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For sale All mahogony top of range Kala U bass, bought this on basschat a few months ago. Great condition, great fun, great sound from the preamp.

For some reason i just can't get comfortable playing it.

The code inside the bass is: UBASS-SMHG- FSWCASE

If you're searching online it's this one: https://kalabrand.com/collections/all-solid-mahogany-acoustic-electric-ubass/products/ubass-smhg-fs

Comes with a fitted hardshell case and a new set of strings. Free delivery in the UK

You could use a vacuum bag to apply even pressure across the top, that way the laminate would deform to the shape of the body and the vacuum would apply 14.7 pounds of pressure per square inch

1 hour ago, eude said:

That's wonderful news!

Care to share the spec?

• 34" scale
• Body core: Black Walnut
• Top: Ziracote
• 3mm sycamore accent
• F/B: AI Mac Ebony
• pre amp: ACG DFM 4K
• Pickups: ACG multi coli (MC5)

cant wait....

An ACG Über Recurve 5 has been ordered.

On 08/04/2018 at 14:01, TheGreek said:

I'm thinking about buying a nice piece of exotic timber and having a new body built - something like this

 

All these pieces are under £50...

is that Elm?

Thanks for all the help ladies and gentlemen. You have total NOT helped (too many good suggestions).
I think i hanker for the good old days when there was a choise of 2.

As part of my plan i've just shown my (Much) better half 3 basses.

1. Wal mk3 5 string
2. Fodera Emperor 5
3. ACG Uber Recuve 5

The bass she liked best was...... the ACG (tried to make sure they all looked similar) and she did remind me we are not rolling in it....

34 minutes ago, Grangur said:

I know this shows I'm tight, but it would bug me to buy a bass for a treat for my 50th, in the full knowledge that as I walk through the door it's value drops about 50%. For that reason I'd probably look out for a used bass I've always wanted.

Each to their own. Some get a kick out of the smell of new paint I guess.

Yep good point, means the risk of not liking the bass wouldn't cost lots of £££.

1 hour ago, MOSCOWBASS said:

Have you played a WAL? Back then I wanted an Alembic so much.......than I got to play two and didn't like them......I bought a WAL mk1. Just saying, the bass you admire so much might not be so good when you play it, always check it out. Good luck with your search.

Very good point, especially after waiting so long

6 hours ago, paul_5 said:

My 50th bass? Divorce papers.

Dont know that Brand is it anything like 'What do you need another bass for, you can only play 1 at a time anyway'?

14 hours ago, Bigwan said:

A pre-CBS precision is my holy grail. My friend's refinished '64 is the finest bass I've ever laid hands on. Maybe a Celinder P given the 2nd best bass I ever played was a Celinder Jazz (the Skarbee Celinder that was owned by a few guys on here over the years but has gone into hiding more recently). 

Having owned a Wal (and played a few more) I'd suggest you speak to Alan at ACG... Much more flexible in terms of available options and, to me at least, a much more pleasing end result. 

I have though about and ACG, i had a Finn 5 for a while and loved it. The purpose of the post was to test my resolve and i must admit that an Über ART Recurve 5 could topple the Wal. I think i would feel awkward sending Alan a picture of a Wal saying build me your version of this. Are there any basschatters who own both, what is your view on the ACG over a Wal?

50th Birthday arriving this summer, so i've decided to get get myself another bass.

Way back in 1989 i was in a music shop in Glasgow with only £500 and wished i had enough for a Wal selling for £800ish. That's an itch that hasn't gone away.
Well it's now 29 years later and i think that's enough dilly dallying . With that in mind i thought i would test my resolve by asking the gentlemen of this parish two things

1. What would you buy yourself for a 50th birthday prezzy?
2. What bass has always called out to you, but could never afford it?

For me it's a 5 string Wal

Well after a lot of sanding and cleaning i've decided to leave the bass with it's warwick finish.

I first cleaned the bass with Liberon wax remover then used 400 grit sandpaper, then wiped down the bass with Acetone. Then a round of 800 grit followed by 1200 wet and dry. After all that i decided just to re wax the bass. The bass looks and feels great. Thanks for all the advice. 

With some bridges you can adjust the distance between strings, this bridge is not adjustable so the string spacing on this bass is a very comfortable 18mm at the bridge.

I've just had a delivery of a new bass from https://bassfreaks.net

MARUSZCZYK ELWOOD L5A-24 'MAPLE BURL'

terrific service from Pierre.

Looking forward to getting home after work!

1 hour ago, Grangur said:

From work in wood finishing; when we wanted to re-finish oiled wood with lacquer, both of the above are right.

I've always used white spirit to wash the wood with to remove as much of the oil as possible, then sand it down.

If anyone has ever used silicone spray polish then give up on day one. You won't ever be able to get rid of that successfuly.

Before starting though, what is the advantage of satin nitro that you want?

The benefit of oil finish is that any scratch or ding can be easily removed and repaired by sweating the dent out and sanding. Lacquer finish is far harder to repair.

The disadvantage of oil is dirty sweaty hands can stain the wood. I guess the choice is yours.

I was thinking of a satin nitro for 2 reasons;

1. Provide a harder outer shell, the maple neck is susceptible to small dings i thought that the niro may provide a harder skin making it a bit more resistant.
2. Its long lasting.

I think i'll follow your recommendations, i'll get some liberion wax remover, use it and white spirits and a fair amount of elbow grease and make an assessment once that's finished. 

2 hours ago, warwickhunt said:

I have to say that 2 local (professional) luthiers close to me both refused to refinish a Warwick that I had (SSI waxed) as there was no guarantee you could leech all of the oil/wax out and if you didn't then it could react badly with the paint causing flaking etc.  

If you are prepared to sand/strip back several mm of wood from the front and back it may work but they indicated that the wax/oil if applied regularly penetrates quite deep, especially on an old bass.  

One final question is your bass a wax finish from new or possibly one of the coated ones which some people mistakenly wax?

Good luck either way.

 

Its a 5 string 2010 LTD corvette, so it was a wax finish.

Any advice from you luthiers out there would be great.

I picked up a Warwick bass on Gumtree  a few months ago that i'd like to refinish, last guy used oil to seal then wax on top. I'd like to refinish with a satin nitro. Any advice on chemicals to use to get rid of oil and wax.

Elbow grease and sanding would be first stage, then i though Acetone might lift any residual oil.

The Combo did indeed have a faulty tweeter, repair was going to take too long so Mark at Bass Direct has sent me a brand unit, arrived yesterday. Bass Direct guys were really fair and easy to deal with, really quick email response.

Love the amp!

Thanks all for your help.

Yep brand new, i'll be calling them in the morning.

2 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Do you get any tweeter hiss when the vol and eq are set at max? 

In my case the tweeter hiss is still there and unchanged at max vol and EQ

 

Nothing even at max vol, i can hear the 12" but not the tweeter

2 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Hi - well on mine (which is the earlier 100W tweeter version rather than the current 300W tweeter version). If I switch it on, with nothing plugged in, I can hear the fan and a clear hiss from the tweeter. Neither of which (I guess as expected!) are impacted by dialling the volume and EQ right down. The cab is pretty much the 121H on this model so what I'm getting is in line with your 121H.

I think @molan also has one, but I suspect it may be the earlier version too.

Hope that helps.

With the same setting as you (vol, eq =0), i can hear no hiss just the fan. Damn.

I have a question i hope someone can answer, i've just bought a new Markbass Combo 121 Lite and i'm surprised at NO hiss coming from the tweeter. If fact i'm not sure i can hear anything coming from the tweeter.

I have a CMD 121H which has an obvious hiss, so i suspected this amp would have some. So the question is to anyone out there with this amp, is there any hiss from the tweeter?

Did this sell?

Any pics?

[b]SOLD[/b]