Beedster

Rehearsed it on Wednesday and didn't really like the sound with the La Bellas, just a little too dark and thumpy and very hard to get the articulation I'd like. Spent most of last night restringing with various sets and have found myself back with the original Ric strings which Colin sent me with the body. Although I didn't like the feel of them at first I realised that I'd never used tham in anger and I'm surprised at how full yet punchy the tone is, which is odd 'cos they feel like they're made of rubber! Anyway, it's gonna be interesting to see how they cut through the mix next rehearsal.

Finding the bridge PUP is louder than the neck PUP. It's not problematic, but is evident perhaps to the same degree as retro-installed J-PUPs tended to be quieter than original P-PUPs in 70's Precisions. Is this normal with Rics?

That looks like a lot of bass for not much cash

[quote name='BassKS' post='634460' date='Oct 23 2009, 02:15 PM']Beedy Beedster, Does it take mp3s or just audios?[/quote]

Hiya mate, it's the CD version. Although it has an Aux I/P I assume this is not controllable in the same way as the CD player (i.e., speed change, pitch change, bass cut etc). If, like me, you've a missive CD collection it's a great tool. If your music collection is largely digital you'll be best off with the mp3 version

Chris

Couple of cables I either have never used or haven't used for years.

30 foot Speakon-Speakon unused £15 posted
20 foot XLR-XLR & 2 jack adapters £15 posted

Cheers

Chris

[quote name='lateralus462' post='634423' date='Oct 23 2009, 01:36 PM']I honestly can't remember - I'll check when I get home this evening and let you know.[/quote]

Thanks

Clearance of unused stuff at Beedster Towers this weekend. I've had most of these for years and realised recently that I don't really use them any more. However, these are some very useful books and CDs.

All price inclusive of postage.

Payment by Paypal only.

I'M DELETING ITEMS AS THEY SELL SO IF YOU CAN SEE IT, IT'S AVAILABLE

[u]Books (some with CDs)[/u]

Standing in the Shadows of Motown & 2CDs (Jamerson) £15.00
Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits & CD £10.00
Sitting in with Rocco Prestia & CD. £12.50
Jump 'n Blues Bass & CD. Keith Rosier. £10
Fretless Bass. David Gross. £10
Bunny Brunel's Power Bass soloing secrets & CD. £10

[u]DVDs[/u]

Beginners Funk Bass & booklet. Abe Laboriel. £5.00
Charles Mingus Live in '64. The dude. Simples. £10.00

[u]VHS (yes, VHS!!!)[/u]

Steve Bailey Fretless Bass (& booklet). Lots of hair and teeth. Disneyfied Iggy Pop on Prozac. £5
Rocco Prestia Live at Bass Day. The bank manager of funk. Awesome. £5

[quote name='Marky L' post='634369' date='Oct 23 2009, 12:42 PM']Oooh!! I've done something naughty in my undercrackers!!!

I LOVE that to death! Awesome looking bass and that is EXACTLY what I want when I go for a proper fretless.[/quote]

Yep, it's just your thing Mark! It's living in New York City now
C

[quote name='lateralus462' post='634398' date='Oct 23 2009, 01:03 PM']haven't bumped this for a while - price drop to £160 though no longer with a hard case (it's being used for one of my other basses - I will include a padded gig bag though!)

Trades for interesting FX or maybe a Guitar (the skinny string kind) or guitar related stuff considered. Although I would prefer to swap it for cold hard cash![/quote]

Hi mate
Are the dots on the side of the neck (i.e. on top when you play it) in line with the fretlines or between them? If the former consider me interested
Chris

[quote name='loudandclear' post='634321' date='Oct 23 2009, 12:05 PM']Yep - that about sums it up Chris[/quote]

That's an extremely generous price, I reckon if you put that on the bay and offered to send to Europe (where the exchange rate makes it very cheap and where Sadowsky seems to be a magic word) you'd do a lot better?

Good luck either way, I'd love to get my hands on it! I love the Sadowsky tone, I just didn't like having so much money tied up in one bass. Seems to me you're offering someone the perfect solution.

Chris

Think I'll do the 'withdrawn due to lack of interest' thing here! All things considered I think the best bet is to keep it as a back-up fretted whilst also trying to source a fretless neck that will fit. Might even get some stacked VT pots put in to see how that goes

Thanks for the comments and info above

Chris

So if that's as good at the 09's I've played that's pretty much a Sadowsky P/J for £795. That is a monster bass for the money!

So what about £50 posted?

[quote name='tredders' post='633997' date='Oct 22 2009, 11:13 PM']Bloody hell! What a collection... what are they? (left to right?)[/quote]

There was a bit of mixing of necks going on during this period (basses 1 and 3) but here's some detail:

1. '75 body/'73 B width neck. PUPs etc original. Good bass.
2. Bitsa fretless with rosewood board and SD PUPs. B width neck. Surprisingly good bass really
3. '73 body with JPUP at neck (matched J/P pair from Wizard), '75 A-width Precision neck. More of a Jazz really
4. '77 maple board fretless. Awesome, just awesome. Have spent most of this year finding another like it
5. '82 Fullerton '57 Reissue. C width neck. Light as a feather, great sustain, great treble response. Exceptional build quality & tight neck pocket. Clearly not an authentic Fender Precision
6. '78 with non-original ebony fretless board. B-width neck. A monster, weighed a ton and sang. Tone was a bit bright for my liking.

The shocking thing is that the pic was taken just over two years ago and I no longer own any of them (I think the therapy helped)

Chris

[quote name='Rayman' post='633539' date='Oct 22 2009, 04:11 PM']... it must be worth £350 ish?[/quote]

I'd have a said a fair bit more?

I was also only after one...

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At the time I thought I could justify owning each and every one of them. Idiot

PS here's the ones I've owned

'78 with retro ebony board. MONSTER

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Bitsa with J-PUP at bridge

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'77 original

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'77 with '90's MIJ body

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[quote name='Davo-London' post='632103' date='Oct 21 2009, 09:21 AM']It's up for sale at Kings Road shop for £1000. But I will take less if it goes to a good home. We can start the auction at £800.

Davo[/quote]

You might want to know that they were asking significantly more than that when I saw it, £1350 I believe. At £1000 I would have gone for it.
Chris

[quote name='4 candles' post='626350' date='Oct 14 2009, 08:19 PM']Simply Stunning bass, Mike is a great guy to deal with. All the best with the sale.[/quote]

+1 to both. Seems a shame to split the pair though Mike?

You still got this Jack?

Nice one Jon, I thought you might be along on this thread sooner or later! Let me know if you change you mind re a trade

I rehearsed it last night and it was quite a revelation. The most noticable characterisitic is the lovely bass response form the P-PUP which places the tone somewhere between classic P and Telebass, but where it differs from the Tele is that the tone is usuable and controllable. That combined with the J-PUP is a very sexy tone indeed. The whole time I was playing it I was thinking "damn, I wish this was fretless", the tone is so different to my Precision (and to my Ric which has a neck PUP) that there is to my mind a strong case for a defret and refin of the neck. That and a rewire (allowing more sensitive control over individual PUP volumes) would perhaps produce a lovely bass, and one distinct in tone from either my Jazz or my Precision. I wish I could stick a Fender fretless neck on it to see how it would play/sound. Not a lot of interest here so perhaps I'll look around for a cheapy fretless neck, fill the holes and give it a go.

Cheers

Chris

Hate to be the negative vibe merchant here but couriers/RM are generally pretty transparent about these things. I'm guessing the reason that Stringbusters aren't stocking them at the advertised price at present is because - as a result of changes in exchange rates, duties etc - it's no longer economic to do so. In other words, if they had them on sale for £45 no-one would buy them!

Rest assured Clarky that La Bella flats live for years so your transaction is still economic in real terms.

Oh, and let me know if you don't like them

Chris

Bump for the Tascam

Bit of a nudge back to yhe top

[quote name='Davo-London' post='633162' date='Oct 22 2009, 08:56 AM']Did you see it in the Kings Road store?

Davo[/quote]

Yep

I sold a mid '70s bass case in average condition on ebay for £150. It sold within 10 minutes of me kisting it suggesting it may have been underpriced?

Offer him £50