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Hi Guys Does anyone have an Anima E I killed my last one and with new bridge set up the Animas sound ace. Cheers Laurence

Well I now have a Full Circle on my bass and it feels and sounds great. I'd like to say a big thank you to Martyn Bailey who retro fitted it for me and did an excellent job. Hopefully this will really help I'm going to run it straight in to my Avalon U5 then in to my DB751 al a Stefan Crump and see how that works. I'm hoping to get a Troll Ribbon Mic off Brandon to demo which I'll send to house then run the signal back in to my in-ears. I really want to see what that's like. Anyone tried the Big E with an Acoustic Image head with a mic?

Hi Guys Here is a Bassbalseriet Studio II Active pickup http://www.bassbalsereit.de/ In good working order, sounds great and can even be tuned to change the sound of the pickup to match your bass. I'm doing some really high volume gigs and this pickup though it sounds great doesn't do ot for me in that situation, I've switched back to a Full Circle. It is active and you will need Phantom power to make it work due the pre-amp built in to the XLR. I'm also including a 10-db in-line attenuator which helps with the gain the pickup produces it works fine with 10"s but if you have a 5" driver it can distort it. You will need a skilled luthier to have it fitted as you need to conical hole drill in on the bass side of the bridge. Martyn Bailey just did some work on my bridge and is first rate we did by post and it's perfect. These babies RRP AT 439.00 EUROS, plus another 40 EUROS for the Attenuator so I'm asking £ 175.00 ONO. PLEASE NOTE MINE SYSTEM DOEN'T HAVE OPTIONAL DI/PHANTOM POWER BOX, I use an Acoustic Image head Cheers Laurence See info below [b] Bassbalsereit / ANS[/b] This pickup consists of a conical brass pin which is 4 cm long and as thick as a pencil. This pin is put into a conical hole drilled into the top end of the foot of the bridge. If you turn this brass pin in the bridge, you can adapt the sound to your instrument. Besides the passive version two improved active versions has recently been introduced: the AKTIV and the STUDIO version. For these both pickups, a tiny preamp (sized 4 x 6 mm) has been built into the brass cone. A suitableDI box with phantom power supply is available, so it can easily be used with all kind of bassamps and mixing consoles. Bassbalsereit AKTIV is an unbalanced active version of this pickup. The preamp is powered by phantom power from e. g. a mixing console, preamp or DI box like the Bassbelasereit DI box, which is available as an option. Bassbalsereit STUDIO is a balanced version of the active Bassbalsereit. It has a very natural sound (arco and pizzicato), and the signal-to-noise ratio below -100db. The Bassbalsereit AKTIV and STUDIO pickups work with 7–48 V phantom power. While the AKTIV can be used on balanced or unbalanced inputs, a balanced input is mandatory for the studio model. [list] [*]rigid [*]powerful and balanced sound [*]sound and volume can be adjusted by turning the brass cone housing [*]drilling into bridge needed for installation (must be done by qualified luthier) [*]active versions: works with a variety of bassamps and mixing consoles [/list] Don’t know which version fits your needs and your existing equipment best? Please call for advise – we can supply a Bassbalsereit pickup for every amp ... [i]For installing the Bassbalsereit pickup, a special tool is needed (a conical reamer for cello pegs). The installation can be easily done by every luthier, or you can either bring in or send us the bridge, so we can install the pickup for you.[/i] [b] [b] [/b]product overview Bassbalsereit/ANS pickups:[/b] [b]Bassbalsereit STUDIO[/b] – active; phantom powered and [i]balanced[/i] input (e. g. DI-Box, mixing console) needed 439,- €*

Hi Ben The Olive G is not good so I'll refund you for and send it free of charge the metals unravelled on parts of the string do you still want the others? Kind Regards Laurence

Obligato A now sold

And G & D to Ben thanks

1 G & D sold thanks Clarky

And replied

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Morning[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I was ratching through my gigbag and found a bunch of Olives I don't use anymore. They are all in good condition apart from 1 D string.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pirastro Olive G x 2 £ 35.00 each SOLD[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pirastro Olive D x 1 £ 40.00 each[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pirastro Olive D x 1 £ 15.00[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pirastro Oligato A x £ 15.00[/font][/color] SOLD [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Cheers for looking[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Laurence[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Attached Image: monthly_07_2013/post-712-0-86154400-1374577294.jpg[/font][/color]

Morning I was ratching through my gigbag and found a bunch of Olives I don't use anymore. They are all in good condition apart from 1 D string. Pirastro Olive G x 2 £ 35.00 Pirastro Olive D x 3 £ 40.00 Pirastro Olive D x 1 £ 15.00 Pirastro Oligato A x £ 15.00 Cheers for looking Laurence

Ok I made the decision to go back to the Full Circle I called Martyn Bailey (who is excellent by the way), thanks Geoff, he recommended the 1/4 UNC version and is going to fit the pickup in to my existing bridge and is going to remove the Schertler Stat B Vintage and probably the Bassbalseriet pickup as both are not great at higher volumes. I'm still very interested in the BigE I'd like to know what you think Geoff as you are familiar with me as a player etc. and it how compares to your Wizzy M Line 1x12. I was going to plug my Full Circle in to my Avalon U5 al a Marc Johnson then in to my DB751 & DB212, which I believe Stefan Crump does on bigger gigs, no I'm not taking it just for jazz I do a pop gig after our swing set. I kind of gave up gigging jazz 2 years ago for personal reasons but really want to start gigging again and want one rig that does it all rather than having loads of kit.

I got a loan of an Underwood from Tom but I need to go to my luthier to have it fitted, I'm searching for 1 pickup does it all. I reckon the best sound I had was a Fishman Full Circle in to an amp and a DPA 4099 in to FOH but loud gigs I need to be away from drums and guitar amps. My only problem with the Fishman was the piezo quack you get when recorded but I was using Olives back then and that might change with another string. I see Mike Arnapol uses one as does Rick Jones owner of Acoustic Image, so I seriously thinking of going back to that, plus I could plug it straight in to my monster Aguilar rig al a Stefan Crump I'm fasinated with by the BigE but it's a bit of a leap of faith ordering one blind without being able to test one, I still love the Acoustic Image but it's not for this gig. Any idea on price on BigE MA45

Hi Clarky what do you reckon of the Markbass 1x12 combo is it loud enough for your really loud gigs do you add an extension or can you use it stand alone. Hi Roger yep please let me know about the PJB combo in a gigging situation.

Interesting, it wouldn't work on this gig by the sounds of it. I think I'm going to use an Underwood in to my Avalon U5 and then in to my DB751 with a 2 x 12 should be me plenty of volume to here myself, I had in the past used a Mark Bass 1x15 combo but it was too boomy on loud gigs. I still love the Acoustic Image for anything else how does the Big e 45 compare to a Ten2 Combo? Cheers Laurence

Thanks for all the advice, I do have in-ears but I find way to wierd to try and pitch with things in my ears doesn't feel right at all, TPJ thanks for the offer you have a PM, Bassace that's great news I remember using one at one time and thinking it was good plus Mr Holland and Mats Eilersten use them. Clarky I have Velvet Animas on my bass so Magnetics are out, but I have a question for bith you and Roger what's the Big E 4X5 like? Many thanks again Laurence

Hi Guys Turns out this one particular gig I'm doing is very loud in fact I can't hear a thing on stage from my bass, so I won't to experiment with an Underwood or something similar in to my Avalon U5 and Aguilar Rig can anyone help. Essentially once the drums and guitar kick in I can't even hear the keyboard player's amp and my intonation goes to **it, I just heard a recording back and it's totally embarrassing I sound terrible. I could easily do it on electric bass problem solved but the band really want the look of the double bass so it's down to me to solve my own monitoring issues. Can anyone helpor offer advice Cheers Laurence

Just wondering is the bass too expensive hence the lack of interest

Friday night bump, so I'm up for 5 string trades 34" scale only.

Thanks Steffan

Saturday bump

Was trawling the internet last night and these babies are going for £ 1850.00 at Bass Direct used so this bass is a bargin

Hi Ebenzer It's no different from a standard J-Retro 01 in terms of the it looks (though it doesn't have the passive tone like a normal Maruc), the real difference being the way it's voiced I can get the frequency ranges for you if you're interested. The sweepable mids are really useful once you get used to them, as you know every room you play in has different characteristics and when you struggle to hear the bass the mid range pots come to the rescue, it's helped me out dozens of times. The circuit won't really help with dead spots per say, adding more back pickup and tweaking the mid range helps though. Hope that helps. Laurence

No one has an 80's Status SII 5 they want to trade?

Monday morning bump

Bump for a sale but still interested in trade for an 80's Status SII headless 5 string