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  1. On 25/07/2020 at 17:54, bamboscha said:

    @Hamstar8 Three years late to the party............I'm considering the 122. Already have a traveler 151p. I really like it. As a 151p owner, can you say anything more specific about the difference between the two?

    Sorry Bamboscha....I'm late too but didn't arrive back into the UK until after your post date.

    You will find quite a difference between a single 15 traveller and this 122 (2x12") cabinet.

    I'm using a Little Mark Marcus 500 watt amp with this 122, it has a different sounding EQ than the Little Mark amps that I like.

    I may get a 800 watt amp to use with the 122 as it the cab handles 800 watts, mine is an 8ohm cab so the 800 watt amp will probably push around 500w into it at peak....( I guesstimate here!)

    I've had the big size and traveller 15" cabs. The big one was overpowering but would be great on larger stages/festivals.

    I would say the Traveller 15" would struggle 'against' the 122. I think you will get as decent lows from the 122 and better middle to top end response.

    We all want these amps and cabs set up in a shop to try them so its a shame you cant hear them on trial.

    Sorry you are so far away as you could have A/B'd mine. cheers

  2. I’ve sold a small Fender guitar combo to Davy who waited three months while I was ‘pandemically’ caught overseas in NZ’s lockdown. All a very smooth transaction when we we finally sorted postage, cheers Davy.

  3. On 25/07/2020 at 22:23, owen said:

    Yeah, but ATCs!

    Many years ago I had a cabinet maker build me a 2x12 cab, fitted with ATC speakers, also a 1x15 ATC..it was a loud rig and I never used the 15 cab much. The 2x12 was my all playing cab and the memory of it triggered me getting a MarkBass 2x12 8ohm cab that I use almost always now. Slightly awkward to carry from one end but manageable and has sounded very good on most good sounding stage gigs.

  4. On 22/06/2020 at 04:34, shoulderpet said:

    Ok so have done the finish in satin varnish looks food but it feels a bit sticky, any pointers as to where I may have gone wrong? Thanks

    I’m not so sure a ‘varnish’ as used for furniture was the right choice. The Danish oil I mentioned previously would have been easier. Hope you can sort it.

  5. Danish oil works for me on the rear neck wood. Pour a little oil onto a clean rag cloth to apply then wipe excess off with another rag. Applying oil on bare wood may raise the grain a little on first coating but once it’s dried off a bit, you can ‘smooth’ that back using finest wire wool and apply a little oil again. If you use wax I think carnauba is the one used for guitar finish work.

  6. SOLD...

     

    As per the title, mine since new, replacement power section by MarkBass’s U.K. repairer Real Music.

    The usual chassis marks from living in its zippered bag.

    This is the wholly Italian produced amp.

    Price is for the amp and carry bag. I don’t know what post charges would be if needed.

    I have a limited time to sell due to journeys forthcoming.

    I am in NE Hants. Come and try it out, cabs available to play through.

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  7. 5 hours ago, Monkey Steve said:

    I was introduced to Rob by a mate, and he's a top bloke, they do great work, and I've spread the word and given them more very satisfied customers. Very reasonable prices on the maintenance and repair work too

    Yes Monkey, I thought their refret price looked good.

  8. On 03/02/2020 at 13:42, Monkey Steve said:

    Depending on where you are, Knight Guitars near Weybridge/Byfleet are superb

    http://www.knight-guitars.com/

    The website is mainly focused on their own custom built guitars, but a big chunk of their work is repairs and servicing, with clients including Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend (and me)

    Many years ago Knight Guitars replaced a total new long scale neck for my Gibson Recording bass, absolutely spot on, colour finish to using the headstock facia, fretwork was superb. I would think they will still have that high standard of work going for them.....well this chap thought so ...

    "I smash them into a thousand pieces, knight guitars put them back together again and make them play."

    - Pete Townshend, December 2005

  9. Sold

    Now at £650

    I've held back about this sale for a while but as two other of my basses take precedent for gigging, this one is up for selling.

    It has a beautiful Claro Walnut book-matched top over a flamed Sycamore body. The neck is a three piece figured maple.

    Fingerboard is Macassar Ebony. The backplate has magnets holding it on. The bridge is a Hipshot. Tuners are Gotoh GB4.

    Pickups are Seymour Duncan stacked jazz. There are four control knobs seen but I never fitted an active pre-amp for them

    so it currently has Volume/Pan/Tone  controls, all passive. The metal knobs have abalone tops with a bit more abalone added to

    the body and headstock. The strap buttons are large so better to hang the strap onto. The neck is bolted to the body with brass inserts.

    The finish on the body has about ten coats of Tru Oil ( Gunstock oil) and the neck is finished with danish oil.

    The scale length is 33" and it has great string tension responding well to harmonics.

    It is a 'PS Bass' made by me and as seen and heard at the 2019 BassBash in Chertsey. This bass was built around

    2014 and did a series of gigs with me before I returned to my all ash bodied fretless. Well set up, plays like a charm!

    It is lightweight @ 7lbs, a small body and almost 43” / 112cm long. Nut width is a slither under 1.5"/38mm and it is

    approx.  0.75"/19mm thick. At the twelth fret it is 2.12"/54mm wide. Side dots are black 3mm, easy to see! It has a few minor

    marks but is in overall very nice condition.

    All the wood and parts are top grade, the Claro Walnut cost a fair bit to import from the USA. and the sycamore wasn't the

    cheapest block for that wood. I have a soft case on hand for it.

    All of the above define this as a great smaller bodied bass to play and the wood combination sounds excellent.

    I welcome any serious potential buyer to visit and play through your own or my (MarkBass) bass gear.

    (The first picture on the red chairs is from the Basschat day last year taken by 'SivliaBluejay'....hope you don't mind Bluejay.....Please note the clear 'scratchplate as used on acoustic guitars has been removed).

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  10. On 13/01/2020 at 14:35, Brian18242 said:

    Looking to update my squire Jazz with new pickups (passive or active) including EQ. Can anyone recommend anything sold as a set? Budget is roughly £100(ish) I'm not that knowledgeable to buy Pickups and EQ separate so looking for an easy option where someone has paired them up for selling. Hope this makes sense. 

    PM sent

  11. On 13/01/2020 at 14:35, Brian18242 said:

    Looking to update my squire Jazz with new pickups (passive or active) including EQ. Can anyone recommend anything sold as a set? Budget is roughly £100(ish) I'm not that knowledgeable to buy Pickups and EQ separate so looking for an easy option where someone has paired them up for selling. Hope this makes sense. 

    This may be an easier option for you and the post shows £130, on Basschat.

    https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/396012-fender-jazz-pick-up-model-75-marcus-miller-preamp-knobs/?tab=comments#comment-3972352

     

  12. 31 minutes ago, krispn said:

    It’s difference in the manufacturing of the pick ups as the materials changed during the switch over to CBS ownership- I’ve alluded to it earlier in the thread. 

    Yes, many moons ago I took a 70s P Bass to Kent Armstrong who was rewinding pickups using a breadboard with a rotating arm and clock to count the windings. He took my P bass pickup(s) off, uncovered them and used a blade to cut through the black magnetic cotton type windings. They immediately frayed up as they weren’t potted in wax or other stuff. He explained what was happening with Fender pickups at the time using cheaper materials and how they weren’t producing good tone. He rewound the P Bass (and a subsequent jazz pickup) with proper job wire and potted it in wax. 

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