FlatEric

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1391470396' post='2357637']
Probably FlatEric can tell you more than me, as he's got one! And Noel knows this stuff way better than I do...

I've got an RSB Deluxe 2, which appears to be the same bass apart from having a J-layout bridge pickup instead of the 2 Ps the SB has. Solid colour body/neck too. Just curious whether they are essentially the same bass - although FlatEric can probably answer that, too, as I seem to remember he has a nice pearl white RSB Deluxe.

J.
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Here's the Pearl White:
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2013-10-08T05:00:00-07:00&max-results=8"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2013-10-08T05:00:00-07:00&max-results=8[/url]

Here's the Special:
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/little-more-aria.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/little-more-aria.html[/url]

Just SO glad someone on here got it!!

Well done solo4652 - interested to get your opinion on the beast!
Let us know.

Cheers.

Ha. Whadayknow!!!

A great bit of kit, gone for pennies.

He should have stuck a fake Fender/Gibson sticker on it - the bidding would have rocketed!!

I found the pic.

In today's money, that is over £1000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope whoever got it knows they got an absolute steal!

Hey Ho!!

Cheers.

As a lover of the Double P set-up, looks the business.

Nice.

Nice.

I have one that is the same colour.

As stated, "Good for Metal" - Also great for many other styles.
Some great tones, medium scale, fast neck, eye catching, Aria quality and a great price.

Good luck with the sale.

Cheers.

You just wouldn't believe it, would you??

It wouldn't take much to restore back to health.

SOMEBODY got a real bargain.

Ah well. . . . . . .

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1390763233' post='2349231']


That's the second ludicrous local Gumtree bargain I've missed in the last month or two. The previous one was more upsetting though - a Canadian Balogh Odyssey guitar for £30. Just ask Flat Eric about these...
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[size=6]WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT[/size]
[size=6][size=3]OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size][/size]

[size=4]Anyone[/size] got any pics of it???

These are like gold dust and usually, cost as much!
I really hope someone tries to flip this.

Bugger!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's ruined my day!!

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1391036962' post='2352660']
What are the necks like on these?

Cheers guys
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Just about right, for most.

A cross between a P and a J - not too fat and chunky, not too skinny.
They are just a really nice bass to play.

As I said, in their day, they were a fair old wedge - in 1984, they were
£328.87!!!!
I know, because mine came with all the Gigsville stuff, including the
Guitarzan hang tag!!

Hope someone on here grabs it - not many around.

Cheers.

[quote name='vmaxblues' timestamp='1390817636' post='2349732']
I have a matched pair of these (fretted/fretless) in sunburst and they are incredibly good instruments. Great necks to play, good hardware and electronics, at this money you cant go wrong! GLWTS
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Totally agree.

These things punch way above their weight.

Bit of a demo here:

[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/peavey-foundation-line-around-head.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/peavey-foundation-line-around-head.html[/url]

My other one - Fretless - MMwwwwaaaaaa. [i]Nice!!![/i]

[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/fender-jazz-and-peavey-foundation.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/fender-jazz-and-peavey-foundation.html[/url]


You CANNOT go wrong at this price - trust me!!!!
Both of mine were more $$$$$$ than this one.

Good luck with the sale.

Cheers.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1390939361' post='2351598']
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-Aria-Pro-II-SB-Special-II-1982-/111265974379?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19e7f8086b"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item19e7f8086b[/url]
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These were a lot of money, in the day.

A really nice, serious bass.

A nice weight, well balanced, luvverleeeeeeeeee neck and some great sounds, to boot!

Would be a good addition to anyone's collection.

This is mine - almost identical.

[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/little-more-aria.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/little-more-aria.html[/url]

Cheers.

Hi all.

If it is any help, just to rule out what it isn't, this is a Greco PMB.

The PM are the initials of a player from the Beatles!!

[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/ibanez-2459b-destroyer-and-greco.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/ibanez-2459b-destroyer-and-greco.html[/url]

Cheers,

Looks like a very nice old Toaster "Forty", complete with the original, almost
bulletproof case.
Fair price for a great bass.

Good luck with the sale, you'll miss it. . . . . . . at some point!

Cheers.

I wouldn't bother with that one - as I said in the other Blazer post,
one it's bigger strengths is the original pick-up.

Someone grab this.

I have two of these and these things will remove kidney stones at ten paces.
Brilliant pick-up, same as the Greco GOB series - I have two of those, as well.

Seriously good.

P type/handful of neck but comfortable.

Don't very often see these come up - only made for a short period, before they
brought in the one with the P type pick-up.

Go for it.

Cheers.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1389950931' post='2339780']
I'm pretty sure this was a bass commissioned by a customer of mine way back when I had the business of The Bass Place in Newcastle. Jim Cairnes built the neck and I did the rest. But no idea where it is now.
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Aha, I think mine was done on the same [i]bassis[/i]!
The body on this one, seems to have the same features as mine.
You may have done it?

I'll post up some pics, at some point.

Cheers.

Simple question - cd_David ended up with this, I think. . . . . but not sure.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/16198-music-man-custom-job-by-jim-cairnes/http://"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/16198-music-man-custom-job-by-jim-cairnes/http://[/url]

I have something that is similar - mine has two EMG but up until yesterday
lunch time, I had not seen another - I found it through google images.

Not looking to buy it, just would like to know a little more about it.

Cheers.

When I get around to it - hopefully in the next few weeks, I shall run off perhaps fifty of them,
so as soon as they are done, I'll be in touch.

Cheers.

Hi.

They are a standard thread but the heads are smaller than stock fixings.

I have been meaning to sort this out for a couple of my Aria basses.
These were used throughout the Aria bass range.

I intend to turn down a batch and finish the heads in black.

Anyone else want any, whilst I'm at it?

Cheers.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1388844393' post='2326743']
[b]Back To Our 1978 Line-Up![/b]


Has anyone else experienced this kind of 'forward-into-the-past' -type weirdness, or am I alone in this??
I thank you!

*[size=2]Jokes about Ralgex, Wincarnis and Steradent are very welcome.[/size]
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Don't know if this counts but I got back together with our singer from 1974, a few years back (over 30 years later)
and rehearsed in a building around 20 metres from where we were in '74.

My advice - Go for it, it my case it was a blast for over 4 years!

Cheers.

Nice.

I am a big fan of the Double P.

I have a Canadian Odyssey, which has the switching you were looking for.

This one.
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When I first had it, there was "much playing around with the switching" but after the novelty had worn off,
I now leave then in phase, in series - which is how your is now and use the Vol and Tone controls.
Other switching options take away some of the power/punch of the bass.

Perhaps leave it for a while and see how you get on?
You may end up doing it and then setting the switches to what you have already.

Cheers.

Hi.

Just some thoughts on your T-40.

The best strings I have found, so far, are Rotosound RB45 - up to those,
I found Picato were quite good.
I have bought Forty's with flats on and the range of tones is more limited.
Is yours a Toaster or a Blade?

As with most electric instruments, the sound you hear is also down to the amp.

I have 3 set-ups and they each offer tonal differences - maybe the mix of a T-40
and your amp, is not giving you what you are looking for.
They really come to life with a Sansamp or in my case a BD21 Behringer.
I don't always use it but in some situations, it helps "colour" the sound/tones.
A BD21 can be picked up for pennies on e.bay - may be worth giving that a go.

Cheers.

Very Nice!

I just love Classic Ibanez!

Nice 650 - I have one the same colour, in the original case - I was SO impressed with
it, I bought another one.
Top Bass.

Cheers.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1387889625' post='2316892']
Can you post a pic of your case...it must be huge!!!
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Sorreeeeee!

I do have a spare case but it's for the guitar - not the bass.

Cases of the size that would do, I think are very rare!
It took me ages to find one that an Ibanez Destroyer bass would fit in
and that was second hand off e.bay - not new.

If I spot one. . . . .

Cheers.

[quote name='bobpalt' timestamp='1387738344' post='2315108']
Played my last ever gig with the band I've been with for 13 years yesterday at the local Golf Club's Christmas party, before I retire to go travelling with the good lady.

Brilliant! The guys made it into just the best night ever, changing the words of half of the songs in the second set (when the audience were well oiled) into anything that remotely sounded like or rhymed with "Bob" or "Sue" or "Bob and Sue"! (Sue is our lighting lady as well as having suffered wedded bliss with me for the last 37 years, so will probably be missed as much if not more than me by the band).

Our front man must have told the audience half a dozen times that I was leaving that night, and in turn I was showered with hugs, kisses and adulation (!) from them. I dug my lucky bass players pork pie hat out of retirement, played the Pedulla Sue gave me 12 years ago on our silver wedding and don't think I made a mistake all night, and we all went back to one of the guy's houses for cheese, biscuits and whiskey afterwards. They gave me a big photo blown up onto that canvassy stuff to remember Breeze by, and its now in pride of place in the hallway, just in case any visitors don't believe I was once a 59 year old budding rock star...... Life just doesn't get any better than this, but as one door closes a new door has now opened to our latest phase of life as travellers, something we have wanted to do for ages, and now we are both retired and waiting delivery of our motor home has become a reality. Have to go now as I'm starting to well up writing this. Cheers to everyone here and have a great Christmas.
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I had a great time last night but I read this and thought, Yeah way to go!!

All the very best.

Cheers.

I would agree - I'm pretty sure it's a 924, Rosewood, Fretless.

A really cracking bass - I've got one with a maple board.

Nice clip.

It is indeed MASSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I [i]think, [/i]buried somewhere. . . . . . . I may have a spare case!
I kid you not!

Do you want a case for yours?

Cheers.