Rabbie

Of course. PM me your details and I’ll do the same. Cheers

Yep. Someone messaged yesterday but then didn’t reply so  they are still here and available.

No problem. PM replied

A used set of Spiro light (purple top silks). No idea how old and how used, but these are, as you know, fairly irrelevant concepts in the Spirocore world (I.e. the only universe where strings last forever and in fact sound better with time). As expected, the silks are frayed but, again as you know, that’s normal.

I really tried to like these because it would make life so much easier. Alas, I don’t. Or maybe more correctly my bass does not like them. I used to own a bass that loved Spiros. Those were easy days…

Thomann sells them cheapest on the internet at £152+10 postage. So does £80 postage included sound reasonable?

Sold pending

Brand new.

Sorry can’t delete the post.

3 months on my bass so plenty of life left.

Pure plain gut D strings that I remember buying new as a pair with the G and then only using the G. 
I think I tried it on the bass and took it off pretty much straight away. I added the washer. It’s in great shape, many, many years of life left.

Looks like pure gut to me but it is darker than my usual guts in colour, so I have no idea what brand it is. Or is it some funny guy that looks like gut? I have no clue!

it is most definitely an A string that has been forgotten about in my strings box for at least 10-13 years. It’s nice and soft and it’s bent a bit squiggly, adding to the mystery… 

the washer was most likely added by me so it’s not a clue.

In any case, at 40 quid, it’s a bargain for someone.

And replied, thank you 

I’m pretty sure this is the first incarnation of the Gut a Like swingmaster, which I got at least 12 years ago and has been in my strings box ever since. I cannot remember how it sounds but it looks pretty much mint.

I have inherited (as part of a job lot) some Spiros weichs with the purple silks trimmed…(naughty naughty whoever did that!)…

anyway, they are of no use whatsoever to me but they would help someone with a half size bass (maybe), or maybe a UEB (but I’m not sure about that).

They definitely do not fit a 3/4.

They are FREE to whoever wants them, I had to put a price for the ad to work on Basschat, so I put a fiver for postage.

i have:

- 1 x E

- 2 x As

- 2 x Ds

- 1 x G

Don’t try to make me split them.

And especially don’t give me any backchat if they don’t fit your bass, they are free. 
 

peace ✌️ 

PS- having a wee clear out so more strings may be coming, keep an 👁️ 

Nick bought  double bass pickup from me: perfect gent. Great communication. Solid 10/10

SOLD

No worries man, yep passive just like any pickup. The one gig in which I used it was a concert hall and it went straight into the EBS Stanley Clark, and from there to front of house. Sounded good.

28 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Does it use a standard jack cable?

Yep. Standard jack mate

9 hours ago, NickA said:

I use one of these.  Bit of bicycle inner tube twixt clip and bridge and careful adjustment of position (experiment a bit), screw pressure and amount of weight and it's a real "double bass but louder" experience.

 

None of the "clack" you get with bridge wing piezos ( shadow, Underwood etc) and brighter than a copperhead.

 

Bonus is the volume knob on the pickup.

 

£200 is a bargain as I paid over £300 for mine and you almost never see them 2nd hand.

Thank you Nick: great to have a first hand account. I only gigged it once but I was very impressed too.
yeah the price for a new soundclip is steep so I agree at £200 being a bit of a bargain.

Big price slashing going on. Now 200 squids

Or near offer…

I bought Chris’s Grace Felix and both the item and the seller are fantastic. Chris is a credit to the humans, and especially to the humans who play bass.

This is an excellent tool for someone who travels and plays rented basses, as well as for someone who does not wish to install a pickup “full time”, plus as a spare in the gig bag (which is where mine has been for the past year).

I have done one gig with it and I was very pleasantly surprised be the sound. 
The sound changes depending on where you put it and how many of the weight (included) you use. I used both weights and I screwed it nearer the bottom of the bridge on the E side: it sounded great.

It even comes with its nifty little pouch.

Selling because I have a lot of pickups, this is new and I can do with the cash.

selling for £340 + postage on Thomann.

Any question please ask

There is one great bass luthier but he’s in Caithness. Hi name is Will Mackay 

If I had the pennies, I’d be all over this! Alas..GLWTS

On 08/01/2025 at 07:41, Burns-bass said:

I’m not sure where you live but I’d look for a local firm that works with and fabricates fibreglass. Small engineering firms can do incredible work.

 

As a case in point, I needed a spike made for a Burns EUB. I spoke with music shops who told me it was impossible and quoted me hundreds for a replacement. 
 

A local engineering firm measured the thread and constructed one for £20 all within a few hours.

While it’s unlikely they’d build bespoke they may be able to adapt an existing design. It’s not as if David Gage is building these things himself…

 

 

Thank you very much. Great point.

Found the local firm 👍