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    Advice on selling a Rickenbacker 4001 copy...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi,

    I have an Aria RE550 made in 1976. It's an extremely well made copy of a Ricky 4001.

    The bass is in overall pretty good condition, with a few scuffs and scratches that come with a 36 year old instrument.

    Apart from my one which I picked up on eBay about 6 months ago (I won't give away the price I paid for it yet..), I have never come across one, or even heard about them.

    For re-selling sake, I was wondering if anyone out there would have an idea as to the amount that you think it would sell for...not necessarily what you'd want to pay for it, but what you would think it should be...(if that makes any sense!).

    I enclose a pic of it, plus a video of me playing it (the sound quality is pretty sh*te as it's my iPhone).
    [attachment=97784:bass.jpg]

    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOoSpVXsrZM[/media]

    Fender Jazz Bass decal for headtock

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted

    I have a single Fender Jazz Bass decal for sale.

    I believe it's the 70's style logo.

    There is also three small "offset contour body" decals.

    They are easy to put on....just soak them in warm water for 20-30 seconds, then apply to bass.

    The Jazz bass decal has been already been trimmed, but you can make a neater job of it.

    £8 and free postage.

    My ID on eBay is matt_s_26 if you want to view my 100% feedback.

    15 "Guitar World" Magazines from 2004/05

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted

    I have for sale a collection of 15 Guitar World magazines.

    The average condition of the magazines is good, to very good. A couple of them have ripped or crumpled back pages.

    The dates are as follows:

    Februay 2004
    April 2004
    May 2004
    July 2004
    August 2004
    September 2004
    October 2004
    November 2004
    Holiday 2004
    January 2005
    February 2005
    April 2005
    May 2005
    July 2005
    November 2005

    Pretty heavy altogether so postage might be quite expensive.

    I live in Brighton, so you could pick them up of you want.

    £25 for the lot.

    My ID on eBay is matt_s_26 if you want to check my 100% feedback on there :)

    23 Editions Of "The Guitar Magazine" 1998/2000

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted

    I have for sale a collection of 23 editions of The Guitar Magazine.

    The average condition of the magazines is good, to very good.

    The dates are as follows:

    Christmas 1998
    December 1998
    January 1999
    February 1999
    March 1999
    May 1999
    August 1999
    October 1999
    November 1999
    December 1999
    Millenium edition
    February 2000
    March 2000
    April 2000
    May 2000
    June 2000
    July 2000
    August 2000
    September 2000
    October 2000
    November 2000
    December 2000
    Christmas 2000

    Pretty heavy altogether so postage might be quite expensive.

    I live in Brighton, so you could pick them up of you want.

    £35 for the lot.

    My ID on eBay is matt_s_26 if you want to check my 100% feedback on there :)

    Original "Toaster" pickup from a 1976 Aria RE550 bass, (4001 Rickenbacker copy

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted

    This is for a "toaster"style pickup taken from an original 1976 Aria RE550 bass.

    The Aria RE550 bass was pretty much a direct copy of the Rickenbacker 4001.

    The pickup sounds really warm and lovely for nearly 36 years old.

    I made a couple of recordings of the pickup which you can hear: [url="http://snd.sc/vHEqCH"]http://snd.sc/vHEqCH[/url]

    The first riff is with tone pot all the way, and then there is a pause, and the second riff is with the tone pot rolled off.

    I'm selling the pickup as I use the bridge-bar pickup most of the time with my bass, and I would like to put in a replacement soon.

    The back springs are included, but unfortunately the heads of the fitting screws were too rusty to use again.

    Also, one of the small screws that holds the pickup onto the plate is missing, but this isn't really a problem at all.

    £50 including postage. I live in Brighton.

    LANEY RB7 (up to) 300 watt, 2x10 bass combo.

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted · Edited by matt-bass-sparkes

    Hi,



    For sale is a Laney RB7 2x10 bass combo.



    The combo is actually 150 watts when used on it's own, which is plenty for a small venue...the two 10 inch speakers really kick out some sound.

    Most venues will mic up/DI the bass anyway, so 150 watts is fine. The amp has an angled back, so you can point it up at you like a monitor if you want.

When used with the 8 ohm speaker out, the amp can deliver it's full 300 watts.

    I used this amp with a 4x10 Ashdown cab and it sounded sweeeet...not to mention looked really kool!

I've used this quite a lot in the past 2 years, so there is the obvious "gig wear and tear" on the casing.



    All the knobs are there. The rubber on the handles has come off, so I've duct taped some (clean!) socks on there.



    The amp sounds great, but sometimes there is a slight crackling sound on sustained notes....this is most likely a tone/volume pot that needs cleaning or something.



    
I'm ideally looking to get a combo that contains a 1x15 speaker with the same power output, so I would be willing to do a trade....




    [b] Looking for £220 ono.[/b]


[b]I live in Brighton...not overly keen on arranging postage for this...[/b]

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