GreeneKing

I've owned this amp for about 8 months. I'm asking for what I paid and it comes with a Gator bag. 

I now have 3 amps, a lovely Fafner 1 EBS and an HD350. I bought the Laney as a lightweight alternative and was all planning to try it in anger a few months back.  Then something called Covid-19 appeared. It has been put through it's paces at home in the 'shed' and has been most un Laney like it terms of it's performance and features. It's been excellent.

I am rapidly heading towards retirement and I need to streamline my gear and finances especially as there is little realistic prospect of me gigging again. 

Please note that I'm not putting this up at an optimistic price while quietly expecting a considerable drop. It was originally listed previously at £320.

I'm happy to post at cost including insurance but would prefer more local meet up/collection/trial at my abode in a socially distanced manner.

The photo's are Tobie's as they reflect the amp fully.

https://www.laney.co.uk/products/nexus-nexus-sls-hybrid-tube-head

A great Dood review of the SL

I have a bit of a thing about old Warwick Thumbs. I've owned 3 and my ACG Uber spec Finn had woods inspired by a Thumb.

I bought this bass in September last year to ease my desire to own one as a collector, to be played occasionally in the 'shed'. It is as seen in the photos and the trussrod works fine. I've replaced the body straplock button as the original had worn out (this has been a players bass for many years). The bass/treble tone pot was stiff and I bought a new MEC replacement. The original freed up with Servisol switch cleaner so the MEC pot is included. The frets have been cleaned and there is plenty of life there.

Weight is just North of 10ibs and with a Comffort style strap it balances just fine. 

But enough of the technical stuff. It is a thing of beauty to those afflicted and it growls.

I have priced £50 more than what I paid to take into account the MEC pot, strap locks and a generic hard case. I can include a Comffort strap if the buyer needs one (size sm/md).

Photos are from Phil who I bought it from as they are both great and fully reflect the condition of this classic.

I would prefer collection. I'm happy to meet up a reasonable distance away and it can be checked out at my home, socially distanced of course. I can post at cost and that will include insurance.

Reason for sale? I'm retiring at the end of the month, Greene King IS that old! I need to streamline my finances and become financially responsible before it's too late. It'll leave me 4 basses that with the restrictions I'm still not using to any effect. 

Feel free to throw questions in my direction. I'm even happy to have folk tell me 'if only it was a 5 string, it's too heavy for me, if only my car didn't need a new warp drive controller' etc.

Live long and prosper!

Oops, no. Now sold.

I sold my Boss VB-1 to Keir and the process couldn't have been more straightforward. We've met before in the dim and distant past and it was great to catch up again.

Sold pending.

Mahoosive drop to £50. Trades considered.

I found the perfect twin eventually ..... a 2nd Accugroove Tri-112L.

Thanks Guys

I did check the string wasn't twisted at the bridge too. I'd had them on for a few months of practice at home and at volume with the guys I jam with. I'll keep them handy and may well use them again if that's the tone I'm looking for. They may settle in a bit more.

I got another set of Dunlop flats (45-105) after some trepidation. I was worried that they would adversely affect the tone of the Lakland and would therefore be a waste of money. Now they've settled in I can update. I'm really pleased and it was the right thing to do. Great tone, just a little more sparkle in a flats way. Completely even response across the strings with no hint of a 'thud' on the E string. Original tone is still there in spades. I guess that they aren't 'old school' but for me they are the perfect compromise.

If anyone wants a set of low usage La Bella Deep Talkin' strings, same gauge methinks....

Peter 

Bought a Laney Nexus SLS amp from Tobie. Excellent near new condition and extremely well packaged.

Jeez, I missed the other band due to the font confusing old eyes. Groundhogs! My absolute favourite band back in the day. I guess Tony McPhee isn’t up to it nowadays.

Wow. I didn't know that they were still going. One of my favourite bands of the early 70's before I joined the RN and took myself way from 'all that'.

9 hours ago, deepbass5 said:

I think it is a characteristic of flats and string size, 85 to 105 the larger E just doesn't behave the same as the next string up and being a flat doesn't have the harmonics a round wound has from the wrap vibrating over the pole pieces. I have La Bellas on my P and the A string sounds amazing the E is good but is shown up by the other string.

have you tried La Bellas clear wrapped nylon coated strings, I have these on my Status Electro they feel smooth but as they are rounds inside they still have some harmonic bite and tone

An interesting point  that makes sense. Although the Dunlops dont have this characteristic. Thank you.

10 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

The EB Cobalt's are fairly new. These are nothing like the standard EB flats.

Hmmm, I remember the name. Do they make Cobalt rounds too? Maybe that was it?

Thank you. I tried the Ernie Balls a few years back and I've used Chromes in the past too. Neither 'grabbed me' at the time but I think we might change as the years pass. I can do old school but it's the A to E thing that my ear dislikes. 

My Jazz is pretty awesome. Funny that after a vast number of high end basses a MIM Jazz should be so good. Hopefully the Lakland will keep its presence with the Dunlops or I may have to keep looking. My 88 Thumb still has round wounds and they stay!

I hasten to add that I've used TI's in the fairly distant past. I do like to try something different to so the P bass analogy doesn't really work. If I tried a P bass and liked it I wouldn't only ever use P basses thereon in. I like strings to have greater tension. I've given the flats a real check over and they remain the same. As Bluemoon said, not as pronounced as Pyramid but in the same vein. A distinct difference A to E.  I have used Pyramids that were so bad with the E that I thought they were defective and I've read similar comments about them.

I've a lot of experience setting up basses over the years and changing strings so I'm sure they are correctly fitted and not twisted etc.

The guys I play with aren't that experienced. The lead guitarist tends to be very loud to the extent that the drummer doesn't really dictate the tempo but has to follow. He plays too fast too. We managed to get him to drop his volume and balance it all out and then the E became noticeable on one track only. When I played open G, D, A and then E the E stood out like a 'dog's Richard' even though the bass was perfectly in tune. Not bad enough to be defective just like an unbalanced set of strings.

I like the Dunlops. They give the flats tone in a slightly brighter way that I think makes a viable flats/roundwound compromise. I'll try them on the Lakland and report back.

A few months back I had a play of a mates Lakland Skyline 44-94 that has flats strung on it. TI if I remember right. Now I haven’t used flats for years and I loved it over my Sunbeams on an identical bass.

TI’s are pricey and looking around I thought that La Bella Deep Talkin’ would be a good option with slightly greater tension.

I bought and fitted the La Bella’s and all was good, sort of.... The E string sounded a little dull. It holds tune and the intonation is good but the E has a different timbre to the other strings.

I thought this was a characteristic and I’ve been using the Lakland with the ‘band’. My lovely Jazz succumbed too and I fitted a set of Dunlop’s to it, 45 to 105. They are brighter, feel lovely and the E string isn’t noticeably ‘thuddy’. 

I now prefer the Dunlops but the Lakland in P mode works better for some of the stuff we play. We were doing a new song last week and, having addressed the sound levels the E string sounded almost out of tune. It wasn’t.

Is this a characteristic of the La Bellas? I know that Piramid strings can have this issue.

Im probably going to fit Dunlop’s to the Lakland and might sell the La Bellas but not if they’re defective.

Cheers

Peter

Bump again....

Bump up once more.....

Many thanks for that. I have no idea why this superb bass hasn't sold many times over. Buy a dodgy 70's Fender and you could pay many times the price...

The very familiar urge to buy more basses hasn't quite gone away. Here speaks the man who tried to stop counting at 100. I went down to 3 during my sojourn from playing and I now have 5! They are all far better basses than my playing does justice to. Buying new basses doesn't make me a better player (otherwise I'd be simply awesome) so as much as I covet thee sweet black Yamaha I'm going to give you a well deserved bump and move on.

Peter 

That is awesome. What is the scale length? (Please say 35" and I'll be safe). BB1500A? I seem to remember buying one from you moons ago?

Ahh, basses I have loved and lost.

Bump! Long time bump.....

LED E10 bulbs/lamps

These are rated 36v and work fine:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E10-LED-Instrument-Screw-Light-Bulb-0-5W-6-3V-12V-24V-36V-220V-380V-9x24mm/401413860545?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=671045700741&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

This is rated 48v

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/led-indicator-lamps/0206700/

I've got one but not tried it as the first ones are great.

Peter

I'm sorted now thanks. The above rig is simply awesome. I can't believe how much better the EBS and Accugroove are than the BG250. I saved myself a couple of hundred pounds too. 

A solution!

I tried my spare head and my 2nd Accugroove with a Palmer pre that has an aux in. It all works perfectly.

tcElectronic watts are a lot smaller that EBS watts though......

I'll offer the BG250 free on collection locally as spares or repairs. The tip is next.