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  1. Clarky
    These cabs are rightly revered for their crystal clear, hi-fi/studio reproduction. I imported this new from the US a few months ago and its only had home use, literally never left my house since I opened up the packaging. In fact I may well have the last ever Low B-2 to be made as Andy at Acme said they are shifting to the new Series III 12" cabs and he had to scrabble around to find the last piece of metal grille material to put my cab together. So why am I selling? Well it weighs 50 pounds and thats just too much for me to consider taking out to gigs (I have a dodgy back, courtesy of slipped disc and rotator cuff injuries a few years ago). Even my Acoustic Image Ten2 combo at 32 pounds is pushing it for me (my original plan was to use the removable AI head and pair it with the much louder Low B-2 cab). Moolah type stuff: I paid $609 plus extra for a light cab cover and then shipping and import duty, which took the whole lot to about £550. I am willing to let this go for £400 if collected from me in London (I am near Hammersmith) or I will post but I guess that would be about £25 extra Details are here if you click on the product page for the Low B-2: [url="http://acmebass.com/"]http://acmebass.com/[/url] Looks just like this:
  2. Clarky
    Hey Keith, Alan used to do London gigs from time to time with my old DB teacher in the 1990s, Phil Bates. Phil was a right character who sadly died a few years ago but used to play alongside Tubby Hayes and - later - Stefan Grapelli. I saw the Alan and Phil play on a couple of occasions. Hope its a great evening
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    Kay (as I understand it) were the most popular US ply double basses in the 50s onwards, beloved of rockabilly and C&W/bluegrass bands. Being ply they tend to amplify pretty well (there's less complex stuff going on sound-wise than with a carved bass). Good gigging DB I believe, other than for orchestral players obviously who need more tonal superiority. DB luthiers aren't necessarily expensive (I got my sound post re-set by Malcolm Healey for just a tenner) but it depends on the work needed. Also good DB luthiers are not that easy to find. There's a guy in Clapham (Laurence Dixon), a guy in Maidenhead (Peter Tyler), I think there's also someone Greenwich way, Malcolm Healey is now south of the M25 etc, but really not that many around.
  4. Clarky
    My band's acoustic guitarist is selling his Fishman acoustic preamp pedal but it doesn't have a DI so may not be what you are after. FWIW its here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/184947-guitar-pedals-fs-fishman-acoustic-imaging-dreadnought-boss-digital-delay/page__p__1820711__hl__fishman__fromsearch__1#entry1820711"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/184947-guitar-pedals-fs-fishman-acoustic-imaging-dreadnought-boss-digital-delay/page__p__1820711__hl__fishman__fromsearch__1#entry1820711[/url]
  5. Clarky
    [sup]Sorry can't make it BRX/Mike, we are gigging that night - a rather more sedate affair - all-acoustic gig at Betty's Coffee house in Dalston to accompany a fashion show and art exhibition. Just up Dick Venom's street, or perhaps not[/sup]
  6. Clarky
    My '63 Precision (year of birth). It is quite the nicest playing Precision I've ever had (think its the worn in neck, nearest I got before was a Pino Precision) and the sound is superb (recording engineers seem to like it a lot). This will not leave me. I have two other lovely electric basses - a Jaco fretless and a CIJ Jazz - which I like a lot but neither inspires me like my '63P.
  7. Clarky
    Still available, top quality acoustic guitar preamp and anothrr pedal thingummy that does clever delay type stuff
  8. Clarky
    Fab! I still remember my first DB gig, only a couple of years ago. The sense of achievement afterwards was immense. Here's to your expanded musical horizons
  9. Clarky
    Finally our country hoedown number, Eden Project .... unfortunately truncated one minute before the end due to battery failure!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o03aQrzQCok&feature=channel&list=UL
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    John bought a(nother!) bass from me, this time a rather rare sky blue coloured US Precision. All went well. John is a top bloke
  11. Clarky
    And another, New York Red http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMdfFgY8Aig&feature=channel&list=UL
  12. Clarky
    Here we are playing Ship of Fools at the Half Moon last week. Yes I know I need to work on my technique!!!! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW8W_NPAtdQ&feature=youtu.be[/media] Thanks to Bluejay (Silvia) for the vid
  13. Clarky
    I caught about one-and-a-half sets at the George IV before I had to head back to take over child minding duties. Very tight band and Paul (PTB) is an excellent blues/swing double bass player - some useful pointers to me too on technique as my right hand technique is still too electric bass-y on the upright. Will get practising this weekend!!! Best of luck with rest of gigathon Paul
  14. Clarky
    Good reminder Russ. Been a while for me so I've lobbed some moolah into the kitty
  15. Clarky
    True but they are all slapping against the background of loud guitars and drums. Seems like overkill for a jazz/fusion guy!
  16. Clarky
    I was reading about SC and his upright playing and came across this article. Turns out that to amplify his upright he uses an Underwood pickup through a full-blown Ampeg SVT rig, which is certainly not a standard choice for the DB community! Sounds like a recipe for feedback to me but who am I to argue with the man! Http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Aug/Stanley_Clarke_A_Bass_Man_and_His_Upright_Desires.aspx?Page=4
  17. Clarky
    I use the Hercules stand and like it a lot. It runs the risk that if someone/something knocks the back of the bass it could fall forwards. However unless you have tearaway kids or a pet llama this is pretty unlikely. It has teh major advantage that its more stylish looking than many stands so it has the (all important) Mrs C seal of approval too
  18. Clarky
    Hmmm, hadn't occurred to me and i am in a similar boat. Maybe keep the bass in its padded case so it has its own micro-climate and is protected from the direct effect of chilly drafts? That said, the fact there are a ton of 100+ year old basses around does suggest that they are pretty hardy.
  19. Clarky
    Someone else playing a Triumph! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U62KbHkKhkc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U62KbHkKhkc[/url]
  20. Clarky
    Had a quick play on the bass before leaving for work and - having retuned (as Silver Slaps stretch a lot in the first few days IME) - the G sounds slightly better to my ears. Maybe its the stretching/settling phase that is causing it to sound dull as there seems to be a small amount of sustain this morning. Perhaps I was a bit hasty in my initial conclusion and I should leave it a few more days before properly passing judgment?
  21. Clarky
    Nice one Daf that's very kind. I have a gut feeling (awful pun ) that a slightly higher tension Super Silver might well do the trick. I am fairly sure it's down to the peculiarities of the smallKolstein body and not a duff G but this will give me the chance to rule that out. Great stuff
  22. Clarky
    Hey Daf, I have just put a brand new set of Silver Slaps on my Kolstein travel bass (which has a downsized body). The E/A/D have the usual thump and a reasonable amount of sustain, albeit lacking a little in volume (hardly surprising, given less air being moved). However, the G is really very lifeless, just a dull 'thunk' with virtually no sustain. I reckon its down to the bass' downsized body rather than a faulty string. So I wondered if there is a single Innovation G string from one of the other lines (possibly Super Silver, 140SB, 140B???) that could be fitted in place to give a little more of a singing, sustaining quality without sounding tonally completely different from the E/A/D (or ratcheting up the tension massively)? Cheers Clarky
  23. Clarky
    Update from me: I tried for hours to get a good sound with the Ehrlund on my old German flatback and it simply wouldn't work, no matter what I did with putty, p/u placement, air gap etc. I decided to throw in the towel and Daf very kindly let me return the pickup for a refund. Please don't let my experience put you off, however, as the vast majority of Ehrlund users (witness those eulogising on the TalkBass thread) seem very happy - and furthermore it worked on my (mainly non-gigging) Kolstein. Just sod's law for me I suppose that my gigging bass is an awkward old b*gger! Despite its shortcomings I will be sticking with the Full Circle on that bass.
  24. Clarky
    [quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1348676232' post='1816829'] I even posted in that thread [/quote] yep, I spotted that
  25. Clarky
    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158724-ben-loncle-soul-cool-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158724-ben-loncle-soul-cool-bass/[/url]
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