Alfie Noakes

Thanks, Al - that’s reassuring. I do have a Helix FX, but was trying to knock up a smaller board. I just need the odd key change, worst cases are three semi-tones down, and five up, rather than a whole octave. Do you know of anything else that would fit the bill, rather than the Helix FX?

I bought an EHX Pitchfork on here, and have tried it at home several times, but I’m very unimpressed - is it me, or is it faulty?

It does the pitch shift thing well, but really affects the original tone and makes it sound just blurghhhh (my most accurate description).

I’m using it as a glorified capo due to our singer - I know, just change the singer - so have it set to fully dry (no mix/blend) and have tried it both up and down a tone or even a semi. Although the resulting notes are corrected and as they should be, it really makes them sound pants, and a world apart from the lovely original unaffected tone I fed in. 
 

All advice gratefully received, peeps.

PM’d.

A friend in need, eh?!!! 😎

Sold a Hipshot detuner to Stefan. A pleasure to deal with, throughout - many thanks, sir!

Phil

.....and sold.

On hold, pending the usual....

Yes, it is - interested?

....and replied.

Brand spanking new, almost. Just used the once, but I prefer my separate pedals. Save yourself about £25 off the cost of a new one.

Add £5 for UK shipping.

....and sold.

Odd number, three - four is far more.....balanced!

Just do it! The bass will cone along eventually 😎

Almost as new. Fitted once, for one song in a band that then folded. Hey ho.

May be able to find the original packaging.

Price includes shipping.

****Now £800 firm****

Lovely condition, three tiny nicks as photos, 9/10 on my own rating scale. Weighs just under 9lbs. Rosewood neck, A string retainer, all case candy and spare t/shell pick guard also included.
 

Can ship at your risk/cost, or happy with half way meet within reason.

No trades.

Count me in, and a mate who’s converted from the dark side (a former rhythm guitarist, but he’s said sorry and is now definitely a bassist).

Bought a pickguard from Lozz. Another seamless transaction - thank you, sir.

Cheers, me dears - mucho appreciated!

Evening all, having been a Basschatter for 12 years now I thought I’d better say ‘hello’. I guess I’m just a bit shy.....

I’ve been playing bass now for about 40 years, and if only that was 40 years of continual progress I’d be pretty darn good by now. Hey ho. My current gear is as follows:

Guitars: Fender Jazz AVRI ‘75, Fender American Standard Precision, Musicman Stingray, and a Spector Euro Doug Wimbish 
Amplification: Orange Bass Terror V2 (with a clean switch), and two Orange OBC-112 cabs (incoming)

It’s taken me a while to get to this point, but I’m almost certain all of the above are now keepers. Having bought and sold gear to most people on here over the years some may doubt my words, but I don’t, currently 😉

The bassists I love, and who set me off on this foray, are the likes of Bruce Foxton, JJ Burnel, John Deacon, Phil Lynott and Adam Clayton, to name but a few. Good solid steady low-enders who often join in with the song’s riff, or add something fitting and/or complementary.

Band-wise, I’m still doing the covers thing, and still really enjoying it, with a Barnstaple band called The Rogues. I also join in quite regularly with a local duo in our village called Mini Hates The Hoover.

I think that’s it, so I’ll go quiet now for another 12 years 😎

Thanks, Karl - appreciated.

Reduced to £600
 

My modular Orange revolution continues, hence, the Berg has to go to fund this. No trades, please. I can’t ship, due to size/weight/worry/lack of box, but will meet halfway within reason, or further for a fuel contribution.
 

It’s in VGC bar a tiny dink on the rear RHS as per the photo, works perfectly, and sounds terrific. I’ve cribbed the tech spec from @Dood’s ad - hope that’s okay, sir, and here it is:

From one of the finest bass cabinet designers of the 21st Century comes a new range of lightweight cabinets using cutting edge Neodymium speaker technology coupled with advanced lightweight cabinet design. Using only the highest grade lightweight void free Baltic birch and precision built custom drivers, this new range of cabinets from Bergantino Audio are already another hugely popular addition from this established company.

The Bergantino Audio Systems ‘Carbon Neo’ CN series of lightweight speaker cabinets nod their head to the traditional HD series but have a different function. These are the lightest speaker cabinets that we make. The precision tuned cabinet architecture and the enclosures are built with the finest lightweight Italian poplar plywood (with Baltic birch baffle boards) selected to our specifications. This lightweight cabinet material (along with the lightweight magnet material) helps reduce the overall cabinet weight. The lightweight carbon covering is used for cabinet cover material and is also lighter than the traditional tolex covering found on most speaker cabinets. A rigid black grille is added to protect the drivers from damage.

The internal components used are extremely high quality and they are of Bergantino design. No ‘off-the-shelf’ parts are used. Woofers with Neodymium magnet material are used for the low frequency section of the CN series cabinets. The Neodymium drivers have a punchier low-end and a very sweet midrange that is placed a little more forward in the sound field when compared to the HD series. Fretless and upright players will often prefer the CN cabinets because of how the midrange ‘speaks’ with their instruments. The CN series cabinets have a high intelligibility tweeter mated to the woofers through a custom designed phase-coherent crossover with a tweeter control. Because of the increased cost of the Neodymium magnet material, imported wood for the cabinetry and the unique covering material, the CN series speakers cost more than the HD series, but may just be the right match for your playing style and weight needs.

Model CN212 specifications: 

1. •2 x 12" Custom Neodymium drivers with 7 oz magnets

2. •high intelligibility 1" tweeter

3. •custom phase - coherent crossover with tweeter level control

4. •Precision tuned 100% Baltic Birch cabinet

5. •power handling - 700 watts rms

6. frequency response: tbc

7. •sensitivity: tbc db @ 1 Watt/1 meter

8. •2 x 1/4" and 2 x neutrik connectors

9. •impedance:  4 ohms

10. •dimensions: 31"H x 18-1/2"W x 15"D

11. •79cm x 46cm x 38cm

12. •weight: 46lbs/20 Kgs

2011 Gibson Thunderbird Bass in good condition. I’d score it 7 out of 10. Nice and light, at just over 8 lbs. It does have some ‘lovebites’ through usage acquired over the years, but these just add character IMHO. Just had the action set nice and low but no buzzing, by a skilled tech - see the picture. Plays and sounds lovely and, well, thunderous. Fitted with Dunlop straplocks, originals included. Complete with original case. Half way meet within reason possible, further for a fuel contribution, or can ship at your cost/risk - I’m guessing £35 or thereabouts, with insurance. Any test or trial most welcome. No trades, please.

**** Final reduction to £850 ****

Bergantino B|Amp for sale. One year old and in fabulous condition, with manual, Bergantino bag and original box. It still has the plastic screen protector and USB port plug, and the firmware is current, I believe. No issues, a truly superb amp - check out the reviews - only I’ve fallen for something Orange and lunchbox shaped (don’t!), so this has to go.
 

Would prefer to do a socially distanced meet, within reason (Bristol, Exeter) or further afield for a fuel contribution. Will ship, but at your cost/risk, and I’ll insist on insurance. No trades please. It’s priced fairly, and you’re saving over £300 on a new one. Check out my feedback if you want, as I’m a regular of this ‘ere parish.

Here’s the official Berg bumph:

The new Bergantino B|Amp (pronounced “bee‐amp”) is a game changer in the Bass Amplification industry!

The Bergantino Audio Systems’ B|Amp is an incredibly flexible, state‐of-the‐art Bass Amplifier, delivering maximum performance in a compact package. The B|Amp takes a completely new approach to bass amplification by considering and including the speaker cabinet’s response as part of the amplification signal path. No other bass amplifier on the market has the ability to manage speaker and overall system performance like the B|AMP. This is accomplished through our Proprietary Profile EQ system along with many other important and useful design features including:

DSP, Embedded System Controlled, Bass Amplifier

1. •Multifunction Tone Controls

2. •LCD Display

3. •Multifunction Tone Controls: 4 band eq with adjustable frequency range

4. •Bass: +/- 9db variable from 40Hz - 120Hz

5. •Lo Mid: +/‐ 9dB Variable from 150Hz - 800Hz

6. •Hi Mid: +/‐ 9dB Variable from 800Hz - 3KHz

7. •Treble: +/‐ 9dB Variable from 3KHz - 8KHz

8. •Programmable Filters

9. •Programmable bright switch: +3db to + 12db in 1bd increments variable from 2kHz - 10kHz in 500Hz increments

10. •Variable High Pass Filter adjustable from 30Hz - 80Hz in 2bd increments

11. •Variable Feedback Filter: Adjustable from to -6db to -12db in 1db increments Frequency range from E1(41hz) to G3 (196Hz) in hlaf step increments off

12. •Programmable Chromatic Tuner stable down to low B fundimental 

13. •Auxiliary input and headphone output jack for personal monitor and practise use

14. •Studio quality DI output, software selectable pre or post eq

15. •Software selection line output (preamp or tuner out)

16. •Effects send and return

    • USB Port

         - Load Custom Speaker Profiles

         - Software Upgradable

         - Expandable Architecture

1. •700-Watt RMS Power Section at 4Ω, 800w at 2.67 Ω, 800W at 2Ω

2. •UPS Universal power supply 115VAC = 240VAV 50/60Hz

3. •Software selectable speaker impedance matching for optimal power transfer down to 2 Ω minimum load.

4. •Dimensions (HxWxD) - 10.5” x 8.375” x 3.75”

5. •Weight: 6.5lb/4kg

Sold Sean some Schaller Straplocks - now there’s an alliterative tongue-twister!

A pleasure to deal with, and happy to recommend to all. 

Another seamless transaction with Martin - sell to him here with confidence!