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[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1383056699' post='2259596']
Take a suitable box with the electric bass. When the electric is finished with, pack it and courier it home. Then bring the DB back on the train.

If you use Collect plus you'll only just have to drop the bass at a news agency or petrol station where ever the local point is.
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This may be the best idea yet, I may take my hard case and pack it nicely

I already own the electric bass, and I am taking it down for a lesson. The double will be a new acquisition while I'm down there

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1383045927' post='2259396']
Assuming you have a driving licence; would it not be easier, and more cost effective, to do a one way car/van hire?
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I am only 20 years old, and despite my two and a half years driving experience, I believe that this is not an option for me

Hey guys, I'm hoping for some good helpful experience here!

Anyway, it may come up in the next month that I'll have to get a train from London to Hull with not only a Double Bass, but an electric too!

Has anyone been crazy enough to attempt this?

I've read the other thread on DBs on trains, but it doesn't cover this senario. If needs be, I'll pick the DB up a couple of weeks later on its own.

Thanks,

Alec

If it's ever near Hull, contact me!

What's the weight?

Bump, then it's off to hull tomorrow, so pickup from there!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1378447488' post='2200327']


Well I'll be damned. I won :)
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That's incredible news, congrats!

9 months on and I'm still to buy a copy. I guess it's a worthy investment of my next pay check though!

[quote name='james' timestamp='1379514530' post='2213569']
Drop to £900
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I'm guessing no trades then?

Bump

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1379154135' post='2209165']
I believe quite a few on here use the Planet Waves clip-on tuners... which seem popular.

[url="http://www.planetwaves.com/PWVideo.Page?ActiveID=3985&MediaId=9297&sid=4a10d3fe-4e50-4bec-8458-679be55edd66"]http://www.planetwaves.com/PWVideo.Page?ActiveID=3985&MediaId=9297&sid=4a10d3fe-4e50-4bec-8458-679be55edd66[/url]
[url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Waves-PW-CT-12-Micro-Headstock/dp/B005FKF1PY"]http://www.amazon.co...k/dp/B005FKF1PY[/url]

Just clip and tune. Or did you specifically mean tuners that fix to the body of the bass?
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The NS micro is an amazing piece of kit!

http://youtu.be/z04XZXCLDtU

I tried to find a link without the weird half-naked video, this is the best I could.

Insanely groovy, so deep...

[quote name='AndrewRichards' timestamp='1379144213' post='2209065']
Hi everyone,

Yeah it's for college entrance, I have decided on the two pieces (finally) thanks for all your suggestions.
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Depending on the college (I've done quite a few of these auditions and so have my friends) I would pick more obscure standards than suggested below.

It's very refreshing for a judge to hear something obscure instead of the same group of 20 standards that everyone plays.

Just my 2 cents

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1378882705' post='2205840']
I agree, way over-priced.

It's getting close to a late 70's P price and that's, generally, a much nicer instrument.

Lazy listing for Central London shop as well. There's stacks of information around about Musicmaster basses. Feels like they are trying to use a lack of info as a rarity factor sales pitch.
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What I thought as I managed to find quite a bitof information over google this morning.

I expected better, but then you may have a case with the rarity factor.

What are the better short scale fenders?

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1378856409' post='2205769']
It's about £250 too much I think. I don't think I've ever seen one that expensive! Most seem to go for around £400-£600 depending on condition and case/candy. Maybe some especially good examples could be worth £700-£750 but that's at the real high end. It'd have to be in perfect condition, unplayed, original case and candy AND a decent player. Most Musicmasters I've played have been pretty bad instruments. Great tone, but horrid to play and cheap feeling. I've owned two and played maybe another half dozen and there's only one of them that I wish I owned!

Sorry mate, but I think you could do better if you held on for a while!

Alex
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That's a shame! I thought it seemed a bit expensive, but all I know about is early 60s precisions.

I'd like to own an old fender short scale some day but not for a bigloss like that.

Thanks anyway,

Alec

I'm in London tomorrow, may check this out, but is it worth the asking price?

Fender fans assemble!

http://www.macaris.co.uk/guitars/Bass/fender_bass/p/78_music_master.aspx

Now £150 for the next 36 hours!

[quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1378211496' post='2197051']
Very nice! I'll need to sell this first though, unless you're interested in a part exchange?
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Unfortunately not, all GAS sorted with me (for now at least!)

PM me with if you get anyway with this and I'm sure that we can sort something out!

[quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1378053663' post='2195168']


I'm looking for a combo for rehearsals / small gigs, preferrably valve, and something nice and simple (I can't get on with those fancy Line 6 modelling thingies!). Otherwise, I'm pretty open minded...
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I have one for sale here...
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/216003-hughes-and-kettner-all-valve-combo-l175/page__pid__2194602#entry2194602

I only own two basses (at the moment!) so it isn't as hard for me.

For pure enjoyability of playin it and the tone I get from it, my Bitsa P with Chromes on it and a Wizard Trad pickup.

If I had to do all sorts of gigs on it, I guess it would be safer to side with my Lākland JO5 as I get done work that occasionally needs the lower and higher notes.

I prefer the P though, I love it!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1378143633' post='2196254']
This one:

[IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/DSC02144.jpg[/IMG]
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That's a Fender Custom Shop right BRX?

I know that Janek Gwizdala rates them highly and plays one on most of Bob Reynolds new album

What a shame!

I must have bought one of his last pickups (a Trad P), and unfortunately for me it's the best that I've ever owned!

Best of luck to him in retirement, a very nice man.

Bought a P bass loom from John, sent the day of payment, arrived the next!

Brilliant vintage wiring, but without the crackles and hums!

Highly recommended, great guy

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Up for sale is my beloved valve combo![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It's a [/font][/color][color=red][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hughes[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] and [/font][/color][color=red][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Kettner[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] all-valve 20 watt combo.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It has two channels (clean and overdrive) which both sound delicious (the valve overdrive is to die for!)[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The sound is all put out by a Celestion G12 8ohm speaker with an external speaker jack out too. There's an FX loop and a DI out in the back too.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]There's a built in power attenuator, that's a great feature that allows you to push the valves hard at low volumes, making those rock tones practicable![/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Also, built in spring reverb![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Had the power valves redone about a year ago, and has hardly been used since (only in the house) all re-baised by a proper amp tech (the preamp valves were replaced soon before then![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Unfortunately times are hard and I hardly play electric any more, so it has to go![/font][/color]

Pics here: [url="http://s1160.beta.photobucket.com/user/alstocko/library/?"]http://s1160.beta.ph...tocko/library/?[/url][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£175 seems very reasonable to me, collected from Warrington please![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Peace,[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Alec [/font][/color]