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    Bought a pedal off him - a really nice guy. No problems whatsoever.
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    Afraid this bass is gone.
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    Sold his pedal to me at a very fair price. Arrived well packed and fully functioning. He rocks on toast!
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    [quote name='Jobiebass' post='600854' date='Sep 17 2009, 12:46 AM']Dont get me wrong, I like music. But im not someone whos mad for it. generally because all the music now-a-days is not what I like. The odd few bands are ok like Arctic Monkeys early stuff (prob cause I live in and around Sheffield) and Kings of Leon are orate. Im much more into The doors, Iggy Pop, Stone roses, Frank Sinatra, Slayer, RHCP early stuff. so cause its all old music, I dont go to festivals or watch TV music stations or radio much.[/quote] Actually I think this is in complete contradiction with being not too interested in music. I listened through 'Fugazi' and 'Misplaced Childhood' today and went 'damn, this new synth technology is really opening up new sounds 'n sh*t.' point being, it's not what happens today, even if the scale of it is unprecedented. 80% of everything is crap, right? Guess if every record in the 70's was a shining beacon of the music of the spheres? You know what you like, and John Q. Public disagrees. Well, as it happens, most players disagree with that dude. You didn't think we play 'hot stuff' and 'mustang Sally' 'coz we can't think of another tune to butcher? point being, you can find lots of young people with same interests err anyways. Slayers sh*t hot among younger guitarists around here, so if you want to start covering them, buy some tickets and get over here.
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    pms replied. now looking for a sale?
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    This is a really neat little box and it's in mint condition - as new. Less than a year old, it's got perhaps 50 hours of playtime on it. It has potential, but I'm just not learning covers any more, so it's main use is no longer relevant. Many guitarists praise the multi-track recording, but I've not more than tried it. So, what's it do? It allows you to play along with mp3s and slow them down as needed, without affecting pitch, over a looped bit if you like. You can record a loop and repeat it 'til you're blue in the face. Why I prefer this to doing it with computer software? Well... This is a portable unit, and with this box you just plug in, put on your phones and play. This has also got a built-in drum machine. Very handy for practicing different grooves! And it's got a built-in mic. And it can record in stereo to two discrete tracks from it's stereo input. And and and... Lots of features above the Tascam trainers, which are usually considered great training tools. Easy to use: once you grok a function, you won't be looking it up on the manual again, I think. This isn't a pro-level field recorder, and isn't billed as such. Great practicing tool and a sketchbook for your ideas? Yep. Uses either AA batteries or the bog-standard 9v DC adapter. I'd recommend rechargeable batteries, as they don't generally last long with hand-held recording-capable units. Since they are asking about 138 quid on ebay for these new, how does 95 quid shipped including the silicone 'pocket/shell' which costs a further 10 quid sound? Shoot me an offer and I'll at least respond civilly Sold locally for about 100 quid. What can I say? He's a guitarist! Not everyone gets the basschat prices.
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    Here we go again. Got this in trade recently with the intention to sell. It plays and sounds lovely, and having owned two BN6s I can say that Fbasses are better as fivers and with maple fretboard. Not that they aren't some of the finest six-strings around, but at least this bass has probably the best balance of all basses I've played. The strap pin ends at about 10th fret! Light weight, versatile tone, excellent ergonomics, passive mode with tone pot (that also works wonders when in active mode)... This would be a great bass for a working player in a groovy covers band. What I'm looking for? Uh... fivers and sixers? Sei, Overwater, Shuker, Goodfellow, ACG - did I leave out any small-ish UK builders? Perhaps some French builders but don't know anything about them, really. No four-strings, unless assembled by Lakland or Sadowsky or built by Music Man or Fender. Could also go for straight cash, but pricing F basses is a chore, as there are so few about! edited: if you use dunlop straploks - which you should imo - the strap hangs at 10th fret. That's gotta be the shortest stretch to 1st position without resorting to short scale! So I'm looking for about 1200 pounds, that sound reasonable?
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    Rob was a pleasure to deal with and would highly recommend him any time.
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    I, being less than perfect, also suffer from GAS. I thought I was sorted when the Prima 6 arrived, but no, that only made it worse. To make use of someone's phrase earlier in the thread, I have literally lost count of how many instruments I've had.[i] In the last 13 months alone[/i], I have bought or traded for: Skjold custom series 6 fretted Skjold exotic cusom series 6 fretless Skjold pro series 5 Skjold custom series 5 Skjold custom series 4 Smith BSR6GN Smith BT6 Elite Smith BT6 TNV F-Bass BN6 F-Bass Studio 5 Pedulla MVP5 Pedulla MVP5 Ibanez BTB-like Custom Shop bass Others? Does anyone remember selling me their bass? Oh yes Fender 1979 Precision Rick Turner Electroline 5 Dingwall Z2 Dingwall ABII Music Man Bongo 5 And them 6-string soprano basses PRS 1991 Custom 24 Kramer Nightswan II Kramer flying V type Ibanez Universe UV777GR Ibanez S540 Limited Edition Ibanez Artist 2617 Gibson custom shop Wayne Charvel Peavey Mystic Greco 70's strat another Greco 70's strat Yamaha 70's strat And a guitar rack ADA MP1 with extensive non-ADADepot modding Rocktron Chameleon black face Rockman modules Rocktron power amp In my defense, I was on a buying spree last year mainly due to marital difficulties. 'feel bad' --> buy gear --> 'feel good' I've now tried to sell and trade off stuff to end up having 2-3 basses and an electric upright, and a rudimentary guitar setup. To think I was content for years with the Spector, Wal and F-bass bn6...
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    [quote name='cheddatom' post='599043' date='Sep 15 2009, 12:56 PM']It might be an idea to try an MDF bass though and see how it sounds.[/quote] Not enough stiffness, so the bass would sustain like a box of cardboard. Of course, for a long time, a very focused 'thud' was the standard to strive for! That's why Fenders used to have string dampers! Having had a metric funkton of different high-grade basses, it is my opinion that the woods definitely have an effect. Part of it comes from stiffness: stiffer wood will have higher resonant frequency blah blah blah so it will sound brighter and have more sustain. Comparing two basses of same model, say, two BN6 basses, the difference between maple and ebony fretboard will be obvious [i]if you listen to the tone with an accurate sound reproduction system.[/i] In a band context, most of the subtleties of tone are lost. Which is why I prefer trio setups, these days. More risk, more tonal space, more money.
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    And then you have to realise that as the string vibrates it 'pulls' on the bridge and the neck, causing the hinge also known as the neck joint to flex. Physicists would use different terms, of course. This neck joint hinge is a damper, and it creates the envelope of the attack that Fender basses were the first widely-used electric basses to have. Set-necks and to an even greater extent neck-throughs have a different envelope because of this. Coming from my Spector, the Fbass with it's ash body and all maple neck and single coils was ATTACK MODE ON!
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    String spacing is 18mm, 19mm is a special option in Smith sixes.
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    Re-listing this. I love the bass, but as Skjolds aren't selling at very nice prices, this one can't stay with me after all. Lovely bass, with superb playability and wonderful Smith tone. Completely mint, I don't know how Allan has kept the bass in completely spotless condition. Quite literally. The bass is cleaner than instruments I've bought new from a mail-order store. This bass would cost about EUR4400 new if bought from USA and shipped and dutied. German Station Music puts their own markup on top of that and would imagine UK stores do the same. I'm asking EUR3000/GBP2550. A bit of a saving, considering a bass that's been for sale at a store will not be as clean. I'd also trade down, with cash being a must and more interesting than the actual bass offered in trade.
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    PMd
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    You can tell she's really talented because she already feels the need to sing when she should just play. It took Victor Wooten years to get to that point.
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    I did struggle a bit with 'dune tune' when my bass teacher put the music in front of me on my first year as his student! But it taught me that you don't need to stick with roots and fifths!
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    Jens was straightforward and easy to deal with. I'd recommend him to anyone!
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    I found my Larry Graham fiver simply via google - but actual dealers? No luck, like lozbass already wrote. I'd have to disagree on the enjoyableness of Japan, though. I've been there twice and it's not enough. Not nearly enough, not nearly often enough nor long enough. Of course, if one doesn't speak Japanese, (and who doesn't?) the country can be a little daunting, because not many people speak good English. Young adults are of course happy to speak English but, like young people everywhere, they hardly have anything worth listening to say.* If you don't feel a need to 'make friends' with strangers on trains like yanks do, it shouldn't be a problem. The people there are very private. Politeness exceeds even the British standards! And for the love of god, do not ask for directions. Japanese are hopeless at giving directions, even in Japanese. The cuisine will be markedly different from British fare, to put it midly. Oh and you can drink the tap water without any risk of tourist diarrhea, there are practically no thieves, the yakuza want nothing to do with foreigners and they don't expect you to haggle about prices. Visiting Japan can be a transformative thing, especially if you go in August, when it's rather hot, and decide to climb the mt. Fuji. *this is compounded by the ills of Japanese English teaching, which mostly consists of rote learning of whole sentences.
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    [quote name='maurice' post='593347' date='Sep 9 2009, 12:05 AM']Don't ask me why but somehow, I knew you would put it up for sale.[/quote] Hm, maybe coz I'm a hopeless gear recycler? I've had the same small combo amp for 7 years now and the bigger rig hasn't changed since 2004 either. The bass is now withdrawn.
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    Nevermind.
  23. nobodysprefect
    bump for adding a price
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    bump for a price cut
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    bump for making this a for sale thread now
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