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Thomann SafeCase 80 gig bag - anyone tried one?
franzbassist replied to franzbassist's topic in Accessories and Misc
I bought two and wow, they are superb. Crazy good quality for the money👌 -
Redundancy looms over me for the second time in three years
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You have my sympathy too. I was binned last December (fabulous timing, just before Xmas
) after 17 years with the company and I'm still a bit bitter about it. Although I'm told that there are going to be more redundancies there, so maybe it was good that I was one of the first out of the door, but it's hard to spin it as a positive. I've managed to secure another job which I'm still waiting to start, although with a much smaller industry player and at a lower hourly rate. I'm sure there are many of us here who can give you a sympathetic been-there-too BC hug, but sadly that doesn't pay the bills.
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After much experimentation over the last few months, I have now settled on my preferred strings for each of my basses, so these unused sets are all up for sale. All prices are posted per set, but happy to combine and discount for multiple purchases. GHS Pressurewound (39.25" winding and custom made to fit Dingwall basses and imported from the US) - £40 2 x GHS Brite Flat groundwounds (38" ball end to taper) - £38 3 x Newtone Platinum nickel roundwounds on round cores - (2 x 37" and 1 x 38" ball end to taper) - £35 SOLD 1 x Elites Groundwounds (38" apart from the B, which is 37.25" I think) - £30 SOLD Thanks for looking.
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I am a total Heistercamp addict. Every bass I own has its own strap made by them, and I even have two of their lovely belts. Heistercamp straps are had made in Devon by a family operation. They are, without doubt, the best straps I have used in my 40ish years of playing. The leather is beautful quality, soft yet strong. These two straps are prettty much new, apart from some indentations at the ends from where straploks were fitted. The quick adjust strap has never been used. Strap #1 Model: Leedon Tor Length: 47" (42"-55" range) Leather Finish: Super Soft Leather Colour: Black Lining: Smooth Leather Lining Colour: Black Stitching Colour: Teal Strap Width: 3" Buttonholes: Buttonhole - 8mm standard fit straploks Strap #2 Model: Quick Adjust Guitar Strap Leather Finish: Super Soft Leather Colour: Dark Green Lining: Smooth Leather Lining Colour: Burgundy Stitching Colour: Orange Strap Width: 3" Buttonholes: Buttonhole - 8mm standard fit straploks New, they were both over £70, so I think saving a tenner posted is fair, but as always I am open to sensible offers. #1 And #2
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I sold a couple of gig bags to Colin and the deal was as smooth as a set of well worn in flats 👍
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Ripe for a good restoration I'd say. New nut, get it fretted again, tidy the bridge up. Could look really good.
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That is weird and cool at the same time.
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Fitted the Fret Nation six position rotary switch to my Dingwall today and WOW what a difference it makes! It was fiddly to do, but well worth it.
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Do you multiple cabs from the same company, what do you have & why?
franzbassist replied to jazzyvee's topic in Amps and Cabs
Two cabs from the German maker FMC here. A compact 8ohm 112UL for rehearsals and small gigs, and a more powerful 4ohm 1210UL for big stuff. -
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A pair of very nice Gator gig bags. They are used but certainly not abused, and there are no rips or stains anywhere. I have added extra foam to the detachable cushions go give even more protection. £80 new, I'm looking for £50 each posted in the UK, or £90 if you take both
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I almost always run my amps flat and tweak on the bass, normally just by panning between the pickups, so not an issue.
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I actually use the three preset channels rather than the "front panel". They are all set the same apart from the combination of effects used, ensuring gain and compression remain constant.
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I appreciate Franz basses are a relatively unknown quantity in the UK, so I will drop the price to £2k, which is basically a third off new.
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Shameless plug: This fits it perfectly.
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My work is done 👍🏻
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Wow that’s some high tension!
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Lightly used rubber knobs fitted briefly to my JT bass. These are standard fit for Canadian-made basses and very nice! You can only see four sleeves in the picture but trust me there are five! These are £100 new for the set, so £75 posted seems fair.
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What did you go for? I looked at the Dingwall strings on my NG and this is what the calculator came out with.
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Sorry, this body shape is just as bad as the others IMO. Can’t fault the craftsmanship though.
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Another 34.5" custom bass! Check out the D'Addario string tension calculator. It really helps work out what gauges you need according to scale and tuning.
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Glad to be of help. They are on a 34.5" scale custom bass from Germany. Funnily enough I have since put together a custom set of 42/55/75/100/135 D'Addario singles for another bass, and they are even better!
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Just tested and confirm global EQ does indeed work on all settings.
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I believe so yes. My MS3 had a similar global EQ and that definitely worked on all the effects presets.
) after 17 years with the company and I'm still a bit bitter about it. Although I'm told that there are going to be more redundancies there, so maybe it was good that I was one of the first out of the door, but it's hard to spin it as a positive. I've managed to secure another job which I'm still waiting to start, although with a much smaller industry player and at a lower hourly rate. I'm sure there are many of us here who can give you a sympathetic been-there-too BC hug, but sadly that doesn't pay the bills.
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