tobiewharton

1 hour ago, Schnozzalee said:

When members are falling over eachother to pay £250 for a squier while this is sitting in the classifieds, I die inside a little.

I couldn't agree more!

Bargain for someone!

Glwts

For sale is this lovely ACG Recurve recently acquired from here. I bought it as a backup whilst waiting on some orders and have enjoyed it. 

Specs are here:

https://acguitars.co.uk/project/0284recurve4/

There are really no noticeable dings or scratches. Many thanks to Paul for his photos. 

I've set her up and changed the strings for Super Brights nickel 45s.

Looking for what I paid for her which I think was a cracking deal - no offers on this one thanks. 

No instrument trades thanks. I am after a TC Shaker Mini and a tiny footprint OC2 clone and could also be tempted by a juicy chorus or comp. 

Collection welcome (will drive a bit for fuel) or happy to ship at buyer's risk, cost and organising).

Cheers, 

Tobie

Sorely tempted...

I really don't need any more compressors but I want this 😭

Recently got hold of a BB-1X and it really does it for me. I couldn't tell you why exactly, it's just one of those gig-volume 'special sauce' jobs. I hope whoever pulls the trigger on this feels the same way!

Glwts

Cheers all - good to hear that durability seems better than it first appears. Will check out the Protec too.

Thanks NJ. I suspect that a short scale Mustang fitting snugly counts out medium scale basses unfortunately. 

Heavy duty with neck cradle is a must for me as must handle the road and lots of gigging. 

Cheers,

Tobie

Anyone?

I went for this deal recently too. Very impressive indeed. One thing to consider is that it can only accommodate slim power supplies - I'm using it with a Voodoo X8, just attached with dual lock.

Really tough case and good-sized and designed board and the extra storage in the base of the case is great for leads etc. (leads with UK plugs won't fit).

Anyone found quality single or double gig bags with neck cradles that properly fit medium scale basses? 

I bought a Mono M80 recently and I'm not very impressed with it. It's not as solid as I expected, there are plastic strap clips, the neck cradle is too soft, the handle doesn't feel as stout as I'd like and it's not the most comfortable to carry on the back. Storage is well designed and plentiful and I bought the Tick bag 2.0 with it to expand further. 

I moved on a Fusion Urban when times were tight and sorely regret it. That was a brilliant bit of kit; no corners cut at all and just so reassuringly tough. Storage was excellent too although the option to expand storage in a similar way to the Tick for the Mono is far more expensive. The Fusions seem to be hard to come by these days. 

Interested to hear other views/comparisons/preferences.

I sold mine and regretted it. It was brilliant. Just a brilliant p bass. 

Glwts

Beautiful looking bass!

Glwts

Lovely looking bass!

This is a seriously good cab!

God, I want this. Alas, not enough pennies. Must resist...

Glwts - heard great things

22 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

We’re in the same postcode 🤔

Always welcome for a brew - even if just to nerd out on gear!

On 19/06/2023 at 09:53, uk_lefty said:

Sorry guys, busy weekend... For me "clean" means a hi-fi sound. So, maybe clean isn't the word after all?!?!  I just mean no grit, drive or distortion, that super-flat fat bass sound with crisp highs, sterlie but not lifeless... All these words could mean different things to different people so... think of a Darkglass amp with it's drive on? Now think of the opposite. 

EBS Reidmar are the first amps that spring to my mind.

My votes would go to Yamaha, Cort and Ibanez for quality and consistency. S/H their more basic models will be not too far beyond budget. I've no personal experience of Hartley Benton instruments but notice that they often review well.

Set-up and reasonable quality strings can elevate a cheaper bass enormously but, unless you do it yourself you'll be adding a significant bill to your budget (£50-£80 including strings). This is lost money. Therfore, imo you'd be better off getting a S/H instrument that doesn't necessarily need a set-up and strings and would retain the majority of its value (try first if at all possible); if I had to hedge my bets I'd go for Yamaha, having never owned or played a bad one. 

All the best to your daughter as she embarks on this exciting but dangerous quest!

The Boss can be a little noisy but is very capable and imo unbeatable in its (new) price range. Spectracomp is incredible value but a different beast in terms of having to became au fait with the TC ecosystem in order to get the most out of it.

I'm not a pedal deep dive guy and have personally found the Keeley Bassist to be the most intuitive, really effective and nearly noise-free compressor; I always found the MXR more finicky, though it's very popular for good reasons. Both of the latter options can be had s/h for around your budget although admittedly the Keeley is harder to find. 

All the best in the search!

Handsome bass. That does look like a wenge fretboard. 

Glwts

Fantastic amps! Great price for a serious piece of kit. I'm currently using the 800 in the 212 combo and it's utterly brilliant.

Glwts 

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