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Beatles and Stones both charting this month - what decade are we in again? Someone said if it wasn't the Beatles who wrote this song, we would never hear it as it is simply unremarkable. I'm a huge Beatles fan and although I don't particularly like the track, I think it's amazing that it has been released and in awe of the technology used. Just fantastic to hear it and the surrounding documentary footage about its production is a real joy to watch.

I think it might be worth welcoming the OP to the forum

Scandalous.  Surely for a few hundred quid more you could get an actual retro bass from that period which would only appreciate in value.  Unsure if these would even hold their value in today's market.

The Zeroamp model (Sansamp) to my ears sounds better than the actual Sansamp BDDI itself.  One of my favourite blocks on the HX.

9 hours ago, BillyHunt said:

Did they change the voicing in 2018?

 

I’ve always liked Stingrays, except for that puny sounding G string

They changed the pickup pole piece alignment. The strings now pass directly over the pole pieces which alleviates the classic weak G of all previous Rays.

7 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

I thought I had deleted that one. That is Willow and as you can see she is becoming an old lady now. She is a rescue, and we think is about 14, She was pitch black all over until this year.

Willow is just lovely!

Nice cat!

33 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Some songs need the push and pull of variable tempo

Most touring live bands now have variable speed click where the track will speed up for the chorus and slow down for heavy breakdowns etc.  Pretty easy to program on Ableton and also allows you to timecode lights and visuals to specific parts of the song too.

1 hour ago, Rich said:

But if you prefer passive anyway, surely that alone will make it difficult to gel with a preamp, whether said preamp is brilliant or not?

Possibly so, but the one I had didn't have any centre detents on the knobs, meaning you really didn't know where was flat. Seemed completely counter-intuitive. On the other hand, some active pres really make sense to me, e.g. the G&L pre.

Overrated

- All Aguilar amps.  40hz for the Bass control is just too low to be useful as anything other than a cut.

- John East preamps - could not gel with it at all, but I tend to favour passive basses anyway.

- Mono gig bags.  I have one and an old Fender gigbag that cost £40 has almost as much padding - the Mono cost £200+

- TI flats - too loose a tension for me, feel rubbery under the fingers

- All Stingray basses pre 2018 - weak G syndrome, poorly designed and incorrect pickup alignment

- Barefaced cabs - way too woofy, too much bottom end

- All stainless steel strings - there is just a missing frequency in the midrange somewhere that you get with nickels

- Slap bass

Underrated

- Good IEMs - a total game changer

- HPF in the signal chain - secret tone sauce!

Hi all

Selling this beauty of an Ashdown amp head

I'm the second owner and it has been stored all its life in the supplied carry bag which is a handy addition.

In good condition with only a few minor scratches on top which don't break the surface (pictured)

800 watts weighing 4.5kg, full specs here: https://ashdownmusic.com/products/rm-800

In the interests of full disclosure - the EQ on/off button can be a bit temperamental when pushing on/off. However with a couple of tries it works fine. I didn't find this problematic as I never understood the need to turn the EQ off! However it's best a buyer knows this just in case

Yours for the princely sum of 31p per watt - or £250 in old money, plus fully insured postage to UK which I would estimate at a tenner maybe.

Please PM me with any questions

Thanks for looking!

Danny

1 hour ago, horrorshowbass said:

@acidbass

Stop it Mick!

Hi all

As with my other ad - I bought this book off Amazon on a whim for £20 and never used or opened it! Ideal for someone wanting to perfect that Mark King style.

Compiled by highly regarded tutor and BC member Stuart Clayton.

157 pages paperback

Yours for £10 plus £3 P&P

Can combine postage if you also want the Ultimate Slap Bass book I have for sale.

Thanks!

Danny

Hi all

Bought this book off Amazon on a whim for £25 and never used or opened it! It will definitely be of use to someone who wants to learn slap bass.

Compiled by highly regarded tutor and BC member Stuart Clayton.

223 pages paperback - truly a slap bass bible!

Yours for £10 plus £3 P&P

Can combine postage if you also want the Mark King book I have for sale.

Thanks!

Danny

I like to fret the last fret and measure the distance between string and pole pieces for each string.

The gap is usually 4mm for me bass side and 3mm treble side.  I find that has a high enough output with no clicking noise.

What's your pickup height (i.e. distance from the strings)? I believe this affects tone more than is talked about really.

Anyone ever successfully replaced a memory wire on an earphone? The one on my left JH Roxanne has broken inside the sleeve. Slightly annoying as now the earpiece isn't quite fixed in place. I don't really fancy paying £200 for a new cable just to replace the memory wire so hoping there is an alternative solution.

Flats-wise, I started with TIs and found tension to be much too floppy, so graduated to La Bella Deep Talkin which I have been using for around 10 years.

Rounds-wise, I have always been a nickel guy.  The first brand I used was Elixir and then moved to DR Lo Rider.  Back to Elixir now for the lifespan and tone, as I don't really use roundwounds on my basses so it's nice to have a fresh sounding set when they are called upon.

44 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Will the shop not take it back for a refund?

I bought it around 6 months ago.

Hi all!

Selling this brand new and unused Sansamp BDDI v2.

Bought for a project that never materialised.

Has the Mid control which is a huge bonus compared to the v1 Bass Driver. Cool mid shift option also for versatility.

You know all about them but specs are here: https://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/bassdriver-di/

I've just tested it and will include a 9v battery. 

I'm asking £200 firm which is roughly a £50 saving on a new one. Can post to you for an additional £5 P&P.

Thanks for looking!

Danny

Hi all!

Selling this brand new and unused OC-5

Only taken out of the box once for the photos below!

Bought for a project that never materialised

You know all about them but specs are here in full: https://www.boss.info/global/products/oc-5/

I'm asking £100 firm which is roughly a £30 saving on a new one. Can post to you for an additional £5 P&P.

Thanks for looking!

Danny

Been using a HPF block on Helix patches since I got it, set to 40hz.  Much more efficient low end especially when using an amp.  I also have a Thumpinator on my analogue board.  I honestly couldn't imagine doing a gig without one now.

Yeah man just do it. I would love to see more fretless basses.

***BRAND NEW AND UNUSED***

***NOW £100***

Hi all!

Selling this Morley 20/20 Power Fuzz Wah pedal.

Unleash your inner Cliff Burton \m/

This is essentially brand new - bought at the start of this year and never used. In fact, it has never been out of the box and I have taken it out today for the first time for pics!

The 20/20 range have a much smaller footprint than the massive old school Morley wahs so this is great for a compact pedalboard.  Cool optical operation too so no traditional clicky footswitch to turn on.

All specs here: https://www.morleyproducts.com/2020-power-fuzz-wah/

I'm now asking £100 - and this one is essentially brand new. Can post to UK for an additional £5 (2nd class)

Please PM me with any questions

Thanks for looking!

Danny

PRICE DROP TO £450

Hi all!

Selling this beautiful Epiphone Jack Casady bass in Ebony Black.

This really is an immaculate example of a cult classic and I can find no marks anywhere on it, with just a minor bit of swirling in the finish.

Unsure of year (I bought it second hand) but it's in superb condition.

I love this bass but have just bought the Alpine White version and don't need both!

The range of tones is exceptional, I used it for some acoustic and jazz stuff on the 50 setting and it fit right in, with loads of compliments about the look obviously! The warm bloom of the note with the hollowbody is just lovely. Flick a switch to 500 and you have a big up-front modern sound which pairs very well with a high gain amp or pedal. With flats it's also a whole other level. As I said above - I like these basses so much, I bought a white one which I will cherish as much as I have this one.

Set up and intonated perfectly tonight with brand new Roto Nickels and it's singing like a bird with a fairly standard action of 3mm at fret 17.

I have removed the scratchplate as I love the look without it, but I will of course include this in the sale.

Price is £450 and I can post to anywhere in the UK for an additional £20, and she will be very well packaged. No trades thanks!

Please PM me with any questions

Thanks for looking

Danny