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    [quote name='chris_b' post='324705' date='Nov 8 2008, 10:36 AM']I don't think there are good or bad years, but there are good and bad basses in every year and in some years Fender have produced more of one than the other!! But why bother to try harder when they all get sold anyway! This discussion has been going on for 40 years! Even by the late 60's it was known that you had to be careful or you could buy a duff Fender bass. Everyone played them because they were better than the competition but even then pre-CBS Fenders were already sought after and pricey![/quote] Just been reading the 'Beatles Gear' book & it's very interesting that when they bought their first pair of Fender Strats in the mid 60's (1965 I think - the book's not in front of me now) - they didn't buy new Strats, but instead got a pair of pre-CBS early 60's ones.
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    [quote name='mike257' post='395267' date='Jan 30 2009, 11:35 AM']Couldn't agree more, I've been getting this for a year or so and it's absolutely fantastic. It's not cluttered up with reviews that kiss up to manufacturers like most recording mags. It's full of interesting interviews about how people make music, and even the letters page is filled with contributions from professionals... Steve Albini is a regular ranter in there! I still can't believe it's free, it's the best recording mag going.[/quote] +1000 on it being the best recording mag!
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    [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='395270' date='Jan 30 2009, 11:37 AM']Do you have to pay postage or is it completely free? Have I missed something? It looks great though so I can't work out why they sell it for free. Maybe they make a sh*t load from ads?[/quote] It is all free. I don't think they make a fortune from ads - I genuinely get the impression it's done because the guys that create it just love doing it. And that's why it's so highly regarded & gets contributions from the best people in the recording world... You can buy a couple of 'best of' books as well - they probably help with their finances. I think the last issue was delivered a couple of weeks ago - so you might have to wait a few weeks for the next one...
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    [quote name='The Admiral' post='395041' date='Jan 29 2009, 11:07 PM']Just come across this - anyone know if it's any good. [url="http://www.tapeop.com/subscription/index.html"]http://www.tapeop.com/subscription/index.html[/url] I certainly like the price! A[/quote] It's brilliant - I'd actually be happy to pay a fair whack for this if it wasn't free. Highly recommended. A lot of really interesting people (e.g. Ethan Johns) have done interviews with this magazine when they usually don't do talk to other recording magazines. Sign up - you won't be disappointed.
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    I'll probably regret this.... But here we have a very desirable Mesa Boogie Buster Bass 200 combo in excellent condition. It's the 2x10 'wedge' version. 200W all valve. Now discontinued & very hard to get hold of. specs: [list] [*]200 Watts, All Tube, Class A/B Power / 6x6L6-427, 3x12AX7 [*]EVM Basis Speakers [*]Assignable 7 Band Graphic EQ [*]Parallel FX Loop w/Mix Level Control [*]600 Ohm XLR Balanced Out [*]Silent Record Mute Switch [*]Tone Luggage™ Transport System (clever slide out handle & wheels system) [/list] [url="http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Out_of%20_Production/Buster_Bass_200/buster_bass_200.html"]More info here on the Mesa Boogie site[/url] I had it completely re-valved when I bought it (off another basschatter) - with Mesa matched sets - which cost me £250 - so it's like a brand new amp. It's only had very little light home use & been to one rehearsal - & never been gigged. The tone this thing puts out is quite fabulous. I've only been doing recording work for the last year or so & I can't see me gigging in the forseeable future - & I just don't have the room for this & all my other kit. And I have a 1965 B-15 Portaflex that I use as a recording amp - so this lovely Mesa combo will just sit & collect dust... [attachment=19401:buster.jpg] [attachment=19402:buster_front.jpg] [attachment=19403:buster_rear.jpg] [attachment=19404:buster_handle.jpg] [b]£750[/b] - & you'll need to collect (I can't trust this to a courier & it is heavy). Trades considered as well. I'm very close to J10 M40. Thanks.
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    Damn - that's triggered my GAS. I very nearly bought one new before I got hold of my Kern pre-amp. And I've also got an Avalon U5 & a Radial JDI... so I can hardly say that I need it. But...I'm feeling the urge.
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    [quote name='paul, the' post='389953' date='Jan 23 2009, 08:07 PM']This track was recorded through the stock 15 driver, with foam by the bridge on the bass, Precision pup at 100%, and Jazz bridge pup at %80: [url="http://www.supload.com/listen?s=GR0dx8"]http://www.supload.com/listen?s=GR0dx8[/url] ---- These are a couple of tracks with me just noodling around Dmix' - Precision pup at %80 and the jazz bridge pup at %100: [url="http://www.supload.com/listen?s=yqKe2C"]http://www.supload.com/listen?s=yqKe2C[/url] w/Peavey 18" driver: [url="http://www.supload.com/listen?s=BBJCvw"]http://www.supload.com/listen?s=BBJCvw[/url] Files have been compressed for quick upload so I can watch Natural World. Animals give me my funky powers. Best of luck with the sale, Jim! paul[/quote] Hi Paul - that's great! Many thanks for posting the audio clips! All the best mate!
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    Great work Chris - looks brilliant!
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    [quote name='SJA' post='384585' date='Jan 19 2009, 12:47 AM']Comsat Angels, bassist Kevin Bacon (not the "6 degrees of" actor!)[/quote] The Comsats were an f-ing brilliant band & I always loved his bass playing ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon_(producer)"]Kevin Bacon[/url] went on to have a pretty successful career as a producer)... though I'm a bit biased as I count Steve Fellows as a really good mate...
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    [quote name='beerdragon' post='390390' date='Jan 24 2009, 02:16 PM']It looks as if its had a lot of use. expensive also. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-1965-Precision-bass-case-EX-Beautiful-South_W0QQitemZ190281989515QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item190281989515&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-1965-Precisio...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url][/quote] Expensive? With that amount of wear - the starting price is probably pretty near to its final price & I can't see it having much of a 'celebrity premium' (especially as it was just the guy's spare bass)...
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='390512' date='Jan 24 2009, 05:09 PM']I'm sure this sold on eBay last year along with another ex-BS bass related product (iirc an Ampeg amp). I wonder if this was the buyer or if it didn't sell originally?[/quote] +1 You're definitely right about that - there was a whole pile of stuff from the ex_BS guitar player as well. It did sell originally because I came very close to going for it (was put off by a trip up to Hull to collect it - a very long journey for me) - sold for less than £3K if I remember correctly. It was the bass player's touring spare - I'm sure it had a pro flight case & not a OHSC (though that might have been included as you wouldn't tour worldwide without all your expensive guitars in flight cases). Would be a damn good P Bass for sure....
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    [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='387815' date='Jan 21 2009, 05:58 PM']This looks absolutely fantastic, but what does it actually sound like??[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6376"]Fellow BC'er 'paul, the' has a vintage Kustom combo...[/url] He might be able to offer more insight on the sound...[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6376"]he's posted samples here[/url] I bought it because of the Jamerson/Bootsy/Meters connection - & let's be honest, because it looks so amazingly cool! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24794"]Here's a older thread on Kustoms...[/url]
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    [quote name='William James Easton' post='387131' date='Jan 21 2009, 08:51 AM']jut put a price on it and stop toying with our fragile emotions! [/quote] Having the voltage conversion to UK mains done properly by Steve Rowse (new power supply, transformer, etc) + work on the pre-amp cost me £150. Then there was the cost of buying it/shipping from the US - about £200 + duty... I'd be hoping to get around £200 - which means I'd obviously be losing a fair bit of money (not even factoring in the time & effort that's been 'spent'). Like I said - somebody make me a sensible offer - as I'd really like to see someone finish the project, or else it will languish forever in my loft (a terrible waste!). Thanks.
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    [quote name='OldGit' post='387186' date='Jan 21 2009, 09:47 AM']The 5 or so nice music shops near me do all the stuff people are talking about but in the last year I've probably spend just £150 in them - and most of that was piano books and Ukuleles (that's what my brothers got for their 50th birthday )... I may have spent just £20 on bass stuff in real shops ... So ... Maybe your questions are not the right ones .. I'd suggest you ask "What have you [b]actually bought[/b] from a real music shop in the last year?" Not a web shop, a real shop, by walking in and handing over hard cash.[/quote] +1000 on asking that question: "What have you [b]actually bought[/b] from a real music shop in the last year?" I've spent a small fortune (a LOT of money) on bass gear over the last few years - how much have I bought from an actual music shop? £100 at most.
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    [quote name='Beedster' post='387121' date='Jan 21 2009, 08:31 AM']Um, haven't you read the papers recently? I've got friends whose businesses are thriving but despite this the benks are withdrawing their credit facilities. Sorry to be blunt - and I haven't read the posts above as I'm in a rush - but I was talking at the weekend to a guy who did the same thing and has just had to sell hos house to pay for it. Setting up a music shop now would represent the kind of hubris that has got banks and therefore the entire economy into trouble. Only spend the money if you can affors to lose it. Chris[/quote] +1 I'm afraid this can only 'end in tears'. I know of two people who have opened music/guitar shops that have eventually gone bust - leaving them with years of debt & misery. And that wasn't in the current economic climate(!) & before the internet really took hold. Traditional shop based retail is NOT what you want to start a business in! I bet you could walk into any 99% of small shops in the UK today & offer the owners £10K for their entire business & they would bite your hand off - just for a chance to walk away from it all. Sorry to be so negative - but IMHO this really is a bad idea.
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    SOLD by BIN in a couple of hours on eBay! I wasn't expecting that...
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    The flight cases alone (all of it is in pro flight cases) have to be worth a fair few £ hundred... If you've got the transport (a big van!) & the storage space then this could be a great buy for somebody.
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    2009 Bump! Make me an offer!
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    [b]Electro-Voice 309A suspension shock mount[/b] [attachment=18963:EV_309A.jpg] it's the special suspension shock mount for use with the RE20 and RE27N/D dynamic microphones. "It provides near-perfect shock isolation for the already internally shock-mounted RE20 or RE27N/D". These sell for close to £100 retail (I think I paid even more!)... Totally un-used, in as new mint condition - complete with all the EV packaging & documentation... [b]£45 - posted.[/b] I've put this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electro-Voice-309A-microphone-suspension-shock-mount_W0QQitemZ220348325539QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Music_Instruments_Microphones_MJ?hash=item220348325539"]for sale on Evil Bay[/url] - as I wasn't sure how much interest there would be here... But please PM if you're interested as I'd prefer to sell off eBay. Thanks!
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    [quote name='molan' post='376752' date='Jan 11 2009, 01:28 PM']Well, it's definitely worth at least a grand as that's how much it's been bid to on EBay already [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/71-Fender-Jazz_W0QQitemZ200297677507QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item200297677507&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/71-Fender-Jazz_W0QQi...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url][/quote] £2,027.00 final price on eBay. Dare I suggest a bit of a reality check for the seller?
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    [quote name='beerdragon' post='377044' date='Jan 11 2009, 07:09 PM']I had the same email saturday.[/quote] Ditto.
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    [quote name='gareth' post='376399' date='Jan 10 2009, 07:40 PM']presumably you have been good enough to explain that the bass maybe under-priced[/quote] Something along those lines... But in the end 'the market decides' on the price of anything - no matter what the seller, or any of us thinks its 'value' is.
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    PM sent - with some well intentioned advice about the price...
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    Groan... That looks identical to the one I very foolishly let go of about 15 years ago.
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    [quote name='Scorchin' post='371276' date='Jan 5 2009, 07:19 PM']Looking to rent a decent quality bass for around 2/3 weeks early February. What kind of price range am I looking at for: [list] [*]Fender P-Bass [*]Musicman StingRay [/list] I'm in Nottingham, but recording will be in Edinburgh, can pick-up at either location or can commute to collect. Would it be better to just buy and then sell immediately after?[/quote] Have you asked the studio you're going to if they have a bass there that you can use??? The majority of good studios will have their own 'house' instruments & back line - which for basses is bound to be a nice Fender Precision & or Jazz - & very often they'll be used to recording with that particular bass & should be able to get you a good sound very easily...
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