Clarky

Sorry if this sounds a bit opportunistic but I am selling a VERY metal bass on the Forum (link below). Spiky high gloss black ESP TA200, the cheap version of the bass played by Slayer's Tom Araya - with added red side dot LEDs!

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17664"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17664[/url]

Cheers Clarky

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='181877' date='Apr 21 2008, 02:52 PM']I'm sure you'll love it Clarky but if you don't, let me know and I'll give you £500 for it

Just kidding mate [/quote]
Well that would be par for the course for me! Don't tell that to my wife though

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='181456' date='Apr 20 2008, 11:34 PM']I'd say it would be better for rock than a LMII or a W/A Scout. It does have that tube warmth without sounding overdriven and I would have thought it would be right up your alley but you better try one Clarky. One man's meat and all that. [/quote]
Hi there, well I've gone and ordered an R500 from Mark at Bass Direct. Won't hold you responsible if I don't get on with it But seriously everything about it appeals to me, the weight/portability, the look, the simple tone controls, the tube preamp, the specific "rock" purpose, so I can't believe I won't love it!

Will probably spell the end for my great-sounding but a-bit-too-heavy Tech 21 head if its as good as I think it is going to be and also my Sansamp BDDI - so a warning these may appear in the FS section before long!

Not technically minded but will post my thoughts on it once I've had a good play.

ATB Clarky

[quote name='Shaggy' post='181513' date='Apr 21 2008, 08:08 AM']Can't link to the 'bay (at work!) Any chance of pics / price here?[/quote]
Not got memory card with photos on right now. All I can do at the moment is give you a copy of the text and tell you that the starting price of the auction is £699 (edited for new eBay auction).

"Beautifully restored 1976 Ricky 3000, the short-scale model played by Mani (STone Roses, Primal Scream).

Bought last year as a worn Mapleglo with butchered black scratchplate. Restoration included custom painting in Fireglo by Sims Custom Shop, addition of NOS Rick 3000 white pickguard from US, painting of truss rod cover by Sims to match pickguard, set-up by Bass Gallery in Camden. It is immaculate and the beautiful high gloss body has no scratches or dings or any kind.

Cost me a fair amount (>£350) to restore this which - together with rarity value ("as rare as rocking horse sh*t" according to Mani!) - means starting price is not low. But if you want a rare Rick 3000 in ultra-fabulous nick (ungigged snce restoration) you will not find a nicer example. My 100% feedback also tells you I am a trustworthy seller. Reason for selling is that I have decided I prefer playing my long-scale 1980 Rick 4001 bass and I cannot justify this sitting on the wall as a beautiful museum piece.

I am based near Hammersmith, London if pick-up wanted. Note no bidders from outside UK, no <10 feedback bidders and I will not meet in a dark alley somewhere to deliver for cash! Payment via Paypal or cleared cheque.

Will deliver well-packed in bubble wrap but do not have a hard case for this."

I am thinking of expanding my amp rig with a lightweight head. I like a rock tone that is overdriven (not fuzzy but gritty) and play in a punk band. I understand the Little Mark II, though a great amp, is very clear and clean, and I think I need something with a tube preamp.

ence was thinking about the R500 and also a Mesa Walkabout Scout combo (so giving option to remove head to use with my 6x10).

Do you think the R500 is up to that sort of Damned/Motorhead/Metallica type overdriven sound? Or indeed the Mesa (suspect the answer is definitely yes to the latter given two tubes in preamp)?

Would appreciate your insights. Thx Clarky

* SOLD pending payment *

Last bump before I put on to eBay. Anyone? Its fab, just surplus to my requirements after many years of GAS

Well cool! Seems like a funny guy when I've seen him onstage.

In the thread about best bass lines on this site, should include 'I wanna be adored' and 'Fool's Gold', both spine tingling tracks

[quote name='MB1' post='181017' date='Apr 20 2008, 01:57 PM']MB1.
Manis Good looks!....Always a great selling point! [/quote]
His Mum thinks he's handsome!

Hi all, its a bit special interest so didn't post it on this site but - if anyone's after creating that Stone Roses look - I am flogging my restored FG Rick 3000 on eBay (old link below; see latest post for new link).

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130216198425&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=003"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=003[/url]

Hi I bought this from German music company Thomann in 2006 whilst in my previous band (a death/thrash metal band called Nyx) for thrash metal credibility, as its the (cheap version) of what Slayer's Tom Araya plays. I then (to my enormormous regret, given cost) had red Sims LEDs fitted to the side of the fretboard (cost >£200). Any thrash metallers out there interested in this for £250 [s]£300 [/s][s]£350 ovno[/s]? Will cost £430 in UK but obviously without LEDs. Condition: ungigged (as I continued to use a Warwick Thumb 5 live, since sold) but, like most high gloss black basses, lots of fine surface scratches that could probably be removed with T-cut.

Does not have a case but I will throw in a battle-scarred but solid Warwick casket case (yep, the coffin-shaped one with quilted interior for full-on demonicisim if such a word exists!)

So you get a gig-friendly death/thrash metal machine with case for just £250 + postage

Photos:
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Fender Jap basses don't come with a case as far as I am aware - just a really crappy unpadded Fender logo-ed soft gigbag. I have a generic Hiscox (I think) hard case that I will throw in if the buyer pays £350 inc postage. Cheers Clarky

PS, the Bass Gallery in Camden have a s/h Polytone for £480! Thus my price of £200 looks a bargain compared with that (especially as, bar some dust, my amp is as new despite being 10 years old)

Hi, I imported a Cafe Walter HA1 headphone practice amp from the US last year (they are handmade in the US and only available from Bass NorthWest). Cost me about £150 including taxes. Its now sat in my bedroom doing nothing as I recently bought a Tascam MP3 bass trainer (great for learning tracks).

The Cafe Walter is basic as hell (just two volume controls, one for an external input eg iPod, and an LED!), built like a tank and allegedly the best headphone practice amp available in terms of fidelity of bass sound, according to lots of reviews. Runs off two batteries (also has US power adaptor).

Anyone interested at half what I paid (£75) plus postage?

Rave review from Harmony Central (10/10:
[url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Cafe+Walter/HA-1+Preamp/25/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...A-1+Preamp/25/1[/url]

Website with photo:
[url="http://www.bassnw.com/New%20Hot%20Items/cafe_walter_HA1.htm"]http://www.bassnw.com/New%20Hot%20Items/cafe_walter_HA1.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.cafewalter.com/ha1/index.htm"]http://www.cafewalter.com/ha1/index.htm[/url]

Underwood sold, pending payment. So how about £200 plus postage for Polytone?

Yep, £350 ovno (including ParcelForce delivery) - would also consider swap for Markbass amp (Little Mark II?) or Tech 21 Landmark 120 combo, if that makes things easier. Alternatively can be picked up from Hammersmith area, London for £325

[quote name='kevbass' post='179454' date='Apr 18 2008, 04:34 AM']This guys stuff just gets nicer and nicer

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-75-JAZZ-BASS-MATCHING-HEAD-USA-PU-GREAT-NEW_W0QQitemZ250236936055QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-75-JAZZ-BASS-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote]
A warning, you get stung for tax buying from Japan. Also I bought a nice off white 77 RI P bass (very Ramones) from him and was a bit surprised when it arrived to find I had to assemble it (he had taken neck etc off for packing). Probably wouldn't worry most people on this site but I am scared sh*tless when it comes to anything practical!

Does £250 for the pair (amp + Underwood) sound fair? New cost was £715

Some photos (not great but its dark in my study/musicroom). Checked receipts - amp bought for £480 from Bass Centre in June 1998. Underwood pickup bought from Chas E Footes the same month for £135. Silver sticky paper label around "barrel" of Underwood (into which lead plugs) peeled off so its now white but this purely cosmetic.

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Of course - will put a couple of photos up tonight

Cheers Clarky

Hi, just realised I should have posted this in the Double bass/EUB section. I have a ten year-old MiniBrute (metal grill, 12 inch speaker) in mint condition (never left the house) which cost £480 at the old Bass Centre in Wapping (I still have the receipt). Never use it and its just gathering dust. When I bought it, it was the premier double bass amplifier although obviously things have moved on in the amp world since then.

Anyone know what its worth and does anyone want to buy it off me! I am in London, near Hammersmith. Could offer it as a package with a similarly dust-gathering and never gigged Underwood double bass pick-up (cost >£100) ...

Cheers Clarky

[quote name='neepheid' post='177942' date='Apr 16 2008, 03:17 PM']Yes, the posts were lifting on my Epiphone EB-3. I fixed it in 2 steps:

1. Epoxy the threaded inserts into the body. WARNING - there may be a bridge earthing wire in the hole nearest to the controls - make sure you leave a non glue covered strip on this insert and make sure the earthing wire makes contact with this bit.

2. Suspecting that didn't fully do the job, I replaced the 3 point bridge with a Hipshot Supertone bridge. Just did this last night, yet to carry out any full scale tests, but it looks the mutts nuts; big, solid and solidly on the body of the bass, rather than the bridge on stilts.

This is still cheaper than £100. Bridge was £64 delivered from Basspartsresource in the states (got it through their eBay shop but the price was the same)

[url="http://www.basspartsresource.com/bridge_hipshots.htm"]http://www.basspartsresource.com/bridge_hipshots.htm[/url]

More info here: [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=264"]http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=...etail&p=264[/url][/quote]
When I attach the Hipshot bridge, what happens with the bridge earthing wire? Sorry for ignorance but never changed a bridge before .... Many thanks Clarky

Hipshot bridge looks great (Standard Gibson 3-point bridge pretty archaic and unadjsutable) so I too have ordered one. Thanks for advice again

You are a gent! Many thanks

Hi, wonder if anyone has experienced this. My Gibson SG bass (about 2 years old, bought s/h a couple of months ago, no warranty documents) played fine but I decided to lower the action on the E and A strings. So ...

I started turning the chromed screw at the 'low' (ie, E/A string) end of the bridge at which point the (for want of better word) furled retaining anchor (which is sunk into the body and into which the height adjustment screw turns) started lifting out of the body.

Result is the bridge completely detached from the body at the E/A end.

Gibson tech support just said take it to a luthier, which will inevitably cost a bomb for fixing and completely re-setting action etc (I reckon at least £100).

Has anyone else suffered this and, more to the point, has anyone managed to fix it without sending it off for costly repairs?

Many thanks Clarky