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Hellzero

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  1. Maybe, it was a bit ... Overkill.
  2. The Beedster II is on its way. 😉😂
  3. I can't see any "dl=0" image, but I can see the two "dl=1" images too. I'm using a PC and an Android smartphone with Google Chrome. Firefox is ok too, as is Microsoft Edge, all using Windows 11 Family.
  4. Fernandes The Revival Jazz Bass RJB-75 '60 original Fretless 1981 with Stone Logo on the neck plate and original Seymour Duncan Hot Jazz Bass (SJB-2) single coil pickups. It will be delivered with the original Fernandes pickups (the neck one is cut), a spare new old stock SLB8 (0.065") Rotosound string and an original BadAss II bridge. This bass is the successor of the Jaco model (FJB-65J) of the previous series. The bass has been used a lot and is showing signs of use, wear and dings: it's a player and a fantastic one! This is a really rare version of the RJB-75 '60 with a factory lined fretless fingerboard, which is impregnated (not epoxied) rosewood as the wood doesn't mark even with the long standing round wound strings, and these are the Rotosound RS66, so the ones which would mark the most. I've owned several Fender Jaco Pastorius models including the Custom Shop ones, and this bass is totally equivalent to them, no worries. OPENED TO TRADES! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE! Asking price including fully insured shipping with tracking number, to your home, in these European countries (ask for other countries): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding DOM -TOM), Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom: €950 EUR (£825 GBP is an approximation and I will only accept payment in Euros)!!! Shipping to the UK is of course possible and included in my asking price, but with additional customs charges (VAT + other taxes + courier costs), as the UK is now outside the EU. Here are the specifications : Body: alder (imported from the U.S.A.) Neck: hard maple (imported from the U.S.A.) Fingerboard: impregnated rosewood (7.25" radius) (imported from the U.S.A.) Positions: 20 lined, and dots at the fretted positions on the front and side à la Jaco Headstock: 4 in line Tuners: Fernandes (Fender-like non reversed) Pickups: original Seymour Duncan Hot Jazz Bass (SJB-2) single coils Controls : classic volume, volume, tone (CTS pots plus a PIO 22 nanofarads capacitor) with Bakelite knobs Bridge: original Fernandes with threaded saddles à la Fender pre-CBS Strings spacing at bridge: 19 mm (or even 20 mm, which is my preference, thanks to the threaded saddles) Nut: bone Strings spacing at nut: 9 mm (width 39 mm) Scale: 34 inches Hardware colour: nickel Truss rod: one, single action, 100% functional, even if a bit hard Finish: polyurethane Country of origin: Japan Serial number: none as it's still a Stone Logo neck plate (only for the very first series) Year: 1981 Weight: 4.460 kilos Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th position (can even go way lower if you shim the neck, but was perfect for me) Will be delivered in a brand new Fame gig bag Antique Deluxe in faux brown leather. Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up. It has received a new old stock set of stainless steel Rotosound RS66LD strings (45-65-80-105), which really serve this bass, think Jaco. What you see is what you get! Look carefully at the photos taken from different angles and lights to see the real condition, which is used with wear and dings, with some light ones at the back of the neck. Here is the link to 45 photos in high definition: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cadFMVhpadl8HNt3UjpSZUQnSNdJdQ-h?usp=drive_link Due to severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus left and right shoulders injury (it's really painful to reach the tuners), I'm selling all the basses I'm not using like this one. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. Don't hesitate to ask for more, but, please, before asking read my ad first as the answer is certainly already in it!
  5. My recommendation, as well as any teacher I had, for the two-handed parallel scale as well as independent left and right hands is to play each hand totally separately with the correct fingering measure by measure, then merge them without paying attention to the left hand, which should become an automatism by itself. For music full of accidentals, the trick is to learn these, and forget them, it should also become an automatism. And for the written timing, listen to the original piece or étude, or record it on any midi software like, for example, Musescore and try to memorise the said timing. But always practice slowly, decomposing what you play to merge easily and make pauses, do something else, and start again the next day or even a day after. Too much practice is useless as your body (muscle memory) and brain have to memorise what you're learning. Yes, piano is hard, and I still consider being nowhere even if can play some mildly complex pieces, but I can compose on piano, which is a great plus and an extraordinary powerful tool for that goal.
  6. I'm using this model since so many years and as it's rocking you can put it anywhere under the neck, it will always fit perfectly: https://guitarsandwoods.com/guitar-neck-rest.html
  7. Fleta guitars are very nice, that said. 😉🤦🏻😂
  8. I'm back on piano for good and working grade 5 to 7 pieces, but I've lost some independence, timing and sight reading, but music theory is well anchored in my brain. I'm taking lessons again, with a private teacher, but way cooler than before and yes it's very hard, but I'll hang on... Slowly, but surely. Take your time, and all will become clear and evident @bass_dinger. 😉
  9. I guess you mean the HeadRush Gigboard or MX5, why not moving to the newer versions named Core or Flex Prime or even the Prime, but it's a huge beast. I'm using the Core and I really like it, easy to use with its wide touchscreen, and the tuner is very visible. Check Nate Navarro's video of the Flex Prime... Ok, this guy could make an air dryer sound like an Alembic on steroids.
  10. First question to ask as the pickups are single coils: Is the bass fully and correctly shielded?
  11. This reminds of a quite similar situation: I went to buy (only 250 kilometres round trip, but twice, read below for the funny part) an Ashdown CTM-300 with its dedicated made in U.K. 8x10 cab, and came back with an Ashdown CTM-100 with an Ashdown 1200 Watts made in U.K. 4x10 cab as I own a stupid Peugeot 508 with a trunk and not a hatchback, so I had to put the cab on the back seat as it couldn't get in the immense trunk and the head in the said trunk. That said, eventually, the 100 Watts head coupled to that 4x10 cab was more suited to my taste, so a win-win situation. Now, the funny part: I had to go back there the next day has I had forgotten my jacket with my wallet at the seller's place and only noticed it when back home, you know the "new toy syndrome". 🤦🏻🤪🫨 My wife who accompanied me both times was laughing like a child and I had to pay the restaurant on the second day. 😉
  12. AI (de)generated description with a stupid "rich rosewood fretboard", when it's maple... It's not a Fender at all as everything is fake including the logo, maybe not even worth the starting price. Run away.
  13. I'm in Belgium too but not close to Brussels as I live in the South in Gaume (Étalle) otherwise I would have proposed you to have a look at the bass as I used to have my own luthiery and repair shop. That said, the transfer of a warranty to a second owner is not a legal thing as the warranty is accorded to the first owner only, that's the law over here in the E.U. That said, there are few exceptions like car makers who accept this transfer, or some big suppliers, like Thomann, who accept this for some items, often expensive to very expensive ones. To prove a flaw in the design, you'll need to have the said flaw confirmed by an an expert to be legal, which will cost you more than the pickup(s) swapping. As it's a trade between private persons, there is absolutely no legal warranty, and having bought it wouldn't change a single thing: no legal warranty. Furthermore, if you have tried the bass before accepting the trade, you have absolutely no right to ask for any kind of partial refund, as you have done it accepting that the state (condition, if you prefer) of the said instrument is as is and known by the "buyer". There is always a solution to a problem, but here you're walking on thin ice, so better be diplomatic with the maker as you'll also have to prove that the bass wasn't modified. As others said, giving the brand name and model with a photo "describing" the flaw would help a lot.
  14. Check if simply unplugging the router from the mains and also anything WiFi stop the noise. To put it simple, these are extraordinary mains polluter.
  15. And if there are too many pigeons, just remember that The Chase Is Better Than The Catch.
  16. Are you playing nearby a router or anything WiFi?
  17. Or, to quote, without freezing the progression chord by chord...
  18. Yep Chris, the Jazz Bass swamp ash body. 😉 No hurry, it's Saturday. 😊
  19. @Beedster, please, can Chris the Configurator 😉 unite the (one part) swamp ash body as pictured (bottom left) to the Shuker fretless neck (third from the left or right), weigh the all shebang with strings on and photograph this union front and back? And are there dots on the side (at the correct positions)? Thanks a lot. Cheers.
  20. I think @The Guitar Weasel is some kind of a luthier. 😉
  21. Do you need glasses, coffee, grammar, smaller fingers or the whole package, Russ?
  22. My shrink says I have to write all these awful memories to be at peace with myself and then burn them, but I still haven't clearly understood if I have to burn you... 🤔 🤪
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