MyNameIsMark
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Hi, sadly for sale while I downsize ahead of a house move. I bought this from a fellow bass chatter summer 2022, who owned it from new in 2013. It’s a beautiful instrument & deserves all the hype these AVRI’s get, you can feel the quality as soon as you pick it up. It had a professional setup soon after I got it & has a very stable neck, it’s needed very little since. Dual stack pots, low output pickups, a nicely balanced vintage Jazz tone, slim neck, very easy to play, looks great too. I’ve tried to photo a couple of minor cosmetic dings & scratches & the nitro has started to sink into the wood grain towards the bottom inch edge of the rear side - really difficult to photo. When I first strung it, in my excitement, I pressed the string against the headstock while winding & spoiled the decal text - which is why I’ve priced it less than I paid. Comes with the G&G case with lots of case candy. Weight approx 9.25 lbs. £1500, cash/transfer on collection/meet-up close to Downend Bristol BS16. Not able to post/courier at the moment. Trades: I might juggle plans for a Fender Precision American Original / American-made Vintage spec, ideally white / 3TSB. Original 2022 listing for reference = https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/465721-sold-fender-american-vintage-reissue-1962-jazz-bass/#comment-4756500 Thanks for looking! Mark- 1 reply
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An odd one. Borrowing a bass in Tenerife?
MyNameIsMark replied to funkle's topic in General Discussion
There look to be a couple of Backline Hire companies not far from your destination -
An odd one. Borrowing a bass in Tenerife?
MyNameIsMark replied to funkle's topic in General Discussion
Maybe you could get a cheap & nasty Uke Bass delivered out there -
In that situation I’d recommend someone picking up the phone for a 1:1 chat with the singer (within hours), and easing his burden by feeding back to the others… That said, I understand your reaction, is this the latest in a long line of resent? It sounds like there are no strong friendships in this group, and no leader as such, maybe the singer has taken on more than they’d like by filling that gap & isn’t getting the appreciation & support they need? Best of luck
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I went down a “hypothetical” rabbit hole a few years back… There’s a UK Blues Federation ( link https://www.ukblues.org/ ) which seem to look after their own & I’ve noticed a huge crossover with acts on their awards & festival lineups If you do a bit of digging into this, you’ll find a few streaming/radio shows & venues If you get your faces known in a few such places, I’m sure the rest will come much easier
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I’d suggest it’s worth airing any doubts before making a decision, you might find others feel the same & finding nice people might be half the battle? e.g. what changes might it take to keep you interested (for your own future direction & they probably will ask) That said, I’d understand why you might want to cut & run, it sounds like an experience mismatch too difficult to tackle… Taking the “not enjoying it / want to drop into something established” is probably honest & diplomatic enough?
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I love Chi’s playing on ATF & WP, interesting, tasteful, solid. White Pony & Abe Cunningham in general are incredible. I sadly lost interest after that era, snippets like the one above don’t appeal
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Wrist tendinitis - tips and advice!
MyNameIsMark replied to leroybasslines's topic in General Discussion
This chap Dr Kertz has a few videos knocking around showing controlled stretching This is a playlist of his stuff that someone made https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkhQsT566_L9PlROr4UCBt0kLrLBFkIW& -
I did a 7 day toilet venue tour with a very loud band & on the final date the sound guy had big issues with my signal dipping out. The poor guy was stressing behind-the-desk the-whole-show, but not hearing myself was business as normal. A couple of weeks later I realised I was trying to power my 18V 1A in power brick with a 18V 150mA out adapter… the whole tour… this still haunts me And my farewell gig with the same band I had the genius idea of simplifying a weird stereo setup by using both outputs of the Boss TUx tuner instead… bypass AND output, genius… why didn’t I do that sooner? As I found out after the first song, and as any normal person would expect, everyone can hear you tuning when you use the “bypass” output, I hated myself so much
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I found out about this last night, very nice, I love the aesthetic from that era & it should appeal to the Death From Above 1979 / Jesse F Keeler enthusiasts Thomann is quoting £879 and 9-12 weeks from release, seems competitive with other specialist amps of that power & size & weight… product manual available https://peavey.com/series/super-festival-series/ retailer https://www.thomann.co.uk/peavey_super_festival_f_1200b.htm designer comparing vs original https://youtu.be/LBTv-jnU1Ro
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I worked this out this morning, after years of unhappy “drive” searching… My suggestion is to also try a compressor with extreme settings (high ratio, 100% wet, above unity output) - as an effect rather than tool… The extreme compressor gives the type of “saturation” I like… lots of clarity & raw balls without being weak/oversaturated/weird midrange/low end roll-off/biamping/etc I’m going… Bass - Compressor - Sansamp - Power Amp So really I’m using the extreme compressor to drive my preamp - which gives another great suggestion, the Sansamp BDDI, great for Ampeg SVT style “always on” grit The big muff deluxe bass was the closest to happy “heavier drive” I did have… but now it’s either not needed or the compressor pushes & enhances that even more. Hope this madness helps others, good luck!
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I have one from this series, they’re incredible, worth every penny, I wish I could afford one with flats & one with rounds, but I can’t, so GLWYS! -
@Hugsonicjust bought an amp from me, I complicated matters with a couple of “no-shows” before Steve got dibs, he reacted really fast & smooth & I really appreciate how easy he made the transaction. Highly recommended member, thank you very much 👍
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thanks for the interest, 3 people have asked about posting, I’m holding out for a local pickup, if it’s still around after next weekend I’ll see what I can work out with posting -
Steve just bought a small cab from me, a very easy transaction & a pleasure to meet someone in my neck of the woods, thanks Steve
