Gareth Hughes

Any switching pedal will work, like the good old Boss LS-2. Check if your effects loop is parallel or series though. If it’s series it might only work with nothing in the front panel input.

13 hours ago, evan47 said:

any one had a problem with their truss rod? 

Mine has just snapped.

Never in over 35 years of playing has this happened to me until now.

 

Sorry to hear this, horrible feeling for sure.

On 02/05/2022 at 11:00, Clarky said:

🙄 this one is staying Jack, the lightest bass I have ever owned and beautifully put together. PLus its orange. Orange. And competition stripes. And its orange 🤣

 
Methinks thou doth protest too much. 😜

Hi all - selling an Acoustic Image DoubleShot cab. Truly excellent, portable and loud cab. Cab is in excellent condition - about a year old and seen all of 10 gigs. 600watts and has little bumpers to help keep your amp head on top. New these are £720-ish. Selling for £630- NOW £550 plus postage NOW £525 plus postage

Hi all - selling an Ashdown ANT - the pedal board friendly amp. Fits onto a Pedaltrain Nano with ease. Really punches well above its weight. With two 1x12 cabs it effortlessly carried a wedding band gig. Would happily keep, but five amps is too many. (repeat after me - five amps is too many Gareth, five amps is too many Gareth).

One issue is the mute button - it works 100%, mutes the DI and amp signal, but the red LED doesn't come on.

Selling for £160 posted. NOW £150.

Hi all - selling a Tech21 VTBassDI. Excellent kit - you know what it does. I'm just not an Ampeg-y kinda guy alas. Only bought a few weeks ago from Jonse of this parish. Doesn't have original box/tin. Selling for £150 posted.

Hi all - selling an Ampeg SCR-DI. In good condition and working perfectly. Great preamp/DI/headphone - this is my second time buying one. Happily keep but prefer a less-Ampeg-y sound. Should have seen that one coming.

Selling for £115 posted. Now £105

NOW £400 £380 £360 plus postage.
 

Up for sale is a Trickfish Trilobite preamp - truly the bells and whistles of preamps. Only about a year old, with maybe 10 gigs under its belt. This is the newer, smaller enclosure. Incredibly versatile: dual DI outputs - one pre or post, the other dedicated post. Awesome built in headphone amp. Two effects loops - one series, the other parallel with clean volume control. Then there's the two independent channels - one with selectable hi and lo mids, the other fixed. Plus a mute with tuner output. Comes with supplied 12V power supply. Only selling as I have a 2 channel head that takes care of that function. New these are £580-ish and very out of stock. Selling this for £480. NOW £400 plus postage.

Here's the official Trickfish blurb:  The Trilobite is an extremely flexible, high quality dual channel preamplifier paired with routing options required for modern gig setups. The Bullhead EQ section allows for a broad range of tone control including shelving EQ’s for the Bass and Treble controls and variable band pass EQ’s for the Lo Mid and Hi Mid. A parallel and series effect loop, along with two direct outputs, make the Trilobite ideal for the stage or studio. Whether it’s in a pedalboard setup or standalone, you’ll have the most versatile setup possible no matter where you are.

And a Premier Guitar review (with the older enclosure): 

Does this have an angled headstock?

Absolutely recommend the Genz Benz Focus 410. Used a single one for years as my main cab - did every conceivable gig with it. Only doubled up for a few tours with Simon McBride, an insanely loud guitar shredder gig.

Shameless plug - you could stretch the budget for this fine beastie - 😜

Hey Tim - have you a weight for this fine beastie?

Hey all - back up for sale is my Maruzsczyk Elwood Lp fretless 5 in Olympic White. Bass is new in June 2020 and (sadly) never played live, and is in brand new condition. It's 34" scale and has an unlined, 24 position ebony fingerboard. The body is light weight chambered alder, weight is 4.05kg. Pickups are Delano SBC with coil taps and passive v/b/t wiring. Hardware is Maruszczyk's own. Comes with a Maruszczyk gig bag. The sofa shot was before Adrian added the string retainer.

To order today is €1620, about £1375 - would sell for £1050 - dropped to £850. 

Thanks, Gareth

More info - at the 12 minute mark in this review of a WL433 model, Danny talks about the woods being Philippine alder for the body and Philippine rosewood for the neck.

And here's some more info on the WL Global range, again using the WL433 for details: 

Part of the new Global Series multi-scale length basses. WL Global Series is a more affordable version of Woodline, which has been the leading model of the Bacchus Handmade series. It is based on traditional electric bass guitars, but has a modern feel and improved features over the vintage design. The slightly down-sized body offers a comfortable neck and smooth playability, and the truss rod adjuster set at the body-end of the neck makes for easy adjustment of neck relief. The push-pull tone pot works as a 'Turbo Switch' function. When pulled up, the 2 pickups are then connected in series and will produce a more powerful sound. WL-433 inherits the craftsmanship philosophy and high quality standards of the original Woodline, as well as its appearance. Nothing is more important than precise handcrafting and great attention to detail when making an instrument with ideal tone. Specifications: MANUFACTURING COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES / BODY: ALDER / NECK: MAPLE / FINGER BOARD: ROSEWOOD / SCALE: 33 inch / RADIUS: 310R(4ST) / WIDTH AT NUT: 38mm(4ST) / NUT: ACRYL / BRIDGE: High-Mass JB Type / PICK UPS: Bacchus J Type / CONTROLS: 2Vol,1Tone(Pull up Turbo SW) / FINISH: URETHANE /

1 minute ago, grahamd said:

Absolutely gorgeous. Did these not come with a Techwood board to get around  CITES? 

Hmmm - that I don’t know. Never heard of Techwood before - I’ll dig up the info I have from Danny. I had no trouble importing it, so perhaps Techwood is the case?

3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

No. It’s the space I reserve for mistakes.

This is just perfect, and will be with me forever. Thank you!

Just now, PMAC said:

Where are you based?

In Co.Down, N.Ireland.

Nope, it’s their Indonesian model.

***EDIT - my bad, it's not made in Indonesia, it's made in the Philippines. ***

They’re on standard pots - albeit tiny ones.

22 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

No DI on that one.

There is a DI on the SH1, on the left hand side. The pedal

is barely the height of the XLR socket but it’s there. Also has a tuner, making it an all in one solution, IMO.

Simple but effective is the Tech21 SH1 pedal. One eq for both channels - each channel has its own gain and level control. Plenty of great demos by Tom Starace on the Tech21 YouTube channel.

37 minutes ago, danpb said:

I have a Super Vintage coming. Will report back once it arrives and I’ve had a play.

Please says it’s very very bad and I don’t need to spend any more money on overdrive pedals. Please….I beg you.

The MXR Analog Chorus could be what you’re looking for. Has two controls, one each for lo and hi frequencies being affected by the chorus. Coupled with an overall effect level it gives a great range of control over the end result.

I had the exact same bass, only in red and with black pickup covers. My first decent bass after a crappy Encore Ripper-esque bass. Bought as a 14 year old back in 1991. I have no idea where mine ended up, although I still have the scratchplate!! 

I would definitely go for a regular double bass set-up. Mine benefited enormously from it. Ended up taking quite a lot off the fingerboard - mine has side dots so it was a noticeable difference. Before the setup I struggled with getting a decent plucking height versus getting a comfortable string height in the 'money notes' part of the fingerboard.