andy67

14 hours ago, karlfer said:

Absolute steal for a 25th ♥️

Agree 100% This is easily a £2k bass given the mk3 is £4K new and the newest version the wife tribute is £6k.

Good luck mate as those are awesome basses! 

Don't do it!

Take your pick as I only play the maple neck Fender P now. 

Wow! What a steal that is for the price 😮 Stupendously good amps, good luck with your sale  Andy

On 25/11/2023 at 21:11, Shaggy said:

 

Ee, I used to dream of owning a Satellite, when I were hiding at back of t’stage wi’t shame of playing a......Columbus Jazz bass copy........🙁

Aye I used to dream of owning a Columbus  while playing my K pbass! Oh the shame of it all

I had the BBG5 of which is very similar to the N5 and thought is was excellent. The TRB style soap bars work for me on many levels, tone, clarity and growl but they are place perfectly for my finger playing. I miss my TRB5 mk1, the single best 5 string ever!  The BBG5s below is identical to the one I owned. (Image courtesy of talkbass.com)

If a BBG4 then you'll love it, if it's the BB1300, that'll will be something else

1 hour ago, Gnermo said:

Does anyone know what years the BB-12000 non-export models are from? I acquired a natural one but Yamaha serials always confuse me

I'll guess from Japan or maybe Tiaiwan.

If helps, regretted selling my BB1600 too, huge mistake but them’s the breaks unfortunately. 

@AndyTravis

Try a BB714?

9 minutes ago, neepheid said:

I enjoy all my basses very much - otherwise I wouldn't have them.  None of them are perfect though.  I've said that if I ever reviewed basses on YouTube or whatnot, I'd make sure I didn't just gush over whatever it was I'm looking at, there's always room for improvement.  So, let me critique my current crop and say one negative thing about each.

 

G&L CLF L-1000 - zero shielding, shocking for an instrument which cost £1300 at the time, had to do it myself.

G&L Tribute LB-100 - the vintage tint on the neck is yellow, looks like it's got jaundice in the wrong light.

Soloking MJ1 Classic - Stoopid name!  Cup style jack socket mount means I have to be picky with my right angled cables.

Sire D5 - pickup output is a bit low, have to remember to compensate either at the compressor output or the preamp.

Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard - opposite problem to above, those DiMarzio X2N-B pickups I put in there have bonkers output, needs taming at the compressor so it isn't clipping on the preamp when set to 1.

Harley Benton HB-50 (prototype) - stock it came wired with crap pots and a useless switch which gave you either or both coils, made almost no difference to the sound.  Since modded to series/single/parallel and decent pots.

Yamaha BB1200 - there's a ding/bit of lacquer missing on the back of the neck which is in an annoying, occasionally noticeable place.  Sometimes I think I'll have a go at repairing, sometimes I think I should just leave it be.

Epiphone Jack Casady 20th Anniversary - I think it's bloody rotten that Epiphone don't at least supply the JC with a gig bag - it's hollow FFS!  The fact that my 20th Anniversary came with one shows that they can do it when they can be arsed and it annoys me.

Reverend Triad - the neck heel sticks out a bit from the body, looks a bit goofy, I think they could have streamlined that a bit.

Epiphone Korina Explorer - the case is fecking huge - the only way to get it in my car is by taking up the front passenger seat and sticking it in the footwell then up against the seat.

 

There you go - a negative aspect for every bass I own.  What a whingebag!

 

I don't get the being put off by relative positioning thing.  When playing the basses I own where the first fret/tuners feel like they're in a different time zone to me (I'm chiefly looking at you - Les Paul, Explorer and any Thunderbird I've ever owned) it just makes me feel even more like the rock star I know I am

 

I best start on my lot now 😂

give me time on the following:

Gibson SG

Squier CV 50s tele

US Fender P

MIJ Fender P

US EBMM Stingray

Cort FMMH A5

Yamaha Attitude mk2

Yamaha BB714BS

Spector Euro 4LT

Jackson Minion

Schecter CV4

17 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Probably why my euro 5 has two strap buttons!

I relocated said nippy rear strap button to a more suitable place for me. I love practicing with the Spector as is so easy to play when sitting down but not so great standing up at rehearsals. 

You know, this thread could end up being a goldmine for folks thinking about getting a custom bass built for them. So much to think about especially getting the nippy thing just right. 

Thought I'd add this thread to see what nipped folks about basses?

I have a rather lovely Spector Euro LT4 in violin burst, it is gorgeous and sounds amazing due to the Darkglass preamp and Bartolini pups, BUT ... the top horn is not inline with the 12th fret and it throws me off! Coupled with that is the stupid location of the rear strap button! I've gone back to using my trusted and familiar US P. 

Auld moaning git no1 - Andy

PS, happy new year y'all  

On 03/01/2024 at 17:21, Chewie said:

Don't say that..............!!!

 

I think you are making a big msitake! From the one pick, I'll bet it is absolutely stunning all over  You'll never get that again and when you consider the price of Sterling Rays 34/35 around the £1300 in GG, you may find a replacement (should you realise your potential mistake) unaffordable in the near future. 

DON'T DO IT, YOU WILL REGRET IT!!

All the best, Andy

6 hours ago, Kiwi said:

What is the most desirable seventies or eighties BB bass and what are they selling for?  I have access to Japanese imported BB1200s and 1100s plus later models.

I would say the BB1600 was the most desireable - for me anyway - and is most rare

Superb head and what a tone! 

Best of luck with the sale

For sale in Scotland:

37 minutes ago, Velarian said:

BB2000 ?

Might be  but what a player huh!!

Suzi

Think Suzi might be playing a BB here:

13 hours ago, attackbass said:

Hey, yep my first one!

 

I'm not usually a fan of bartolinis and more a fan of EMGs but it sounds good and the darkglass preamp seems quite aggressive. I initially thought I wanted a Classic 5 in black with EMG J pickups but I'm glad I went for the LT with that 35" scale..

 

The B string is outrageous..usually as I play further up the neck the notes lose their definition but on this they ring clear as if it was an E string! Blew me away.

 

One thing I noticed was the pickups were really close to the strings, is this normal with LTs?

Yeah the strings are close to the pups on my Spector. The Barts with the Darkglass will absolutely thrill you when you get used to them - Amazing tone and growl! Mr Bartolini passed yesterday  https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bill-bartolini-has-died

13 hours ago, attackbass said:

Just officially became a spector endorsee and ordered a Violet fade Euro 5 LT, coming on Friday! Very excited. Never thought I would go for that colour but it very much grew on me with the gold hardware. 

I have the 4 string version and what a bass it is!! The Barts coupled with the Darkglass preamp is amazing!