Waddycall

The asking price is just shy of £600 so I think I'll give it a miss. Thanks for the help.

Pete

It has a wenge neck but is a 2005 model. How would that compare?

Thanks for the weight tip not something I was aware of. The bass is fairly local to me so I would be able to try it out before buying.

Thanks for all the advice. Sadly where I live there are very few shops where you can try much out!

Hi,
Can anyone give me a rough idea what I should expect to pay in a private sale for a 10 year old corvette standard (passive, bubinga) in near mint condition. No mention of a case.
There's one for sale near me and I could be interested but the asking price seems a bit high. I'd rather not say what the price is for a minute and see what you think.

Thanks,

Pete

Hi, I've got a few questions -

How old is the bass
Where was it made
What is your current asking price
Does your price include shipping.

Thanks,

Pete

Got to admit I'm quite tempted by warwicks. I think I'd probably want to buy used rather than a new rockbass as rightly or wrongly I'd like to have the real deal as it were. I don't know why but it's only warwicks that make me think that. Maybe it's just the rockbass name! I'm also assuming used ones hold their value ok?
I like the look of both the corvette and streamer particulary those in a natural flat finish. I wouldn't want an ash bodied one as I have that on my Ibanez. What confuses me with warwicks is the different specs. Am I right in saying the pro models are cheaper? Seems a bit counter intuitive to me! Also what is stage 1 and 2??

I'd like to be able to quote posts in my replies but there's no reply button in the posts. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks,

Pete

Thanks Naetharu. it's the size of the body I don't like on jazz basses, weight isn't too much of an issue for me. It's a shame really as I've always wanted a jazz but when I finally got to try one out last year I found it uncomfortable and ended up buying the ibanez.

I've always been curious about warwicks. I like the look of the corvette and streamer but there seem to be so many different versions that I wouldn't know if I was getting a good deal or not if I bought used. I guess I could afford a new rock bass version.
Trouble with living in Cornwall is it's pretty hard to get anywhere yo try these things out!

Thanks for the suggestions. I have been considering a sterling and this is a 3 hour round trip away

https://www.mansons.co.uk/product/preowned-musicman-sterling-honeyburst-7243

It's over budget but could be worth a look I guess. Can anyone comment on the versatility of these sound wise? I play in a band that covers Hendrix, zep, pearl jam, killers, stone roses, qotsa and such

My 40th birthday is fast approaching and if ever there's a good excuse to buy a new bass then this is it!
My current bass is an ibanez sr600 which I upgraded to Bartolini mk4 pickups. I like the playability feel and tones I can get from it but I've never really liked the look of it. Looks wise I much prefer something like a p, j or Gibson EB (especially in sunburst) but find the larger bodies a bit cumbersome. So I guess I'm looking for something that has a similar feel to my SR but more of a classic look budget up to £750 new or used, active or passive, medium or long scale preferred.
Any ideas???

Just come back from the first band practice with the new pickups. The band rehearses in an empty village hall committee room. Shiny floor painted walls, shiny ceiling, no soft furnishings. In the past I've really struggled to be heard in there - especially as the drummer has an electronic kit and keeps the bass up so that everything he hits has a boom that reverberates around the room.
Today with the the new pickups I found I could use the bridge pickup for pretty much everything with the mids boosted on the amp and the upper mids boosted slightly on the bass. It gave me a really clear growly tone that worked for pretty much everything. With the old pickups the bridge pickup was reserved for odd songs like alright now but now it's in full use (along with the g string).
Very happy with the results.

After the honeymoon period wore off I haven't been that happy with the tone from my SR600. I've read lots on the internet about upgrading the pickups from Korean Bartolini MK1 to US made MK4.
After a year of owning the bass and loving everything else about it I decided to try the upgrade. Ordering the pickups from the U.S. Saved me £60, even after import tax.
Swapping them over was pretty straightforward other than the fact the original pickups have one two core wire and the MK4s have a 4 core. They come pre soldered for series connection but you need to insulate the join between the two coils which is basically two wires coming out of the end of the cable soldered together. That leaves a hot and ground. Simple enough to desolder the old pickups from the pan pot and connect the new ones.
The only things that stop it being a complete like for like swap are the fact the mk4 has three mounting screws compared to the mk1 having two and the fact that the original mk1s are mounted on springs held on by self adhesive foam pads. I pulled the springs off of the mk1s and reused them for the mk4s. It was a bit fiddly as the springs were sat loose in the route but went ok. I should have bought some foam to sit the new pickups on.
Sound wise I'm pleased with the new pickups. Lower notes on the e string are much clearer and the g string is much more full sounding - I may even start using it now! Overall the sound is much more clear and punchy.
I'm tempted to also upgrade the preamp and have the Delano sonar 3 in mind as it has a bypass switch with treble control in passive mode.
I was torn between upgrading/modifying this bass and buying another but a recent experience gigging with guitarists who change guitars every other song has convinced me that one versatile instrument is the way to go. And the process is fun too.
I recorded the original pickups before changing them and will record the new ones in a couple of days once the strings have settled back in. I'll put them on sound cloud if anyone's interested.
Cheers,

Pete

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Price drop to £75!

Hi, sorry missed your post. It seems fine, no different to the original.

Cheers,

Pete

Up for sale is my Marshall MBC 115 bass cabinet. It's in very good condition although there is some very. slight damage to the covering in places.
Being MDF this cab weighs 32kg.
4 ohm
300 watts (programme)
Switchable tweeter

The cab is in mid Cornwall and I'd prefer collection please as I've no experience of sending something this size and weight.

I'm asking for £95 Ono

Cheers,

Pete

Ok, thanks.

All done, thanks for the help.

Cheers,

Pete

Great, thanks. I'll give it a go.

Cheers,

Pete

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If it's all working - put the cover back on quick & don't go poking about in there ever again
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Too late! Couldn't resist tracing it and followed it back to find out it's the ground wire off the bridge. Looks like it's never been connected.

Suggestions please!

Cheers,

Pete

Hi,
I opened up my 2014 ibanez sr600 this morning to have a look inside and found a loose wire. I can't see anywhere obvious it would have come from. The end is tinned but doesn't look like a broken joint. Everything is working fine. Could it just be an unused wire off the pre-amp? Seems odd that it's not insulated.

I know nothing about guitar electrics so shouldn't really be poking around in there anyway!

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Pete

Hi, how much would you be looking for without postage?

Cheers.

I play in a band with a drummer who uses a roland electronic kit. It sounds ok but I miss real drums. It seems to take ages to get set up compared to an acoustic kit.