Ruarl

I still have the 5 string Musicman-style thing built for me by the Bass Doc in Newcastle around 1996-97. Lovely Wenge Fingerboard and a Bart pickup. 

After lurking for a long time it looks like I can probably come along. Will have to leave at 4.

@Frank Blank - Jabba short scales, fretted and fretless, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2, Grace Design preamp.

@rwillett - Ibanez short scale, Fender Jazz bass, Fender Mustang bass, Telecaster, Westone six string, 3d printed guitar, small practise bass amp, small practise guitar amp, Mod Dwarf, various guitar/USB interfaces and quite a lot of software and a fair few laptops as required. I live next door  Probably cake as well.

@ossyrocks- '73 P bass, '73 J bass, '78 P bass, '87 MIJ P Bass, Fender Bassman 50 (rebuilt from the ground up by Gartone), Bergantino Forte D, TE Elf, Barefaced Super Compact and One10, Fender Rumble 100.

@sifi2112 - Vigier Excess 4, Mas26 (x2) sfx D3 preamp Koch ATR4502 poweramp 

@neepheid - Some and hopefully all of Epiphone Jack Casady, G&L L-1000, Epiphone Les Paul Standard, G&L Tribute LB-100, Sire D5, Reverend Triad, Yamaha BB1200, Harley Benton HB-50, Soloking MJ-1, Epiphone Explorer, Markbass Mini CMD 121P IV, Markbass NY 121 cab

@ead - ACG SLG 32" 4-string; "Lee Sklar bass"; Ibanez Grooveline GS104; Yamaha Attitude Special; SBMM Pete Wentz Stingray sig bass; practice amp (with headphones)

@Muzz Three or four various Shukers, Dingwall ABZ4, modded BB414, modded Rumble 100, modded Westone Quantum, Helix Stomp, possibly Walkabout and BF cabs if I've got enough room in the car...

@peterjam - ACG J-Type 4-string (0096), ACG Finn Fretless 4-string (0122), ACG Harlot 6-string (0240), ESP Ltd B-208FM 8-string, Michael Kelly Firefly 4-string acoustic,  Chapman Grand Stick 10-string (deep matched reciprocal tuning), Ashbory Mk2 4-string, Phil Jones Bass BG-110 Bass Cub Combo ... and cake.

@GreeneKing - ACG B Retro 5 35”, two Zoot Funkmeisters both 32” scale, one a P with a Noll preamp and the other a J with a John East Uni Pre 5 knob, Cort Elrick NSJ5 35” with Noll preamp, Eich T900, Accugroove Tri 112, pedalboard (?)

@Ruarl - Sei Original Headless 6, Ibanez GWB1005, JV Precision modified into an active PJ, Ibanez EHB1506MS (for sale!). Barefaced Big Baby 2 & Quilter BB800. Maybe the Tacoma fretless acoustic if there's room in the car. I might chuck the G&L ASAT (non-bass!!) in too.

You lucky devil. What a beautiful instrument. I am in the same position as you, having wanted one for 20 years. But I didn’t buy the first one I saw, as it was in a Cash Converters, and there was no chance of a (relatively) sensible price. 
 

Thanks for the update on the Bass Doc. When I lived in Tyneside he was a great asset to the scene. 

Cor, this is beautiful! GLWTS

7 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Try this, with the late great Michel Petrucciani, or listen to the album Trio in Tokyo.

 

The first one of those youtube links is dead for me. What's the album? Trio in Tokyo is great! Thanks!

7 hours ago, lowdown said:

Haha, funny enough I was watching this concert earlier today. Steve Gadd & Anthony Jackson are both on it, with Dave Grusin and few other top, top players.

Had a listen to about half of that last night. Amazing stuff. I was kinda hoping for/expecting more small ensemble stuff, but there's nothing floats my boat like a jazz big band, and the rhythm section is clear as day in that recording. Thanks!

I watched an old vid the other day where Steve Gadd is getting some lifetime achievement award, and Anthony Jackson is doing the bit where he talks up how great Steve is. He mentions that the two of them had worked together on a lot of projects. Anyone know of any recordings with these two greats working together? (Or, a place to search for this kind of information!)

Looks amazing. Are there two jacks? What’s the story there? 
 

Also, where in the world are you?

How much does this unusual, lovely bass weight? And how is the balance?

Edit: Also, scale length?

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) 

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.

I love mine too! This is an absolute steal. 

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!

Sold Phil my old GKMB150. A nice easy trade.Good clear comms. Thanks Phil!

1 hour ago, kwmlondon said:

I have no need for one of these, nor the space nor the money but damn I remember seeing them in the 90s when they came out and wanting one sooooo badly. Still do. GLWTS

Thanks. Teenage Ruarl saved for a long time to get one!

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!

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?

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.

I remember playing through this at the 'Bash a few years ago. I was very, very impressed...

"E" seems to be used to indicate "Elite" sometimes too. I guess they've just had various systems over the years.

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.

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?

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???

Got a ticket for Knower at the end of August. I'm very excited. I've been looking forward to seeing Lousi Cole & crew live for years.

Of the three threads with glowing feedback for Paul, this one has the most balance of recent-ness and activity. So...

I just bought a nice Fender P from Paul. Had great comms leading up to the meet. I hung out in his spare room and we chatted bass for a good while. He accommodated some fairly unreasonable demands from me, like a new set of strings (yes, really!) and a screwdriver to adjust the pickup height. But always cheerful and helpful. An absolutely top fella to do a deal with.