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  1. Ruarl started following NBD: 1971 Precision... from Bermuda to Tyneside , FS £1350 Veillette Archtop 5 string fretless (new pics added) , NBD Moollon PV - With a back story. and 5 others
  2. Ruarl
    How much does this unusual, lovely bass weight? And how is the balance? Edit: Also, scale length?
  3. Ruarl
    Great story. Always nice to hear about people getting out of financial trouble - good on you. I'm not familiar with Moolons (I know the name, and the reputation, but not much more): What's the deal with that pickup? Is it a massive humbucker? Or a casing around a more traditional P-bass split? (Or something else)
  4. Ruarl
    I had a noodle on this when I visited to buy another P-bass from bigthumb. It is a doozy. Better than the one I bought, in fact, and less money! If you're after a P-bass, you won't do better for the money.
  5. Ruarl
    I love mine too! This is an absolute steal.
  6. Ruarl
    I bought Dan's camera. Not only did the sale go as smoothly as could be imagined, but he's been helping me out with getting to grips with it. Dan is more than a reliable guy to buy stuff from. He's a gem of this community. Thanks Dan!
  7. Ruarl
    Sold Phil my old GKMB150. A nice easy trade.Good clear comms. Thanks Phil!
  8. Ruarl
    Thanks. Teenage Ruarl saved for a long time to get one!
  9. Ruarl
    I'm reminded of how keen you were for a rosewood board when I bought that black/maple one off you. This new one looks an absolute treat, and something of the holy grail you've been chasing. Congrats, and enjoy!
  10. Ruarl
    Ooh, tempting. How old is this? Have you had it from new? How's the balance? That looks like a meaty headstock. Edit: Also, do you happen to be planning any trips north any time soon?
  11. Ruarl started following Ibanez SR5006 6 String Bass
  12. Ruarl
    For sale, my old GK MB150S. Bought new from the Bass Doc in Newcastle some time in the mid to late nineties. Lightly gigged around the place for a few years, then neglected for many more. A few years ago I took it to a local repairer for an overhaul - there was a noisy pot. (Their name escapes me now. We talked about Jah Wobble...) Today, it's in great condition. I just tried wiggling all the pots and there's no noise at all. Still sounds clean louder than I dare in my terraced house. As you can see from the pics, the cosmetic condition is pretty good. A few scrapes here and there, but not as bad as some of the examples I've seen. Note - I don't have an IEC cable to go with this. I'm not sure how I managed that, but I don't. I can demo it at home, but the sale is for the amp alone. I'd prefer collection, or a meet-up somewhere a reasonable distance from Manchester.
  13. Ruarl
    I remember playing through this at the 'Bash a few years ago. I was very, very impressed...
  14. Ruarl
    "E" seems to be used to indicate "Elite" sometimes too. I guess they've just had various systems over the years.
  15. Ruarl
    Thanks folks. That Talkbass thread was the sort of thing I was looking for. And, confirmed my suspicion that the system is not entirely organised. At least, not over the whole history of Smith basses.
  16. Ruarl
    Is there a description somewhere of all the codes on Ken Smith basses? I've found the odd reference (mostly on this forum.) But I don't find anything on the Ken Smith website. And certainly nothing exhaustive. As for some of the extra words they use, I think I've figured out that Burners are made somewhere else with some kind of Ken-endorsement. But I'm puzzled as to what the "Tiger" series are. Are they just nice flamey tops?
  17. Ruarl
    Trombone was my first instrument! I had lessons in primary school. When I got to secondary school they persuaded me onto the Tuba. They told me my embouchure was more suited to tuba - I could never get that bright honky trombone sound. I was never particularly interested in the Tuba, so brass went from being something exciting to something I just "did". A couple of years later this new kid joined the school who played guitar. He needed a bass player, I liked Flea. So I started bass and never looked back. Later, when I was about 17, I went to a Jazz summer school at the Guildhall. That was run by Scott Stroman, a trombone player (and a bloody good one, as you might imagine.) He played with a really soft tone, not at all honky. I still think about that moment to this day. Maybe I should buy @funkgod's Trombone from the For sale section???
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