Manwithvan

On 14/02/2024 at 00:24, gyrus said:

PM sent

And replied

1 hour ago, Kuba Bartczak said:

What is the year of production?

The serial number starts with K, so 2004?

10 minutes ago, TOMAS said:

Where are you based mate ?

I'm in central Bristol

A set of Labella Deep Talkin Bass flatwounds are attached to this short scale bass.

I got it from a guitarist who thought he's get into bass during lockdown. He said he switched out the pots and put new strings on it before deciding he didn't like bass much.

The strings are a joy to play, but the sound of flats is not for me. The guitar is unmarked as far as I can see.

The odd one out in the BB range, the 1500A is a JJ 'super jazz' which features noiseless stacked single coils.

It is 9V active-only, with a tone switch with two non-standard options (typically mid scoop and mid boost) which can be preset from the circuit board to define mid frequency and gain. Controls are Volume, Blend, Tone preset, Treble boost, Bass boost.

Long scale, weight 4.2kg

23 hours ago, Vin Venal said:

What strings have you got on this?

I believe they are D'addario Medium Scale rounds 45-100.

17 hours ago, TheGreek said:

I don't think that I've ever seen a 5er though. Are they available?

I've never seen a 5er either, and I've done a lot of looking.

I have seen an old video of Nathan East playing an MB-40, which was a 5er and long scale I believe. It was his 'signature' bass before the NE2. Same headstock though!

It’s black on the back, blue quilted top.

On 06/08/2023 at 20:19, AndyTravis said:

Damn. Would love another - had one about 10 years ago.

 

wallet says no, unfortunately 

And I’ve got a 1500A ready for sale soon…..

On 05/08/2023 at 05:13, juice said:

Great bass - shame your not a bit closer for collection.

I have a hard case for posting.. but I'm in Northamptonshire quite regularly - not so far?

On 05/08/2023 at 11:20, warwickhunt said:

Is the switch not an active/passive switch?

The switch kicks in an active boost circuit, but sound is still governed by the single tone knob.

This is a small-bodied 32" scale bass,  made in Japan. The body is rather distressed, but everything works. The Mk 2 is distinguished by the fine-adjustable bridge, absent on the Mk 1 and 3. The bridge fine tuning controls work well, and are easy to set. The neck and string spacing is narrow at the nut end, but the neck itself is quite deep.

Despite the massive bridge, the weight is 3.4kg. Controls are VVT, the tone switch pulls out for single coils so there is a wide range of tones. In humbucker mode the sound is massive for such a small bass.

The headstock design is 'unusual' and for some reason was never seen again on Yamaha guitars!

There's still a lot of these Motions about, but not many with this bridge.

Price drop to £950.

These basses were made in low numbers around 2000-2002, this one is 2001, number 106.

34" scale, VVT controls, and a boost switch which adds bass and some top end.

Very nicely made with a one piece maple neck of the finest and straightest grain I've ever seen, but there is some fading to the top colour, visible in the picture shot from the head. I'll supply more detailed pics to interested parties.

A low action is easy to achieve. Weight is 4kg. There are a few dents to the finish, but no cracks.

Black Tolex OHSC with key.

My future is with 30" scale, hence this and other sales.

Thanks for all the contributions, and enthusiasm for the project. I don't make great claims for our output, but I'm always amazed what we can achieve, considering all the effort in transcribing, arranging and practicing that goes into most bands. We are called Moon Street Associates and I've only recorded us for post-mortems. Our promo image shows us (or some people a bit younger than us) arguing about who's gonna play the toy drum. However someone did some video of our last gig, or we wouldn't have got the festival spot.

Sad to report I seem to have lost the argument about the stage, unless the organiser digs his heels in. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the replies. I'm thinking I'll go with paddy109 (we'll be letting the organiser down, or at least causing them problems).

Hi JoeEvans, we're in Bristol and the festival is question is at Priston. I'll DM you just in case you'd like to be involved.

My problem isn’t the same as TheGreek’s, but it’s on similar lines. 
My improv band has been booked for a small, but established festival in September. It’s main themes are folk and indie, but they booked another improv band last year. They want us on the main stage which I think is great, as I never expected this band to play anything larger than a pub room.

Other players are more cautious and think we’d be better off in a marquee or even the church! Our line up is electric bass, viola, sax/clarinet, accordion, and bassoon so we aren’t rockers, but we are well practised and most of the time it gels nicely.

How can I persuade them to be bold and play the main stage?

I’ve also had more opportunity to assess the non active cheapo starstream 2s. With the neck nearly dead straight I’ve got some lowish action with a slight choke that I like. Some cheap basses fail to sound like a bass in the higher reaches, but the Vox doesn’t suffer this at all. The sound palette isn’t huge but it’s all useful. I played it with a big band/ small orchestra and I had lots of positive comments. Staccato notes were particularly effective. Id love to try an active version.

I've had a few questions, including requests for more images. String height: at 12th fret, its is approx 2mm to top of frets. It's similar at the 24th and 7th frets, so there is some bend in the neck, but it looks pretty straight. In these pics I'm showing: saddle heights; original bridge (G string was too close to edge for me); asymmetric neck profile; control cavity; neck joint area; rear body wood finish; split in finish; single dent in fretboard; other end of fretboard which has some wear.

Considering the state of the cosmetics, it's quite striking how little wear there is to the fretboard or frets. It's either been redone, or hasn't been played much.

9 hours ago, Kev said:

Any chance of a video or audio clip of what this sounds like? 

I'm not set up for recording, but I'll see what I can do. Maybe Sunday?

You’d be most welcome to come and take a look. I don’t really expect anybody to make a decision on this unseen. I’m in central Bristol.

4 hours ago, BassBod said:

Any idea if the wood is stained, or if the colour is in the finish? 

I'm not knowledgable enough to give an answer, but my guess is, in the finish. How deep would the stain sink in?

23 hours ago, Chris2112 said:

Beautiful! If it were a five or six I dare say I could have been reaching for my wallet. If anyone out there has a Reacter five or six string that they might sell, PM me! 

Here you go Chris, https://reverb.com/uk/item/13926129-chris-larkin-reacter-5b-lacewood

£3,350

It's in Spain though!

This is quite a different bass from the 30 in short scale Squier that preceded it. Much more solidly made and has a wider range of tones available as each pickup has separate tone controls. This example has two blemishes that I can find (both pictured) and some fine scratching to the, er... scratch plate. 

NECK: One-piece maple, 32 inch, Jazz-style

FRETS: 20

ELECTRONICS: Passive
BRIDGE: BBOT

CONTROLS: Stacked volume, tone (neck). Stacked volume, tone (bridge)

WEIGHT: 4.25kg

I'm selling basses as my other half tells me we are leaving our spacious loft in Bristol and moving to a broom cupboard in London. I travel occasionally between Bristol and Northampton, and am in London from time to time.

Trade options: I'm looking for a decent electro-acoustic nylon string guitar.

Hand-made in Ireland by the luthier better known on the continent than in the UK. Chris Larkin first took a stand at Frankfurt Music Fair in, I think, 1989, and never needed to do any marketing here.

This one was ordered by the Viennese store Klangfarbe, and I brought it back from Vienna in 2016.

I sought advice on value from Christoph Navratil, who owns the site chrislarkinowners.com, where one can learn about the luthiers work (he died a few years ago).

There are also some basses for sale via the site, and further examples on reverb, where prices rise to a giddy £3,500.

Those examples look like they've never been played. Mine has not been mothballed, oh no!

A lot of pics here, the apparent colour really does vary this much. The split in finish near the control chamber is not structural, probably caused by temperature expansion/contraction.

NECK: P width assymetric set neck

FRETBOARD: rosewood

FRETS: 24

PICKUPS: Kent Armstrong humbuckers

ELECTRONICS: Aguilar OBP3
BRIDGE: Schaller width-adjustable

CONTROLS: Passive - volume, tone. Active - bass, midfreq (hi, lo) treble

WEIGHT: 3.75kg

I have an inexpensive  hardcase for this, in case it has to be posted.

I'm selling as my other half tells me we are leaving our spacious loft in Bristol and moving to a broom cupboard in London. I travel occasionally between Bristol and Northampton, and am in London from time to time.

Trade option: I'm looking for a decent electro-acoustic nylon string guitar.

According to Hipshot zen desk, bass bridge A style screws are SAE #6-32.