Clarky

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1231414' date='May 14 2011, 09:26 PM']That Taco Man looks like it would be a good fit with the DB I bought today - but I've only just gone & won a Fishman BP100 on t'Bay an hour ago! Are you in a position to offer a comparison? If the TM is definitely a better pickup, then I'll take it. I can always eBay the Fishman myself ... they seem to sell fairly quickly. (Going out for the evening now.)[/quote] Hey Jack, I've never tried a Fishman BP100 so I'm really not in a position to compare. One thing I have discovered in my DB 'journey' (sorry, very Pop Idol, promise I won't mention rollercoaster of emotion ... oh damn! ) is that different pickups suit different basses. You want two main things: natural sound reproduction and minimal feedback issues and it varies by bass (ply vs carved, fixed vs adjsutable bridge, string type etc) and by the amplification rout (preamp or not, speaker type etc). So in short I couldn't honestly tell you whether either of my FS pickups would be better for your bass than a Fishman BP100. They are generally thought to be quite loud, relatively resistant to feedback (no pickup can ever be feedback-proof as the DB is a big resonating box) and pretty good-sounding. Slobluesine loves his RB1 and didn't like the Shadow 950, I'm the exact reverse and its probably down to the vagaries of our respective basses.

[quote name='BB2000' post='1231259' date='May 14 2011, 07:19 PM']Bump (and price reduction)[/quote] PMd

... and gone, subject to John/BB2000's approval

[quote name='BB2000' post='1231233' date='May 14 2011, 06:50 PM']Tenner my arse, it'll be more like £20. Are your payment details same as last time?[/quote] Will PM

Hi mate, just checked and I do have a box big enough so if you threw in a tenner for post would that be OK, so £510 posted?

A BC'er came round to buy the combo this evening and tried it out first with his active Jazz. With the bass in the active input socket it randomly produced some intermittent buzz/crackle on lower booming notes. As I don't have an active bass (I play Fender Ps and Js) I had never used this input socket and therefore never noticed the problem before. I could get this fixed at the Gallery but TBH its a PITA for a combo I am looking to sell, especially as the majority of bass players play passive basses (like me) and would never encounter any problem with the combo. So my proposal is £500 for the combo in its current state - if you're a passive bass player, you just saved £100 and you would never be affected by the active input issue. If you're an active bass player you would have to have it seen to and may therefore have no interest, although hopefully the price (the lowest I have seen a Walkabout advertised at) may counter-balance this.

I have tried a couple of single piezo pickups on my DB, the Schatten RB1 and TM, and - although they both come highly recommended as loud, low-feedback, good quality pickups - they just don't work as well as a good old Shadow 950 on my particular bass. I guess it must be something to do with the nature of my bass (ply sides/back, carved front), the bridge (adjustable) and the wing slots on it. So I am moving them on The Schatten is literally less than one day old. I paid £102 plus £5 post for it from the importers, Sandarac [url="http://www.sandarac.co.uk/schatten-design-bass-pickups.php"]http://www.sandarac.co.uk/schatten-design-bass-pickups.php[/url], and got it in the post this morning. I will move it on for £90 posted, saving you £17 (c.15%) for the sake of one hour's use only. Stock pic: [attachment=79913:RB_1_Pla...s_Pickup.jpg] The TM (Taco Man) I bought from slobluesine a few weeks back and I will include a Lando music pickup clamp, so you can clamp it to your tailpiece. £55 posted. Here is John/slobluesine's pic: [attachment=79914:IMAG0065.jpg]

Having played some more with my alternative rig options I am withdrawing this combo. At low/medium volumes nothing touches this (at least that I have heard) for natural and faithful DB sound reproduction. While my band Rattlin Bone demands a loud rig (for which I will use my Baggs/F1/Midget), I may as well keep this combo for home/practice use and who knows I may end up in a band that isn't as loud some day - in which event I would be lucky to buy something this good for such a good price. So I'm keeping it

A this-would-go-perfectly-with-Marvin-spangles-matching-extension-cab-type bump

Sold pending the usual

[quote name='Wan' post='1230425' date='May 13 2011, 08:57 PM']Yep that's what i mean.[/quote] In which case you should amend the title and - as a piece of advice - check back over the for sale forum at the prices achieved for sales of newish Fender Ps