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  1. Kev
    Absolutely stunning, and must say your photography showcases it far better than the studio pics!
  2. Kev
    That boire 4 is dreamy...
  3. Kev
    The Octave Divider is a brilliant clone so can't wait to hear this!
  4. Kev
    You may be in luck, i'm in full dither mode so its there for the taking 🙃
  5. Kev
    Pm incoming...
  6. Kev
    Ooof.
  7. Kev

    Kev

    In a weird situation where I have £1k-£1.2k to spend on a new bass and I just can't find anything I want in that range 🙃

     

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    2. eude

      eude

      Two options:

      1. Just put the money aside until something appears

      2. Find a luthier who'll build something that you do want, pop the £1200 down as a deposit and save up the balance while you wait for the build to complete...

       

      Option 1 makes most sense, option 2 is best though, of course.

    3. Chaddy

      Chaddy

      I travelled around 300/400 miles to various locations in Scotland/York/Leeds/NE to try out gear that was either in stock else where, or unique to locations. 

      Took me 2 years to spend the money and I'm still not happy as the shielding/ground is still an issue (fking Charvel is doing my head in).  So I feel your pain. 

      I did think about making a Custom bass. - Lambo Orange Jazz, Roasted maple 12' Radius Neck with black hardware and Delano pickups + John East Pre-amp.  (I still do...)

      My list after a long time came down to: 


      And now I'm quite enjoying a Musicman SUB I picked up for £200 quid.... Swings and roundabouts!


       

    4. Marc S

      Marc S

      Firstly, @Ruarlbeat me to my suggestion ;) 
      Secondly, I'm with @eude- if there's nothing grabbing your attention currently, then hang on to the dosh until something crops up.
      Otherwise you may end up getting something you don't gel with.... and sod's law - something you really fancy then turns up!
      option 3 though, is that I'm sure I should sell something ha ha 

  8. Kev
    Need to raise cash so up for sale is this brilliant PSU. You know what it is, basically the best PSU out there for powering your pedalboard. Perfect working order, velcro residue on bottom, comes with box and cables. Also includes 3 x 8800 parallel adapaters for combining output MA to power the Neural DSP Quad Cortex, which is what I mainly used it for! PSU is around £210 new and the 8800's are about a fiver each, so I think this price is fair. Pics will be posted a little later on today, but its just a power unit at the end of the day Cheers Edit: Withdrawn for now as my alternative solution to using this doesn't work 🙃
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  9. Kev
    That's lovely! Don't see many around like that. How old is it?
  10. Kev
    It's a real looker! What is the benefit of the scalloped frets? And is the relicing limited to just those two edges on the front?
  11. Kev
    Looks lovely! It's it staying natural?? Hope so as that's going to pop like nobody's business when oiled!
  12. Kev
    As someone still part of such a metal scene, can confirm not a lot has changed in that regard!
  13. Kev
    Indeed! Though a Japanese luthier build here would be quite surprising Factory built basses in the Far East are very linear these days, in that the more the big "Western" company pay them, the better the bass is!
  14. Kev
    No he didn't? I am intrugued by these, are these a Far East jobby or do Nordstand build them? Assuming the former as they seem very keenly priced!
  15. Kev
    I'll look at it the other way and be disbelieving about how expensive they are now! I think I paid £1,100 for a new NG2 in what must have been around 2014/2015, and at the time I thought that was a HUGE amount of money for a Far East instrument. And now they're over £2k...
  16. Kev
    “…fatter necks actually are better suited for proper playing technique (thumb in the middle of the neck, playing with tip of curved fingers)." Define fatter? And what shapes are these necks? As C/D/V/Asymmetric etc all have very different feels as far as the thumb goes. Are slimmer necks better suited for certain carves? And how does nut width enter into it? Take a 6 string bass, how fat are you wanting that neck, as they are usually very flat in comparison to a 4? As a standalone sentence, your claim here isn't substantiated. "The distance from the pushing fingers gets smaller to the string and the hand gets a better grip or “strength” thanks to a more solid contact to the actual neck." I honestly don't know what you're trying to say here to refute it. If you can reword it I'll have a go! "Less “air playing” equals less distance, more strength, less movement with the resulting increased control…thin necks are not “faster” or “smoother” or “better” for anyone but someone with REALLY small hands aka: children” " Again, for me the nut width/width of the neck and the carve shape has a much greater impact on all of this than the depth of the carve. How "fast" a slim neck feels is entirely subjective to the person and their playing style and technique. Certainly not just for people with REALLY small hands.
  17. Kev
    And sold 👍🏻
  18. Kev
    Lovely gesture, hope its gone to someone who needs it! 🙂
  19. Kev
    A few more (not brilliant) photos. These are anywhere between £129 and £150 new so a solid discount on a new one and it's hardly been used 👍🏻
  20. Kev

    Hello there

    Kev replied to greentext's topic in Introductions

    Welcome! Swear I've seen your face, what band(s)??
  21. Kev
    Musicman basically did that, I'd still say Musicman basses are of a higher standard than Fender but still, can see it going that way.
  22. Kev
    Absolutely Instruments in the Far East in particular are built to a budget and, unlike the West, the quality of the product is almost directly proportionate to the cost in my experience. If the budget set by the big company is high enough, they will be excellent instruments. If not, they won't be. Profit margins are another matter.
  23. Kev
    Its just the usual mark up for the non-US markets. They all do it, its just the norm now. Its not a Brexit thing though, no different exporting to UK and EU.
  24. Kev
    Unreal. These are £1,299.
  25. Kev
    Dunlop DVP5 Volume / Expression pedal Lovely pedal, great that you can use it for expression or volume. Been sitting alongside my Quad Cortex on my board since purchase but in truth it doesn't get used, mostly used as a place to put my foot for stage poses! Perfect size for a smaller board, a halfway point between the huge DVP3 and tiny DVP4. Great condition, a little velcro residue on the bottom but otherwise all good. Will come boxed. Shipped via 48h courier included. Can get better pics if needed. Cheers! https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/dunlop-dvp5-volume-pedal-junior
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