Clarky

I have removed the Fishman Full Circle from my 3/4 bass as I want to try a different pickup (the new Gage realist) and am hence moving it on. In full working condition but one small drawback - I have mislaid the other 1/4" aluminium adjuster wheel (as in the one without the piezo unit). These can be bought in pairs from luthier Martyn Bailey for c£25 [url="http://www.mjbl.co.uk/double-bass-bridge-adjusters-for-sale"]http://www.mjbl.co.u...usters-for-sale[/url] and with a bit of googling maybe a cheaper individual adjuster wheel would come up? Given this slight extra compliction I will sell (including post) at the decent price of £85 posted - bear in mind, these are roughly £200 new including post at Thomann [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fishman_full_circle.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...full_circle.htm[/url] Technical stuff: [url="http://www.fishman.com/products/view/full-circle-upright-bass-pickup-1"]http://www.fishman.c...t-bass-pickup-1[/url]

During the course of having my bass repaired by my luthier last week, he put on a brand new set of the recently-released white nylon La Bella 7710 strings, which were co-designed by Ron Carter. In a fit of enthusiasm I decided to keep them on the bass and bought them from him for a more-than-fair £80 (they are not available yet in Europe, as far as I can see, but retail at $148 in the US - which would mean an imported cost of c£120-odd) [url="http://www.gollihurmusic.com/product/2723-LABELLA_7710T_WHITE_NYLON_TAPE_WOUND_UPRIGHT_BASS_STRINGS.html"]http://www.gollihurm...SS_STRINGS.html[/url]. While they have a wonderful soft feel under the fingers, having had them on my bass a few days I have decided they are slightly too bright for me (I prefer 'old school' 1950s tone) and have gone back to my old faithfuls (Velvet Blues). Thus, virtually unused and not-yet-available in UK and I will pass on at the same great price - £80 including post La Bella product page: [url="http://www.labella.com/products/7710t/"]http://www.labella.com/products/7710t/[/url]

[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1412766105' post='2571736'] I'm a complete newbie who recently acquired a Stagg EUB, and I was wondering if you thought the gut-a-like would product interesting results on a piezo EUB. I am playing mainly in an acoustic project, currently doing covers of pop and blues songs - no bowing or upper range soloing [/quote]ho there, I don't think these would suit a Stagg tbh. These are mainly designed for slapping and are über chunky. I would drop a pm to stingray Pete to ask about best strings for s Stagg as I think it's scale length doesn't work with some strings

The seller hasn't been on BC since 3rd September, over a month. Just sayin'

Velvet Blues sold, Gut-a-likes still available

I do indeed

here's a stock pic which gives some idea of the fatness of Gut-a-like Deluxe strings [attachment=172979:206_0.jpg]

Honest answer is no. In the incredibly short time before my bridge collapsed (causing bridge foot to fly into my eye, rupturing blood vessel!) my impression is that they were like better quality Cordes Lamberts rather than guts. Rabbie on basschat has used these and prefers them to Lamberts although he says neither are exactly like guts

[u][b]Gut-a-like deluxe strings[/b][/u] After my recent gout-in-left-hand scare I thought I would try out some Gut-a-likes for low tension, relatively loud acoustic volume work in my bluegrass side project. As I was tweaking the A string after installing, my DB bridge collapsed (doh!) so I took them off again. However, in the brief period in which I tried them I immediately decided I couldn't cope with the big diameter of the E and A strings (E is copperwound, A is more like the D and G but very thick, like an earthworm!) I paid £140 from Thomann for them [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/gut_a_like_deluxe_double_bass_strings.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ass_strings.htm[/url] These have less than an hour of play on the D/G and minutes only on the E/A £100 posted, absolute barg if you are slapper or like earthy/roots type DB [s][u][b]Velvet Blues SOLD[/b][/u] I like these strings a lot but have two sets and only need one. This set came in a trade for some other strings and is in good condition but the bright copper has tarnished to dark brown. This can easily be restored with a wet rag and toothpaste (Velvet's advice!) so they are shiney looking, if that matters to you (the tone doesn't change). They are £140 at Thomann including post, will sell for £75 posted[/s]

As I understand it they are similar in tension/sound to Spiro Mittels but with longer sustain and a bit more growl. Here's a thread on BC wth a couple of people's experiences of them: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194162-gut-a-like-gut-strings-pirastro-the-jazzer/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194162-gut-a-like-gut-strings-pirastro-the-jazzer/[/url]

OK will include post so its £300 all-in or Euro 390 posted for our continental brethren

[quote name='dudi8' timestamp='1411938022' post='2564177'] Actually I have the puma 500 but I'm not letting it go yet Pedals,preamps,iPad, kidney [/quote] Sorry I have preamps, pedals, IPad and (so far, functioning) kidneys

Hey dudi8, I am not really looking for trades as I have plenty of strings, pickups, a preamp and (too many!) basses. What were you thinking? You can always try me but I'm afraid its not very likely - but hey try me! Only things I would like but don't have (and quite fancy) are the new Realist Lifeline pickup and a Tecamp Puma 500 amp

I got this last month from the US. Brandon Essex makes the recently launched Troll microphone which has gained great plaudits on TalkBass, a number of users saying its better and more feedback-proof than the DPA4099 'gold standard' live mic [url="http://trollmicrophone.com/"]http://trollmicrophone.com/[/url] It needs a fethead filter to boost the sound and protect the ribbon mic from damage from phantom power [url="http://www.studiospares.com/mic-accessories/tritonaudio-fethead-filter/invt/314010?VBMST=fethead"]http://www.studiospa...0?VBMST=fethead[/url] The Troll was $375 plus import taxes which came to about £275 in total, the fethead was £75 and the Planet Waves mic cable about a tenner. So my total outlay a few weeks ago was £360. Will sell the lot for £300 plus post. Why sell? Well it works well at home on my 3/4 DB but I really bought it to use with my down-sized Kolstein travel bass, which is my main gigging instrument, and it seems to be very much more feedback-prone with this boomy small bodied bass than my full DB. I haven't got time to fiddle about with balancing mic and piezo inputs live, would rather 'plug n play', so I am going to stick with my Underwood pickup on my Kolstein. So here's a chance to pick up a nearly-new, great condition Troll setup for those who want to try out a mic for their DB. Also saves you the hassle of importing from the US and a fair few pennies saved to boot. What you get from Troll [attachment=172727:package_includes_large-250x299.jpg] and a video of the mic in action: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEJ0vndNO0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=nTEJ0vndNO0[/url]