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Line 6 Variax Bass 700 in Black. For sale: Variax Bass 700 in Black. Minimal usage, just a few rehearsals and practices. I am selling as I am looking to simplify my rig and have my eye on something else, I can't keep collecting basses! This bass is a lot of fun, looks good and makes great sounds. A modelling bass, it aims to recreate the sound of some classic electric, acoustic and even synth basses: 1961 Fender Jazz 1960 Fender Jazz (flat-wound strings) 2004 Fender Deluxe Jazz 1961 Fender Jazz Fretless 1963 Precision Bass 1958 Precision Bass (flat-wound strings) 1977 Musicman Stingray 2003 Modulus Flea 1971 Rickenbacker 4001 1963 Rickenbacker 4001 (flat-wound strings) 1966 Danelectro Longhorn 1963 Hofner 500/1 (flat-wound strings) 1963 Gibson Thunderbird 1966 Gibson EB2D (flat-wound strings) 2002 MTD 535 2003 Warwick Thumb 1978 Alembic Long Scale 1984 Steinberger XL2 1968 Hagström H8 1994 Hamer B12A Tacoma Thunderchief Kay M1 Double Bass Mini Moog Modern Bass Synth This guitar is pretty rare now, as they have stopped manufacturing them, so here is your opportunity! Includes the original gig bag (which is actually the best bass case I have ever owned), the power supply / DI unit – plus a decent stereo cable for connecting this up and the user guide. This bass has a great neck and is in near perfect condition, no dings or scratches and has been looked after well. The only thing I have ever had to do is spray a wee bit of contact cleaner at the bridge to get rid of a slight bit or crackle on one string which it had when I first got it (from the Bass Gallery in London) since then it has been absolutely fine. This bass costs about 700 new, I paid 550 in a shop so I am selling for £450. Prefer Collection in Cambridge, can meet within a 30 minute drive of Cambridge, any further or courier at buyers cost. Here is a basic video demo I have done: [url="http://videobam.com/sbrJk"]http://videobam.com/sbrJk[/url] [attachment=112325:IMG_7337.JPG][attachment=112326:IMG_7331.JPG][attachment=112327:IMG_7332.JPG][attachment=112328:IMG_7333.JPG][attachment=112329:IMG_7335.JPG][attachment=112330:IMG_7336.JPG] -
[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1341477808' post='1719518'] Hmm, I find wearing a suit/shirt/tie at work to be the 2nd most ridiculous thing to be forced to wear. The first - "smart/casual". I refuse to go anywhere that has this dictat. [/quote] I wear t shirt and jeans to work with black shoes for smart ...
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[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1341478681' post='1719550'] If I could get paid for wearing things I would wear whatever you want. [/quote] Mankini?
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Are we talking only root octave ? Do things like Master blaster qualify ? Blame it on the boogie octaves tasty
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Various costumes a la village people. Although I prefer the flight suit
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[quote name='mr carpet' timestamp='1340889065' post='1711085'] do they work for checking house hold circuits ? am i thinking of the same thing ? detect a current ? Il have it if you still have it. i mess about with elecricity all the time. [/quote] I'd suggest that if you are unsure how to use it that it is probably a bad idea to try things like that for your safety. Multimeters typically used in smaller applications.
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Been on holiday but after the post to the rockband keyboard that got me thinking. Rockband keyboard ~£30-40 Irig midi http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigmidi/ (£40 ish) Maybe the moog app? £6 Under 100 quid. Got to be worth a go !?
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Thanks for all the information chaps. Part of the reason for a keytar over a normal keys is because we a) already have a keys player (keys, guitar bass, vox and drums is lineup). We actually run a second keybaord stand on stage with some patches for me or the guitar to play stuff on, but it was more about expanding it a bit. I've never had a great deal of success with the synth sounds i've made using my zoom b2. I guess its also because I like to move about on stage that I considered it. @eskimo, I was under the impression that is how the one I linked in OP worked too. It just seemed interesting that one would be able to use iPhone to control it. Maybe i'm easily impressed @charic, whats the best wood for keyboards......
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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1339935052' post='1696405'] The thing with most keytars that they are rather large and and ungainly compared to the average guitar and bass. The only one I've ever been comfortable with was the Yamaha KX5 which is a more manageable size due to having shorter length (but still full width) keys. And completely authentic in style for an 80s band: However, have you considered instead getting a more guitar-like controller such as the Yamaha EZ-EG? Much more comfortable to play if you are used to playing the guitar and more accurate than a pitch-to-MIDI system. [/quote] I'm not at all a guitarist, only a bassist and part time keyboard player. I'm just looking really for the easiest way to get some good bass synth noises, and was just considering the possibility of a key tar with some good patches set up. (partly as a joke, but in theory seems like it could work?) In reality, I should imagine a good synth pedal would be best, but that is expensive. (I also play a 35 inch 5 stringer so used to bigger basses)
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Afternoon Gents and Ladies I am currently playing in an 80's band, which is naturally synth heavy. Now i'm a bit on the cheap side, and had an idea What do you folks think to using a keytar (totally 80's) for bass synth ? Essentially I have a budget of about 200 ish quid for synth based goodness, the choices are either a Zoom B3 (boring )or a keytar such as this : [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/alesis-vortex/56698"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/alesis-vortex/56698[/url] which handily has a USB port which is compatiable with iphones (so iphone software for synth) and well, who wouldn't want a keytar Anyone had any experience of keytar or anything similar? Would the sounds be so terrible it wouldn't be worth it?
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He said he hasn't got a feedback thread so here goes! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/548-jack/"]http://basschat.co.uk/user/548-jack/[/url] Just bought an amp off him. Very very swift efficient and polite to deal with. Talked to him tuesday, amp was with me on thursday midday.
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Small and lightweight: what should I look into?
gapiro replied to 1976fenderhead's topic in Amps and Cabs
A big +1 for Barefaced cabs here. -
Covers bands "openers" what do you start with?
gapiro replied to witterth's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1339190901' post='1685297'] Well, got a new 80's project started, we're thinking that We Built This City might be a good starter! [/quote] Oh and second / last set open with the final countdown by Europe ! -
Covers bands "openers" what do you start with?
gapiro replied to witterth's topic in General Discussion
Well, got a new 80's project started, we're thinking that We Built This City might be a good starter! -
For a laugh, I watched a few more videos.... Of note was lady marmalade.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oOeyCoVtbE&feature=relmfu"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oOeyCoVtbE&feature=relmfu[/url] Hes playing with a punchy attacking sound and isn't bringing the main bass riff through on that....
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Got a gig running sound for a Jubilee festival, although this is the annual jubilee of the village as opposed to the queens jubilee..... Can't get enough gigs playing bass at the moment, resorting to sound.
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Ps, I assume the £150 quid spent on repair was on top of the initial outlay you mentioned in here ; http://basschat.co.uk/topic/74106-trace-elliot-ah300smx/ -
Very interested in this, Will PM when I get home. Its a case of depends what the state of my Hartke Amp is. (There is a ribbon problem joining the front EQ)
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To bring this up again. Took the case off the amp. Turns out that the amp seems to be in working order, however there is a ribbon cable that connects the front board ( the eq etc) to the main board. Wigglign that around causes intermittant functionality but full functionality. Going to seef if there there a dry joint!
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So, heres a question for you to answer I blew this at a free paid gig (my friends a music student and they needed a bassist) Should I be pursuing them for money if it costs me a few hundred quid to repair? There is one show left tomorrow night and i'm using a practise amp. I'm going to open up the amp and look at it tomorrow.
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Ok. A little bit of investigation looks like the amp has a psu problem. Everytime it warms up it reboots itself on the psu and thus no power. Interesting
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Indeed I know the output jack is a mechanical not electrical failure. Could a loose jack really blow an amp? I guess I won't know until Sunday at best when I get a chance to open up guitar and amp. Time to play follow the circuit ! It did seem to me that some reason of a reverse current going to the guitar looked a good possibility for failure but I would have thought that the pedal would have stopped it going all the way to the bass
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Hmm BEen doing a show this week, first night tonight and halfway through first song. pop. no bass. Found that the passive parts of my pre amp working ok, got nothing coming out of active( got an East SP2 inside a Lakland 55-01) When I have pedal attached to the cable chain, I get huge whiney noises above about half volume on it. When I have the bass straight into amp, I get lots of interferance ( and somehow the speaker cable jack socket seems to have come a bit loose....) Any ideas? I assume it must be a surge to be all at once, but RCd didn't go out ...
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[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1334828789' post='1621845'] Drop Alex (at Barefaced) an email and explain what you've got and what you need. He'll set you straight. [/quote] Will do, i've dealt with him before seemed sound