about 'copes' and yet don't seem to offer anything themselves - or, if you can get your hands on one, I think they've failed to tap into what people like about their original pedals.
    2 points
  28. BAN THIS SICK FILTH!!!!!!!!
    2 points
  29. Yep, was just watching this yesterday!
    2 points
  30. Hi there yes i purchased a sm1 late last year , i was looking for a smith of which i already have a Hadreien feraud , but wanted an american thro neck version , then someone tipped me off about jones basses , after a few chats with Mark Jones i took a leap of faith having not tried 1 or even seen 1 , i specked it as i wanted , roll on 2 months later the bass turned up , the build quality and finish is already at a usa Smith level , sound wise you will get the same tones as a smith as the pick ups come from the same supplier , the woods are very similar and the construction is exactly the same , i was blown away with this bass partic as it’s 40% of the cost of the likewise Smith , so pleased with this i ordered a different design and different pick up configuration which i will be receiving next week , ive already seen pictures of it during the build and have no doubt it will be as good as the sm1 . If anybody is looking for a truly fantastic handmade bass i can recommend these , altho they are expensive compared to mass produced basses they are a snip compared to smith , fodera ect and just as good
    2 points
  31. I think in Fender's case the MIJ adventure started out of necessity after the buyout from CBS. As I understand it, Dan Smith (who worked at Yamaha before he came to Fender) was tasked with getting the quality to a higher standard, and he decided the US factory had become so sloppy that they had to fully go over their processes and retrain their factory workers. During this period no US Fenders were built. The first JV Series came about because Fender management needed a facility to craft Fenders so they could keep their sales going. The original Fender Japan was a joint venture between FMIC and a consortium of Japanese manufacturers. Starting from 2015, Fender disbanded the joint venture and took production into their own hands. Better be careful spewing such reckless misinformation, a certain blasphemous @NancyJohnson of this parish got banned from a Facebook group for that
    2 points
  32. Solid Gold FX Beta MKII Bass Overdrive, excellent condition, home use only, boxed with the dinky little pouch too. Velcro on the back. £75 including UK postage.
    2 points
  33. Yes I posted clips during beta testing showing it triggering a DX7. Will be several pages back in this thread. Edit - here:
    2 points
  34. Blue Nunday - New Order 😁
    2 points
  35. As above. I put off putting my cab on decent castors for years, worrying that the sound would be adversely affected. I took the plunge and found the sound actually improved.
    2 points
  36. Piece of flat steel or Al of the dimensions you wish. Copy the NS Stick version.
    2 points
  37. Just play it slow. Really slow - as slow as you need to in order to able to follow the tab in your head. Then start to speed it up until you reach the tempo of the original. After a while you'll just find your fingers doing the right thing without consciously thinking about it. This is a similar pattern to a lot of "industrial" or "electronic body music" patterns that I've had to play over the years that were originally written as a sequenced synthesiser parts.
    2 points
  38. OT, but Gibson was a union shop while in Kalamazoo, MI. If you look at any acoustic guitar from that era it will have a sticker inside of it stating that it was union made. One of the main reasons IMO why Norlin had decided to move out of there. This is from my '64 Epiphone - already owned by Gibson/CMI at the time - acoustic. Lower left corner of the sticker...
    2 points
  39. Urban myth. There was only ever one law suit. Gibson filed against Ibanez over the 'open book' style peghead. Never saw trial as Ibanez had went with a different shape before any date was set. That's the whole 'law suit' saga in a nutshell. In the 90's Fender tried to retro-file their body shapes as a trademark, but this was in the USA and again never gained any traction.
    2 points
  40. Are you reading the tab for it? If you are I would suggest just using your ears. Some times our eyes can over complicated the simplest things!
    2 points
  41. I always put these type on my cabs, makes them a doddle to push about
    2 points
  42. I bought my first guitar, first amp and far too much other stuff from Pete Hamm's brother, John, who had a music shop in Swansea for years. Very friendly bloke and never made a deal out of his more famous brother. But when I asked, he did say that he had all of Pete's guitars and other kit in storage above the shop. The shop is long gone now.
    2 points
  43. Played an afternoon show today at Warners hotel in Bembridge, Isle Of Wight with Duran/Spandau tribute 'From Gold To Rio'. Nice big room and stage and a great sound in the IEMs and out front 👍
    2 points
  44. It says “Stage Tuner” - guess it can be used as either.
    2 points
  45. Nothing helpful to add, your question has been answered, but, Jesus, that's a massive tuner! 😅
    2 points
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