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Thanks all - i reckon i'll get away with a 45-105 set for the E flat gig then. you never know, i might even get to like them!
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cool. yeah i sometimes tune down to D for a couple of tunes on my 40-100 set and its not the greatest fat low D on earth by any means! Hopefully the string tension of some 45-105 tuned to E flat should be about the same as the regular 40-100 at A440.
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hi all got to dep for a band next month which uses e flat tuning, down a half step from concert pitch. I use 40-100 strings, which are a bit too floppy when tuned down. I know for guitar, roughly one half step down = one string gauge up, but they come in such small increments (0.10, 0.11 etc) For bass, is it roughly the same - i.e. moving straight on to 45-105, or even heavier? I don't really want to alter my action or set up too much as they're beautifully set up for concert pitch. any thoughts?
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Hello I've got a pack of brand new unopened Schaller strap locks in chrome. They were a bit of an impulse buy to be honest at the start of this month and they been in my parts drawer since then, so looking to get back some of the cost. As the pic shows, they were £13.99 new three weeks ago, so how does £12 posted sound? -
Weekend bump This is a genuinely really useful, reliable PA and I'm only selling it cos I can't really justify having two PA systems! The desk itself sells new for around £500-£600, and rigging up two more speakers to this to get the full 4ohm load from both amps will give a seriously loud bit of kit. If it doesn't sell it'll end up being hooked up to my front room stereo, which wouldn't be a bad thing at all (tho my neighbours mightn't be too chuffed...)
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PRICE DROP bump - £6 posted anyone? That's basically a scratch plate for a fiver plus postage....
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Sold!
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Hello, [s]I've got a set of nearly new Rotosound jazz bass Monel 77 flatwound strings for sale. Gauge 40-60-80-100. Long scale. I bought them about a fortnight ago, fitted them to a bass for about three days and took them off again. Decided to stick with round wounds. I don't need them now as all my other basses wear round wounds already. As a result they're in as near as poss to new condition. Theyre cut for a fender precision ( 4 a side headstock) so should fit most basses. After £17 posted to try to get back some of the £34 I spent on them. Will get some pics up if needed, but basically it's a pack of four strings....[/s] Cheers SOLD!
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NOW SOLD Hello I'm selling a full PA which I no longer need. It's a Soundcraft Gigrac 1000 powered mixer, and a pair of Ohm RW2 passive speakers. It's been used for a good few acoustic solo/duo and small band gigs, and kept in a smoke-free and pet-free home. The Gigrac 1000 is a 1000w amp, putting out of 2x500w at 4ohms, or 2x300w at 8 ohms. You can select to run it all into front of house, or split to have 500w out front and 500w into monitors. It's got 8 inputs, usual eq for each, two graphic EQs ( for main and monitor mix), 10 digital effects (various delays, reverb and chorus etc). The whole thing is enclosed in a plastic moulded carrying case, which can be taken off in order to rack mount the desk if preferred. The desk itself is in very good condition, with the plastic outer case showing some scuffs but no cracks or damage. The pair of Ohm speakers are UK made, housing a single 12 inch speaker and a tweeter. Both cabinets are 8 ohm, carpet covered and with a metal grille and quite heavy duty plastic corner pieces which connect to stack them. One of the speaker cabinets is a slightly older model than the other, in terms of the logo on the back panel etc. The newer one is hand written as 200w, the older one as 150w, tho they look and sound identical in use, so I'm not sure how accurate that is. The marks on photo next to the speakon input are on the printed info surface, and aren't cracks or splits in the casing itself. They sound fine paired with the PA putting out 300w a side at 8ohm, although for a very loud band you might want to add on two more 8ohm speakers to get the full juice out of it. Also included in the sale are two heavy duty Speakon leads ( one long, and one extremely long; ie longer than my entire house and most of garden!) kettle lead and a photo copy of the manual from the Soundcraft website. All in all a good PA for small to medium gigs, or for bigger gigs if run at the full 4ohm load with two additional speakers. Given the size and weight of it I'm not planning to post it, but happy to meet within reasonable distance of Leicester. It's also for sale elsewhere so may sell locally Feel free to PM me with any questions I haven't covered.
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No worries Steff - I'll hold on to them for ya.
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Bump for this scratchplate. Someone make me a sensible offer as its doing no good here without a jazz bass to attach it to!
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SOLD Delete Please
bassbiscuits replied to foxton4001's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
Great price for a great guitar. Baffled why this hasn't sold. -
Hi Steff. Yes no problem. They look to be 18.5 mm wide, 12.5 mm deep and about 8.5mm high, from the bottom of the bit which fits into the base unit to the top of the grooved section. The central section which fits into the Badass bridge base unit it approx 7mm wide, central to the saddle itself. They definitely fit Badass II and Badass III bridges so can't see why they wouldn't work on Badass V too. All the height adjustment screws and Allen key are in perfect nick too as the saddles were only very briefly to my bass. Drop me a PM if you want them and we'll go from there.
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Heres my red 1970 tort You're right tho Geek99 - there's loads of variation in tort plates.
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[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1434144089' post='2797207'] Sorry - but it looks cheap to me & judging by the close up around the jack socket it doesn't look very well cut either, I'd suggest you didn't pay a lot for it [/quote] That's a fair point about the cutouts looking a bit scruffy - I was more thinking about the colour to be honest, which looks ok to me.
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I think that's not bad tort at all Geek99. It's not a million miles from the old tort on my 1970 P bass, and well within the realms of both the Fender tort plate I sold here last week, and the one on my Sandberg California bass. Looks very decent indeed.
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Yeah there's definitely a difference between real flats, and rounds with the tone rolled off. I'm sure I read somewhere that a sine wave (if that's the right word) of flatwounds being played show they fill out more of the actual sound, whereas a round wound has all the extra zing and attack, but actually gives less of the fat fundamental tone than a flatwound. Which is why you hear flats on a lot of recordings. In a nutshell they are very different sounds on a measurable level. Jury's out for me though. I've always used rounds for their feel, sound and flexibility. But I did stick flats on my old precision for some recording and they sounded and felt beautiful. Different, but very nice. For gigs I'm still using rounds most of the time tho. Maybe it'll come with age. I already listen to Radio 4, drive an old volvo and take my slippers round to other people's houses...
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I watched a brilliant programme a few years ago about 1959 - a year in jazz - which featured groundbreaking albums by Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. While his stuff was by far the least accessible to a fair-weather jazzer like me, and was a bit over my head to be honest, he was clearly nonetheless a real visionary player.
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[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1434104730' post='2796702'] As a direct comparison, would it be expected to be any difference in volume between flats and rounds? I've just bought my first fretless this week and as such, it's also my first experience with flats. It's a Squier Jazz, the modded Burgunday Mist one which was being sold via here earlier this week. Just from my initial plays at home, I was surprised at how quiet it appears in comparison to the other three basses I have which are all fitted with rounds - all passive btw, Fender AVRI Jazz, Lakland JO Dudepit and Lakland Decade. So, is a quieter tone to be expected from flats? [/quote] Hiya - yes i've noticed this too when i've switched between flats/rounds on the same bass. The flats lose much of the attack, midrange bark and treble snap of round wounds, and have a much softer sound, which all seems to translate as being a bit quieter. i think it's just the nature of flats and rounds that they behave differently, and sound different as a result.
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I had a bass one of these when i was a kid - brilliant quality instruments! -
What bass can you not be without.
bassbiscuits replied to jonnythenotes's topic in General Discussion
One of my two precisions shown in my avatar - a sunburst 1970 which I've had for over 20 years, or the 1995 one i bought 10 years ago when the old girl finally succumbed to a refret, and which immediately became my go-to bass for almost every gig since. While the 1970 is lightweight and vintage and feels almost delicate, the 1995 weighs a tonne and is a bit of a bruiser - but it's loud, fat, perfectly set up and free from buzzes. Never gonna sell either of those, and every time i try other new basses I come back to these as my benchmark. -
Surprised there's not been any interest in these, given how hard to obtain all Badass-related bits seem to be. I found them perfect for replacing saddles which hadn't been cut to my liking, without having to resort to tracking down a whole new bridge. they seem to be a universal fit for either Badass II or Badass III bridges.
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Tort one sold Black one still available for £8 posted
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thats beautiful
