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    Now on Feebay, starting bid 99p, no reserve.
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    Well my mum plays an upright with 230 strings, and she's nearly 82. Ok, it's a piano. That thing sounds crap though. Give me a bit of Jack Bruce on an EB3 through a Marshall stack any day - far more musical than that guff.
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    Reduced to £160 before I have to resort to the dreaded Fee-Bay. Any takers? Please message me if interested. Thanks, Nick.
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    Just sold my Stagg EDB to Thom. Turned up when he said he would, polite, paid cash, perfect customer. Hope you enjoy the bass Thom. Nick.
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    Ashbory bass for [s]sale[/s] SOLD. Black finish, includes original case. I've had the bass about 5 years but never used it much, so it's in excellent condition. A few hairline scratches are visible when you hold it up to the light, but no damage to the finish. Also included is a spare set of genuine Ashbory strings, and two spare g-strings as well, all unused. Here's some pictures:- [attachment=78690:P1010377__480x640_.jpg] [attachment=78691:P1010378__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78692:P1010379__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78693:P1010380__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78694:P1010381__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78695:P1010382__480x640_.jpg] [attachment=78696:P1010376__480x640_.jpg] Please message me if interested. Thanks for looking. Nick.
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    Hi folks, I have a Stagg EDB in sunburst for sale. Condition is excellent as it has never been outside the house. There are 3 small dings in the finish near the bottom of the bass, each one about 5mm, so not visible unless you're looking closely. Other than that there are no issues. It comes with both arm attachments, soft case and a cheap bow. Price is £200. Due to it's size it is for collection only, or I will deliver within West Yorkshire for petrol money. I am based in Batley (WF17). [attachment=78270:P1010369__480x640_.jpg] [attachment=78271:P1010370__480x640_.jpg] [attachment=78269:P1010371__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78265:P1010372__480x640_.jpg] [attachment=78266:P1010373__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78268:P1010374__640x480_.jpg] [attachment=78267:P1010375__640x480_.jpg] Please message me if you're interested. Thanks for looking, Nick.
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    First bass: Yamaha RBX5 - Awful 5 string in pearlescent finish, strings too close together, thin sound Go to bass: Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision - 1 pickup, 2 knobs, quality neck, no mess no fuss... 'Your' Bass: Gibson V Bass - the infamous Flying V that everyone seems to hate but I love it
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    Lurking for a while I thought I'd say hello. Been playing for about 20 years, currently in a 60s/70s covers band. Got too many basses and guitars for my small house but somehow there's always one more that I need. Some of my stuff: Gibson Flying V Bass 1981 Gibson EB3 1973 Fender Japan Jazz 75 reissue Squier Classic Vibe Precision Fretless Jazz Bass (unknown make) Hohner B2A Alden B2B Violin Bass Stagg EUB Ashbory rubber band talcum powder suicidal g-string thing Look forward to some intersting chats, Nick.
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    If the fingerboard is the most important part of a Sadowski bass's tone, does that mean you shouldn't play open strings on it Interesting thread this, just read through it all. I personally think the amplifier/speakers, pickups, strings, electronics, and technique have a much greater bearing on a bass's tone than the wood. The pickup is not amplifying the vibrations of the wood, it's converting the oscillations of the string into an electronic signal. The wood will affect how long the string vibrates and which harmonics are strengthened or supressed, but you'll alter the tone much more by rolling off a bit of treble, plucking further up the neck or changing roundwounds for flatwounds than by swapping a maple top for a zubinga one or whatever. I bet no-one in the world can consistently identify what type of wood a bass is made of just by listening to it, but I reckon a lot of us could spot a roundwound or flatwound string. If someone wanted to 'upgrade' their sound, I would recommend buying a better amplifier as I find this to have the most influence on the sound. A cheap-ish bass through a great amp will sound ok, but the reverse is never true. BTW my favourite bass of the moment is a Squier Classic Vibe precision made of basswood which plays and sounds great.
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