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13 hours ago, ahpook said:

There's a lot of mystique about various issues of Rats. I sold a 'Woodcutter' Rat a while back for a song just because a certain chap who made them ('Woodcutter')  made better Rats...from the same components as everyone else who made them.

 

There you go

 

 

Anyway, original Whitefaces can go for up to £200 in good condition IIRC.

 

Fantastic!  Thanks for the advice.  I reckon closer to half that price is a pretty fair deal then.

I hope the mods don't mind me posting this here (I know it's more of a guitar effect than bass, but I'm aware bassists do use them), but I'm looking for some advice which is mostly about the value of my RAT pedal.

I was given it a few years back whilst in a now defunct rehearsal studio in Santa Monica, and it's sat on a shelf since then.

I saw a Facebook marketplace post the other day where someone was selling one and they mentioned it contained the much coveted Motorola LM308.  Doing a dig and checking the serials on the CTS pots, I discovered that mine is in fact the mid-80s "White Face" model.

Clearly, from the photos it's either a bit battered, or full of wonderful mojo, but does anyone know how much these go for?  I've seen various models on eBay, but most a later models or vintage reissues.

11 hours ago, DoubleOhStephan said:

Living the dream! Any tunes online you can share, music sounds bang on! 👍🏻

I agree.  It sounds right up my street. 

I recently bought a USA made Musicman SUB Sterling from Phil. 

He's a really nice guy, was very helpful and obliging, and it was a smooth and seamless transaction. 

I now have a new toy and couldn't be happier. 

24 minutes ago, Aidan63 said:

That is lovely looking bass, I wish I could make use of it, but I'm realistic enough to stick with frets for the most part, glwts, I am sure it will not be here long at that price

 Agreed.  They're both stunning! 

It's a beauty! 

Gah!  I would totally have been up for the black one if it was active. 

Genuine and sincere good luck with the sale.  I'm sure someone will be biting your hand(s) off at that price! 

I probably should've already asked this question, but are they active or passive?  I used to own an IGB60 which was active. 

Bernard has just bought my Modulus Funk Unlimited.  He's an absolute gent.  An incredibly smooth transaction.

Now very much SOLD.

Still plenty of interest, but we're not quite getting over the line.

I'm still definitely interested in a part exchange for a decent budget bass, maybe up to about around £300 to £400, with the rest of the cash coming my way. 

5 hours ago, Sammybass said:

So are you tempted to relive the 90's? 😂 

Oh, I'm definitely tempted.  I'm currently waiting to sell my Modulus before pulling the trigger on a much needed workhorse bass.  However, I have my first gig in a few months so I'll need to do something before that regardless.  If these are still around then I'll certainly consider taking one off your hands. 

Thanks.  I thought it was too much of a coincidence to be missing on both of them. 

Is that some kind of selector inbetween the tone pots on both basses, or is it a missing pot?  It's hard to make out from the photos? 

The new track with Jean-Claude Vannier is pretty special.  I think Justin Meldal-Johnsen played on some of the album. 

This is worth a watch.  It's the completely unedited version:

I wasn't aware of them.  Thanks. 

To be fair, everything after that album sounded fine to me, but I'll check them out. 😁

Perhaps I'm judging it by modern recording techniques, but it's certainly not prominent to my ear. 

I'm clearly in a minority, but I find the production to be pretty much the opposite of what's described above.  To me, it's very dated and of its time in the way a lot of the late 80's rock and metal albums are.  I find the drums and guitars to be thin and the bass is too buried in the mix. 

That said, I absolutely love the album. 

9 hours ago, Monkey Steve said:

Back to the OP, The Real Thing does now sound oddly dated, largely because of Mike Patton’s voice

I can understand that.  MP has even criticised his own performance on that album, and described it as too nasally.

The production really doesn't help either in making it sound dated. 

It doesn't stop me loving it though. 

19 hours ago, ped said:

Big Patton fan here. Here's my fave piece of work so far:

 

He's been involved in so many fantastic projects, hasn't be?  I love his Peeping Tom album, and the first few Tomahawk releases are pretty amazing too!  I'm struggling with Dead Cross though.

Several interested parties, but still currently available. 

Wish I was local. 😁

It's an IGB of some description.  I had the IGB60 in the late 90's, and it looks like the only difference might be that mine had a thru neck.

Is it active?  I'm assuming so? 

1 hour ago, tom1946 said:

I don't know really, feels similar to my Stingray.

Thanks.  Probably not for me then, as I'd prefer a thinner Sterling type neck.

Sincerest good luck with the sale. 😁