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This is a custom made and quite incredible Andy Manner bass. Andy is based in Corsham and has built bases for the late great John Entwistle. An amateur he is not. It has a SIMS made neck with leds. Electronics are Status and it comes with the world’s heaviest and best custom made hard case. The neck is pencil thin and the craftwork is exceptional. The bass works amazing well and is unique. It sounds epic. It’s for sale at an incredible £550 Why? Well, I bought this a few months ago at Gardiner Houlgate for around this sum (after fees) and have paid for some setup work. I used it on a few festival gigs but is now surplus to requirements. The new cost would have been thousands but I believe in a Basschat bargain. This is strictly collection only. The flight case and bass are oversized and weigh around 16.5kg. Bass is around 4.5kg14 points -
Since my last band split almost a decade ago I completely fell out of love with all things bass. I have hardly picked up a bass in that time. I’ve been getting that itch again and was hunting for a Geddy Lee Jazz as I’ve had 2 in the past and love them. BassBros had one to win in one of their competitions. I bought a ticket the day before the competition ends, and it was my first time buying a ticket. I only bloody won! Beyond chuffed! Won on Sunday and today this was waiting for me at home. 😍10 points
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Tempted by a 6-string fretless on the Gardiner Holgate, I put in a low bid (below the lowest estimate) and won it. Went down to their auction house today to pick it up, and also picked up a guitar that one of my guitarists had bought - saved him a 5 hour round trip which would have been difficult as he works in the week, so it was just me with a 5 hour round trip (a different 5 hour round trip to his). Anyroadup, it came in a rather nice Gator case (£150 quid). Description for the auction: 2018 Greg Barcus Custom six string fretless bass guitar, made in USA; Body: chambered mahogany body with figured maple top and figured myrtle back; Neck: seven-ply maple and bubinga neck through; Fingerboard: ebony; Electric: working, Bartolini quad-coil pickups, John East five knob preamp; Hardware: good; Case: Gator hard case; Overall condition: very good. As some may have noticed from the photos, it's a single cut. I never thought I'd buy one but my tolerance to the looks has increased gradually. It's also got a headstock. Well, there's no such thing as the perfect bass. On taking it out of the case, at first I thought the neck was a bit thick, then I realised it's an asymmetric cut which works really well for me - more perceptibly asymmetric than my Sei Original 5-string. It's lined with faint lines (if it's got to be lined, I far prefer these) and also, admirably, with the dot markers on the fret positions. Action was a bit high for my liking but a small tweak to the twin truss rods and adjustment of the bridge saddles has it nice and low. Strings are roundwounds with colour-coded ball ends - I guess D'Addarios. As I like rounds on fretlesses, they're staying. I'm pretty sure the strap buttons are Schaller, I'll check that with a strap or two tomorrow. I haven't yet plugged it in - the five knob (two of them stacked, two of them push-pull) preamp will provide hours of amusement, and I have to find out the functions of the three switches. This will be tomorrow's fun. The logic behind getting it is that with the originals band, I'm using a fretless as it's the most flexible for me. Currently a 5-string but I'm wondering whether I can push myself into more exploration with a 6-string.10 points
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Another Wednesday evening at my new residency playing rock and roll dance stuff. Great selection of tunes - some standards plus some deeper cuts from Elvis, Johnny Burnette and Big Joe Turner. I sang a couple of Chuck Berry songs, ( the inevitable Johnny B Goode and Roll over Beethoven), so am looking to expand my repertoire of his stuff to lesser known songs that are still immediate & danceable. Bit of a NAD for me - first time out for a recently acquired Hartke HA3500. Not much time to fiddle with it so pretty much straight in, and it sounded as well as I’d hoped. Only got it as we can leave our gear at the venue, so no heavy lifting required. Using a Fender Rumble has turned me into a right wuss….10 points
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I actually bought this in March but have only now gotten around to posting it. Saw the ad on BassBros' socials about a collection of Fender Japan signature models they had just taken delivery of, and it immediately caught my eye. This is a Fender Japan Tomomi jazz bass in fiesta wash, with mint pickguard, CS 64 pickups and stacked knobs, amongst other distinctive features. I'll keep this brief - great specs, sounds great, plays great, and everything you have ever heard about Fender Japan's attention to detail is spot on. Really impressive bass First time buying from BassBros and it was a top-notch experience. Sam and Will were extremely helpful, the bass arrived on time, was well packaged, good comms and they are nice guys to boot.9 points
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Not great. I loaded the car and headed to the practice place, which is luckily not particularly far. As I drove in their car park was half used for some event, they had a food truck and loads of people sat outside, there was hardly anywhere to park and I was the first there, it was going to be difficult getting the equipment past them. I went to message the guys to say that it looked like it might be an issue and to ask the singer if he had cleared it with the pub owner, then had a sudden though, and looked at my watch. Sadly my watch said Wednesday, which is unfortunate as we practice on thursdays. So I drove home!9 points
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Up for sale my Danelectro Longhorn. Short scale ,weighs a ridiculous 2.6kg. Black and scruffy but cheap, cream binding is lifing in places, chips out of the headstock. The old combo knobs and wooden bridge saddle. Fitted with TI Flats (and that was interesting). Scruffy but cheap. Chinese or Korean? No idea but it is cheap. And scruffy. Love these or hate them, I love them - this is my third but I have no use for it now. The range of tones from those lipstick pups is quite surprising - dial in both together and it sounds to me like a Jazz bass. Except 2kg lighter, of course. £250, no trades, collection only from Benfleet in Essex6 points -
Try as I might, I just can't get on with the slab body. This is a new Allparts trans butterscotch telecaster bass body, minor indent marks on back if you have magnifying glasses.5 points -
Hi all My first post in about 2 years after retiring from bass & bands. I have been totally bassless for 2 whole years with no real intention to buy anything ( we all know how that on goes) Whilst walking in Saltburn yesterday I happened upon Stephen James guitar shop so naturally had a "quick" look inside like you do. Then I spotted an absolute immaculate Warwick Corvette $$,so obviously I had to have a little look ........... Two hours later it was on it's way home with me. It is a 2009 German made bass in as new condition with no fret wear at all & not a single mark of any kind. It has the original gig bag completel with all the usual goodies that come with that & also the original sales receipt dated 2009 from Promenade music in Blackpool ( £975 ) It belonged to a collector who sadly passed away & looks to have hardly been played. I paid £900 for it which included new strings & a good fret polish. Happy camper here5 points
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Kid stuff. When in college my bassplayer (I was lead guitarist, sorry...) asked me to design him a no holds barred cab to house three fifteens. I modified the Jensen Imperial folded horn to fit them. It stood some 6 feet tall, 3 feet wide, 2 feet deep. He made it from 1 inch MDF. We never knew how much it weighed but it took all five of us to lift it in and out of his van. We named it 'The Hulk'. 🫢 Entwistle would have been envious.5 points
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I had one. I never really noticed the sound, I was too busy recovering from carrying the bastard thing into the venue.5 points
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Build Me Up Buttock Up — The Foundations4 points
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I never was on board with the gold knobs...4 points
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Unless the bass is fretless you shouldn't be pressing down on the strings so hard that you come into contact with the fingerboard. For me fretted bass fingerboards are chosen for looks and nothing else.4 points
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Thats the direction we are headed, or at least slowly trying to get there4 points
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As rare as hen's teeth and not to be confused with some of the later cheaper Ibanez designs based on Rolf Spuler's basses. It has a half through neck construction with a maple body attached to a graphite reinforced maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with offset abalone dot position markers at the twelfth fret. The body has a sculpted, asymmetrical double cutaway design originated by Rolf Spuler with distinctive, narrow, curving horns; the AFR logo is inlaid into the guitar top between the pickup and bridge. Components include a single Bartolini X44JX split single-coil pickup mounted halfway between the bridge and neck, an Ibanez two-band EQ w/ piezo active tone control, stainless steel frets, a Mono-rail V bridge with integrated AeroSilk piezos and 19mm string spacing, a barrel-style stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines. Controls consist of individual volumes for the magnetic and piezo pickups, a stacked 2-band EQ for the magnetic pick and an active tone control for the piezos. The gain of each individual piezo can be adjusted via trimpots accessible from the back of the instrument. Comes with the original Premium line case (and instruction booklet). Oh and it weighs 3.53kg or 7lb 12oz in old money.3 points -
I bought this new and enjoyed it but time to move it on. Gibson Les Paul Jnr double cutaway reissue, bought in 2019. Short scale, mahogany slab body, weighs in at nice and light 3.3kg 3.5kg. 40mm at the nut, 18mm string spacing. Very good nick, tiny surface scratch on the back of the upper horn that I couldn't get to show in a picture. Some scratches on the, erm, scratch plate. Couple of teeny ghost marks from a previously fitted Hipshot Supertone bridge. Otherwise in really good nick for a heavily used bass. Single pickup with coil tap gives a decent range of tones - the positioning makes it less muddy than, say, an EB-0. Lightweight USA Hipshot tuners were standard. Fitted with TI Flats and currently set up at my usual agricultural 2.5mm at the 12th on the E. Comes with a Gator guitar hard case that fits like a glove along with birth certificate and a few other bits of junk that came with it. Giveaway price of £550 collection only from Benfleet in Essex, 20 mmins east of the Dartford crossing along the A13. Please, no offers and no trades.3 points -
Selling off some basses now I am bandless! 2021 Gibson SG in glossy piano black. Short scale, 2 pickup. A lightweight 3.3kg 40mm nut width, 18mm string spacing at the bridge. Bought this a couple of years ago 'nearly new' for my blues rock trio and it totally delivered for that genre. There is more to it than Jack Bruce, though - lots of tones available by different blending of pickups and tone. There are a few surface light scratches, a weeny bit of buckle rash on the back. The only blemish is a chip out of the headstock as per picture - other than that it is a great nick. Came with Grover tuners as standard and the bridge has been changed for the Hipshot Supertone. Not sure if I still have the original anywhere. Everything works. The action has been set to my usual agricultural 2.5mm at the 12th fret for the E string. Orignal Gibson branded hard case and sh!te that came with it. Er, that's about it! I forgot to do the post it but I am not taking the pics again! (edit - fitted with TI Flats) At this point collection only from Benfleet in southeast Essex. 20 mins east of the Dartford crossing along the A13. I am asking £700 which is a giveaway price so please don't be offended if I don't answer any offers very favourably 😀 Not interested in trades, thank you.3 points -
By way of an update, over halfway through treatment and can see the finishing line albeit still a bit distant. But a good friend has asked me to join him and an excellent drummer to do a 45 mins set at a BBQ. A perfect opportunity to play again, not too long a set, outdoors to help protect my immune system and it's mainly country so not too taxing (famous last words!).3 points
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Mutter mutter 5 string mutter cough mutter3 points
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Weird thing is, I am half way through a novel. I picked it up lunchtime and, two pages in, there is the word 'lugubrious'. Three times in one day? Who'd have thought it?3 points
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Bax seems to be back. For places like GAK and PMT with physical shops mostly making their £ selling mass produced new instruments then they can't compete on price with big online only shops for price, so what's their selling point? Even if people want to test the instruments, they can just do that in the shop then buy online elsewhere. And even that isn't really necessary as all online sales can be returned for refund within a month. I don't think they've adapted with the times with internet, return laws, big automated warehouses, cheap delivery. We've seen it with shops like Our Price and HMV going under while shops like Rough Trade have expanded. They do in shop signings/gigs, have cafes, have fairly obscure vinyl and merchandise that can be tricky to get online. Personally I'd try and do similar with an instrument shop - don't compete directly with online shops for shifting mass produced boxes, put some effort in to offer alternatives: In shop demos, talks from musicians and manufacturers, small gigs, product launches, lessons, good part exchange deals, second hand, servicing, in shop experts happy to help, equipment rental, practice spaces, cafe/bar, boutique brands and custom stuff. Incentives like 'buy here and get a free lesson on how to use your new keyboard/set-up your bass/pair your mixer with your Laptop' etc. really make it a 'go to' hub for musicians. I think places like PMT have dropped the ball on this.3 points
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Surprised this is still here. Vintage, high quality Japanese bass which looks beautiful for Squier money.3 points -
Worse still, I got home and my wife said 'I did wonder why you were practicing on a wednesday', but obviously didn't feel like asking! And I still have two days of work to the weekend3 points
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Very nice, and I like an aesthetically well designed single cut sixer bass (Anthony Jackson fan here). The back is more beautiful than the front and it reminds me of my former JPBasses Lucii aka J-Lo, which is now with @diddywah (just look at his avatar). I guess it must be on the lighter side with a chambered body. Congratulations!3 points
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Gosh, what a horrible time to be a top quality bass gear reviewer! Neural DSP, Darkglass and now Line 6 all bringing out new toys! Mwah ha ha ha!!3 points
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Getting ready for a run of two gigs in Wales this weekend (The Pit at McCann's in Newport on Friday, Fuel in Cardiff on Saturday). Got a few issues with a new song ironed out, so it should be all good. I do find I struggle with the timings for weeknight practices though. We do 6-10 at a local place, but finishing work at 4:30 so I can do the nursery run, where my daughter has decided that she wants to walk to/from nursery (and I don't want the fight of trying to get her in the pram!) means I get home at 5:20, quickly try and make something for dinner and get my stuff ready and wait for my wife to get back, try not to burn my mouth as I inhale dinner and then get out of the door... It's a challenge that seems to put me on the backfoot for practice.3 points
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Oh, I can tell you that now: the new amp modelling will be indistinguishable from the HX's amp modelling in a blind AB test.3 points
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Probably as useful and the amp will appreciate it 🙂3 points
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Good rehearsal with the originals band tonight. Got my basslines finalised for 7 songs. We jammed a song that was acoustic guitar only on the bands first album. I came up with a bassline that had a 'Cirrus Minor' feel - very pleased with it.3 points
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This is the best bass I've ever played. It's incredible. I was a bit worried when I first got my hands on it wondering if I'd done the right thing - out of the box it felt like a different leage in terms of quality but I wasn't sure about the sound but every hour I've played this it's felt more and more like I'm home. In terms of playability I can tell that this is a higher quality instrument than the Chinese-made Combustion I had, and that was fantastic. Sound wise, I'd have to have them next to each other to tell the difference (except the preamp - this Neve-designed setup is WAY more me than the EMG and I love the passive tone control), that's how good those far eastern instruments are, but when it comes to the feel of the bass in my hands. I am blown away. Mind-blowing.3 points
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Sad to hear this for all of the staff who worked at the stores3 points
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£1450 This is an exceptional bass, but the length of it exacerbates my nerve pain, and no matter how incredible the tone is I need something a bit smaller that sits in a different position, like a Music Man. These are Jazz Bass size, with one extra fret, so a touch longer. I think that the magic of this bass is in the pickup, and not the pre amp as some folk have written online. I'm lucky enough to have bought a used one of these pickups, which is pretty amazing and feels like fate helping me out as these basses are so rare, so I'll be putting it into what ever bass I replace this one with - it has a huge output and sculpted tone. A maximum of 550 of these were made, with 250-275 in silver and the same amount in pink. This is another reason I've been reluctant to let it go. Made in USA for about 2-3 years, this one from 2019. Weighs approx 9.33lbs / 4.23kg It's in a 9.5/10 condition, with just a few tiny marks on the back. Quatersawn neck, alder body, compound radius fingerboard, Tim Shaw designed pickup, Aguilar OBP-1, BA style bridge.... It's a beast. Comes with the original case and all candy. I have a box, but the buyer would need to arrange the courier. Cheers My feedback Sound Clip MODEL NAME: Flea Signature Active Jazz Bass®, Maple Fingerboard, Satin Shell Pink, Satin Inca Silver MODEL #: 0192612728 SERIES: Artist COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US COLOUR: Shell Pink, Inca Silver BODY: Alder BODY FINISH: Satin Polyurethane BODY SHAPE: Jazz Bass® NECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple NECK FINISH: Satin Urethane NECK SHAPE: "C" Shape SCALE LENGTH: 34" (864 mm) FINGERBOARD: Maple FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) NUMBER OF FRETS: 22 FRETS SIZE: Medium Jumbo STRING NUT: Bone NUT WIDTH: 1.620" (41.15mm) POSITION INLAYS: Black Dot TRUSS RODS: Standard BRIDGE PICKUP: Fender® Custom Humbucking PREAMP: Aguilar OBP-1 18-volt CONTROLS: Master Volume, Treble, Bass PICKUP SWITCHING: None PICKUP CONFIGURATION: H BRIDGE: 4-Saddle HiMass HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome TUNING MACHINES: Fender® Lightweight Vintage-Style Keys with Tapered Shafts PICKGUARD: None CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Dome STRINGS: Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (Gauges .045 - .105) CASE/GIG BAG: Hardshell Case2 points -
Selling my Ibanez ATK300. This is one of the made in Japan ones and serial number puts it at 1994. Great active bass, currently stringed with labella flats. Brilliant bass, I have a new bass on the way so this one has to go. Quite a lot of marks, chips and dings all over it but. it is over 30 years old. The neck has some dings on the back of it which I have never had issues with. This is in no way pristine which I have reflected (hopefully) in the lower price than ones I could see (MIJ) having sold on here previously. Collection only, as I don't have anything to pack it and post it. £2502 points -
For sale this really awesome instrument, built late ’90 early ’2000 superb japan craftsmanship and stunning woods Walnut body maple neck, very slim and comfortable profile ebony fingerboard bartolini custom pickups and preamp (2 band) some little signs of use, nothing too evident price 1900€ hardcase included2 points -
Next up I have my scruffy 2016 Fender Mustang. One of the beautiful MIJs. it's clearly had a tough life and the white paint is now scuffed and aged to buttermilk, in places shonkily touched in with what looks like distemper. Not by me, I hasten to add. Lots of dinks and the finish is worn through in places - might be genuine play wear or distressing - if the latter it has been done well. Weighs 3.6kg, 38mm at the nut, spacing is 18mm at the bridge. The maple neck and headstock have aged to that wonderful warm caramel colour and I assume it has a rosewood board. Sounds and plays fabulously, all the woody thump you would expect from a Japanese Mustang. Currently fitted with TI Flats, action is my standard fairly high 2.5mm at the 12th fret on the E. It came with a black scratchplate and I fitted a white one - both are included. It came with a thumb rest fitted near the bridge which I took off and have now lost, leaving another set of holes in an already scruffy bass. If you are looking for a nice museum piece to hang on your wall, look away. If you want a good solid, beautifully playing gigging bass then come have a look. No hard case. £600 £500 collected from Benfleet, 20 mins east of the Dartford Crossing along the A13. No couriers, offers or trades2 points -
I imagine that that is height adjustment foam that has disintegrated.2 points
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There are a number of reactions/posts over on the Notable Deaths thread.2 points
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Just a quick bump for this. it will continue to run until 01/07/25. hope this is ok? X2 points
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3 hours is the point where creativity and concentration die...2 points
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the meatbox has alot of sub that you just wont hear with an amp, it will be high passing it, honestly if you have a way of sending it to the pa thats the best way! it an amazing thing but into an amp and cab its a bit tame2 points
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Ah I saw you guys, you were great! Really enjoyed it, I'm a big country music fan and thought your set was superb. Will definitely be there in December.2 points
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I found a kijiji ad that was about six months old , someone in Cape Breton was selling a Dan Armstrong for about $450 Cdn. Messaged the seller , no reply. And made a post on Facebook about the one that got away. An old friend in California told he had a Chinese copy , and it was mine , completely unexpected. And when it arrived I was pleasantly surprised. Put a worn in set of flats on it , slightly tweaked the action , and have used it on gigs. The weight was lighter than expected but it does have some heft. Quite a chunky neck , I’m ok with that , I’m quite accustomed to various neck sizes , and I’ve found a good old school thump with flats and the tone rolled back. I quite enjoy it! 32 inch scale.2 points
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IME it doesn't matter when in the week you order something from Thomann, if it's destined for the UK it gets dispatched late on Friday afternoon.2 points
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We're Delta Smoak. Played Sunday 13th April, afternoon spot and back Sunday December 7th again afternoon spot.2 points
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superb thank you I'll get one for my incoming HW 40032 points
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Couldn't agree more 👍2 points
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This one was a bit of light relief for me but it's gorgeous! This is Dave Holland's complete performance of the tune 'The Color Of Iris' from the 2013 'Prism' album. Beautiful. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-color-of-iris-dave-holland/2 points
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Sad for the staff, sad for us musicians, sad all round really.2 points
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I've had mine since about 1987 or 88. It's fretless from the factory, a blockwood body, rather roadworn and a new scratchplate. But IMHO a nice bass. My only fretless so it does still get gigged.2 points
