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  1. faceman
    Had some interest but nothing definite yet So Monday Morning Bump
  2. faceman
    Sold to the excellent 'Me And My Bass' today and its its way. Thanks
  3. faceman
    Thanks guys, it is a beautiful bass. It's the same style as the white Marcus Miller without the preamp. The neck is very similar
  4. faceman
    Despite starting to feel some SUB love, I've put for sale. I've decided to make the jump to a Musicman Stingray and have a potential deal on the go. If you are interested, PM me!
  5. faceman
    The second bass that needs to be sold for my StingRay purchase. This has been in and out of my possession for the past few weeks but it is really a great bass. I love the neck and playability but I've had an offer that is too tempting to pass on. It's as you would expect, a SUB4 active bass. Has fresh set of roundwounds on them. Been setup professional at The Gallery and plays fantastically. If you don't know these, they are cheaper versions of Musicman Stingrays but still made in America to very high standard. Has two minor cosmetic points - a small chip beside the twelfth fret on the E string side and the top strap lock is loose. It needs remove and replacing with something better but its very strong and secure in place. It's lasted throughout several gigs, transportations without problem so nothing urgent to worry about. I'm looking for around £[b]350[/b] for this baby. As with the Jazz, looking for a quick sale so a competitive price. Am willing to ship around the UK for £15-20 or pickup from the North East area. Please feel free to email any questions. Since Dave has these exquisite photos, I will use them, hope he doesn't mind
  6. faceman
    Bought Mark's CIJ '75 Jazz bass, which I'm unfortunately having to sell on because of an excellent offer I have had. Mark and I did a very quick and prompt sale and he did everything humanly possible to get the bass for me in time for a gig and he succeeded, despite the crapness of DHL and Interparcel. Mark was great in communicating and was a great chap to do business with. An excellent top notch seller that shows what our little community is about here. Fully recommended from me
  7. faceman
    Sold my lovely Squier Precision CV to mort after it had been hanging around on the for sale pages for a while. He messaged me and I had the payment within a hour and the package shipped that day. He also seems to be very helpful too! Fantastic guy, although I have yet to speak to the fellow! Quick fast payment and very easy sale. Would do business again and thanks a lot for the purchase mate!
  8. faceman
    It's only been a week but an amazing offer has come my way I can't refuse. A mate of mine has offered me a pre-EB StingRay at a price I can afford, plus I've fallen for the StingRay tone. Therefore, it is with regret I'm putting this fantastic bass for sale. This is a Crafted in Japan reissue, comes with DR Marcus Miller strings. It's a 70s Jazz Bass with beautiful blocks and bindings on the neck with a plain black pick guard that complements the body very well. This has to be the nicest Jazz I have ever played with an excellent neck, solid body and great pickups. Played it at a few gigs and it's just fantastic. It has that burp from the back and the overall full tone with both pickups. I believe they have been upgraded to the American ones and with extra shielding. As Mark said on his original listing, these go for around £700 from Far East Guitars so this a bargain! I'm looking for the same I paid for it last week. [b]£550[/b] is what I want for this baby, shipping to the UK will be around £15-20 on top of that, or pickup from the North East area. I'm happy to drive to meet somewhere. Not open to trades, for the reasons explained above. Attached are some pictures from Mr Tredders. It looks exactly the same now as it did then! Any questions, let me know. I'm looking for a nice quick sale if possible, so I can get my new baby soon.
  9. faceman
    I played my Little Mark II and Ampeg B115E cabinet at my gig last Saturday and it was bloody fantastic. Got some complements from some mates in the audience on my tone and from the recordings it sounded great. It wasn't too expensive either with the LMII second hand for £300-ish and the Ampeg was a swap for my old Ashdown 4x10. Example of deep, thick, modern and old. Not too expensive either and it's on wheels too. However, my keyboardist decided to buy himself a new 35kg Roland Phantom thingy that requires too people to lift. Or a cabinet on wheels...
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    The pup change would just be to give it some extra beef. My mate in college has just bagged the £550 pre-EB StingRay that was on sale here and in comparison, the SUB just sounded like water. The Pre-EB have balls and guts, although not as much as his 5-string 3EQ StingRay. However, I have just done a quick recording (as it seems to express a better sentiment than I can say in words) about the G string on the SUB. Dave, how did you change the poll pieces as they are on springs and can't work out how to lower them? What are the general thoughts on this one? [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1480908/SUBStrings.mp3"]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1480908/SUBStrings.mp3[/url] This is with the bass knob around half way, and the treble dialled a little back from this. Can someone explain, are they both boost or boost and cut?! Trebble past half way is too much me thinks. I'm looking for a tighter growl sound with a deep low end.
  11. faceman
    Sure, I will see! I was referring to a StingRay bass as a whole, not the pickup Im trying to work out whether it's worth trading the SUB for a proper MusicMan or not...thoughts gang?
  12. faceman
    I've got my SUB back today I'm debating getting my electronics wizard friend to rewire the pickup. Does anyone know if it is do-able or how easy it is? I'm debating getting a Nordstrand pickup but if I'm going to spend £100+ on it, I'm wondering on whether trying to bag a second hand EBMM StingRay instead...thoughts on the difference between a SUB and a EBMM? Either way, going to get a black pickguard, the gunshell metal is awful. Any suggestions on where to look?
  13. faceman
    Sold to the excellent mort earlier today and is now on its' way. Thanks for all the interest as usual guys. I'll have another bass for sale in the next few days
  14. faceman

    Nearly Dan

    faceman replied to Pete Academy's topic in Gigs

    Depending on how my job hunting prospects go, I'll either see you in London (August) or Gateshead (September)
  15. faceman
    Hey guys, yet another bump as this isnt going anywhere! I'm going to have to put it on the dreaded eBay very soon if there is no interest. I've dropped the price again but feel free to make me any offer at all!
  16. faceman
    I got this email today! "Basically *** has decided he has too much work at the moment to commit to Rent so I'm happy to offer you bass! There's no need to audition. However I would like you to please start listening to the songs and practising sight-reading, but I know how enthusiastic you are so this shouldn't be a problem! " Yay! Now comes the hard part....
  17. faceman
    And the Bass Gallery is posting my SUB back to me as I want to give it another ago. The 2EQ-G String thing has been bantering around so much. It seems to vary from bass to bass, string to string and hands to hands
  18. faceman
    It certainly is, how are you getting on with your bass search Dave? Buying the SUB from you has stimulated by GAS again and I've picked up a '75 Reissue CIJ Jazz for a second bass! I took it to the gallery when I left London but am debating having them ship it back here so I can either keep or sell privately!
  19. faceman
    I have one for sale in the Gallery in Camden which may or may not be coming back to me if you are interested in it? I'd be looking for around ~£300 for it.
  20. faceman
    Thanks Mr C, it was rather an impulse buy when I passed on my SUB but after I saw the Jazz I decided that it was defiantly time to move it on up!
  21. faceman
    Nine day bump with a price drop. No interest yet, open to offers!
  22. faceman
    Just an update on this one. The audition is next Saturday and it's a bit more interesting. Because the sheet music hasn't arrived yet, the music director is decide to split it into two pieces. The first is a piece to show your skills on the bass. Now if it were 80s, I could a chorus-overload-slap solo but I thought I'd do something groovy (what I do best), along the lines of Jean Pierre by Marcus/Miles Davis, with a little bit of slap and thumb picking? Might incorporate a few of my band's bass lines too, any thoughts on what to do. I was thinking five minutes tops? Secondly, there is a sheet reading exercise. My keyboardist suggested that I recognise notes and where it is on the fretboard instead of what notes they are. It's not technically accurate but it cuts out a mental step and might help me. Learning around 10 positions shouldn't be hard....! Also think I'll probably take my Jazz as it's easier to play and would fit the musical better than the Rickenbacker Any advice is helpful!
  23. faceman
    Hey guys, My sexy new Jazz bass has arrived and I need to setup the neck. It came with TI Flats, which although lovely are not what I'm looking for. I've put on a pair of DR Marcus Miller roundwounds which are obviously higher tension and I have forgotten which way I need to adjust the neck?! There is a lot of fret buzzing, the saddles are high and the neck appears to be bowed backwards slightly. Should I loosen the truss rod and lower the sadles? Thansk!
  24. faceman
    When I've seen Pete live, I've always loved his tasteful and elegant slap additions or requisites to the Dan songs. It's to me how slap should be done. However, I've been playing bass for three years and I can not slap at all. Every time I try, I just can't master the slap bit. Popping seems easy but I can't slap the strings to get enough volume from the strings. My right hand technique just isn't right or up to scratch... My current bass isn't great for slapping but when my (sexy) Jazz comes next week, I have no excuse and really want to learn to do this! Does anyone have any suggestions where to begin, what to read, watch! Also any beginner slap tunes that could be worth trying?
  25. faceman
    Morning Bump!
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