Tripehound

I had this up for sale recently then took it down and now it's back up again! I have eyes on something else and that's what's driving me otherwise this would be a keeper. Never seem to have quite enough money for my habit.

Anyway - here's my beautiful Duesenberg Starplayer bass complete with its original hard case in excellent condition. Meticulously-constructed and full of little details like the Art Deco tuners.

I bought it because I was after an orange bass, a short scale (it uses medium scale strings because of the tailpiece) and a semi-hollow bass. This covers all of those!

Not prepared to ship (unless you want to arrange a courier and insurance) but collection from near Belper which is centrally located and only 15 minutes from Junction 28 of the M1. Also prepared to negotiate a meet up if necessary.

Since placing the ad I've been playing this and am struggling to imagine anything better! It's a keeper.

Stunning - GLWTS!

Lovely bass. What does 'light distressing' mean?

That's a beautiful instrument - and a work of art!

Took it out on gigs Friday and Saturday and realised I was making a mistake here - withdrawn.

Having a bit of a clearout to raise cash for something I've seen and this isn't getting the use at the moment so up it goes.

The Backbeat is a wearable subwoofer that allows you to feel your bass playing and is a tremendous accompaniment to IEMs although it's also effective with your own amp - especially when you have to keep the volume down - delivering a stadium feel to proceedings. 

It's comprehensively described on https://getbackbeat.com and there are videos but TBH you need to experience it. 

I bought mine direct from the USA and it didn't come with the nice little bag but it works just the same.

Price includes P&P.

19 hours ago, Tim C. said:

Tripehound whaz up!  I’m sitting over here just outside of Nashville and yo’ red D’wall P just pegged the needle on my solar powered Funk-O-meter!  I’m checking to see what it would cost to move my family over there so we can do a deal…😎. Stay safe and by all means keep it funky!  BTW I attached a pic of my Super J…these basses are truly amazing!

 

 

Tim C.

With you all the way there Tim! Lurking behind the Super P is the one that gets all the players these days...

2 hours ago, BCH said:

Hi, looks stunning. Have you had this from new, what year? What is the condition & actual weight?

 

Best… B

Aside from some very faint marks on the back of the body which can only be seen in a certain light whilst holding at an angle, and a slight bit of cloudiness on the chrome of the trapeze tail-piece it's in very good condition - no dings, scrapes, scratches or evidence of misadventures. Not sure of the age and as I bought via eBay in 2019 I'm at least the second owner. Weight clocks in at around 7.5 lbs using the traditional bathroom scales - not a heavy instrument but undoubtedly a very pretty one. It's a short scale but uses medium-scale strings due to the tailpiece. 

Here's a link to me playing it on New Years Eve 2019 - using a Helix straight into the PA with a patch based on a GK model. Apologies for the sound quality - straight off the camera.

Up!

Beautiful German-built Duesenberg Starplayer bass in Trans Orange c/w with Duesenberg hard case. 

I bought this because I wanted an orange bass, a semi-hollow bass and a short-scale bass and this does all three and does it well! These days however I'm strictly playing my J basses and the money could be better used elsewhere hence the sale.

Cash sale and collection preferred but being centrally located I'm negotiable about meet-ups at a reasonable distance.

2 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

@Tripehound - just to make you aware, you've put P5 in the title header.

Nice bass by the way. GLWTS.

Whoops - force of habit! 

Up for sale after considerable pondering goes my lovely 2020 Dingwall Super P4 in Fiesta Red, Wenge neck, owned from new and in as-new condition along with probably the best gig bag I've ever seen. 

I waited a long time for this to come in and snatched it up as soon as it landed and it plays as good as you'd expect. Truth be told, it's just not getting the play because I already have a Super J5 that I love and which it hasn't displaced. Funny how things work out sometimes.

I'd prefer collection but travelling for a meet up is negotiable as I'm centrally located. A sale is greatly preferred but I might consider a trade involving a lined fretless.

Use a Helix LT but wonder if this might be more suitable for gigging?

Like the A/B function - v. useful.

I'm the happy owner of a Dingwall Super P4. I might be even happier if it could be strung with flat wounds so does anyone know of a suitable brand/scale?

Advice much appreciated.

I've bought a Rumble Stage 800 (it's very good!) and am thinking of adding a cab to get the full 800 out of it.

The front cover is black and AFAIK the 210 extension cabs have the traditional silver face.

Does anyone know if you can buy a replacement cover separately to make it match - either silver or black will do as I understand they're the same size?

Stunning!

Has anyone tried putting a bass (via Helix) through one of these?

Wondering about getting one for home noodling and band rehearsals. Curious to know whether it will keep up with a drummer being allegedly 1000W...

22 minutes ago, twsperring said:

Good luck with the sale - I had a Super Bassman and it was very sad to let it go! Phenomenal amp

Cheers - I know I'm going to regret this...

6 hours ago, ped said:

I think something class D and powerful will fit the bill. I use a TC BH800 which is great, especially because using the compressor helps beef up the response of the board over the whole range of the bass. I turn the hi-mid and treble controls off so only the bass gets through to the board, but with the comp you still get plenty of rumble on the G string too.

Whereabouts are you, you're welcome to come and try mine.

Hi Ped - Many thanks for the offer but it would be a trek from here in Derbyshire! I'm off down to Bass Direct tomorrow to try out the Eich which looks to be the most cost-effective and flexible approach. The P&D costs £922 by the the time you've added VAT and carriage whereas the Eich comes in at £439 plus I was considering the TC BQ500 at £181. Also has the merit of being able to split and sell the two parts if necessary, use the Eich with my other rig, etc. I don't doubt that the P & D is a fabulous piece of kit (and I like it aesthetically) but it's over £300 difference to do essentially the same thing. P & D tell me that theirs is the superior product because it has a wider frequency range so you can add keyboards, percussion etc to the input - I was thinking in terms of just bass and drums.

Do you just put bass into it or anything else?

Very interested to read your comments on cutting mid and treble - I'll try that tomorrow.

I'm thinking of getting a bass board to go with my IEMs.

The Porter and Davies looks terrific (and has the big name endorsees) but it's pricy at over £900 by the time you add VAT and carriage. However, this has its own amplification included.

Alternative is the Eich Bass Board which is considerably cheaper but requires a separate amp to drive it (assuming I'm not going to be taking a bass rig out with me, just a Helix or a preamp pedal). The Eich T500 is suggested as a suitable amp for it but, splendid amp though it is, this seems like expensive overkill if all it's going to do is drive the board and sit there looking pretty.

Any suggestions on a suitable power amp to drive the Eich board which is around 500w?

Also any views on which is the better product very gratefully received!

Ooh! I'm getting tempted. 

Any view on Eich vs Porter and Davies?

Funny how the moment I look at P&D they announce an imminent price hike...

On 27/08/2019 at 20:22, Lee-Man said:

The porter & Davis one comes with its own amp. I run one side of my helix to FOH and the other to the bass board amp. 

Which one are you using?

Ah ha. Right - so Helix (or preamp setup) goes one output to the amp driving the board and the other to the mixer. Presumably then (sorry to be a bit dense) then I have a regular IEM mix but get the sub effect from just the bass.

And that means another amp - preferably cheaper than the T500. Shame fun has to be so expensive!

Wonder if it would be worth getting the kick drum routed to it via a noddy mixer?