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I had the cricket bat Hohner B2A with EMG pups. It was ace!! When I finally get my 80s band started... Later this summer I hope, I will probably want another. Though mine was active I loved the sound in passive.

It's a car boot sale though, so they say they want £200 and they'll have people offer them 50p and a pre-chewed Werthers Original then getting offended when they're told to sling it. 

Having said that.... At a vintage fair saw a nice Kramer guitar once. I think they wanted two grand "because of who it belonged to, wink wink" I was told. It was an Eddie Van Halen replica. B*blocks, can't be EVH's and can't even be pretending it is. I was right. They said it belonged to some bloke from a 70s rock band I'd vaguely heard of. As if that makes a budget Kramer, absolutely knackered, and with peeling decals to make it look like an EVH, worth more than £100.

Putting jazz bass ashtrays on a bon-jazz bass is an abomination. I cannot stand it when I see these. Otherwise, bass looks alright, because of unknown origins etc. I wouldn't pay more for that than the price of a new fretless Harley Benton 

Go for it!!

Best of luck for the rest of the treatment

3 hours ago, simonlittle said:

I’d definitely recommend checking out his album Ventura from a couple of years ago. Some great tunes and obviously some incredible playing too.

 

 

+1 to this. It's a good album, very musical, and not just a bass assault on the ears, there is fast playing and obviously the bass is the star instrument, but it's done well IMO.

1 hour ago, Whomesee said:

I mostly post clips of rehearsal jams and short gear demos. Engagement’s decent when I keep things casual and consistent, but I’ve noticed longer videos get less attention than quick clips.

What's your name/ handle/ address on there, please?

It's a guitar amp! It's a bass amp! It's a Bluetooth speaker! It's a recording interface! It's a multi effect platform and amp simulator.

Absolute class piece of kit for someone who wants a small form factor, multi instrument, practice amp. I dabble in a bit of electric guitar too so this is a great little bit of kit. You can edit the effects and amp Sims from your phone, download other people's patches... It's fantastic. 

Reason for sale: I've got a Headrush pedal incoming and I now use my Fender Bassman as a guitar amp as well as bass amp so the Positive Grid is getting less use these days. 

All in very good condition, one small scuff on the corner of the amp Rolex which I've covered with gorilla tape. Other than that it's excellent. I also have the carry bag which are about £40 new. Grab the lot for £100 (amp, PSU, bag).

Photos to follow...

Collection preferred. Will post via Parcel Force at cost (estimate £12.50ish)

If you can get this repaired at a good price, or do it yourself, this looks like a bargain.

https://ebay.us/m/wCGWEL

22 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

"Gourmet tone woods"? Oh dear. Interestingly, quite a few exotic woods are poisonous.

Suppose it depends how you cook them

Sadly I couldn't justify keeping these so both are now gone. Quality guitars and great value for money.

Ooooh that looks great! Unfortunately I need to be downsizing my basses.

Kev is a great guy to deal with, I've bought a few basses from him over the years.

I have no experiences of Moon basses unfortunately. I am on my second MIJ 75 reissue though. I stupidly moved on the first one rather than persisting, it was the best looking bass I've ever owned and it sounded very good, it was a maple board, butterscotch, gorgeous thing. I've now got a vintage white, rosewood board one and I've put LaBella flats on it. It's absolutely glorious through a valve front end amp. 

The neck profile feels pretty typical of a jazz bass to me. I can't say I've noticed anything different with it, it's not the slimmest I've ever used (Sandberg) or what I would call a baseball bat meaning a bit thick massive thing, the worst offender being a Warwick $$ and a comfortable but massive neck being an MIJ PB70. 

I also have a newish US Jazz bass and the neck profile feels similar, the finish is just different. 

I went to a Marcus Miller one a few years back. Incredible experience! My advice would be go, listen, learn, and if you have a question ask it. I wouldn't say I learned anything in particular but I came away incredibly inspired.

3 hours ago, Bonin-in-the boneyard said:

Don't see these very often in lefty aspesaly fretless 

https://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/products/1983-jaydee-roadie-supernatural-fretless-used-comm?_pos=2&_sid=89dad1b8a&_ss=r

I'd give a b0llock for that. 

They declined and asked for money instead. I can't do that right now. Damn. That's a lovely bass.

**I think I have mis-priced this as there's some available on auction sites at £80ish. I will sell here for £80 plus postage**

Had this for probably just over a year. I got it as a more compact version of the WL-50 because I was moving away from a pedalboard to a single multi fx unit. Absolutely great wireless system that has never let me down, I just realised that I can manage with a cable to be honest and I need to raise a bit of cash.

Happy to post in the UK for a fiver, recorded delivery.

Not bass but something different... I used to play field hockey to a decent standard as a goalie. "Retired" aged 29 to play at a lower standard, just for fun, no more goalie work. Gave that up for a few years when it wasn't fun anymore. After four or five years out I got the itch, and after a season and a half back in I got persuaded to play in goal... "This could be a complete disaster" I warned. Turned out I absolutely loved it and am throwing myself back in. 

A rest can help you appreciate what it was, and opportunities can arise tomorrow or twelve years later. If you loved it at one point you can love it again, you just need the right circumstances to relight the fire.

And sadly I can't find the original but here's a portrait of my miniature schnauzer. They're unique dogs with such distinctive features, the long beard, bushy eyebrows and expressive eyes. I think I captured him very well here. 

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Instead of wasting vast amounts of computing power on AI-generated images, you could go old school and actually draw something.

So, last year the guitarist and singer were having a back and forth with various technical sketches to work out how to incorporate wireless IEMs for the singer.... And I drew this. 

Something about this design just makes me think it would be great as a fretless. I have no idea why, having never played one. I've only heard good things about them, and with a fancy preamp I'm sure this is quite the versatile, playable bass 

Love the colour on that Dark Knight!! I know Fender call it Dark Night but if Batman played bass that is what he would play.

1 hour ago, MacDaddy said:

 

 

 

Cliff & The Shads beat you to it!

 

 

 

Damn. I do not want to be following Cliff in any way whatsoever 

I want to get ahead of the next AI trend... It was action figures, then Muppets... Surely it has to be Thunderbirds next?

22 hours ago, W1_Pro said:

I really like the idea of having the small box on a stick at ear height. I wish a commercial manufacurer would build something like this- actually they may do, but I'm not aware of it. Can you post pics when the build is complete?

 

Behringer did or still do one that fits the bill. We had it in the band to save floor and car space from big monitors and it helped get vocals in tune. I wouldn't pump bass through it though. 

Anyway, fifteens... I hear all the arguments on speaker size but to me something just sounds deeper and more rich in my fifteens than it does with smaller speakers. It's rare for me to play without PA support so I want the sound I like from my kit. Lightweight and compact cabs mean it's not as impractical as it used to be.

We do option 2, but we do it by playing a song that's not on the set list for the night. Me and the two guitars are wireless so we will wonder about to get a feeling for the sound. The singer tells everyone it's a soundcheck so if we stop abruptly to adjust something or start over again it's generally accepted.

I use 2x Ashdown Pro Neo 15s with an ABM 600 head. Sometimes I only take a single cab. I used to use the Ashdown Rootmaster lightweight cabs too, both the fifteen and 2x10 versions, they're also good and very cheap second hand.