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On 24/06/2025 at 11:32, Doctor J said:

This doesn't really make sense. A passive bass doesn't have detents either, would you say the range of detent-free travel on a Precision tone pot means you can never get the same tone twice?

 

A two band Stingray has bass boost only, along with treble cut and boost. The way I set them up was to use the grub screw on the knob as a marker. For the bass knob, turn it all the way down, no boost, and have the grub screw pointing straight up, from the playing perspective. Then you know when it's flat and, if you boost, by how much. For the treble knob, I move it to roughly half way, then set the grub screw pointing straight up, from the playing perspective. You're roughly flat, at that point and it's very easy to see whether you're cutting or boosting and by how much. Very simple. FWIW, I would set passive basses up the same way, the grub screw pointing up when the controls are up full, i.e. flat, not cutting. That way you can see very easily how you are set on any bass, passive or active whether you have detents or not.

I may be a total cretin but my Stingray has two settings - everything up full and off. Though as the years have gone by and after 32 years with it I have tried backing off the treble. A bit. A couple of times. 

58 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Money, money, money?

You must have been writing that at the same moment!

26 minutes ago, brickers said:

Refinish it. Waterloo waiting for??

I guess if it’s not too expensive and you’ve got the money… money money

If it was me I'd get it refinished and play the thing in front of audiences. It would look COOL AF! 

I bought a Tec21 VT Bass DI from Paddy and it was a perfect transaction - comms, packaging etc. Very happy customer here, thank you!

2 hours ago, JoeEvans said:

I prop mine up on a 1950's edition of Proust's 'Au Recherche du Temps Perdu' in the original French. Great for that wistfully elegiac P bass tone that so many of us strive for.

It’s how Jameson get his tone isn’t it? Or did he use a stack of Razzle porn mags?

2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I bought a little keyboard stand.  We were just too loud as a band and the angled cab thing didn't help.  It was more about elevating the cabs  so you were in full battle with the cymbals.

 

That’s pretty cute. I guess back in the day we’d all have used beer crates!

2 hours ago, SH73 said:

Depends on the angle

I used to have a MarkBass LMIII in a second hand zippy carry bag thing that had velcro that'd stick it to the rat fur surface of the cab. That was very handy.

2 hours ago, SH73 said:

Sorry for late reply , been busy. I recently took the amp off and serviced it. I took an old Halfords bike carrier apart. Cut it to the desired length, swapped the locking mechanism around so it works as a stand. I put some prosecco cork stops in the tubes to protect the carpet. It hold the old school Peavey bass combo, about 31 kg. It's not a pretty stand but the combo conceals it.

I think that’s tres elegant!!! 

Matching headstock phwoarrr!!!

I've seen more of these amps on stage behind professionals than any other in the last decade, even SVT stacks. If I had the money, space and use for one of these I'd be all over it... GLWTS

Cor!

I had one of these. The amount of space it took up was completely disproportionate to the sound it made! Fantastic little things. GLWTS

On 12/06/2025 at 12:00, Lozz196 said:

Worth checking out the Vintage V4 basses, especially the Tony Butler Sig (providing you like black/maple of course). They`re great basses that punch far above their weight.

Can confirm Vintage punches well above its weight. 

Tony bought my TC BH800 Tone Print amp. Communications were great, payment all fine and he wisely asked for photos of the amp with our names on a piece of paper to avoid scams, which I recommend everyone do! Absolutely seamless sale and a pleasure to do business. Thanks for buying the amp and I hope Tony has loads of fun with it! Cheers. Kim

This is the best bass I've ever played. 

It's incredible.

I was a bit worried when I first got my hands on it wondering if I'd done the right thing - out of the box it felt like a different leage in terms of quality but I wasn't sure about the sound but every hour I've played this it's felt more and more like I'm home. 

In terms of playability I can tell that this is a higher quality instrument than the Chinese-made Combustion I had, and that was fantastic. Sound wise, I'd have to have them next to each other to tell the difference (except the preamp - this Neve-designed setup is WAY more me than the EMG and I love the passive tone control), that's how good those far eastern instruments are, but when it comes to the feel of the bass in my hands. 

I am blown away.

Mind-blowing.

5 minutes ago, ambient said:

 

I do wonder whether Darkglass gear is going out of fashion.

I don't think so, but the ADAM pedal was very "in" for a while, and I guess a few people have upgraded to the Anagram. I think that because of the association with Nolly's tone it gets pigeonholed and people have NO IDEA how versatile it is as a piece of kit. I really rate mine and I don't play metal at all, even as a totally clean preamp and digital I/O it's a superb thing to have, before you factor in the distortion and compression. Anyway. GLWTS. If I had the money I'd buy this as a spare!

Honest to goodness, I paid £450 for mine a couple of years ago and I think THAT was fair value! £205 is bonkers!!!

3 hours ago, Bass Direct said:

So pleased its turned up in one piece! Let us know how you get on with it

It's soooo nice to play! 

4 hours ago, pierreganseman said:

 

enjoy - they're quite something. No compromise , nothing. Really bad ass things. 

NBD!!!!!

On 07/06/2025 at 18:14, Burns-bass said:

Deleted post as I was wrong.
 

This is the bass I had seen.

 

Might be good as a reference?

 

https://richtonemusic.co.uk/fender-1976-precision-bass-mocha-hard-case-2nd-hand/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17621730406&gbraid=0AAAAAD_dMP3g5GEaSq-BJVH3JCCIPv-ag&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxo_CBhDbARIsADWpDH6QFy1oJPV75GkeXgflwqYVhEsDYkGIdtm5VpjOL6DXnNRJLpUpqvYaAn7qEALw_wcB

I've seen this around a couple of times and it's EXACTLY the kind of vintage bass I'd be after - one that's been messed around too much for a collector, but loved enough that it's been played a lot and worth customising. If I was still playing 4-string basses I'd love to have a go on it - could be a killer instrument. Or a mutt, but it'd be worth trying.

UPDADE!!!! It's arrived with Bass Direct and they're sending it out today to be with me tomorrow!

To say I'm excited is an understatement...

Update on the update - I have a tracking number! 

I may actually do an unboxing video on this one, I've never ever bought something like this before, a custom bass... 

This is silly money. It’s not just an amazing metal machine it’s really versatile- I use mine for rock pop and funk and it’s a fantastic digital I/O front end for a computer. Headphone and stereo outs. 

On hold pending final checks...

This is a TC BH800 class d amp. You know what it is... 

I've liked this amp but I'm trying out a new setup and this is no longer needed so... I have a one-in, one-out rule!

Used at a gig this week and it delivered really well.

It's on for £235 delivered (I don't have the original box but it'll be well packaged), if you want come and try it out first and collect in person I'll take the cost of postage off.

Specs here

https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=0707-ACF

Any questions just ask. Kettle lead included just because lord knows I don't need all the ones I have...