lemmywinks

Bargain!

As previously said the tuner, compression (via Toneprint), aux in (add in a bluetooth dongle for a few quid) and mute function make this a seriously useful yet still tiny box of tricks. I should really sell mine as I have a different small amp which covers the same ground but tbh I just don't want to.

As it says, usually about £100 more than this:

https://www.thomann.co.uk/warwick_gnome_i_pro_600w.htm

If it has an E or W then it's most likely WMI who made superb budget instruments, either way if you like it and it's £250 then grab it. 

15 hours ago, Cornwall Steve said:

Well, the one nearest to where I live, and prefer out of the two, is simply described as an 'Edge' and is a kinda blue-green colour in the photo looking almost teal. For the £250 price tag I can't imagine it's terribly brilliant quality however the headstock says its made in Korea (by Cortek perhaps?)

You'll be able to tell where it came from be the serial number, a lot of Deans were made in the Unsung factory so it may start with US. In general for Korean basses an S denotes Samick, C would mean Cort, I or IS would be Saein (Shine) etc.

Unsung made a lot of decent guitars, did quite a lot of Epiphones IIRC.

That's a serious bargain and someone needs to snap it up.

They always seem to scuff up on that edge, I'm considering sticking a bit of 90 degree chequer plate to mine to protect it. 

All these should have been recalled IMO, they cost far too much money to be looking like a ratty old rehearsal room cab after a short while. Some of them were an absolute state.

If you are happy without it then leave it bypassed, the Uni Pre is pretty transparent (think there's a jumper on the board which can change it to a pre shape so check this first) so it should be a very similar sound without cutting/boosting.

With it engaged you can just do all your EQing on the bass itself which is my preference, the Uni Pre does have extra internal jog wheels so you can set the individual pickup gains, upper and lower bass frequencies and how high the treble frequency goes. Basically you can boost bass without adding boominess and boost treble without it sounding too thin. Once you have those set it's a very comprehensive preamp and offers some incredible sounds so definitely worth spending some time getting used to it.

https://www.thomann.co.uk/thon_rack_5he_eco_ii_compact.htm

https://www.thomann.co.uk/flyht_pro_rack_5u_eco_ii_compact_23.htm

If you need the moulded ABS styling then you might be out of luck.

Bargain that, well done!

You can usually pick up a TC BAM200, BQ250 or Warwick Gnome for sub £100 (and those TC heads are currently £120 on sale new) so there's just not much of a reason to spend a comparable amount on what is probably a considerably worse amp.

I use a Fishman Platinum Pro. Has a great DI, excellent one knob compressor, adjustable boost (triggered by footswitch), accurate tuner, mute function (on a footswitch) and a very nice EQ with HPF, plus some other useful features. There's one for sale here:

The Platinum Stage is also excellent if you just need the eq, DI and boost features in a tiny package. 

There's tons of bass preamps available nowadays, not many have all the features I need but the Platinum Pro ticked all the boxes. Eliminated the need for a pedalboard with separate tuner and compression and I just take that one single box to gigs now.

Bass Direct also have a used Genzler Magellan in at the moment:

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/genzler-magellan-preamp-di-pedal-pre-owned/?gQT=1

£20 here will sort you out:

You'll need a headphone splitter (and a stereo to mono 6.35mm-3.5mm adapter if you don't already have one), if you have some sort of headphone amp (the P2 clones off AliExpress are good) then you could probably use the main out to get a seperate mix if you don't want the same levels, again with a few more adapters. 

In fact you could probably just pan everything over to one side and use a regular mono 6.35mm-3.5mm adapter.

Just checked and it was this one, CV70 and mapble board though.

Think there was someone after a CV60 P neck a while ago due to a truss rod issue, check the Repairs section of the forum.

5 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

....and even given that, installing a Jazz(-esque) ashtray on a Precision is rather poor form 👍

Oh yes, morally wrong on every level.

Even though this is probably a Squier PJ from factory I'd always be wary of a PJ with the bridge cover on, that piece of metal could be hiding some hideous amateur routing.

9 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

I think it’s possibly a Squier standard series body in charcoal frost metallic.

 

The neck isn’t original fender I don’t think, maybe a mightymite with a decal.

 

if it’s any less than £200 probably a very serviceable bass.

My first thought was a Squier with a ebanol board Mighty Mite neck! 

https://www.guitarbitz.com/products/squier-affinity-precision-pj-bass-charcoal-frost-metallic

Plastic nut on my Might Mite P neck though, you'd have to check the heel to know for sure.

I'm getting a £20 voucher offer with the YUKFSIGZMWVHZ87M code as well so £395 if anyone else wants to try it. 

Right got these delivered today:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007364416737.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008878641286.html

Just tested each for 10 minutes or so at a decent volume, both work just fine. You don't need the adapters on the selectable voltage one as the default barrel tip is 5.5mm x 2.1mm so fits the Double Four perfectly, will do some more rigorous testing over the weekend. Next step is waiting for some flat elastic bungee cords with hooks to arrive and getting them shortened at work so I can secure both my power bank and Fishman Platinum Stage to the side and have a completely cable free practice amp!

Shame the new versions of these aren't DC powered as they make a super neat portable amp.

I ordered from them on the 6th (evening though) and it was despatched the next day, just been delivered about 1hr ago. So basically 5 working days which isn't too bad.

Also had a fretless (Warmoth Jazz) with Pau Ferro board and neck, great to play and very hard wearing. As a fingerboard wood it's like a halfway house between rosewood and ebony really, definitely didn't find it dry although I think my bass (I got it used) had an oiled finish. As a neck wood it felt nice and smooth, I never needed to adjust it (it did also have carbon rods IIRC) and great to play, again not dry at all.

Liked it and would have another, in fact if I was to spec a custom bass I'd probably lean towards it as it was both practical and visually appealing. I wish I hadn't sold the bass tbh!

Surprised this is still here. Vintage, high quality Japanese bass which looks beautiful for Squier money.

Bought a PJB Double Four from Ed, super quick delivery and well packaged, excellent amp as well!

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Might not sit nicely on a carved top though...

Could 3D print a surround for it or something like that. I would be very reluctant to do irreversible work on a bass without knowing the results would be al least satisfactory beforehand. I'd probably put the money towards a fretless Rockbass Star, Skyline HB10 or something like that.

You could try a Lace USAB and blend it externally, can be stuck on with tape so no need to get the router out:

https://www.thomann.co.uk/lace_pickups_ultra_slim_bass_pickup_usab.htm