franzbassist

FMC cabs from Germany are also superb.

Try this for some pretty full on playing, with Jack Bruce on bass and Simon Phillips on drums.

I dropped a set of Barts in my Cort SCMS, which also has 16.5mm string spacing - they sound great!

14 hours ago, Thunderbird said:

So underrated best value on bc at the moment imo glwts mate

Thanks, yes, great basses.  I played it at rehearsal last night and every note is crystal clear.  The b string is a thing of beauty!

These are terrific amps.  Wonderfully versatile EQ.

OMG this takes me back.  It's 1989 aagin and I'm playing my Wal through the exact same rig as my first proper set up!  😍

Still out of work so this is next up for sale.

I picked this wonderful bass up in the autumn last year.  I love the weight (4.17kg or 9lb 3 oz) and feel of it, and the multiscale neck really evens out the tone and string tension.

It has a swamp ash body with a spalted maple top stained a grey colour.  The through neck is 5 piece maple and panga panga (wenge relative), with a panga panga fingerboard.  The scale length is 34" to 36".

I have made the following changes, which have made an already very good bass even better:

i) rounded the edges of the nut so they are smooth

ii) replaced all the screws in the bridge units

iii) removed preamp and pickups and fully shielded the cavities, adding a new earth strip under the bridge

iv) installed threaded inserts in the pickup and control cavities, using new threaded bolts throughout

v) fitted US Bartolini HR-5.4AP/918 3 band preamp (volume has push/pull active/passive)

vi) fitted US Bartolini MK6CBC pickups, using six string version to ensure pickup sensing area was wide enough

vii) new black Dunlop straplocks and new black knobs

viii) customised chrome/black Hipshot tuners to give a Wal-like style

Bass comes with the very nice original hard case.  I am firm on £900 shipped in the UK.

1 hour ago, Leftfret said:

I wondered as there was a picture of the same amp, same photo - for rather more money - at 'Gareth's Gear Garage'.

 

Would you be interested in  p/x?- I have a Markbass F1 and a Markbass Nano 300 - one of which I would be happy to trade - with a cash adjustment on my side of we could agree prices.

 

Also, where in Hants are you? I could possibly do a deliver/collect.

 

Hear from you later

 

Is the amp still for sale??

Taking this conversation to PM, thanks.

Yes it is.

I think it's quite a common thing with flats that the B and E strings in particular can sound dead and thuddy.  Mind you, ten years service isn't a bad return on the investment!

5 minutes ago, Velarian said:

Surely a breach of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 as they’re not fit for the purpose intended? Were they purchased from a UK seller? If so it might be worth raising the issue with them. 

Yes, I bought them from Bass Direct.  Pinged an email to them straight away but no reply yet. They're my usual supplier so I am sure they'll come back at some point.

1 hour ago, Velarian said:

That’s not a great customer support experience!

Indeed, and I have just looked on their website to see if they mention tolerances on it.  I can't find any reference as such: it just says extra long strings are 38£" long, and these aren't!

Just had an email conversation with La Bella.  Even though I have never had a set this short before they are "within acceptable tolerances" and so no action can be taken.  Disappointing, but hey ho.....

On 20/02/2022 at 14:33, EssentialTension said:

I've bought Extra Long La Bella black nylons.

 

I just emailed La Bella and they sold them to me direct.

Just FYI La Bella extra longs are 38", but can be up to 1/2" shorter/longer.

Is anyone else having problems with consistent string links from La Bella?

White nylon flats have been my go to string on my fretless for years, but lately I’ve noticed there’s a huge variation in how long they can be.  I use the extra long strings, which are (should be) 38” ball end to silk, but this latest set are some way short of that!

Hello John, welcome!

There are a few of us from Hampshire here, I'm up in the NE of the county.

Cheers

Gareth

21 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

That said I'm headed out for my daily walk, where it's a balmy -7C.

I spent a year on exchange at the University of Wisconsin and remember thinking it was really warm outside when it barely got back up to zero during the spring thaw!

Oh, and to stay on topic I keep speaker cabs in my garage but nothing more than that.

18 minutes ago, John Cribbin said:

Can I suggest that when you do resolve the broken screw to replace them all with stainless steel ones. So many screws appear to have the strength of cottage cheese these days.

Agree, I got some of these recently and they are really decent.

Did this sell in the end Chris?

I had this many moons ago.  It was pretty damn amazing!

4 hours ago, Shiveringbass said:

So to come back on my question, in your opinion, a 4x10 with downfiring port won't be a problem on stage or at home ?

 

Thanks 

Not in opinion no.  Both my cabs have downfiring ports and have sounded great in every location I've used them.

1 hour ago, chyc said:

My wallet isn't thanking you

 

In all seriousness thanks for the data point. Out of interest which setting would you say takes the lion's share of your playing?

Haha, sorry!  Probably humbucking mostly, but on my fretted Franz (which has two Delano HBCs and the same switch for each pickup) I usually have the bridge in series and just switch the neck to taste.

My Franz Sirius fretless bass has this exact setup and I love the instant change of tone three way switching brings.  I say go for it!

20 hours ago, franzbassist said:

Thanks Bill, I will seek to find out!

And sure enough, it was A weighted.

2 minutes ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

That's not loud at all, so I suspect you used an 'A' weighted meter, which doesn't measure low frequencies. A 'C' weighted meter is required to measure the full spectrum.

Thanks Bill, I will seek to find out!