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[quote name='gareth1982' post='1154239' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:38 PM']Here is my lovely 1997 Gibson Les Paul 5 string bass. Strung with flatwounds at the mo, it's still too rocky for the soul/motown stuff I play. It sustains forever due to its thick (and heavy) mahogany body and sounds like you'd expext it to - loud and in your face! I took off the roundwounds it had on it in an attempt to mellow it, but it's horses for courses. Original mint condition Gibson fur/velvet type lined gigbag with it too.

I'm looking for a 4 string 'Ray or a Jazz deluxe, but other *serious and non-ludicrous/offensive* trade offers will be considered! It might just be worth a message!

Cheers[/quote]
Hi I've got a Dec 1 1998 MM stingray H black 4 string rosewood board v v good condition and I'm in Leeds, any thoughts?

[quote name='Jimelliottbassist' post='1135099' date='Feb 21 2011, 08:45 AM']Hi i have an Ernie Ball StingRay HH bass in cherry sunburst with a maple neck. its in mint condition its has a see through scratch plate, 3 eq and is strung with new labella flatwound stings. its just had a pro set up and plays very smoothly.Comes with a new hiscox case.
£900
Trade for a lovely jazz.

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Hi would you be interested in some sort of a trade with my black vvgood condition MM stingray H rosewood fingerboard?

Hi Chris can I come and look at your Big Al tommorrow 23rd some time afternoon or eve? I can pay you cash. Steve from Leeds

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='1129538' date='Feb 16 2011, 12:53 PM']Get your Lakland 5's out!!

Updated trade options [/quote]
Hi Chris is your bass still for sale Steve? from Leeds.

Hi Tom I could pick up your bass Thurs eve if it doesn't sell Steve.

[quote name='tom1946' post='1126988' date='Feb 14 2011, 01:16 PM']Sorry but this is now on hold.

Thanks for the interest.[/quote]
Ok will you let me Know if that changes thanks Steve.

Hi Tom you say you would deliver how far would you go I'm in Leeds my number is 0113 2662120 or mob 07936 525492 thanks Steve.

Hi do you have a sale price for your Big Al?

Hi Chris I'm interested in your musicman if it's still for sale, would you email me so we can talk about a meeting thanks Steve from Leeds. [email protected]

Hi can anyone give me an idea how to get the best out of this preamp,I,m using it on USA standard jazz 5 string it,s the mid and mid sweep that I'm not sure about, cheers.

Hi would you consider selling your bass? thanks.

Hi could anybody give me any ideas about strings I know rounds sound better (in my opinion) but do they damage your fingerboard?

[quote name='dan670844' post='1056639' date='Dec 12 2010, 09:42 PM']Any Power amp can provide the noise with these, a stereo one or two channel one is best I will explain in a minute why*. For many years my main rig was a SMX pre and power amp setup, I still have it but its split down into a 4U rack now rather than the monster 12 U it used to live in. The Best way to use these is use these balanced output on the back of the unit which then goes into the power amp. You have two choices either you can feed a full range signal into the power amp then into your cabs, or you can split the high and low into seperate channels or amps /cabs. Complicated but it was high end gear and when these where made full range cabs were rare, you normally had a sub cab for lows and a high cab i.e a 1518 (lows) and a 1048H (Mid/Highs).

But all this depends on what cabs you have and what music you play if you tell me I can advise the best way to rig it up.

My trace used to have two PPA1200 power amps and ran 4x 410's mental............. mostly for effect... now it has a RMX2450 stereo power amp which is 2.4KW it has to run off a 16amp supply (blue plug) it weighs 60kg. I hardly ever use it, but the old girl has a few tricks, which you can't do with more modern stuff. I can't believe all this old gear is still going, quality counts. To buy this kind of preamp would easily cost £2k these days............

To answer you question though have a look at power amps from behringer the europower stuff is pretty good, reliable, peavey also are good, for top end QSC and Crown but they are expensive for the RMX in the pic you are looking at nearly a grand. For stereo power amps you can either run two full range signals into each channel then drive each cab (if you have two) one on each channel. With the QSC power amp you can run one cab from one channel and leave the other channel unloaded (I have been in touch with QSC about this. You can also bridge most power amps to give you one output. But if you are bridging be careful always start with the power amp off, fire up the smx on standby, then turn your power amp on. Even if the power amp has a soft start you can sometimes get a thump from the smx if you turn it on last.

Cheers

D

If you need any pointers on how to run it, let me know, its a very versatile preamp, any sound you can imagine is there, they have the trace sound but you can turn if off. No good for studio these days to noisy, but for live its still pretty hard to beat, not many people now how to use em properly though to get the best out of it!

*I say best use the balanced output otherwise they are a bit noisy, and if there is a bit of a hum flip the ground lift switch.[/quote]
Hi thanks for that info, I'm using 2 swr goliath juniors and play funky jazzy soul music, thanks again Steve.

[quote name='DHA' post='1055367' date='Dec 11 2010, 08:19 PM']Solid state power amps are not really my thing so would not know what to recommend, sorry. But, there are many on here which will be able to.

Do you mean Class A, Class A/B? if so its to do with the design of the output stage. But, Class D (Digital) amps are very good now, they provide very high power in a small light weight package, also not to costly.[/quote]
Yes I ment class A B ect, thanks for your time.

[quote name='DHA' post='1055066' date='Dec 11 2010, 03:47 PM']If you can't find a suitable mono amp then get a stereo that will bridge into mono.

Dave[/quote]
Thanks Dave ....can you suggest a good stereo power amp also what does class 1 class 2 etc mean?

Hi Dave I've got a Trace Elliott gp12 smx pre amp could you give me any advice on a power amp that would go with it as I'm not sure What to get (mono amps seem hard to come by) Thanks.

Hi do you visit the north with your job or family, I would buy this bass, thanks Steve.

[quote name='Leachr' post='866710' date='Jun 14 2010, 08:04 AM']4-string Stingray in white with rosewood fingerboard





2 years old, - nice and shiny as new
very versatile bass but with the original stingray sound when required


Would prefer collection but can deliver in person or meet within a local area

I am based in Surrey, but travel up to London daily if that helps


Thanks for looking,

Chris[/quote]
Hi I'm interested in your bass but I live in Leeds do you have any ideas or suggestions about a meeting thanks Steve.

[quote name='JTUK' post='796356' date='Apr 5 2010, 09:55 AM']How much was it..?[/quote]
Hi I wanted something near mint, I notice you've gone lite, thanks.

[quote name='porterpr' post='796121' date='Apr 4 2010, 10:33 PM']Hi does anybody have an swr 750x bass head for sale in the north of England must be in v,g,c thanks Steve.[/quote]
Thanks for that info.

Hi does anybody have an swr 750x bass head for sale in the north of England must be in v,g,c thanks Steve.

[quote name='JD1' date='Dec 31 2007, 01:12 PM' post='111456']
SWR 750x. Hardly used. Complete with manual, footswitch, Korg rack tuner and SKB 4u rack.

Looking for around £500, but will consider offers.

Collection preferable. North East, but don't mind some reasonable travelling if necessary.

SansAmp Bass Driver DI. Again, hardly used and has spent most of its time in its box in my leads bag. I advertised this back in August but only just sorted a photo.

Looking for around £100, but again, open to offers.

Thanks

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