Basilpea

This thread has gone into a completely different orbit.  My original point was: we currently have 6 sort criteria on the forums (or is it Fora?), some of which are probably almost never used.  Would it not be possible to add one more criterion to enable users to separate the Sold items (or those that are marked sold) from the as yet Unsold items?  I was hoping for an answer from one of the Administrators of the database, and perhaps anyone else who thought it would be a good idea?

Hi,

I can't be the only Basschatter who begrudges wasting time ploughing through entries in the For Sale forums that are already sold.  Would it not be possible to put this in the Sort criteria so we could have all the items not containing the word "sold" at the beginning of the list?

NOW SOLD.  Cannot edit Title.

Going on Ebay tomorrow.  Auction.

Thanks for the feedback guys.  I did get some other quotes from £400 to £1000+ which didn't seem like a great investment, and having claimed over £20k on my house insurance last year for burst pipe damage I didn't want to go down that route either, so I think on balance I made the right choice.

Hi,

I ended up taking it to a local guitar repair workshop who said they could repair it but could not make it perfect.  They were right.  To be honest it doesn't look an awful lot better after their repair, however it is now sealed and smooth to the touch (believe they filled it with Superglue and sanded it down), and they only charged me £40.  If you want to see photos it's now up for sale on this forum.  

13 hours ago, Woody1957 said:

WOW Respect mate....after 45 years of playing in band I wouldn't have a scooby doo how to play that!!👍

That's what I thought, turned out to a lot easier than I expected.  Could be your next challenge!

35" scale, 18mm string spacing at bridge.  Nut width is 45mm.

Up for sale now, this Rick Turner Renaissance is one of the lightest 5 string basses out there at less than 3 Kg (6.5 lbs).  It has a new set of the recommended Thomastik-Infeld Acoustic strings on and is in pretty good nick apart from a dent on the top which has been filled and sanded down (shown in photos).  Apparently Rob Allen used to work for Rick until he branched out on his own so as you might expect the ethos is much the same as Rob's - quality and simplicity with the accent on the acoustic properties of the bass.  Comparing it to my RA's it has more depth and tonal range than the MB2, more like the Deep 5 (although not quite as awesome). Here's a link to the Rick Turner website  http://rickturnerguitars.com/renaissance-bass .  I bought it secondhand from outside this community so I don't know the provenance.  In terms of trading, the only thing I need now is a fretless Mouse to complete my collection.

I can post to mainland UK for £30 or I can meet half way within a reasonable distance for the same cost, although free collection would be better.

Sensible offers welcome, I'll probably give it a couple of weeks then put it on Ebay.

Now sold.  

.................Unless you have a fretless Rob Allen Mouse?

7 hours ago, Nicholasbt said:

Maaan that is beautiful! Do you have any sound clips of it? I would be interested but I have a Marleaux fretless 5 to sell before I can buy another are you interested in trades?

Sorry, I'm not up for a trade as I just have more 5 string basses than I can justify.  This one's on ebay, the auction finishes on Saturday, if it doesn't sell maybe I'll do some clips next week.

This is going on Ebay over the weekend, so if anyone wants to do a deal, sooner might be better than later.

This is a beautiful bass which I haven't had very long, unfortunately the string spacing is not quite right for me at 16.5mm.  This, coupled with the fact I've now bought a replacement, means it's up for sale.  Quite stunning to look at, very lightweight, it plays like a dream and the East active controls give a massive tonal range.  Complete with Custom case.  Here's the full spec:

All I need now is a fretless Mouse to complete the set.  Anyone know of one for sale?

On 16/09/2020 at 21:05, Storky said:

Would love a Deep 4 or 5 to go with my Mouse and MB2. Yours looks gorgeous! I’ve also considered a Shuker Artist and I also love the Rick Turner Renaissance; I’d be really interested to know your thoughts on how these three great basses compare.

Firstly IMHO they are all excellent basses.  The Shuker is fabulous looking and does everything it should, the only reason it's not quite right for me is the string spacing is not enough for my long fingers (16.5mm), especially as I play upright quite a bit.  The build quality is terrific, the active tone controls have excellent range and there’s plenty of Mwah if you want it.  The Rick Turner is amazing - incredibly lightweight, really high build quality and it is great for me with 17.5 mm string spacing.  It's totally unique in the design, it has the simplistic ethos of the Rob Allen but the acoustic strings make it feel and sound rather different.  The only bass I would ever change it for would be the Deep 5, and I'm still not sure about selling it just yet.  I've attached some pics.  I see you're quite local to me, PM if you want to give them a try.

10 hours ago, Storky said:

Would love a Deep 4 or 5 to go with my Mouse and MB2. Yours looks gorgeous! I’ve also considered a Shuker Artist and I also love the Rick Turner Renaissance; I’d be really interested to know your thoughts on how these three great basses compare.

Firstly IMHO they are all excellent basses.  

The Shuker is fabulous looking and does everything it should, the only reason it's not quite right for me is the string spacing (16.5mm) is not enough for my long fingers , especially as I play upright quite a bit (referring to the bass not me).  The build quality is terrific, the active tone controls have excellent range and there’s plenty of Mwah if you want it.

The Rick Turner is amazing - incredibly lightweight, really high build quality and it is great for me with 17.5 mm string spacing.  It's totally unique in the design, it has the simplistic ethos of the Rob Allen but the acoustic strings make it feel and sound rather different.  The only bass I would ever change it for would be the Deep 5, and I'm still not sure about selling it just yet.  I've attached some pics.  I see you're quite local to me, PM if you want to give them a try.

A Big brother for my Mb2.  

I've been hankering after one for some time now, but with Rob's policy now of only making what suits his business, as opposed to what customers dictate (which is fair enough if he is able to do it), and the rarity of secondhand ones available the likelihood of me getting one looked pretty slim - especially considering my very specific requirements (fretless, unlined,  min 17mm string spacing).  I just thought I would try my luck on the Owners' Facebook page, and lo and behold I got lucky, a great guy in Italy responded, we did a deal and I am now the proud owner of a Deep 5 to go with my Mb2 4 string.  I must admit I was slightly twitchy about sending a not insignificant sum of money to a complete stranger in a foreign country, but I trusted my luck to PayPal's compensation policy and bit the bullet.  Antonio turned out to be a really great guy and the bass was in my hot little (actually big) hands within a few days and I couldn't be more pleased.  Initially the action was too low for me - lots of lovely Mwah but not much attack and rather inclined to buzz on the low B, but a half turn on the truss rod did the trick and all is now great.

 This now means there will be no real point in having any other 5 string basses, so I'll be selling a couple of very nice ones soon in the form of a Shuker Artist 5 and  Rick Turner Renaissance 5.  Probably when things have normalised a bit more and hopefully the Bass community will be more comfortable spending money on bass guitars.

I can't see any way of editing a For Sale post to show it is now sold.  Other members seem to be doing it, am I just a dimwit?

Another question that arises from this is why is there not a separate category for Sold Items - as it now stands someone looking through items for sale has to plough through all the Sold items as well.  Whilst it's nice to be able to reference previous sales to gauge prices, they make it difficult and longwinded to find ones currently for sale.

Lastly, I often search the site for a relevant post on a particular subject and am shown no results, however if I search Google it will find one on the site, does the site search facility have a very limited range?

Thanks in advance for your help..

Arrived late to the party, just ordered a copy.  

My trusty Starbass is for sale.  Sad to part with it but I just have one too many basses (or so I am told).  I could not find a comparable used one sold secondhand so difficult to know the price.  Warwick Specs:

Goods well packed and are as described.  Thanks for a great hassle-free deal Phil.  

Excellent transaction, promptly despatched and goods were as described.  Many  thanks Alex

    I started playing bass guitar just over 3 years ago after a break of 50 years, although whatever I had learned as a teenager was self-taught and had disappeared into the mist of time anyway.  I started on bass guitar, using the one-finger-per- fret method and after about 18 months started also playing double bass, using 1-2-4 fingering on that.  Just to make things even more complicated, after another 6 months I injured the 3rd finger on my left hand (don't ask - it involved a Table Saw).  So I then had to use 1-2-4 on the bass guitar, which seemed to work fine.  After a year my injured finger was again usable, but by then I found it really difficult to start using that 3rd finger again on BG, and now my left hand on BG tends to be a random mixture of both methods, which is not good for consistency of intonation on a fretless Bass.  As I am now learning to sight read on BG I realise I have to decide on, and practice, one left hand method only on BG, so which to choose?  Just to add another variable I have recently noted that some upright players use fingers 1-2-3-4!  And lastly I find it really difficult to keep all the upper spare fingers pressed down on DB.  

    So I need to sort out this muddle with a definite strategy to practice on BG and on upright and would welcome some advice from you expert bassists - should I use the same fingering on both BG and upright?  If so, which one, plus any other guidelines based on your years of experience.

   With the band I play 50's 60's 70's pop/Americana, C & W, Jazz, Folk

Rob Allen MB2 (4), Rick Turner Renaissance (5), Shuker Artist (5), Fender Aerodyne (4).  All fretless.

Hungarian Double Bass, Eminence EUB.

As a youngster I used to play on the Linoleum, but gave it up when I learned to walk.