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I'd concur entirely Owen! The eq is smooth, predictable and effective, but the sensitivity is the real magic in the Monique - especially the interaction between gain and sensitivity. I genuinely haven't heard anything like it. That said, for me, the Monique comes to life when used with passive basses, and I no longer have any of the latter. All of my basses are modern sounding actives (and short-scale to boot, not that scale length has anything to do with it)

For sale, a Jule Monique preamp in excellent cosmetic and functional condition. There's so much written about these that any comment from me seems fairly pointless - possibly the most desirable valve front end for bass out there? I've had this, a Noble, a DB680 and various other valve pres and for me, the Monique is the most versatile and useful. Quality is off the scale as one would expect - boutique, hand-built and lovely in every respect. This one has been re-valved with premium valves by a previous owner. I'm only selling as I don't use it. Weird I know, but I prefer SS pres and have a PR40 that's always on. Just one note, and for full disclosure, there are a few faint marks in the paint at the bottom of the left side panel - please see image, though the latter exaggerates a little (a screwdriver slip?) - it hasn't bothered me and I'm pretty obsessive about such things, but the marks are there. Collection in Manchester would be much preferred (an esoteric pre full of exotic glass). I can ship if required (very carefully packed) but at the buyer's risk and expense - obviously, with insurance. No trades or offers thanks - the Monique is now very expensive indeed, and not too easily sourced. Any questions, please just ask.

For sale, a Hipshot Kickass 4 string bridge in Gold - unused and in excellent condition. This has just been stuck in a drawer for years. The bridge comes with screws and spares. Collection in Manchester or I should be able to ship in the UK fairly cheaply. Any questions, please just ask.

For sale, a Hipshot Kickass 4 string bridge in Chrome - this is in excellent condition, and unused as far as I know. It’s been stuck in a g drawer for years. It comes with spare saddle inserts but only four screws(?) - I suspect any buyer would use the original bridge screws anyway in any replacement scenario. Collection in Manchester or I can ship in the UK at cost. Any questions, please just ask.

For sale, a gig-bag for Explorer and Thunderbird basses - supplied by Thomann - the item number is: EXP-BG20.6R/6. This was bought new around three weeks ago (£36) and has only been used to store a bass for a couple of weeks. Essentially, its about as close as one might find to a new bag and still has its tag. Collection in Manchester is good, though I should be able to fold and ship for around £6 (at the buyers risk and cost). Any questions, please just let me know.

For sale, Status bag for a Streamline, though I'm pretty sure that this will fit a number of stick/cricket bat style basses. This is almost new and has only been used to store a bass. Cheap and cheerful - there's some padding but the bag is fairly light overall. Collection in East Manchester or I should be able to ship in the UK for around £5 (folded and wrapped in strong plastic). No trades or offers thanks - any questions, please just ask.

For sale, a Gator heavy duty bass case - I'm pretty sure that this is an earlier version of the current GTSA-GTRBASS ATA Moulded Case. However, the insert/foam lining is burgundy rather than black. I've sold pretty much all my long-scale basses so I'm advertising quite a few bags and cases. The case has some small scrapes from use, but no cracks and is structurally entirely - the interior is pretty much perfect. I've only used the case for storage. The cheapest that I can see these on-line is £145 so hope that the price is reasonable. Collection in East Manchester is preferable, but I can ship at the buyer's risk and cost (around £20), though if may take a day or two to find a box. No trades or offers thanks and any questions, please just ask.

For sale, a full flight case, fitted for a Gibson Ripper or Grabber in good condition. I've sold pretty much all my long-scale basses so I'm advertising quite a few bags and cases. The case was a custom build by Bird Brothers in the North of England in the early '80s - at the time, the company was one of the UK's leading suppliers of high-quality, bespoke flight cases. The foam was replaced more recently by BSH cases in Manchester - an excellent job in very high density foam. The case has some marks from use, but is structurally entirely sound and the interior is pretty much perfect. Collection in East Manchester. I can ship at the buyer's risk and cost (about £20), though I'd need to find a box which would take a day or two. It's also worth noting that the case is fairly heavy (it's a full, touring-spec aluminium clad flight case!) - I'd estimate around 11-12kg. No trades or offers thanks and any questions, please just ask.

For sale, a Mono Vertigo bass bag in excellent, almost new condition. The bag has been used only to store a bass. I've sold pretty much all my long-scale basses so no longer have need for the Vertigo (I'm advertising quite a few bags and cases). Collection in East Manchester, though it may be possible to ship (without a box - I don't have one) - at the buyer's risk and cost. These are very impressive bags and seem to retail between around £220 to £250 in the UK. No trades or offers thanks and any questions, please just ask.

Very serious professional kit - reassurance rather than overkill in my view. Lovely bit of no nonsense industrial design

Best Jazz necks I've played - and that's a lot. Wonderful basses, I just wish the body curves/contours were a little more dramatic and organic. I really like the colour and MHS on this - really quite rare

What an extremely kind gesture! There are some lovely people on BC

Clear CT references but a unique take. Lovely choice of timbers and woodworking. Is the lacquer sprayed or brushed - it looks quite deep (though it could just be the Spanish sunshine reflecting in the finish!)?

That looks like a superb fretless conversion! Do you know who undertook the work?

Thanks Dean, I'll reply in a personal message again

Thanks Dean, I've sent a Personal Message

This looks like a real bargain - difficult times but I’d be surprised if this hangs around. Quality, versatile workhorse amps

Postmodern classic - love it

Clear references but uniquely yours. This should balance much better than a standard EB3 (I'd hope). Quite an understated look but some lovely timbers. Very impressive - something genuinely different! 'Really sorry to hear about the arthritis - horrible and I hope you're able to find a solution

Price reduced to £90 collected. Purchased from GAK or PMT (or suchlike) around 18 months ago. Used twice for about an hour and then popped in a cupboard. Something else I thought I needed but didn’t. The presets and effects are surprisingly good, as is the volume. Pretty much entirely as new. The only flaw I can find is a crease or mark in tolex on the top left hand side at the back. The amp was like this when I received it – I think the tolex has just been poorly applied in that spot. Collection in Manchester at present, though I may be able to ship if I can find a box. These seem to go for £199 pretty much everywhere, so I hope the price is fair.

Hahaha, I couldn’t resist another one. That red one is absolutely stunning – almost like new from what I remember. It’s also a very good weight. My current one is reasonable but some are really chunky. Fantastic basses