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[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

Many thanks for the trade offer Gstirrat but too many strings for me, great bass though.

Cheers

Laurence

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Would be consider trades for a [u][b]Status SII 5 string 80's bass[/b][/u] (the stages are getting smaller and the singer is worried I'll hit him in the face with my head stock)

Bump

You're always welcome

Hi Guys

I thought I would share the photo's of these pickups now they are fitted on my bass as they aren't very common on this forum.

I've used the Bassbalseriet Studio II a lot it's an very interesting pickup as it has a pre-amp in the XLR that needs to be phantom powered. The pickup itself sounds pretty good and believe it or not can actually be tuned in the hole by using a sort of darning needle which you insert in to the hole and turn the brass part of the pickup which alters the sound. It's a rather hot pickup and when I had it fitted it was fine with my Acoustic Image Ten2 but I now use my old Coda R (not many gigs these days) and had to get an -10db in line attenuator which really helps with over loading the pre-amp and 5" driver. Sound very good recorded too.

The Schertler Stat-B Vintage is a pickup I always wanted to try as it's a copy of the original one Charlie Haden and Barry Guy use. I've only just had it fitted and this needs the Schertler pre-amp again to use it my version is the older Acoustic Pre-amp which I like they now have something called a Yellow Blender available in 1 and 2 channel apparently Chris Lawrence the excellent UK bassist now uses. I haven't had a chance to gig it yet but it sounds good through my Coda R. You can use the Stat-B Vinatge direct in to the new Schertler La Faro double bass combo, which I happen to have here at Overwater Basses/Acoustic Image Europe on demo.

Incidentally if anyone is interested in trying any of this stuff let me know and you can try pickups on my bass here at the workshop.

Cheers

Laurence

Hi Guys

I selling my Sonic blue J-Series Classic Custom, I have 2 of them and love them both to bits but the music I'm now playing in our wedding/function band has dictated I need to use a 5 string, though I tried to avoid it as long as I can I just can't do it on a 4 string even with a de-tuner. So I need raise funds for a 34" scale J-Series 5 (I have a Yamaha BB5000A I got for a steal which will do for now though it is rather heavy).

Obviously this bass has been gigged a lot and has a few dents and marks I would say it's 7 out of 10 condition wise hence the above price (my red bass is battered to hell and is almost a relic now and I couldn't sell it)

Spec is as follows:-

1 piece seasoned flamed Maple neck.
Rosewood board with Rosewood binding and Mother of Pearl block inlays with Sonic Blue headstock
2 Piece medium weight Alder body in Sonic Blue
Hipshot Ultralite 1/2 Lollipop machine heads and De-tuner
Hipshot B Style bridge in alumimium 19mm spacing
J-Retro Marcus Miller 3 pot circuit with custom flat response
DiMazio Ultra Pickups
Schaller Strap Locks
Hiscox case

RRP on this bass is now £ 2775.00

[b]£ 1295.00[/b] and ONO would be consider trades for a Status SII 5 string 80's bass (the stages are getting smaller and the singer is worried I'll hit him in the face with my head stock)

If you have any questions just let me know.

Many thanks

Laurence