Happy Jack

Tain't a stand, tis a piece of Pilates equipment!

There's only one cure for GAS, and there's no use fighting it when you need a P.

Yes, but I have my eye on something a bit special, and the only way that I can justify (and afford) buying a lovely 4-string fretless is to ... erm ... sell a lovely 4-string fretless.

A lovely example of a mid/late 70s fretless Precision, and at a sensible weight, just 9.75 lbs. The 3-Tone Sunburst is really crisp, and the black p/g works well with it (even though I'm personally a fan of tort with 3TS). Rosewood fingerboard is completely unmarked, and has a delightful, mellow tone & feel. This is a very rewarding bass to play. Similarly, the neck is unmarked and shows no wear at all. Fender dates are notoriously ... erm ... imprecise, but this came to me as a 1976 while the serial number suggests either 1977 or 1978. I don't do the whole completely-dismantle-the-bass-and-photograph-the-bobbins thing, but if you buy the bass then you're welcome to come and dismantle it with me at my studio. All in all, this is a lovely bass in pristine condition, and priced to sell. The bass is in Harrow (NW London) and I am happy to deliver in person or meet halfway (depending on distance), doing so in a civically-responsible socially-distanced sort of way if you prefer. Alternatively, I have appropriate boxes plus plenty of bubble-wrap available and I'm equally happy to post using DPD as courier.

Everything I've done rig-wise in the last few months has moved me away from amp heads and pedal boards and into rack systems. Not being a big FX user anyway, I can't really justify hanging onto some of my less-used pedals. Here is the Hartke Bass Attack preamp pedal. It's simple, robust & versatile. Comes with original manual but I'm afraid the box eventually disintegrated. It's pristine and fully functional. V2 has been out for a while so you can no longer buy this model new. This is £40 posted to the UK.

Everything I've done rig-wise in the last few months has moved me away from amp heads and pedal boards and into rack systems. Not being a big FX user anyway, I can't really justify hanging onto some of my less-used pedals. Here is the Xotic Bass RC Booster, every bit as good as you'd expect and rock solid in use. There's velcro on the bottom. Other than that, it's pristine and fully functional, complete with original box. Andertons are doing this pedal for £89 now, so this is £50 posted to the UK. See also my listing for the matching Preamp pedal.

Everything I've done rig-wise in the last few months has moved me away from amp heads and pedal boards and into rack systems. Not being a big FX user anyway, I can't really justify hanging onto some of my less-used pedals. Here is the Xotic Bass BB Preamp, every bit as good as you'd expect and rock solid in use. One of the four little 'feet' has gone missing. Other than that, it's pristine and fully functional, complete with original box and price tag. I paid £150 for this at the LBGS some years back, so this is £80 posted to the UK. EDIT: I thought that writing "£80 posted in the UK" would be fairly clear, but I've had a series of enquiries from Germany and the Netherlands asking me if I'll sell it for the same price to Europe. Well I can post this in the UK for £2.90 using Hermes; posting it abroad means using DPD and paying £14.60. If you're on the Continent and you'd like to buy this pedal, you need to offer me £90, not £80.

Everything I've done rig-wise in the last few months has moved me away from amp heads and pedal boards and into rack systems. Not being a big FX user anyway, I can't really justify hanging onto some of my less-used pedals. Here is the unexpected Earthquaker Devices Pitch Bay, complete with original box, sticker and catalogues. There's velcro on the bottom. Other than that, it's pristine and fully functional. These are getting hard to find and routinely cost over £200 these days, so this is £100 posted to the UK.

Everything I've done rig-wise in the last few months has moved me away from amp heads and pedal boards and into rack systems. Not being a big FX user anyway, I can't really justify hanging onto some of my less-used pedals. Here is the astonishing Earthquaker Devices Afterneath. No box or manual, I'm afraid, and there's velcro on the bottom. Other than that, it's pristine and fully functional. Cheapest I've seen these sell at (new) is £163, so this is £90 posted to the UK.

Roland XP-10 Multitimbral Synthesizer including generic AC adaptor & printed & bound manual. This is a 5-octave, 61-key unit with a surprisingly wide range of features. Used but fully functional, this is in excellent condition for a 25-year-old synth, and would be equally useful as a cheap & cheerful stage unit in a live setting, or as a simple startpoint for a beginning keyboard player. BASICS Despite being 'entry-level' in 1994, the XP-10 still provides a large range of quality sounds including: · pianos, · organs, · strings, · synth sounds & effects, · drum sounds. There's also a nice, sensitive tonewheel for 'bending' the notes when playing synth solos. The XP-10 does NOT have on-board amplification. Outputs include 1/4" jacks (L & R with L Only = Mono) to plug the keyboard through an amp, combo, or PA, plus a headphone socket for silent practice. FEATURES FOR LIVE PLAYING This was one of the earliest keyboards to allow split sounds between right & left hands ... the lower half of the keyboard can be set to 'double bass' while the upper half is set to 'piano', for example. If you're not great at playing in keys with three sharps or four flats, the XP10 has a very quick-and-simple transpose function which allows you to play in (for example) C and F while actually producing music in the keys of E and A. These features are very handy for live use, especially if keys are being changed at short notice like a jam session. MIDI STUFF The Roland XP10 is multitimbral, allowing multiple sounds to be played simultaneously using MIDI input. It is a simple GM-compatible synthesiser that is ideal as a sound source for playing back General MIDI sequencer files. The sample set is drawn from the Roland JV- and XP-series of synthesisers. There is also an arpeggiator that can be synced to the MIDI clock. BAD STUFF The only issue with this unit is that the On/Off button has always been dodgy since I bought it ten years ago. The guy I bought it from showed me how to wedge a matchstick in to hold it in the 'On' position. The matchstick you see in the photo has been there since 2011. No extra charge. SO WHY SELL IT? Thanks to Lockdown, I've been spending far more time playing R'n'R piano than bass, and I now feel an urgent need for a keyboard with 88 weighted keys. This one has to go to help fund the upgrade. I've never really used MIDI anyway. Dimensions = 93 x 29 x 9 cm, Weight = 5kg The keyboard is in Harrow (NW London) and, whilst I distance socially as much as the next guy, I'm quite happy to meet (carefully and under appropriate medical supervision) in order to hand this over. Within a sensible (i.e. short) distance, of course. Failing which, I have enough cardboard to do make a decent fist of packing this for a courier.