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Clarky

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  1. So you wouldn't swap the tuners for a Mars Bar and a copy of the Beano?
  2. NB, I just checked the web and the best prices I can find for Spiro 3/4 ADG are at alangregory.co.uk (Thomann doesn't have all the individual strings) and the G/D/A prices are (to the nearest pound) £28, £30, and £33. Combined thats £91! So £40 for all three in pretty good nick plus a sort-of-usable E is very good value in my opinion. Just sayin'! [url="http://www.alangregory.co.uk/musicshop/Thomastik_Double_Bass_Strings.html"]http://www.alangregory.co.uk/musicshop/Thomastik_Double_Bass_Strings.html[/url]
  3. I've played through this amp and can confirm that - ignoring a bit of cosmetic scruffiness (which I am sure could be tidied up with a razor or similar if you were so minded) - it sounds fantastic. Just like a CMD121P should. Great little combo
  4. Hey Daf and BCers, I have owned and enjoyed Silver Slaps in the past but didn't get on with the higher tension and oddly plasticky-feeling metal surface of Honeys. The problem I had with Silver Slaps - at least when on my 3/4 German flatback - was the rather dull E string, which had very little projection and more thump than tone. If I were to be after a pizz-only string set (no slap or arco) for my folk/blues/flamenco outfit that comes closest in sound to say LaFaro's gut sound, what would you recommend, based on the foregoing? Maybe a Super Silver E and Silver Slaps ADG? Or a downtuned set of 140Bs? Or maybe one of the black tape wound sets? NB, I prefer lower tension but could go up to medium tension (my 3/4 bass is currently wearing Spiro Weichs but I was happy also with Mittels)
  5. The full set has gone. Set with damaged E still available - note the damage could be worked around by twisting the string so that the area of slightly raised metal winding faces the G side - that way it won't impact the board or your left hand. The BCer that sold me the strings (Dr Phibes) told me that he had the string positioned so that the damage didn't impact his playing or sound. However, the ADG alone are in good condition and worth £40 IMHO
  6. Lucky buyer Very beautiful instrument
  7. Forgot to add, this comes with the footswitch, which has velcro underneath. Now I know why Jack put some velcro on top of the amp
  8. pls delete mods, realised I need these
  9. Gage have just released a prototype piezo pickup that is U-shaped and slides between the bridge adjuster wheel (assuming you have one) and the foot of the bridge. Sounds like a neat idea, more convenient to instal and remove than the Full Circle Picture and description here: https://www.davidgage.com/lifeline.php TB discussion here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f4/realist-lifeline-950349/#post13776693
  10. [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1359068978' post='1949574'] feel like a dick right now. [/quote] Best not mention that to Sammy-Jo
  11. He's fine, probably just being rubbish at spotting PM notification. I've FaceBook messaged him that you are trying to contact him
  12. This is a sale only, I'm afraid as I have my eye on BB2000's Wizzy Mline 12 cab
  13. BC'er bassace (see post #2 above) also has a Bryant, among a collection of nice DBs, and is very complimentary about it. So does BC'er FLoyd Elgar. You could always PM them for a third party opinion. However, like Nick says, I have only seen very good comments about Bryant instruments
  14. I am looking to sell a pristine (imported from US manufacturer by me in past year) Acme Low B2 2x10" cab (its the 4 ohm version). Its very hi-fi and excellent for double bass, being very uncoloured (a la Euphonic Audio). Has tons of bottom end (hence name) and goes loud with sufficient juice (500W is ideal). My problem is, superb though it is, it weighs 50 pounds and I need ultralight with my back. Asking £400 collected (will post for £15 in UK) - a 30% discount to what it would cost to import new (c.£575 incl shipping and import duty). You know my feedback so when I say its pristine, it really is pristine! Specs here: [url="http://www.acmebass.com/#/products"]http://www.acmebass.com/#/products[/url] The blurb from the website says:[list] [*][font=arial,helvetica,sans serif][size=2]A very compact cabinet with the bass extension of a good 18" subwoofer. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=arial,helvetica,sans serif][size=2]Amazing transient response; from the fundamental of the open B-string, right up to the highest harmonics of a C or F-string. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=arial,helvetica,sans serif][size=2]Loud enough for a single cabinet to hold its own against most drummers. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=arial,helvetica,sans serif][size=2]High power handling. 350W RMS is a good starting point due to the relatively low efficiency of the cabinet. 500W RMS is ideal. The more power, the better the sound. (Within reason - It's only a 2x10"!) [/size][/font] [/list] [/list] [/list] [/list][list] [*][font=arial,helvetica,sans serif][size=2]Use it with an upright bass for loud jazz gigs and be rewarded with true acoustic tone. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=arial,helvetica,sans serif][size=2]A pair makes a very loud, versatile and compact rig. Stack them end on end for amazing dispersion and clarity or side by side for enormous kick. Use them as a high quality PA. For those occasions where true bass response is paramount, monitor your recordings with them. They really are that 'HiFi'! And the entire rig will still fit on the back seat of your compact hatch[/size][/font] [/list] [/list] Sale only (no trades) I'm afraid
  15. My endless string experimenting has left me with two spare sets of Mittels I don't need: [s]1. A set of 3/4 size Spiro Mittels in generally good but not excellent condition (typically for these strings, there is some fray/silk damage especially at the peg end from fitting and removal - however the playing area of the strings is in excellent shape and these have years of life in them). Will sell for [b]£50 posted[/b][/s]GONE 2. A set of 3/4 Spiro MIttels that I bought recently off BassChat for which the silks are frayed but strings otherwise good with years of life on ADG (better condition in fact than the set above); the E though has some breaks in the metal windings around the B (which are rough enough to catch on the finger and buzz on the board) and is to be frank only worth keeping as an emergency backup. So effectively this is a three-quarter set with a dodgy E. I think I paid £45 for the lot and I will sell for [b]£40 posted[/b].
  16. Just bought a micro amp from Harry. Delivered super fast, exactly as described and the whole deal was seamless. Many thanks mate!
  17. Hey Scooby, drop bozzie a PM - he has an Items Wanted thread looking for a Cub
  18. [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1358809950' post='1945613'] I do wonder why he bothers. He's paid just short of £140 including delivery and is trying to sell it for £167. Subtract eBay and paypal fees from that and he can't be making much. [/quote]especially if you factor in the costs of beeswax, oscilloscopes, microbes ( of relief) and which ever poor schmuck has to photograph him in a selection of fields
  19. Hi Chris, its very clear/hi-fi and uncoloured to my ears. A bit like Euphonic Audio in character. Goes very low and can handle 5 strings (hence Low B name), not that I have a 5 stringer! Gwilym has a pair of B1's (half a B2!) and I think Dood used to own a B2 so you could PM them for an unbiased third party opinion? Here's some US reviews as I couldn't find any decent Youtube clips http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/187/title/low-b2/cat/187 http://www.activebass.com/r78--Acme-Low-B2-Cabinet
  20. Just wow! Most amazing arco I've ever seen
  21. PM Bilbo, he has the tab
  22. Erm, it looks exactly the same site to me? Some new stock arrivals but thats all?? Confused am I
  23. Looks superb - like I said in a similar thread by gsgbass (who picked up a beautiful sunburst/rosewood US Jazz) - when they are on their game Fender USA are making some really lovely basses in their current guise
  24. Steve just bought an Acoustic Image amp off me. Whole deal, from first PM to payment via Paypal, was a couple of hours max! How easy is that? All good
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