bobpalt

NOW SOLD thanks subject to the usual.

I have completely retired from playing the bass for various sensible reasons and recently set about trying to sell off most of my gear and prepare for a life of boredom. 

After clearing out one of my music cupboards today I have put together a lucky bag of stuff, none of which has been tested by me but there is no reason to believe any of it might be non-functional as it all worked before I hid it from the wife’s view. Some of it is brand new, most items have their instructions and on top of the items listed I will continue to add (for free of course) anything else I might find as I continue rummaging. There are a couple of small surprises already there in the pile that aren’t listed.

In no particular order,

Tascam CD-VT2 music and voice trainer

Fender ST1 stage tuner

Zoom GM-200 guitar amp modeller

Blax stage tuner and power supply

Samson AP 1 radio guitar system

Pulse dual channel microphone pre amp

Zoom 607 bass effects

AKG SR/WMS 40 pro radio guitar system

Millenium headphone monitor amp for wired in ears system

Citronic Q-Mix 2, 2 channel usb mixer

Korg Beat Boy

Single led stage light

Digital sound level meter

BD 121 V-Tone bass driver di

Quality bass cab lead

Fender PR388 floor tuner

Bass overdrive pedal

2 x bridges

Bag of various machine heads

Bag of assorted knobs,  Fender, chicken head etc

Bag of rubber cab feet

Fender neck plate

Novelty robotic tuner

K&M stage music light and 2 spare bulbs

Assorted cables, power supplies, 2 led music lights, 3 guitar pickups etc.

£125 all in, no picking and choosing or haggling, I just have to clear everything out for brownie points. I’m sure you all understand! 

I checked and couldn’t find any feedback for Paul, but what a super guy to do business with. No haggling, immediate payment and as pleasant as possible with a lovely wife as well! Hope to come across Paul again in the future,

Cheers,

Bob

Several people have asked me how much the fretted bass weighs, and the answer is precisely seven and a half pounds. The fretless is similar too.

Any offers? No trades sorry as I don't play any more.

Bob

What a lovely chap! Sold Tom my blue SWB-1 and it couldn't have been a quicker, nicer transaction. Hope you enjoy playing her Tom.

Bob

All three basses are now sold thanks.

I have retired from playing so will be selling off all my stuff soon. For the last few years I have gigged exclusively with short scale basses and loved them all. The first three being very similar I have grouped them together into a single advert and hope I’ve done the right thing! 

All three of the basses are in mint condition, and have gig bags or cases, strap locks fitted and no marks or dings that I can find. Anyone that has bought from me in the past will know that I baby my gear.

The first one up is a fretless passive model, but included in the sale is the correct EMG pre amp, unused and boxed as fitted by Scott that you can pop in if you so desire. There is a Flightcase Warehouse Spider hardcase included that really is the badger. This bass is really light and easy to play, you may not want to fit the pre amp, it’s up to you.

The second bass is a totally mint Chowny SWB-1 made in India. I don’t think this has ever been played in anger, I certainly haven’t gigged it and it’s an active model finished in I think it’s sonic blue? This bass is heavier than the other two which gives it a bit of a different tone. It’s not a heavy bass, just heavier. Totally mint with a Fender Urban gig bag.

The third bass was my main gigging bass until I discovered the Fender Mustang p/j I changed to and it’s a beauty, one of Scott’s earlier basses. It’s active, very light and punchy and a joy to play. Nice wood, lovely neck and it’s original hardcase, again no marks I can find.

I thought £325 for each bass would be reasonable?

I couldn't find a feedback thread for Bernard who has just bought my ACG bass so here's one!

What a pleasant transaction, immediate payment and friendly as you like. Bernards a super guy who works tirelessly for charity with his band and deserves all the plaudits he gets. Hope you get on with the bass Bernard, and it was a pleasure meeting you today!

Cheers,

Bob

The bass has now been SOLD thanks.

2 hours ago, tom1946 said:

I had an acg once in Zebrawood and it was great, right up to the moment when I found that it had an assymetric neck shape and I couldn't get away with it at all. Just felt wrong and a bit ungainly. Is this one assymetric Bob?

It does have an asymmetric neck Tom, but it’s never bothered me one bit. In some respects it makes playing it easier which I’m sure is the point!

Any offers? Have I overpriced it? I thought the price seemed reasonable with the leds but I admit to being a bit out of touch with things bassy.

Hi Tom. Yes, still fishing but my great plans of fishing more in retirement seem to have been overtaken by looking after 90 year old mother in law and fishing less type plans! Hope you are well,

Cheers,

Bob

Wow, thanks Sam! I'm blushing now.......

A couple more bits of info, she weighs 8lb 13 oz and although the preamp has mids control and a bright pull I can't find a passive mode. There is a Neutrik locking jack socket as well.

I should have said, I'm sorry. Yes, it's a 34 inch scale.

SOLD, many thanks to the buyer.

This is serial number 0073 and can be seen in better detail on Alans web site where there are much better photos than my poor efforts!

Alan built this for me a while back when I was regularly gigging, and having had a few learning difficulties with the filter pre amps in previous ACG basses he arranged for John to build a custom J-Retro which suited me fine. The pickups are custom wound Bart Classics and the teal  body staining was chosen by me after considering several different options and looks really superb with the gloss finish. The top is flame sycamore with a swamp ash body core and back. The headless neck is 5 piece flame maple with black veneer contrast lines and a heartwood birdseye maple fingerboard. The radius is 16, nut width 40mm  and black hardware and an ABM bridge with standard 18mm spacing is used. Locking strap buttons are included, as is Alans dinky little tool kit and a fitted Hiscox case.

Installed whilst the bass was being constructed are red Sims leds on the edge of the fingerboard, for practical purposes on dark stages rather than front mounted for effect! The preamp is 18v and a low battery warning light is fitted. Now heres the interesting bit. The bass is still as brand new, despite being a few years old! I never gigged with it or took it to practices but every so often I would take it out of its case and admire it as a superb work of art, play a few riffs then put it back in its case under the bed. The last few years I have only gigged in a pub duo using short scale basses so don't ever envisage it being used in anger so thought that now was the time to let it go to someone who would appreciate it. The tone is everything I have ever wanted from a bass, its lovely to play and mint, what more can I say?

Bought a Warwick short scale bass from them a few months ago. To be honest, I thought the price was a mistake it was so low but it arrived quickly and is superb.

Mid song at a university gig I noticed my amp head on top of the cab start to move. I was using a cable free set up so it wasn't me pulling it. It seemed to lift a bit, move backwards then fell off down the back of the cab by itself. Fortunately it was still working so I lifted it back up at the end of the song. When I mentioned this to the organiser at the end of the gig she laughed and said that was the resident ghost. Strange things happened there regularly and he seemed to hate loud noises so picked on bass players!

Changed over myself a year ago and haven't regretted it at all. For the stuff I do (old men playing to a backing tape in pubs) they are wonderful, easy to play and handle. I use a Mustang, a couple of SW1s and a Warwick shorty and love them all.

I might try upping it to 18v thanks. That's possible according to EMG, and indeed recommended by them.

No sorry, they are original models. I have bought a boost pedal which has transformed the new bass though! It's much heavier than the originals as well, which isn't necessarily a bad thing tone wise.

Did do, but no reply yet.......

I have just bought a lovely blue Chowny SW-1 bass with the active tone system, but find that the output is quite low and as a result the tone at my normal amp levels is "polite" rather than full of umph! I have tried lifting the pickups to the point where they are nearly touching the strings but this has only given a marginal increase and the EMG system doesn't have an output control as such. Would I be best changing the pickups for something hotter and if so, what would be best, or do I need to upgrade the whole system? Could the volume pot be in any way to blame or is it just a characteristic of the bass? I would add that I own 2 other SWB-1 basses, an active fretted and a passive fretless and whilst not fire breathing monsters (like the Warwick Corvette short scale and a Fender Mustang I now gig with) they don't seem to be as restrained. I know I can turn the volume up on the amp but this gives me less headroom to play with! Thanks, Bob.

Is there a gig bag with the bass please?

Thanks,

Bob

Look at an app you can use on an ipad called Stagetraxx. It syncs with any backing tracks you have on your iTunes library and is, for my little 2 piece pub setup the best thing since sliced bread.

Stuart popped over the other day to buy a combo off me and a more pleasant transaction would be difficult to imagine. No haggling, super guy, good player, what more could you want? Cheers Stuart!

Couldn't find a feedback entry for Guven, but having just sold him an amp with no problems whatsoever deal with him in confidence! Very friendly, immediate payment, perfect!