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USA Fender Professional II Precision. Absolutely immaculate. Played a handful of times and never left the house. Still has plastic film on scratchplate. With hardcase, all documentation and certificate. Incredibly light at 8.2lbs. Set up perfectly and plays like the proverbial dream. £1250. No trades or offers. Must be collection only please - Washington, Tyne & Wear. Thank you for looking.9 points -
Those of you with functional long term memory will recall the making of a new bench leg with vice. Due to the final expiration of our nearly 50 year old central heating over the summer and a move to gas rather than oil, just in time for a certain swivel eyed loony to invade his neighbour and punt the gas price up, which meant the removal of the 5000 litre oil tank. Which in turn means that I have an extra 8.5 sqm of workshop space! Joy! So here is wot I hav bin doing. Pulled the old bench apart and used the "good" leg from it as a part of the new frame. Cut the old top down from 1m x 2m to a more sensible 800mm x 1500mm and put the edging back on. Piled stuff on it. Before fitting the vice and bench drill. The old drill bench was an office desk kindly "donated" by my father in law and bowed dramatically with the weight of the drill. Let's see this one do that! Then because I want a bench on which to make projects firewood, I scoured the interwebz and found this design by Rex Krueger (https://youtu.be/zcq1LQq08lk). Before anyone points out that Rex's bench has two braces underneath, I know, I ran out of timber. I also need to decide where the dog holes need to go and whether I can reuse the old vice chop.7 points
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Les Tanniers in Dijon last night. This is a big warehouse covered in graffiti. They call it a "squat gig" and everyone there was crustier than your average punk. The Dressing Room was a large room upstairs full of bunk beds and one random guy who'd been told he could hang out there and stay over. The sound crew didn't know which channel was which, messed about for almost an hour until we gave up saying "that'll do". When we went on it took 10 minutes for them to get the acoustic guitar to work again, so what was the point of soundcheck? We struggled through, the crowd got into it, then halfway through the set we switch back from electric guitar back to acoustic. The channel was muted and the sound man was nowhere to be found. When he finally appeared, he couldn't get it to work, and angrily blamed our guitarist. The only option was to play all the acoustic songs on electric. It was still a great gig, but very hard work!7 points
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Not that you deserve a civil answer, but for the benefit of the rest of the thread's readership: I've a P that I like very much. It weighs 9.15 lbs. My damaged left shoulder has informed me that 2022 is my final year with it. I know for a fact that my shoulder would be happy with an 8.0 lb P bass, so, wanting something to string with flats, I've been looking for one around that weight. If I can't find one, I could order another empress-bodied LB-100, which would be below 7.5 lbs, but would also be well over 6 months wait and £££££. The lower the weight, the more of a long term solution it is, the wiser I'll have spent my money.7 points
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For sale or trade this beautiful Wood&Tronics (Carl Thompson style)! Body : Alder Neck : Ash/Maple/Ash Fingerboard : Ebony with a white line Top : Patchwork Cocobolo/Ebony/Maple i think Pickups : Aguilar Electronics : Aguilar OBP-3 Bridge : W&T 16mm Adjustable Tuners : Hipshot Usa Weight : 4.3kg Nut : 55mm price : 2350€6 points -
After a bit of a change of heart - I've decided to keep this precision body and just swap out the neck. Ignore price above - I'm looking for around £1650 including tuners I'd consider trades for jazz bass necks - preferably rosewood with blocks and binding but open to other options. Must be 7.25" radius and preferably 70s U shape type. Open to offers and would also consider a sale with or without the tuners. Detailed photos at the bottom of this post. - This is a rarer ‘B Profile’ neck stamped October 1968. - In good condition for its age. - Truss rod is a little stiff but works. Beautiful nitro checking on the headstock. Lovely dark rosewood fretboard, there are a couple of dents in the top side (see pic) but none effect playability. - The tuners are original ‘Fender’ stamped. - Non-original brass nut. - Hootenanny button on back of headstock. If I’ve missed anything give me a shout. I want the buyer to be happy so would much prefer you to inspect in person (in Chessington, Surrey or central London) before buying but also happy to ship. Thanks Dan6 points -
When Lidl are advertising fretless basses…6 points
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I am selling my Atelier Z M#2010-4, a variation of the M245, in very good condition. It's a bass of exceptional quality. The bass was made in 2010 and is in excellent condition for its age: very few signs of wear and few frets played. The photos should make this clear. Sadowsky preamp, neck and frets very good, very low action possible, weight 4.2 kg. There is also an Atelier Z gig bag, but the zipper only goes in one direction. Can be picked up or sent, including shipping within the EU. International bank transfer please, no PayPal.5 points -
Can't we have one thread, just ONE fvcking thread, that doesn't get bogged with snide remarks? Life is sht enough as it is without coming here and having to read aren't-I-clever comments from alleged adults. Pack it up. If you've nothing nice to say, stfu.5 points
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Bass I was actually intending now also complete. 3.56 kg5 points
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You’ll be fine, just be sensible where you leave your gear, same as anywhere really5 points
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Bandcamp. As someone who has music on it and who buys music from it, I love it. It's also the best platform to get paid for original music, in my experience.5 points
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Simply stunning and in mint condition, no dings, scratches or anything, comes in the also mint Ibanez shaped semi hard case with manual. Super light, combines a Bartolini pickup with an under saddle piezo pickup, the piezo is adjustable on every string via the rear, and the pups can be combined or soloed. Flamed maple top and matching head stock, neck thru. Shipping insured £30 UK. **SOLD** £750.4 points -
No you aren't .4 points
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I lived in London for 68 years, until moving away this year after my retirement. I never had an issue travelling home after gigs on public transport. In recent years, I virtually always drove - you can't really carry a bass and rig, even a compact one, on the bus or train. However, I used public transport when carrying just a gig bag and bits and I never had any trouble. Obviously, you need to exercise a modicum of common sense as you would anywhere, but don't allow doom mongers to infect you with their irrational fears. London is still a very safe place compared to most cities.4 points
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I've had no trouble on public transport coming back from all areas of London with gig bag and occasionally another bag (eg rucksack or wheelie case) with pedals, accessories, cables etc. If I'm adding an amp to that (increasingly unlikely these days) then I'll Uber/black cab/get a lift/etc As with all big cities there are rougher areas but keep your wits about you and you'll be ok. Otherwise don't leave kit in your car overnight, and get good insurance (I use New Moon)4 points
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Regularly used to take late night public transport home from gigs and rehearsals in London with all my gear on my back with no problem. Relax, walk confidently, stay alert, you’ll be fine.4 points
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"I got a letter from the government the other day. I opened and read it, it said they were suckers..."4 points
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Victor Bailey Jazz Bass® (2001-2011), Rosewood Fingerboard, Natural, 4 strings In very good condition, it has played many gigs and has a few scratches and bumps the worst of which are shown in the close up photos. There are no varnish cracks. It plays beautifully and looks great, I bought it new so it comes with it's original case and truss rod key. Pick up only. Here is the Fender Description: This rare and beautifully crafted Victor Bailey Jazz Bass® guitar incorporates the finest in design and electronics as specified by Bailey himself. The sleek, exotic-looking body has koa and rosewood over mahogany; the maple neck has a rosewood fingerboard with Posiflex™ graphite neck support rods, abalone dot inlays, rolled fingerboard edges and highly detailed nut and fret work. Special Design Noiseless™ pickups add warmth and low end, complementing the hardwood body's natural clarity and brightness and producing an extremely dynamic tonal range. The circuitry has been tweaked at the input stage (pre-shape, boost and EQ settings) to enhance the unique sonic nature of the woods. Bass EQ is centered at 40Hz at +/- 12dB with a 4dB per-octave slope; treble is centered at 8 kHz at +/- 10dB with a 2dB per-octave slope (treble cut serves more as a passive control for warm organic tones); mid-control is centered at 500Hz and +10dB and -15dB with a wide-band slope creating a distinctive voice. For maximum headroom, the circuit has an 18-volt power supply. Other features include gold-plated hardware, Fender®/Schaller® deluxe lightweight tuners, and a Bailey caricature graphic on the headstock.3 points -
This bass is a beast! The GZR pickups really bring it to life. Has a nice slim neck that I find really comfortable to play (42mm nut, but fairly thin). Weighs 4.3kg (9.47lbs) but balances really well and doesn't feel heavy at all. Collection from High Wycombe preferred, and I'm happy to drive within reason to meet up. But I can also post at buyer's cost. Here's what ESP say about the LTD Surveyor '87: While ESP first got started in 1975 as a small repair shop in Tokyo, it was really toward the mid ‘80s when our guitars and basses grabbed the attention of players around the world. The LTD ’87 Series are faithful recreations of this set of instruments from ESP’s 1987 catalog. With the LTD Surveryor ’87, the coveted ESP Surveyor shape is making a well-deserved return to the spotlight. A classic bolt-on design at 34” scale, the Surveyor ’87 has an alder body with maple neck and Macassar ebony fingerboard. It also features top-tier components including a Gotoh 201-B4 bridge and a Seymour Duncan Vintage P/ Vintage Jazz pickup set. Specifications Body CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On BODY: Alder FINISH: Black Neck NECK: Maple SCALE: 34" FINGERBOARD: Macassar Ebony FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 400mm NUT WIDTH: 42mm NUT TYPE: Molded NECK CONTOUR: Thin U FRETS/TYPE: 21 XJ Hardware HARDWARE COLOR: Black STRAP BUTTON: Standard TUNERS: LTD Vintage BRIDGE: Gotoh 201B-43 points -
Sire 6 String Vintage V73 points
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Clearing my house prior to USA move and now down to one bass for now I have 4 of these and not needed. Used for a year. Comes with all the gubbins. These are also good for oddly shaped or asymmetric basses/guitars. I have 4 of these. Shipping is £3.95 each. Buy all 4 for just £9.99 shipping.3 points -
Am I the only person thinking this thread appears to be going off at a tangent? 😀3 points
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Nope. Widdly widdly saxophone is strangely compelling though.3 points
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The Bass Driver and Para Driver are first and foremost DI's. The concept initially was that instead of plugging into a typical DI and sending the dry sound of your instrument's pickups to the mixer, you could send an amp emulated output to the mixer as well as the normal DI'd signal. This comes from the studio technique of mic'ing a bass amp as well as running a DI and combining the signal for a more complex tone. While this technique is sometimes used for live situations most engineers prefer to DI the bass. When using either unit into the front end of a bass amp, that amp's tone stack will greatly alter the sound of the Bass Driver. That must be considered. All the sample settings that we provide in our manuals are of the pedals plugged into a mixer through studio monitors. It would be pointless to plug into a bass amp to come up with settings because there is no way to predict which bass amp (GK, MB, Ampeg, etc) would be used or how a player might set the amp. The Bass Driver has more of a midrange scoop by design and that sound won't always mesh well into an amp that doesn't have a flat midrange. This is one reason we added the Mid controls to the v2 Bass Drivers. The Para Driver was for the player that wants more midrange control so we offer the semi-parametric EQ. You can dial in 500 Hz if desired but you can't make the Para Driver sound just like the Bass Driver though there is some tonal overlap. The Bass Driver DI has the presence control which in not a feature that the Para Driver has.3 points
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Unless they’re ‘70s Les Pauls.3 points
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Mark Sandman - Morphine3 points
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Got in a Rabbit Hole which included this...3 points
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Woosh... I really don't think you can generalise. Variables are: area. time, luck, 'victim' flag, obviousness of valuables. My own experience of London is overwhelmingly positive. Mostly the scum in any city are looking for an easy mark. If you don't look obviously worth the effort and risk of mugging, you use public transport and you carry yourself with confidence you should be OK.3 points
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Apologies all. Hopefully pics now showing.....3 points -
Far out, that's the biggest 'giveaway' deal ever seen.3 points -
As usual I have to wait for someone else to put my thoughts into words. You have to have a reference, a starting point. When I first worked as a young apprentice my first job out of training g school was testing RF amplifiers. The equipment and probes we had were far from flat but at the start of each session, each morning and after lunch we would calibrate the special scopes and probes. This told us what flat looked like and we had a reference. That was a big lesson for me. The next realisation in music is that it’s not All About the Bass, or at least not the fundamental. The next thing, the thing we learn at many gigs is that the room is the box that affects your sound more than the little Barefaced, GK, Ashdown or even LFSys (my current squeeze). However if your amp or cab has a baked in sound that is similar to the acoustic qualities of a room, you are in trouble. That is why I like flat. I then use the amp eq, bass eq and multi effects to get, “my sound” but in the end I go into the auditorium and listen.3 points
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This is my delight, the sweet spot of musical speaker design. Everything we hear goes through huge reprocessing in our brains and our response to sounds is so subjective. The language we use to describe sound is so imprecise yet our response to music so visceral. The engineering part is pretty simple but converting people's thoughts into a design spec and then seeing how that all works in a real life situation is what really fascinates me. I've had the pleasure of designing a few one off cabs for people here and it's been a real learning experience. I've recently had a chance to talk to @TheRevabout the problems of amplifying upright bass. A fascinating new problem. This interface between music, science, woodwork and people is my happy place. Great to hear from you3 points
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They have a Bargain Bassment aisle, I picked up a bottle of Pino Noir and a packet of Jaco's Cream Crackers.3 points
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Protect your hearing for as long as possible. Tinnitus puts paid to the luxury of Silence, for ever. As a dubious 'bonus', I now have a Dawn Chorus at Dawn, Noon, Midnight and all points west. Nowt to do about it, but if it can be staved off for as long as possible, it's worth the effort. Just sayin'.3 points
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Sorry guys, it was meant to be £2200 A BIG ONE DAY REDUCTION TO £2000 delivered to UK addresses Here we have a lovely Gibson Ripper from 74/75 with original case, inside is fine but the exterior is a bit battered but keeps the bass safe The bass is in extremely great condition for its age and I would say 8.5/10 its that good The bottom section of the scratchplate is a little bit more duller that the rest, some very minor crazing to the finish but you have to look very hard to see, some light swirls here and there but they too are minor Come with the original bridge cover Some people are not too fussy on the 3 point bridge system but on this bass its not a problem as I have managed to get the action down to 2mm at the 12th fret with no buzz all the controls work as they should, 4 position pickup controls 1 in phase — series 2 bridge only — single 3 in phase — parallel 4 out of phase — series Nut width is 41mm and a very comfortable neck to use weight is 4.7 kg's but somehow its does not feel overly heavy Frets in great condition Great condition for a 47 year old Gibson which has been well looked after by the previous owner and iI would say has not seen a lot of action over the years Forgot to put the E string through the body for the eagle eyed amongst you Any question please fire away and thanks for looking..3 points -
I've got an old Matsumoku P Bass from late 1970s with ye olde Yamaha BB type tuners with the sleeve around the shaft to adjust the tuner tension. (Does anyone know who used to make these?) They look like this Anyway, these should have a tiny litle C spanner to adjust them with. but hens teeth are probably more common these days. The C spanner would locate in the little holes and you can then tighten or loosen the sleeve up. I couldn't find a satisfactory way to tighten them up without this spanner.... until now I got one of these bulldog clips and took one of the arms off it and then bent it And it can then be fitted into the little holes perfectly and used to tighten and loosen Just the job..... 🙂2 points
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German double bass probably made in the 70’s in East Germany. Great gigging bass, have used it a lot with a realist pickup (not included), stays in tune and amplifies well. Had a neck repair at some point but still plays beautifully and totally stable. Just been set up by luthier with d’addario helicore strings. Really good condition and comes with a soft case.2 points -
Yeeeahhh! Can't go wrong with George Duke. Who are the guys with him. Fkin excellent, the pair of them!2 points
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Have used Bandcamp for about 18 months and can definitely recommend it if you’re selling music or merch. It’s easy to add Bandcamp links to websites or YouTube videos or social media posts etc. I don’t earn tons of money from it but every release I’ve put on there has covered, say, my medical insurance for the year, or car insurance, or paid for new musical gear etc. Defo worth a look 👍 I’ve thought about having a website but Bandcamp does everything I’d need anyway so I’ve just stayed with that. YMMV and all that, though.2 points
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The place is filled with villains and thieves... I remember when the streets of London were lined with gold - all of it has been stolen now...😉😉2 points
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I have a northwest 'jazz neck' on a self build P bass. Very good quality and highly recommended. Mine has the vintage yellow tint.2 points
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Bandcamp is great. Really easy to set up a page, they take a reasonable cut (and have extended the lockdown 'Bandcamp Friday' thing, where they don't take anything, really handy if you promote it well). You can have pretty much anything on there, including bio/lyrics if you're so inclined, and it's a nice little community IMO. There's a handy player that you can embed elsewhere too. Given how you can make it look, I've often questioned the wisdom of us paying for a website, that looks pretty similar and does less for us.2 points
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Above Made Me Revisit the Original.2 points
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Using just the headstock and horn strap buttons is the winning move.2 points
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Eyup Smanth, When I converted my Ibanez Roadster to 5 string headless (I think the build diary is still on here from tidying it up a couple of decades later) I used the bridge and head string anchor from my B2V. A little later i fashioned a clamping thing for single ball strings; the choice nowadays is luxury compared to 30 years back! I only had hand tools, so the holes aren't perfectly straight, but you get the idea. Maybe you have a friend who is better than I was at engineering diy? The only thing I found against the idea was that once you cut off the leftover bit of the lower strings they can unravel with no warning, so even though the outer windings remain clamped the inner pulls through, leaving a very slack string! Super glue in the trimmed end proved to be the solution to this. Hope this is helpful.2 points
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Quite possibly2 points
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I would like to have a vintage SA-17.2 points
