JohnDaBass

39 minutes ago, DanDoesBass said:

Looks great! How does it sound? 

The pups are EY Parts Eric Custom T Bird ceramic humbuckers. I chose to use two 14k Pups both higher output units which offer a huge range of very diverse tones. The Harley Benton is great starting bass for pup up grades. Alder body, bound neck, nicely finished, all for £199.

9 hours ago, DanDoesBass said:

Mock up 👀 (not real)

 

Not quite the vintage T-bird pickups, but you get the idea. 

Here's my ThunderStang

Handsome absolutely superb.

I'm a real fan of Jon Shuker's work having visited his workshop to collect a great job he did for me.

29 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

If anyone brings a BAM we'll have the set for people to try

I have a TC BAM built into my Faux Fender Imp combo which I am bringing along, so could easily be used for comparison.

On 03/08/2025 at 09:32, JohnDaBass said:

Bump

Bump again 

Your photos sent me back in time to my first "proper" bass rig of 1968. 

I had the same Selmer T'n B 50 and matching Goliath cab with the rounded corners. It sounded absolutely superb to me. 

The T'n B amp is very collectable and appears in great condition for its age. Definitely worth having it repaired by an experienced tech and then selling on.

Both the Goliath cabs could be of interest to 60's rock tribute bands. Fitting a modern neo 18ins driver and a tweak to the port length would be just right for getting back into giving great service to the right bassist.

Congratulations on a fantastic find.

(I still have a Selmer T'n B 50 V2 and I would love to take the rounded corner Goliath off you but the divorce costs would be too high 🤣)

Great variety of tones, well done, huge options going forward 😊.

Enjoy the results of your labours.

Make sure you top up the beer money pot of the Engineering department.

🍺🍺🍺

Great job, looks awesome and it will have a huge Attitude sound😊

For many years I was a long term user of Guitar Tapp Pro on Android. It's been all I needed when playing in 4 different bands, easy to share and simple to create and edit set lists. It's now been upgraded and replaced by Chords.wiki and is faster, more flexible and easy to use. As it's an App you can use it across your, phone, tablet or laptop and it automatically sync's up from the cloud.

Sharing set lists between band members is breeze. Only downside is the annual subscription.

9 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

I’d go again - I’ve done “that’ll do” stuff in the past and regretted it.

 

you’re obviously skilled…maybe get close to the size shape of the rout template and finish off with a file?

+1

Bump

51 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

Great advice:)

+1

From the proceeds from the sale invest in a Celestion 10 speaker, either the ceramic one used in the BC110 or a lightweight BN-300X (8 or 4 Ohm)

22 hours ago, neepheid said:

Some of you might recall that I recently bought a DeArmond Jet Star bass for the simple and highly frivolous reason that it made me laugh.  Those who are familiar with the single pickup, long scale variant will also be aware of the decidedly bridgeward location of the pickup, leaving vast tracts of empty space on the body between the pickup and the neck.

 

I think you know where this is heading.

 

Well, a very nice chap in the States who makes YouTube videos (and occasionally posts on here - @Rib13Bass - shout out to you, bass brother) sent me a gift which arrived today...

 

 

As Ozzy used to sing - what is this that stands before me?  You gathered bass cognoscenti don't need me to tell you this is a pickup from a Peavey T-40/T-45.  What is a person supposed to do with such a behemoth of a pickup?  Oh, maybe something like this:



So, the plan is to move the jack socket (currently front mounted) to the side to create a hole for the pickup selector switch.  Will have to make a wee hole for a coil selector switch for the T-40 pickup.  Oh and a big eff off hole for the T-40 pickup.  T-40 pickup goes through the coil select switch, then onto the pickup selector switch, original pickup goes to the pickup selector switch, then the output of the pickup selector switch will be wired up to the existing harness at the volume pot.
 

Easy as that!  Now, where's my router...

WOW, that is going to have some deep and meaningful Attitude 😮

1 hour ago, RhysP said:

I read that as "Spector Frank Bruno Signature Bass"

That  would have been a knock out bass🤪

Planning to attend this year.

Gear

Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink)

PS I will leave it to Admin/ @scrumpymike / @Rich  to add me to the list🤪

12 hours ago, neepheid said:

Just a little update to say that the bass performed very well at its first live outing.  Also, it's a wonderfully comfortable bass to play.  Maybe it's just me but there's a bevel cut into the top edge of the body which my wrist just sits on like it was designed for it.  Someone stop me from taking a saw and chisel to all my basses

 

Totally agree the off-set body is really comfortable with a great balance 

Mine is neck thro short scale with an Artec Mudbucker and G&L bridge Pup.

Finally sorted.

Bought a 98 mm one from the source suggested by @ratman.

Purchased the large one because having no experience of how rigid they were I thought that a slightly over size would provide a nice snug fit.

When it arrived I was impressed how stiff it was and sadly didn't fit properly. Bought a second from the same supplier at 96 mm for a sound hole of 95 mm.

Problem solved! Nice snug fit and seems to do the trick by preventing the feedback.

I have also created a new patch on the Zoom B1FOUR with HPF at 50 hz.

Happy Days.

Thanks everyone for your advice.

Now sold.

Please close.

Here I have my as new Behringer X Air XR12 digital mixer in fitted rack case for sale.

I purchased this to improve the setup time and FOH control of one of the cover bands I was in at the time.

It hasn’t seen the light of day because the Guys in the band were rather “Ole School” and preferred to stick with their trusted Behringer PMP4000.

So, it’s been to one rehearsal and mainly used for recording at home.

 It was fitted into a Spider shallow depth rack case which provides plenty of protection and neat rear storage for cables.

These are around £230 new plus about £50 for the case.

 I am looking for £135 for both.

I am in West Wales, but I am happy to ship at the buyer’s cost.

 Link

https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0605-AAB

Behringer X AIR XR12 12-Channel Digital Mixer Overview

The Behringer X AIR XR12 12-Channel Digital Mixer is ideal for both studio and live applications. Featuring 4 Midas-designed preamps, built-in WiFi, and USB stereo recording, it provides professional-grade sound and flexibility. The XR12 includes advanced features like auto-mixing, a 100-band RTA, and a robust FX engine, making it a powerful, portable mixing solution for any audio environment.

Thanks for looking

As new Crown power amp and case.

The amp is as new, only used a couple of times in the house. The case was bought at the same time and apart from a Rush sticker and a mark on the front where there was a product sticker it too is as new.

The combined weight is 17 kg so collection from me inWest Wales or localish meet up please and I`m not looking for trades thanks.

Specs below:

2x 450 Watt/4 Ohm

2x 330 Watt/8 Ohm

900 Watt/8 Ohm bridge mono

Signal to noise ratio > 100 dB

Damping factor > 200

XLR/RCA input

Speaker Twist and binding post outputs

Turn-on delay

Protection against shorts

19", 2 U

Installation depth: 31.5 cm

On 01/06/2025 at 11:25, warwickhunt said:

Fender geeks might be able to help with one thing I've never figured out.

 

The headstock rear has a 5mm (approx) wood dowel/plug between the E A tuners; this is entirely from the factory but I've never understood why/what.  I did wonder whether they tried fitting drop tuners to the very first production basses but they maybe didn't fit.  I know the 2nd series had a larger headstock which DID have an E string drop tuner fitted.

I own the exact same bass, like yours all original and with the same case.

Mine too has the same dowel on the rear of the headstock, I originally thought it was just my bass had the fix, mine too was bought brand new. But it would appear that a number of the first run had the drilling error and the dowel fix was used to correct the mistake. I wonder who "Walked the plank" for that factory blunder??

Fantastic bass,

GLWTS sale of a reasonably priced unique piece of Fender history.

10 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Where in the chain, at the end after any Amp/Cab Sim?

As I don't use an Octaver in any of my patches I have the HPF at the start of my patch chain.

I only use 8 patches for the covers bands I'm in.

6 are for specific song types made up of compressor, drive and amp SIM.

The 2 other patches are just "Always on" HPF one at 30hz and one at 40hz. 

To get as close as possible to emulate a Thumpinator I use 2 HPFs in series in each of the patch chains as I understand a single B1FOUR HPF has a 12db per octave slope , so by using 2 HPF in series the result is a 24db per octave slope.

Seems to work for my needs by tightening up the low end.

I know some of the amps I use (Fender Rumble 800 combo, Fender Rumble 800 HD + BF Super Compact, Mesa D800 Subway+ BF Super Compact, Peavey Mini max 500 + BC110) have some form of HPF built into their circuit designs but using an always on HPF before the amp simply provides a "belt & braces" approach to tighten up the low end.

Having a 40hz & 30hz HPF patch makes it simple to toggle between the two to compensate for room and stage issues.

It's probably worthwhile taking a look at the Zoom B1FOUR patches thread that @Al Krow started to see some of the ways players configure their B1FOURs.

I have used the HPF on the B 1 Four for many years.

One patch set at 40hz and a second set at 30hz. 

All my patches included a HPF.

@ratman could you share which sound hole plug you use or recommend?

34 minutes ago, joedonohoe22 said:

 

I’m in a dilemma myself as I’ve just got a P bass and am torn between using the rounds or my Thomastik flats 🤔

Buy a second P bass,

Simples😁