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So, after making a resolution that 2021 was going to be a fallow period, I well and truly fell off the wagon in terms of bass purchases. The positive side to it is that I actually sold a lot more gear than I bought and managed to recoup quite a bit of money net net. I think this really has to be it though for a considerable time. Funny, I always seem to buy more gear when I'm not gigging. It must be some form of comfort blanket. Anyway, from left to right: - Custom Fretless with Fender Japan neck - G&L CLF L-2000 - Stingray Special 5 String - 4003S - Guild Starfire 1 - Fender US P Bass - Lakland 44-64 No Jazz Basses? Nah, I've had plenty of those and they don't work for me sound-wise or ergonomically. Despite owning many of them I never seem to learn!20 points
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Loads of fun today... a few of us (including @warwickhunt, @cd_david and the God-like Dave Wilson) got together to shoot the breeze. We all turned up with a handful of basses each, apart from Warwickhunt who literally brought a van-load. All good fun - some rare birds, and some whacky stuff amongst the usual... \ \14 points
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Main job over the weekend was fret ends/level/recrown/polish. For levelling I use a box section of aluminium with emery cloth double-side-taped to one side and use it as both the level gauge and leveller: For the fret ends and recrowning, I find the Chris Alsop crowning files just right...clearly designed by someone who's done the job himself... In this shot I'm just holding it for the camera - in use it fits nicely in your palm giving great control, but is short and so it much easier to use as you get to the over-body section than the longer types of files. I rough crown it using the diamond edge itself and then run through 400/800 emery and then 4000/6000/8000/12000 micro-mesh cloths using the Chris Alsop file as the former: And - you'll have to forgive the appalling winter/full cloud cover light - done: For the back and sides, I've been doing the initial Tru-oil slurry and buff stages as I've been going along, which has given me the drying time while I've been able to be do other stuff on the finish list. But on Sunday I was able to give it its final slurry with 2000 grit emery. A break in the cloud gave me a rare bit of winter sunshine: I've hand polished the fretboard and headstock ebony (again, using the micro-mesh, running progressively through the grades of 3200 to 12000) and will do a final buff later today. For the main ebony panels, they need a final Mirka sand and then the same treatment. All going well, both jobs will be able to be done by the close of play this evening. I'm pretty sure that gets me to the stage of progressively positioning and fitting some of the hardware.9 points
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Well, it's been a crazy end to the year, where once again business has been hit, so I'm selling this beauty of a bass.... a G&L L2000 CLF USA in black plus case and case candy. Stunning looking and stunning feeling bass. So slick, and well finished. Real craftsmanship. Very easy to play, and very responsive. The tones for these are unreal !! Everything from P bass style, J bass style, Stingray and anything inbetween. However it has it's own personality, and its signature tone is like the best 3d sound ever, like a high end slap sound, but achieved by just playing finger style. It has 3 position switches - front pick up, back pick up, both. 2 selector switches for pick ups - parallel and series. 3 position switch for passive, active and active treble boost. And an overall volume, bass and treble control. Also, each pickup pole is adjustable via allen key, so you can literally custom this bass to a mm of its life! The tribute series of this bass are brilliant, then theres the higher end usa versions which are better..... then theres this - the clf. Excellent condition, just a tiny mark on the head that you wouldnt even notice. Pick up only Leyland Lancashire.7 points -
Just for fun 🤪7 points
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I bet you all thought I'd forgotten about this one I've been a bit heads down to try to get the ebony guitar build finished - on track with that and so thought I'd better give @Happy Jack 's neck a bit of love (in a manner of speaking ) The plan is - as far as possible - both necks to feel very similar. On that basis, I have measured the Lull neck depth to include the fret thickness. On a 'measure 14 times and cut once' basis, I first took the bulk off on the band saw and then moved onto my trusty spokeshave: Clearly the volute will be much, much smaller than this below but this now has the 1st to 10th frets to within 0.2mm of the depth, including the fret depth, of the Lull. At the moment, the neck thickens a little early from the 11th fret towards the heel, but I will leave it there for the moment and straighten it up a touch when I start the neck carve proper: You can see how even this small headstock angle gives me a helping hand with the break angle and the ability to use Hipshot/Sandberg type string retainers. I think I've said before, but there will be an extension to the fretboard the other side of the nut, carved to meet the scoop of the headstock. Next job is the neck carve which, with luck, will start tomorrow. But first I'll have to sharpen the spokeshave blade...rock maple is tough stuff!6 points
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I bought this a few months ago from @ead and I'm moving it on. I'm buying a Marcus Miller V and I've only got room for the one! J Type 5 It comes with a Black, Black pearloid, AND a new While Pearloid pickguard, and a really good padded gigbag too. It sounds brilliant and the B string is to die for, but I've been after the Marcus for ages and I'm sacrificing this one!5 points -
CHRISTMAS PRICE DROP £500 delivered in the U.K. Bought this a few weeks back, got my eye on a Flea bass or the ACG posted now, this is up for grabs. Sentinel short scale bass number 39626. Produces some amazing P bass sounds! Strung with Fender flatwound strings. nearly new Ritter standard size gig bag. Original D'addario round wounds also included. See notes on condition of the bass - there is a chip in the rear if the bass that's approx 1.5 cm long. Ive sealed it with super glue to stop it spreading. Apart from that it’s in great condition. Pickup preferred, but can post at buyers expense. Tech spec - The Reverend Sentinel is a thick sounding, professional-grade short-scale bass. A raised center ridge provides more mass, while the Reverend P-Blade pickup extends the low-end. The innovative Joe Naylor designed 3-way voicing switch offers three distinct tonal variations: bright, normal, and deep in an elegantly simple control layout, The Reverend Sentinel is versatile and multifaceted – unexpected in a single-pickup bass. This bass thumps! BODY - Korina Solidbody, with raised centre block. PICKUPS - P-Blade BRIDGE - String-thru-body or Top-load, 3/4" spacing NECK - 3-Piece Korina SCALE - 30" NECK PROFILE - Medium Oval FINGERBOARD - Pau Ferro - 12" Radius FRETS - 21 - 0.110"W x 0.050"H TRUSS ROD - Single Action, Headstock Access TUNERS - Hipshot Ultralight, 1/2" Dia. Shaft NUT - 42mm width, Boneite CONTROLS - Volume, Tone, 3-Way (Bright, Normal, Deep) STRINGS - 45-105 CASEBaritone/Watt Teardrop Two Tone Case (Available Separately)5 points -
I've drawn a trial tracing of the Aria shape on it. Definitely liking this. As long as the decal follows the curve nicely, I think I'll go with it.5 points
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I really like the older, curvier version of the Aria headstock, for some reason.5 points
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How about taking a bite out of it 😁5 points
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So 2021 was due to be a fallow year in terms of gear buying for me but I fell off the wagon early and to say I didn't buy much gear this year couldn't be further from the truth. So, to finish off the year in style I decided I wanted to add another P Bass to my collection, before trying (really trying) to be sensible next year with my purchases. I wanted something different to my number 1 P bass that I could primarily string with round wounds, but similar enough that I could dial those buttery P Bass tones in when needed. I didn't want to spend a huge amount of money though. Anyway, speaking to an old mucker of mine yesterday who plays mainly keys, he told me he had just got hold of a new Lakland Skyline Special Edition 44-64 that he can't quite gel with. He said wasn't too far from me this weekend so we arranged to meet up and he popped over today with the bass. It's in an Ice Blue Metallic finish with a Jazz width neck and for something I wouldn't usually like, it sort of works for me looks-wise. Practically it's a wee bit heavier than I would usually feel comfortable with (it's 9 1/2lbs) and I'm not a fan of PJ's but I forgot just how good Laklands are to play. This one is exceptionally playable and on a strap it really doesn't feel heavier than my other basses at all. Sound-wise the Jazz pickup is noticeably quieter than the P bass one (as I've found with most PJ's) and even when both are blended in I can't hear any discernible difference to a usual P Bass pickup. Build quality is right up there as it is with any other Lakland I've played and man, that neck is just something else. I've got it for today and tomorrow to see how I get on with it. Weight aside (it really doesn't feel that heavy on a strap) and the fact it's a bit gaudy for my usual tastes: Oh, and the fact it's a PJ, it just plays so well. I'm really tempted, especially as GG has them in their sale currently (£899) which is less than annex-demo they're also advertising with a bit of damage!5 points
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In great condition no dings or dents. In semi hard case.Collection or meet, I4 points -
I bet there's at least one bass chatter who writes hold music? I'm on hold to Eon now. There's a fairly nice piece that starts with what sounds like harmonic diads played on bass. It then layers up with some guitar and a bit of percussion. It sounds like something someone would do at an open mic with a looper, except it just goes round and round and there's no vocal. One section in particular had me thinking - do these companies ask the composer to deliberately attempt to get the caller to put the phone down? I'd be interested to know what sort of brief you get There's a slightly out of tune guitar just running down the major scale, over and over again and it feels like it's screaming at me JUST HANG UP4 points
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Here is my pedalboard with the latest updates. Thanks for watching!4 points
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Got to be this one. You could say you did it as a tribute…4 points
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Who can blame ticket buyers? Covid is far from over and anyone who thinks it is is clearly misinformed.4 points
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Yeh, right. Recision Bass Shame it's so far away, he who shall not be named would work wonders with this!3 points
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Nothing to see here….3 points -
Always loved the 90's Washburn headstocks, just pointy enough but with a nod to the classics too. I still have the 5 string version of this.3 points
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I have finally watched it all and loved it. I'm wondering how many of us will now start looking for Fender Bassman stickers online......I know I have! I used to occasionally visit a client about 15 years ago in Saville Row and found the shots of how the street was in the 60's fascinating. As someone said earlier in this thread - Ringo was a machine - always ready to go! It was also good to see who played which parts on tracks I've always loved.3 points
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I've watched all of it now, and followed it up by watching McCartney 321 (Rick Rubin interviews, sort of, McCartney). There should be a lot in Get Back that is very familiar to anyone who's been in any sort of band. But then you have to think about the work rate, and the success of that work rate the was The Beatles. Help, Rubber Soul and Revolver all recorded in approximately a year. 3 weeks after recording Let It Be they're back in the studio recording Abbey Road. It's really something. One of the most poignant parts is in ep1, where George has quit and Paul and Ringo don't know if John is going to turn up either. Paul says 'and then there were 2'. Paul's face is one of this could be all over, and that he's losing his creative partner. Mccarthy 321 is worth a watch. I think it's ep5 where there's a bit of a look at bass specifically (not a huge amount).3 points
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@hiram.k.hackenbacker I've snapped it, sorry... 😉3 points -
It could have been a good forum. The technical threads and advice were good, there was good stuff on self build cabs for example. All of that got drowned out by most of the rest of it being plain stupid. It often struck me that many contributors probably spent too much time on the internet with their trousers and undies keeping their ankles warms.3 points
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Merry Christmas everyone.3 points
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Due to the Covid-19 situation and severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. 1991 Ibanez AFR A304 #0123 with original form fitted hard case, all the goodies and papers. Get yourself a rare piece of history ! ABSOLUTELY NO TRADES, EXCEPT LEDUC BASSES ! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : €1550 Euros or £1325 GBP !!! New price with optional hard case was 2350 Euros in 1991 !!! Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC. In fully working condition and in very good overall condition for its age. Here are the specifications : Body : two pieces flamed maple (shape patented by Rolf Spuler) Neck : one piece maple half-trough neck with 2 graphite bars (an innovation in 1991) Fingerboard : ebony Frets (slightly marked) : 22 (E and A), 23 (D) and 24 (G) with white side dots and double abalone dots at the 12th position on the fingerboard Headstock : 2 + 2 (shape patented by Rolf Spuler) with matching flamed maple top Pickups : 4 polyphonic piezo pickups in each saddle called PPP (patented by Rolf Spuler) + AFR 4 Special magnetic pickup Controls : volume, blend, stacked bass and treble Preamp (18 Volts) : Matthias Grob designed especially for the AFR basses with gain for each piezo and 2 bands EQ (cut/boost) Tuners : Gotoh/Ibanez GB-7 Bridges : 4 Mono Rail's (patented by Rolf Spuler) including a Stay-D-Tune (patented by Rolf Spuler) detuner on the E Mono Rail Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm Nut : graphite Strings spacing at nut : 11 mm Knobs : original Ibanez Scale : 34 inches Hardware colour : Cosmo black Truss rod : one single action Finish : satin Land of craftsmanship : Japan/Switzerland Serial number : 0123 Year : 1991 Weight : 3.215 kilos Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th position (can even go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with the optional original Ibanez AFR form fitted hard case, all the goodies and papers. Non-smoking environment as usual. I'm only selling this bass because I'm thinning down the herd for the reasons mentioned above and that I also bought a new digital hybrid piano... 🤦♂️ The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has received 2 new batteries and is fitted with a brand new set of D'Addario Flex Steels stainless steel strings (40 - 60 - 75 - 95) that really serve the bass. Check the Ibanez AFR catalogue in the link below to understand that this bass is totally unique in its design, craftsmanship and innovations as it has so much patents by the late Rolf Spuler and that there were only next to 900 AFR basses built between 1991 and 1993. What you see is what you get ! Look at the photos taken under different angles to see the real condition, which is used with some minor dings and dongs that I tried to photographed. Link to the Paradis Guitars website page of the AFR : https://www.paradis-guitars.com/products.htm Here is the link to the 45 photos in high resolution, the 1991 Ibanez AFR catalogue, the German test in Gitarre & Bass from 1992, the service manual and the Stay-D-tune plus Mono Rail manual : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P_Lm6dLQtE8hTglILyikLmPx-kvrufy1?usp=sharing Don't hesitate to ask for more.2 points -
Hi Sadly the lack of body contouring on this bass means that I will have to move this on. I am after £360 ono which as the cheapest I have seen them for is £560 I think is very reasonable or will trade for a G and L Fallout tribute bass but will consider other reasonable trades The bass is in good condition but has a ding in the paintwork in one place that is shown in the below photos. Tonally this is a lovely sounding bass, P pickup sounds great and unusually for a p/j bass I really like the tone with both pickups on, it has a lovely bite to it with both pickups on and has a good range of sounds from bright to dark and dubby, my bandmates have commented that they love the tone of this bass and they will be disappointed that I am moving this on I have changed the pickguard to the one in the photos but will include the original mint green pickguard, for this reason I have included pics of the bass with both pickguards, the P pickup is pickup from a USA Fender and in the interest of full disclosure as I cannot solder I have connected the pickup to the existing wiring by twisting the wires together and securing with electrical tape , this does not effect the operation of the bass (Fender actually use this method to extend one of the cables to the pickup selector) it just doesn't look as pretty as a proper soldering job , have shown this in the below photos . This is a gem of a bass and whoever buys this will be a very happy chappy Collection from Croydon or if you are in the London area or anywhere that is travelable from Croydon then I can meet up with you2 points -
Been having a bit of a reshuffle on my board, and I don’t really need two (one up, one down) , so I’m letting this go. Made using JedsPeds PCB, and the LM13700 ÔTA for lovely, squelchy funk fun. Sold2 points -
It's a pretty wide range already. 4/5 string multiscale (standard and premium options) 4/5 string normal scale (standard and premium options) 6 string multiscale 4 string standard shortscqle 5 string short scale multiscale. They'll probably keep it much the same with some new finishes at best. Seems to be the Ibanez way.2 points
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That'll buff out! Well someone had to say it. 🙄2 points
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Too late… I fear…2 points
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The latest iteration of my beautiful half DIY disaster-2 points
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Well, if anyone's interested, Paypal has found in my favour and I've been refunded, well before the 'deadline' for Bax to respond, so I presume they must have agreed with my that the sales tactics are unreasonable.2 points
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First few vids, recorded on an iphone, later i can share some direct recordings of the different sounds if anyone is interested Finger style / solo example https://www.instagram.com/p/CXbeL3Rocv1/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet2 points
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Was a custom plate from Gig.ink, I sent them the image and they made the plate from it, if it is that particular image you are interested in then let me know and I still try and dig out the image, the finished image was not as bright as the original but still bright enough to look good2 points
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I was on there when it kicked off, and met Steve the owner at a bash and he was a thoroughly nice bloke. He had a fabulous dog too, and Spike ( as was the dog's name ) was a moderator. Shame it's gone... IMO natch2 points
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Love the psychedelic scratch plate, where did you get it? I have an identical bass and it now needs one too2 points
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smuggle them via the 6 counties, with a man with a van service, plenty of that going on 😉2 points
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Pretty sure your commonplace, pound shop allen keys should work (although if you have fancier ones with longer long ends you'll have more mechanical advantage when turning). I have a set similar to this: As long as the short end of the allen key is in the ballpark of an inch long you should be fine. Just make sure you don't get "stubby" allen keys - on those the short part is very short for getting into tight spaces and will not reach far enough in and the stubby part won't give you enough mechanical advantage if you try to use the long end and probably just end up hurting your hand/fingers. Actually, come to think of it, the stubby might be perfect for the Yamaha if the nut is not too far inset into the heel of the neck, but a regular one should be able to fit into the recess.2 points
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Your reactionary message has been noted. Come the day of the revolution comrade, you and your Daily Mail reading counter revolutionaries will be the first up against the wall.2 points
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My Sire U5 arrived from the UK and it’s a cracking little number . (I think that’s how you brits say it..)2 points
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Ain't He Messy Though? ～ Cardiacs2 points
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Dirty Boy - Cardiacs2 points
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Baby Heart Dirt - Cardiacs2 points
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I've got a beef with this post...2 points
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Had this up before but decided to keep it but putting it back up at a lower price to see if anyone wants it. Swamp ash body, 2x G&L Alnico single coil pickups, 38 mm nut, saddle lock bridge, new Ernie Ball rounds. The weight is 5.1 kg or 11.2 lb`s so no light weight but it`s fine for me with a wide strap. The bass is in exc condition. Would prefer collection from Paisley but don`t mind a bit of travelling, within reason, for a hand over. If you require shipping the cost will be around £20 or arrange your own and I will box it up for you.2 points -
Logically, the damages should be all the revenue the Plaintiff lost from Spotify as a result of Taylor Swift's plagiarism, and that's an amount that could easily run into pennies.2 points
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Had a good chat with the band and they all agreed about the volume issue. It was an issue before I joined and the previous bass player went out and bought the custom molded plugs. Its mostly pub gigs we do with the odd thing on a proper stage with sound guy and big PA.I have bought a set of KZ ZS10 pro IEM. On recomendation of all the info I have learned off this forum. At the very least I will have a nice set of phones for home use if it doesnt work out with the live thing. I will order a headphone amp,probs the Behringer. I think some of the band may have a go at some point but at the moment its just me. Which is fine as I am the one whos is moaning about sore ears. We have agreed to keep the volume at a decent level in future...Let's see how that goes. Will try them out in house first,then maybe practise. If it all works out I may pay a bit more for a decent set but looking forward to giving these a go.2 points
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It's been a bit 'head down and battle on' with this one. Added some luminlay side dots and top MoP dots to the fretboard: Made some knobs: Fixed the magnets to the control hatch and the flush-fit truss rod cover: I'll be staining the spruce under the thumbnail cutaway so it blends in better: Note the headstock swifts also added. The positioning was thought up by Jack and his good lady. I think it's great And that's the basic build done Still to do is the final finishing, the fret ends/levelling/etc and then just the installation of the hardware and electrics And so, just a couple of gratuitous mockups and then, sometime back end of next week, I should be able to show the completed guitar2 points
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