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    Yikes! £795? That seems expensive. Luckily, I've gone off graphite anyway - although I could be tempted back if I come across a nice Steinberger L2...
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    A bonus with the new ones are adjustable pole pieces so that you can get your string volume balance perfect. A crap thing is the bridge as you cannot adjust the height of each string individually without filing the saddles! I find the necks a treat to play. Sound-wise, it's marmite. Sometimes it's the ticket, sometimes not.
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    Hi Guy - you pop up in some strange places not least with Chris & JC at the 100 Club! Anyway my question is... I didn't think you were a gear smasher... what caused you to destroy the aforementioned bass on the last night of the Roxy tour? Oh and I did love the youtube clips of your disco basslines spoof even though I quite like Maurice Gibb's work!
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    Herbie hasn't had a manufacturer make a Signature bass (which is a shame, can you imagine a Fender Custom Shop model with the quality of the Pino?) so I got one built. It's Lake Placid Blue but not as dark as that 59. 7.5 inch radius Rio Rosewood fingerboard. It's strung with Trubass 88s. Pickups are Fralins. The custom switch is a series/parallel switcher. I've since removed the thumbrest.
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    I want to know more about how the bass plays and sounds from someone else's perspective. I wouldn't be too surprised if it was hugely underwhelming considering it's heritage. I also get the impression that Herbie is not the type of guy who would be overly finicky about set ups and stuff. He just plays the things and prefers the upright anyway! What I am noticing though is that there are a few famous recording basses that are set with particularly high action. Maybe the purity of sound wins against the ease of playing for these guys. If you have seen Herbie's playing on 'Show Me How To Play'.com you can isolate the blue Jazz and listen and watch Herbie solo at close quarters. It's really excellent to see him play stuff like Space Oddity. Very pure tone with the 88s. I highly recommend the £1.99 it costs to download that.
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    Lakland Skyline 55-2

    markorbit replied to Moo's topic in Basses

    Yes, I've just ordered a 55-02 and enjoyed the review. Cheers.
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    Wow that is a real scoop. I would love a go on that. So it had high action and the black strings yes? I have a 'Herbie tribute' Jazz bass that I like to get as close to his as possible. In particular I do have an issue with those Trubass 88 strings which do tend to creak a lot no matter where the action seems to be. So the action was noticeably high... hmmm. Herbie's one of the greats.
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    My experience with these is that at any volume it had an attitude! It wasn't clean. I thought it was [i]too[/i] distorted. I tried a couple of Ps. I discovered that you can tame this by flipping up 1 (or 2 can't remember) of the toggles which suddenly gives a bigger, rounder and bassier sound which wasn't as snarly. I much preferred this.
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    It's dangerous to have a bass conversation with Mike. Top man! He now owns my Ampeg V4B. It's gone to a good home.
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    Gwilym is a pleasure to deal with. Bought a Markbass bag from me. Very smooth transaction. Thanks.
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    Now sold thanks
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    Now sold thanks.
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    <BUMP for weekend> Just one solid offer so far. A decision will be made Mon/Tue.
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    <BUMP for weekend> May consider offers - though I won't have PC access this Sunday. TRADES (+ any cash adjustments either way) - Millennia STT-1 - Consider other high-end channel strips - Trace V-Type pre - early 60s Fender P - sunburst/rosewood - Steinberger L2 - Berg EX112ER It'll probably go in to a music shop for commission sale next week as I could do with the space before next weekend.
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    One LTD Edition here: [url="http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Ashdown-Little-Bastard-30-UK.html"]http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Ashdown-Litt...tard-30-UK.html[/url]
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    [quote name='SS73' post='874132' date='Jun 22 2010, 08:59 AM']Did you have it on evilbay a couple of weeks ago?.[/quote] No. This is the 1st time I have offered it for sale. I only took the pics a couple of days ago. If it doesn't sell here I shall probably take it to my local music shop for a commision sale or keep it for a while longer.
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    [quote name='richardd' post='873372' date='Jun 21 2010, 12:12 PM'] Hi Are you taking any trades on this,I have a mint GK700RB in a Flightcase Wharehouse Flight case,also mint [/quote] I'm scaling down really but could be interested in high-end channel strips such as Millennia STT-1, or maybe Kern IP777 or some other interesting pre (with any cash adjustments). I'm no longer looking for amps. Thanks - Mark.
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    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='873193' date='Jun 21 2010, 01:17 AM']did this use to be Peds?[/quote] No. It's New Old Stock. I'm the original owner.
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    BUMP for pics
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    BUMP for pics.
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    I'd be interested in the pre.
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    Ampeg 100 watt V4B valve head. From what I can make out it's probably a 1976-1979 model. When I had it serviced I requested a fan to be added to prolong the life of the tubes. I figured most savvy tube amps have them as standard. The fan is a little noisier than I'd like but it can be removed or swapped easily enough if you prefer. Condition-wise it's about a 7/10 (it would be someone's 8/10 I'm sure). It has a few scratches around the input jacks which seem to vary greatly depending on viewing angle. I bought new Ampeg vintage grill cloth and new knobs for it from Fliptops in the States in addition to a set of new JJ 7027 tubes. It's quite a big amp and fairly heavy. But it says 'Ampeg' and has sparkly grill cloth...classic USA Ampeg just like Grandma used to make! It's pointless me keeping it as I've settled on Berg IP and need to make some space. Sound is big and warm and regretfully I've never been able to turn it up to hear it in it's full glory as I do studio stuff only these days. It's cost me about £650 in all (probably more). I'm going to ask £550 for it. Pick up preferred from Doncaster. Pics below.
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    As part of my scaling down of gear this beauty is next in line. The Trace all valve range is one of the best there is. Many people look upon the V8 as the Rolls Royce of valve amps, well, this V4 is a 200 watt version of that. It has the exact same preamp as the later V8 with the extra OD gain and tube compressor. It's basically the last of the original Trace Elliots. Made in UK. I've owned a few tube amps over the years and all can sound good - but only when turned up to the sweet spot. This can be a problem when you want to play at low volume. Usually preamp gain sounds fizzy in comparison. What stands out for me about this amp is that the preamp gain can sound great and bottley as you turn up. It beats any preamp I have ever used for this. The amp has a half power mode so you can run at 100 watts. It has a zillion tubes in it and a weird one that lights up a green bar as you turn up! It sounds the bomb - warm and punchy in a way only an all-tube amp can do. Being a modern tube amp it has modern features and can be biased using the lights on the rear panel. I bought it about 5 years ago as NOS. It's never been gigged and is in good condition. It's only had moderate use indoors. I will post pics soon. Here is the model: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=10285&view=findpost&p=109286"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=109286[/url] I'm not too sure what it's worth. I have seen Bass Cellar advertise a similar NOS model for £2500 on the bay. As ebay and paypal is daylight robbery with stupid fees I'm putting it on here first for £1075. Pick up is preferred. I'm based in Doncaster. TRADES: will consider Millennia STT-1 plus any cash adjustments.
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    Pics up now. EDIT: This is now on hold subject to payment. Thanks for the interest.
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    [quote name='Musicman20' post='866040' date='Jun 13 2010, 03:28 PM']Might be interested in the F500, do you have pictures? Original box? Cheers[/quote] Pics will be up later today. It has been in it's bag since new and hardly used. I'm pretty sure the original box has gone now. I do keep most of my boxes but as I have the bag I didn't see the need for this box. F500 on it's own would be £580 + postage.
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