franzbassist

22 minutes ago, funkyjazz said:

Anyone with experience using FMC cabinets with double bass?

Yep.  Both my 1x12 and 1x6+1x12 sound great with mine.

Also after 40 years of playing I have settled on my two Franz basses.  They are perfect in every way.

Another super smooth sale to Mike of some strings.  He's the real deal people!

And sold

I love La Bella nylon flats.  Also had good success with the Galli flats, so I guess I prefer low tension flats.  I do find that E and B strings are often very dead, thuddy if you will, compared to the higher strings though.

Literally put on for one gig and then taken off.  We down tune a half step and the E and B were too flappy at that tension, although they are great in standard tuning!

Gauge is 60/70/94/115/134, which sounds heavy but really isn't.

Cut for 3 over 2 headstock.

£60 from Bass Direct, so a little saving on new. Price includes postage.

7 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Typical switching power supply noise that your new set of lights certainly has.

This

I had one of these a while back and it was a great cab.  Highly recommended.

Handmade in Devon, Heistercamp straps are super soft and beautifully put together.  I've used a lot of straps over the years, and IMHO these are the best.

Here are the specs:

Leather Finish: Super Soft

Leather Colour: Dark Brown

Lining: Smooth Leather

Lining Colour: Black

Stitching Colour: Ochre

Strap Length: 47" (42" - 55")

Strap Width: 3"

No padding

Buttonholes: 8mm standard (perfect for Dunlop straplocks)

Cable Tidy added

This would cost you £83 to buy new, so get a decent saving on a handmade West Country classic.

9 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Buy a separate stand-alone insurance policy to go with it.

Thanks, and where might one buy such a thing?

Recommendations please!

5 hours ago, Dazed said:

You could check it when it’s plugged in, by tapping along the pickup and seeing if the volume changes or you don’t feel the magnets pulling in-between where the strings are. 

Just done this, and yes, they do appear to be rails.

1 hour ago, Dazed said:

I was just reading that 😄

not sure it does tbh. 
You could check it when it’s plugged in, by tapping along the pickup and seeing if the volume changes or you don’t feel the magnets pulling in-between where the strings are. 

I shall investigate further!

32 minutes ago, Dazed said:

Do you know if these pickups are rail types - sensing all along their length or separate magnets under each string? Screwdriver or something metallic would probably indicate by tapping along the length of the string. 

From Ibanez: The T1 pickup is a humbucker featuring two separate, individually mounted coils that provides tight bass response, punchy mid-range, and clear high-end. It offers flexible voicing suitable for various genres, and the height of each coil can be set individually for highly nuanced adjustments to the tone.

Does that help?

Such good amps.

Okay £875 posted or £825(!) collected

2 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Roto 55's... but Stainless

https://www.rotosound.com/product/rs555ld/

Mo RIP: https://www.rotosound.com/product/rs555ld/

 

Thanks, but not a fan of stainless steel strings.

Thanks, but those are half rounds, rather than pressure wounds.  I want to avoid the "grabbiness" of half rounds.

Any suggestions?  Ideally long and extra long scale.

2 hours ago, Jellyfish said:

Assuming you're not accepting trades? I'm also part of the 'currently going through a remortgage' gang and loving life at the moment (not)...

Sorry, not really up for trades.

On 12/06/2023 at 00:55, jimbobothy said:

… I prefer dual lock over Velcro tbh.

My preferred option as well.  Really rock solid stability.

I've known a fair few, very good players, make a go of it.  None have lasted more than about 18 months as it's hard graft on a personal and professional level, and even with good agencies/management it's hard to keep the volume of well-paid gigs flowing.  It can also be quite seasonal work.

EDIT: I played in a very good function band for many years and every one of us had a full-time job.

2 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

Puzzled by one thing ... there's a Volume control for the preamp (no Gain) but no separate Volume control for the power amp. How do you increase the Gain without increasing the Volume?

If it's like other Demeter kit there will likely be a trim pot on the circuit board.

PRICE DROP TO £900

1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said:

Wasn't there an issue with him trying to get a custom bass made (Lakland, I think) and making off with the customer deposits?

I think there was an issue with the second run of "Dudepit" Laklands, but no idea if this was it!