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  1. Clarky
    Phil bought some La Bella flats from me and all was tickety-boo and all that! Thanks Phil
  2. Clarky
    I was lucky enough to see them at Earls Court in 1977 on the W&W tour (of which the Paris dates provided the material for Seconds Out). Chalk and cheese with SH's band. I love Steve's unique guitar sound and its always great to see him wringing those beautiful notes out but I'm afraid I find Nad toe-curlingly bad, to the extent I just can't bring myself to see the band play live again.
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    Rickenbacker getting in on the short scale act after a long absence, albeit it seems a one off custom jobbie
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    £40 posted for bith sets of strings (together c. £80-85 new). Can't say fairer than that?
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    Back in the day, the Lamb was my favourite album, followed by Selling England. The one that has really grown on me in recent years was their first 'real' (ie, not Jonathan King produced) album, Trespass. The arrangements are brilliant (even without Steve Hackett ... shows how much they owe to Anthony Phillips) and its a great taster of what's to come in the next 4 or 5 years Post Gabriel my fave is Wind and Wuthering. The first album I ever bought on its release (with my hard-earned 13 year old cash from washing up in a restaurant)
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    On hold
  7. Clarky
    In my experience, HMRC will typically send you a letter requesting payment of import duties and sometimes a handling/release fee. Quickest is to pay online or over the phone, and then they release the item for delivery. Unfortunately it adds several days to the wait but it is what it is
  8. Clarky
    I bought this to cover me while waiting for my all valve HandBox WB-100. The latter is now on its way to me from Poland so this neat UK-made ABM 500 is up for sale at the same great price I bought it for on the forum. Gator rackbag plus footswitch included. £210 plus post at cost (maybe £15-20?) Or collected SW London, south of Hammersmith Bridge Original ad here:
  9. Clarky
    EAD lightly used and trimmed to fit Rick 4003 but also work with top-loaded Fender 4 in line headstock. G brand new (replacement from La Bella for overzealously trimmed G). £30 posted UK Sausage dog not included
  10. Clarky
    I followed the above advice (option 2) and it worked a treat. Many thanks to @3below!
  11. Clarky
    Andy bought a Rick 4003 off me and all was fine and dandy! Nice guy and great buyer. ATB Clarky
  12. Clarky
    As a dissenting voice, I think their SG Standard basses are pretty decent. I own a recently-manufactured ebony one and it plays very nicely (albeit better with Hipshot Supertone bridge) and sounds great. That Rex B does admittedly look a howler
  13. Clarky
    Agreed. Usual, Amp and On all sound like they mean the same to me! Obviously in practice it will be quick and easy to work out but retaining Pop, Rock and Funk labels would have been better IMO. Similarly On (next to Standby) seems to be strangely worded as Done, at least with my dodgy eyesight. Still looking forward immensely to blasting through this amp though!
  14. Clarky
    I was wondering the same thing! Any idea @wateroftyne? Thanks!
  15. Clarky
    Bump
  16. Clarky
    Withdrawing as a BCer has offered to take a look over the pickup and fix it if necessary
  17. Clarky
    I bought this recently on the forum but it doesn't suit my ply bass. Now my bass is not very resonant, like most ply basses, but it doesn't have much output when I plug into an amp. What I don't know is whether there is an issue with the Realist or whether its simply unsuited to my bass. So I propose that the 'buyer' try this out first and - if it works fine - then pay me. Half new price posted, £90, if it works fine. Sound reasonable? Previous ad (and it looks the same):
  18. Clarky
    Bargainaceous £45 if you take both sets (the LTFs alone would cost £56+ new)
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    If you would sacrifice 25W and a few features, my rackmount UK made ABM 500 in Gator bag will be up FS shortly (in London) at half that price. Nowt wrong with it, it was a a stopover until my all-valve Hand Box WB-100 was ready (will be in next 1-2 weeks)
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    Both sets cut for 2+2 headstock (Serek, Gibson) La Bella LTFs, little used,silks still pretty good. Will last years, £28 posted in UK DR Hi-Beams, on bass for all of 5 minutes before I realised I prefer nickel over stainless steel. About as unused as 'used' bass strings can be. £22 posted in UK
  21. Clarky
    The innards have been ready for some time, waiting for the boxes
  22. Clarky
    Hopefully my name is on one of then (not literally obvs)
  23. Clarky
    Mine for good measure
  24. Clarky
    An F-deck pedal or clone like this Rafferty will make a big difference https://reverb.com/item/13880879-rafferty-hpf-pre-2-bass-preamp-adjustable-high-pass-filter-phase-switch-custom-color
  25. Clarky
    According to an (expired) ad on Reverb, this weighs 14kg (just under 31 pounds in old money): "Ashdown has worked in conjunction with Mark King create an amplifier which meets the UK bass legend’s requirements for absolute fidelity and clarity, precision tone shaping and masses of power on tap for stunning dynamics. The result is the AL-MK500, a 575 Watts RMS funk powerhouse with low impedance instrument input, illuminated VU meter, Harmonic Emphasis, 12-band graphic EQ, switchable pre and post EQ balanced DI output, tuner output with mute switch, line output, effects loop and speaker outputs on jack and Speakon connectors. "This amp takes my sound to a whole new level" reports a delighted Mr King. "It's so dynamic, so alive!" MK500 Specifications Power Output 575W Line Input Impedance 3.9M Ohms, Input range 150mV to 20V P-P Line Output Impedance 1K Ohms, Level 0dBu Nominal DI Output 600 Ohms balanced / Level -20dBu nominal Tuner Output Impedance 22k Ohms / Level 0dBu nominal Output Impedance 4 Ohms EQ +/– 15dB @ 12 Centre Frequencies Effects Send Impedance 22k Ohms / Level 0dBu nominal Effects Return Impedance 10K Ohms / Level 0dBu Nominal H x W x D (mm) 195 x 525 x 325 Weight (kg) 14
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