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    [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1389823872' post='2338433'] Just interested to know what's going on with the whitish patch above the strap button. Is that on top of the finish, worn through to primer, or what? [/quote] Fender did use white primer in the late 60's
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    Replied via PM. Thanks.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1388538108' post='2323302'] I don't care though, as I'm off my face on synthetic opiates. Happy New Year! [/quote] How's your Tramadol hangover?
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    [quote name='TJson' timestamp='1386619807' post='2302329'] My Precision [/quote] Gorgeous, is it a 1960?
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    [quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1387277712' post='2310054'] What a bummer. I suggest you donate to a gigging fellow like myself ;-) Such a shame that Modulus don't seem to be around anymore. [/quote] Donate, no. Part exchange, maybe. How about this bass for your spine? Then again, not sure about that one myself.... This pics don's show the sparkle unfortunately, when a light is on it's dazzling
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    [quote name='louseskaman' timestamp='1387234406' post='2309819'] I love my silver flake fb, but that is something else!!!! Lushhhh [/quote] I love your silver Flea too! Can't quite believe it's still for sale. GLWTS
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    Thanks Martin for an easy and friendly sale. Enjoy the pedal and those lovely curries!
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    Bump!
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    Bump!
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    Evolution MK-249C2 Midi controller. Fully working, but lots of cosmetic marks. These power up via USB or power supply. Power supply included.No USB lead included. Collection preferred, but please PM for postage options. Please also PM for pictures. Thanks.
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    Comes with zip bag. Only had home use to record instruments, never gigged (i.e. not spat into!) but does have some marks and scratches. Please PM me for pictures. £35 posted. Thanks.
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    Yamaha MU15 midi tone generator. Tons of general midi sounds. Comes with power supply. Please PM me for pictures. Thanks.
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    Made in 2004, this is a 50th Anniversary Stratocaster Zippo, made in the USA. It's never been opened or played, (the orange sealing sticker on the back has never been removed), but I'm sure it sounds great, just like a USA zippo should! It's set up great, has no fret wear, no marks and no buzzing on the neck. Just needs some fuel to get your fire burning. There were only 1000 of these made, this one is 255 of 1000. [attachment=149566:P1050989.JPG]
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    Made in 2004, this is a 50th Anniversary Stratocaster Zippo, made in the USA. It's never been opened or played, (the orange sealing sticker on the back has never been removed), but I'm sure it sounds great, just like a USA zippo should! It's set up great, has no fret wear, no marks and no buzzing on the neck. Just needs some fuel to get your fire burning. There were only 1000 of these made, this one is 255 of 1000. [attachment=149566:P1050989.JPG]
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    [quote name='Rik (ESA)' timestamp='1385748115' post='2291854'] Arghhhh exactly what I'm after but I'm nervous about the on/off issue! Great price btw. [/quote] If it helps, it's been doing it for at least 10 years! Sometimes it just needs a few presses to get it going (EDIT:when turned on for the first time), then it's fine. I understand though
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    Hey Pal, have a 'what a sexy bass' type bump on me
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    [quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1385745109' post='2291811'] heck, that's a billy bargain [/quote] Cheers for that I've had great mileage out of this pedal so I'm happy to let it go for a nice price. (hopefully to someone who really wants one but can't stump up £200). I'm after a MXR Micro Amp to use at home when I swap between basses in my headphone set up, this should go towards it nicely!
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    £75 including secure post. (UK only). I've been procrastinating over this for a while, it's been a faithful bit of kit but has been sitting in a drawer for a few years now as I've stopped playing live. This is due to an injury so I won't be needing it again. I got this around 10-12 years ago, it's well used but every time I plug it in it works and sounds great. Only one thing to mention, (though I'm not sure if it's a SansAmp thing?) is that, since I've had it, when the pedal is first powered up, the switch may take 2/3 hits to turn it on. (though this does not always happen). But when it's then turned on, it switches between on and off with no issues. They are around £199 new, I hope £75 posted is fair. [attachment=149481:P1050970.JPG] [center]JPG[/center] [center][color=#fff][font=Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]JPG[/size][/font][/color][/center] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/x1epbg7rlgpp5ck/P1050971.JPG"]P1050971.JPG[/url] [center][color=#fff][font=Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]JPG[/size][/font][/color][/center] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ufz2g5azw7huo92/P1050972.JPG"]P1050972.JPG[/url] [center][color=#fff][font=Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]JPG[/size][/font][/color][/center] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/5alug73vse3giye/P1050973.JPG"]P1050973.JPG[/url] [center][color=#fff][font=Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]JPG[/size][/font][/color][/center] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/eqxhzgrcbjw60qo/P1050974.JPG"]P1050974.JPG[/url]
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    Boil them in washing up liquid for 20 mins, it gets the dirt and grease out. But be careful as the water level rises if you don't simmer!
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    Thought I'd post this as I find it quite bizarre and possibly useful to someone. I have an Aguilar OBP-1 in one of my basses. I needed a compressor so I got the Aguilar TLC. Thing is, when I dug in on the E string there was distortion which was very apparent no matter what setting the pedal was on. The only way to remedy this was to turn the volume right down on the bass, though this increased the signal noise (as well as being annoying). Anyway, I changed the Aguilar TLC for an MXR M87, which is great for me as it's clean, clear, adds no colour and has [u]no distortion at all.[/u] So Aguilar preamp not matched to an Aguilar compressor, who'd have thought?
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    Very cool, enjoy!
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    I got my first 18v preamp recently, blown away by it. I had been meaning to buy a compressor pedal for some time, this bass ensured that I got one straight away!
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    [quote name='deepbass5' timestamp='1384690490' post='2279439'] Sorry Chili, If i owned a shop I would not want my staff to go arround adjusting trusrods in five minutes to suit each customers preference, a bass could take a day to react to a 1/4 turn then a 1/4 turn the next day. I do my own but would be happy to get it right in 3 days along with string and bridge adjustments. This problem in shops is about buying and selling as quick as possible by people who do not play bass possibly not even guitar properly. A bespoke bass shop is unlikely to show this sort of contempt, so i only use them now and avoid the noisey guitar starter KIt shops on the high street. [/quote] I'm speaking from experience. You have these choices:[list] [*]Hand someone a bass with a tight truss rod and lots of buzzing, or give it an adjustment [*]Hand someone a bass with a lose truss rod and super high action, or give it an adjustment [/list] I'm not talking about a full set up so I'm not going to over complicate this by talking about how to do a set up (yawn), I'm talking about making a bass playable. It worked for me, it worked for the shop. It makes a bass playable for a test. Everyone where I worked sure did know how to play, and buying and selling is part of the business (of course!).
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    [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1384637066' post='2279103'] Unfortunately the whole experience was let down by the fact nobody seems to bother setting up their instruments before they put them on display. [/quote] Absolutely! I worked in guitar shops for 16 years and managed some in Denmark Street as well as the Bass Centre for a while. Here was my philosophy[list] [*]If you don't have time to set them up before someone tries - take 2 minutes to adjust the truss rod at least before handing it to someone. Customers always appreciated that. [*]Teach staff to adjust a truss rod, it so simple a child could do it. Andy's in Denmark Street had me doing set ups at age 15, none of it is rocket science! [*]Guys in shops these days leave it to the shop tech so can't be bothered to set them up, see above [/list] There really is absolutely no excuse to be handed a guitar in a shop that's not playable.
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