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Edit: Decimator's gone, NS-2 still available Couple o' noise gates/suppressors for your consideration, the straightforward in/threshold/out ISP Decimator: Little bit scuffed but in full working order, doesn't have a send/return loop but if you've got bit of buzzing or hiss you need taming this does a great job. Hard velcro on the back. Then we've got the (somewhat more scuffed, but fully working) old faithful workhorse Boss NS-2: Can be used as a simple in/out gate, or you can stash your noisy pedals in the send/return loop and tame them that way. Toggles between the footswitch activating the gate and the gate being always active with the footswitch acting as a mute, plus it allows you control over how hard the gate clamps down when it does kick in. And it's got a 9v pass-through. With the threshold set correctly they both sound transparent to me but there's a lot of chatter on the net about slight tone suck with the NS-2, my tinnitus-addled lugholes can't hear it tho. No boxes for either, 45 notes posted each.
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Almighty Bass fuzz by Daredevil for sale, a fierce and feral dirtbox that runs the whole gamut from chonky overdrive to balls-out squelching, gurgling filth. Based on a custom circuit that doesn't crib from any existing fuzz archetypes it's a unique sounding beast, with a super dirty and aggressive sound when cranked. No clean blend (it's not really that kind of pedal) but has a truckload of low end and a mid cut/boost to help it stand out in the mix. Full spec here: https://www.daredevilpedals.com/discontinued/p/almightybass And here's a YouTube demo: Pristine (pretty much as new) condition, no box tho. 65 notes posted.
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Darkglass clone from those cheeky copyright-infringing chappies at DemonFx, I'd normally call these counterfeits as they copy the decals as well but luckily for you this one's been given a facelift so no-one need know you're taking the food out of Doug's kids' mouths. Until you turn it on and the brighter-than-the-sun blue LED gives the game away at any road. Decent stab at a B3K clone, slightly darker character overall than the pedal it's based on and the mid boost is centred a little differently but it gets you most of the way there at a fraction of the price. Soft touch footswitch with a top mounting 9v adapter socket. Design by Finland indeed. No box, 25 notes posted.
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Ashdown Bass Drive Plus for sale, it's obviously been in the wars but these behemoth pedals are built like literal tanks and it's no worse the wear for it functionally, despite missing its insignia and the battery compartment cover. This is a lovely, warm, low(ish) gain true bypass overdrive with a tube-y character to its sound. No clean blend, but it does allow you to saturate the high and low ends of the signal separately, along with a bias control to affect the overall tone of the output. Input gain and output volume dials complete the controls. With the input gain and both drives fully cranked you're venturing into mid-gain territory but a B3K this is not, it's a relatively subtle low gain drive for the most part. Only getting shot because of the size and weight of the thing; it weighs a full kilogram and realistically I'm not going to give up the amount of board space it requires (roughly a six inch square footprint) for a low-to-mid gain drive that I have very little practical use for. Not gonna lie tho, I'll miss it when it's gone, there's something really aesthetically pleasing about these daft monster bricks that Ashdown put out, silly backlit input gain meter, chonky rollbars and all. Here's one of the only YouTube demos I could find where you can actually hear the thing, they appear to be using an active bass running into the pedal fully cranked so bear that in mind, it doesn't sound this full-on with a passive bass. WARNING: contains Rob "ugly-ass cheapo 6-string" Chapman, so if your tolerance for smug, self-satisfied gurning is low I'd give this one a miss. Review starts at 2:20: No box, obvs. 45 notes posted. ...and just for completeness sake, here's a pic off eBay of a complete one; not my picture but you can see what's missing on the bottom, it's just the metal from the aperture offset by a few millimetres and held in place by a screw:
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Does it still have the horrible warbly "chiming" organ tone of the other POGs +5th is nice, wish that was on the POG2 but other than that it looks like horrendous feature bloat. Hopefully there will be a stripped down, more sensibly priced version in the future.
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Tanglewood Warrior 4-string for sale, natural wood finish (not sure of the body material, I believe it's a rosewood fretboard), Warwick knock-off in The Jazz Style. Medium / low action with the odd bit of attendant fret buzz, barely notice it when playing with fingers. Could do with a proper setup but plays and sounds great given its age. Tuners, pickups and electronics all in full working order. Relatively light too, weighing only 3.6kg (just shy of 8 pounds). Fantastic condition given the amount of use it's seen, there's a couple of very minor scuffs on the back surface and the rear of the top horn: Plus an almost invisible graze on the front surface above the neck pickup: Fitted with standard gauge rotosound roundwound strings (I think - red silks at both ends, they've been on it a good long while so can't be 100%), got a set of standard gauge Adagio flats I can throw in with it as I'm unlikely to play a full scale again in the future. Edit: Have found a RokSak (ahem) gigbag I can include with it, and have a Peavey 20W Microbass amp I can let go for another 30 notes which would make a half decent bass starter kit. 100 notes collected from outside Leeds, or I've got a cardboard case an old full scale came in that I can repackage it in and send via the courier of your choice.
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Ashdown NM2 Double Drive pedal, stereo pedal with two independant drive signals that can be blended together into a single three-stage mono output for use with a single amp. Each footswitch controls one of the drive signals, one lower gain and the other more ferocious, each with their own dedicated output socket. In "bridge" mode both channels can be stacked together to create a single high gain drive tone for use with a single amp (both output channels send the combined signal in this case). Each channel has it's own drive and volume controls with a master input gain control, as well as switches for the bridge output and a 10db boost for use with passive basses. Nice warm tube-y sound to the drives. Built like a tank and weighing about half as much as one this is a hefty and durable drive, approximately twice the size of a standard Boss pedal. True bypass with a quick access battery compartment on the base or powered by a standard 9v centre negative adapter. It's got some roll bars on top if you need to padlock your bike to something as well. From the manufacturer: NM2 - Nate Mendel Double Drive Pedal Designed from the ground up for Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters, the NM2 is a unique professional dual distortion pedal capable of driving a stereo rig for huge walls of bass sound. Stereo Sound Sculpting Taking the signal from a bass, the NM2 splits internally to two Outputs. Each output provides the original signal (at the input level) plus their own individual mix of two separate and very different distortion types (one for each output). Because unaltered bass signal is fed from input to the output and the distortion effects are added to it, the resulting sound is always full and dynamic, with the effects adding rich overtones to the core sound of your bass. For use with a stereo rig, each output can be fed to a separate amplifier and the individually adjustable bass overdrive effects switched IN or OUT for Output 1, Output 2 or both together. For use with a single amp, using the 1+2 switch means both effects can be routed to Output 2. Setting the level Whether you're using an active or passive bass, the Ashdown VU meter in combination with the Input level knob let's you easily find the sweet spot, ensuring you get the best possible tone in and out - whatever instrument you're using. Built for the road We know the rigours of the live gigging, that's why we build our pedals tough enough for whatever the road throws at them. Metal casings, premium controls and switches, recessed knobs and kickguards to protect screens and VU meters – bring it on! True Bypass Switching We don't mess with your tone. Ashdown Pedals feature genuine 'true bypass' switching for zero-colouration of your input signal when the pedal isn't in use. The Output level control lets you dial in the perfect balance between the effect and the true bypass level. YouTube demo: 55 notes posted
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100 watt bass combo from Ashdown featuring a 15 inch speaker, 3-band EQ with controls for input gain and output volume, along with a "deep" switch that applies a pre-shaped effect emphasising low frequencies and smoothing out higher ones (kinda like a mid scoop). Single channel input along with 6.35mm jacks for aux input, headphones and an additional speaker out. Tight & punchy tone with clean and precise definition, perfect for practice or gigs in smaller rooms. The rubber seal at the end of the carry strap has degraded and exposed the metal underneath, which in turn has caused some damage to the tolex around the strap mounts. Have taped the damaged parts down and wrapped the ends so as to prevent further damage, the carry handle itself still works as normal. 80 notes collected.
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Clone (or counterfeit depending on how you look at it, given they've ripped off the livery as well) of the Darkglass B7K, gets maybe 80-90% of the way there but is a slightly darker / muddier drive overall and lacks some of the grind / top-end articulation of the DG original. Not a bad knock-off by any means tho, it's solidly put together with decent build quality (although the "attack" switch isn't grounded properly and makes a buzzing noise when touched). The 4-band EQ works well and more than makes up for the slight lack of tone, plus you've got 2 3-way (boost / flat / cut) switches for bass (grunt) and treble (attack) saturation. DI out with ground lift and a parallel clean output complete the package. Boxed with hard velcro on the back, 50 notes posted.
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Haha, could have brought it with me when I picked up the looper on Monday lol. If it's not a big job to trace out (one of the boards is loose and the installed one doesn't work so can come out) I can drop it off any time that's convenient for you.
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Got this back on Friday (after FIVE MONTHS FFS), and let's just say don't give Ackworth Guitar Setups any of your electronics to repair: Absolute state of it. You can see what it used to look like in the pic above, they've completely butchered the insides making a "reference copy" that doesn't work, and dismantled the original board in doing so: Thanks Tristan, bang up job you've done there. As a little rotten cherry on top of the cake (and testament to their attention to detail), he buggered up the pot replacement, realised he'd made a mistake half way through then just went sod it, that'll do (reds are sposed to be on one side, purple on the other, whites in the middle): Absolute clown show. They've got a poor reputation locally but quoted me a two week turnaround (har har har) and the better places were all busy so I was like, what's the worse that can happen? Ackworth Guitar Setups: avoid like the plague. So, I guess I'm looking for a magician rather than a repair outfit now. Anyone know of an electronics shop that can put a pedal back together from not one but two non-functional boards and no clean reference material? The original pedal builder seems to have stopped making them in 2015, he's got defunct facebook & instagram pages and an eBay profile that he's not responded to in a week or so. Ackworth said they made contact via eBay and he claimed the pedal was basically a Zvex Woolly Mammoth with a clean blend, so that's muddying the waters even more as according to the folks in this thread who'd used the pedal in the past it was a fuzz face clone. Should probly just bin it off at this point, but from what I remember of it (for the two weeks in September I had it before it failed) it was an absolute gem of a fuzzbox. Edit: if it is based off a mammoth that's potentially a good sign as there are a squillion mammoth circuits online to compare against, seems to be a well-known fuzz type (and fits with the kind of noise I remember it making, way more "fuzzy" and distorted than the "crackly"-sounding fuzz face). Having said that, Lucid Audio FX did make a guitar pedal called the "Zombie Mammoth" so it could be the original pedal maker was getting them mixed up after ten years, who knows...
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Still got the original screw, yup, and I think you're right about the insides of the hole getting chewed up. My problem at the minute is that I'm not sure the replacement screw is performing it's job of holding the neck in place adequately, given that it's gonna have at least 5mm less exposure to the neck. It looks like the replacement screw is an 8 x 2" (50mm), and it's an 8 x 2 1/4" (55mm) that's needed. Both the ebay links provided there only list 50/60mm screws. Think a 60mm would be in danger of breaching the fretboard, may well have to look at filiing one down then. Cheers folks, the search continues.
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Few months back I had a Gibson style strap button mounted on the neck plate of my Fender Jaguar, I prefer the way the guitar & strap sit and the rotational movement allowed by the different orientation: Only problem is it's started working it's way loose now. First time I tightened it back up and thought nothing of it but the second time I ended up taking the screw out to see if there was a problem inside. Seems like the fella that fitted it used a shorter screw than was needed so it's not fully gripping into the neck - the standard Fender neck screws are 4.2mm by 45mm, and the strap button is 10mm proud of the neck plate, but the replacement screw is only 50mm long. Anyone know the kind of screws Fender use, and where a decent replacement could be sourced? From what I can tell the standard neck screws are 45mm long with a 4.2mm diameter and a 3mm shank, but I can't find anyone that sells that spec with a 55mm length. Could just fill the socket with superglue before remounting I guess but I'd like the option of reverting to stock if I ever want to get shot.
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Bought a preamp from Paddy, fantastic comms and he sent the pedal out straight away, fantastic bit of kit too, cheers Paddy!
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The original one button looper, tap once to start/stop the current loop (LED changes from red to green to let you know which state it's currently in), double-tap to stop playback, press and hold to clear all but the curent loop. There's also undo functionality with another press-and-hold to bring back the last loop if required. Records in uncompressed 24-bit audio, and a single loop can run for up to five minutes with unlimited overdubs. True bypass with analogue dry-through. Fantastic versatile little looper, only getting shot as I need something MIDI-enabled that I can keep in sync with a drum machine / sequencer. YouTube demo: No box, 45 notes posted.
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Sonicake Sonic passive ABY pedal, works in either A/B or A+B modes changeable via a switch. Footswitch changes between A & B sockets when in A/B mode, has no effect in A+B mode. Completely passive operation, takes a 9v adapter for the LED display (red/green for A/B, yellow for A+B). Boxed with hard velcro on the back. 15 notes posted.
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Marshall PEDL-00001 footswitch for sale, compatible with any single-channel Marshall footswitch input. Comes with a 5 metre cable. Why hang on, I hear you cry, isn't that the same pedal Bass Wielder was flogging just a minute ago? Why yes, yes it is, my old footswitch packed in so I got a replacement but it turns out it's the amp that's knackered not the footswitch har har har. Here's a link to PMT's product page because Marshall's one gives an internal server error lol: https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/marshall-pedl-00001-universal-footswitch 15 notes posted.
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Set of 4 LaBella low tension short scale flats for sale, gauges .042, .056, .075 & .100. Originally fitted on an SG I bought secondhand last year but were too dull for a thudbox like an SG so i swapped them out for something with a bit more top end. Product page: https://www.labella.com/product/ltf-4a-s/ 20 notes posted.
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Sub n Up (4 knob variety) £65.00 Posted - *SOLD*
Schlippy replied to Oldman's topic in Effects For Sale
These are fantastic octave pedals, for my money the "classic" voice is the best (least "warbly") octave up other than the POG2 which is like 3 times the price, scuffs up really nicely and there's barely anything in it quality-wise. Given that you can mod it eight ways from Sunday via the TonePrint app as well these are head and shoulders above most of the many, many octave pedals I've tried - if you don't need any of the stock functionality you can override any of the dials to control any of the other parameters on offer, even doing mad stuff like controlling up to three variables on one dial! -
Lekato wireless system & charging box for sale, two USB-C chargeable dongles with a chargeable carry case. Fantastic for trying out wireless playing without breaking the bank, I liked them so much I upgraded to a Boss WL-50 after a couple of months. Completely eliminates pickup hum / grounding issues at the same time as getting rid of cable drag, and stops you yanking your whole pedal setup off the kitchen table when you're jamming out like a fourteen year old although that may just be a me issue. They pair in seconds and the 6ms latency isn't noticeable to my ears. Decent range on them, not bothered by plasterboard walls but don't get too much metal inbetween the dongles otherwise the signal can stutter. Marketing blumf rates them as having 6 hours use fully charged but I'd put it at half that, they do charge quickly either in the case or directly via USB-C tho. They're very light, and given the 3.5mm / 6.35mm adapters there's an inherent flimsiness to the jacks (and the case lid to be fair) so don't expect to be handing these down to your grandkids but they're sturdy enough for regular use. Amazon page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LEKATO-Wireless-Charging-Transmitter-Receiver/dp/B0BTY2K36D/ YouTube review: 35 notes posted.
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Sold a couple of pedals to Andy, paid promptly and confirmed receipt, super easy transaction, recommended.
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Boxed as new TC Electronic Prophet delay for sale, digital delay pedal with 3 base modes (1/16th, 1/8th & 3/8ths of a second for a range of 20ms - 1300ms) with dials for fine control of the timing, number of repeats & wet / dry balance. True bypass with a soft footswitch, it's the larger top-mounting TCE enclosure not the mini. YouTube demo, once again for guitar as the bass demo TCE put out is truly dreadful: 25 notes posted
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