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    Now sold
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    Now sold. Selling my Hofner Ignition Violin bass in excellent condition. I bought it in Dec last year, when it was 6 months old, so it's still less than a year old now. I bought this to see if I could get on with short scale, and see if I liked it. As it turns out, I love it so much, I've just ordered a German 62-re-issue, which is arriving on Monday, so I'm looking to move this on to help towards the cost of that. The previous owner had just put a set of LeBella Beatle Bass flats on it, along with upgraded machine heads, and traditional tea-cup knobs (both genuine Hofner, at a cost of £125, I believe). He kindly included the original tuners, knobs and round wound strings, which will all be included in the sale. The bass has also been professionally set-up and plays beautifully. The action is low and intonation spot on up & down the neck. I did a lot of reading up on the Hofner 500/1 range before buying this (there's a Basschat thread I started somewhere), as I wanted something close to the sound of the early Beatles, and this lead me to this model, which is hollow and without the centre block. Even with my ham-fisted playing, it does a good approximation of that Beatles bass sound. Looks like these are around £339 now, and the case is £89. Add in the £125 upgrades and I think £300 including delivery is fair. If you're around Warwickshire / Birmingham / Oxford etc, we could probably work out a meet-up. If you can collect I'll knock the £25 delivery off, so it's £275 all in. I've shamelessly stolen the original seller's photos (hope this is ok Pat?), as it's too dark outside now to take my own. I'll replace with some new pics this weekend, but it's in identical condition as those below. It's only been played at home, and all I've done is remove the pick guard (for that late-Macca look!), but this will obviously be included with the sale. I'll even screw it back on if that's what the new buyer wants. Trade wise, I really do need to stop spending on basses right now and put cash towards the incoming German Hofner, , but I'm weak-willed and I'm sure I could be tempted by something 4 string and passive. I could also use a decent multi-fx (HX etc). Truth is, I'll be tempted by most things bass-related, so try me with what you've got. Any questions, please ask.
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    Yeah, there's mojo and then there's 10 years of someone else's dead skin ingrained in the fretboard 😀
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    Just as a follow up to this, I ordered some of the Ernie Ball Wonder Wipes (Fretboard Conditioner) and used one on the Ray last night. Seems to have done a good job lifting surface dirt and gunk off, and has definitely cleaned things up for me. I'd recommend them for unsealed maple necks.
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    It does indeed. I’ve ordered some of the Ernie Ball Fret Conditioning wipes. They should get the worst of the gunk off. Any other natural staining, I’ll live with 👍
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    Thanks both - it’ll stay scuzzy then 😀
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    I’ve just taken delivery of a lovely SR4 with a maple fretboard, and the fretboard could do with a good clean - it’s discoloured. What’s the best way of cleaning it? I know lemon oil is good to condition it once cleaned but can anyone recommend a cleaning kit? Thanks
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    Bought a little Darkstar headphone amp from David. Excellent seller - he had it all nicely packed and in the post within an hour of me paying. It arrived safe & sound today, and it works perfectly. Great guy to deal with, and I’d be happy to deal with David in the future. Thanks!
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    That’s exactly the kind of recommendation I was looking for! A man after my own heart 😀
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    Thanks - I don’t really have a budget in mind, although I suspect I’ll end up going for something simpler (possibly cheaper?) rather than something all singing and dancing.
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    Thank you - that’s really useful 👍
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    I’m looking for recommendations for a multi-effects box. It won’t be gigged, just used for messing around with at home. Something relatively straight forward to use would be preferred, and I don’t particularly need looping / recording functionality. More something that has a good chorus, overdrive, delay etc. Headphone output would be preferred too. Not really got a price in mind - I started to do some research but there’s a ton of choice, and they all started to blur into one after a while. Oh, and I have £150 gift card balance at Amazon, so it would be good if Amazon stocks whatever recommendation I get. Thanks in advance.
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    Bought a Stingray 4 from Chris. Plenty of good quality pics sent through prior to the deal, and Chris was very fast to answer any questions I had. Very happy with the deal - the bass is fantastic, and I wouldn’t hesitate to deal with Chris in the future. Thanks mate.
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    I’ll take this please. Will send you a message now.
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    What a fabulous end result. If it plays half as good as it looks, you’ve got a good one there.
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    That really is ace 😎
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    As many have already said, the Bootleg Beatles are brilliant - great show, and they don't take themselves too seriously. When working in Dallas recently, I went into a bar and the Lonely Hearts Club Band were setting up. They put little laminated signs on each table, with an online request system on it (tip whatever you like for any number of a hundred tunes). After I requested Taxman, Hey Bulldog, and Paperback Writer in a row, the bass player asked the audience "who's the bass player who keeps asking for these songs?" 😎 Good band, and I'll definitely go and see them again. https://lonelyheartsclubband.com
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    I can heartily recommend and endorse the Tredders Bass Method (TM). It involves doing the minimum of practice, and then buying progressively more expensive basses, on the premise that "they'll make me play better". It hasn't worked yet, but I can feel a breakthrough coming on any day now. I obviously just need to buy a couple more expensive basses...
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    Absolute bargain. Silly money for an AVRI 62. Great seller too.
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    Met up with Andy and his daughter this morning, to sell my Jaguar bass. Really nice people to deal with - smooth and easy sale. Kept in contact throughout, and we all left happy with the transaction. I’d be happy to deal with Andy in the future (hope your daughter enjoys the bass mate!)
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    As I said in another thread, they are both lovely, but quite different. The BB1200 is a good old fashioned P bass, but done fantastically well. The neck is gorgeous on it and it sounds like a good P bass should. The BBP34 is more refined - still vintage sounding at heart, but with a bigger variety of sounds available. Build quality is great on the BB1200, but absolutely outstanding on the BBP34. Really does feel like Custom Shop territory, which I suppose it is. Being absolutely honest, I prefer the BB1200, but they’re both fantastic instruments.
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    Definitely wasn’t a cheapie, but well worth the money I paid in my opinion. I actually work every other month in the US and will do for at least the remainder of this year. I’ll ultimately bring it back with me, but for the next year at least it’ll stay over in the US. I’ll cross the import duty bridge when I come to it.
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    Double post
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    They are both lovely, but quite different. The BB1200 is a good old fashioned P bass, but done fantastically well. The neck is gorgeous on it and it sounds like a good P bass should. The BBP34 is more refined - still vintage sounding at heart, but with a bigger variety of sounds available. Build quality is great on the BB1200, but absolutely outstanding on the BBP34. Really does feel like Custom Shop territory, which I suppose it is. Being absolutely honest, I prefer the BB1200, but they’re both fantastic instruments.
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    A couple of weeks ago, I got hold of a 1980 Yamaha BB1200, and have been absolutely blown away by the quality, sound and how good it is to play. I got it from here (thanks Paul!), and wrote a thread about how ironic it is that after 30 years, I found my perfect Precision, and it even wasn't a Fender. It's in great condition and even came with the original Yamaha case. A few pics: I spend every other month in the US with work, and wanted a cheap bass to plunk about on whilst over there. I didn't really want to bring a bass over from home, so today popped into the local guitar shop (https://www.toneshopguitars.com - ask for Chas!). I'd seen and played a cheap Sterling Ray for $300 in there previously, so thought I'd go in and have a look round. Of course, it didn't work out like that! They'd just taken in a Yamaha BBP34 on part ex towards some 6 string guitar kit (ugh), so I sat down with that. I remember picking one up a year ago in another guitar store, and thought it was nothing special. However, this one had just been set-up and was an absolutely lovely bass. Very resonant unplugged, and a huge sound plugged in. Sounded very warm and vintage to my ears. Anyway, long story short, I walked out with it at a very good price (inc posh Yamaha case, all the case candy and a Levy's strap), along with a little Fender Rumble 40 combo ($160 on special!), and have just unpacked it all. Happy days. A few pics: \
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