mrtcat

Time to thin the herd a bit. Due to a couple of new basses incoming I'm putting a few up for sale. First up is my 2015 Stingray 4 string.

The bass was made on November 19th 2015 and weighs 9lb 20z (4.2kg). I have owned it since September 2017 having bought it from the original owner who is also on this forum (Chilliwailer). 

It's not immaculate as i have probably done 100 ish gigs with it. It has been well looked after but there is one annoying little chip on the top edge of the body which I did myself when taking the strap off at the end of a gig. The straplock mechanism on my strap somehow flapped and hit the bass leaving the chip. There are two little dents (one on the tip of the top horn and the other about 2 inches from the chip on the top edge). There is also some scuff marks on the rear from shirt buttons which I think would buff out but are definitely currently visible. 

It sounds and plays great. The neck isn't as chunky as my previous stingray and has more of a chunky jazz bass feel then the usual baseball bat on a stingray. The east preamp is great and much more 70s stingray sounding then the factory 3 band preamp. I still have the original 3 band preamp and will of course include this with the sale. Currently it's strung with Ernie Ball Slinkys which have probably done about 12 gigs so well worn in but still very much alive. It also comes with the original hard shell case which has a few superficial scuffs having been to a good few gigs but is other than that completely intact. I also have a black pickguard which I will include too.

Any questions at all just ask. No trades please. I will courier at buyers expense but I gig all over the uk so may be able to meet somewhere. You are very welcome to come and try it out here in South Northants. Payment by cash, bank transfer or paypal gift. 

If it wasn't collection only from somewhere quite so far from me I'd have this.

6 hours ago, jimmy23cricket said:

They have forwarded the relevant thread to "Senior management team" to "discuss the next steps" and that they are talking the matter "very seriously". They will be looking "forward to restoring the Hartke name in the UK"

 

Pretty much exactly what they said to me when I linked them to the thread I had on here a few years ago discussing the awful issues I had with a kilo. Nothing ever happened, they just started ignoring my emails etc. Yes the distributor is poor but hartke themselves are pretty crap now too. 

I genuinely believe hartke ripped me and a load of others off with the kilo which they knew was flawed before they launched it. I lost £900 and never got so much as an apology. 

I'd read this first. Personally wouldn't touch anything made by Hartke with a very long barge pole. 

If you have a half decent PA system then you'll be able to get a great foh sound and in ears are a joy for being able to hear everything. I wouldn't hesitate to ditch the backline. I did and, when  I dep and need an amp, i quickly remember why ditching backline was so easy.

Lovely. These are absolutely great basses and so much quality for the money.

This is a gps streamer just arrived at bass direct. Same strings as yours it appears. 

On 05/02/2020 at 16:04, CameronJ said:

D-Roc Standard 5s are on their way. Bass Direct have some on order I believe!

And one of those belongs to me 😉

Paid for a 5 string with the three pickups and the aquamarine sparkle last autumn. Should be here sometime after April.

Best of both worlds!

9 hours ago, Davo-London said:

All we use in church is in-ears and a click track and frankly it terms of enjoying the experience, forget it. 

99% of my gigs are on in ears. I absolutely love them. So much better sound. Stereo in ear mixes are the best so i can pan everyone based on where they stand on stage and stick bass plum down the middle. I only really get to use backline for the acoustic set and when I do odd deps. 

12 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

Exactly. There seems to be a perception that "Not class D = too heavy". This just ain't true.

When I picked up my R-400 I was really surprised by how small and not heavy it was. Perfect combination of light and compact whilst feeling super solid and has the sound advantages of a much heavier amp.

Just now, taunton-hobbit said:

....... I think the word is 'heft' ?

😎

I was trying not to say that but yes that's exactly what it is.

30 minutes ago, steantval said:

I’m surprised at some comments regarding the amps not being loud enough, what volume do some of you guys play at, it must be deafening.

I don't think anyone is saying they're not loud enough. Its about the way the big old amps make you feel the bass and the way they react to your playing in a way modern lightweight amps dont do so well.

7 hours ago, Toddy said:

love your input, but feck..were supposed to impress the audience , not ourselves

 

 

Are you saying that using in ear monitoring would result in a less impressive experience for the audience? 

If you're playing the big stages you say you are then surely in ear monitoring is something you have come across. On a stage that big near enough nobody hears your amp anyway. Your tone is pretty much completely at the mercy of the foh engineer. A decent quality pa system will wipe the floor with any bass amp whether it be vintage valve or modern class d. In smaller venues a decent pa can remove the need for any backline at all and make the whole thing even more impressive for the audience.

Modern preamps can do some pretty good stuff. Modern lightweight power amps can't. 

I've been through the following (in no particular order):

Genz Benz Streamliner 900

Darkglass m900

Markbass lm3

TC RH700

Genzler Magellan 800

EBS Riedmar

Mesa D800

GK MB fusion 500

None of them came even remotely close to my old Trace SM250 so all got sold. My old Aguilar DB750 was an absolute class above even the trace but my final resting place is a Handbox R400 (small, relatively light but no class d in sight). 

For me, class d isn't worth the weight saving especially when the handbox is so close in terms of weight but so far above in terms of heft. Daren't try the WB100 as I'm pretty sure I'll be £1k lighter in a flash.

Hartke should be banned from trading in the UK. Their contempt for uk customers is shameful and the whole "Kilo" issue was borderline criminal. Disgrace of a company that I would love to see go under.

I avoid Mackie stuff after they refused to do a firmware update for the onyx 1640i which meant that when I changed my laptop to one running windows 8 I could no longer use the firewire connection. They literally told me to buy a newer version of the mixer. They can bo****ks if they think they'll have another penny off me again. 

18 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Easily solved. Just leave the UK.

I really wish I could but thanks to Brexit it looks unlikely that I will be able to. Ive looked at every option for getting a non uk passport and can't find any way. I'd give anything to get me and my family out of the uk permanently. 

I'll second the positive feedback for Andy. He just bought my Barefaced 210 in a really smooth transaction. A great "no nonsense" buyer with great coms. 

Thanks Andy!

5 hours ago, sPiKi said:

Has anyone experienced an allergic reaction to silicone tips? I have been using the CCA C12s recently and while I am happy with the quality of sound, the tips they were fitted with have been causing me considerable discomfort (redness, soreness, slight swelling) recently. Without being too specific, my ear hygiene and cleaning of the tips. is very good, but from reading on other audio forums, there does seem to be a problem for some people like me unfortunately. If you have experienced this, would you mind explaining how you coped with the situation and any workarounds. I really don't want to start lugging a powered speaker on stage as my monitor and the other three guys are using IEMs. I have memory foam tips here but will have to leave trying them for a few days until the pain & discomfort subsides. Thanks for any advice everyone.

I don't have an allergic reaction but I do find that silicone tips can irritate skin in my ears. I just switched to foam tips and it solved the problem for me until I got custom moulds which were infinitely more comfortable than either.

Yep still here 🙂

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

This is an absolute pain. Almost every audio cable I have ever used or made up has the body of the 3.5mm connector just too large to fit into a phone/tablet with a case on. If I am running the PA then I often have to ask folks to take their device out of the case.

At some point I need to butcher a pair of earbuds to make an adapter with a narrow body. But then I would worry the wires are too flimsy to withstand stage use. 

I always find these to have a very narrow body and fit most phone sockets when the phone is in a case 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Headphone-Extension-Earphone-Smartphone-Black/dp/B00LM4ON2E/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=3.5mm+jack+extension+cable&qid=1579640309&sprefix=3.5mm+jack+&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFZODFFR0M3R0pKVjImZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTEwMzQzOTdDTVVMMFpNRTRCSkomZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDcyMTE0NzJBVjZZSTY5NlVZOVomd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

As the owner of a pest control business I should probably point out that we have never seen so many field mice as we have this year. We have been inundated with calls from people who are finding mice in garages, lofts, outbuildings etc. I'd be wary about keeping expensive gear anywhere where mice can get to it. They do love a good chew.

4 hours ago, ped said:

I have tried all the other coated strings but didn’t get on with them. To me, coating before winding basically means you’ve got an effectively dead string from the outset. Coating it after protects the string from anything infiltrating the windings. Elixir have patented the process so that’s why they’re the best imo. YMMV of course but DRs lasted about a month for me. 

I have to say that the DR neons sound good and certainly not dead at all. Not super bright (much like elixirs) but definitely like new strings.

Is the phone set up to have a stereo output or is it mono? Worth checking the settings?