Philly

The Omnific - Escapades 

2 bassists - aggressive proggy instrumental rock / ‘drum and bass’. Talented guys and a very interesting listen! 

3 hours ago, weepaul said:

Nice piece of kit matey.

Thank you very much!

I have severe gas itch for a musicman Sterling or bongo at the moment so I am offering up a beautiful lightweight Maruszczyk 5 string ideally as a trade. I am open to a 4 or 5 string version of either.

I have owned it for a couple of years and it is in great condition, with just a few marks on the bottom of the bass where it has been in its stand, there are a couple of small indents in the neck I have also tried to picture and a tiny mark near the bridge.

It has an alder body with resonance chambers, flamed maple top. Hard rock maple neck and dark katalox (I’d never heard of it) fingerboard. Delano SBC pickups and 3 band eq and mini switches. Monorail bridge with 18mm string spacing.

See the attached paperwork which details the specification and certificate.

Not really sure on the  pricing for this, but I traded it for a fender us deluxe jazz, and as I say I’m ideally looking for a trade for a musicman Sterling or bongo 4 or 5 or perhaps an Ibanez ehb or Dingwall.

based near Chelmsford in Essex.

any questions fire away!
 

11 hours ago, DanPluck said:

@Philly

Sorry Dan this has now sold, I’ve updated the ad

In new condition, bought for a bass I ended up selling before I changed them, so unopened apart from one.

Price dropped to £360 to try to clear a bit of space for Christmas!

Up for sale is my cort gb95. It’s in good condition has a nice hard case with it and is wonderful to play with a great array of power and sounds in the active eq 

Ideally after a straight sale but could be tempted by a trades involving a cheap precision. I’m based in Chelmsford 

Standard description below

Cort GB95-Custom - Active 5 string custom shop bass with Spalted Maple top and Seymour Duncan pickups This amazing bass is in as brand new shape. A steal at this price. 

The GB Series basses are for the modern players with a leaning towards the traditional look and feel but with modern appointments and features that improve the overall performance of the instrument.

SPALTED MAPLE TOP ON SWAMP ASH BODY
Classic body tone wood Swamp Ash is mated with exotic Spalted Maple top to strike an ideal balance between the traditional and the modern - both in looks and in sound.

SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS AND DUNCAN DESIGN BEQ-3 ELECTRONICS
The GB5-Custom bass is outfitted with Seymour Duncan SJB5-3N and SMB-5D pickups along with the Duncan Design BEQ-3 EQ and Mid-Frequency switch for vast array of great bass sounds at your fingertips.

NEUTRIK LOCKING OUTPUT JACK
Never miss a note thanks to this locking jack. It holds your cable in if accidentally pulled. To remove your cable just push the red release button.

HIPSHOT ULTRALIGHT TUNERS
The GB5 Custom bass is equipped with Hipshot Ultralight Tuners (classic 20:1 tuning ratio) that is made of cast zinc with aluminum strings posts and mounting nuts, resulting in 30% weight reduction over other regular tuners and which results in improved balance and tuning accuracy.

CONSTRUCTION Bolt-On
CUTAWAY Double Cutaway
BODY Swamp Ash Body w/ Spalted Maple Top
NECK Canadian Hard Maple
FRETBOARD Rosewood
FRETS 22
SCALE 34"(864mm)
INLAY Rectangular White Pearl
TUNERS Hipshot Ultralight Tuners
BRIDGE EB12(5) Bridge
PICKUPS Seymour Duncan SJ5-3N & SMB-5D Pickups
ELECTRONICS Duncan Designed BEQ-3 EQ & Mid-Frequency Switch
HARDWARE Chrome Hardware
STRINGS 5 Strings

Can’t believe this has not sold yet, necks on these are awesome 

Up for sale or potential trade is this awesome 5 string American deluxe jazz bass, tough decision as I love playing it but wanting to go super lightweight due to function bands long gigs and dodgy back.  

2011 18v active model in nicely aged white, it’s generally in good condition there are a few cosmetic battle scars which you can see in the pictures, but this just adds to the mojo in my opinion. 

I recently changed the pickups to Nordstrand NJ5FS a £200 upgrade which are specifically for this model, which sound great. 

I would be interested in any trades for lightweight basses sub 8.5lbs either 4 or 5string (this bass is ~10lbs for info)

photos to follow

On 15/02/2019 at 23:39, JWes said:

So happy with the 321, great easy deal too.

Thanks Wilco!

Great basses these GLWTS

You must be building up quite a collection Jack!

I can post this would just need to source a box

Wouldn’t really want to ship overseas at present as I don’t have a hard case for this

Yes still available 

On 09/09/2018 at 13:38, Wilco said:

I’ve actually just sold my 315 to a guy locally who is delighted with it. Having three of these was probably one too many for my needs in hindsight.....

So happy with my current remaining basses, that at the moment i’m not gassing after anything low end. In fact, used the proceeds from the 315 to buy an electro-acoustic 6 string....

I know, some form of self punishment is required for straying off the path...... 😆

Turn the pre-amp trim pot on these things to about 80%, & you can’t help but smile at the resulting sound. 

I have just started playing this again, and am thoroughly enjoying it. I will check out the trim pots, thanks for the tip Wilco! 

I was hoping someone could help!

I’m trying to fit a d tuner to my lakland Darryl jones and have bought a hipshot 1/2 HE6C, but the nut doesn’t seem to fit. Having read online that the hole in the headstock isactually metric and you can buy metric ‘nut/bushing’ which will fit. Has anyone had this issue or know where I can buy one of these? 

As new bought to put on my Lakland jazz but doesn’t fit, knew I should have measured it first! 

36 minutes ago, Skezza said:

Is this still available and do you ever get up to the midlands

 

skezza

Yep still available, but I’m unlikely to be anywhere North of Cambridge in the near future

20 hours ago, Wilco said:

Just been noodling on my three. The 315 is great (lovely neck), but both the 321 & 335 are a definite step up in terms of quality of components & sound. The build quality is equally high on all of them.

Appreciate the aesthetics might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for £299 you really can't go wrong here. I honestly don't think you'd get a better bass for that money!

 

Thanks Wilco! 

2 hours ago, Gaucho 5 said:

 

Hey Philly,

                   Any Trades???

Gaucho

Hi Gaucho

Ideally looking for a precision but always open to any trade offers,drop me a pm

phil

4 hours ago, Raslee said:

Could I get the string spacing and weight please? Thanks

String spacing looks to be 18mm and weight is 4kg on the cheap bathroom scales

38 minutes ago, JWes said:

Is this regular 34" scale?

Yes this is 34”

11 hours ago, briansbrew said:

Hi Philly

Which photo reflects the true colour, both are great anyway by the way. 

Depends what light it is in as to how deep a green it looks, probably the close shot of the front of the body

Just wondered if any one knows how thomman price their Sire Marcus miller basses. An example being the P7 in white being 25% cheaper than exactly the same model in black. Seems to be similar pricing differences across the ranges 

10 hours ago, ead said:

Where is the bass located please?

I'm near Chelmsford in Essex

36 minutes ago, Pinball said:

I have a soft spot for this one, plays and sounds great. Looks pretty good too. Nothing out there better for the money IMHO. GLWTS

Thanks it is a great bass for the money i just have gas for a precision! 

Looking to sell or ideally trade for a precision.  A nice lightweight bass, great looker and player with a great tone to match.  Its the first 5 string i have actually managed to get to grips with and feel comfortable on, but i'm enjoying 4 string too much at the moment and desperate for a precision.

Active/passive switch, 2 band EQ, volume and and pickup pan. Gotoh hardware. Generally good condition little bit of tarnishing on the hardware and some chips on body and headstock but nothing major.

When new around 2000 it was a high end bass. Muse fans will know that Chris Wolstenholme used the 4 string BC. 

Bought from Pinball off this parish i have borrowed a few photos (hope you dont mind!), but will take some more when possible. It doesnt have a case just gig bag. 
 

Look at this on eBay 
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192456771403