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I’ve decided that my left handed Danelectro DC bass has to go. I’ve got too many basses and as much as I love this bass I’ve got others I love just as much. Long scale, decent machine heads and bridge and a joy to play. Pretty good condition and a fantastic sound and so light you’d never know you’ve playing it for 2 or more hours. It’s got a few light scratches but not really noticeable as the photos show. These are getting a bit scarce now as they discontinued them a few years ago. I’m after £200 collected or £215 posted. PayPal gift, cheque, or cash on collection. PM me with any questions. -
I bought this new a while ago with the intention of making it left handed but I’ve never got around to doing it and I don’t thing I ever will so it might as well go to a good home. It’s in new condition but does seem to have acquired a couple of very small knocks and scratches which I’ve tried to show in the photos but they haven’t come out. I suspect my granddaughter had a play while I wasn’t around but she denies it, well she would wouldn’t she. The cheapest I can find one of these for is £199 and that’s for the blue one, I’m after £150 collected or £165 posted in the UK. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]PayPal gift, cheque, or cash on collection.[/font][/color] Here’s the info:- [i]The Danelectro Dano 63 Long Scale Length offer heavy retro vibe in a 34-inch scale length bass guitar with a unique and versatile sound![/i] [i]Based on the Silvertone 1457 guitar which Danelectro produced in 1963 for Sears-Roebuck department store in America, the Danelectro Dano 63 Limited Edition Long Scale bass guitar features several improvements over the originals. The Dano 63 Long Scale Bass use a plywood frame with pressed wood back and front rather than the masonite found on the original, an adjustable bridge rather than the wooded original, and sturdier tuners. The hollowed non-contoured body is light and comfortable, and adds a bit of top end to the bass tones.[/i] [i]The Danelectro Dano 63 Long Scale Bass guitar features two lipstick style Alnico magnet single-coil pickups, volume and tone pots, and a 3-way toggle pickup selector switch.[/i]
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Many people slag off Behringer as being unreliable but all gear breaks,even the best, just read a few posts here on basschat. Many people slag off Behringer for copying but Marshall only copied a Fender Bassman to begin with and where ever you look you'll find comments like, this amp uses a Fender tone stack or similar. Me, I love Behringer prices and have found Behringer to be reliable and do what it says on the tin, well, box actually. However, saying all that, I had a Behringer amp that I bought as a spare, it was allegedly 250w but when I actually tried it out, I couldn't hear what I was playing and that was with it flat out, so it went. It was obviously loud enough for the person that bought it though. It all worked OK and looked good. I use a Behringer inuke and it's great. Been in use for over a year and no problems. Love it. Behringer, like quite a few other manufacturers, are optimistic with their wattage ratings, peak wattage as opposed to RMS, but if you take this into account when buying one you shouldn't have many problems. Also, try before you buy if possible and if it breaks, you can always send it back.
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Mr Sheen. Works for me.
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What strings are you currently using?
bertbass replied to jim_strings's topic in Accessories and Misc
Elite Stadium, 50 - 110. -
If you want the Marshall sound, then it's got to be Marshall.
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Carvin B1500 might be what you're after. 1900 watts into 2 ohms if you want the volume but can also sound great at low volumes as well thanks to the drive knob. Does a pretty good valve simulation type sound. There's one for sale on here at the moment. Did I mention that it's mine.
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Still trying to get my head around head styles. Any skinny anywhere?
bertbass replied to BassTractor's topic in Amps and Cabs
Not sure I agree with that. A marshall always sounds like a Marshall and a Hiwatt always sounds like a Hiwatt and no amount of EQ or fiddling will make one sound like the other, also, a SS amp will never sound like a valve amp. It might come close but never the same and visa versa. I think that BassTractor has a valid idea here and basschat is full of threads about what people like and dislike about the sound of their own amps, that's why there are so many different amps being manufactured in the first place. Every manufacturer is convinced that their amp sounds different to everyone else and hopes that we agree. I'll start it off. I can say that a Roost will sound pretty close to a Hiwatt as will a 100 Top and of course a Mywatt and probably a Reeves but I've never tried one. -
Last bump before ebay.
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Camera connection kit (ipad2)questions
bertbass replied to RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE's topic in Accessories and Misc
I've bought one of these for my lady to go with the camera I've also got her for Christmas. I hope it works but I won't know 'til after Christmas. http://www.mymemory.co.uk/iPad-Accessories/Everyday-Basics/Everyday-Basics-Ipad-Connection-Kit-5-in-1-For-iPad-1%2C-iPad-2-and-the-New-iPad My memory have some seriously good deals. I'd recommend everyone to get on their mailing list and snap up a few bargains. -
If it was true, you'd blow the speakers every time you stopped playing, turned the amp down, packed the gear away, loaded the cab in the van / car, etc., etc.
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Why not just cut off the euro plug and put a normal British 13a one on.
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Another bump!
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Dansettes had a single EL84. Ah, a quarter of an AC30 then. No wonder they sounded so good!
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I suspect that you'll soon get pi**ed off with requests for duelling banjos.
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CDs sound good on a cheap hifi but on a great hifi you can hear that it's digital rather than analogue whereas the better the system that vinyl is played on the better it gets. In the 60s though, a Dansette sounded fabulous! IMO of course.
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Hi all, I had an amazing experience last night but let me begin at the beginning. I retired my old bass, which I made in 1993 as it was getting a bit tired and needed a refinish and re-fret and have been using a bass that I got together to tide me over. It was fitted with a PJ set of EMGs powered by 9Vs. It played fine but I struggled to get a great sound, it was OK but not great. I finally finished renovating the old bass, which has a pair of Jazz EMGs powered again by 9Vs and used it again for the first time on Saturday. The difference was astounding. The old jazz pickups had so much output compared to the much newer PJ set, I'd guess at 4 x the output and the tone was immense. More highs and lows, more definition and more of everything. I was more than happy, my sound was back. I should mention that I'd changed my amp along the was so the change in sound was even more astonishing. The Jazz set was bought in 1993 and they were used as well so probably made a lot earlier than that. The PJ set were bought about 5 or 6 years ago. I don't know whether the pre 1993 pickups were designed to run on 9V or not but they sound fantastic at that voltage so I'm not going to do anything that might destroy them, so at 9v they will stay. If I can find room under the scratch plate of the other bass I might try 18v and see if the PJ set come as alive as the others. If I do I'll let you know.
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Nearly 300 viewings and no interest in a seriously good amp. I'll give it a couple of more days before I ebay it.
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Need help working out a time signature.
bertbass replied to craigusfergus's topic in General Discussion
Not sure it's got one. -
I've got one and can put your fears to rest. They're great and they all appear to be the same. The bridge and machines are a bit crude but that's how they were made at the time. Mine's not fragile at all, even though it's incredibly light and the sound is fantastic and if you play Radar Love, well, it's just right isn't it. No problem with intonation either and I've converted mine to left handed and still no problem with intonation. They're pretty cheap so why not get one, you won't be disappointed.
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Don't like being on the 4th page bump!
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I'd want to see a photo and I'd assume that everyone else would as well.
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"thats wild expensive"[/font][/color]
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Aches and pains of being a bass player
bertbass replied to BassYerbouti's topic in General Discussion
Try a Danelectro. The lightest bass in the world and a great sound too.