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Played a fanfret forever a couple of years now.Took no adapting to get used to. For me width of fretboard and different neck shape has more effect on wrist / finger / hand comfort.

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Markbass cmd121h. Fully working Horn has been replaced with a tweeter but I still have driver which needs new diaphragm. £12 from real electronics which they have currently in stock. Willing to fit if buyer brings the replacement. The combo is very loud for it size.The amp works fine but has an occasional flashing led on the power on off switch. This does not effect the volume but has a faint sound in time with led. This can not be heard when playing and does not get louder with volume increase.The cab is in great condition . Any trial with your or my bass. Collection only along with tea and biscuits.

It begins

Spoiled only by its extra string hey Paul.😂just need to look at that B string as a thumb rest or a very short strap.

They are a great spec and punch well above there weight. The Purple Heart fretboard is lovely ,not  to mention the poplar burl.I’m considering taking a Sterling by music man ray 5 classic in p/x thanks for the nice comments.

PRICE DROP £575 one off until weekend then withdrawing.

F/S My lovely single cut Ibanez. Great condition few marks which I have tried to show in photos but these are only slight. This bass has a semi Matt  finish which is very easy to keep in great condition.Recently set up with Dingwall strings. Low action.

Gorgeous burl top - pictures don't do justice. The guitar looks way better in real life than in pictures. Poss p/x for Sterling by Musicman ray 5. 
Weighs about 8 lb.

No case. 

Specifications:

Neck: 5pc Maple/Purpleheart neck-through
Body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany wing body
Fretboard: Purpleheart fretboard w/Avalon Oval inlay
Frets: Medium frets
Bridge: Mono-rail V bridge (18mm string spacing)
Neck pickup: Bartolini® MK-1 neck pickup (Passive)
Bridge pickup: Bartolini® MK-1 bridge pickup (Passive)
Equaliser: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band eq w/Eq bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & Mid frequency switch

Pick up from Stoke on Trent . Any trial plus tea and biscuits. May be willing to meet for petrol money.

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For me no Musician is indispensable. If the music is original then we don’t miss what we don’t know. If it’s a different arrangement of a popular song/ composition then we sometimes question what we are used to.The bigger question for me is do we need actual musicians.With all the tech/computers samplers etc. From a lot of the comments I used to hear from the younger people I worked with as long as the music sounded good to them whoever made it and with what became a mute point. From a performance prospective as long as there are flashing lights smoke and a rhythm then jobs done. I know this doesn’t necessarily apply to all types of music but missing a certain Musician from alive performance to a large part of an audience is secondary as long as the main attraction the people come to see is there.I know I am about to get Ba rated but here goes. I play in a trio. Bass ,guitar, lead vocalist. We play to backing tracks with drums and whatever is missing from the song minus harmonies.We generally get a great reception from wherever we play. Other than musicians no one ever questions where the rest of the music comes from they just enjoy what we do.Bass players miss bass players the majority of the non playing  public don’t care.

Update. Ordered diaphragm from real electronics. Great service arrived next day unfortunately correct packaging containing incorrect diaphragm which turns out not to be in stock and needs to come from Italy. I wanted to repair the driver before dropping the amp in to a tech to try and find the issue with the noise and irregular pulsing of the power lied light on the amp. Oh well goes in tomorrow why do I fear the £ signs are going to be racking up….oh yes because it’s a Markbass.

Just thought I would give a shout out to Real Electronics Sheffield .Got a  blown  horn in Markbass CMD 121H  spoke to Ellen who answered the phone ,explained what had happened. She spoke to tech who advised it was probably just the diaphragm. Ordered last night. Arrived 11.30 this morning. Cost of diaphragm. £10 plus postage. It’s great to get such good service these days and unfortunately so rare.

For Markbass repair’s 

 0114 244 2969 or email [email protected]

Removed on the basis’ I am a child in a man’s body and clearly Need to grow up.

F/S My lovely single cut Ibanez. Great condition few marks which I have tried to show in photos but these are only slight. Recently set up with Dingwall strings. Low action.

Gorgeous burl top - pictures don't do justice. The guitar looks way better in real life than in pictures.
Weighs about 8 lb.

No case. 

Specifications:

Neck: 5pc Maple/Purpleheart neck-through
Body: Poplar Burl top/Mahogany wing body
Fretboard: Purpleheart fretboard w/Avalon Oval inlay
Frets: Medium frets
Bridge: Mono-rail V bridge (18mm string spacing)
Neck pickup: Bartolini® MK-1 neck pickup (Passive)
Bridge pickup: Bartolini® MK-1 bridge pickup (Passive)
Equaliser: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band eq w/Eq bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & Mid frequency switch

Pick up from Stoke on Trent . Any trial plus tea and biscuits. May be willing to meet for petrol money.

please check out my feedback.

Like a deep burp with hints of a sledge hammer hitting solid clay.

Just had the horn out(whooo) no meter reading so looks like it’s gone. Connections are fine. Hope your correct that the duff horn is interfering with the power. The noise is reminds me of when valve seats used to play up on old amps but not as noisy and getting full power from the amp into the 12 inch.

Hope someone can help. Got a CMD  121 h with what looks like a blown horn. Also the power light led flickers irregular pulses which can be heard through the speaker ( not loud but it’s there) anyone had same issues or have idea of cost to repair. Thanks

Very sad. Always seemed to give his all to entertain. RIP

The smiles on there faces was worth the tv crap that goes with it .  I’m not going to begrudge a couple of songs worth of time for a few people to achieve a life long ambition. Life is just to short.

Frank Hermanny 

Interesting, doing my best to understand more of the tech side and how it all works. Just getting a bit long in the tooth I suppose doesn’t seem to go in as well as it did.😂

Feel free to shoot this down. Within the last 12 months I changed to FrFr set up used mostly as a back line. I know this goes against the general consensus for bass but it appears to work very well. I have always received great feedback on my sound regardless of equipment used. I put this down to frequencies used more than equipment or technique. But since adopting the new set up  I get great feedback on my bass sound. I couldn’t understand. After trying to figure out why this was happening considering I have been lucky enough to have owned some seriously expensive stuff over the years but other musicians and drummers are telling me this new set up sounds great. For me all I was using was a couple of Pa speakers ( Headrush 112 ) Line 6 pod go and. Couple of  5 string Ibanez bass’s SRSC & srffr. Not the cheapest but no where near a boutique set up. The only thing that made sense was that although the cabs did not go as low frequency wise as traditional bass cabs the frequency they did propel was hitting quite hard and prominently establishing its place in the mix 

I’m sure side by side other bass cabs differences would be obvious but this is true of all set ups and only relevant in those circumstances. Please give me your views I am intrigued in this real world outcome  a situation which was not quite what I expected when I switched from a traditional set up to FrFr.

Get the most from every gig as the opportunities are shrinking to do what we all appear to enjoy so much.

Personally I love em. We you use a click in a live situation and have done for years now.I would probably say compared to a lot of people on this site my skill level is probably quite mediocre. The one thing I do well is lock stuff down . I find click keeps us tight but admit leaves little room for flannel which hand on heart suits me.It’s been a while since I played live without backing tracks but did join in on a jam the other week. We played a few well know tracks everyone could let go on. The first thing that struck me was even with different drummers how loose and sloppy the music sounded,but in fairness it was only a jam.

I have spent time and money replacing pickups(under licence Bart’s) and factory installed preamp to. USA Bart’s and East preamp. Is it better than stock without a doubt. But here’s the thing I have another bass same spec under license Bart’s with factory pre amp that sounds just as good. Only real difference except shape is pick-up placement. To be honest we tend to do all these changes to satisfy an itch we get from time to time. IMHO in a live situation for a lot of us playing pubs and clubs all the nuances we strive for get lost in the mix especially if most of the sound is coming from a back line. Not to mention the guitarists trying to be heard above everything regardless of composition or a keyboard players left hand playing notes lower than a snakes kneecaps.. I’ve reconciled myself that if I play the correct notes and the audience and myself can here then in the right place jobs done. 

This for me is a fascinating discussion. I over come the performance angst later in life but enjoy the tingle of anticipation before a gig to this day .Conversely I never got over the feeling of inadequacy and nervousness when doing a location photoshoot in my 30 yrs as professional company/ commercial photographer. The thought of heading down to London which was a regular occurrence to do a shoot filled me with dread. Through out my work life I received many complements from some incredibly well known brands that had employed some of the worlds leading names in photography to represent them.Still I lacked self belief. In hind sight I know I was pretty good at what I did and proud of my contribution.On retirement I was asked by our marketing team how I would describe my time at work. My answer was “can’t believe I got away with it all these years”.Which on reflection was sad. Living and enjoying the moment is difficult to master some times. But reflection can be a nice conciliation. The most important thing though is to just do what you love whilst you can, not to try will be a the biggest regret in later life. Remember life is not a practise run.