Dapper Bandit

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[quote name='pep2000' post='1319547' date='Jul 28 2011, 05:30 PM']Saw your bass so joined up, but not the best on these kind of things. Got a SR506 and SR605 to see which configuration I wanted to pursue as I'm getting back into playing again. Had a really nice Ibanez 4 string back in the day, but have now settled on the six, which I was going to customise and upgrade, but your bass might be the answer as I can't stretch to 2 or 3 grand for one I'd really like. Is it still there an where are you based.[/quote] Hi there, The bass is still available. I'm based in the Channel Islands so postage is a must but hey, I've included it in the price! This has to be one of those stupid-good basschat deals, I've tried to sell it locally with no luck so people with the internet get free postage. Now that's fair!

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Bu-bump. This is a steal folks! Take advantage of my better nature.

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Pics! Including images of the offending nut. Currently have it tuned DADGCF and there is no issue with regards to stability as far as I've noticed.

So, people that are in the know can tell you that Ibanez churned out some boutique-quality basses for a while and this is one of them. Let's take a look at the specs: Ibanez BTB1206E Prestige at a Glance: Flamed maple top, maple/mahogany back with natural finish. 5-piece BTB6 Prestige thru-neck design with rosewood fingerboard and abalone off-set dot Inlays. Bartolini custom pickups and 3-band EQ. Mono-Rail IV bridge and Neutrik locking jacks. Mahogany Body and Flamed Maple Top Mahogany is revered for its sweet sustain, smoldering tone, and an acoustical range that extends all the way from deep octaves to a singing upper register. Mahogany is also valued for its color, grain, stability and high-strength/low weight ratio. A real plus when you have to stand up and play for hours at a time. Visually, the curly pattern of flamed maple is breathtaking. Acoustically, the wavy fibers reduce the long grain stiffness and vibrate more freely - the secret to the bright, clear powerful sound. BTB5 Neck and Rosewood Fingerboard The 6- String Ibanez BTB1206E Prestige features neck-thru construction. The Ibanez BTB1206E's 35" scale offers tight tension with no flopping, superior articulation, and excellent sustain. Perfect for 5-strings and detuned 4-strings. An off-center line shape makes the upper fretwork on the Ibanez BTB1206E as easy to play as lower fretwork is on a standard neck. The Ibanez BTB1206E's Rosewood fingerboard offers a strong, bright sound and an attractive appearance with a long grain complimented by Abalone offset dot inlays. Custom Pickups and 3-Band EQ Bartolini pickups custom-designed for Ibanez complement the 35" scale of the BTB1206E Prestige bass. Bartolini pickups provide deep, warm tones while retaining treble emphasis. The Bartolini active 3-band EQ features fully independent bass, treble, and mid controls and a mini switch for quick mid-frequency adjustments of 250Hz, 500Hz, and 1kHz. 18-volt circuitry provides much greater headroom than found on standard active EQs. The Ibanez BTB1206E also features the Mono-Rail IV bridge, which offers even greater string-to-string isolation and easier string changes. High-tech features While the BTB1206E is traditional in style, it's completely up-to-date with the most sophisticated high-tech features such as Neutrik locking jacks and Ibanez Mono-Rail bridges. The Ibanez BTB1206E's new Mono-Rail IV Bridge offers even greater string-to-string isolation and easier string changes, and the BTB1206E's Neutrik locking jack means that you can get completely carried away without getting unplugged. Ibanez BTB1206E Specifications: BTB6 Prestige neck-thru 5pc. Maple/ Walnut Neck Material Flamed Maple top/ Mahogany / Maple back Body 24/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board Mono- Rail IV bridge Bartolini Custom Neck PU Bartolini Custom Bridge PU Abalone Off-set Dot Inlay SN : Hardware Color Bartolini 3-Band (18V) Pretty impressive, huh? I really loved this thing when I got it, growled so very nicely through a Marhsall VBA400. Unfortunately I've realised that all the Claypool worship I did as a younger man is not really my bag these days so this bass doesn't get the use it deserves anymore. In the interest of fairness and full disclosure the bass is in very good condition bar the B string slot on the nut where I filed it out to accomodate a larger gauge string (.175!) so I'm going to knock £50 off what I was originally going to ask for and put this up for [b][size=3]£375 posted[/size][/b] Pics up later.

[quote name='Stompbox' post='1297768' date='Jul 8 2011, 10:44 PM']Hi - Any pics yet? Have you been reading the Discworld novels? - "Cut me own throat Dibbler"??? [/quote] Ah, thought I'd forgotten something! Pics will follow soon. I spent a lot of my formative years reading Discworld, still have an almost complete collection boxed up somewhere. Every now and then a reference will drift up from the ether, can't whack a bit of Pratchett!

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00funk is out the door! PMs are replied!

Agro is gone! Come on folks, you can't repel bargains of this magnitude!

Bought this as an addition to my band's rig hoping to add another dimension, unfortunately it doesn't really sit with what we do. Great synth for dance/trance or any other variation of that sort of thing. Would be pretty good for a covers band as well, I'd imagine but what do I know? Used it 3 maybe 4 times, if it's received more than 2 hours total playing time I'd be surprised. Retails at £509 (that's what I paid anyway) and you can take advantage of me by taking it off my hands for [b]£300[/b] posted in the UK! What a steal, I'm practically cutting my own throat here! Pics will go up later. Includes power supply, manuals and probably a whole load of bubble wrap.

[quote name='j3rry' post='1289790' date='Jul 2 2011, 01:30 AM']where are you located mate?[/quote] I'm based in Jersey, which would make collection awkward for the fine folk of Basschat, I suspect. But then what better excuse is there for a holiday than buying pedals abroad? Doesn't work with my missus bit it could for someone else! PM's replied.

My first sell off didn't quite work out as intended so let's have another go. Here's what's on the block: BOSS DR-3 Drum Machine - £30 It's a drum machine. It goes thump and whack. That's as far as my understanding of drum machines goes, I tend to work with PC programmes. Comes with PSU and maybe a couple of awful attempts at writing drum patterns if I can't figure out how to delete them. BOSS DF-2 Super Distotortion and Feedbacker - [b][color="#FF0000"][font="Impact"]SOLD[/font][/color][/b] A distortion pedal, obviously. Contains the feedbacker feature which is the selling point of this, IMO at least. Hold down the pedal and the pedal sustains the note for as long you can keep your foot on it. It's like a vintage EHX Freeze, put your hipster friends to shame! Chunk Systems Agent 00-Funk - [b][color="#FF0000"][font="Impact"]SOLD[/font][/color][/b] Super funky envelope filter with a whole host of.. ah, you all know what this does and it does it very well! Since buying it I realised that whilst I love Bootsy's sound I don't like playing with envelope filters myself. Zeibek Geminidrive - [b][color="#FF0000"][font="Impact"]SOLD[/font][/color][/b] A bass overdrive, nice but not crazy distorted enough for me. Aguilar Agro - [b][color="#FF0000"][font="Impact"]SOLD[/font][/color][/b] A very nice bass overdrive. Going for the same reason as the Geminidrive. Doesn't replace the HM-2 in my heart. BOSS MT-2 Metalzone - £30 Pretty good for guitar, helps you get that classic Slayer tone which is one of the better metal tones IMO. Does that scooped unpleasantness as well. Zoom 607b bass Multi FX - £30 My first foray into the wacky world of effect and I haven't looked back since! I also haven't used this pedal since so now you can buy it. Prices don't include postage and packaging but I'll give you a price for that if you like. Also I have a Boomerang+ phrase sampler if you're interested, I'm open to offers on it.

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1187418' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:25 AM']Bumpy.[/quote] PM sent

[quote name='Dosi Y'Anarchy' post='1188242' date='Apr 4 2011, 08:06 PM']Ill take the agro and the gemini if you take paypal?[/quote] Paypal I certainly take. PM me your details so I can work out a proper postage quote for ya. Forgot to mention, the AGRO has a strip of velcro down one side if that makes any difference to you?

So, after about 18 months of trying to find a pedal that would satisfy my distortion/OD needs better than my HM2 I've got to admit that there's nothing better out there (for me). And so my loss is your gain as we have no less than 5 (!) pedals on the block: Blackstar Dist-X: £65 Really nice pedal, has a wide variety of very usable tones for the tube lover. From warm OD to all out distortion this covers all the bases. Comes with power supply (16V, no less) and box. Barely used, once in the shop and once at band practise. Aguilar AGRO: £50 Strikes me as having similar aims to the Catalinbread SFT, trying to replicate the sound of a driven Ampeg SVT. This does it a bit better IMO but am looking to get the AG500 head so it's surplus to requirements Boss Metalzone: £25 We all know what this one does. I quite like it but it's surplus to requirements. Made in Taiwan. Boss DF-2 Super Distortion & Feedbacker: £50 Quite a cool little pedal, this one. Features a so-so distortion and a "feedbacker" setting. Basically hold down the pedal whilst playing the note and it will sustain it indefinitely. Kind of like the EHX Freeze. Made in Japan, hence price. Electronix/Zeibek Gemini Drive V2: £50 Cool OD pedal with built in clean boost / blend. Has tone and gain mods. This is not pictured as it is at my practise space but can upload if necessary. Prices do not include postage, which would probably be about a fiver. I'm based in Jersey so unless you're a fellow Channel Islander then I wouldn't really be able to offer a trying session.