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  1. No idea. I was told by the guy that made it that it’s a fault in the HPF circuit, but he didn’t elaborate (and neither did I expect him to!).
  2. Seems pretty clear in the ad to me? It was a pretty involved story though. This is a faulty one. The first one I received was faulty. I sent the first one back, got another one. That second one was faulty too, so Nathan sent a third one, but in the meantime the orange sh*tgibbon stuck the US tariffs on, so Nathan said don’t bother sending the second one back. It functions fine but the chassis is microphonic.
  3. Sorry, missed this reply. The HPF works fine. It just makes the pedal microphonic, so when touched/tapped etc it's noisy. This is just sitting here not being used, so happy to listen to offers, trades etc etc
  4. For sale, my Radial Tonebone Bassbone OD preamp pedal. A two-channel bass preamp with HPF, piezo input for double bass, DI out and switchable overdrive. A great pedal, I used it for years to double on electric and DB. Made it really easy with the dual EQ, switchable HPF, boosted input for the DB and tuner out. I've gone to more separated signal paths now (still via a Radial I/O!) so this is just sitting around not doing anything. Comes with original box, papers, and PSU. NOTE THAT THIS USES A 15v CENTRE POSITIVE PSU so you need the proper power supply or one that can feed it the correct polarity supply. A 'normal' Boss-style PSU won't work and will fry the pedal (as I found out with another one of these - this is the replacement one I bought). Recently PAT-tested too. Has Dual-lock on the bottom. These are now RRP £439! £260 posted.
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  5. No problem. I'm happy to post if you still want it.
  6. FS or FT a Yamaha BB735A 5-string bass in 'Fired Red'. I picked this up here a while back for a particular gig/project, but that's now taken a bit of a back seat and I find myself more in need of a 'traditional' Jazz bass, so this is up for sale or trade. It's in good condition - it was sold to me as being practically brand new, but when it arrived there were some swirl marks in the finish from use and the usual playing wear on the pickguard, but other than that I think it's still in pretty good nick. Still has the plastic on the electronics cover. As is hopefully evident from the pics, it's a lovely deep red trans finish, still showing some of the wood grain on the body. It's not fancy quilted grain or whatever, but still looks nice IMHO! It's currently fitted with flats but I was intending to put the original D'Addario rounds on unless the buyer is particularly desperate for the flats. Dunno what brand they are - I have a vague recollection they could be LaBellas, or possibly Dunlops from the silks. The D'Addarios would their usual Nickels I think. Bass plays nicely as both passive and active; I tended to use passive unless I really needed something a bit more aggressive. It has covered a full function band set with breaking a sweat - from motown to slap/disco and everything in between, so it's very versatile and IMO runs the right side of the 'trad/modern' bass debate so fits in well with lots of gigs. Happy to consider trades; I'd be after a 5-string fretted Jazz or similar; happy to consider cash adjustments either way (within reason - I'm not really looking for a £2k+ boutique bass). I might also consider PX (with adjustment!) with a Barefaced Three10, Two12, LFSys lightweight cab etc. Not really after much else though ATM. I'd prefer collection in person to make sure you're happy with the bass. I'm in Bath.
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  7. Hah, Ive just posted on your Facebook thread - here’s is what I think is the link to the bass you’re selling: https://www.facebook.com/yeovil.guitars/posts/pfbid0UKgQRC8idH7oLAntvvHYYCpCtpJBgmVAvEGDAQhsqN2wsYYozN28YKrXE69BBVP2l?__cft__[0]=AZZ-P3MwvXk7_WB6WVRmqCDpmnM7Tqyk66t-R_Mffnn6qCT6D_Zjab2j952VHt34A7g_1umEaFzCZ9AqJ_RHDTdhtoLnITrM9K-8I-5VA7Pd0iEkqsk8pGj5VZ6_C42Z2HxEUH_e1b5nzBsqfb0KF43ON2iFuhh22yC7EpdHp-JYTA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R-R I think it was built by @Jabba_the_gut.
  8. I am playing with the Orchestra of Everything and the Courage Choir at Kingswood Theatre Bath this Saturday evening: Those who brave it will see some very dodgy orchestral double-bass bowing, some equally-dodgy jazz playing, and marginally-better electric playing across a wide variety of tunes. As well as Christmas classics, the set list includes Ennio Morricone, a big band version of Gilbert and Sullivan, Raye, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Backstreet Boys, Bonnie Tyler and a frankly awesome rendition of Knights of Cydonia by Muse. Ticket link here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/category/gvvwxzpxdeaa
  9. I wonder whether, rather than a riser, if you look into cab porting/resonance/sound design, you could build a small box that would act as a resonator to help projection when the endpin is stood on it? Something along the (admittedly hugely complex!) lines as this: Or, I guess, more prosaically, along the lines of a phone "amplifier"? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wooden-Speaker-Amplifier-Acoustic-Amplificate-Single-Attribute/dp/B0FBRQTJBH/ref=asc_df_B0FBRQTJBH?mcid=5be8bec0e25e394493a50ef0524acd74&hvocijid=10558217205620925100-B0FBRQTJBH-&hvexpln=74&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10558217205620925100&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9209855&hvtargid=pla-2281435176658&psc=1&gad_source=1
  10. I've played 5-string 35" scale pretty much exclusively for the last few years and (apart from a few forays to try the new kid on the block) have tended to always use DR strings. My faves are DR Pure Blues, Sunbeam or Nickel Lo Riders. They do 'go off' pretty quickly from the initial brightness but then they tend to stay where they are almost indefinitely thereafter. I have played the stainless Hi Beams and Lo Riders but found them a little too stiff for my liking. Also got some DR Legends flats on my fretless and love them. Could your issue be a slight harmonic sounding on the B when you complete the finger stroke? I had this on another guitar and found it was just the new pickups/EQ making what was always there more prominent i.e. it was a technique issue but only noticeable on a new bass with 'better' pickups. You could try and EQ it out, or use a Fretwrap or similar, or just work on the note technique so it goes away.
  11. I use a K&M tablet holder which screws to the top of a mic stand when all I need is the tablet. When I'm doing rehearsals or gigs that need a larger stand, I use a RAT Stand Jazz stand. I can see that they've just started offering a tablet stand too: https://www.ratstands.com/product/universal-tablet-jazz-stand/ Can't really speak more highly of the Jazz stand, so I would have thought the tablet stand would be at least as good.
  12. Obviously not that interested then...
  13. I have and use several different ACS plugs and IEMs - I have a custom set for sleeping, and those can sometimes result in me waking up in the night due to one of them causing the ear to hurt. I do think it's probably the nature of shoving relatively inflexible things into your ears that they'll start to ache after a while, as the plugs aren't going to move as much or will move differently to your ears over time. I second the comfort cream recommendation; the only downside for me is the ACS stuff is so expensive. There was a product called 'Auragel' which was perfect, but it seems the company that manufactured it went bust so it's no longer available. On alternative I had recommended to me is Otoferm, but I absolutely hate the smell of it, and it has triggered something like the eczema @MacDaddy mentions above. I'm in the process of trying alternatives still so will report back if I find anything that works.
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