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Boss Gx100, amazing bit of kit and stupidly good value when you consider what it does.
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On 08/12/2022 at 14:19, jd56hawk said:
There is a gorgeous hand made Bass on here over the last few days that is for sale at about a third of its new price. It was a bargain but had no interest and the price was dropped about 20% and it still hasn’t sold. Whether you like it, or understand it, there is something about Fenders that people like and that makes them a ‘safe buy’. I have dabbled with a range of stuff but always come back to a Jazz. My Ultra is just the best bass I have ever owned. And it should be given the price! But the prices have gone up so much I could probably break even after a couple of years of ownership.
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Ashdown are out of this world service wise. Give them a call and I doubt you will be disappointed.
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4 minutes ago, FDC484950 said:
I had a look at the Fender site just today and an American Pro II P bass 5 is £1819 - not long ago it was £1999. Could be improving exchange rates I suppose? Given few US Fenders are making it to these shores at the moment, it’s odd it went down instead of up (and 3 of 4 colours are in stock apparently).I never saw those that high but I don’t tend to look at 5s so it wouldn’t surprise me. The Ultra like mine was £1999 until recently but is now over £2100, compared to a few years ago they are all up as far as I can tell. I paid under £1700 on my ultra less than 18 months ago.
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People don’t always do their research. I have sold a few bits over the years that have gone for more than new price. It’s crazy but the buyers seemed happy. But I have also sold stuff where it’s gone for a fraction of what I expected. You can just never tell.
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They certainly haven’t dropped in price since then, so how has anything changed for the better?
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Some are better than others for sure. Normally it’s linked to getting decent known makes but they are simple things and I have seen dirt cheap Chinese ones that work fine for years, but I wouldn’t buy them to the put on any of mine just in case.
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If that’s all that’s wrong then Christmas has come early!
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Just now, Ralf1e said:
Only thing on Google against that number is a comment on here today
That is reassuring, I was offered one a while ago and when I googled the serial number I got loads of hits on forums along the lines of ‘just bought this, is it genuine?’ So I guess they just copy one transfer and stick it on a load.
Fingers crossed, you could be onto a bargain!
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It looks nice in the pic, have you tried googling the serial number? If it is dodgy then you might find you get a load of hits. Got to be worth a close look at that price though.
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You can’t go far wrong at that money if you want new. If you are happy going second hand then there are loads of options out there but December probably isn’t the best time to find bargains.
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15 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:
I think Friday is one of those unfortunate songs that has become a victim of its own success. A very cleverly crafted piece that just gets played way too often (but then I've made no excuses for being a fan of our and out pop music).
It is just so out of place on the album and is just very clearly there as a single release option. I would have thought they were big enough by then to have full control over output but it seems like a classic record company pressure thing to do. If you listen to wish without it, the whole experience is so much better, it just kills the mood and flow. I don’t actively dislike it, but would never choose to listen to it. It lacks the fun and quirkiness of earlier poppier output like love cats and is very meh to me.
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Wish for me, apart from the sad single fodder that is Friday I’m in love, it just rolls from start to finish in an almost hypnotic way. Just brilliant
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Loads of great stuff but three for me for different reasons, snow, scar tissue and for nostalgic memories of the Rock House in Derby in the 90s, give it away.
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19 minutes ago, sirmuppet said:
I was just about to come on and ask a question about wireless systems as I too haven't had any replies from Smooth Hound and am lost at an alternative.
Due to my lack of gigs at present, I would let mine go if you get stuck for one.
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Seems a shame when you would have been happy to keep it as well. It’s hard to see how this makes financial sense to them.
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14 hours ago, TheGreek said:
These are highly regarded but a bit more than I thought.
I borrowed a smaller version of that and was very impressed with it.
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10 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:
Once this number had sunk in ( 😯 ) I did the rest of the sums.
4 × ultralight at 55g each = 220g.
That 220g plus the 360g reduction = 580g previously .... so the fitted tuners were 145g each!
Blimey 😳 Is that 145g going to be the typical weight of a tuner on Squier and MIJ p-basses?
[As for the metric / imperial insanity: I think of things like tuners in grams, whole basses in pounds, nut widths in inches, neck depths in millimetres.... 😬 The conversion tool on my phone's calculator gets through a lot of work]
That sounds strange, 145g is a serious weight. Bag and a half of sweets in old money. The density of steel is between 7.5g and 7.8g per square centimetre of my memory serves me right. That would mean they needed to be 20 cubic centimetres of steel! Or a solid chunk 5x2x2cm to put it another way. Do you still have them to check?
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Something on another thread got me thinking, does anyone else have any band mates that are totally different when playing to not playing? Our drummer is a great bloke, genuinely nice guy all the time, but when not playing he is a bit ‘beige’ shall we say. He goes to brass band recitals and is a bit of a music nerd. But when playing the drums he is an utter animal, it’s like something flips and he changes personality and bang off we go at 100mph (which I love). He has really surprised a few colleagues who have come to see us over the years (he works where I used to).
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31 minutes ago, missis sumner said:
I've never really liked the Beatles that much. Prefer a bit of Abba...
Admin- we need a ‘recoils in horror’ emoji please
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Nope, I don’t own any of their stuff at all. I know some of it and it’s ok, but never had any meaning for me growing up from the 70s to the 90s. I am sure it influenced some of the stuff I listen to but that’s about it.
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Look on reverb perhaps? Always a few vintage Precisions on there.
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Mine still blows my mind, such a great bit of kit for sensible money. Glad it’s working for you as well.
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That looks suspiciously like an Ultra in cobra blue. Same as mine. I am biased but it’s a thing of beauty and sounds amazing.