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Frankly amazed an instrument of this complexity of construction hasn't gone at this price, what do others think it's worth ?

I'll sort this out, thanks for pointing that out

Dear all Here's my Ibanez GSR 180, used for only one gig. It's unmarked and as new, it could be hung in the shop window as new and no-one would know the difference, so it's a new bass at a cheaper price than anywhere else. In addition, it's been chosen as the best one from a selection of the same model, so win /win How come I'm selling a new bass ? oh dear... I usually make my own way to / from gigs and have my own well established routine which works faultlessly. However..... I had a break from playing for a while, then in March last year I did a few gigs for a band that has their own van. I met the guys in the van to go to the gig and set off, looking forward to playing again. Halfway to the venue I realised I'd left my own bass in the back of my car ! (DOH !) I dropped into Music World in Ipswich on the way to buy a bass to do the gig. There were several basses of this model there, after playing them all I chose this one as being the most resonant with the friendliest neck. It was the best bass in the shop in the price range, all in all it's a nice instrument. We set the bass up in the shop, I paid £199.00 and used it for that one gig, bought it home and put it in the corner. Now it's time to let it go, so grab a new bass at what may well be the cheapest price anywhere. Thomann are selling them for £170.00 + carriage (most others suppliers are more than this), so this one represents something like a £40 - £50 saving, essentially 25% off the price of a new bass. Thanks all

Thanks Krispn, I weighed the amp in it's case which may have made the difference, you're right it's probably nearer to 14kg without the case. I spent ages going through lightweight class D heads looking for the depth and weight of sound I wanted, then came across this one, job done. Now I need to take a break from playing for a while, it makes no sense for me to keep this sitting around unused. Someone is going to enjoy this one, it really does deliver

It's not a class D weight, or sound !

It's 41.6 pound, or 18.9kg, no doubt a heavy transformer in there to give it that full sound

Really surprised this hasn't gone yet, it's silly money for an instrument like this. The saxophone is a fascinating instrument, there's a whole community out there that talk about mouthpieces etc the way we bassists talk about our gear. Another world of GAS !

Agreed, I'd be keeping it if I wasn't having a break from playing for a while

I'll get onto this tonight RJB

oh hell, upside down photos !

Exactly, it's a quality hand built instrument, if it had Smith etc on the headstock you could quadruple the price. Also comes with the Bass magazine with the article where this very instrument was reviewed, pictures of the magazine below

Thanks Wright /Watt, it's a fine hand built instrument, well worth the asking price (but I would say that of course !)

Bump for this beautiful lightweight instrument

On hold

Just replied Ziggy ..

What a lovely instrument, if circumstances were different this would be mine. Good luck with the sale

Rather surprised this hasn't gone yet given the poorer quality of the other alto saxes out there at this price..

Happy to provide more pictures if needed...

Here's my Fender TB600 amp purchased from this very forum back in 2021. It's hardly been used since it came to me, I played through it recently to make sure everything worked as it should with no faults, all checked out ok Pictured here on top of the Epifani UL115 which is also for sale on BC I paid £400.00 for it, yours now for £395.00 Quoted from the original listing, I couldn't say it any better; This was another jewel in the crown of Fender’s return to making decent bass amps. This one is based on the Fender Tube Bass preamp the TBP-1 paired to the same great power section found in the MB-1200 power amp and the 800Pro. This amp is ideal for the more roots/country/blues/rock tones. The pre amp is the classic Fender tube sound - a passive tone stack of BMT with passive mid cut only and bass and treble boost only. From memory it’s set at 40HZ-400Hz-4kHz with and additional semi-para eq with boost or cut. If you play a P bass this is the amp to play through. Classic Fender bass tones through and through. The amp also features a blendable drive section with gain and volume controls and a blend between the classic and drive channels. It can be set to get all manner of classic drive tones from low gain, edgy pick sound to full on grind. The semi-para EQ really allows you to set your bass in the mix or push the sound ro be upfront and heard. I used this amp in my country band and it was perfect - big classic passive tones which supported the band and never missed a beat. It has equally been at home on theatre gigs and can do a mean rock tone with some nice responsive break up when digging in. There’s a 4 button footswitch included which can engage the drive, the semi- para eq, the fx loop (which doubles as a boost) and has a tuner! There is also a room balance control which is a tilt style eq to fine tune the amp to the room - without a rework of the whole eq. Along with the 800Pro these were top of the line pro touring heads! Features Hybrid head: (tube preamp, solid state power amp) 1 channel with switchable drive and semi-parametric eq Tubes: 2 X 12AX7 Front panel controls: Vintage Tube Tone - Input -9dB pad switch, Mute, Volume, Bass w/Deep switch (pull to activate), Mid, Treble w/Bright switch (pull to activate) Tube Overdrive: (Enable/Disable Switch), Gain, and Volume Blend Vari-Q: (Enable/Disable Switch), Frequency, Level/Q, Room Balance, and Master Volume Rear panel controls: Balanced Line Output with Ground Lift, XLR Jack, Level, Pre/Post EQ Select Switch, FX Loop with Trim, +4dBu/-10dBv level switch, Send/Return jacks Effects: Fender passive tone stack, Tube Overdrive section, Vari-Q section, Room Balance, FX Loop/Boost

Dear all Here's my Epifani UL115 purchased from this forum a few years ago. The search for series one Epifani cabs began at a BC meet after hearing a WT400 through an Epifani series one 4 x 10, for me it was the best sound at the meet and nailed the sound I'd been after for years, my roadworn precision sounded lush through the setup where other rigs just sounded tinny, without any depth or substance The series one cabs were Epifani's attempt at lightweight cabs, this one certainly is lighter than the size would suggest. The cab has a nice rounded sound without being wooly. The thing with this one .. the tweeter works, but it's stuck in one position. Other than that, everything is fine, overall the cab is in good condition, pictured here with my Orange Terror bass V2 which is also up for sale. The cab comes with a Roqsolid cover. Happy to provide more pictures or any other information I'm asking the £200.00 I paid for it Thanks for reading

Oh my dear...

Thanks Woody, many agree with you !

Hi all Here we have a lovely Orange Terror bass V2 for sale. I bought this amp a year ago, since then I've plugged it in once, other than that it's sat quietly at home. Here's the original listing It's condition is immaculate, as it was when it came to me. It comes with the case, leads and manual, pictured here with my Epifani UL115, which is also up for sale I'd like £400.00, which is a fair price for the condition and mileage Collection would be favourite if possible, I could post at buyer's risk Thanks all

Yes indeed sir, wholly agree this is a bargain considering what it is and how it sits compared to some cheap saxes out there. I'm quite surprised this hasn't gone yet considering it's priced for less than some teenagers would spend down the pub on a Saturday night