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[quote name='Manton Customs' timestamp='1452955955' post='2955048'] Ah, after googling it I now see how it should look like! That's a pretty flawed design having the grain running across such a short distance and at a curve! So its no wonder they get broken. Looks nice though . It would definitely best to take it to a luthier. First the two broken areas would need to be sawn square then planed perfectly flat (or routed). Then a matching piece of Maple would be glued in, before reshaping and then routing out that curved slot again. Obviously then the headstock face would need to be refinished. It's always going to be a weak area as it's a flawed design, but if done correctly it should be no weaker after the repair than it was when first constructed. It'd be pretty straight forward but take some balls . [/quote] Thanks for your advice, much appreciated. Going to have a think about how to go about it. Someone else has suggested moulding a section out of fibreglass in place of the missing piece of wood, another suggestion was to use headstock from a damaged donor fenderish neck & cut a piece out to fit. Once I 've done all the other bits, will start approaching some luthiers. Cheers
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[b]*SOLD - PENDING PAYMENT* Gotoh GBR640 Re-so-lite reverse wind vintage style tuners (nickel)[/b] for Fender Jazz & Precision type basses In brand spanking new condition, unused still in wrappers. Complete with all the paperwork, ferrules, screws & torque adjuster key. [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/2016-01-20%2020.10.19_zpsk9ctdhlb.png.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/2016-01-20%2020.09.25_zpsnnratg6i.png.html"][/url] Gotoh spec.s here: [url="http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?btp_product=gbr640"]http://www.g-gotoh.c..._product=gbr640[/url] These Re-so-lites have an RRP of £137 at Allparts! [color=#0000FF][b]My bargainous price of £85! [/b][/color] Please PM me if interested. Many thanks
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[quote name='Manton Customs' timestamp='1452945463' post='2954911'] Nice looking bass . What's the headstock damage like? [/quote] Thanks... Here's a photo of the damage, section has broken away, unfortunately lost by previous owner. At the moment it's more of a Black Macaw than Eagle! Would be grateful for any advice or suggestions on possible repair. [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/2016-01-16%2012.14.15_zpsilioocd0.png.html"][/url] Cheers
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The Ibanez Black Eagle has been on GAS list for over a decade, so when this 1977 Antoria (made in the same factory) popped up on Ebay a few weeks ago, I had to snap it up! I didn't pay much for it, but it does need a bit of work as per the photo. [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Basses/2016-01-15%2018.12.27_zpsaslvb0sw.png.html"][/url] The pickguard is missing, however I've found someone via the Black Eagle FB page to make a replica.The original pickups have been replaced by previous owner to Bartolinis. I 'm going to swap them out for some split coil humbuckers made by Jess Loureiro. I'm also going to rewire the bass with CTS pots, proper jazz knobs & a PIO tone cap. Replacing the old tuners for some nice new Gotohs too. The worst bit is the headstock damage, which I gather is quite common. Not sure yet how I'm going to fix it, will probably entrust a guitar repairer on this. However, the neck feels great, frets are good & it's a lovely bass to play. Contrary to all other reports I've seen on the weight of these basses, this Antoria is not heavy at all. Where the paint has been chipped in various places on the body, I can see quite light coloured wood, nothing like mahogany or a 'sandwich' block. It's a comfortable bass to use, thankfully not a backbreaker! Will post more pics, when I've finished tidying it up. Cheers
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Ed bought a Farida bass off me. It was an easy, hassle free transaction. He's a top bloke to deal with - recommended.
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[color=#ff0000]*SOLD*[/color] [b]Farida FJB-6[/b] in CAR In excellent condition - no dinks or marks, frets unworn, even cellophane still on the pickups. This is a cracking bass for not much money, as per the online reviews. Now discontinued. [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/2015-11-22%2010.21.05_zps5vwql5ei.png.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/20151122_100051_zpso7wi4mnv.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/20151122_100117_zpsbpebj1iv.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/20151122_100145_zpstmiisox5.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/20151122_100030_zpst3cjwisv.jpg.html"][/url] £120. Can post UK or Europe and possibly drop-off depending on location Please PM me if interested or requiring further info. Cheers -
Built this Mutron II clone for a friend. It's a six stage optical phaser and it sounds fantastic. I'm going to build myself another, but with variable phasing stage options & maybe 'univibe' mod too. Was quite an intensive build, with a home made vactrol... but worked like a charm on first power up [URL=http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/2015-11-21%2016.44.05_zpsqggeb7cz.png.html][IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/2015-11-21%2016.44.05_zpsqggeb7cz.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/2015-11-22%2010.19.04_zpsiqsqoqli.png.html][IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/2015-11-22%2010.19.04_zpsiqsqoqli.png[/IMG][/URL]
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Alan Spenner & Andy Newmark [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoSiL8eiIQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=SXoSiL8eiIQ[/url] And George Murray & Dennis Davis [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOhjZJyNOx4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=oOhjZJyNOx4[/url]
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Stagg 60BA 60w bass combo[/font][/color] In good condition. Got this in a trade, I have no need for it. It is a budget combo, but it sounds OK, pretty loud - might suit a beginner, student practice amp or someone wanting a cheap portable combo for small gigs. [URL=http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/items%20for%20sale/20150917_125358_zps6ydzcgtp.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/items%20for%20sale/20150917_125358_zps6ydzcgtp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/items%20for%20sale/20150917_125413_zps9jvrgeml.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/items%20for%20sale/20150917_125413_zps9jvrgeml.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/items%20for%20sale/20150917_125425_zpsvrcgllnw.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/items%20for%20sale/20150917_125425_zpsvrcgllnw.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]60 W RMS Bass Amplifier [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- 1 x 12" speaker [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Metal front grille [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- High impedance instrument input [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- 3-band EQ (Bass/Middle/Treble) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Master volume control [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Compression control [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Headphone input [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Effects Loop (send/return) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Stereo jack input for CD/MP3 player [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Weight: 19.5 kg / 43 lbs [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- Size (HxWxD): 45.5 x 49.5 x 27.5 cm / 17.9 x 19.5 x 10.8 in.[/font][/color] More info here: [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/stagg-60-ba-uk/6628"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/stagg-60-ba-uk/6628[/url] £40 collection Bristol. Might be a ble to drop off locally. Please PM me if interested, or if any further info needed. Thanks -
[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1442091780' post='2864422'] If you're OK on making your own, then the RunOffGroove Ginger pedal is excellent. ([url="http://diy.thcustom.com/tag/runoffgroove-com/"]Here[/url].) [/quote] +1 on the 'Ginger'. My favourite low/medium overdrive. Great circuit by ROG, kudos to them - a lot of thought went into the design of it.
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Joost bought my Yamaha BB1000. Lovely chap, nice person to do business with - easy transaction. Recommended. Thanks Nick
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I use a clone of the 70's Maestro Stage Phaser. It has 5 or 6 stage options and goes quite deep, with no low end loss. That's my current favourite, though I think the EHX Nano Small Stone is great on bass too. I've got a Mutron II clone in build at the moment, so that may take Maestro clone's place on my board, after I hear it ...
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Great list...would be interested to hear how Zeibek Submarine or SFX 'Big Beautiful Bass" compares to them too.
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I'm a bit of a phaser junky, built a few now. I'd recommend the Maestro Stage Phaser It can get really deep & resonant, with no low end loss. Madbean does a nice pcb of it: 'Stage Fright' It's my current favourite phaser...but that might change once I've finished off a Mutron II clone!
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Bumpty Dumpty!😊
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Bump! 😊
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Bumpage with a price drop! And a picture of the lovely engraving on the bridge [URL=http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-08/2015-08-04%2010.30.39_zpsldliyrcq.png.html][IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-08/2015-08-04%2010.30.39_zpsldliyrcq.png[/IMG][/URL]
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PM'd you Tanuki. 😊
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[u][b]*SOLD - PENDING PAYMENT* 1984 Ibanez Roadstar II RB850[/b][/u] another fine Japanese specimen being culled from the herd... Plays like a dream and sounds monstrous - wide range of tones from the 'Super J6' humbuckers thanks to coil taps on the volume & tone pots, along with the blend control. In good condition for it's age, but I've tried to show in the photos, the white pearl finish has faded a bit in places with age, there's also a few dinks & marks though nothing that major. The bridge has become a bit tarnished. The neck and frets are good, and the truss rod functions well. [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121122_zpskt4zyyq7.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121151_zpsgkdgvqx7.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121215_zpscbdgsus1.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121231_zpsawozlkvc.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121248_zpsstmwyvof.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121257_zpsnyej5lsy.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121341_zpsbaykp9r3.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_121358_zpsavjxl0vt.jpg.html"][/url] £220 ono. I'm based in Bristol/Bath. Local collection is OK, and can drop off locally. If necessary can despatch UK & Overseas. Please PM me if interested or requiring further info/photos. Thanks -
*SOLD - Pending Payment* [u][b]Yamaha BB1000 (1978)[/b][/u] a lovely vintage MIJ bass, produced (according to S/No.) in August 1978. A real precision killer this bass.... In pretty good condition for its age. The frets have plenty of life left in them, the beautiful ebony fretboard has a nice grain going through it. The neck is pretty much p-bass dimensions and is straight & true. The truss rod functions fine. There's a few minor dinks & marks on body & back of the neck, but nothing major or very visible.The tuners are smooth & hold their tuning well. A definite feel of quality with this bass, better than what Fender was mostly producing during this period (IMHO) [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_120544_zpscuj4omvy.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_120635_zpssl3jyclh.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_120659_zps3k1ecvsz.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_120737_zpselqd09tz.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_120834_zpso21ruh7n_edit_1438083030659_zpsuicrvjlt.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150728_120905_zpsqvr5oieu.jpg.html"][/url] [s]£325 ono.[/s] £300 I'm based in Bristol/Bath. Local collection is preferred, but could drop also off locally. Can despatch if necessary in UK & to overseas. Please PM me if interested or if further info/photos needed. Thanks
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Not had the pleasure of trying an original, but my Mutron III clone does it for me when it comes to Bootzilla tones ☺
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[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1435419144' post='2808626'] I've ordered a PCB for the Ginger, I thought about veroboard but the PCB should make for a nice, small build. There are still a couple of places with the 2N5457 in stock, so I should be OK. If I like it, it should make for a nice small pedalboard with just the Ginger, my Superfuzz clone, a tuner and DI. [/quote] I've done vero & the PCB versions, but it's easier to get it in a 1590B with that PCB layout. Regarding 2N5457's I'd steer clear of Tayda ones, I've got a bag of about 30 useless ones, even a batch that I got from Bitsbox a short while ago, were no good either.
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[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1435478689' post='2809045'] Was like watching a mental patient rant inside a large microwave oven / breville toasted sandwich maker. [/quote] Brilliant! [quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1435486745' post='2809154'] Of course you won't like it if it's hip hop. I have never had a conversation with a middle aged white bloke about Kanye... or even classic hip hop (DMC/PE etc.) [/quote] What a daft thing to say...Quite a big generalisation.
