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  1. So this cheeky beast has just arrived from Belgium courtesy of a certain @Hellzero... It is quite an exceptional bass, more so than I was expecting to be honest (and I've not even plugged it in yet!) The build quality is absolutely fantastic. The highly figured, very 3D, top is a 1 inch thick slab of quilt maple with a purpleheart core layer and an Ash rear, also beautifully figured. The purpleheart fretboard and truss cover and superb and feel great under finger. The fretwork is immaculate, the fret end has been rounded off perfectly. The gloss body has an angled transition to a perfectly smooth satin neck and the treble access allows you to hit every fret seamlessly. The Bartolini pups are supported by an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp (a change from the stock passive Bartolini preamp) and the hipshot bridge and gotoh tuners take command at either end of this fine beast. This really looks like a true contender for some of the VERY best basses I have owned, and I have owned a lot!!! Porn below:
    9 points
  2. Don’t leave your BC straplocks lying around, obviously they are going to be incorporated into a Fuzzyfelt ballet...
    8 points
  3. Consider to sale one of my 2 Sadowsky usa 5. If one sells I keep the other one. 1) Sadowsky Usa custom vintage 5 2017, perfect conditions, Natural with mastergrade figured top, with Sadowsky case, 3,6 kg; £4300 2) Sadowsky Usa Satin 5 Silver Burst 2018, very good conditions with some normal signs of use, with Sadowsky case, 3,7 kg. £3000
    5 points
  4. OK, so 6th December has now been put back to 20th December and that's a bit of a delay too far for us, so we've decided to launch our long-heralded Media Blitz pretty much immediately. In the last two weeks I've done a helluva lot of video editing and my skills have moved along quite smartly. If I were to re-edit these videos today (which is perfectly possible, of course, but not overly attractive) then they would probably look slicker and more interesting. I'm leaving them alone as a decent example of what can be achieved in a week or so, from a standing start, by someone with no prior knowledge or experience of either a DAW or of video editing in general. Here's #1 of 3, Damo's first finished original Glove On The Gas (written in 2018).
    5 points
  5. Playing mine a lot lately & it's been a while since I posted a picture. 09 three band with a high gloss tint neck & wearing white trimmings!
    5 points
  6. Just got my hands on a rather splendid Washburn Chicago Series B-80 from around 1989 Superb condition with a very fetching Blue / Pink crackle finish, 2 band active, thru neck with a 'Stephen's Extended Cutaway' amazing condition Had quite a high retail price when new, I got it for considerably less I play in an 80s Rock Tribute show so its ideal www.that80srockshow.co.uk , although not everyones cuppa tea \m/ I can find very little about these basses .... anyone know anything?
    5 points
  7. I wanted to try something different than my usual P bass:
    4 points
  8. Fbass AC5 Alain Caron in mint condition, made in 2009 , Maple Body, Spruce Top, Gabon Ebony fingerboard, fret lines inlayed in the fingerboard are made of Maple, Hipshot A Style bridge (custom order preferred due to easier and lower action), FBass pickups & preamp, RMC Piezo Saddle Pickup, and it was finished in a Brown Burst Gloss. Bass is located in Italy Case Fbass TRADE ONLY WITH MTD AG5
    4 points
  9. Beautiful Ibanez single cut bought from the Bass Gallery earlier this year (https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/ibanez-srsc-805). Bought for £829 plus I had to buy a hardcase (£50). So for £850 included P&P get yourself a bargain. It's a lovely bass, super low action (I"m a real stickler for this) and plays very evenly across the whole board. I just can't get away with the slightly narrower string spacing having been a Fender man all my life hence selling. Basically you're getting a lot of bass for the money and they're not that easy to come by having only been made for a short time. Only trade I'm interested in is a Fender Jazz lined fretless. Can't add any money to the trade though so have to be straight swap or plus cash. Any Q's drop me a PM.
    4 points
  10. Hi chaps. Just seen this topic - and I'm probably a bit late to the table. I've been making all of my videos using Sony Cyberlink Power Director. I think I paid about £45 to it. For gigs we normally use 4 or 5 "gopro" style cameras, and maybe a roving camcorder. For lockdown videos the band has just used reasonable quality mobile phones! Whatever the case, the nice thing about the software is that if you use a Wav file for your audio track (off the mixing desk or whatever) then the software will usually sync the camera shot to the music (even if the camera has recorded a terribly loud distorted sound). I've found it really useful and it speeds things up a lot. With regards computers, at the beginning of lockdown I treated myself to a 2nd hand PC from a company that specializes in stripping out offices etc. I got a pc with 128gb of RAM, and dedicated graphics card with 4 monitor outputs, a 1TB SSD, and 1TB bog standard drive, along with two 22 inch monitors for £900. It has made video editing a breeze! (well - a lot quicker anyway!). It had some fancy quad core processor too. An example of a "lockdown" video using mobile phones is here - and a gig, using go-pros etc here: Hope that's helpful.....
    4 points
  11. And here's #3 of 3, Damo's most recent original My Hot Rod Honey (written the week before the recording session, the drummer heard the track for the first time at a quick run-through before we went to the studio).
    4 points
  12. Here's #2 of 3, Damo's second original Look At That Chick (written in 2019).
    4 points
  13. Don Quixote - Nik Kershaw Donkey Hotey... yeah, tenuous I know but WTF
    4 points
  14. Patronising - It means to talk down to someone.
    4 points
  15. No trade with Dan as such, but he spotted an item on Ebay that i had stated i wanted on here. It was in Dan's town way oooop north. A long way Dan told me if i bid and won, he would pay for it , collect it for me, and drive it down halfway between us. This has now all happened and i have my parcel. I couldn't even give the man any petrol money, try as i might. Dan is a scholar and a gent of the highest order, and a real human being. I scincerely hope that i can do him a favour in the future.
    4 points
  16. Tokai Jazz Sound Bass Daphne Blueish, possibly a TJB44 model? which I believe is a 2017-2018 model. Very good condition (but please see comments below) . Home use only Please see last few stock photos for colour as difficult to photograph (sorry rubbish photos) 40mm nut width, more of a p bass neck size. Lovely matching headstock, glossy back of neck. Recent setup (£56) and new Warwick 45-105 red strings so plays very well. I understand the original ceramic pickups were changed to Alnico pickups and new pots / shielded cavities done by the previous owner. There is some unevenness in pickup cavities/scratchplate (see pic with arrows) probably not from the factory - most likely this was done to fit new pickups. Small paint chip in truss rod access. Made in China model, comes with a basic gig bag and strap. Pickups are OK, but not super high output. The machine heads and bridge are functional, but overall these and generally the quality of the bass is not as high as the Tokai Japan models (I've had a few) . I think this is worth stating. I have packing materials, so can ship at buyers expense or collect Bristol BS32. Thanks, Neil.
    3 points
  17. All sold, bit by bit. Thanks for your interest everyone. REDUCED TO £3000. Nice round number! Really nice 70 P Bass that I recently purchased from The Bass Monkey (Paul Walsh) but sadly have overstretched finances so it has to go back on the market. It plays beautifully, set up with no shim, original pickups sound awesome, pots have been replaced with 1973 units, original ceramic disc capacitor. Original tort guard and tug bar. Previous owner commissioned a Swiss luthier to re-fret and level off a slight ski jump in the fretboard at the heel end. Neck has a fresh trussrod nut and the truss rod works smoothly. Neck has green batch code date stamp which is faded but appears to be a late 1969 code. Pictured here with oval tuners, but will go with its original clover leaf tuners. Comes complete with both chrome covers and OHSC. Fully insured shipping £100 to the UK EU £125 l also will be listing a nice lightweight fully loaded 1968/69 Ash Telecaster Bass body with original bridge, pots, knobs, control plate and neckplate.
    3 points
  18. This is a great topic, I'm really enjoying everybody's videos, and seeing an improvement with every upload. I recorded this last week, on Reaper and edited again in Reaper, it's become my go to DAW and Video editor, I've ditched garageband and daVinci resolve, Reaper is so much quicker, uses less resources and sync'ing is a piece of p1ss. Thanks to happy jack for making me think about transitions and Dad3353 for taking mixing and mastering a bit more seriously. Keep it up good people, I'm watching every submission and learning so much https://fb.watch/1ZfcGLgF8O/
    3 points
  19. Here is a rather nice Squier VM Precision which to me is the spit of a 70’s Telecaster Bass. It has a Fender decal on the headstock but is definitely a Squier! It has the beefy humbucker at the neck which is probably one of the most powerful pickups of all time. There is one odd tuner on the E - you can only tell when you take the string off as it has no hole through the post possibly a manufacturing fault. It works perfectly well however. Bass weighs 4kgs, it’s strung with flats and plays and sounds great. I reckon this bass is perfect for modding but that’s up to you as it’s a lovely instrument as it is. It has had a paint touch up on a ding on the bottom edge otherwise in gigged but excellent condition. No trades I can post in the UK at buyer’s cost. Now sold thanks for your interest!
    3 points
  20. It appears that @Frank Blank has solved the mystery of the missing BC straplocks... ...he's got them all! Well done Frank - here's a
    3 points
  21. So a decent amount of time has passed since my last update, let's blame, work, life and Covid! So while I kinda liked the build up to a point I didn't like it enough to not just ditch it and start again... I know, It's just me, it's how I am, If I'm not happy I start again. So I had this timber, luckily quite a bit of it was off cuts or pieces I had around so it wasn't an expensive restart. I absolutely love the figuring on this Wenge block I had, but I want this bass to be more understated than that, so I used the more straight grain. A lot simpler in it's appearance. I got the wood for the neck planed up and checked the fit, it's my fave looking lamination of Wenge and Ovangkol. Originally in this photo I have used Ovangkol as the sandwich between the two wenge wings, this was then removed and I replaced it with Swamp Ash. This piece of Purpleheart I machined for the pickup cover was absolutely lovely, but again far too flashy for this build so it was benched for another build at a later time. I placed these inlays to indicate the centre of the pickups underneath, i'll do this on the final pickup cover I make too. So this is the bass with the swamp ash sandwich, and you can see on this picture the pickup cover is WAY OTT! This is also the hardware I have pulled together for the build, I got some lovely old brass Schaller tuners and I managed to get a period matching Schaller bridge and Schaller strap locks! I have gold knobs that'll sit on an old very cool EMG BTC circuit with EMG J5 pickups. I will be using brass fret wire and using brass for the fret markers. I will also be using string trees due to no angle on the headstock. Just don't look at the floor Testing the hardware on the body, really love the look of the gold / brass hardware. Brass frets and inlays installed on the fingerboard, might not do top dots... might do them too... I know I should get a brass nut however the Warwick one (which is pretty much the only nut I really like) is too much money right now so this black one will do, I'm planning two string trees, think the B string is going to rip the top string tree out though... might need to test that. I'm taking some inspiration from Ritter on the placement of the jack on this bass and it will be mounted to the back of the control plate. Spot the 10 bolt holes too! Got some lovely brass inserts for the brass screws that'll hold the neck in place. It's almost done from a building point of view, just the new pickup cover to machine and then final sanding and finishing, will be using Tung Oil and Wax again as the wenge loves that! This is the block I'm using for the pickup cover, I had two pieces of Wenge i profiled down and glued them up, will just route the insides out of this and then it'll need profiling and then sanding! Cheers everyone.
    3 points
  22. They're here! The ancient postman gingerly dismounted his Penny Farthing and placed the battered envelope into my trembling, expectant hands, just this morning. Early signs are good. They're certainly a snug fit. Have we made all the KY Jelly jokes yet? Oh, OK. They clash beautifully with my fiesta red bass and wine red strap.
    3 points
  23. It's for this reason my band sometimes has the odd 'Technical rehearsal" when we need to try new gear or new sounds and ideas. It does help trying these things at gig level, with our gig rigs in a band context. If everyone is in the same mindset of being listening to the actual sound and being aware of what everyone else is going you can be more critical on the actual tones everyone is producing rather than concentrating on the the song and playing the right notes. I don't play loud at home either, but I've gotten better at dealing in usable sounds at home lately since going fully frfr. I initially bought a Headrush 112 for gigging with rather than plugging my helix into my old bass amp and cab, and I used headphones or my little Blackstar Core ID Beam set to 'flat' mode for home use. I was getting closer than with my old rig, but it still wasn't quite there. What made the difference was getting the smaller Headrush 108 for home use and rehearsals (seriously, this little things kicks serious derrière at full band rehearsals). Tonally, the two frfr speakers are very, very similar and my results are far more consistent. I also engage the contour switch on them at home which boosts the bass and treble and helps factor in fletcher munson loudness effect. And, playing along to tracks in via the spare speaker input also help gauge my tonal mix. Reminds me of my fuzz quest too. I was so disappointed in the big muff PI and it's quirks that I replaced it with an MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe which had proper dry and wet controls. What a waste of money. It simply didn't have enough volume in the fuzz part - you turn up the dry to maintain unity volume and the fuzz disappeared in a band mix. Ended up getting a cheap Mooer Fog fuzz which worked really well. This is what I love about the Helix thought. If any effect doesn't sit quite right in the mix, you can add eq etc to it and mangle it into shape without having to buy extra pedals and rewire a pedalboard every gig. Even better is the ability to tweak effect settings on the fly, with your feet, whilst you're playing! The future is now.
    3 points
  24. I have an Italia Maranello Cavo Bass which has been featured on various post on this forum. It's short scale with a semi hollow body and fitted with LaBella flatwounds. I really like it as it is fairly light and easy to handle. Sounds good too! One slight problem with the bass is neck dive. Being a semi hollow body, the headstock acts like a pendulum and causes the neck to drop. I changed the tuning gear for Hipshot Ultralights but the neck dive is still there. I think if the front strap button was placed closer to the neck joint that may help a little. As it is, when I wear the bass, he strap leaves the button at an angle (I like the neck to be fairly upright) and even the BC strap locks are forced off. Other than that it is a cool bass.
    3 points
  25. Both sit closer than a fender or a stingray, nether as close as my dolphin. The MK1 is more comfy for me. Not sure why. The Mk 2 feels bigger but isnt really, and only 450g heavier. Nerd that I am, drew round both to find out. With the bridges aligned, the heels of the bodies also line up (hence the poor access to the extra frets of the MK2 unless you bring your thumb round). Don't know why JC favours the MK2; if I only wanted four strings I'd stick with the mk 1. I'd like to try a MK3 though! Anyway, I've hijacked your sales thread so will wish you luck and push off 🙂
    3 points
  26. I wouldn't recommend the OP orders a Rickenbacker any time soon 😂
    3 points
  27. i sell fender jazz "Custom Shop" 5 strings in perfect condition .. original hard case and accessories..very light only 4 kg..price NOT negotiable ..thank's
    2 points
  28. Picked this up locally, gentlemen said he got it from this very forum, excellent sounding. The bass itself is listed on Andre's website with a rosewood fretboard, yet this one is maple. So it's certainly not standard. http://www.vanderend.nl/jb4-vintage/ Bass requires some work to make it perfect, which I'm not the right guy for, as such I've decided to knock some money off. Has an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp fitted which is a positive, I'd question the way it's been hooked up as one of the switches doesn't alter the sound at all. Otherwise really powerful. There is a hole in the body where someone looks to have tried to change a pickup. Weight: ~4kg (~8.8lbs). Sold with a Music Man hardcase. If you would like to arrange a play, hear it or need to ask any questions, I'm happy to oblige. Thank you for your interest.
    2 points
  29. Squier Vintage Modified P-Bass with luthier made 5 string neck in Wenge and Maple with Ebony fretboard. The bridge was moved back to make the scale length to 35 inch scale. Pickups upgraded to Delano PMVC 6 FE/M2 and pots changed (original pots included). Hipshot Kickass bridge and Hipshot tuners. Set of D'Addario Flatwounds installed a few weeks ago (ECB81-5SL) Set of Roundwounds included (about 6 months of use). Body refinished in Sherwood Green and in excellent condition with only a slight 2cm blemish (see pic). Due to different pickups the pickguard doesn't cover the recesses fully, will need a custom pickguard if you want to fix it (didn't really bother me). All work done by previous owner, had the bass since May and it plays great, no issues, selling as I prefer a 4 string and want something lighter / thinner. Quite unique bass for those who want that Precision sound and an extra 5th string. Test and pickup encouraged, will ship to UK for another £25 - I will include a budget gig bag with it. International shipping possible, please enquire. Any questions or pic requests welcome.
    2 points
  30. Get it to Marlborough, Chippenham, Calne or Bath and I'll happily pick it up from near M4. Niece in Cardiff might be able to help with the onwards journey.
    2 points
  31. Nah ... look what the camera has done to the guest singer's outfit! I bet he was really wearing a white t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
    2 points
  32. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01KFTCCKQ/ref=dp_prsubs_1 Something like this! Hope the link works - there's a silver one on that page too - which is for the bigger style mic stand thread. - This one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/ChromLives-Adapter-Microphone-Screw1-Monitor/dp/B07F72NKT5/ref=psdc_1104576_t1_B01KFTCCKQ
    2 points
  33. I don't know why you're making such a big thing out of it. We managed to get a bandage on it before you bled out, and the neighbours have apologised for calling the Police.
    2 points
  34. Bravo. In reference to your statement in the first post - remember that this game is all about practice. And done is preferable to things never making a final render. Thats a decent effort there - obviously the constraints of the source footage are coming into play as you zoom and crop - but you know what, so what? Next advice would be looking at a bit of colour correction to get your skin tone a bit more realistic... But you know what, that's already a hell of a lot better than most bands will ever put out... So well done!
    2 points
  35. Put the DMM setting to VDC. When you hit the pickup with a magnetic tool like a screwdriver, the voltage raises shortly to the positive side if it is in phase. The DMM may have a min/max function and here it is very handy.
    2 points
  36. Yep, mick used a few different ones over the years that I’ve seen them live. A very underrated bassist too
    2 points
  37. We do have some cabs left here but that doesn't help much...Maybe try our distributor: ROCKY ROAD DISTRIBUTION LTD Tel: + 44 (0) 1494 535333 Fax: + 44 (0) 8701 360067 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.rocky-rd.com
    2 points
  38. Just out of curiosity, what are you hoping to achieve with the Shuttle that you couldn’t achieve by plugging your bass directly into your Scarlett, then EQ’ing in the DAW? Si
    2 points
  39. One of my favourite fretted sixer too, but hélas way too heavy for me at 5.365 kilos... Otherwise I would have kept it for sure ! Good to know it's in Russ hands now.
    2 points
  40. Ended up doing my own finish for the same reason as yourself.... cant get the job done by a pro locally.
    2 points
  41. Hiya, after years of buggering around with guitars mainly for my own amusement and not necessarily always the amusement of others I got mugged by a so called friend to play bass in his band. Piece of cake I thought, 2 less strings and learn the root notes and Ive cracked it. Things did,nt quite turn out as I expected and when the so called friend chucked 50 songs at me and said learn these it did,nt take me long to realise that I,d better get my act together and learn some technique and a bit of theory or I was going to make a pratt of myself. Not for the first time I admit. Living not far from a holiday resort we,ve had a few good summers entertaining the tourists. It,s a shame thats all dried up now with the virus and my only audience are a few sheep and the odd solitary goat. Thats the price you pay for living halfway up a Greek mountain I suppose. 1 Chowny short scale swb passive, 1 G&L LB100 Tribute, 1 Fender Rumble 100, 1Zoom B3N Multi fx, 1 Greek cat (Mildred) 1 Border Terrier (George).
    2 points
  42. Cruising through West Ham listening to this
    2 points
  43. Unless it were badly designed, you proabbly would not notice it on an instrument amp.
    2 points
  44. Sorry I forgot to mention it’s a B neck.
    2 points
  45. You were looking for a reason and then you found a reason, but...
    2 points
  46. If you think these are a rip off, wait until the BC branded waxing strips are released.
    2 points
  47. Just crying into my empty Wal-let.
    2 points
  48. Here is a picture of my headless Omy bass. I am curious what you think?
    2 points
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