RhysP

Just heard this from his grandson Toby.

Sad news.

They're just reflections. There are a few very fine playing marks that would buff out with T-Cut, but nothing I would call a scratch or buckle rash.

Never had any problems with the tone control, it just needed rotating a bit to clean the wiper.

I haven't played the bass for a while as I sold my amp, I'll give the tone control a squirt of switch cleaner to be on the safe side.

Bacchus Craft Series STD-JB4 (MIJ) Jazz Bass for sale.

I bought this bass from Shepster8316 on here in November 2021. It's a superb bass, but I bought it to try & get back into my playing & it just hasn't happened so I've decided to move it on.

Superb quality Japanese built bass - ash body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with pearloid binding & block inlays.

(This particular model was only made for three years between 2014-2017)

Volume, pickup pan, passive tone & switchable Aguilar OP2 active preamp with bass & treble controls.

The bass is in excellent condition & comes with a well used but functional Warwick gig bag.

I'm asking for what I paid for it, which is £450 including postage in the UK. 

I would prefer the bass to be collected in person & cash paid, but I will post if need be. If posted I would require payment by bank transfer. No PayPal please.

Just one word of warning - the only shipping materials I have aren't that great, it's just a load of cardboard that a recently purchased Strat turned up in. 

The Strat got here unscathed but it's not a proper guitar shipping box, so please be aware of this if you want it posted. I'll pack it as well as I possibly can with the materials I have.

Here's a link to Shepster's original ad, which has a video of the bass & some more photos:

Sad news. One of the very best.

3 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Yes, it is  a panel velcroed on and gives you access to the back of the amp for DI etc. For those of a certain age "Ich bin ein Berliner'....

 

That's awesome, thanks. 

There's a rectangular bit on the top of the Jeff Berlin combo that looks like it might be meant to come off, does anybody know what it's for?

I've looked on the MarkBass website but there's no mention of it.

40 minutes ago, CPCustomdubwise said:

I was also thinking that the PJ combination is like an article of faith, like the Beatles or golden retrievers, and realising one doesn't like it is almost confessional.

I don't like The Beatles or golden retrievers either. 😂

2 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Quite the opposite for me, it's my favourite configuration particularly when the pickups are blended. What is it that you don't like?

 

I have found, over the years, that I tend to set up my bridge J a lot closer to the strings than the P. Most folks tend to set the pickup height visually, in my experience, so that they look about the same distance away from the strings. I go by ear, so that the bridge pickup has plentiful balls and, when blended, gives immense growl to the meat provided by the P. 

Yeah, the J pickup definitely needs to be a lot closer to the strings than the P in my experience.

I've never liked the sound of the PJ configuration on any basses I've played that have had it.

Always sounds like less than the sum of its parts to me.

6 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Black is a good name ….

Not according to John Hall.

2 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Excuse my ignorance- I thought jetglo was reddish ? That looks black 

Jetglo is what Rickenbacker call their black finish.

I assume because it's jet black.

If the issue is just the jack being loose when plugged into the socket then just bend the bit the jack plug connects to in a bit so that it holds the plug more firmly..

All Kinds Of Everything - Dana

Caught In A Mosh - Anthrax

6 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

You, sir, are what is know to the industry as a 'Format Tart'.

 

No doubt you will be first in the queue for the 2023 Virtual Reality Interpretive Dance version with surround smells.

I've replaced knackered vinyl with the CDs of the same albums, but I've never been one for buying all the re-re-re-releases that get brought out.

I've bought a couple of things that have had extra tracks, demo versions etc. on them & I never found them to be worth listening to.

There was a reason these songs & out-takes were left off the original albums in the first place... 🙂

I have absolutely no interest in all these surround sound versions of old albums that seem to be very popular now either, I'm perfectly happy listening to an album as the artist originally intended it to be heard.

Down In The Park - Tubeway Army

Nobody has posted anything on this thread for a long time so here's the Jeff Berlin combo I bought yesterday... 🙂

I've never stopped listening to vinyl and I still occasionally buy new stuff on vinyl, though the prices are pretty steep.

I'm unusual in that I don't use any kind of streaming service, I just don't have any interest in it.

I like the "clutter" of my vinyl albums & CDs, they make me happy. 🙂

The main "issue" with these is that they weigh a ton.

Not a fan of Trace stuff (used a Trace rig in the late 80s/early 90s & never really liked it, plus it crapped out on me at the most important gig we ever did).

Having said all that you probably won't get a better bass combo for that price, especially if you can knock the price down a bit.

I've been enjoying playing the Bacchus I bought on here recently, so decided it was time to get an amp.

I really don't need anything of this size/power, but I've had Markbass stuff before & really liked it & this was just too much of a bargain to turn down.

It's a made in Italy one, in excellent condition & it's bloody lovely.

The Sun Has Got His Hat On - Ambrose and His Orchestra

This was my dream amp when I was a teenager!

Shame you're so far away from me.

Every Valley - Public Service Broadcasting

40 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Nope heavy relic is a heavy relic. New old stock is pristine but to period spec including paint job.

I said Old New Stock, meaning a new bass that looks like it's old.

I was attempting to make a joke.

So is a heavily reliced bass classed as Old New Stock?