Gareth Hughes

Thanks Pete. Twas quite a nice gig indeed. And here's a bump for free

The 'it's been a while since I looked at this' bump.

Cheers for that Ian. Indeed, here's the bass itself in a video on Youtube, recorded in Dingwalls in London last year: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSBYdYtd0pw&feature=related&fmt=18"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSBYdYtd0pw...ated&fmt=18[/url]

Rorshach!!!!!

Well, if you buy it I promise to take the pictures down. Deal?

Hey All - Here's one of my custom basses up for sale: It's a Jazz Bass, made by a luthier, Ernie McMillen, at the Lowden Guitar factory in N.Ireland. (If you're not familiar with Lowden Guitars do a Google or ask a guitar playing friend, they're VERY highly respected instruments plus Lowden built Goodfellow basses from 1992-1996). It's a standard J shape, with a custom headstock. This same luthier built many of the Goodfellow basses when they were commissioned there. Body is maple with an ebony cap on the front and a rosewood cap on the back. It has a brand new set of Wizard Hammers and an Audere preamp with stacked Vol and passive style tone control, stacked Bass and Treble and Blend. Bridge is by ABM and sunk into the body. Bass has a Nigel Tufnel worthy amount of sustain. Neck is a 5 piece: Maple Walnut Wenge(I think, or possibly Rosewood) Walnut Maple, with an Ebony fingerbard. Scale is 35inches. Strung last week with a set of Ken Smith medium gauge strings. I had this bass made about 5 years ago and as much as I love it, I have 3 others made by the same guy, so something has to give. Tone wise this bass has a very bright and strong mid-range and is quite fast speaking - due mostly to the maple I imagine. Naturally, without any preamp tweaks, its sits in Wal/Goodfellow land. With the preamp you can get a lot of variation -from modern burp to classic P-Bass to fat dub. All in (with extra parts like the Audere, together with a set of Chrome Knobs, cost $220. That's about £150, plus shipping and whatever import duty I got stung for), this bass cost about £1400-1500 to get made so I'd be looking at around [s]£950[/s] [s]£800[/s] [b]£750[/b] with free shipping to mainland UK. Open for offers and trades. Will also include a Hiscox Hardcase. Cheers, Gareth AND NOW WITH ADDED SOUND: All tracks recorded with the Audere set flat, straight into GarageBand via an MBox Mini, and no-eq alterations/compression, etc. STRUNG WITH GHS BRITE FLATS: Audere Hi-Position: [attachment=51740:MIx_HP_Fingers.mp3][attachment=51743:Mix_HP_Plec.mp3][attachment=51746:Neck_HP_Fin gers.mp3][attachment=51747:Neck_HP_Plec.mp3][attachment=51741:Bridge_HP_Fingers.mp3] Audere Mid-Position: [attachment=51744:Mix_MP_Fingers.mp3][attachment=51745:MIx_MP_Plec.mp3][attachment=51736:Neck_MP_Fin gers.mp3][attachment=51737:Neck_MP_Plec.mp3][attachment=51742:Bridge_MP_Fingers.mp3] STRUNG WITH ROUNDWOUNDS- a set of worn in Ken Smith's (can't remember the type). Same as before, no alteration to tone, except on the Jamerson track, which has some bass boost and reduced high end. Audere Mid Position [attachment=51874:Bad_Marc...P_Mix_SL.mp3] [attachment=51875:Forget_M...MP_Nk_SL.mp3] [attachment=51882:OK_Jamer...ipOff___.mp3] [attachment=51877:MP_Mix_F.mp3][attachment=51879:MP_Nk_F.mp3][attachment=51876:MP_Br_F.mp3] [attachment=51878:MP_Mix_Pk.mp3] Audere High Position [attachment=51880:HP_Mix_F.mp3][attachment=51881:HP_Nk_F.mp3] [attachment=28077:DSCF1336.JPG][attachment=28078:DSCF1338.JPG][attachment=28079:DSCF1337.JPG] [attachment=28081:DSCF1374.JPG][attachment=28084:DSCF1373.JPG][attachment=28083:DSCF1377.JPG] Edited to correct my dodgy spelling

Honestly, even with just the one 900w power amp running -into either 2 1x12cabs (600w total) or a 3x10 (750w total) I've never had to run the volume higher than 3. There really is something glorious about a seemingly unlimited headroom from a power amp. I did hook up 4 1x12 cabs to this once for a Jeff Beck/Joe Satriani-type trio and it was laughably amazing - just to feel that whack in the knees and the gut, and clarity in the ear. Obviously £1400 is a lot for an amp, but it is a saving of £500 for a brand new one. So half a grand isn't a bad saving me thinks.

Yes for the first question, no for the second. The limiter on the 902 was on the earlier models and was dropped shortly after introduction. The current 2009 catalogue shows the 902 with no limiter.

Hey Barrie, Looks like a lovely bit of kit. If I can move my Epifani UL902c I may well be back for this. Bump for a great amp. And a sound bloke to deal with.

Hey all - Selling my Epifani UL902c amp that I bought brand new in July 2007. Lived in a rack case since day one and has never been used past '3' on the volume, so consider it practically mint. Brand new from The Bass Gallery these are just over £1900. Given the mint-ness of mine I'd be looking for about £1400 [i][b]*NOW £1300*[/b][/i]. Given that the economy sucks I'm open to offers. Trades too, particularly of the small amp + cash to me variety. I'd put up a photo but trust me, it looks just like the one on the website, with a rack case on it. Here's the skinny from the Epifani website: The Epifani UL 902C is a 2 channel, 1800 watt professional bass amplifier designed to deliver studio quality audio and road worthy performance. Described as "sounding like the channel strip of a high end vintage recording console" and powered by a pair of cutting edge, 900 watt class "D" amplifiers run in a parallel/mono configuration, the UL 902C offers superior tone shaping via the unique 2 channel design. Channel 1 features a 3 band, shelving EQ with a mid-cut option that is accessible by a front panel switch or by the optional footswitch - effectively giving the user two equalization parameters at the flick of a switch. Channel 2 features a bass and treble shelving EQ and a semi-parametric midrange equalizer for dialing in more precise EQ settings. Manufactured from the highest quality components, the UL 902C offers a full complement of professional features including channel switching, effects loop, Balanced DI out, Pre-amp out, Neutrik Speak-On connectors, silent tuning mute, selectable voltage and pedal control input. With the optional footswitch a user can toggle between channels, activate the mid cut feature and mute the amplifier Power Rating: 2x900 watts @ 4 ohms Inputs: 1 Active, 1 Passive Signal to Noise Ratio: 90 dB Output Impedance: 4 oHms Input Impedance: Passive 470 KoHms Active 200 KoHms Pre-Amp Mute Sweepable Midrange Dimensions/Weight: - 19"W x 11"D x 3" H (2 RU) 18 lbs[u][/u]

Well, if you sell this give me a shout Of course, I could be tempted if you take up my offer on another trade..... mwah ha ha hahh hahh ahahhaha (it's Sunday and I'm bored. Ignore me. Little amuses the feckless)

And a bump from me. If I didn't have the exact same model/year/sunburst bass I'd be trying to trade you a lovely custom jazz of mine. Ah well.

Hi Nick - Might sound silly to say but try roundwounds on it. As much as I loved my 2008 P with D'Addario Flats on it -sounded amazing at home or in the studio - I could never get any definition from it live. Switched back to roundwounds and I'm a happy man again.

Bump from me - Ian is a great guy to deal with. (And that's saying something, given the Ballymena thing)

Bump

The two different woods are used much in the same way you'd use laminates - only having them vertically instead of horizontal. As to how much this affects the tone relative to the strings that are on each piece of wood - I guess a side to side comparison with a traditionally made instrument would be the only way to know. This bass has a very solid, tight and controlled sound with a smooth high end. The rosewood cap is there simply because I didn't like the look of the two different woods on the front. I didn't have this bass made for me to begin with, but did have it changed to suit me. Story is that I wanted a 6 made and my bass tutor recommended a luthier that had built him a beautiful fretless J-Bass. As it was he had a 6 already made and on sale in a local music store. I played it, loved the neck, the feel of the body, the sound - but didn't like the two tone front. So after talking with him we decided that rather than make a new instrument from scratch, and seeing that I liked the neck, it would be easier and more cost effective for me to just have the existing body changed.

Hey Folks - After having a new body made for my six string neck, up for sale here is my original six string body. The body is Walnut on the treble side, Mahogany on the bass side and capped with one piece of Rosewood. The pickups are custom wound Kent Armstrong's. The body was made by a luthier at the Lowden Guitar factory in N.Ireland. Ask any of your guitar friends, or do a Google search, and you'll see how well regarded Lowden guitars are - so this bas is built with that quality. (Oh, Lowden built Goodfellow basses for a while too) Anyhow - the body is a regular P-Bass shape, even tho the neck pocket gives the perception of a bigger body. The treble horn is slightly reduced to accommodate the 24 fret neck the bass had. The neck pocket is 124mm in length at its longest point, 85mm wide at the bottom of the neck joint, tapering to 78mm at the farthest end. (All measurements approx.) The body is drilled for an ABM 6 String bridge like this one, it's the 3706 model: [url="http://www.abm-mueller.com/index2.html?bridges.html"]http://www.abm-mueller.com/index2.html?bridges.html[/url] The string spacing on the neck for this body are: 17-18mm at the bridge and 9.5 at the nut, so you could conceivably make a wide spacing 5 string neck for the body. It's currently wired like a passive Jazz bass - Vol, Vol, Tone. PM me your email if you want any pics of other basses I've had made from the same luthier. So, all this - body and pickups for £300 plus postage. [attachment=27551:DSCF1311.JPG][attachment=27552:DSCF1310.JPG][attachment=27554:DSCF1312.JPG]

Hey Folks - Up for sale here is my Barge Concepts GLZ Pedal. It's the perfect pedal for boosting low output pickups, or for boosting your signal into a valve amp or overdrive pedal. The buffering stage is perfect for matching Double Bass piezo pickups into Electric Bass designed pedals/amps etc. The pedal is in perfect nick, having never been gigged or used outside my studio. Brand new these are about £75 with shipping, plus import duty. Get this mint unit for £50 plus postage (bout a fiver). Here's the guff from the Barge Concepts website: The GLZ is Barge Concepts’ all-in-one signal buffering/ clean boosting/ impedance matching solution, built in to a rugged, compact enclosure. Inspired by the buffer and boost stages of the VFB-2 and DB-3, as well as client requests, the GLZ is a low noise, true bypass, opamp-based signal buffer, with 0-15 dB clean boost (Gain control), buffered volume control (Level control), and variable impedance control (Z control). Also available is the BV-1; a simplified implementation of the GLZ, for those that just need a signal buffer and volume control. Application Suggestions: As a Clean Boost: Based on the boost stages of the Barge Concepts DB-3, the GLZ can provide 0 - 15 dB of clean gain. Use it to drive your pedals and amp into distortion, to boost the output of low output vintage wound pickups. or to match output levels when switching between humbucking and single coil instruments. As a Volume control: Based on the topology of the Barge Concepts DB-3, the GLZ's volume circuit is designed to provide variable level control without altering the impedance or frequency response of your output signal. Use the GLZ as a foot-switchable volume control to lower the ouput of your pickups, or use it as a fully buffered master volume control in the effects loop of your favorite amp. As a Signal Buffer: The GZL-1 uses a very low noise, audio grade Burr-Brown non-inverting buffers to insure transparent sound across the entire audible spectrum. With all signals buffered, you have a lower impedance signal driving the devices after the GLZ, as well as high impedance inputs to insure that a clear signal passes to the output. As a passive signal emulator: The GLZ’s variable impedance control alters the resistive output of the buffering stage, to make the output signal appear more like a passive signal. This is particularly useful for bassists and guitarists with active pickups that want to send a 'passive-looking' signal to vintage effects that may not respond well to buffers. GLZ-1 Features: • Compact, aluminum enclosure. Footprint 4.7” x 2.5”. • 3PDT true bypass switching. • Dual color Bypass/Active LED indicator. • Low noise, audio grade Burr Brown op-amps. • Low noise, 1%, metal film resistors used throughout • High quality mica, film, and tantalum capacitors for unmatched signal fidelity. • Switchcraft jacks. • Alpha pots with set-screw knobs. • Clean interior layout with 2 silk-screened and solder-masked circuit boards. • All audio jacks mounted on the North end to save board space. • Industry standard 9V DC power jack (operation supported up to 18V with regulated power supply) • Top quality 9V battery pre-installed. [attachment=27546:DSCF1342.JPG]

Thanks Andy - much appreciated. But jeez, with that review now you've got me thinking I should keep it!!

But then there's eBay's nasty little fees, and PayPal's too. [quote name='Platypus' post='517030' date='Jun 17 2009, 11:33 PM']These little beasties sell very well on eBay, in my experience[/quote]

Hey All - Up for sale is my Gallien Krueger MB150S Combo. I bought this amp in January of this year and have only used it to play along side one acoustic guitar player - in other words it's in near perfect condition. It is actually in perfect condition, having been carried in a padded gig bag since day one. Brand new these are going for between £586-649. I'm selling this 6 month old amp for £400 (including the £40 gig bag) plus postage. Postage should be about £30-ish. You're welcome to source your own courier. Here's the guff from GK: longtime favorite for session bassists such as Leland Sklar, Charlie Haden, Ron Carter and Jimmy Earl, the Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 remains the industry standard for high quality compact bass amplification in and out of the studio. The Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 improves on its predecessor with improved signal to noise ratio (-90dB) and much cooler operation. With its sturdy welded aluminum chassis, the Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 is equally at home on the road, or in the studio. Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 main features include: POWER <1% THD: 100W (150W with Extension Cabinet) COOLING: Convection INPUT SECTION: 1/4" Jack, -14dB Pad and Volume VOICING FILTER: Low Cut, Adjustable Contour and High Boost EQUALIZER: Active Four-Band OUTPUT: Master and Limiter (Switch, Level and LED) DIRECT OUT: XLR Pre/Left, XLR Post/Right and Ground Lift. PATCHING: Send, Return, Line Out, Aux In and Head Phone. SPEAKER OUTPUT: Two 1/4" jacks and Speaker Switch. WOOFER: 1xGK-Paragon 12LB150-8 Stamped Frame, 12", 100W Low Resonance Suspension CONSTRUCTION: 0.1" Aluminum Chassis, 18 Gauge Steel Grill, Heat Sink Top Cover and Mic Stand Mountable WEIGHT: 26 lbs DIMENSIONS: 13.5"W x 16"H x 8.5"D Do excuse my dodgy photos - camera is sucking somewhat, but you can see that's there's no marks at all on the amp. [attachment=27226:DSCF1298.JPG][attachment=27227:DSCF1300.JPG]

Would you be interested in a trade for a set of D'Addario Chromes (Flatwounds) ECB80SL Set Super Long Scale 40-95? I'm going the other direction from you, having loved light gauge strings for years, I'm now loving heavier strings.

If I lived anywhere nearby, and didn't already have a UL310 - this would most definitely be gone. Great bargain for anyone looking a reliable, powerful and portable cab. These are laughably light, and sound great. Go for it!!

Willing to sell? If so, what price and would you ship to N.Ireland?