Born 2B Mild

Nice ash body. Is it 60s pickup spacing?

Seems like a fair price. 🙂

I like it. I used to gig a Moon JB4. It was a heavy beast but boy did it sound good.

Jon made my P5 about the same time as yours. Mmmm maybe I should get Dora a sibling?

Still available  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheels and brakes work fine. 

 

I will courier at cost or meet within reasonable driving distance of Newton Abbot.

 

 

A single-cab solution for those who like loud and clear. Very easy to carry by one person, as it is only 21.3 kg. 600w. I've had it paired with my EBS Reidmar 750 for about five years now.

 

Comes with a Roqsolid cover. Signs of wear and tear, but working perfectly. I'm only selling because I'm getting older and quieter.

 

I will courier it at cost (probably less than £25). Or meet within an hour's drive of Newton Abbot. I'm coming up to the Thames valley for a short visit soon, if that helps.

 

I'm not needing anything on the trade front at the moment.

I'm nearly home. I'll take more pics tomorrow.

 

Eeek. I've just pulled the trigger on a new darling (almost without warning) due to a sale ending within hours of me finding out about it. So, I need to fund my new purchase and have had a look round my modest collection and feel that this baby, that I only got from Gear4Music last year, is to be the sacrificial lamb. 

 

I've had several Ibanez basses over the years but this is the best sounding one IMHO, and that's probably down to the Nordstrands instead of the Barts.  It can range between suprisingly old school to cutting rickiness with the appropriate controls selected. I have added new Dean Markley SR2000 strings a few months ago and I've been gigging it regularly. I don't have a case for it, but funnily enough what I use for it is an electric guitar gigbag, which it fits.  I don't know what it weighs but it really is very light. I can't imagine there are many (non travel) five-string basses weighing less. It's in pretty good nick too.

 

Now here's the bad news: I'm on holiday 8 to 25 July, so I can't despatch it until I get back. I will be getting my messages all the time I'm away though.

 

More info can be found here on the Ibanez website.

 

Specifications

Product: EHB1505MS-PLF (Pacific Blue Burst Flat)

Code: EHB1505MS-PLF

Series: Workshop

Body

Body Material: African Mahogany

Body Shape: Contoured Ergonomic Chambered Double Cutaway

Colour: Pacific Blue Burst

Neck & Fingerboard

Neck Material: 9pc Panga Panga/Walnut w/ Graphite Reinforcement Rods

Fingerboard Material: Bound Panga Panga

Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Off-Set Dot on 12th and 24th Fret w/ Luminescent Side Dot

Number of Frets: 24

Fret Size: Medium Stainless Steel

Scale: 889mm/35" at 5th String, 838mm/33" at 1st String

Hardware & Electronics

Hardware Colour: Black

Tuning Machines: Ibanez String Locks

Bridge: MR5HS

Control Knobs: Black

Pickup Configuration: SS

Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand Custom Big Split

Neck Pickup: Nordstrand Custom Big Split

Controls: Vari-Mid 3-Band EQ w/ EQ Bypass Switch

Pickup Switching: Yes

Miscellaneous

Strings: .045/.065/.085/.105/ .130

Factory Tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E,5B

 

 

 

I'm happy with my EUB, yet have a yearning to play a nice wooden wonder. I've had a couple in the past at under a grand each.

 

I've not followed the market on upright acoustic basses, so need advice on what budget to achieve a mechanically sound and easy'ish action, nice sounding bass.

 

Extra info: I will want it for playing in the genre of folk/singer-songwriter music.

 

Plus; blue or black would be my preference over dark wood finish.

On an impulse, whilst in B&Q, I have just bought this for £25.  Seems quite rugged.
Magnusson Hard base tool bag

27 minutes ago, pineweasel said:

You need to connect the L tape deck output to the XLR and R to the instrument/line input (or vice versa), so a different cable or adaptor for each. 

 

 

Thanks for making that clearer

7 minutes ago, pineweasel said:

The Scarlett Solo has a one mic input and one instrument/line input, so you'll need to connect your L & R tape deck outputs to those inputs using suitable cables or adaptors. The two tracks will  be going through separate input circuits so there might be slight differences in the levels and EQ, though maybe unnoticable when the source is an old cassette.

 

Record onto two audio tracks in your favourite DAW, ensuring you don't have any processing set up on the inputs. From there you can edit into individual tracks, process if desired and export to whatever stereo format you like.

Thanks.  Do you mean that the mic input (XLR) becomes one stereo channel, and the 1/4" jack socket becomes the other stereo channel?  Or do I need the L&R phono wires to converge into some sort of adaptor to go into either the XLR input or the jack socket? 

I've got live recordings of old bands that I was in, on cassette tape, and I'd like to convert them to digital.

 

Advice on how to do this myself is welcomed!

 

I'm not very clever about these things, but here's what equipment that I already have:

 

• Technics cassette deck with phono outputs (recently serviced and working well) - also Technics amp if it's needed
• Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface

 

 

Thanks to all. Some very useful tips here.

 

PS. My face ache feed is now FULL of travel bags ads!

My old Gruv Gear backpack is finally on its way out, but at least it did do ten years or so service, so c'est la vie.

 

I use it to bring all of the little personal things to gigs such as mic, leads, tuner, straps, tablet, picks, harmonica, and so on. The backpack concept works for me as I put it on my back and can carry a fair bit using my arms and shoulders.

 

So, replacement ideas are welcome. Answers on a postcard below, please 👇

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I'd be interested in one if it isn't sold.

Are these still for sale, please?

I'm in the middle of moving house too!

 

In my case only eight miles away. I get cartons made for me to my measurements from a local packaging company for £12.