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All my basses weear flats.  Every now and again i think i want some more 'growl' or 'zing' and i put rounds on....then miss the thump and 'bigness' of flats 

25 minutes ago, Sean said:

 

Did Picato make Status strings? Does that explain why the Status range of strings reduced when Picato went out of business?

I have heard that before.  I liked both to be honest, found Status flats a little less dark than Picato but i have definitely heard in other places that Picato made Status strings

My last set had black silks at both ends.  I actually had to shave some off the E string as it was sitting on the bridge saddle and dulling the tone.  Back in the day they were completely silkless which i loved

On 12/03/2023 at 20:36, binky_bass said:

Picked these two bad boys up this weekend... Looking forward to giving them a proper run over the next few weeks. 

 

They nicely complete my home rehearsal space/man cave!

 

 

 

Id love another BB750, always regretted selling mine

Sounds like Picato to me. They moved from silkless to black silks towards the end. Can still get sets on ebay etc but as a company they went bump a while back

23 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks, that looks better for me for what I play 

See my correction, it appears they do have a fan albeit i never noticed it when i had mine

5 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks Pow I saw that but just assumed they all had a fan, cheers, apart from that is there any difference 

The non pro's dont have gain or drive knobs but are much more akin to 'vintage' svt's.  Some might see this as a con in that they are cleaner at lower volumes and you cant crank the gain to get grit.  But at full bore the non pro sounds miles better (not that the pro doesnt sound good too)

completely my bad, just looked at some guts online and the II non pro does indeed have a fan.  Couldve sworn my old one didnt.  Sorry

There an SVT II Non Pro on bass bros website, very good price, easily the best of the 'II's' and no fan

Going to temporarily pull this whilst i have a think. It sounded too good tonight at rehearsal and i really think i need to concentrate on getting a gigging amp rather than start swapping basses etc

back up for sale.  Seen a Cabronita bass that has tickled my pickle.  Would consider trades/part ex for a black cabronita bass or maybe an Ampeg SVT III Non Pro (or older 'coloured logo' 3pro)

Warwick Streamer NT1 Rockbass to give its full title. A thru neck, gloss black, curved bodied active PJ bad boy similar in style to a spector.  As i say every time i sell a bass on here - i need to learn im a standard P bass man!  I swapped out the chrome hardware to a Warwick gold bridge and Wilkinson open back tuners (see numerous online reports of Warwick tuners failing). The tuners are drop in replacements with no extra holes/reeming. Come wearing thunderous Fender pure nickel strings and is immaculate!  Collection would be from Bolton or can meet up within reasonable distance.  Trade wise i would consider a black Fender cabronita P bass

Better pics to follow once im back from the rehearsal space

Hotrox is my go to place.  Cheaper than Watford Valves and dont put their valves in the freezer

D’OH, too late to the party. Wouldve had one of them pre-amps for my Warwick

Sold ont bay

Quite simply im not using this due to gigs being non existent and rehearsals and jams being covered by my Little Bastard.

Here we have a good condition Ashdown Spyder 330 head with fitted Roqsolid cover. There is one scratch in the tolex on top where a pedal board has snagged slightly.  These are by far my favourite ‘non-all valve’ heads and give a great clean warm tone.

They are surprisingly receptive to valve swapping and this one has a Harma Retro 12AX7 in v1 and a JJ 12AX7 in v2.  These don’t necessary get grindy, these are more about clean warm and deep valve tone.

Looking for £150 collected from Sunny Bolton.  I don’t currently have the means to post but if local-ish I could maybe meet up.

Pics to follow asap

Bought a warwick bridge off Liam in an effortlessly smooth transaction.  Deal in confidence

Ooh, missed this on my usual classifieds check…..and local-ish……tempted!

Still available

10 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Your pointer is on the wrong side of the knob. If it points vertically up at the mid-point, clockwise goes P-wards and anti-clockwise goes J-wards. If it points down, you'll get what you see.

Ahh i get you.  Yes i know what you mean now.  I have the knobs on so that at the middle indent the knob is pointing directly down as i wear the bass.  Your answer makes sense now, cheers

My go to strings.  Their flats are superb.  Their grounds are good but take a little while to even up - the E is initially quite thuddy

15 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

I would expect clockwise to put more P pickup through - if it had a pointer knob with the pointer towards you, you'd see the pointer pointing more at the P pickup as you turn the knob clockwise.

 but i mean at fully ANTI clockwise the pointer is pointing towards the P pup, as i turn it clockwise i.e towards the J pup it certainly gets beefier and more P-ish.  Its not an issue just seems a bit counter intuitive 

I have a chrome bridge set and tuners from a Warwick Streamer NT1 that im flogging due to me going for a gold set.  All great condition and come with screws. £50 + P&P or can be collected from Bolton

Still working out the controls. From what i can tells its master volume, treble, bass and pan. No push/pull here. Strangely the pan sounds deeper the more clockwise it is and i would assume thats putting more J pickup in so would expect the opposite?

Not as much as the Spector Euro i had but the back is definitely curved. Hard to photo but…

My first ever warwick has arrived. To give a short brief - ive always been a flats/p bass type player but always been in love with the tone Leigh Foxx got live with Blondie playing a spector ns-2.  I was lucky enough to pick up a Spector Euro some time back but couldnt bond with the neck. I love that sleek curved glossy black body tho so when this came up well within budget i jumped at it.  Definitely needs gold hardware but loving the feel and sound of it! My warwick cherry is popped 👍