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    Passive 5 strings, what are your favourites?

    in Bass Guitars

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    13 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

    I had two Laklands; a DJ5 and a whatever passed for the Jazz bass version back then (now it's a 55-60).  I owned the DJ5 but the 55-60 was a loaner.  They were both pretty stunning, but that said my Mike Lull beats these by a country mile.

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    If only the body was the right way around!

    ;)xD

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    *** SOLD *** Kent Violin bass

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Happy Jack

    Here's something you don't see every day. The Kent brand was used on instruments from at least two, probably three, Japanese manufacturers throughout the 1960s, which means that quality can vary.

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    This is an interesting take on the classic Hofner Violin bass, probably from the late 60s despite the two-saddle bridge, and with some very high-class touches.
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    The triple binding on the sides is particularly nice.
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    The horn flares are really cool, the sunburst on the back is a beauty, and the controls are a significant step up from the Hofner!
     
    The neck is true, with no warp or banana to it, which is always a good thing on these old basses.
     
    Being a Violin bass, it is of course a shortscale with a scale length of 30.5". A nice 'thuddy' sound which works well with 1960s pop music, as you'd expect, but is also remarkably good for both reggae and blues.
     
    As far as I can see, there was originally a finger-pull on the small piece of scratchplate material below the pickups, now replaced by a couple of screwheads. That finger-pull was then re-positioned above the pickups as a thumb-rest, but is now gone, leaving a couple of holes.
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    Similarly, I'm pretty sure that the tuners haven't just been re-positioned slightly, but are in fact a serious upgrade on the originals that would have been there when this bass was new.
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    These old Kents are getting steadily rarer, and it's quite unusual to find one as playable as this!
     
    I always prefer basses to be collected in person by the buyer. It has to be best to hold the bass in your hands and check it out properly before parting with your cash!
     
    This one can be collected from either HA1 3RG or W1T 2RE.

    Singer advert I've never seen before.

    in General Discussion

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    5 minutes ago, Yank said:

    "transwoman" ?  Is that a man identifying as a woman or a woman identifying as a man.

    I wondered the same. Also wondered what sort of vocal range this singer might offer ... could be a solution to the perennial 'Robert Plant problem'.

    Incidentally, on the whole 'does it matter?' thing, I believe it does when the advert chooses to be up front about it. If this person didn't think it matters, then they wouldn't mention it.

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