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I threw them a cheeky offer, they dropped the price online to £260, then someone bought it before I could! 😂 Oh well, I definitely did not need it! Hope someone from here got it. There is a Markbass SD1200 for £250 on CC too, now that is tempting.

Dirt cheap if anyone's spine can handle it. Original Trace Elliot cone too. https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/amps--stage-equipment/bass-amplifier/046500114258

Rivalling Mr T there for the necklaces!

🙄 You absolutely know what I mean.

Bit early in the day to be hitting up the shrooms?

Another reason to not have any social media... Genuinely, the world would be a FAR better place if it didn't exist at all.

Or, more likely, that auto-correct text has already started having a notable impact.

Delete if inappropriate, but this is the 'Deleted' message Phil Jones wrote - I took it from a thread on BassTalk. To those who know me, this may be my last message. I’m not writing for help. I’m not asking for attention. I’ve made peace with many things. But there is one thing I need to say clearly: Please take care of my wife. She is the best part of my life. She is young, kind, and unspoiled by the cruelty I’ve come to know. She stood by me with grace and patience, even when everything else fell apart. I have built many things in this life—loudspeakers, music, brands, and ideas—but nothing has meant more to me than being loved by her. I cannot let her watch me go down slowly like a sinking ship. So if I go silent, let this truth remain: Protect her. Defend her. Lift her up. She deserves peace, kindness, and a life far better than the one I’ve struggled through. This is not about defeat. It’s about preserving something pure. She was my home. She was my light. She is everything good I ever knew. This is the truth. My business did not fail because of bad ideas, weak products, or a lack of effort. It began to collapse because of something far greater—harsh U.S. tariffs,…. [Mod Edit]…. which made it increasingly difficult to sustain operations in China, where we were manufacturing. But I didn’t give up. I fought harder. I went out of my way to apply for a UK government grant—not to enrich myself, but to bring the factory, the jobs, the technology, and the future back home. It was an opportunity to save the company, protect the people working with me, and give us all something stronger. But instead of seeing this as a path forward for everyone, my business partner, Wendong Zhang, saw it as a threat to his control. He didn’t want help unless he could own it. He didn’t want a future unless he commanded it. And so—without my consent, without conversation, and without honor—he shut the company down. I was cut out of the very company I built with my own hands. I was erased from the work that carries my name. Not because I failed—but because I stood up. I gave everything: My designs. My loyalty. My voice. And above all, my heart. To be betrayed after all that… there are no easy words. Only this: I am still here. And I will not let this end quietly. Not for me. Not for my wife. Not for the people who still believe in what I created. If you’ve ever supported me, or cared about what I built—thank you. Now you know the truth.

Most had already seen this in the for sale section and have already expressed its cool factor, this thread was about it's tone. So, sir... I have to conclude... it is in fact YOU that has missed the point. 20 lashes...

All those pedals could make a piece of string tied to a broom sound decent! The question is, how does it sound acoustically and going direct?

If no one used social media, this couldn't happend and quite frankly the world would be a far better place for so many many reasons. In principle, so many human inventions are originally designed for good and moral reasons, however, inevitably, we as humans coat that good intention in a thick, indelible layer or evil tar that can never be removed once it infiltrates the good.

25th May 2007 here. Was also on the old site! Be interesting to know how many people came from Bassworld and are still active on Basschat.

A fairly unique sound. Much like the appeal of a Rickenbacker and Warwick. They have their unique tone which not many other basses do a good job to replicate.

Just saw this in Colchester cash converters... Surely must have been someone's from here! Not cheap for a super niche instrument, but might be of interest to someone.

15 strings, if running tuning at standard intervals, is pointless. I had a 13 string bass made for me some years ago, the thickest string was a G#00 that resonated at 18hz, so right at the very very lowest range of human hearing. The highest fret of the sharpest string was right at the top end of human hearing. It also had a near unplayable fanned scale of 41" to 24" to make the strings actually function correctly. It was a bit of an experiment, and while it technically worked, going beyond 13 string is a pointless exercise unless you're using alternative tuning. Binky, my 10 string bass, is however right at the sweet spot of utterly ridiculous, completely awesome and totally useable! For those that haven't seen it, this is Binky (and my 8 string Conklin!)

USA Conklin basses... Unbelievable things, exceptionally rare on the second hand market for very good reason. Bee Basses... for the same reason as the above!

I might 'forget' the occasional comma in a sentence, at least I've not forgotten my wallet and jacket and had to do a second 200 mile journey!

Me not no have thyme two cheque mye spelleng. Seems that you do though, so I'll leave it to you to continue to check for me!

If you're anywhere near local to Essex, come to mine for a jam. I love a filthy riff and making stuff up on the spot - sometimes it's absolute crap, other times it turns into a giant beast of a song! I've got plenty of amps, basses, guitars, drums, etc. so there's plenty of room to stretch and have a good old fashioned noise making sessions! If you're anywhere near, let me know - you can just bring yourself and we can make some disgusting noise!

And then no one will remember how to write or spell... I suppose the loss of writing and spelling is the next on the list of evolutionary 'forgotten' skills, much like making fire and hunter gathering. Be interesting to see if it gets replaced with anything that takes us to a higher evolutionary standard or if we've peaked and it's all downhill from here!