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Adding an option of the neck without the tuners: £90 posted.

EBS MultiComp Blue Label compressor

https://ebssweden.com/pedals/multicomp/

Current edition of the popular compressor.

Price includes UK postage.

EBS Stanley Clarke Signature Acoustic Preamp

https://ebssweden.com/pedals/stanley-clarke-signature-preamp/

Two-channel preamp pedal, with each channel having gain, bass, semi-parametric mids, filter (high-pass or notch), and treble.  Pedal also has an effects loop, XLR DI, tuner output, aux in, and headphones out.

Price includes original EBS power supply and UK postage.  No original box, but will be packed well.

10 minutes ago, Killerfridge said:

Verse: | C   |Bb/C   |F    |Ab Bb|

Yes, this is correct.

As a bassist, in this style of music the rhythm you play is much more important than getting in other scalar notes or runs.
For now I'd stick with playing just the root, 5th and octave of each change for now. Listen to the bassist on track and copy the rhythms even if you choose different notes.  You can always get more advanced later. 

Bb/C is a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_chord

To clarify, over that chord, continue use the notes C (root) G (fifth) and C (octave) - not Bb and F.

This is a Squier Classic Vibe P bass neck.  Someone has added a Fender logo.

Tuners are Gotoh GB2.  They are quite stiff and have a high ratio (1:26), which means it takes longer to string up but once done they are accurate and hold the tuning well.  One ear is slightly bent.

The skunk stripe is very slightly not flush on one side for the first couple of frets.  I estimate about the thickness of a piece of paper, so 0.05-0.10mm.

Nut width: 41mm

Heel width: 64mm
Heel height: 26mm

£110 posted within UK.

Or without the tuners: £90 posted.

Squier Classic Vibe 60s Mustang bass

All specs listed here: https://uk.fender.com/products/classic-vibe-60s-mustang-bass

A previous owner added a Fender decal.

A cream pearl pickguard (from ebay's earlpilanz) has been installed; the original tort is included too.

Strings are the Mustang-specific 43-104 La Bella Deep Talkin' flats, and I'll also include some roundwounds.  If you don't want the La Bella flats, I'll knock off £20.

Truss rod working, and the relief and intonation have been set.

Weight: my kitchen scales say 3.86kg (8lb 8oz).

£280 collected from Bristol, or £295 posted within UK.

3 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

one turning up for a run through

37 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

attract a pro to learn a 30 song set

A pro doesn't want (or need) a run-through, or to have to prepare anything.  You'll have more success if you have good charts and the dep can just turn up and sight-read the gig.

Reduced to £115 including UK postage.

Thanks Andy for our recent transaction!

Recently met up with John for a transaction - really nice guy.  Thanks!

Nice neck I recently bought from basschat's Beedster, but in the end I've decided to go in a different direction.

The tuner bushings are very slightly smaller than the holes, so they've been wrapped with electrical tape for a snug fit.

£175 including UK postage.

heel width: 64.3mm

heel depth: 26.3mm

nut width: 38.4mm

width at 12th fret: 57.0mm

depth at 1st fret: 21.5mm

depth at 12th fret: 23.8mm

 Reduced to £385 collected from Bristol, or £400 with UK postage. 

Loaded body from a Squier Vintage Modified fretless jazz bass

Neck pocket
width: 63.6mm
height: 16.1mm
depth: 97.9mm

£150 including UK postage.

£115 including UK postage.

Squier Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass

Olympic White with Tortoiseshell pickguard and Indian Laurel fingerboard

Some small knocks and scratches on the body.

Upgraded with KiOgon loom and copper tape shielding.

D'Addario Pro Steels 45-105

Fender HiMass bridge (string spacing 0.75"/19mm)

All specs listed here: https://uk.fender.com/products/classic-vibe-60s-precision-bass?variant=49498540736799

I can throw in some white or cream pickup covers, and an aged pearloid or red tort pickguard.

Weight is 4.45kg (9lb 13oz).

£250 collected from Bristol, or +£15 for UK postage.

Sadowsky Metro Express 5-string PJ in black sparkle finish.

I bought it from basschat member BaggyMan; here's his original listing: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/509637-sadowsky-5-string-metro-express-sold/

The bass has had some nice modifications:

• pre-amp upgraded to VTC version.  Controls are: volume, blend, passive tone, bass/treble boost & cut (stacked knobs).  Push/pull on the tone knob to bypass preamp (i.e. fully passive mode)
• bridge pickup changed to Nordstrand blade
• Sadowsky decal added
• String retainer changed
• Pickguard has been vinyl-wrapped.

Weight: my kitchen scales say 4.25kg (9lb 6oz).

Comes with Sadowsky PortaBag gig bag.

£400 collected from Bristol, or +£15 for UK postage.

Reduced to £385 collected from Bristol, or £400 with UK postage.

Sold

Can you ask the instruments' owner to arrange the courier and insurance, so they can take on the work and responsibility of arranging everything and making insurance claims etc if something goes wrong.

5 minutes ago, dmc79 said:

Here’s a P bass I received with La Bellas on. Nicely lined up and plenty of silk on the E:

Was the first bass top-loaded, and the second through-body?

https://custom-lynx.co.uk/product/tukrj45-cat5e-tukrj45/ ?

Just received a bass I bought from @BaggyMan  Great communication, keeping in touch throughout.
Bass was packed well, and he scheduled the delivery to be on a convenient day for me.
Thanks!

On 15/04/2025 at 18:26, Paddy Morris said:

The trouble comes when I'm playing slap upright against a drummer who has had a bad day and is taking it out on his drums.   The transients from the slapping play absolute havoc with the amp headroom.  With smaller powered amps the Class D module goes into protection mode for 2 seconds at a time, and the 800w ones just break up.

So something's clipping, but is it possible the problem originates upstream of the amp?  What's your entire signal chain?

Sire P7 Alder 4-string fretless PJ

4 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Have been using a pair of RCF 912As for a couple of years. One of them seems to be on the blink

You've probably already checked, in which case apologies - but don't they come with a three-year warranty, although perhaps it might depend on which retailer you bought it from and if you registered the purchase?

On 18/03/2025 at 22:57, JPJ said:

I guess what I’m looking for is an accurate reproduction of the acoustic sound of my bass rather than sounding like a fretless bass

Another thing than pickups and EQ: I found if my amp volume is quite high and I play lightly, it doesn't sound great - no attack and a long sustain.  But if the amp is set low and I pluck a lot more firmly, it sounds much more natural - a thump and then quick decay.  Related, experiment with changing (increasing) the string height.

I bought a pedalboard from @ordep in an easy transaction, well packaged, and with prompt postage - thanks!