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For sale is my nice old Steinberger XL2/5. I let the pictures speak for themselves. The only odd thing is a somewhat strange preamp that probably was installed from scratch: a Haz Lab preamp made for the Steinberger bass. The odd thing - maybe a switch made by the previous owner - is that the two band eq only has a pot with center detent, and no tandem pot. It makes the eq boost lows in one direction and highs in the other. No cut. I have never used the eq, though, just the pickup balance control. Do I have to say the bass sounds fantastic? It does! Fat, deep, with a nice mature midrange, yet clear... exactly what you would expect. Delivered in the original gigbag in good condition after 30+ years of use. Also one new spare kit of strings. An old original Steinberger string kit is also included, but unfortunately some of the strings are corroded in the vacuum package. I noticed that when I was about to use them. Well, see them as museal artifacts. The bass is in Sweden, but can be shipped worldwide at buyer's expense. Only trades I am interested in is a fretted L2 or XL2. Unfortunately PhotoBucket seems to be down; I attach a heap of new pic's when PhB is up and running. Otherwise, if you are seriously interested, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I send pics in full resolution. -
My old Steinberger XL2/5 is for sale or trade. I look for a 4 string Steinberger L2 or XL2, the only trades I am interested in. The bass is used, has some fine scratches here and there, noticable in sunlight. Minor dings and dents, but really minor. Still, it has been used since 1985... The bass has a "somewhat peculiar" preamp installed, it was there when I got it. It is an old Haz Lab pre - made for the Steinberger bass - with two band eq, but just one tone control, so it works a bit odd. Boosts bass in one direction and boosts treble in the other. However, with the tone control in the middle it is thunderous. Tectonic plate shattering! With a B-string that matches my Dingwalls. New strings and a new spare kit in the original gigbag. I'll be in London next week (May 18-21) so just go for it... Can be shipped from Sweden on buyers expense. -
Here is mine: I've used it for jazz gig with fretless Lakland five string and one TKS S112 cab. Perfect! Also some church gigs with one of my TKS 2126 cabs, playing my Dingwall Sklar. The gig last weekend was more oldschool tone, same setup but with my Dingwall Super-P with Thomastik flats. I've also used it for my big all wood 4/4 upright bass and a TKS S112: nice and acoustic! Also some metal jam with LOUD drummer through PA, a guitard with one and a half stack. I used the amp with a 1000 Watt Ampeg SVT 810 cab and my old Streamer. Gain at 3 o'clock: Mmmmmmmmm! My testimony: Set the gain low and you get clean tone, crank it and the amp starts to behave like a tube amp: more growly and gnarly the higher you set, and a very noticable "tube amp sag" and compression. The filter section is very smart and useful. Cut lows completely for acoustic upright, a tad of scoop on the other filter clear things up. Roll of - or in this case: turn up the filter knob - highs for more Motown tone. This is not a small back-up amp, this is the real deal, just weighing a tenth of my pedalboard...
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I've had an '83 L2 fretless and an '85 XL2. I was stupid trading the XL2, but stupid is my middle name. I have an old nice XL2/5 with a peculiar Haz preamp circuit. Just three pots: volume, balance and a weird "tone balance" that boosts treble in one direction and lows in the other. Here it is: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/Steinberger%20XL25/DSC_0071_zpscrbqwkao.jpg[/IMG] The somewhat cramped string spacing is an issue, but since the bass is sooo well sounding in the low register I can live with that. If someone offers me a trade for a four string - L2 or XL2 - I may reconsider...
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[quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1492011264' post='3277187'] Is this the Lee Sklar model? [/quote] Yes, a candy purple Sklar. Nice bass with tons of focus in the tone.
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My Steinberger XL2/5 from 1985... [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/Steinberger%20XL25/DSC_0071_zpscrbqwkao.jpg[/IMG]
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Dingwall Super P aka Li'l Bro leaning lazily on Li'l Quilter and Tiny TKS...
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Eden WT800B and Korg PitchBlack Pro in immaculate condition, racked in a 3U Thon Rack. Amp is in Sweden and can be shipped on buyer's expense. For buyers outside UK the price (as of today) is 650 € plus shipping. No trades please; I have to lighten my burden... -
I bought a Dingwall Super P from the super nice and super serious mdfevans. A swift and effortless affair with no sweat and pain. The bass was WELL wrapped (I have to take a shower) and was exactly what I wished for. When you buy something from someone unknown, a person with no feedback whatsoever, it can be a bit frightening. Especially when dealing with Four Digits Pound Sterling, but it went soo well. Matty has my full confidence. Nice guy I wouldn't hesitate to buy more things from...
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Dingwall Super P 4 four string Electric Bass Guitar (FOR SALE)
bassmayhem replied to mdfevans's topic in Basses For Sale
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My big board is up and running. Still not 100% completed; the Polytune is to be moved to another board. An RMI Overdrive is to be attached (when in production - I've preordered one) next to the RMI Compressor, and a smaller tuner will sit in front of the Lehle volume pedal... Here is my rechargable board: no tuner to save space. I'll use a TC "pinch" tuner on the bass with this one... The "old school"-board isn't ready yet; it'll have a new power supply, a Phase 90 and a 3Leaf Audio Proton. And the TC Polytune taken from the big board. The Bass Clone and PitchBlack+ are for sale... My 3Leaf Audio Enabler and my Fishman Platinum Pro Eq/DI will work as stand alone units. My Diamond Bass Compressor sits "piggy back velcro'ed" on one of the amps. Then I pretend to be satisfied...
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I saw an old Gibson EB-0 with the old Les Paul double cutaway body at a VERY small shop in Rome some years ago. They had a lot of old stuff, mostly semi.acoustic. Bandiera Strumenti Musicali on Via Cavour. They had two or three smal shops on the same block; one guitar shop. http://www.bandierafranco.it/shop/
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Höfner 500/1 Violin bass 1956, what is the value?
bassmayhem replied to bassmayhem's topic in Bass Guitars
Thanx for all input! The bass has now been sold for a good price for both seller and buyer. Somewhere around your/our estimations, that's all I know. -
A friend asked me to get some opinions concerning the value of this bass. It is a stock 1956 Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass from the first batch produced in 1956. All original except for a missing scratch plate. Original sh*tty case. Here are some pic's. The owner bought it new... I'd be glad for some input...
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This one: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20161003_165308_zpsusb7g5og.jpg[/IMG]
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Diamond Bass Comp FMR Audio A.R.C. RMI Dual Band Compressor (Basswitch...)
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[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1480263644' post='3182893'] looks amazing! How are you powering all this? Please see my post! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/295939-need-a-pedalboard-powerpack-for-12v-1200ma/"]http://basschat.co.u...for-12v-1200ma/[/url] [/quote] Well, after some serious planning I found that my Voodoo Lab Mondo can power the whole thing. It took some serious thinking and sketching before I nailed it. The setup requires a voltage doubler cable and some output splitter cables, as well as the "center positive" cable. If you want my Excel file, just give me a message with your email address; then you can watch and learn from my mistakes... I will maybe swap the TC delay for an MXR Carbon Copy too. I think it will suit me better. The delay and chorus will be in the same loop, so I put the delay at toe reach so I can switch it on/of manually. (I run out of loops...) When I get the brackets for the Mondo I'll do the wiring...
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My pedalboard is almost done, only thing to do is connecting cables, and then make some useful patches. The thing that stopped me from completing the thing was something trivial: I had the old bracket for my Pedal Power Mondo, so I had to order one. All other cables will be George L... The Little Black Box will serve as input "charger" for the COG. I'll refurnish when the new RMI Basswitch Overdrive arrives; it'll have the placement next to the other RMI pedals. The LBB will be moved to "other location"...
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I bought a 3Leaf Audio Little Black Box from fretless bob, a nice chap to do business with. Swift and easy!
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I bought a 3Leaf Audio Enabler from Owen; swift and pleasant affair! Nice person to do business with! //Roger in Sweden
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When it gets so "original vintage" it is unplayable, it gets rediculous. There are so many conaisseurs and collectors (by word, anyhow - usually they don't have the money to collect) out there who has the opinion that original is better. Well, it is. For a collector. But for a gigging musician the bass is a tool. It must be useable. Small chips of lacquer missing here and there is no problem, but when people rave and summon the gods to call down heavenly fire about broken pots being changed or a replaced saddle screw, well, then it gets really silly. Back in the days when DiMarzio, Mighty Mite and the very high end (then) Schecter started to sell retrofit parts, many old original lousy, sh*tty Fender basses were upgraded to serious playing machines. To be played. Think about Chuck Rainey's '57 (I think) P-bass he installed the 2-Tek bridge on to make it a better bass. Well, he did. So he can use it. And since it is his bass it surely won't have lesser value on the market. Due to provenience. Meaning: original or not makes no difference for the played instrument, just for the instrument that is hanging on a wall and worshipped... As for the Victorian table - when it no longer can be used as a table, then it is no table... OK, now you can hang me.
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I know it's a cheap Squier and not the real deal, but it is a nice cheap Squier without all the issues these basses tend to suffer from. No problem intonating, no problem staying in tune. All stock for coffee money... [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/2016-08-24%20-%20Squier%20Vintage%20Modified%20Bass%20VI_zpsbbcdeu5p.jpg[/IMG] The case cost more than the bass...
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My Star Bass 5 Pro Series, made in Korea. (For sale too...) [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/Warwick%20Star%20Bass%205%20Pro%20Series/2016-09-07%20Star%20fredagsbas_zpskxbitp3n.jpg[/IMG]
