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Clarky

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  1. Bump. For a BC'er I know or have dealt with previously I am happy to do some kind of extended payment plan
  2. Flat Eric very kindly sent me a kettle lead in return for a BC donation when I put up a thread about needing a .... errr kettle lead! A fine example of a BC'er helping out another BC'er
  3. [quote name='chris_b' post='1246790' date='May 27 2011, 10:44 AM']As others have said, I'm happy that Wals are still being made, although it would have improved the resale value of my Wal if they weren't!![/quote] Chris, best sell me your Wal 5 before it depreciates further
  4. [quote name='chris_b' post='1246885' date='May 27 2011, 11:59 AM']The difference is important to some people and will never be important to others.[/quote] I just paid around three times for my fretless '83 Wal what I have recouped from selling my drop-dead gorgeous, superb-playing '71 fretless Fender P/J - was it worth it? Yes. The Wal is astoundingly playable, sounds wonderful and its MY fretless
  5. [quote name='bobpalt' post='1246689' date='May 27 2011, 09:37 AM']Hi Clarky. No, its a 4'er sorry! It was the first one made in the current run, using, so I believe, old stock timbers. Its gorgeous, but I've never played it since I bought it, I'm so aware of its value/provenance (snap yourself out of it man. Its only a bass guitar!)[/quote] No worries Bob, if it helps BassDirect just sold a few Wals for aroud the £3k mark and Bass Gallery have several FS at £3.5k (mind you, they don't seem to be shifting so I think they are a bit over-priced). If no buyer on BC for it, I would suggest giving Mark at BassDirect a call
  6. [quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1246663' date='May 27 2011, 09:12 AM']Lots of separate ads on here, detailed, with pictures. Much more drooling for us all. [/quote] Agreed. The odds of unearthing a decent honest buyer are way higher on BassChat (I've done so many deals yet not had a bad'un yet). Go to eBay if it doesn't shift PS, is the Wal a 5'er in which case I might be interested?
  7. Are you by any chance the seller of the '55 two-tone refin P bass on eBay at the mo'? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass-1955-Original-NOT-Reissue-/220789011397?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33680cf3c5#ht_2102wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bas...#ht_2102wt_1141[/url]
  8. Phwoar - amazing condition for something 11 years older than me (I look like sh*t ) Please show us your other toys
  9. [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1245952' date='May 26 2011, 05:41 PM']You won't be wanting to trade it for a Tony Franklin then?[/quote] No offence meant, Dave ... the Tony Franklin I had (now back in the arms of Legion) was an awesome bass too, I chose this one over the Tony as I loved the mojo but it was a close call
  10. Here is the rear with cavity plate and a load of mojo! [attachment=80999:P1040265.JPG] And another shot of the front: [attachment=81000:P1040264.JPG] It weighs 8.91 pounds on my digital scales
  11. [quote name='Bigwan' post='1245600' date='May 26 2011, 02:06 PM']Ooh... hubba hubba! *stupid question* Any interest in a Bongo 4HH?[/quote] Thanks but this is a fund raiser, so not really after trades. Straight cash talks!
  12. Home/practice use doesn't justify me keeping this, particularly as I have over-spent on gear recently so its back up FS. Yes, I know .... £700 plus post please
  13. FYI, I have just been PM'd one potential offer with the BC'er concerned coming back to me this evening with a definitive yes/no, depending on the precise weight of the bass (which I think is close to 9 pounds but I need to check with my digital scales when I get home)
  14. I have been so blown away by my recently-acquired ’83 Wal fretless that my beautiful ’71 P/J fretless is now sitting in its case unused and more than likely to remain so. Hence I am putting it up FS. This bass was previously owned by several BC’ers (Beedster, Shaggy, Walbassist and BassBod) and is far from all-original, hence the reasonable price at which it has changed hands and the decent price at which I am prepared to sell. [attachment=80959:a.JPG] The history and specs are as follows: 1. Bassbod owned the bass for 20 odd years; whoever had it before him had taken a maple-necked P bass and made it into a fretless bass with ebony board and active electronics. Bassbod returned it to passive - this does mean there is a black backplate on the rear cavity (although its fairly small and the cavity itself is small, just a continuation of part of the existing cavity through to the rear with no sideways enlargement) 2. The neck is original, although it had an unlined ebony fingerboard pro fitted, as well as being narrowed to a jazz-like width at the nut and oil finished on the back. The original finish is still on the front of the headstock, so it retains the vintage vibe. The machine heads are thought to be original 3. The (alder I assume) body features the original 1970s sunburst nitro finish, but has been well worn and has had a clear overspray in places to prevent further deterioration. 4. The pickups are replacements – the P is a Seymour Duncan SPB1 Vintage series, the J is a Lindy Fralin. 5. The bass was rewired with new Fender-correct CTS 250k solid shaft switch pots, a Switchcraft 1/4" jack, black/white cloth wire and a .047mfd Orange Drop tone capacitor in a volume/volume/tone configuration. 6. The scratchplate and most screws are original, the thumb rest is not. 7. I added a vintage ’71 Precision bridge that I bought off SiBob via BassChat [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111226&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111226&hl=[/url] As Shaggy eloquently put it ”[i]In effect it’s a Tony Franklin model, but the real deal[/i]”. Its currently wearing Rotosound Tru Bass strings for a DB vibe and the neck definitely prefers slightly bigger gauge strings (I previously had La Bella flat 45-105s on it, whereas I found my initial choice - TI Flats - were just too floppy). It sounds wonderful and on a recent recording session the desk guy thought it sounded more DB-like than my DB (which I also recorded)! Will come in a beat up non-original hard case for protection. I am asking only £850 as I got it from Beedster at a good price (as part of a complex trade) since which time I added the ’71 bridge at a cost of £120. Will post but prefer meet-up as always
  15. [quote name='wateroftyne' post='1245239' date='May 26 2011, 09:36 AM']Has anyone got any experience with Tea Bag-End cabs? I'm just wondering if the way the grille is perforated lets the tone flow out uninhibited...?[/quote] Here is the Tea Bag-End official endorser, P(G)-Nutt [attachment=80955:bass_pla..._621x600.jpg]
  16. [quote name='voxpop' post='1245145' date='May 26 2011, 07:36 AM']I'm in a real delema...... The Phil jones rig, m300 with 6b, has a real hifi sound but lacks that bass cab bloom must of us like. If I switch to the Epifani cab the sound opens up with lots more bass and treble. If only I could have two rigs !!! I could get an Epifani head to go with the cab and sell the Phil jones or keep the Phil jones and sell the UL115. What do I do??? [/quote] What about the m300 through the UL115 and sell the 6b instead of the Epifani? Doesn't matter if the head and cab don't match manufacturer-wise if it gives teh best outcome. Or keep both cabs for different situations and make some savings elsewhere?
  17. Dag-nabbit or whatever cowboys say in Westerns. Two months ago and I would have snapped your arm off for this but I went and ordered a Barefaced Midget T then (which is admittedly very good). I had a UL115 a couple of years back and have always felt it was the best one-speaker cab I have ever played through. So the best I can do now is bump this thread to the top and add my recommendation
  18. [quote name='BigRedX' post='1244530' date='May 25 2011, 05:27 PM']That's not too bad price and time-wise for what is a totally custom one man operation. The starting point for s 5-string Gus G3 is about £4750...[/quote] 'kin ell BigRedX - I hope you have taken out insurance on your bass collection then
  19. [quote name='Bilbo' post='1244425' date='May 25 2011, 04:05 PM']15 months is 60 weeks. £4,100 divided by 60 = £68.33 p.w. - one pub gig a week and you're sorted. Join a tribute band and it'll be bought and paid for by July [/quote] At my rate of earnings per gig I could pay that off in about 27,800 years
  20. C-Lo(n) Green used Assampegs on his hit "Brew you"
  21. Glockenlang souchong tEden
  22. Time for tea-related amp brands: TC Tips Orange Pekoe Assampeg
  23. [quote name='Grendel' post='1244086' date='May 25 2011, 11:46 AM']Ouch! That is on the long side, I suppose picking one up used might mitigate both wait time and price....[/quote] Well, based on there being three 'Items Wanted' threads on BassChat this year seeking a 5-string fretted Wal a phrase involving rocking horses and poo-poo springs to mind!
  24. [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1243920' date='May 25 2011, 09:34 AM']Good point![/quote] Ampeg amps make the best cup of tea, no arguments
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