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KiOgon Precision bass loom - i.e. one of these: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/334251-bass-wiring-looms-for-sale/

• Bourns 250K log mini pots with 6mm splined shafts
• .047uF cap
• Switchcraft jack socket

Easy installation with solderless screw terminals:

1. Connect the pickup hot wire to the left terminal
2. Connect the pickup ground wire and bridge ground wire to the right terminal.

Mini screwdriver included.

£16 posted.

Maruszczyk Jake - a stunning and versatile passive five-string bass.
£1050 (sale only, sorry no trades)

Body: chambered alder with flamed maple top and back

Neck: 21-fret (plus zero fret) hard rock flamed maple with rosewood fingerboard, blocks, and vintage white binding

Scale length: 34"

Headstock: originally matching, it was subsequently refinished by JP Guitars, Bristol.

Nut width: 45mm

Tuners: Hipshot USA Ultralites

Pickups: Delano PC 5 AL/M2 (neck) and JC 5 AL (bridge)

Controls: Volume, volume, tone; push-pull on the tone for both pickups in series.

Bridge: Gotoh 205B-5, 18m spacing

Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt flatwounds 45-130, new in September 2022.

Weight: 3.585kg, and perfectly balanced - a real pleasure to play.

I've looked after it well during its time with me.  It came to me with a few slightly uneven frets, which were levelled and dressed by Phil Jones (bristolguitartech.com).

It also arrived with stripped neck screws; these have been replaced.  Truss rod works correctly in both directions.  N.B. Maruszczyk truss rods are clockwise to loosen and anti-clockwise to tighten (i.e. against convention).

There are a couple of small marks on the body, one of which has been painted over (see photos).

Comes with a Gear4Music foam case in good condition.

UK postage included in price.

I'm also happy to travel up to say 100 miles from Bristol for a handover in person.

18 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

He used to have a regular Sunday afternoon jazz gig in (IIRC) Richmond. I went once it was absolutely heaving.

Boaters, by the river in Kingston.  It was always rammed as you could catch some of the best musicians in the UK, for free!

Crap website and complete pot luck on customer service - but in their favour Bass Direct generally have good prices on strings.

"LTF 4A Low Tension Long scale - £40"
https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LaBella_Flatwound_strings.html

31 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Tried the DI out of the Elf but it appeared not to deliver much volume at all to the RCF. So I came out of the headphones socket instead and wow! 

The Elf's DI output will be at mic level whereas the headphone output will be close to line level.  There should be a switch on the RCF to select the input level (mic or line) - I wonder if yours was on the line level setting. 

2 hours ago, SimBass said:

How do you mix the levels of the monitor mix and the bass? Do you have to set the volume of the aux from the mixing desk (and hope it's good for the whole gig)? Or do you have some sort of inline volume control with you on stage?

I try to get all the levels right during soundcheck.  We do have a digital desk though and I have individual tablet control over my entire mix.

15 hours ago, jazzyvee said:

We have recently started using an IEM setup and so far it's not been without issues. i may try that suggestion next gig. just need a cable converter to get the monitor feed as a mini jack cable.

This is the one I have and recommend: https://www.designacable.com/stereo-3-5mm-mini-jack-to-mono-female-xlr-cable.html

I'm selling this beautiful five-string StingRay Classic Ray25CA, from Sterling by Music Man.  (Sale only, no trades.)

Some specs:

• Body Wood: Mahogany
• Scale Length: 34"
• Neck Radius: 12"
• Nut: 1.77" (45mm)

Full specs are here: https://intl.sterlingbymusicman.com/collections/stingray-ray24-25ca/products/ray25-ca?variant=31853459406920

There is one modification.  The pickup is wired in series by default, which sounds good but is not the traditional wiring for a StingRay.  It's now been rewired in parallel and I feel it's a lot better - the two-band preamp gives the classic sound and both EQ knobs are much more responsive across their full range.

Weight is 4.3kg (9lb 8oz).

£325 collected from Bristol, or £345 posted within the UK.  I also travel around for gigs - over the next few weeks I'll be back and forth along the M4 Bristol to London, up the M5 to Birmingham, and down to Brighton - so could possibly meet for a handover.

Sold something to Frank and it all went smoothly.  Highly recommended.  Thanks!

Ibanez Bass Workshop BWS90 strap

Comfy padded strap.  Width is 90mm (3.5") and length is adjustable from 102cm (40") to 125cm (49").

Full details: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/bws90_01.html

£12 posted.

Truetone 1 SPOT power supply

9V power supply, max 1700mA.
3m cable.

Full details: https://truetone.com/1-spot/

£16 posted.

28 minutes ago, GreeneKing said:

comes with the original box and 12v PSU.

 

Probably a typo but it takes a 9V supply.
Great preamp pedal!  I was very happy with mine.  GLWTS.

Bill Fitzmaurice Omni 10.

Some people use hand signals for keys, so worth knowing:

• hand makes a C shape = key of C.
• a number of fingers pointing up = number of sharps (e.g. 1 finger = G)
• a number of fingers pointing down = number of flats (e.g. 2 fingers = Bb)

With my Sandberg (a VM5, a beautifully made and great feeling instrument), I too wanted a warmer, vintage sound.  It took a while, but I did get there in the end - here are the steps I took. First, I put on flatwound strings. It was better, but not quite right yet. So then I swapped the stock pickup for an Aguilar ("designed to capture the vibe and feel of the 60’s").  It was better, but not quite right yet.  Then I removed the preamp and rewired it as passive.  It was better, but not quite right yet.  So I put it all back to stock, sold it, and bought a P bass...

Still for sale.

19 minutes ago, Smanth said:

How can I ... ahem ... monitor/reduce my current uploads to allow my free expression in pix to continue!?

 

S'manth xx

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On 18/10/2022 at 12:39, Paddy Morris said:

I thought I'd ask this here, instead of starting yet another amp thread.

 

Does anyone have experience of using GK amps for upright bass? Positive or negative?  I have a little PJ two-four which is great. Also I have a brute of a 15" TC Electronics amp. This TC can sound great under ideal circumstances.  Very clean, and I don't come remotely close to clipping ever.  But it is just very prone to boominess, and I have to mess about with graphics and placing it on chairs and away from corners in most indoor venues, just to get it to sound acceptable.

 

Someone on this thread said that a physically smaller amp might be better.  And I'm looking at a 12" GK combo on ebay.  I know they are very tailored to a certain type of electric bass sound, but was just wondering if anyone had tried one for upright?

I also had an MB150 back in the day, and agree they do go relatively loud for their small size but that there are better options these days.

But you only said '12" GK combo' - of which MB150 is just one.  Gallien Krueger also make the MB 112, Fusion 112, and Legacy 112 (based on RB) combos.  I had an MB 210 combo and RB head years ago, which were fine - but as you allude, not typically the first choice for upright.  (I was doubling.)  When RB is mentioned, I think of Flea!  Although Dave Holland is also a GK endorser.  Anyway - my MB combo was absolutely blown away by Barefaced.  And since you're after more volume, I'd need convincing that the MB 112 was the way to go.

Not sure about this idea mentioned that you need a physically smaller amp.  I've used 8x10 on jazz quartet gigs without any boominess (it was turned down quite low).  Actually it sounded great!

If you're happy with Phil Jones but just need more volume, he makes larger ones than the Double Four.  However the ultimate in flat amplification, which is what I use myself, is an active PA speaker.  Additionally, it will be cheaper than PJ, and likely louder per kg.  Look at RCF, Yamaha, QSC.  You could use your Double Four into it as a preamp.

But returning to your initial complaint of boominess - the very first thing to ask is have you tried a variable HPF?  Essential piece of kit, whatever amplification comes after it.

8 minutes ago, carlsim said:

so is the experience of your iPad Pro with that pencil a positive one??

The Adonit is fine - I suppose though I'm using it only for pretty basic stuff (quick notes/corrections on scores - not writing large bodies of text).  Never tried an Apple Pencil so can't compare.

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I also tried an older surface pro and that was terrible…

I'm no iOS fan - but I'd take it over Windows any day 😬

Yes, iPads are very expensive.  I don't really like them that much.  But you don't need any processing power at all just to view PDFs - I recently got a vgc 1st gen 12.9" iPad Pro with good battery for £200, if something like that's an option?  The huge screen is great.

I use a passive Adonit stylus - I think it was about £20.

If you're definitely going for the android - I happily used Mobile Sheets in my previous android days and it was fine.  I much prefer android to ios but my hand was forced somewhat since we use the Mackie app (no android version) for our band mixing desk.

I take a monitor mix from the desk without any bass in it, into the EBS aux in.  The EBS sums that with my bass signal and sends that combination via its headphone amp to my IEMs.  The advantage of this setup (rather than the typical way of running a monitor straight from the desk to my IEMs) is that the volume knob on the EBS controls the relative mix of my bass - so if I need more me, it's super easy to tweak.  Critically, the EBS DI output level isn't affected by the volume knob.

They will go 10 louder if you turn clockwise 😁

Seriously though - what does it mean on Yamahas when 12 o'clock is indicated as 0dB?  In reference to what?

1 hour ago, SimBass said:

Anyone able to report back with "tried and tested gig experience" with this. I'm doing lots of Big Band doubling gigs at the moment and this would be ideal. So anyone using it for but both upright and electric would be especially appreciated 

Yep, tried and tested on upright and electric.  Line-ups range from quintet to 27-piece, and we're playing a mixture of clubs, wedding venues, and concert halls.  Sometimes I'm on in-ears (in which case, monitor feed input and IEM output both go via the EBS), or if not, I use one or two Yamaha DXR10 speakers.  Other than not having a tuner, the EBS does everything I need it to, and does it well, with nothing extraneous - it's really simplified my doubling setup.  Great connectivity and sensible layout makes it intuitive to tweak.  10/10 👍

6 minutes ago, jrixn1 said:

I try to avoid Bass Direct, if at all possible.  This is not one of those times 😬
https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Flat_wound_strings.html

Dunlop 45-105, £59.99
Dunlop 45-125, £76.00

Sorry, I'm not sure what I was thinking - £37.27 (as per @Paolo85) is of course less than £59.99!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dunlop-DBFS45105-Flatwound-Strings-Medium/dp/B01C2T8V0W/ref=asc_df_B01C2T8V0W/

I try to avoid Bass Direct, if at all possible.  This is not one of those times 😬
https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Flat_wound_strings.html

Dunlop 45-105, £59.99
Dunlop 45-125, £76.00