Slick Bass

Hi Phil,

is there a SW Bash happening this year? I can’t see anything in the events section at all (apart from Stingray Pete’s wedding anniversary reminder - Don’t forget Pete 😉

SOLD. Many thanks for your interest.

Not sure how to edit the heading to add Sold. Can anyone advise?

Feels a good weight to handle and neck balance imho.

4.1kg

Hi Pat, see dm. Cheers, Ben

Guy Pratt - Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Madonna and many more - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Pratt

This is his signature bass by the Bass Centre London.

In pretty much immaculate condition, I can’t find any signs of wear.  Nice low action pro set up with no fret buzz and strung with ground wounds which sound great with the EMG pickups.

The strap has seen better days, as the coating is peeling off, but is still functional and comes with the original case and strings.

Not looking for trades as I have already bought a replacement, but I could be tempted by a Stingray of some flavour (possibly with cash adjustment) especially fretless.

Based in Devon (kettle always on) but I do occasionally travel around, so let me know if geography is an issue.

Hi, yes please if still available 👍

What a beauty 💥

What a beauty.

SOLD - Thanks Paul, great to meet you, hope you enjoy. Should have stayed for the cuzza, it was a cracker.

8 hours ago, SimonH said:

Big interest here, but geographically and fiscally challenged. 

Here's Mick Quinn from Supergrass playing his Blazer at the Taylor Hawkins gig the other day. What a bass. 

Great photo ... and great bass

There were a few Ibanez models in the late 70’s and 80’s which shared parts and were highly thought of.  Guessing the timbers and quality would have defined the range.  There was a Roadster, a Roadstar and the Blazer. I’m sure people know a lot more about the range,  but I believe the Blazer sat on the top and I bought this one as I love the red & Maple, brass fittings, unusual heart shaped tuners and it has a lovely deep smooth tone.

Reduced to £410

Any interest or offers?

Could be in Bristol Thursday 15th & Wednesday 21st

Available to view / play in Bath area this weekend

Ibanez Blazer made in Japan bass in beautiful red. Mahogany with maple neck. Fantastic sustain and huge tone recent luthier set up.

Lovely original condition with a couple of dinks from being put onto a stand, but nothing that affects use or play.

Rare to see original brass knobs.

Based Ivybridge Devon for pick up and test drive, or give me a shout if you want to get courier pick up.

Recently joined the family. Loads of fun and I’m getting used to the short scale. Punchy sound in omg, if there is any such thing as too much?

7 hours ago, lee650 said:

That's beautiful!!

Not bad … but ….

Yes please

5 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

I've owned a couple HB shorties, later got a SX short scale in LPB. The SX is lighter in weight than the Shortie, looks a lot better, sounds better, plays better. It costs more than the HB, but we'll worth it imho.

That’s a lovely looking bass, damn another good option 😂

21 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

Really nice basses but I was quite surprised how heavy they are.

Any idea what weight? I can see a few references around 7lb

1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

I'll recommend an Ibanez GSRM20B Mikro Bass.

Even shorter scale, just 28,6", but in my opinion not with any obvious trade offs, on the contrary it will be even easier to play, and lighter, and they are truly great little basses.

And if that matters to you with 3 more frets than the Harley Benton and the Bronco, and considerably better upper fret access than the Gretch.

As for the difference in quality between the Bronco and the Harley Benton my best bet is that they'll be pretty much about the same level of quality, and personally I'd prefer the flatter fretboard radius and P pickup configuration of the Harley Benton to the small Strat guitar like single coil of the Bronco (though it could of course be upgraded to a Tele/Early P Bass single coil, but that then would be extra money, on top of it already being double the price, like without any obvious improvement gained for that money), plus the Bronco will be hard to get to intonate properly with it's just 2 saddle bridge arrangement vs. the proper 4 saddle bridge of the Harley.

Nice one, thanks. Looks like another option. Yes, I thought about upgrading the bridge and pup on the Bronco, but then that does give other options for price.

Looking for a cheap lightweight short scale bass. Any recommendations?

Harley Benton PB Shorty for £74 delivered seems amazing for a new bass.

Squier Bronco in Red for £141 delivered. Is it twice as good?

Gretsch Junior Jet secondhand maybe a bit more pricey, but seem to be very highly regarded.

I can’t seem to find weights anywhere and Thomann’s won’t weigh or give weight information.

Any advice appreciated

T.bone LC97 found in Tho site for £17 looks like the ticket. Anyone tried one?

Love my HD280s but I get sweaty ears sometimes so change to pods. Am talking with friends about getting a Yamaha AG03 for use with Jamulus. Getting a mic and stand just for talking seems overkill as we have a very small house, so I was thinking of non over earphones with a boom mic. So questions are;
Are over ear better at masking internet latency effect?

Do you get headphones with XLR plug for mic input, but 3.5 jack for output?

Any advice or recommendations welcome

Get your rocks off - primal scream

.....oops .... too slow