tommyjamesallen

On 27/04/2024 at 21:53, sblueplanet said:

Stunning 🤩

Yeah it’s a lovely bass. 

12 hours ago, miles'tone said:

If it sounds and plays as good as it looks...😍

Yep, It sounds and plays great.

A modern Hungarian instrument circa 2000, in the pattern of Gasparo Da Salo. In excellent playing condition with no damage or repairs. New bridge and set up. Beautifully flamed maple back, ribs and neck and a tight grained spruce front. A big powerful sound. Currently strung with a new set of Pirastro Flexocore Deluxe. String length 105 cm.
Based in Bath UK.

Certification: Written appraisal by Martin Penning valued at £7000.

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What a great solo! The band are loving it. Phillip Norris is a really fantastic player. 

German flat back C1880. 

Recently received full restoration (2020). Including new finger board, neck, top and bottom blocks, bass bar, bridge with quality adjusters, brass and ebony endpin unit, baker style tuners. All cracks professionally repaired. Currently strung with Pirastro Evah pirazzi. 

This is a big bass with a powerful sound to match. A real pleasure to play. 

String length 105cm

Length of back 113.5

Upper bout 54cm

Lower bout 71 cm

Rib depth 21.5 cm

Based in Bath

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Thanks! Yeah, great little amps. I mainly used it for double bass, but on occasions I used it for pub bluesy gigs on electric bass and it always kept pace with the band without needing the PA.

This is a carved 3/4 size Romanian double bass from the 1980s.  It’s pretty much exactly the same as an Andreas Zeller, most probably the same factory and makers. Carved spruce top and maple back and sides, ebony finger board.

vibrating string length 105cm

Currently strung with Pirastro flexocore. In good condition and has been fully checked over. A decent bass and ready to go. Comes with soft case too. Would be great for a beginner or serious student. 

SR electric (Schertler) Jam 250. In good condition. Here’s a link to the manufacturer specs.

https://www.sr-technology.it/en/active-loudspeakers/47-jam-250-extension.html

I’m happy to pack for shipping if the buyer wants to organise a courier. 

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This is a well used amp that has done me proud for many years. I’ve just had it serviced and it is all working. There are plenty of signs of wear but only cosmetic. These are great little amps for double bass/ bass guitar,  gigging or just as a home practice amp. 
It comes with a  Rockbag soft case that is very worn with a few rips and zip not working but is still useful as a carry case. 
I’m happy to pack for shipping if the buyer wants to organise a courier. 

Ha! Those blooming bassoons. 
Good luck with it.  I’m sureTim Bachelor will make her sing. 

I don’t know where this bass is but I’m in Bath, and have fully restored many basses similar to this. If you’re nearby I’d be happy to take a look for you. It sounds like it could be a pretty straightforward fix up. 

That’s nice old German bass and would be well worth repairing properly. I’m pretty sure plenty of people would gladly offer you £1200 for it. 

Thwaites sent me a bundle of bows to try out, no questions asked. I ended up buying one. I spent about 2 weeks loosing my mind trying to decide which one though. 

Looks nice. German 1900ish. It’s hard to tell what’s happening on the back and ribs as far as what are scratches or cracks, It’s not blockless and it has outside linings, which is good, and lovely flamed maple. 
It looks like it’s been repaired at some point. So assuming that it’s all sound and stable it would probably be worth 4-5k. 
if it is full of open cracks it could be 1-2k. Hope that helps. 
Are you buying or selling?

No problem. Good luck. Great amps. 

Hi there. Would you consider selling just the cab? I already have a shuttle 6.2. Thanks. Tom. 

Hi there. Are these still available? 

Thanks neilp. 

I don't think it's a bridge or nut problem. The bass has fairly recently been restored and has a new Bridge and nut. Before the kaplans it had  belcanto A D G and heli hybrid E with no such issues. I reckon I'll try the kaplans on another bass before I write to D'addario. I've got the luxury of 3 nice basses here and a selection of strings. It's not like I've got many gigs to worry about. ☺

So I bought a set of Kaplan light's.  And I'm after a bit more advise from you fellow Kaplanees.. 

One of the things that I notice people say about kaplan is that they are very even across all 4 strings.  But the set that I have put on are anything but that. The E and G are very much like belcanto's which is kind of what I was expecting, smooth arco and a strong dark pizz.  But the D and A string are soooo much darker than the E and G and have no real pizz.  To me they sound like a they're from a different set of strings. I think I would expect the strings to have less sustain as you go down through the strings, that's not uncommon right? Hence people using a spiro for and E or A. But this A and D are just so much darker whereas the E and G are brighter.

Can any of you who have used kaplan strings before throw some light on this?

Thanks.

Pmd 

Hey.

I've got a small selection of lovely, restored old German flatbacks up for grabs at the moment. Also repair and maintenance. 

 I'm in Bath. Tom Allen 07983 629 478.

If you want something really special and newly built, go and see Martin Penning in Frome.

Thanks HumblePie. Did you like the Kaplan E or was it a bit dead?

 My usual string is Belcanto for both pizz and arco usually with the E and sometimes the A swapped out for a spiro or heli hybrid. I'm quite happy with the way it works, but I'm thinking of getting some Kaplans for another bass, but I'm wondering if the pizz would be similar to the belcanto ( I'm thinking  maybe a shade darker) and whether it's pointless buying a whole set if I might end up not useing the E and swap with a spiro and add it to the pile of unused orchestral E strings? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.