Shaggy

[color="#0000FF"].....and again[/color]

If you're happy with the Mesa then gigging with it on average once a month shouldn't be too much of a bind. Just get a lightweight head or combo for rehearsing - I use a digital Yamaha BBT-500H apparently made of helium- fits in a small B&Q alu toolbox - thru a no-name 15" PA cab permanently left at the reheasal room, or a 2x10 if rehearsing elsewhere.
Or just DI thru the PA at reheasals?

[quote name='coasterbass' post='545978' date='Jul 21 2009, 08:03 AM']+1 to that.

I recently moved to Boogie cabs to fulfil a childhood ambition. However, at nigh on 100lbs a cab they are shockingly heavy. The 4x10s are particularly eyewatering.
The wheels make a difference for sure, but the ballbreaker is the lift in/out of vehicles and god help you if you live in the 3rd floor flat, or even playing venues that aren't setup for easy access.
As CK says, there are some other options out there and the weight of a/some decent modern cabs and a fullshell flightcase won't be dissimilar to the Boogie RR's. Don't try flightcasing a Mesa Diesel cab though as thats the worst of both worlds and you'll need a chiropractor on site everynight.

They do sound the mutts though. Good luck with the search![/quote]
+1 to all that
The tall cabs (2x15 and 1516BE's) tip in and out of cars fairly easily - I keep an old flattened cardboard box in the back of my estate that makes a very effective slide, plus they trundle along on the flat very easily - but as you say, the killer is stairs; my heart sinks when we arrive at a venue and the guy points upwards (or downwards)!
But they do sound awesome, and in the event of a Tsunami, nuclear holocaust, swine flu, or the missus going "pre" I'm going to climb inside my 2x15....I'll be safe

Most of this over my head, but 10/10 for the best thread title ever!

[color="#0000FF"][size=5].........Do "The Bump"......[/size][/color]

[quote name='Lorne' post='543377' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:46 PM']Ahhh,Wonky,Beautiful bass,just hated me

I am the First owner/importer of this bass,Simply stunning,but I have big legs,so she dug into my thighs sitting down,I hardly played her,and sold her to Shockwave,f-ing nice bass though,and was made in December 2003,so nearly a 2004 bass LOL

Here she is at NAMM,and Shockwave should have supplied the letter I reciceved confirming NAMM 2004 status



Best of luck with the sale,I only sold her to buy a Widow bass

BTW £900 is CHEAP[/quote]

Thanks Lorne, and yes do have the letter. For those not in the know; called "Wonky" because of the offset "R" logo on the headstock! Nearly had that ex-Phil Lynott Mockingbird off you - stunning bass


[quote name='Shockwave' post='543452' date='Jul 17 2009, 06:25 PM']Wouldnt mind this back Dont suppose you play thin stringed guitars eh Shaggy? [/quote]

Tried & failed many times over the years, I lose count over 4. Was waiting for you to get back into BCR's! You know it makes sense

See my '73 Fender P sale post for my reasons for selling this baby
Had this off Shockwave last year, see his original post - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18791&hl=BC+Rich+Eagle"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...l=BC+Rich+Eagle[/url]
Very unusual for me to buy a non-vintage bass, but I’d wanted a nice example of these for ages as one of my “heroes” - Bernard Edwards - played one, and with it being hand-built US custom shop it just doesn’t get much better. Features;
[list]
[*]Mahogany body and neck, neck-though construction.
[*]Carved quilt maple top with walnut stringers, tobacco sunburst gloss finish.
[*]24-fret (2 octave) long-scale neck with ebony fingerboard, abalone diamond markers
[*]Full Neil Moser electrics, switchable active / passive. “Bullet” active preamp (circuit built inside a genuine 0.45” Magnum cartridge & bullet.!)
[*]Dual DiMarzio P pickups with crème covers, both with phase switches.
[*]Gold Badass II bridge and Grover tuners
[*]Original G&G plush-lined hard-case
[*]Cerificate of authenticity from BCR USA custom shop (serial no. specific), also confirming that this very bass was displayed at the 2004 NAAM show
[/list].
Currently strung with new-ish medium DR Hi-beam rounds, and fitted with gold Warwick straplocks (can put the original gold buttons back on if wanted) Excellent condition – the finish pretty much immaculate, but the gold on the hardware wearing slightly thin at the edges as it inevitably does – looks fine though.
Definitely a “SuperPrecision” with the same design briefs as the “SuperStrats” of the era this was born in. The lightest bass I own, the growliest bass I’ve ever heard, with the fastest neck I’ve ever played. For rock, funk, slap, tapping, whatever – it’s a total monster. Still gigging with this regularly, but I’m rather pig-headedly going back to an all-vintage line-up. I’ve got around a grand tied up in this and as the original ad states it’s worth far more, but I’d take £850 collected (I’m in Swansea. S Wales), postage on top.

Made a couple of big purchases this year (the T-bird, & another old Gibbo incoming), so having to face that the time has come to “rationalise” the collection down to 4 or so and sell some basses I’d always regarded as keepers. Also - Mrs Shaggy says so! Posting this and the BCR Eagle for now, depending on what happens may also post the MM Sabre, Gordon Smith Galaxy, and the Guild B301-F too - so anyone interested in those now PM me for pics & details. Not looking to make a profit on any of them, likewise not really looking for trades.

Anyway, had this beaut off Walbassist as couple of years back; best thing is to quote most of his original ad directly;

“[i]If you like your vintage fretless basses to have "mwah" and "mojo", then this is the bass for you..
Bassbod owned it for 20 odd years; whoever had it before him had taken a maple-necked P bass from 1973 and made it into a fretless bass with ebony board and active electronics. Bassbod returned it to passive and played and loved it until I took it off his hands. It is by no means original in many respects, but it is a lovely bass.
The neck is original, although it had an unlined ebony fingerboard pro fitted at some point, as well as being narrowed to a jazz-like width at the nut and oil finished on the back. The original finish is still on the front of the headstock, so it retains the vintage vibe. I assume the machine heads are original. I had the fingerboard levelled so it now features a standard Fender radius at the nut which flattens out further up the neck.
The body features the original 1970s sunburst finish, but as you can see it has been well worn and housed an active circuit at some time, hence the black backplate to hide the routing.
The pickups are modern Seymour Duncans (the P is an SPB1 Vintage series, the J is an Antiquity II series).
I have just had the bass rewired with new Fender-correct CTS 250k solid shaft switch pots, a Switchcraft 1/4" jack, black/white cloth wire and a .047mfd Orange Drop tone capacitor in a volume/volume/tone configuration.
To the best of my knowledge the scratchplate and most screws are original, however the thumb rest is not.
At the same time as the rewire and fingerboard levelling were done I had the bass given a pro setup.
The bass plays beautifully, full of wonderful smooth fretless tones. The P is plummy and rich, the J nasal and barking. Sustain is excellent and the bass is a lightweight.”[/i]

I’ve made a couple of mods since acquiring it; I changed the SD J p/u (bridge) for a Lindy Fralin unit which gives a bit more hi-fi clarity, and mixes beautifully with the P p/u to add some “honk” and bite; also replaced Leo’s bent-metal bridge with a chrome Badass II but would include the original unit with the bass. Now strung with Fodera Diamond roundwounds, and in a plush-lined Fender moulded ABS case.
In effect it’s a Tony Franklin model, but the real deal; a 73 Precision but with modern boutique pickups, and hard ebony board. Looks vintage, plays modern, sounds like either. The mods obviously decrease its value as a vintage bass (hence the price), but [b]vastly[/b] improve it as a players bass – head and shoulders in terms of tone, sustain, and playability above [b]any[/b] Fender I’ve played and pretty much any other top-end fretless too. The mod that worried me before seeing it was the rear cavity - which is in fact very small, merely a continuation of part of the existing cavity through to the rear with no sideways enlargement.
Edit: Price drop to £900, less £50 if not wanting Badass, less £50 if not wanting case. plus postage if not collecting (I’m near Swansea, S Wales)

[quote name='wombatboter' post='537758' date='Jul 11 2009, 10:40 AM']Ik ben nog steeds aan het wachten tot je de Fodera eens te koop zet ... [/quote]

+1
Wot he said!

[quote name='henry norton' post='536245' date='Jul 9 2009, 10:23 AM']Here's a link to a guy in Nottingham making 1000 watt valve amps. [url="http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const9.html"]1000w valve amp[/url]

He's using just 4 813 transmitter valves as opposed to the 20 or so 6L6s you'd need if you were to use 'ordinary' valves. I'm surprised we haven't seen more manufacturers going down this road. The only downside seems to be the rather frightening 2500 volts on the anodes but having said that, 400 volts will kill you just as dead....[/quote]

2500 V.......[i]pah[/i], the X-ray tubes I use (I'm a radiographer) use 100,000+ V !!!! OK, so my body hair fell out and I grew an extra testicle but so what.........

[quote name='Bass Culture' post='536289' date='Jul 9 2009, 11:05 AM']Hi All,

Can anyone out there advise as to the value of a 1981 Ibanez Musician that is being offered for sale by a friend of a friend? Being in my mid-forties I'm quite familiar with these basses and, in their day, they were probably seen as on a par with the better Arias - SB 1000's for example. I seem to recall Sting using one for a while too, so they were good quality and popular. Anyway, one's potentially come my way and I'd appreciate any advice from anyone who's more familiar with their value than I as to whether the asking price is reasonable. Here's the seller's description:

[b]The Ibanez is full scale, 24 frets, abalone inlays, ebony fingerboard, neck thru construction, active 3 band eq, the works for a live or studio bass guitar. The neck has been repaired and inspected by KGB, it plays great, no issues, lots of marks but then again, it is 1981 and a solid bass guitar.[/b]

If I knew how to post a link to the jpeg attachements in the e-mail I've got I could post pictures too. The damage to the neck looks as though it could have been quite bad - possibly as break all the way through just below the nut. That said, if it's been properly repaired (and I guess that's what you'd need to take a chance on) it could end up stronger than it was before the break. Someone's also added a thumb rest just above the neck pickup - I don't recall them having one originally but I could be wrong.

Anyway, the seller's after £275. Is this this too much, reasonable or a steal?

Thanks,

Mark[/quote]
Good price I'd say, if the condition's reasonable. There was one on BC recently around that or slightly cheaper, but a local shop here was selling a fairly tatty one for £500 last year. The neck repair could be a concern with it being neck-thru, also as I recall it had tuned metal rods in the neck that were supposed to prevent dead spots - have a good close look at the repair and give it a shake to check nothing's rattling in there!
I had a fretless one new (due to his Sting-ness) and they're absolutely cracking basses.

[quote name='Clarky' post='534043' date='Jul 6 2009, 06:46 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-1973-Sunburst-OHSC_W0QQitemZ130317081895QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e5780dd27&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Jazz-...%3A1%7C294%3A50[/url]



Photos very Lysdexia-like![/quote]

Quite reminiscent of his non-totty period

Struth, that's a bit steep! Pretty though

Lindy Fralins - just my pennysworth - I put one in my Precision P/J and get a nice growl with it, hi-fi but warm.

PM comin' at ya

[quote name='jonsmith' post='531724' date='Jul 3 2009, 02:29 PM']Dropped D surely?[/quote]
Yup, my mistake!

Chris Beedster and Shockwave have probably owned most of them
There's a nice Spector Euro 5-string in blond flame maple that I seem to have seen at least 3 or 4 times

Lou Reed's "Walk on the wild side" an obvious contender.
For Floyd I'd have said "Run like hell" rather than "Money"; just a noodle on open "A" that again totally makes the song

Just bought a bass flightcase off Rob; as all the above shows he's a smashing guy to deal with, great communication, took trouble to ensure a slick deal - would deal with again anytime!

[quote name='Waldo' post='528148' date='Jun 29 2009, 09:31 PM']Pfft, real men want a hexa!

[/quote]

Oh yessssssssss! Ever compared it to a V6, sound-wise? I find my Twin has a nicer tone to my V-type pre/QSC power rig in a way I can't really describe, but it's not really a fair comparison, and the latter is far more useful both for DI-ing (Twin hasn't got a balanced XLR out) and backline.

[quote name='RhysP' post='528886' date='Jun 30 2009, 05:54 PM']There's an old Gordon Smith Gypsy bass on Ebay at the moment:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ultra-rare-Gordon-Smith-Gypsy-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ160345225135QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item255551f7af&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A11|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ultra-rare-Gordon-Sm...3%3A11|294%3A50[/url]

I remember these from advertisements in "International Musician" because of the rotating pickups - I seem to remember John Wetton being in the ads so he may have been an endorser at one point.
Never played a Gordon Smith Bass but their guitars are very good; excellent build quality and play superbly well.[/quote]
That's a seriously nice bass - would really fancy it as a fretless conversion if I wasn't trying to downsize my gear

[b]Is it possible to have too many basses? [/b]


I'm sure Einstein discredited this frankly ludicrous theory around 1910

[quote name='Rich' post='527716' date='Jun 29 2009, 01:43 PM']Would it depress you more if I told you I paid £330 for mine..? [/quote]

Come the revolution; you will be the first against the wall, and your Wal liberated by the proletariat (ie; me)


[quote name='jensenmann' post='528396' date='Jun 30 2009, 10:12 AM']Metallic green. That made it look kind of UFO-ish[/quote]

Damn, that sounds lush. never heard of / seen that custom option. Any pics?

[quote name='jensenmann' post='528219' date='Jun 29 2009, 10:35 PM']Definitely my biggest mistake was to sell my custom coloured 1964 Gibson Thunderbird IV. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH it still gives me sleepless nights[/quote]

Ouch! What colour was it?

Review of my GS Galaxy (with strange punctuation) & another: [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Gordon+Smith/Galaxy/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...ith/Galaxy/10/1[/url]
Haven't tried any of the solid bodies, but they're generally very simple, un-fancy versions of American classics, hand built and beautifully made and finished. Think they only make guit*rs now.

Not having any lessons when I started bass at 16
Not wearing earplugs ....um...ever (eh?)
Going to Uni instead of staying with the band
Swapping an Orange valve head for a bike in 1980 because I didn't realise you had to change the valves
Giving up bass for 10 years when the kids were small
Not buying a Wal when they were £500 s/h
Selling my brother my '72 Les Paul deluxe gold top ages ago - b@stard hasn't touched it
Not having the confidence to sing
Some of the dodgier stage gear. I won't go into the sordid details, just think "leather trousers".....

I feel quite depressed now