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    SOLD !
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    Bump for new price
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    [quote name='deBassMan' post='183117' date='Apr 22 2008, 07:40 PM']I might be interested in the GK - but I'd like to do a deal with my Megabass stack - check out my post on this forum (it's a bit too mega for me now) would u be interested?[/quote] I'm sure it's a great stack, but I'm downsizing not upsizing I might consider trades (with appropriate adjustments) for basses, particularly basses that are one or more of fretless, 5-string, hollow/chambered, but I can't think of anything in the way of an amp or cab that would tempt me. .
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    Bump for new price.
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    Up for sale: My Gallien Kruger 700RB 115 Combo. Here's what it looks like. More pics [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33223270@N00/tags/700rb/"]HERE[/url]. Here a link to the [url="http://web.archive.org/web/20020811155842/www.gallien-krueger.com/PRODUCTS/COMBOS/700RB_115/700rb_115.html"]SPECS[/url] This was up for sale last year, but it looks like I had unrealistic expectations for price. Now offered at £335-00 . Note that mine is the 'Mark 1' or whatever. There are key spec differences from the current one: mine is 275 watts as it stands: 225 watts to the 15 inch, (380 with a further 8 ohm cabinet), and the tweeter gets an additional 50W. (The amp is biamped) This is a great amp, full range, very deep (and bought for that very reason) with none of the flab that you might expect from some 15's. Very portable, as 1x15's go, because of the wheels and tip back feature, which also means you can have it aimed up at you, monitor style. It's seen fairly light use, probably about 30 gigs over 4 years. It's almost always been transported in my car (rather than knocking around with other gear in a van). 1 owner from new. I'm selling because this is oversized for the gigs I now do, so I now have something more appropriate. Because of the size, I'd [i]prefer[/i] this to be picked up (I'm in North London), but if you have other ideas, let me know. Over the coming weeks, it seems possible I'll be travelling London to Doncaster by car. If you're near that route we can probably work something out. Even if you're NOT near that route, please get in touch ... we could always meet halfway, maybe? Cash on pickup preferred. Paypal might be an option, please ask. I've got a small [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=823"]feedback thread[/url] you may want to check. BTW, CrazyKiwi (and other basschatters) like these combos .... check [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=871"]the previous for sale thread {LINK}[/url]. Andy
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    Thanks for the review .
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    [quote name='chrkelly' post='126898' date='Jan 24 2008, 01:41 PM']Put the Corelli 370TX on this morning and have thrashed them for a good few hours. ... SNIP... I can't really speak about them any more until they've properly settled after a few weeks, but I can tell I'm going to like them. A bargain for £70[/quote] How are you getting on with those Corelli's, Chris ? Just had the cracks in my DB repaired so I'm full of enthusiasm for it and I'm thinking about a decent set of strings. Cheers, Andy
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='149446' date='Mar 1 2008, 02:13 PM']Your link to S Lawson led me to watch this youtube clip ( [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v8zq6HRRhQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v8zq6HRRhQ[/url] ) and I love the whole song/arrangement/vocal/playing/mistakes but I'm particularly impressed by their honesty and humour. Thanks for that Any idea what looper he is using?[/quote] I'm pretty sure Steve uses a looper called looperlative ... If you check his myspace blog (link in my post above) I'm sure he's talked about there. Alternative if you go to his own website (http://www.stevelawson.net/gear.shtml), there's a brief overview of his gear.
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    It has to be said, I didn't realise, when I posted the link, that it was the instrument's maker playing. That gives it a totally different context. I've since read his blog ... he is obviously an interesting and unique individual. If I ever come across one of his trussrod-less basses I'll be interested to give it a spin. Andy
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    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_u35sHICjE"]TAKE A LOOK[/url] Unbelievable. (Thanks to [url="http://www.myspace.com/solobassstevelawson"]Steve Lawson[/url] for the tip-off)
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    [quote name='chrkelly' post='126015' date='Jan 23 2008, 01:09 PM']Also, forgot to mention Daddario Helicore hybrids. £78 from Thomann. They get good reviews and I've heard that Larry Grenadier and Christian McBride use them.[/quote] They're certainly featured on [url="http://christianmcbride.com/gear.html"]Christian McBrides gear page[/url]. I'm a bit too much of a newb at URB to comment on this topic. But I believe my [url="http://www.noodlebug.demon.co.uk/bigbeatnut/pix/mybasses/bsxallegro.jpg"]BSX allegro[/url] (EUB) is strung with Spirocore Weichs, and I'm happy with those. Reading between the lines above ... are Weichs the light gauge ? Andy
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    Totally unrelated to NHOP, but here's another version of Caravan I really enjoy by Brian Bromberg on upright. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loY_5F-rR6k&feature=PlayList&p=E5B7D387A64F6071&index=5"]PART ONE[/url] and [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-aYh0i4AxQ&feature=PlayList&p=E5B7D387A64F6071&index=4"]PART TWO (with bass solo)[/url]
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    That version of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EFwdTgLVf0"]Caravan[/url] is just stunning ... alll of it, not just the bass. If I really concentrate on the closing Oscar Peterson solo, I can just make out the chord progression of the original song ... I can't imagine how his mind works. Has to be said it's so far distant from my current upright skills that it'll be some time before before I delve into this stuff again.
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    [url="http://www.jazzdoublebass.com/interviews/interview.php?id=MQ=="]LINK[/url] Covers all sorts of stuff ... beginner to advanced. I've only seen the first part but as an upright noob I found it very useful.
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    [quote name='mikeh' post='86553' date='Nov 10 2007, 06:54 PM']That could be just what Im after, thanks for the link. Mike[/quote] Great ... if you hunt around a bit you'll find the same stand from other sellers ... not sure if you'll save much though.
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    [quote name='mikeh' post='84643' date='Nov 6 2007, 11:27 PM']Well it looks like I'll be picking me Aria Swb up next week and it suddenly dawned on me, when Im gigging where can I put when im playing me electric bass?? Is there such a thing as an EUB stand??? I really dont want to resort to leaning it against a wall!!![/quote] I had to hunt for one recently and I came up with [url="http://www.djmmusic.com/itemdesc.asp?Ic=CBS1&agent=froogle1"]THIS[/url] which works well with my BSX Allegro. The key thing for me was finding something where the supporting arms would raise up high enough for the short body with the spike out. This one does it for me, the spike is 21 inches and it's just off the floor.
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    [quote name='BassBod' post='72630' date='Oct 11 2007, 09:44 AM']Now that looks very nice - so what's deal...sound feel...what p/ups....(I could go on) BB[/quote] Sound is great. Bigger volume unplugged than you'd think with that small body, it could be that I'll get around to miking it. Pickup sound is also good, very db-like to my ears, to a much greater degree than any other EUB I could get my hands on (includes various NSs, Triumph, Eminence and others). Pickup is as fitted by BSX. ([url="http://www.bsxbass.com/"]bsxbass.com[/url]) It appears to be 4 piezos right under each string, but hard to tell because it's integral to the bridge. On feel ... well I'm a total noob to the upright thing so while it feels alright to me neither me nor the bass are settled as yet. The previous owner had quite a high action set, so at some stage I'll be bringing that down by tweaking the neck bolts. (That's a designed in feature, not a case of making shims). Right now I'm just trying to toughen up fingertips and muscles by using it with the high action. It's still easier to play than my DB because the neck is slightly slimmer on the BSX. Being a noob though, I'm not sure which one is normal. Worth noting that it has a lot of resemblances to an upright, not least of which, you can anchor your thumb *under* the fingerboard when playing pizz. Heel is also placed like an upright. I think its a D neck as opposed to an Eb neck on my DB ... may have got that wrong, its shorter anway. Does that help ?
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    [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='72486' date='Oct 10 2007, 11:16 PM']Just to let ch'all know, the collection has been swelled by three instruments this week, a Fernandes medium scale PJ bass, a Washburn `Force 42' headless and a `Jaco' style tribute fretless! Pics to follow! Am now skint again...![/quote] You have an addiction and you need to be cured. 1st step in your therapy ... give them all to me
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    My (relatively) new BSX Allegro ...
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    I'm probably way too late here, but can I put in a vote for the BSX Allegro ? My quest was for an EUB that sounded as near to an real upright as I could get. I tried NS CR4/5 and WAV, Warwick Triumph, Palatino, Eminence, Vektor, an older Bassix, and probably a couple more. The one that really convinced me was the Allegro. [url="http://www.bsxbass.com/allegro.html"]http://www.bsxbass.com/allegro.html[/url] It has to be said they're not terribly easy to find in this country ... but Dino (the builder) seems to offer an export deal that means he absorbs the shipping price and you get it for the same price as someone in the U.S. Andy
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    It's still available. I'll PM you re travel etc. Andy
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    [quote name='paul, the' post='47545' date='Aug 20 2007, 01:38 AM']You'll be giving me the first one then? I'm not caring about quality anymore, I just want one to try out.[/quote] I'm keeping the DB for the forseeable future. I can't see it getting gigged (in contrast to the BSX) but even in it's beaten up state it's got something the BSX hasn't ... a big fat soundbox If I'm gigging down your way with the BSX I'll let you know. Cheers, Andy
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    Bringing the thread back on-topic ... my latest acqusition ... [attachment=1845:Dsc00064_ms.jpg] Much easier to play than the 3/4 upright, much easier to transport, and a very nice sound to boot. It's a BSX Allegro Acoustic.
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