NickD

Side dot pics as requested. 😊

I haven't I'm afraid.. not just now. I'm away tonight but could call at the flat after work tomorrow and take one or two without a problem. The dots are where the frets should be on this one.

Chowny Pitchcraft Octaver.... £40 delivered. Bought earlier this year, a cracking bit of kit... but not for me. It's an analogue Octaver, and I thought that was the sound I was after, but my muting is crap and my B string vibrations make it a little too dirty for me. On the Mrs's jazz 4 with flats it has the sound I had in my head, but I'm on fivers with rounds and it's just too much. There's a great Scott Whitley demo on YouTube showing exactly what it's capable of. Looks great, works as it should, and it's been out of the box about 3 times. It's doesn't come with a power supply, but I've been using one of my EHX ones with no bother. Trades wise, A decent Compressor (as simple as possible) a decent Envelope Filter or a decent, noise free, isolated pedalboard power supply are on my wanted list. Cheers Nick

Classic Amp, big Trace watts and that classic sound. I must have had this for at least 22 years and it's never let me down, still sounds great and weighs as much as a small planet. Over time the information has worn off the back panel, but I'm sure that back in the mists of time I bought it as 150W. It's definitely not the 100W as it has the speaker out jack. Either way, most of it's gigs have been backline only in rock bands, and I don't think I've really had it past half volume and never used an extension cab. GP7 Preamp and a 15" Speaker. Amp face is clear of dings, buttons, knobs and sliders all present and correct and I had it serviced just before I stopped using it in favour of lightweight kit as some of the controls had become scratchy over time.... They're not now, everything is smooth and quiet. Titan Studios tech guy did it.... Just before he got the Slipknot bass player job! Sprung handles still spring as per the design. A few knocks in the tolex, and a bit of peeling at some of the seams that will stick down if desired. But given how many times it's been in and out of a van it's in pretty good nick. The runs you can see in the pics are just where I'd wiped it down. Pickup only for this due to the weight, and obviously it can be played through... Local meetup at a push though, but I'm in the throes of packing to move so my time is limited. Trades wise, A decent Compressor (as simple as possible) a decent Envelope Filter or a decent, noise free, isolated pedalboard power supply are on my wanted list. Cheers Nick

Harley Benton B550FL Progressive, 5 string Fretless Bass. I bought this last year as a toe in the water fretless, and it's been great for that. I don't really want rid as I love playing it, but the new project has me singing, which there's no way I can do while paying attention to my intonation, plus I'm moving shortly and I need to free up some space in advance of that... So it must go. I would honestly buy another just the same if a different project came along or if I had more space, but as it is I'm keeping my 2 gigging basses and everything else is out... for now! It's only been played at home, and as far as I can see has picked up no dings. Smoke free home etc, and has always been in a hard case. It's wearing a fresh set of Fender flats and will come with the Thomann hard case it's been living in (which needs one of the 4 handle mounts securing, but will get the bass home safe, I might get chance to sort it anyway). The tones are good, and for a budget item the preamp is really flexible, theres a tiny bit of hiss if you whack the treble right up, but my Elwood L5 is the same, and how many bass players do that anyway. I'm no pro at setting up a fretless, but I tweaked it when it arrived and it plays really nicely. I'm away from home for the next couple of days, but I'm pretty sure string spacing is 18mm at the bridge. Neck is nice and slim too. I live in Wembley (around Preston Rd area) and work in North Greenwich. Pick up or local meet up preferred. Trades wise, A decent Compressor (as simple as possible) a decent Envelope Filter or a decent, noise free, isolated pedalboard power supply are on my wanted list. Cheers Nick

These are beautiful instruments. I was at an event as a punter and an artist friend (who's album I had played on) asked if I'd accompany his solo set. He'd already made equipment enquiries before he asked and the stage manager, who's band were playing later lent me his Bolin. It was the piezo only version and the sound was beautiful... so easy to play.

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