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Greenboy Crazy 88 (by Tricky Audio)
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Basschat first got interested in these over 10 years ago - I blame @Clarky It was that thread that led to me ordering a matching Crazy 88 from Guy Trigg (who seems to be no longer a Member here): https://www.facebook.com/trickyaudio/?locale=en_GB He was/is building them under licence from Greenboy in the USA: https://www.greenboy.us/ https://www.greenboy.us/cabs/view.php?model=Crazy88 Just to confirm those dimensions in metric: H 57cm x W 27cm x D 35cm, Weight 12.5Kg The cab is 4 Ohms. -
So here's a game I play roughly once a year. I list a whole bunch of kit for sale (really not wanting to sell any of it you understand) and once a couple have actually sold 😩 I let the remaining listings slide down below the radar. Until the next time. I'm not selling because I'm desperate for the money, and if I was John Entwistle then I'd just keep the lot and have an ever-expanding collection, but the reality is that almost all my gigs are with PA support so my Crazy 8 is perfectly adequate as a stage monitor. Common sense says that this gorgeous cab should get back out in circulation. I have no interest at all in trades. Replacing a cab that doesn't get used with a different cab that won't get used seems like a complete waste of time and effort. On the other hand, much of my amplification is pretty non-standard or left-field and therefore hard to price, so I'm not absolutely wedded to the figure stated. I'm in Harrow HA1, close to Sudbury Hill on the Piccadilly Line, and I gig regularly throughout Beds, Bucks, Herts & Middx, with occasional forays into Surrey. Pickup in person is always preferable to despatch (from home, or a mutually-convenient pub, or at one one of my gigs), but I've had nothing but good experiences with DPD so if you live more than - say - 50 miles from Harrow then that's an option. Here's something pretty exotic. It sounds great with electric bass (particularly fretless) and quite outstanding with DB. It's not pristine. It's played enough gigs to pick up some scuffing to the grille and a couple of marks (see below) but it's a solid 9/10 on the cosmetics, and definitely 10/10 on performance. Simple, recessed carry handle so your amp can sit atop it. One side completely clean. The other slightly less so. That chip is about the size of the end of your thumbnail. Assuming your thumbnails are the same size as mine, of course. Can be daisy-chained and has a variable tweeter. Jeez! Would you look at the log scales on that!
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Yup, bringing the price down to $12,500 would be a game-changer.
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I'll take three please, and can you gift-wrap two of them for me?
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Trying to wean myself off preamps for use at doubling gigs, so I'm listing a couple today. First up is this one: https://www.bassgearmag.com/radial-tonebone-bassbone-v2-pedal/ Famously built like a tank, it's a classic Swiss Army Knife of a pedal which does pretty much everything you're likely to need at a gig. The tone-sculpting allows either seamless switching between DB and electric or two different tones from a single bass, it has no problems handling piezo pickups, it's a great DI box, etc. etc. etc. Original power supply but - to my annoyance - I can't find the original packaging, even though I'm sure that I have it somewhere. 🙁 Condition is flawless & functional, very nearly pristine. That's why it's "very nearly" pristine ... four little patches of removable velcro on the bottom. Apart from that velcro, it's perfect. Everything works exactly as it should.
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Happy Jack's Great Exotic Sale continues with this quite remarkable pedal. How to describe what it does? Best read this: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/audio-sprockets-tonedexter That review is for the original ToneDexter which is what I am selling. Original packaging, power supply & manual, as you can see. By its very nature, this isn't a pedal that gets chucked into gig bags and knocked about at gigs, so this is in pristine condition. If there's a mark on it, then I can't find it. Smaller than you'd think, too. You can't buy these new any more, but the V2 replacement is this one: https://www.andertons.co.uk/audio-sprockets-tonedexter-2-acoustic-guitar-preamp/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20736322037&gbraid=0AAAAADujoUrZPlhasp7Z7MDPcIjO7Cnyt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh5vFBhCyARIsAHBx2wzoSIwW07QUzI0kxlO4PRfLLAuySRBXjVY8ZKQoc6XWvrMM3LVfcRcaArDKEALw_wcB I used this a lot when I was gigging a Zeller ply bass and a Kolstein Busetto, both of those with utterly gorgeous tone, alongside my custom-built Ali-Kat aluminium bass ... which looks astonishing but can't even begin to compete on tone. These days, I no longer actually own a traditional DB of any sort () so the ToneDexter is getting very little use.
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Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 - selling the complete package
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Things I have learned today ... Mooradian are actually still in business. https://mooradian.com/ -
Happy Jack's Great Exotic Sale continues with this absolutely lush microphone preamp. It's this one: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/warm-audio-tb12-tone-beast Original packaging, power supply & manual. Condition is pristine and flawless. I did a lot of recording during the Lockdowns (remember them?) which is when I bought it, but it's seen no action in the last four years. There's not even any "rack rash". They're still available new: https://www.andertons.co.uk/warm-audio-tonebeast-12-in-black/ Don't know if they still do the jokey slogans on the carton, though.
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It's this one: https://www.gear4music.com/Drums-and-Percussion/Alesis-Nitro-Max-Electronic-Drum-Kit/5X88?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22254162605&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kjLRo3zwO3mh0fmvasQyqIkOBi&gclid=CjwKCAjwtrXFBhBiEiwAEKen1x5cMGLEUFPo8-kKRKrvLf-NHsy4ySpDH4t_qglX3ICtSswi_I5BhRoCX0UQAvD_BwE Almost complete leccy kit, all that's required is a drum throne and a kick drum pedal. When I took the photos I was intending to include the DW2000 but Paul the Drums heard about it and threatened to throttle me if I sold it. In fairness, the price wouldn't be so ludicrously low if it was still included. Replaced in my studio (The Final Junkyard) earlier today by a Roland TD-17 so this is now not only surplus to requirements but also temporarily available to post (although at quite a stiff cost, I imagine) because I have a bunch of drumkit-shaped cartons for a very limited period. Collection in person would still be better but, unlike a bass or an amp, testing would be decidedly tricky. The kit is 18 months old and works perfectly, up to and including my rehearsal last Thursday. It's done maybe 150 rehearsals with half a dozen bands, half a dozen drummers, and it's never ... erm ... missed a beat. Sorry. No sane drummer would ever choose this as their main gigging kit, but for rehearsals, home practice, or for a beginner it's ideal. Much lighter weight than the equivalent Roland or Yamaha kits, it's a very easy one person lift to move around a practice space or bedroom. It's also perfectly capable of gigging in confined spaces (small pubs, wine bars, etc) because apart from the small footprint it needs no floorspace to lay out all the hardware and cases required by 'real' drums. And no, the DW2000 is still not included.
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Ah shame. I have a stand that I could let you have that would probably work for you.
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I bought one these just a couple of weeks ago: https://www.thomann.co.uk/km_141_mkii.htm It's designed for DB rather than EUB but it does an excellent job of holding my BSX Allegro. It also folds up very neatly into a sensible package. @bassplayer76 whereabouts in the country are you?
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Trying to wean myself off preamps for use at doubling gigs, so I'm listing a couple today. First up is this one: https://gearspace.com/gear/ebs/microbass-ii?via=gear_post_link https://www.gear4music.com/G4M/EBS-MicroBass-II-Bass-Preamp-Pedal/65B6 It's a classic Swiss Army Knife of a pedal which does pretty much everything you're likely to need at a gig. The tone-sculpting allows either seamless switching between DB and electric or two different tones from a single bass, it has no problems handling piezo pickups, it's a great DI box, etc. etc. etc. I've always run this off phantom power from the mixer so I'm including a new, boxed power supply. This has done a lot of gigs with https://www.lemonrock.com/damoandthedynamites so I won't claim perfect nick, but it's a solid 9/10. Everything works exactly as it should. Four little patches of removable velcro on the bottom.
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Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 - selling the complete package
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Very decent piece of rack gear, equally suitable for studio or live use (I've used it both ways). The two multi-way cable clips on top are there by self-adhesive stuff and will remove. I found them useful enough to choose to leave them there for the new owner. The original box is present, as seen in the photos, but not the polystyrene inserts. I'll use bubble wrap for postage. Original spec: https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0602-AAI
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High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
The bottom end of Broadway (down near the Cumberland River) is one of my favorite places on the planet. -
High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Their Prestige bag is described as "Gewa-Tex" which sounds to me like an expensive way to describe nylon while making people think that it's Gore-Tex. What is yours actually made of (in the real world, not the marketing blurb)? -
High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Thanks Pete. Used to have one of these in 3/4 size, but I too gave it away. It would fit quite easily in my vehicle but (a) it was a right bugger to manoevre through the front door, the front hall, and the 90-degree turn into the sitting room, and (b) once emptied it took up as much room as when it was full. Not sure whether they actually do these in 7/8 size anyway. -
High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
This remains a lovely piece of kit but it's deffo intended for a genuine 3/4 DB, not a 7/8 DB like my Alcoa. Overall length is 2cm short (bit of a stretch but probably manageable), but body length is 7cm short for my bass. My guess is that I could just about squeeze the Alcoa into this gigbag but it would be pulled out of shape with inevitable potentially disadvantageous consequences. I.E. I'd end up breaking something. Not keen to spend £835 to find out. -
High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
This is making progress. They're giving a rough estimate of US$750 for a tailor-made bag to fit my bass, and in a custom colour. On top of that I'm looking at US$125 for shipping, and then at UK duty & VAT, so we're heading back towards UK£800 overall, but that's for a custom build. The conversation continues. -
High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?
Happy Jack replied to Happy Jack's topic in EUB and Double Bass
I was actually very impressed with the range of DB gigbags these people sell, and their prices are really keen, so I did some digging. Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. Oh dearie, dearie me. It's apparently a tiny music store in Thessaloniki, up near the Macedonian border: Papafi 91, Thessaloniki 544 53, Greece if you want to check them out. Their FB page comprises endless photos of the same guy playing solo sax in different settings: https://www.facebook.com/drumlandsound/ Am I interested in sending Loadsamoney to Stavros? I am not. -