Gareth Hughes

Hi all - up for sale is my Eminence upright travel bass. This is the removable neck model, bought from (All Hail) Bob Gollihur back in 2001-ish. The fingerboard was worked on by a great luthier here, with the resulting action across the fingerboard being super comfortable. Comes with a few goodies - first is the Realist pickup that came as standard, plus a second pickup by AptFlex - basically a Russian version of a Realist. Second is a gig bag made for the Eminence. The bass was originally sold with padded cases for the bass when the neck and body are separated, but they're not functional for every day gigging (unless you like pulling apart LOTS of velcro) *the gigbag and the separate cases, plus the stand don't all fit in the golf cart at the same time. Minus the separate case for the body, everything fits in fine.* Third is a 'spare rib' I had made from an old defunct double bass. This gives the Eminence a more realistic feel/distance to your body when playing. Fourth is the golf club case. Still works great, though the locks were never the most confidence inspiring. I always had a luggage belt with a lock/combination wrapped around the case for peace of mind travelling. And lastly is is a tripod stand with a specially designed holder for the 'foot'. This is no case queen as the various varnish chips and dings will attest to. This bass has travelled the world a few times and always performed admirably. Two things worth noting - there is a surface crack at the bass side f-hole. This has been there since day one and not budged or grown since so never been an issue. Second is that is used to have an old Schaller magnetic pickup years ago, which has left a few screw holes at the end of the fingerboard where the pickup was attached. £1600 with courier organised by you. You're welcome to come try the bass if Rathfriland, Co.Down is anyway local to you. I make very good coffee.

Here's a Krivo magnetic pickup - one of the earlier models, so doesn't have the new fangled adjustable bar for under the fingerboard. All works as should. £120 with UK postage.

Maruszczyk brown leather strap - super comfy. I added an extra hole just being fussy one day, aside from that it's all good. £40 with UK postage.

Hi all - four guitar wall hangers for sale - two by K&M, two by Hercules (one unused). NOW £30 with UK postage for all four.

I don't know - there's no value marking on the bottom. These are the only markings on the case:

Hi all - here is an old Bartolini TBIBT preamp. Bought way back in 1999, maybe 1998. I've just never been an active guy so this came out fairly quickly and has sat in a drawer since. I took a notion a while ago to try it out again but I think the blend pot is the wrong value as the both-pickups blended signal seems to drop in volume more that I think it should. So my caveat is that it's working fine if you know how to wire these things up, which I don't. £35 posted. Here's the wiring diagram: https://bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/Docs/Electronics/Legacy/TBIBT.pdf

Hi all - here is an old Bartolini TBIBT preamp. Bought way back in 1999, maybe 1998. I've just never been an active guy so this came out fairly quickly and has sat in a drawer since. I took a notion a while ago to try it out again but I think the blend pot is the wrong value as the both-pickups blended signal seems to drop in volume more that I think it should. So my caveat is that it's working fine if you know how to wire these things up, which I don't. £35 posted. Here's the wiring diagram: https://bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/Docs/Electronics/Legacy/TBIBT.pdf

Hi all - here's a rare one - a D-TAR Equinox. 3 band, fully parametric eq with 2 notch filters. Here's all the bumpf from the company below. It says 15v power supply needed but I've run it fine with a 12v and it powers it no problem. £125 posted. D-TAR - Duncan/Turner Acoustic Research Seymour Duncan and Rick Turner are two legends who spent years working with musicians, perfecting their tone. Seymour founded his self-named company in 1978 which has become well-known for its wide variety of guitar and bass pickups used by just about every name player from Billie Joe Armstrong to Angus Young. Rick co-founded Alembic, was president of Gibson Labs West Coast R&D Division, co-founded Highlander Musical Audio making piezo acoustic guitar pickups for Lindsay Buckingham, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, and Andy Summers, and runs his own Renaissance Guitars. Now Seymour and Rick are working together to create innovative products for acoustic musicians. Their D-TAR motto: "With respect to acoustic tone." FEATURES 3 Band Parametric Equalizer Preamp — Allows precise EQ control to correct or enhance very specific tonal problem areas with frequency sweep control, bandwidth control, and boost/cut control Two independent notch filters Eliminate acoustic feedback 20 dB gain switch Provides instant gain True bypass switching of non-activated functions — bypass switch removes entire EQ and notch filter sections from signal chain leaving only high impedance, low noise input and buffered output High quality components — extremely low noise and distortion, audiophile quality sound ¼" stereo input jack — allows connecting input and output to Solstice on a single, stereo cable Compact, portable design — an be used as a stand-alone preamp for ultra portable instrument amplification systems Input Jack: ¼" Stereo, input on tip / output on ring, allows interface with DTAR Solstice (Acoustic Mixer) using a single, stereo cable. Output Jack: 1/4" Mono Power Supply: Internal ±15V derived from 15VAC external, wall mounted power transformer.

Hi all - for sale a Reunion Blues bow case. Fits German and French bows. Has a metal spine, very sturdy and a plush velvet-y interior. Also has a strap, and fits inside the front pouch of my gig bag. (And just for nerdiness, bought from David Gage at his wonderful (old) shop in New York). I can't find these for sale anymore so not sure of a fair price. Seem to remember this was close to $200 back in 2008 when I bought it. How does £80 posted sound?

Hi all - here's a set of DiMarzio Ultra Jazz pickups for sale - the DP149 set (a DP147 and DP148 together). Clean, humcancelling pickups. £100 posted. NOW £90 with UK postage.

Hi all - here is a Walrus Audio Badwater bass preamp up for sale. Has a four band eq - low mid and hi-mid are semi parametric, a footswitchable overdrive and a compressor. Looking for £160 £150 £130 posted. And here's the good folks at BassTheWorld showing what is can do:

Hi all - up for sale is a Tech21 VT Bass Deluxe, bought in June from Uncle Psychosis. All working as should, just looking to get back what I bought it for, £185 posted NOW £175 with UK POSTAGE