Sambrook
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I thought these basses were hideously ugly....... until I saw this one for sale here last year. The colour just 'works' with the body shaping, and the ergonomics are just fantastic: it will sit on your knee all by itself, due to the extended lower horn. It's scalloped lengthways and widthways, so on a strap, it moulds to you. One humbucker plus piezo, vol and active tone for each. Tone off with magnetic sounds pretty much like a rich P bass, and tone on sounds like an active P. I use it tone off, and it has sounded great in rehearsals. Unfortunately, I broke the piezo connection on the A string when adjusting the intonation. There is a faint sound from the A, but it might just be the other piezos picking that up. This was after a guitar shop repair. So it is basically a single pickup bass we have here. Specs: Luthite body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard (a very rich and lively example). Someone has added luminous dots on the front and side of the neck, professionally done. 39mm at the nut, I think, but it feels much fuller than that, oddly. 21mm depth at the nut. 18mm spacing at the bridge. A few small dings, all pictured, but in very good nick all told. I'm only selling cos I feel the need for a high C. £200 delivered to your UK door, VERY securely parcelled up. Pics below. It's pictured with TI flats (and it sounds awesome), but it will come with a set of D'Addario rounds. If I've forgotten anything, just ask. Thanks for looking. Sean -
These have just come off my new Ibanez SR30TH, played for less than 10 minutes (prefer flats). Can't find any info on the gauges, sorry. £20 posted. Cheers, Sean
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These came off my Ibanez semi hollow 5 string after 2 days worth of noodling, so they are as new. Cut for 2 over 3 tuners. £20 posted. 132/100/80/65/45. Cheers, Sean
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I'm considering one of the above titled instruments. I know and love the Ibanez range, but not certain how much the semi-hollowness would affect the tone. It's not VERY semi hollow, as it were. Does anybody have any experience with them...?
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Unfortunately, you're bang on there. The Leduc with the lower half fretted looks good, though but
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Been mulling over an idea: Six string bass, 2 octave board, fretted up to the 5th fret, fretless until the 17th/18th position, then fretted again. That way, the first 5 frets give you the root note, fundamental type anchor notes, the top end allows for chords and melody, and the fretless part has almost the full range of a 4 string. Don't know if it's actually possible to do this (if I've thought of it, and nobody's done it, that suggests it's not doable), but it's been a very pleasant daydream. What does the collective wisdom of the Basschat hive mind have to say?
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+1 for the Thomastik Rounds. I bought a bass from Roger with them on, and I'm more impressed with them each time I play it. They make you want to play with feeling (technical term, but you get the drift...)
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Tongues and Tails, Sophie B Hawkins. Very tasteful playing from Mark Egan.
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I ordered a set of strings at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and they arrived mid morning Wednesday. VERY quick and efficient service...
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Just bought Andy's Harley Benton, in a very pleasant transaction. Andy went well out of his way to meet us, with no material profit in the deal for him. A real credit to the Basschat goodwill brigade. Cheers Andy
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***Sold***Harley Benton B550 5 string 'Deco' bass in white
Sambrook replied to mr zed's topic in Basses For Sale
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Just bought a wonderful Clement bass from Roger. Interesting journey via PostNord, involving a rip in the space/time continuum. To say it arrived safely is an understatement - I am now a bubble wrap millionaire! Took me 20 to unwrap the layers. Good communication, and I take my hat off to a guy who can be funny in a second language. Thanks Roger.
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Ok, thanks folks
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Quite possibly a stupid question, but can you use lemon oil to clean an ebony fretboard? 'Yes, dummy', or 'Of course not, you idiot' will suffice
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I have restrung several fivers E-C, and never had a problem with nut slot width.
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My experience with TI flats is that they really don't like a strong break angle. Tried them on more than one bass, and they sounded soulless...
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But to answer your question more specifically, I have had 3 Prosebasses, a Wishbass, a defretted Conklin 7 string, an LTD defretted 6 string, a Squier Jaco copy, a Shuker Jazz, a Precision, a Westone Thunder, a G&L L2000, an Eastwood eub, a Cort B4, and a few others I can't remember. Of those, I would recommend the Westone, the G&L, and any Prosebass you can lay your hands on. My three keepers are the Portamento, a Marusczcyk Elwood, and a sublime Firecreek ( piezo only, no controls). Happy hunting!
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I don't think I have any real wisdom to impart, I just learnt over time what I did and didn't want in a bass. This is what I came up with : mahogany body, plain fingerboard (ebony or rosewood) with sidelines and dots, reasonably chunky neck, passive, preferably semi hollow or chambered, and with a piezo bridge. The Portamento ticked nearly all those boxes (I keep forgetting it's active as I only ever use the treble knob like a passive tone cut). Altogether it is just so versatile and playable. I got it from a shop where the owner was a former Ibanez endorsee, and he was very taken with it, indeed. If they ever combined it with the new Aerium semi hollow, I think it would be unbeatable. But everybody is different, and as all the posts seem to suggest, you have to find what works for you...
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Hi Al, I've had plenty of fretless basses, and I try to play ONLY fretless now, so I use them for everything. I like Steve Bailey's approach:'you don't HAVE to play it like a fretless'. The Portamento is so versatile - front pup sounds just like a Precision, back pup just like a Jazz, both together are tone heaven, and the piezo - played with the thumb over the second octave and tone halfway off sounds just like a dB (to my ears anyway). I just experimented with strings to get to tapes. Tried Rotosound Trubass and hated them. The labellas have the ideal compromise for me - smooth like flats, but with the steel core growl. I only got a five string cos I knew the four would be too narrow for me. I string it E-C, and the top C sounds like a classical guitar on the piezo (a bit). Hope that's covered your questions. The Portamento definitely works, but for me, part of the learning curve was buying, trying, and selling many fretless basses to find what I did and didn't want. Enjoy your search!
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I have the Portamento 5 string, strung with Labella black nylon tapewound, and it's an absolute winner. The Bartolinis really pick up the growl of the steel core, and the piezo brings out the best of the tape aspect. I think they are a fantastic bass
