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  1. skb558
    If the definition of ‘worst’ includes ‘unwise’ then best and worst, respectively are:- Stingray Special - lighter, more headroom and, to my neophyte ears, having only owned a couple of Stingrays prior to this one, more than capable of that ‘tone’. On to the ‘unwise’; Roscoe Century Standard Fretless; beautiful instrument, lovely fretless sound but an impulse purchase that I know is not getting or going to get the use it deserves. ‘A fool and his money...’ 🙄
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    ACG Finn fretted 5, DFM 5K A/P, Redwood Lace Burl top. Roll on 2021 😍
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    Having recently got hold of mellotron and ARP2600 vst-plug-ins I’m unashamedly listening to
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    ACG J-Type 5, strung E-C. Alan built a new fretless neck for this recently, partial lines on ebony board. East Uni-pre 4K.
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    I’ve had a couple of Stingrays but this Special in Dropped Copper is a keeper. Replaced stock white scratchplate with the white pearl
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    2x Van Damme Speakon to 6.35mm (1/4″) TS Jack Lead – Blue Series 2×2.5mm² Cables
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    Bought new a couple months ago. Impulse purchase while waiting for repairs to Helix HX. With three simple controls, you have a multitude of old-school ambient sounds at your disposal. The dwell control determines the length of the reverb tail, so you can go from short droplets to lengthy echoes and everything in between. The tone control gives you the option of a dark, textural reverb sound or a bright twang, similar to that classic '60s spring tone. The mix control, as you might expect, then allows you to blend the reverb signal with your dry signal as much or as little as you like! Pics to follow.
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    Came off a 2007 Stingray.
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    Still has protective film.
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    I have a Dropped Copper special. Love it.
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    Nearly new set. Tried them on my ACG Fretless for a little while, not for me. Cut 4-1.
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    Absolute bargain. Good luck 🤞 (I have a white pickguard still under plastic available for a Special if black on black is not your thing)
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    Hardly surprising, another bargain 😎
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    Absolute bargain! I have a single pickup version in dropped copper. Having had a couple of Stingrays, I think these new ones are superb Good luck with the sale.
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    I recently purchased an East UNI-PRE 5K pre-amp to put in a bass with EMG pickups. I'm familiar with John's pre-amps as I have one in my ACG so why not, I thought? What I hadn't realised was that the bridge pickup in the bass is a TW and is switchable between single-coil and humbucker. The pickup wire has 6 strands as per attached schematic and can be activated with a push-pull on a tone-pot or via a toggle switch. I don't believe the pickup was set up correctly so was wondering if I could go for either single-coil or humbucker operation one or the other i.e. no switching (otherwise I would need to add a toggle switch and I don't have the room in the rear-cavity). Also attached are the pickup inputs for the UNI-PRE. My question is does 6 (or fewer) go into 2; if so which ones or do I swap out the TW for another J-type single coil? By the way, I know next to nothing about this and was expecting a simple swapping exercise with some copper shielding and the minimum of soldering. Any help greatly appreciated.
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    For Sale £1500 shipped.Final price drop. Roscoe Century 4 Fretless. Roscoe have built a reputation over 30 years of making some of the finest custom basses in the USA. Here is a Century shape bass with an beautiful quilted maple top over a resonant Spanish Cedar body, a Diamondwood fingerboard and three piece maple neck. The bass is finished off with a Bartolini 3 band preamp with switchable low/high mid for great control over fretless tones adding either more or less honk or more or less warmth and the superb Bartolini JJ pickups in the JB position for a really inspirational bass full of punchy tones with real depth, control and plenty of mwaaah! Three piece Spanish Cedar Body Flamed Maple top Finish - Amberburst satin Three piece Maple neck with contrasting stringers Fingerboard - Lined Black Diamondwood (resin, pressure impregnated wood) Graphtech nut 34" Scale Bartolini 3-band pre amp with volume, pan, treble/bass stack, mid/mid freq select push/pull (250/800hz) Bartolini JJ Pickup in the JB position Black ultralight Gotoh tuners Black Hipshot B style bridge in Aluminium Strings: D'Addario EXL Nickel 45 - 105 TKL Pro Case (soft) Weight: 3.7kg/8lb 1oz
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    Just sold P-bass to Steve; he was very accommodating, coming to my late father’s house which was a longer journey than coming to mine and waited patiently for me as I was running late. Negotiated a mutually agreeable price and the deal was done with no fuss. New to Basschat and another valuable member. Enjoy the bass, Steve 👍
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    PM’d
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    I thought it looked familiar 😎
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    For Sale: American Professional P-Bass. £995 shipped. Bought about 6 months ago with a view to getting it de-fretted. Excellent condition. Has not been played since I got it other than to check everything was as expected. Had very little use from the look of it. Comes with OHSC and certificate of authentication. Series: American Pro Body Material: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Neck: Maple, “1963 C” Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” (241 mm) Frets: 20, Narrow Tall Position Inlays: White Dot (Rosewood) Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.625” (41.3 mm) Tuning Machines: Fender Lightweight Vintage-Style Keys with Tapered Shafts Scale Length: 34” (864 mm) Bridge: 4-Saddle HiMass™ Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload) Pickguard: 3-Tortoiseshell Pickups: V-Mod Split Single-Coil Pickup Switching: NA Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
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    Recently traded a bass with Vincent. Lovely guy, who was very patient when Eurosender let me down. We ‘chatted’ daily until his new bass finally landed. Packaging was excellent, good communications throughout. I heartily recommend Vincent and would trade with him again in a heartbeat. 🙏
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