Fionn

This is up for sale again folks.

Can anyone recommend me a strap with a smooth inside that doesn’t stick to the shoulder?

Straps with a suede or rough leather finish grip too much. I’m after something that slides over my shoulder, instead of pulling the neck of my t-shirt half way down my chest. 

More of the twins 😀😀 ...

There may be a third on its way!

Ahhhh ... Matsumoku goodness! 

Beautiful! 🏆

Bought a pedal from Si.

All good and happy. 🏆

12 hours ago, ikay said:

I'm a bit OCD about measurements and suchlike and it just so happens I have a spreadsheet of pickup position data (attached for info)

Pickup position.xlsx

Oh wow. That’s amazing. What a resource. Great work!

I’m obsessive too man. I get it 🏆

Also, I’ll measure up my Aria SB’s if you want that data for the spreadsheet?

Just wondering if any of you folks who own a Precision or a Stingray could measure the distance from the 12th fret to the centre point of the pickup for me please?

If you’ve got a Jazz (I know they vary), could you do the same on both pickups, and let me know what model it is?

Ta’

Just bought a pedal from Frank. 

Fair price for a nice bit of kit. Good communication, and helpful with postage. All good.

Thanks man 👍🏻

Yann just bought a pedal from me.

Smooth transaction and good communication.

Deal with confidence 👍🏻

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Fender ABY

Reversible ABY splitter, so it can run either 2 inputs to 1 output, or 1 input to 2 outputs. Either channel separately or both simultaneously. It’s a handy bit of kit with a multitude of possible applications.

Passive switching, so it can be used without a power supply. Plug in a standard 9v supply (or battery) and you’ll get the benefit of the indicator LEDs.

Condition is perfect/ as new. It has been on a board it’s whole short life (Velcro on underside).

Corporate  blurb: https://shop.fender.com/en-GB/accessoriespedals-power-products/fender-aby-footswitch/0234506000.html?rl=en_US

I’m in Fife, Scotland. Happy to post though.

messaged you.

Thanks for that.

Aye, I’m aware of those two options, but I’d prefer to mod the one I’ve got, if it’s not too much of a ball-ache

Folks. 

How would I go about adding a clean boost circuit to one of the channels of a basic Fender ABY pedal (like the one pictured below)? 

I have both an active and passive bass plugged in simultaneously. The clean boost on one of the input channels would be to bring the output of the passive bass in line with the active bass without involving an additional preamp.

It’s a standard reversible ABY pedal (2 inputs to 1 output/ 1 input to 2 outputs). It’s a passive switch. The 9v supply is for the LED.

Incidentally, I never use the ‘A and B’ switch to activate both channels simultaneously. I only ever use the ‘A or B’ switch to switch between one or the other, so that element of the pedal could be sacked.

Your thoughts/ advice would be most appreciated.

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EBS Multidrive

Overdrive with three switchable gain stages. The pedal ranges from a convincing warm, gutsy overdrive in ‘Tubesim’ mode, getting into thick distortion in ‘Std’ mode, all the time with no loss of bottom end whatsoever. ‘Flat’ mode is more aggressive still, with more treble bite. All that said, the pedal is truly at home in the tube simulation mode, used as a low-medium gain overdrive. That’s where it excels. The Multidrive sits nicely in the mix, and works equally well with both passive and active basses (there’s a switch on the side). When you’ve chosen your gain stage, the only thing to dial in is drive and volume. Easy to adjust on the fly. It’s a really uncomplicated, functional, and straight-up good, solid overdrive pedal. 

I’m in Fife Scotland, but will post by 1st class Recorded Delivery for an extra fiver.

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Source Audio Hot Hand 3

Expression controller that not only works with Source Audio Pedals, but any pedal (of any brand) that you would normally control with an expression pedal. This can be used with a broad range of effects, controling parameters as basically and conventionally as you would with an expression pedal ... as well as doing the wild Dubstep wobbles, etc. It’s a lot of scope.

It has virtually never been used, so condition is perfect. Hot Hand ring, psu/ charger, TRS link, and the receiver unit are all included.

More info here ... https://www.sourceaudio.net/hot-hand-3-universal-wireless-controller.html#

Trade options: Things I’m currently after are ... Boss LS-2 Line Selector,  Boss FV-30L Volume Pedal, EHX Holy Grail, EHX Bass Clone, MXR Vintage Bass Octave. Give us a shout if you’ve got one of those that you’d want to trade and we can discuss cash balance, etc.

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Source Audio Soundblox 2 Manta Bass Filter.

Highly versatile and well regarded filter. Capable of a wide variety of filter effects. Wet and funky, out-there synthy, or dirty and distorted, it does the lot.

It has two separate footswitches to which you can save and assign completely different settings, basically giving you two pedals in one. Highly functional and tweakable, it’s also controllable with a Hot Hand or expression pedal, so loads of creative scope. 

There are many excellent reviews online, and a ton of forum chat about it, if you want to read about what this thing does and how far it goes. 

Here’s the corporate blurb ...

https://www.sourceaudio.net/sb2-manta-bass-filter.html#

And a YouTube demo ...

Condition is excellent. No issues whatsoever. Velcro on underside.

Now with shipping option.

I’ve got a suitable box, so happy to package it well and get it ready for collection, if the buyer arranges and pays for the courier.

MODIFIED BSY600 Bass Synth

The guts of this is a Behringer BSY600, a clone of the Boss SYB-5 Bass Synth.

However, these are commonly regarded as the superior pedal. They get more love as they track better, and unlike the Boss there is the ability to cut off the filter sweep, offering a rake of more useable sounds. These have a more finger-friendly control layout too (no tiny awkward stacked knobs). 

There are many useable sounds on this. Easily tweakable, and it especially comes to life when used with an expression pedal (thoroughly recommended). Good thick synth tones. Clean blend too, no loss of low end whatsoever. 

The thing that let these pedals down was the notoriously awful foot switch, and the toy-like plastic housing of the unmodified originals, both of which are prone to failure. Hence these modifications...

I rehoused it in a cast aluminium MXR-type casing, and fitted a soft-click switch that retains the pedal’s ‘hold’ function.

It’s a better pedal than its Boss counterpart, and this modded one has a smaller footprint too. If you want to know more about these, there’s plenty of info online. Loads of discussion about them on Talkbass (including the ‘rehousing’ thread which inspired my modifications).

It should also be mentioned that the BSY600 is now discontinued. The price is going up and they’re becoming increasingly sought after as folk learn about them.

Talkbass thread ... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/behringer-bsy600-love-thread.847931/

£75 (Posted)

Trade Options: I’m currently after  a Boss LS-2 Line Splitter, and a Volume pedal (low impedance or active).

51 minutes ago, bassatnight said:

Did I recently see this bass (and the SB900) on the Facebook Aria forum?

Aye Steve. Messaged you 

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Aria Pro II SB1000, made in 1981 at Matsumoku, Japan.

The SB1000 is a true classic with a place in bass history. It was Aria’s flagship bass, top-of-the-line during the famed Matsumoku era, being played by a number of notable players, including Jack Bruce, John Taylor, Cliff Burton, and many others.

It’s very versatile for a single-pickup bass. The 6-position ‘varitone’ selector switch (essentially a stepped low pass filter) provides a fast way to access a rake of highly varied and useable tones on the fly. It allows effortless switching from the fat and dubby, through some great modern slap tones, getting honky or punchy for the fingerstyle funk, or bright and open, just by a click of the varitone. It also has a wide tone control, volume control, and battery status LED. Not least, a passive switch so you can bypass the preamp completely for a more classic tone. What these basses are best known for is their strong presence that sits so very well in the mix, punchy and solid, with a good thick low-mid-rich bottom end, massive sustain, and crystal clear harmonics. Loads of growl on tap. The dynamic range is really impressive. 

The body is made from Canadian ash, the neck is maple/ walnut, and the fretboard is rosewood with 24 frets. Brass bridge and nut. Aria-branded Gotoh tuners. MB1-E pickup.

I’ll include a hardcase in the sale.

The bass is all original, and in perfect working order. Structurally solid, and in lovely cosmetic condition. There are a few minor surface marks, and the patina of life that one should expect with a vintage instrument, but it’s in fantastic shape for its 38 years. It has been well looked after and is a thing of beauty. There are no dead spots anywhere, the frets show very little wear, the neck is straight, and the truss rod does what it should. No issues whatsoever. It’s set up very nicely, and is good to go.

The bass is in Pittenweem, Fife. I’m happy to meet within reasonable distance. I’m also willing to courier at the buyers expense. I’ve posted several basses in the past without issue, and I know the importance of bomb-proof packaging. 

Open to Fretless Warwick trade offers.

My twin Aria Pro II Super Basses.

SB1000 & SB900 factory fretless, both made in 1981.

39 minutes ago, steve-bbb said:

pic at last here is the the squier, which for me personally as a gigging bass, has outshone the US deluxe J i bought earlier in the year

 

I hear you man. I bought a Squier VM Jazz this year too, because it completely outshone (in every way) the Mexican Fender equivalent that I directly compared it to. I played an American Standard on that day too, and although it felt more ‘robust’, I didn’t perceive the tone to possess any radically greater quality. The difference in price between those instruments is far from relative to the difference in quality.

Twin Aria Pro II Super Basses, both made in 1981.

Passive Fretless SB900 & Active Fretted SB1000

On 21/12/2018 at 11:53, Al Krow said:

Without doubt, the SB 1000 set the bar in the early 80s and there will be a number of BC Aria lovers who will be a tinge envious that you have managed to land yourself one of these! 

Obligatory pic please!  

Oh, ok 🙂 ...