Clarky

You know the drill, Swiss Army knife of an Ampeg SVT-flavoured preamp/DI/cab sim pedal, built like a tank. Very good condition (edit: just spotted it has a dead clothes moth on top, underneath the GE of VINTAGE, its not a ding!). Selling as simplifying my pedal board setup. £280 handed over in SW13 London, south of Hammersmith Bridge, or add on signed-for/tracked post at cost.

OK so I screwed up the order for some contact cleaner spray (re-ordered, arrives by the weekend ... doh). Reflecting the treble volume knob (which is probably only temperamental due to being left in the 'dimed' position since I owned it - and does work with tweaking) together with the modded nature of the bass, I will drop the price by £100 to £1600 (plus post if needed). Any interest folks?

Typical BC comment: I would take this if my Ric 4000-to-4001 conversion were to sell - which helps you not one jot, since it hasn't sold 

In which case, please take this as a bump from me for a lovely bass!

Tried the bass again today and the treble pickup knob is still being a bit sketchy. Putting the sale on hold until I have sorted it out. Will order some contact cleaner asap

Try WhatsApp'ing Will on this number. Normally responds v quickly. Think he is also on BC as @Willfunk

1 hour ago, Bluewine said:

 

I get where your coming from. We all have different backgrounds and experiences that form our positions.

 

For me the money thing started when I was 12 in 1966. My little band played for a summer backyard large family party.

 

After the gig a family elder walked up to us and handed each band member a 20 dollar bill. Twenty dollars for a 12 year old in 1966 was a lot. I thought I had "made it" in show business.  I've been a

"money guy" ever since.

 

Daryl

Fair do's Bluewine. I mistakenly took your first reply to me as somewhat high handed and apologise if I came back as somewhat snarky. As @Mickeyboro rightly pointed out, different strokes for different folks. For me, music is a fun sideshow from my main day job(s) and consequently the money side is less important.

Just bought a lovely bass from Niccolo. The whole process from initial comms to delivery was flawless. Many thanks!

Good for you Bluewine. I don't have the opportunity to make money, playing in an originals goth/post-punk band (very niche audience). If I could make decent money doing this, I would of course happily do so. But it's not going to happen and I am fine with that as it's a hobby (like watching football, which costs me a lot each year for my two Arsenal season tickets).

To paraphrase you: not getting paid to have fun is also awesome

Oh my God. That's just awful. I bought and sold basses with Nick on many occasions (we used to vie for the most embarrassingly long feedback threads on BC) and he was just such a nice, easygoing guy. He plainly adored his wife Alice (and their dogs) and I believe their favourite piece of music was "Alice in wonderland" by Bill Evans Trio. Leaving that here, thanks for the memories mate. RIP Nick

https://youtu.be/aP1Br5gZTSU?si=uVa0E-4z3tGlQ0vy

Well, I gave the bass a try-out at the gig (pic below) and, while it worked for me, I was just not as comfortable as with my Mustang. So its back up for sale and I will consider near offers on the asking price. No trades. Can also post as have box incoming.

For full disclosure, one thing I noticed when setting up at the gig is the treble volume control had cut out, which I restored in a few seconds by giving it several 360 degree turns - I am pretty sure all it needs is a squirt of contact cleaner (or a few turns).

3 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

How far was the run to Brighton for you @Clarky ?

Playing is still a hobby for me too and i've played gigs and it cost me money but i'm trying to avoid that nowadays. Need to at least break even. 

The gigs where i took a loss were when fuel prices were ridiculous but we had already agreed a price with the venue.

Dave

It was around 1hr 40 min journey both ways. TBH, it takes me most of that to get to rehearsals in NE London (I live in SW London)

39 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said:

Intrigued as to how it works financially (not trying to be rude) to travel to Brighton for a support gig. Is it for exposure or do they actually pay?

The deal was the door receipts would be split between the two bands and they would give us something towards petrol money. In other words, buttons! I don't do it for the money, purely for the fun of gigging (it's a hobby for me). I can only assume the Nottingham band are just trying to build a national following - they were all 50s/60s and have been gigging for decades so I guess they also like the rock and roll life!

I just bought an Orange TB amp from Rick in the time-honoured car park meet, BC style. Super friendly, very easy to deal with and the amp is exactly as described. Very happy 😊

The Pipeline in Brighton last night. Fun but smaller crowd than we would have ideally liked (and I felt for the main act who drove all the way from Nottingham). Guess even a rainy Sunday night doesn't pull out all the goths! Anyhow, my make-or-break test run of Rickenbacker was OK but not as comfortable as my short scale Mustang

Sale pending

I dug out my payment receipts for the Handbox (£855) and Padded custom cover recommended by @wateroftyne (£75), together £930. Plus the DI cable cost £10 ish. So, in response to an offer, I think my price of £750 is fair and firm for a mint amp (and the extras) that's never been outside my house. 

Rear view

If anyone is curious what this amps sounds like, there are a ton of videos from BC's @wateroftyne on his video channel: https://youtube.com/@jollybeggars?si=MbiEsRs5qKhGFp-z

I am going to persevere a bit longer to see if I can cope with the scale length. Might give it a 'make or break' try-out at my goth band's next gig (Sunday  8pm, The Pipeline in Brighton)

Withdrawing for now

Well at least we can settle down on a cold, rainy Spring evening and enjoy Book One of his trilogy

Happy to be the first to start a feedback thread for Joshua, who bought an amp off me. All good!

On request, a pic of the dual truss rod nuts (which work fine, I had to slacken them for the TI flats) and the rout for the added neck pickup

Bump. Less keen on selling the whole rig but will do so if it helps seal the deal

45 minutes ago, briansbrew said:

 

I have a great fix for that tail lift Clarky

Is it a new bridge, Brian, lol!

3 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

IS there much difference between the 4003 & 4003s other than the neck inlays and the stereo output.

Do they feel the same to play ?

Dave

Binding to the slab body on a 4003 whereas 4003s is unbound and not slab/more carved, so its more comfy on the forearm and ribs IMHO