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Sad times. These would have sold in 20 seconds a few years ago. Now I had to stick them on eBay as no interest whatsoever. They are still available at the moment so do please message me if you are keen. Thanks

Brand new set, never opened I don’t need it. This is the legendary S42 set, which is traditionally used on 3/4 basses to get the quintessential Spiro feel. Thomann sells it for £141 + postage, so there’s a bit of savings to be made. Thank you.

This is one awesome piece of kit and it’s really brand new. For busking and acoustic performances it is really the very top of the range. Comes with padded bag and suddenly you are a portable drummer who sounds as good as the one with the big kit! this was imported from the US just a month ago and used once: it’s brand new basically. I just need the money! heres a link https://www.footdrums.com/product/18-stompdrum/#configuration

Brand new in its box and never opened; allegedly brilliant valve Preamp: I just don’t need it. Postage included in price. heres a link

Haha yes that made me very happy, but are you just buttering me up so I buy yet another set of broken in Spiros?

I’m no calligraphy expert but as Clarky says, irrespective of pedigeee and age of manufacturing, you get a gently broken in of Spiros for a decent price. In terms of longevity and strength I’m pretty sure a couple of sets of Spiros would be all you need for a suspension bridge on a motorway. And the sound, well, Ray Brown: say no more. I’m tempted myself Clarky!

Ah, my much loved Preamp, only a year old, is no longer needed by me and there is so much I can do with the money that I must pass it on... This is a wonderful professional tool for the acoustic musician, just an absolute game changer! You can blend a microphone with a pickup, get true +48v phantom, eq, fight feedback once and for all, add optical compression, include fantastic analog reverbs and delays, programme effects, have USB connectivity, send signals to front of house and amp simultaneously, as well as headphones. There are surely many other functions that I have not listed here I have used it very successfully on double bass for only 6-7 theatre gigs so it’s completely mint. Please message if you wish to discuss.

Unbelievable quality double bass mic. The best out there now. Practically new: used twice in studio. This is the red version, for studio use and live use, but not in a noisy band. i start this at a very low price, so there is not much room for manoeuvre here. RRP 748 euros!

PS - I have a red version available too: the 5400 (non LB which means live bass). Both are equally minty and spare, but I realise I don’t need them, so both up for sale. I may do a separate listing for the red version as soon as I can.

Price down to £400 because it’s Easter

Thank you very much; make me an offer if you feel like it. It’s a great piece of kit, as you know.

I got GAS for something I’ve seen... would be a good time to make me an offer I’d say. Have a lovely day anyway.

Part exchange for nice guitar effects.

Great mic for studio or live at a very interesting price. 2 Hours Use, practically as new.

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£400 or near offer This REMIC 5400lb (lb stands for Live bass) is quite simply the best microphone available for live applications. As such, it costs €748! (Including VAT). i have used mine on a bunch of theatre or small clubs gigs. Very civilised gigs so it’s reallynloke new. It has performed wonderfully well in them all. currently I’m blending the normal Remic microphone 5400 and a pickup so this one is sitting unused. Feedback suppression is really really good with this. I have done a gig with a loud acoustic band in a club with zero problems and a great tone. According to REMIC, the 5400lb is even suited to extreme live applications, but I’ve never tried that. requires +48v phantom

You have a friend who is a luthier?? Can he please be my friend too? I’m really nice!

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PS - I looked back at the emails from the guy I bought them from and it seems the set was one year old, but only used for a couple of weeks on his bass. So, if that is true, these strings are 1year and 3 months old and they had around 4 months of use in that time.

I bought this set used and I don’t have the E string because it arrived already unwound! I used the G-D-A strings on my “pub-gig” bass with a Spiro E and they did well for 3 months. I have changed them now because the bass stays at the gig to be used both my me and other bass players so I reverted it to a set of Spiros and a lower action. As you know, all Velvet strings are quite expensive (I think €260 for a new set). They do have their characteristic sound I guess, but they are also undeniably more fragile than every other double bass strings on the market. These 3 strings, for the little use they had, already show signs of weakening windings: the G is totally fine, the D and the A have weakened windings at the pegbox. Now, this may well be totally normal with Velvet, but it does not happen with Spiros, so I have no idea how long they will last for, to be honest. So I put them on sale at a ridiculous £50 for all 3 strings. I think this will suit the Velvet Garbo user who wants some spares in the gig bag, or the curious string enthusiast who wants to give them a try without breaking the bank. Postage is included.