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    FS: Yamaha BBG4SII

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by juliusmonk

    Hi all

    NOW 230£ SHIPPING INCLUDED

    For sale my Yamaha BBG4SII. Bought it new as a backup, but no gigs + recent acquisitions mean it probably should go.

    It is a rock solid, active bass in virtually mint condition, except for the gold hardware somewhat tarnished (typical of this model, I believe), with two humbuckers and controls for vol/bal/bass/treble. The fretboard is a beautiful piece of rosewood, and it has a great satin neck with nicely figured maple. Stays in tune forever. The E string is particularly resonant, with very positive action. It has a broad range of solid tones, personally I would say it lends itself mainly to pop and rock - it can go from super woody to very snappy on the bridge PU. I would definitely keep it as it is fun to occasionally play, but I am bewitched by hi-fi basses and uncontrollable GAS...

    Anyhow, I found it difficult to set a price, so I've followed my rule of 60% of what I paid for it new. So it's 250£, shipping included, with a gig bag. A rockcase semi-rigid would be extra. Paypal accepted.

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    Thanks for looking!

    SOLD PENDING: Danelectro Dead on 67 Baritone guitar

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by juliusmonk

    Hi

    Up for sale my Danelectro Dead on 67 Baritone guitar. I am the first owner, and it's in excellent condition. I bought it because I was curious about baritone guitars, and I love the looks. It wasn't easy at all to find one in this colour, as this has been discontinued! I finally found one in Switzerland. Anyhow, I have too many guitars, so this beauty is up for grabs.

    I want 250£ for it, shipping to the UK included. I'll throw in a Vox Amplug AC30 that I don't use for free.

    Thanks!

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    Miller sound

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by juliusmonk

    The most Miller-esque tone I have heard came from an Xotic J and a Carvin SB... Not from any Fender. Go figure. I actually was sorely dissappointed with a MM signature and top of the line US jazz. I guess it just shows how individual each bass is, especially if it has had mods... Same brand, same model, same age and it sounds different...

    Feedback for CPBass

    in Feedback

    Posted

    International 3-way trade involving Col just completed. Everything perfect, basses were flying around in perfect sync. Col is a great guy to deal with, would not hesitate to deal with him again. The bass was perfectly packed and communication was really easy. Thanks Col!

    Slap bass pedal anyone?

    in Effects

    Posted

    I would start trying to know what's the reason, and whether you indeed lose volume or it is only a *perceived* lack of volume. If you only use your G string sparsely when fingering, maybe it indeed puts out less signal but you hadn't noticed, and you may need to adjust the action and/or the pickup(s) height on the treble end. If your amp is already compressing, fingered notes may be perceived as louder than strumming chords or slapping on the attack portion of the note. You may also try a heavier gauge on the G string. If all that fails, then an EQ pedal or transparent booster will help to transiently boost your signal. Compressors are generally trickier to set, may colour your tone and they are typically on most of the time. They will detract from your dynamics, so you should make sure what you really want is to even out all your playing, or just a temporary boost (e.g. if the slap is for a solo or a bridge). A boost however may drive an amp into clipping and create distortion, which can be distressing if you're playing through the house amp at each venue. So I would check that the bass is set up right first. Then maybe get both a compressor and an eq/booster, to be ready for a variety of situations?

    TRADED: LeFay Remington Steele fretless 4-string

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by juliusmonk

    Hi all,

    For sale is my LeFay Remington Steele. I got this from BCer extraordinnaire wombatboter a few months ago, in hopes that this would be an even better fretless than my Zon Sonus. It is indeed an amazing instrument, and the tones and sustain are fantastic, but I didn't realise that the fretboard's extra high register would get in the way of my usual right hand position (especially for popping), which is closer to the neck. I have tried to adapt but I guess I'm too old to change in any significant way... So up for grabs is what could probably be a 'poor man's hyperbass'.😊

    Photos taken yesterday:

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    The bass is in excellent condition, just as it was delivered to me, with just minuscule dings that need a detective to be discovered.

    It is a 4-string, passive instrument, with controls for volume, tone and a 4-way selector that I suspect is for selecting coils of the single humbucker PU, and both in series or parallel - it seems to be a custom instrument (or an early version) and I have precious little info, so apologies!

    The official LeFay page is here:

    http://www.lefay.de/english/bass_remingtonsteele.html

    And a video of wombatboter (great player!) playing this very instrument here:

    http://youtu.be/GmGhuJCYDrQ

    I'm asking 1900£ for it with a hard case, which is approximately what I paid for it used - half the price of a new one. Delivery to the UK included.

    Not really looking for trades, although a similar high end fretless that I can slap on would be tempting.

    Thanks!

    George Duke has died.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Sad... I remember I had the chance to help as roadie for the Clarke/Duke Project in a jazz festival in Andorra many years ago. I think I still have a copy of the rider, stage map, etc. That was a great gig, Stan as always doing his thing down with the crowd, only limited by the length of his cable! I guess I was really young then... Must have been 1989-90, cause I also saw Miles Davis live in the same weekend...

    Esh Various 4 *SOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    Pity you're not shipping this, I might take it as I'm in 'buying mode' now. I did try one of these years ago (single PU model) and it's one of those basses you don't think much of at first sight and can't put down afterwards. Fun to play.

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