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It's time for me to find a new home for my Stentor hybrid. This bass features a hand carved spruce front and a laminated maple back and sides. The bass comes with a Lightly padded well fitting bag, and a fat foam semi-rigid case. Setup to play easily with Pirastro Jazzer strings, this bass has had a new adjustable bridge fitted plus an upgraded tailpiece and a Wolf endpin ball. It also has a set of F-its F-hole plugs for feedback avoidance live, and a bow. 

With the top-notch Realist Lifeline pickup, this bass is a gig-ready package for someone!

I've tried to show all wear and tear in the photos, but happy to answer any questions/provide any information as needed. Any repairs have been carried out to a high standard.

A great instrument that's pretty lightweight too. Happy to discuss offers, and delighted to meet anyone who wants to try it out. 

Cheers@QuatschmacherI actually couldn't remember which one was the newer model! No replacement planned at the moment, just invested in a new upright and feeling the pinch both for cash and space. Will likely come back around this way eventually, I can't imagine anything better!

Moog Sub (subsequent) 37 synth for sale... the absolute king of the bass synths these days. NSP Flightcase and Decksaver for safe travel, and if handed over in person I'll include a white Gravity double braced stand. Comes with a dropbox folder crammed with great patches (bought and created) and any support you need to get up and running. Postage is possible but handover much preferred!

I did indeed! I headed to London to try out a couple of different instruments, the first of which was a visit to @Clarkyto have a play with this one. I've been pondering on whether to go vintage or not, and very nearly left with it. If it hadn't been for the final bass I saw being the perfect fit for my needs, I would've headed back and taken this home! A glorious mellow tone and really easy to play. Thanks for making me feel very welcome!

Feel free to PM if anyone has any queries on this one too 👍

@Sibob I should say no but I'm always happy for you to try me!

This is the Ampeg flavoured of the two BassRIG pedals... incredibly amp-like! Used at home, no velcro or anything. Price includes UK delivery.

I would consider trades including either a V2 Sire jazz 5 string, or an EBS black label Octabass.

Backbeat wearable subwoofer, with original box, carry case, charger and upgraded cable. £240 including postage to make your IEM/quiet gigs feel like you've got your stadium rig on stage!

I've been trying to do justice to the flame on the neck but it's almost impossible in a photo. This bass is now available once again. 

Sandberg VM5 from 2019, the only 5 I find I can play anywhere near my 4s. As I narrow down on works best for me on my gigs, I have a TT5 on order so I do have to let this go. Hope it's as good!

Masterpiece aging, which includes their heat and vibration treatment, 2-band EQ which can be bypassed with the volume push/pull. Part Precision, part Stingray and something jazz-ish in the middle. Comes with both mint and tortoisehell guards, both pictured. Somehow lighter than any of my 4 strings, Sandberg or otherwise. Sandberg padded gigbag included. Would far prefer to arrange a handover in person, and I do travel a little bit, but postage is absolutely doable.

Any and all questions / offers very welcome. No trades in mind but may consider lower value items.

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Oh man... that's the perfect solution! We really need to get him back in business...

Cheers @Gwilym, that looks like a decent all rounder! I may give it a punt... 

I've been pondering over life without a 5-string for a little while... it's always been a tool for me and my heart is really in my 4s, despite having a wonderful Sandberg 5 that really is my best bass! 

For the rare occasions I need anything lower than a drop D, and with the advances in pedals over the last few years, I was wondering if anyone has tried anything that really can make the B on the A string sound like a low B and track really well? 

My octave pedal research has largely centred around synthy/OC-2 goodness, so I've never really delved into the more utility side of things! Any advice appreciated, compact and easy to power is important!

@ambient I have a dropbox folder full of them, drop me a message if you'd like them!

Hey @pn_daythis is the current (well, now unavailable!) model, around 2 years old. Have compared with the 90s model and they are quite different beasts!

Hey @Mackie, PM'd!

I may have a look into that, would love to find a non destructive option!

The BT-7 is the model that fits, but it's holes are outside of the Sandberg tuner outline,  so once done it's not reversible without evidence it was there! That said it's a non-negotiable mod for me!

Just received a Fender head from Luke, great dealings and rapid delivery!

Fender Rumble 500 210 combo. Gigged but decent condition with just a couple of scuffs near the bottom. Includes a well padded Hotcover.

Handover in person preferred but I do have a box and padding for it should this be necessary. I do have a few gigs around the country so it's worth asking just in case!

Up for sale is my 30 3/4″ scale Guild Starfire II in Black. Includes both a hardcase (one latch missing but still closes securely) and a well padded gigbag. Very good condition, just a few small scratches that show on the gloss black in the right light. Fitted with Duesenberg straplocks that just screw on over the strap. Currently strung with Thomastik flatwounds. Handover in person preferred but postage is possible and I am up and down the country every now and then!

Open to reasonable offers!

Price includes postage... great condition and very comfortable leather strap from Ergo in South America!

@MrTea Back when I was living in Devon I took my Stentor up to Bristol Violins... in a couple of hours and not a colossal amount of cash they totally transformed it for me. Highly recommend!

@nash I'll be driving past you in late June for a gig in Hereford with two Limelight Ps in the van, if you are still pondering on it then I'd be happy to drop in so you can have a play (through your old Super Bassman even) 😄

@danweb22 Whereabouts are you based? Message me if you'd prefer!

Just received a Polytune from Ian, prompt delivery and top notch communication!

This took a little longer than I anticipated! I thought i'd record a few sound examples for those pondering between the two... not trying to match them, but finding settings at low, medium and high gain that appealed to me on each. I've also put in examples of the 2 cab sims and the straight DI with the pedal bypassed. 

I've really enjoyed playing with these, and I do feel they give me something that other amp sims/preamps haven't in the past. 

Going in I expected to like the Super Vintage more, as I am SVT biased (and I'd say that my Super Bassman is more SVTish than anything vintage fender). This initially was the case as it felt very familiar, but as I spent more time with them I really fell in love with the Black Panel. It has so much character and some wonderful settings that I really loved playing with. However, I would say that 1. The cab sim with the pedal bypassed is pretty much unusable for me (but pretty accurate to a 2x15 there really!), whereas the 810 sim in the SV is a useable sound. 2. All my favourite sounds required quite dramatically different settings. If one of them was really appropriate for particular gig it'd be great, but the SV has alot on tap with very small changes. 

So with that, I took the SV out on a gig on Friday, to a local venue with an in house engineer. SV and IEMs in the gigbag, that's it! Engineer is used to me bringing my pedalboard with Noble DI and big Cali76 so I was interested in his opinion. The SV was really fun in the IEMs, but my previous cab sim experience led me to worry that the tone might be too rounded to really work in the PA. The reports however were good! I didn't even really miss my Cali76, as there is an element of amp-like compression. Later in the gig i upped the drive a little and pulled back the master to compensate. Again great fun and positive feedback. It's certainly different from my usual setup, but i can't see owning this little Ampeg in a box as being anything but another great tool in the armoury. Whether it goes on my board or not I'm not sure yet, it may be that it's more useful as a standalone unit. 

Happy to answer any questions, and I hope you find the examples above useful!