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I sold an EBS MultiComp to Trev last week. Absolutely no issues whatsoever. A very smooth transaction and no issues with communication.
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These are two very different flavours of good. I thought that the LM Tube 800 lacked everything that I was looking for in a tube preamped head but it has a great sound of its own nonetheless just don't expect valve grunt and heft. Having had that exact GK rig in the past my experiences are that it sounds fantastic and has [i]that[/i] GK tone but it is heavy. Go with your ears. BTW: I didn't vote.
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I play it with the bridge J pup of my NS5 soloed, some upper mid boost, a touch of compression and a bit of drive from the amps gain.
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[quote name='cetera' post='738784' date='Feb 8 2010, 11:04 AM']Crikey Sean! I trust everything's OK?!? [/quote] Thanks for the concern. Nothing too drastic, thankfully. And nothing that can't be solved by turning some gear into cash. I'm going to miss 'em but with a bit of luck I'll be shopping again next year.
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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='738102' date='Feb 7 2010, 02:16 PM']They are without a doubt the most substandard pics I've seen in a long while... where are they? [/quote] With comments like that it amazes me that some folk don't get your screen name! I was having a senior moment. I've done a lot of copying and pasting this afternoon. Of for Chinese Fooood now.
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Hi All Due to some unforeseen circumstances I'm selling my two Spector Euros. Both are fitted with John East U-Retro preamps and both come with full aluminium/ply heavy duty flight cases. The light here today is rubbish for photography of anything let alone shiny basses so please excuse the substandard pics. They both have Schaller strap lock buttons. This one, as you can see, is the 4-string. It's a maple thru-neck and has Alder/Walnut/Flame Maple sandwich wings. The U-Retro on this one is a standard unit and the single knob at the top is just an unconnected pot. The U-Retro's toggles have been shrink wrapped and tucked away in the cavity: they are effectively redundant with active pickup + preamp bass. I've seen some people on talkbass put plugs into the holes but I just thought a pot and knob was a much nicer aesthetic. It has EMG P/J pickups and has a killer tone - it's more aggressive than the Euro 5 and it has a certain gurgle and bite to it. This could well be the first bass I regret selling as it's pretty special and feels nicer than any Euro 4 I've played. I've had it from new and it's been gigged only a few times and used mainly as back up to my NS5 lately. It's main use has been for playing drop-D tunings at home. The U-Retro makes it extremely versatile and it's good for any style of music. As I've said before, don't be scared of Spectors, they are like Lamborghinis and Ducatis; people who haven't got one knock them and people who have fall in love with them. String spacing is 19mm at the bridge and it's a 34" scale. The neck profile is somewhere between a classic P and Stingray sort of profile. Anyway this is one hell of a cracking instrument and I feel as though you ought to be vetted before being allowed to buy it [b][s]£1000 [/s]now £900[/b] with flight case.
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Hi All Due to some unforeseen circumstances I'm selling my two Spector Euros. Both are fitted with John East U-Retro preamps and both come with full aluminium/ply heavy duty flight cases. The light here today is rubbish for photography of anything let alone shiny basses so please excuse the substandard pics. They both have Schaller strap lock buttons. This one as you can see is the 5-string. It's a maple thru-neck and has Alder/Walnut/Poplar Burl sandwich wings and it's 8.2 lbs - very light for 5-string Spector. The U-Retro on this one was specially made by John East for this instrument - instead of the usual three stacked pots, it has two stacked pots (bass/treble and mid/sweep) and separate volume and blend knobs. It does not have the toggles fitted as these are effectively redundant in an EMG equipped Spector with a preamp. It has EMG 40DC pickups and has an absolutely huge tone. The U-Retro makes it extremely versatile and it's good for any style of music. String spacing is 17mm at the bridge and it's a 35" scale. I'm offering this at [b] £1000 [/b]as it has the U-Retro fitted and a full flight case. [b]No trades.[/b]
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Did I mention that I like these? :wub:
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Bass Direct is the place but these basses are few and far between. The production numbers are low as you might expect for a hand built high end instrument. I'm not a Yamaha fan or anything (and at £2.5k I didn't think I ever would be), I don't dislike Yam , I have had a couple of their guitars and been really happy with them but this model is so ass kickingly brilliant it has to be played to be believed. I miss this bass and I only played it for an hour or so. Nothing is quite the same now. If it had another string it would be perfect. Don't worry, they're doing 5-stringers by the summer. I remember watching a video of James Lomenzo demoing some bass riffs somewhere and he was playing a lovely black BB custom shop thing that I thought was quite nice so it looks like all that YASH (Yamaha Artist Services Hollywood) stuff has made it into a (albeit limited) production model. I'd love to blindfold a real bass snob and get them to play this instrument.
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Hi All I've decided that I need to liquidate so I'm selling my LMK. This is the two channel 500W Markbass head. It's based on the LMII but has an extra channel that can be used for a second instrument or you can footswitch between the channels for two very different settings if required. Personally I like to run it with both channels on as this gives a whole new Markbass sound that the LMII just can't achieve. I'm including the rack ears and a GigSkinz carrybag. Also included is a Behringer dual foot switch (not the one in the pic but a brand new boxed unopened one) and 7m cable. All specs can be found [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=1&vedi=68"]here[/url]. The pic shows it with the rack ears attached. Original box and packaging also included. These are £725 new (street price). [b]£475[/b] with ears and bag, all in original box. Collection preferred. Definitely No Trades thanks. Pics at weekend when I get camera back.
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[quote name='chris_b' post='733386' date='Feb 2 2010, 07:57 PM']Also I've seen good reviews of the Carbine M6 and M9 being paired with Bergantino cabs. You might be able to hear both at Bass Direct.[/quote] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502435"]Here's the talkbass link[/url] I spent all afternoon today playing an M6 :wub: through my 2 x Berg AE210 cabs. It's amazing. Louder than you'll ever need and it really punches like a runaway train hitting a cliff wall. The tone is not typical Boogie per se but it is very Boogie in many respects. If you want distortion then you'll need an outboard pedal of some sort; this doesn't really distort, just overdrives nicely. Despite it simple control layout, it has an endless palette of sounds. Build quality is typical Boogie. I seriously recommend separates if you gig a lot. The rack version is 23lb and a Berg AE210 is 40 lb. Boogie cabs and combos are built like cathedrals (Liverpool excepted ) and are consequently very heavy and for me that gets tiresome. Try one, you will fall in love.
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[quote name='mashup' post='732729' date='Feb 2 2010, 11:43 AM']And also, does anyone know where in Surrey/South London i can take my Aerodyne to be fully cavity shielded/Grounded by a professional?[/quote] Go to [url="http://guitar-xperience.com/onlinestore/"]Charlie Chandler[/url], he's an absolute gent and does all the stars. Tell him I sent you.
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[quote name='Sean' post='696758' date='Dec 30 2009, 09:26 PM']I think they're over priced; I reckon around £1500 - £1600 street would be more realistic and more into Sadowsky Metro territory however... The white one with the black plate is bite-the-back-of-your-hand gorgeous though and I love the 3D shaped shoulder on it - I could certainly use that with flats on as my working P bass [/quote] I played a white one today and it is the best passive bolt on bass I have ever played. Absolute killer and kicks every Lakland, Fender, Sadowsky, Nordy, Roscoe or whatever I have played into touch. It was light, the neck was incredible and the tone was as good as tone can be for my ears. It's not polite, it's not subtle, it just rocks with such massive heft that it's impossible to put down and walk away from. I had zero expectation and am still floored by it. Build quality is perfect; why it had just 4/5 for build in BGM is beyond me. It's not often I go completely bonkers for an instrument that's not a Spector but this bass is beyond special and I take back what I said above. I've seen the light Jake Blues style!
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Part exchanging my Fender Aerodyne Jazz for a G & L Tribute L2000
Sean replied to mashup's topic in General Discussion
7lb basses are few and far between. Keep it. Chuck some Wizards or Fralins in the Aero and it'll rock on forever. I had an Aero with Fralins and it was fantastic, I only got rid of it because it was uncomfortable with that weird shape body and bound edge. -
What's the correct collective word for four Luthiers?
Sean replied to yorks5stringer's topic in General Discussion
A course of luthiers? -
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Korg Pandora 5
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I play this with the Amy band regularly and it's a case of remembering a few of the essential fills and just improvising around what Flea does. There's an absolute banging live version of it [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR6mEu5-egA"]here[/url] with the outstanding Taylor Hawkins drumming. The bassist has a great tone - no idea what he's using but it kills. I've have a real thing for Alanis - she is superhot in really weird grungy-scary-mary-stalker-knifing-you-in-your-sleep kinda way.
