Fionn

Shaggy: Oh Carolina…

“Oh Carolina! Prowl off, jump on prawns.

Oh Carolina! Prowl off, jump on prawns.

Oh Carolina, gal prowl off.

Gal yuh, fi jump on prawns.
 

Prowl off, jump on prawns …”

20 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

I will admit to having gone to the very first Glastonbury Festival, but saw/heard little of what went on, being somewhat otherwise occupied with my partner at the time, building and enjoying a hay-bale lodging by the Tor for the duration. Not much sleep was had. Happy daze; where is she now..? 

That’s funny. My mum has a story exactly the same as that.

Dad, is that you?

You’ve opened a Pandora’s Box. Be wary, lest it consumes you, haha

The last one of these is still available (I had 2). 

Stunning 

Very tasteful mods, sure enough 👌🏻

The best cheap tuner available atm is a used Korg Pitchblack.
 

They go for as little as £25 on the 2nd hand market, they’re very reliable and well built, good clear and bright display with multiple display modes, and detection accuracy within ± 1 cent (same spec as the most expensive top-end pedal tuners). 
 

It’s one of the most undervalued pedals doing the rounds at present. I just sold one for a paltry £30.

The only reason I sold it (after a decade of reliable use) was to get the new Pitchblack with the switchable buffer.

In terms of specification, functionality, and overall quality, I see this as the best tuner option for anyone on a budget.

I’ve been in covers bands in the past.

Yes, we were parasites.

Here’s a photo of it with a 130. There were also two sets of brass saddles with mine, wide and narrow. Well designed to accommodate the suspension bridge cable string set  …

A Hipshot Kickass 4 will take them.

I just had a 4-string bass set up correctly in B-E-A-D with one.

With the Kickass there are two sets of intonation screws, one set short, one set long. If you use the bridge B-E-A-D tuning, use the short screws and you’re fine. The tracks on the bridge are long enough to accommodate both tunings.

My current board…

Buffer/ Tuner/ Mute at the front (with mutable parallel dry signal from the parallel output of the Paradriver) … Then stackable gain stages, Overdrive > Fuzz > Distortion (this board is all about the dirt really) … A touch of space (reverb) … Compression at minimal settings  (only bites when digging clean and the dirt isn’t doing the compression) … End of chain EQ/ HPF/ LPF/ DI from the Q strip. 
 

This is essentially an ‘ampless’ set up. The front of chain dry parallel signal and end of chain DI both go to the desk, the other end of chain output for additional monitor (power amp/ cabs) if necessary. 

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45 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

Cool colour. I just recently received an amp from @Fionn, excellent packaging and a super smooth transaction all round - I'm sure whoever buys this will get similar treatment. Almost tempted myself... reunite the bass with the amp it was probably played through! 

This was indeed the bass that paired with that amp! I played my first gigs in my first band with that exact combination. I had graduated to those from my starter kit, a nasty p-bass copy and a nastier little combo. I was so proud of this upgraded gear. It was the first of me really figuring out the kind of sound I wanted. Such happy innocent times, haha.

Such a bargain 

Maison RBA-380

I’ve had this since I was a teenager (it’s from the 90’s), but the mass clearout has no room for sentimentality …

Nice player for a cheaper bass.

Everything works as it should.

Set up to play.

Alder body, maple neck, rosewood board, active electronics, brass nut, newish strings.

I’ll take the neck off to post. I imagine that will cost about £15-£20

Just a bump

Sold

Variable angle compact and foldable stand for your cab or combo.

Condition as new (unused)

Postage £5 (Royal Mail ‘Signed For’).

Just had a nice and straightforward transaction with Ian. All easy and  good! 🕺🏻

Bargain, and a great bloke to deal with  👍🏻

Sold!

Fulltone Fat Boost FB-3

Can be used to chunk up your tone, as an end of chain boost, front of chain driver to push your dirt, EQ,  clean or with a little grit… any mix of the above. It’s an extremely useful pedal with many functions that stand well alone, or allow you to get extra mileage out of your other FX. Runs at either 9v or 18v.

It’s a very high-quality and robust pedal, handmade in the USA. Functions perfectly.

Postage: £5 (Royal Mail ‘Signed For’).

Information here …

https://www.fulltone.com/products/fat-boost-fb-3

User Manual …

https://www.fulltone.com/sites/default/files/documents/fulltone-fatboost-fb3-user-manual.pdf

Freshman Apollo 1 DC Dreadnought Cutaway Electro-Acoustic.

In very good condition.

Buyer pays postage. Message me to discuss options.

Here’s the blurb…

“The amazing Apollo Collection offers you the perfect combination of sounding amazing with the appearance to match.

Apollo Models Include: A grade and AA grade premium woods, Maple wood binding, Genuine abalone purfling and rosette and finally State of the art Fishman systems.

Unlike many other manufacturers, Freshman Acoustic Guitars are designed in the UK. All materials are sourced and selected personally by they themselves and all their guitars are built to their exact specifications. Before leaving their UK factory, every guitar is inspected and tested by experienced Luthiers making sure the instrument easier to play.

With Freshman the end result is a great sounding quality instrument at an affordable price.

In their short history they have been awarded 9 Best Buys from Total Guitar Magazine and received a rating of 96/100 from Acoustic magazine, the highest result of any electro acoustic guitar!

Whether you are a beginner or a professional guitarist, if you want an exceptional guitar you need a Freshman guitar.”

Features & Specifications: 

Body Style: Dreadnought Cutaway

Top Wood: Solid A grade premium sitka spruce

Back/Side Material: Mahogany back & sides

Rosette: Herringbone purfling and rosette

Bridge/Fingerboard Material: Rosewood fingerboard and bridge

Tuners: Gold machine heads with onyx buttons

Electronics: Fishman ION system with built in tuner

Finish: Natural Finish
 

Sold

Alvarez RD20-12U

12-string with solid spruce top, mahogany neck, back, & sides, rosewood fretboard.

In lovely condition.

Buyer pays postage. Message me to discuss options.
 

Bought a cab from Geoff

Well priced, well packed, promptly shipped, with excellent communication throughout.

Top Basschatter!
 

Deal with confidence 💪🏻

Bought a cab from Geoff

Well priced, well packed, promptly shipped, with excellent communication throughout.

Top Basschatter!
 

Deal with confidence 💪🏻

The MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe is an amazing pedal. So rich and musical, with a lot of control options. The thing I loved most about it was the ability to craft exactly where in the frequency range the effect sits, thus being very mix-adaptive (the crossover helps

too). So many chorus pedals cause a bass to be lost in the mix at subtle settings, but not this one.

I have regret about selling it. I’ll pick up another at some point.

It was my burning ambition during my teens and 20’s, but the possibility seemed to ever ebb with time. I had all but given up on the idea, moved to a remote island for a hermit’s life (literally). Then weirdly my fortunes changed, and the dream of my youth became reality.

It’s not over til it’s over, I guess.

So long as there’s an ember.