BenTunnicliffe
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Paddy got in touch to buy an Aguilar DI from me this month and the communication was flawless, very up front about needing a bit of time to complete the order but offered un-prompted to pay a deposit up front and everything ran exactly on the short timeline he suggested. Absolutely zero issues, a friendly chat along the way so I would deal with him again in a heartbeat.
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PRICE REDUCTION - £25 shipped or £20 pickup in person. Hi Folks, Flyht Pro 1U Rack Drawer 27.5cm wide x 25cm deep for sale. I bought this directly from Thomann as B-Stock and had overlooked its dimensions so I immediately tried to return it to them but they just issued me a refund as it wasn't worth the environmental impact of shipping it across Europe, apparently. I didn't even screw it in once during its time with me so it appears to be completely brand new to my eyes. Nice smooth action on the drawer. You're welcome to come and pick it up IRL from Petersfield, Hampshire, England or I can ship it to you for an extra £5 (which would be a total of £25). Happy to meet you somewhere local to Petersfield or arrange a fuel contribution from you if you need it driving a little further. Feel free to fire over any questions you may have. Cheers, B -
Dark, Broad, Woody Jazz Pickup Recommendations?
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I'm actually looking for something that does have fairly tame, dipped mids rather than something that is really aggressive in that area. I'm forever pulling out mids so that I can sit beneath everyone else in the band! Thanks for all the recommendations, everyone! -
Thanks everyone (Owen in particular). I did actually get this sorted in the end and now have a corner of my house eaten up entirely by a fibreglass DB case that a friend's friend had SPARE. You wouldn't believe it but the man had four of the things, had already sold one, I took the second one but he's keeping the other two. Madness! I'm now looking into monthly hire on a storage unit but at least my bass will be safer on the road! Cheers for all the insight, I was following along.
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Hello Folks, (MODS - Before I get in trouble - I wasn't certain where to post a question about pickups as search results bring up threads in both 'Bass Guitars' and 'Other' so feel free to move) TLDR - Can you please suggest after market passive Jazz bass pickups that are noise cancelling/low noise floor and that lean towards warm, dark, thuddy, broad, vintage, woody or that naturally have a slight mid scoop? I've recently become the owner of an early 80s Tokai Jazz which I've tried and tried to get to sing in my hands with its stock setup. I've experimented a great deal, arriving on the right roundwound strings for this bass but it's still humming and hissing and poor noise floor aside, it isn't delivering the tone I want. The Jazz is going to be permanently strung with roundwounds and is a weapon I need to regularly have in the arsenal so I've decided to look into replacing the stock pickups. I'm a PBass guy usually and moving from my PBass to this Jazz I'm immediately missing some low end thump, I would like to hear some more open-ness in terms of woody tone and I desperately need to get rid of some of the hum I'm getting. My local luthier has already tried all the usual shielding tricks etc to solve my gripes so I think gutting the bass is the way forward for the time being. Tone-wise I'm drawing a blank RE my favourite Jazz bass tones but so long as it has warmth, thud and has musical, open highs to roll in/out then I reckon we'll be golden. I don't do the Jaco bridge pickup thing any more, For what it's worth, this the most recent bass sound to turn my head although I'm aware it's not in any way a Jazz bass. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIUC-AiuKbA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MW90a3Q0djE3ajVzbQ== Thanks for the recs! B
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I think the world of arco playing is very broad and there are all kinds of different sounds that people chase with the bow and I'd say that these do take the bow pretty well. That said, I'm not from a classical background so I would do some research to see if they are a good fit for what you're after. There is an audio example of arco playing on a similar Dominant set on this website: https://www.hervejeanne.de/en/string-matrix -
PRICES REDUCED! Hi Folks, I've been experimenting a fair amount with trying to find the right strings for me over the years and I need to have a bit of a clear out to get rid of the things that I don't see myself going back to. Some of these packs are new, some are used, some are incomplete so please have a decent read of the details and fire over any questions you may have! Prices at the bottom and I'm open to offers. DR Lo-Rider Stainless Steel 5 String Set 45-130 MISSING G STRING - Only 4 out of 5 strings present here I'm afraid. On the upside, these are brand new, never used but have been cut to the length of a Fender Precision with in-line tuners + plenty of spare winding. G STRING IS MISSING. Packaging is ruined. Unknown Electric Bass 4 String Set - Taken off a second hand bass I bought last Summer. Unknown brand and gauge but they have a light orange wrap to them and they are clearly a 4 string set. I think the previous owner usually runs 40-100 gauge but I can't be sure. Thomastik Dominant Orchestral Tuning (I believe the 'medium's) - I've tried to find the email where I ordered these to check what tension/gauge they are but I think it may have gone through an old email account. Bought new by me, fit professionally by the luthiers at Bristol Violin shop, used for 3 or 4 years (I don't play a huge amount of upright gigs though), taken off by the same professionals when I moved over to gut strings. No original packaging. DR Lo-Rider Stainless Steel 5 String Set 45-130 MISSING G STRING - £24 all-in, packaged and posted Unknown Electric Bass 4 String Set - £9 all-in, packaged and posted Thomastik Dominant Orchestral Tuning (I believe the 'medium's) - £90 all-in, packaged and posted Cheers for having a look!
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SOLD July 2025 DROPPED PRICE £108 POSTED Hi Everyone, Selling this used, unboxed Aguilar Tone Hammer DI/Pre as I have ended up with an (ever so slight) preference for a different floor-based DI. This Tone Hammer was my go-to for quite some time and had an owner before myself so it does have signs of normal use on the front, sides and rear. It used to have velcro on the back which I've removed and have lightly white-spirited it to get rid of the sticky mess. There is remnants of an old price sticker on the back (the red lines) which I've struggled to remove so will ship as-is. I think it's the remains of a Bass Direct price sticker which I think is where I bought this DI myself in person. The DI is fully working, all the knobs functioning, LEDs light up, both foot switches work and I've relatively recently powered it via Phantom as well as mains. See pics and do please have a look at the wear and tear before firing me a message so that you don't end up disappointed when it arrives. The item is with me in Petersfield, Hampshire, England and I am happy to meet you IRL or post it insured, included in the total cost of £114. Anything other than a local pickup we'd have to figure out something extra in terms of chipping in on the fuel please. I'd be open to hearing about any budget-but-named-brand fretless basses or P Basses you might be looking to get rid of, cash from my direction. Thanks for reading! Happy to answer any questions. Cheers, B -
Hi Folks, I'm cleaning my bass up including a trip to the luthier and I've decided to polish up the hardware myself purely because I've never seen it 'as new' in the time I've been with this bass. From the pictures, can someone tell me A) What's the metal? and B) What off-the-shelf product would you recommend to try and get these tuning pegs shinin' once more?
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Depending when it is in the year, any day except Friday or Saturday is my preference as those are the two days that gigs land on most frequently but I appreciate that is the opposite to people with a traditional 9-5!
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Hey Everyone, I recently put together a video of my personal highlights as a studio bass player from between 2008 and 2021. Some of which are still available for purchase on CDs! You can watch the video on Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Some musical theatre reading sessions, folk-pop stuff and even a dash of spoken word in there! Cheers for listening. B
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New acoustic cover of Corinne Bailey Rae's 'Put Your Records On' has just been uploaded in full to TikTok / Youtube with me on double bass.
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Acoustic cover of Beyoncé's 'Drunk In Love' has just been uploaded in full to TikTok / Youtube / Reddit / Facebook / Tumblr with myself on double bass.
