Muzz
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That's the twin of mine (apart from the maple board - mine's a mid-rosewood), and I nearly fainted when I saw what it went for - I've been considering selling mine, but at that money? Blimey, no. Hope you get much closer to what it's worth this time. -
Reminds me of being offered 4 x 18" Peavey cabs (were they 1820s? I can't recall) back in the day for a ludicrously small amount. Each one was roughly the size and shape (and weight) of a washing machine. They'd have been beyond Doom stacked as 2 x 2. I never pushed the button, but even now a very very small part of me wishes I had, just to see what'd have happened...possibly a Marty McFly moment, but...
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And sold to Steve. An enthusiast and a gent.
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Ok, this may well be a long shot, but I guess if it's gonna come off anywhere, it'll be here... I've got an 08 US Precision in Blizzard Pearl/Rosewood (in very good nick), and while it's just a great bass, I'm really GASsing for a Black/Maple Precision. Anyone got one of the new Precisions in Black/Maple they fancy swapping? Hey, I said it was a long shot... Cheers, Muzz -
OK, following the theft of the rest of my gear a couple of weeks ago, I'm selling the only unit the toerags left, which is my Roland D-Bass 115X extension cab (or 'powered satellite speaker' as Roland calls it). Full details here: [url="http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productdetails.aspx?p=717&c=58"]http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productde...?p=717&c=58[/url] It's a 15" plus horn cab with a 330w power amp, which is primarily designed to sit underneath a D-Bass 115 or 210 but it's also useful as a power amp/speaker combo which I've been driving to good effect with a BDDI preamp pedal. You could even use it run from a Line Out from a smaller combo to extend both the tone and volume of your amp and make a modular rig. It has its own Volume and Tweeter control and so you can add whatever you need. It uses the FFP speaker system which I found gave excellent controlled response at all volumes, and it produces a clear, uncoloured tone. When used with the D-Bass 115 (as I was) it can run in full range or sub mode, and [i]really[/i] fills the sound out - tons of headroom at 660w the pair. It's pretty light, too, at less than 60lb, and it has castors. Bombproof Roland build quality, and these things retail at the moment for an eye-watering £750+, so £275 is pretty much a bargain for either the ideal partner for a D-Bass combo, or as a versatile power amp/speaker for your favourite preamp or smaller combo. I'll put some pictures up once I've photographed it tonight. I thank you. M
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Yep, a valuable lesson in the value of your own ears. Or my own ears. Someone's ears, anyway... Thinking on it, the clear difference I heard between the amps may well have been overly coloured by the cabs - the MB was 2 x 15s, whereas the RH450 was through the RH stack, which is 10s and 12s. It might have been more the TC cabs I didn't like. I'm going to go back when I've got the cash ready to go and spend longer switching the cabs and amps around to try and get a definitive answer. I just don't like mithering shop staff too much when I know I haven't actually got the cash. It's made me seriously consider distance buying of any sort of amplification without trying it, though.
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Well, I spent an hour in Sounds Great yesterday A/Bing the RH450 with a LMII, plus the RH 2x10 and 2x12 stack against the MB Jeff Berlin and 151HR. I had the LMIII and a 410HR, but it all got nicked (there's a thread somewhere about that), so I'm after a complete new rig. I was very surprised to find I MUCH preferred the MarkBass gear, as there's tons and tons of enthusiasm and giddyness about the RH450 around at the moment. I didn't like the tubetone valve simulation on the RH much (my Roland D-Bass did a more convincing tube tone on its Vintage setting), and overall I thought it sounded less full and rounded a sound altogether. If anything, the RH sounded too modern and sterile - unless the tubetone was dialled in, when it sounded like a cheapish distortion pedal. Maybe with some EQ tweaking the RH450 would have given me a more acceptable sound, but the LM flat was just [i]there[/i]. The onboard tuner is a corking idea, the memories are great, I love the LEDs (but you can't read the button titles at the top because of the overhang), and the unit itself just exudes quality (and so it should for the price), but when it came to the tone, there was no contest for me. I was, as I said, surprised. Thank God I didn't buy the TC gear simply on recommendation. YMMV, natch.
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This is probably a bit late, but I was speaking to Eric in MG the week before last, and I mentioned this bass. Unsurprisingly, he has no recollection whatsoever of it, although he agreed that it was possible that he might have once been in the same room as it. Or perhaps the same building. Or possibly the same postcode. Definitely the same planet, though we couldn't narrow it down much closer than that.
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A 1980 4001 Jetglo sold to finance an Aria ZZB Deluxe...yikes. Having said that, I'd like to have the ZZB back, too, if it ever resurfaced again, just for 80s Hair Metal nostalgia...
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Looks like a realyl nice save from the firewood stack. I had one of the 8 strings years ago whcih I bought from Andy's on Denmark Street - one of the most vicious neck-dives I've ever come across, but it sounded HUGE...
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[quote name='sshorepunk' post='761486' date='Mar 2 2010, 08:26 AM']Muzz, ask napper to give Tony a ring about the paint job! Tony[/quote] Will do - I'll get an update tonight...
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[quote name='AndyTravis' post='760501' date='Mar 1 2010, 10:33 AM']Just had a mooch, and the shop fitting is still in place, but no gear, apart from the Levys strap stand. There isn't a note on the door or anything. Meant to wander up to Johnnys to have a gab, but didn't have much time. Still, if anybody sees Napper, pass on my regards.[/quote] I'll be seeing him tomorrow night, and I shall. I'll let you know what his next venture's all about shortly, too. M
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[quote name='sweeneyjimbob' post='759810' date='Feb 28 2010, 02:57 PM']pm'd.[/quote] And replied. Still for sale.
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Napper's been a mate of mine for many many years, and despite the rep of MG in general being only slightly higher in regard than the Third Reich, he did a sterling job in difficult circumstances. Not many music shops left in Manchester now... Muzz [quote name='sshorepunk' post='759968' date='Feb 28 2010, 06:09 PM']I know many poeple don't hold Music Ground and the associated business' in high regard, but I thought I would pass on some info regarding the Manchester shop ...it's closed! Yesterday, they were clearing the stock out! For those who didn't know the shop, it was run by Napper, a little ginger haired geezer, well known round these parts, having been involved in music retail in manchester for many years! Tony[/quote]
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OK guys, don't want to play the tragedy card here, but our rehearsal room was broken into on Thursday and my amps were stolen (there's a thread elsewhere with details) so I need to shift this bass ASAP, so I'll reduce it to £225. Cheers, Muzz
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Apologies if I'm being a should-have-read-more-threads numpty, but is there anywhere appropriate I can list the amps which I lost last Thursday when our rehearsal studio was burgled? Cheers, Muzz
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Bump for price drop...
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+1 on the Gotoh 201. Great bridge, and the most cost-effective bridge replacemernt for a P or J IMO. No drilling required, same holes, etc. M
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OK, in response to a couple of queries, I've borrowed some digital scales, and it's 9lb 10oz or so. Oh, and an incidental bump...
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There's nothing like going into a studio environment for highlighting any issues, 90% of which are pretty much unnoticable in a live/band situation. I'm studio recording at the moment as well, and I'm in a similar position as you, when you have to be very controlled to get a clean, consistent sound. Agree about the attack angle of the pick going across the strings, more vertical will help. I've been a pick player for a very long time, and I tend to try to anchor the heel of my right hand on the bridge (the Ray is a good one for that - there's a nice 'valley' between the back of the bridge and the saddles) and put less overall movement into the up-and-down. I use a thinner-than-some Dunlop .88 pick, but that's just what suits me. Oh, and ignore any pressure from the 'play with your fingers' crowd - it's a bass guitar, play it whichever way suits your music...
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Aaaannnndd a bump up again...
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Hi All, OK, time to move this one on - the everpresent GAS, combined with cashflow issues require I move something out before moving something else in, and the first to go will be my 98 Mex Jazz. I haven't had it long, picked it up as a passive standby for gigging, but the more I use my Ray, the more I'm feeling I need a Precision as a standby. If it puts anything into perspective, I don't use my Overwater Perception Deluxe much these days, either - the older I get, the less subtle I get, clearly... Anyhoo. It's in good nick, no dings I can see, couple of very small indents on the neck, but nothing out of the ordinary for a well-looked-after 10 year old bass. A little bit of crackle through the pots if I'm being critical (tho I'll have a spray of those tonight and it'll go, I'm sure), and it's got a Gotoh bridge on it which looks pretty new and gives it a nice solid feel. Strung with pretty-much-new rounds. Neck and frets good, I've set the action a little on the high side as I'm a pick player (see note above about lack of subtlety), but it'll drop more, for sure. I'll leave that to you. Will come in a genyoowine Fender gigbag and shipped well packed and insured for a ballpark £20-25 to the UK. I'll give a more accurate P&P figure to anyone who's buying at the time. Or you can come and get it, or I can meet within a 30 mile radius of Manchester. Whichever. OK, I realise without pics this bass clearly doesn't exist, so... [attachment=42932:Jazz1.JPG] [attachment=42933:jazz2.JPG] [attachment=42934:Jazz3.JPG] [attachment=42935:Jazz4.JPG] Price drop to £250 + P&P... Cheers, Muzz
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[quote name='solo4652' post='736924' date='Feb 6 2010, 07:50 AM']+1 to that. I have the D-bass 115 and it's been excellent. Relatively light (23kg) with a big, loud tone. Has "modern", "tube" and "clean" presets and lots of other tone-shaping buttons and switches. Rated at 350W and easily survives against 2 guitarists and a drummer. I was considering the extension cab but I've not needed it for any pub gigs. Steve[/quote] I've got the 115X extension cab as well, and I can't imagine really needing more volume - it's 660w of controlled fun, and it'll swamp any drummer. It's really useful to be able to use it as a full-range cab or a sub, too. As you say, great range of sounds, from uber-clean to a nice warm valvey tone. And it splits into 2 x 50lb(ish) boxes - can't ask for much more than that, really... They just seem to be strangely unfashionable. Dunno why... M
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Yep, sold pending...
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If the quality, tone and volume of my Roland D-Bass 115 are anything to go by, the Roland 210 version is a belter. And not heavy, either.
