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Conan

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  1. Good question! Having had all the "experts" convince us that lightweight Class D is the way to go, they are now all saying that the only way to get proper "heft/slam/thump/(insert adjective here)" is to go back to bulky, heavy amps with big manly transformers in them... I knew I should have kept my old Trace Elliot gear!
  2. Can't say I've noticed these issues - and the fan is quiet enough at rehearsal and gig volumes. The bloody control knobs are too close together though! I keep knocking the adjacent ones when I try to adjust anything!
  3. Conan

    Sire V7

    [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1435307067' post='2807403'] If you can apply the words thick and chunky to it compared to anything other than a wafer, it"s probably not gonna suit me. I have gimpety hands. Thin, shallow necks all the way for me..... [/quote] Have you tried a Geddy Lee Jazz?
  4. Have a try at doing it yourself! For years I paid other people to do my tech work, then earlier this year I bought a soldering iron and a KiOgon wiring loom and swapped the pickups in my J&D jazz bass. I was shocked at how easy it was! You can get a decent soldering iron for about a tenner on Amazon. And you get the lovely smell of solder too... (or maybe that's just me ).
  5. On hold pending payment and arrangement of shipping
  6. [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1435302376' post='2807353'] There was a guy call jack? [/quote] Jack?!?!? Oh....
  7. Conan

    Sire V7

    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1435094138' post='2805491'] They're not what you'd call chunky-ass by any means, but in my opinion you have slightly more wood in your hand (fnarr) than a standard Jazz. Nowhere near the size of a P-Bass neck though. The nut width is very similar to a J. If you're a committed J-man I don't think you'd be disappointed. [/quote] Sounds very similar to the neck on the J&D "1975 Vintage" J bass. Thick and chunky when compared to my Geddy Lee (unsurprisingly!) but still very comfortable and ergonomic. Those basses are well worth a try too... There's a modded, used one for sale at the moment - definitely great value! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/264661-upgraded-jack-and-danny-jazz-bass-pics-added/
  8. [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1435244801' post='2806940'] I use www.interparcel.com This sends by UPS and costs about £11 plus insurance. A £300 bass would cost about £13 to send insured. [/quote] Read the insurance conditions and exclusions carefully though - you're often not as "covered" as you would like to think...
  9. [quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1435229147' post='2806684'] Would it be fair to say that ....... I'm at the start of my learning curve of playing bass. I need to do lots of homework. [/quote] Excellent attitude! You'll go far
  10. Conan

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    Lovely! Why is it that whenever I come on here with the intention of [b][i]selling[/i][/b] a bass, I spot all these great instruments that tempt me to buy them?
  11. [quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1435265568' post='2807196'] MONSTER PLAYER. [/quote] Yes, it is! Oh, you mean CW?
  12. Mmmmm - I like that!
  13. Careful with the bumps there bonny lad! (Says he who has also just bumped it!)
  14. Lovely bass Chris Wolstenholme is using there (very similar to mine!). I wish I could hear the lovely Status tone coming through the wall of effects... but I can't
  15. Great ad and a lovely bass!
  16. [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1435168742' post='2806208']It's only been up a couple of days, but very little interest sadly. So, it's either; A Dusty Hill tribute , even this light, is too out there for folk, [/quote] Could be the reverse headstock mate. That would put quite a few more reserved buyers off... not sure about it meself!
  17. He is [b][i]still[/i][/b] investigating quotes... So this is now back to first come, first served. Lots of interest but still nothing firm. Anyone offering trades needs to bear in mind that the trade value of my Status is £1200, so unless yours is worth exactly the same there will have to be a cash adjustment in either direction... I know its obvious, but not everyone seems to be aware of that! I would also be interested in amp or cab trades.
  18. South Tyneside Festival this Saturday. We're opening up (at lunchtime) so there might not be too many people around, but as someone else said - plenty of time to sample the food and drink!
  19. Great price for an MIA Jazz!
  20. These are great basses even in their standard/stock form - but with sympathetic upgrades they are as good as many Fenders. Lovely necks and bodies. Mine is my go to bass at the moment!
  21. [quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1435065612' post='2805047'] Oh hello…no introduction, then? [/quote]
  22. Tentatively on hold until Wednesday 4pm while a prospective buyer investigates shipping quotes... Feel free to still express interest until then, but any subsequent offers will be put on the back burner for the next 30 hours or so.
  23. [quote name='Jimelliottbassist' timestamp='1435038807' post='2804793'] Thanks. Any 4 string status out there? [/quote] Have you seen my ad?
  24. Gorgeous!! I saw one of these many years ago and have always lusted after them...
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