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Try https://www.facebook.com/groups/depsuk/

UK postage now included in the price.

SONICAKE Sonic IR
Impulse response loader

£30 posted

"SONIC IR is a simple and efficient cabinet simulator delivering 11 selected classic guitar/bass cabinet models. You can load your own IR files. Two outputs jacks are suitable for different usage scenarios."

Full details at https://www.sonicake.com/products/sonic-ir

Power: standard 9V DC (not included)

Outputs: 1/4" and XLR

Very easy to drag and drop your own IR files using a USB C cable (not included).  You can buy/download IRs from various places; e.g. https://shift-line.com/irpackbass ; https://www.3sigmaaudio.com/shop/

No box, but will be packaged well.

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

Of course, I`d completely forgotten about GR Bass Aero - good call, thanks very much.

The newish Markbass MB58R Mini CMD 121 Pure also looks interesting, at 10.3kg.

I mean use only the effects send, without plugging anything back into the effects return (i.e. don't complete the loop).
This results in the signal being split: the original path remains, through the power section and real cab; and an additional path now, through the cab sim and external DI box.

This is how I would expect most amps to route in general, but check your specific manual/schematic.

Are you also using a real cab at the same time?

If so, use the amp's effects send -> cab sim -> external DI box.

If not, put the cab sim in the amp's effects loop and continue to use the amp's DI.

If you put a mic'ed instrument through backline, it will feedback.

Go through the same PA that your singer etc (i.e. anyone/anything with a mic) is going through.

Or if there is no PA... I'm curious what the band line-up is and why/how it is so loud that you need to mic a sax.

I've a couple of times recently sent bass bodies, parts, and a hard case to N Ireland (although not a complete instrument) via ParcelForce and it was just the same as sending it anywhere else in the UK.  No paperwork etc.

Bargain BB734A at £449.99 here:
https://prod.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/bass-guitar/041500115196

https://www.myhumbleworkshop.com/series-parallel-loom-for-jazz-bass-with-varitone

Sire V5 fretless bass (passive), £360.

For sale only - no trades, thanks.

Bought new by me in January 2023 and hardly played.  Lovely sound with the classic fretless jazz bass tones.  The fingerboard is very comfortable with its rolled edges.

• North American Alder body
• Roasted Maple bolt on neck, "C" profile (rolled edges)
• Roasted Maple fingerboard
• Scale 34"
• Radius 9.5"
• Nut width 38 mm
• Sire Custom Super-J Revolution Alnico pickups
• Volume (neck), Volume (bridge), Tone
• Bone nut
• Gloss body finish
• Satin neck finish

Weight is 4490g (9lb 14oz) on my kitchen scales.

Postage included, or collect from Bristol BS3, or meet up nearby.

19 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

So, Basschat friends, your constructive, insightful feedback and comments would be most welcome.

Put the original pickups back in and reduce the price.  Here (basschat), reverb, and eBay this bass is selling for £250-£300.

11 minutes ago, peteb said:

I am still amazed that people would be a bass online from a shop like Bass Direct or the Bass Gallery, etc instead of ringing them up and doing the deal over the phone!  ... It only takes a phone call... 

2 hours ago, Mike said:

I rang and rang to check it was in stock but couldn't get through on the phone

🤔

1 hour ago, How1 said:

it’s not like he’s fighting three guitars and a string section.

45 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

let me add that three guitars can be two to three too many

I'm not sure if I've missed How1's point - but some Motown tracks e.g. Ain't No Mountain High Enough had three guitars (Willis, Messina, and White) and a string section.  There was a lot of instrumentation but Motown was arranged and produced really well.

Isolated guitars

Isolated strings

For sale - no trades, thanks.

Beautiful P bass body from Guitarbuild:

• £180: body only
• £250: fully loaded (Matt Freeman Squier pickups; KiOgon solderless loom; pickguard; aged bridge, knobs, and screws; tug bar; strap buttons; Fender neck plate; and neck screws) - or message me if you want some of the parts but not all.

Collect from Bristol BS3, or +£10 for UK postage.

I bought this used, and the original description said: "Hand finished in nitro it has been bleached with Oxalic acid then aniline dyed yellow under the sealer coat as per older 50’s/60’s factory process to give a strong yellow centre.  Sunburst then applied over sealer coat with three coats of clear gloss and buffed"

There is some (lovely) wear - see photos.  The finish will become even more beautiful as it continues to age naturally.

Bad bits:

• The neck pocket has a small slice missing off the G-side corner.  This is cosmetic and doesn't affect stability of the neck mount.
• If the bridge is tightened down a normal amount, the front (i.e. neck side) raises off the body a bit.  So I just didn't over tighten it, and the string tension holds it down fine with no problems.

The loaded body weighs 2742g on my kitchen scales, so you're looking at a finished bass of about 4kg (depending on the neck and tuners).

Any questions, please reply on the thread or send me a private message.

On 09/04/2023 at 13:32, JeffMW said:

I made a dedicated Mesa 400+ based preset that does sound sweet and slots in the mix nicely.

Sounds like you're happy with your Helix tone - and that goes 100% hand in hand with neutral amplification.

You could get separates, but really you can't beat powered speakers for this application:
E.g. RCF 732-A is £700 and 18kg.  (This is what I used to have.)
FBT ProMaxx 112a is £750 and 15kg. (This is what I have now.)
Or similar from QSC (K12.2) and Yamaha (DXR12).

As a comparison, if you were to buy separates: just looking at cabs, a Big Baby 3 is £1150 or a LFSys Monaco is £750.  I.e. already costs more even without buying a power amp yet.

The above RCF etc powered speakers all have DSP, one advantage of which is that it allows you to get the most out of the speaker physically if you did need to push it, but while also preventing it from damage.  Having said that, I play in a 10-piece function band, and a 12" powered speaker is more than enough - I've never been close to running out of volume.

Form factor is great as has tilt (wedge) ability built in.

Lots of different venues, some of which with poor stage acoustics - but I never have a problem hearing myself, due to the good dispersion and clarity of the powered speaker.  This was not always the case with my previous traditional bass cabs.
 

1 hour ago, lidl e said:

Didnt there used to be an all bass shop nearish to Spitalfields?

 

Bass Centre or something like that? Im sure there was.

Yes, I've popped in there as well - it was on Brune St. No longer there.

https://www.facebook.com/joliandthesouls/posts/pfbid02KaGW6E6tqPnkyiWs2v7tKgFrvA8WEta8esJjrNSGUbacNoehjaTr8gLMk64A2Yrkl
 

17 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

 

Interestingly one of the comments on Talkbass posted this morning seems to be coming up with pretty much the exact same suggestion as mine above: "Alternatively, you could use the Thru connection to split your signal. Adding effects to the separate signal path which you could then combine back in with your primary signal using something like a Boss LS-2."  

 

I don't think your suggestion will work, with the SGT being plugged back into itself.  You are connecting the through output back to the SGT input, via the ABY - which is a feedback loop.  The Talkbass suggestion is different: connect the bass to the SGT input; the through output and main output to the ABY pedal; and then routing that into an amp etc.

15 hours ago, amnesiak said:

The idea would be to sell the LMIII and use the money to go towards the power amp and DI. 

Power amps are typically rack gear.  Crown will be decent e.g. https://www.thomann.de/gb/crown_xli_1500.htm , but it's 12.7kg and a 2U rack format, i.e. heavy and large.  It's uncommon for bassists to use rack gear for decades now because there is basically no point in it.

There are some non-rack power amps which are smaller and lighter e.g. previously mentioned Baby Sumo, or the GR Pure Amp - but unless you have an actual, specific reason to use a power amp, I'd stick with the Markbass as it's going to be more straightforward.  Plug the preamp into the instrument input.  Previous poster suggested using the effects loop - usually good advice, but Markbass is atypical in that its effects loop comes before the eq section.

Or if you are looking at power amps because the Markbass's response is not flat enough, there are other, better options. E.g. powered speakers.

BTW "preamp" and "DI" are different things but I think you are using them interchangeably.  A preamp is what you are after - it gives tone shaping: eq and possibly overdrive etc.  Whereas a DI box generally aspires to not change your tone but just convert the instrument signal so it can go straight into a mixing desk e.g. if recording, or going into a venue PA system.  Some preamps do come with DI functionality built in - but not all do.

55 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

the seller doesn't have a box

You can buy boxes online and you don't even have to leave the house.
E.g. https://www.sellusyourguitar.co.uk/product-page/guitar-packaging-electric-bass-guitars

Nice-playing neck from a Fender Modern Player jazz bass.

Nut: Synthetic Bone
Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Fretboard: Rosewood
Fret Size: Jumbo
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: “C” Shape
Nut Width: 1.5″ (38.1 mm)

In good condition, with just a couple of quite light scratches on the fretboard.

Frets visually have a small amount of wear, which has not caused any playing issues.

Truss rod working fine.  It uses a wheel at the heel end, and I'll include an adjustment rod.

The tuner holes are very slightly smaller than standard - afraid I don't have the right tool to measure the exact diameter.  I have some official Fender bushings to hand, and they don't quite fit.  I had Hipshot Ultralites in there with no problem.

I don't own any calipers, but the neck fit well on the bodies I've had with it: the original Fender jazz body it came on, a few Squier P bodies, and a third-party body specced to Fender dimensions.

Weighs 928g on my kitchen scales.

£150 collected from Bristol, or can post for £10.

Is it a 'Bryce'?

https://shop8h.top/ProductDetail.aspx?iid=30165700&pr=76.88
 

I moved from an original 15" Barefaced Compact to a Barefaced Big Baby 2 and it was a big increase in clarity.  I wouldn't get a BB3 today though, at £1150 (unless you just couldn't do without its unbeatable low weight) - I'd get a good 12" powered speaker, like an RCF 732-A or Yamaha DXR12 for £700 or so.  Also depends how attached you are to your RB. If so, the other cab which I've not tried but sounds interesting (if I was using separates) is the Monaco https://www.lfsys.co.uk/bassguitarproducts It's marketed for bass guitar but I don't see why.  Apparently there's a demo one making its way around the UK (contact  @stevie ).

Although having just seen the price of a Pedal Power 2 Plus, I'd get a Truetone CS6.