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40hz

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  1. Hi all, Here we have my Fernandes Gravity 5x. Bought last year as a back up to my Warwick, but now being sold as I'm trying to move away from 5s and am looking for a different sound. There's not a lot of info out there about these, as they seem to be quite uncommon. It dates from 2008 and is made in China. Twin single coil pickups with vol, vol, tone. Simple as it gets. Tonally it's got a quite aggressive sound, the twin Jazz pickups are really high output, with a really punchy sound. You'll note the front pickup is moved towards the bridge compared to the usual J/J set ups, definitely gives it a funkier, mid-rangey sound. The tone pot is effective all the way round, giving a wide sweep of different tones (and a really funky rear pickup sound). B-string was the biggest surprise for me on this bass. It's very taught and defined, better than many other basses I've had at 4/5x the price. It's in 9/10 condition. It recently had a brand new input jack installed and plays very cleanly across all frets. A nice first foray into a 5 string for someone, or a great reliable, good sounding backup. Weight is a lovely 3.9 kg. Collection from Moreton in Marsh, which is located on the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire/Warwickshire border. Will happily meet up within an hour's drive for handover, or a bit further for a small petrol contribution (purely due to the low cost of the bass). Thanks for looking!
  2. Hi All, Here we have my 1995 Warwick Streamer Bolt-On. Selling as I want to move back to 4's. These were a higher end precursor to the LX series, that have the original, and much curvier body shape just like the Stage 2. It was built in May/June of 1995 in Germany. Has a French Cherry Wood body, 7-piece laminate neck of Maple and Bubinga stringers with a Wenge fingerboard replete with Bell Brass frets. Pickups are twin MEC Jazz pickups with a 2-Band MEC preamp with push/pull passive switching. Tonally it's got bags of that growl as you would expect, with a very focused/compressed tone - in short, the Warwick tone. The treble control acts to my ears more like a tone control, from piercingly hi-fi and trebly to the smoother punchier sound a la Stuart Zender. Condition is 8.5 out of 10. It's a 30 year old bass but has worn it's miles incredibly well, You'd struggle to find a Warwick of this age in equally as good condition. Only thing to report is some slight shrinkage of the maple in the neck which means the middle Bubinga stringer in the neck, near the headstock, sits about a half a MM proud - again, super common with Warwicks, all my others have had this. It's recently had £400 spent getting it road ready, with a brand new setup, brand new truss rod, fret work and new input jack. Weight is a superb 3.8kg Does not come with a case. Collection from Moreton in Marsh located on the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire/Warwickshire border. Will happily drive wherever for a handover if required. My feedback attests to this! I won't post due to value and poor previous experiences in doing so. Any further questions please ask! Thanks for looking!
  3. I totally agree, but I love radical!
  4. For me, I've never owned one because they're still very much (in my mind) associated with heavier music, despite their more conventional offerings recently (and on that, the conventional offerings are really dull). This is not a comment on quality, which I'm sure is there, but more, they're just very 'meh' in terms of desirability.
  5. Stuart just bought the Zoom B6 I was selling. An absolute gent and zero fuss/prompt payment as always. Thanks Stuart! Enjoy!
  6. Petrol by Ash!
  7. These look kinda cool, but in true SBMM tradition, they're not electrically the same. These have a 2-band eq, with ceramic humbuckers, not neo, so it won't have quite the right flavour tonally.
  8. Hi all, Here we have my Zoom B6 multi-fx modeller. Owned for 12 months and is more or less 'as new' + boxed. Blurb from Zoom; "B6 Features 4 DI models: 2 tube and 2 solid state models Integrated A/B switcher for seamless instrument switching Ultimate Zoom FX processor technology with amp modeling Integrated pedal board with 9 stomp switches IR load function for speaker cabinet simulation 4.3˝ color LCD touch-screen interface Chain up to 6 effects (including amp emulation) Two variable-impedance inputs for electric and acoustic bass New Play Mode Footswitch provides instant access to different play modes Easy-to-see backlit panel with color-coded stomp effects Built-in USB audio interface (2-in / 2-out) Rhythm patterns and looper Compatible with Zoom Guitar Lab Wireless control via optional Bluetooth adapter (BTA-1) with Handy Guitar Lab for B6 app Accessibility functionality for the visually impaired with Handy Guitar Lab for B6 app" I don't have the materials to pack this securely, but will happily meet up within a fair radius for handover/collection. Located in Moreton in Marsh on the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire/Gloucestershire border. Any questions, please ask! Si
  9. Sorry to hear of the issue, OP. I've been in this scenario a few times. It seems to be (on the whole, but not always) a drummer thing, the culture of drums must be loud and noisy - think Animal from the Muppets, but of course this rarely works in the real world, with the venues most weekend warriors play. With my own experience, it gets to a point where you just have to flatly tell them, as uncomfortable as it is. A few times I ended up not turning up my amp to compensate, and neither did the guitarist, and it kinda made him realise off his own back - which is usually the best way to get people to realise/understand!
  10. I'd love to take this back off your hands, timing is atrocious though, just spent out hundreds and hundreds on my car. Whoever ends up with this incredible bass, please let me know, so I can keep tabs on who has it, and therefore badger them to sell it to me in the future! GLWTS - this is still the best P-Bass I've ever played.
  11. Take a look at the new Markbass MB58R line of cabs. In 'Pure' spec they are insanely light - BF-esque. I have the 2x10 and it's an excellent cab. Much nicer than the MB NY122 I had prior.
  12. Having been in the market recently for another bass, I've been checking used adverts religiously, hoping for something interesting to come up, but just came to the conclusion that so much stuff is insanely overpriced at the moment, and not selling - you may as well buy new. For example, I sold a Fender Marcus Miller 2 years ago for £750 - they're now inexplicably going for double that. I even saw someone advertising a Fender Flea Active for £2500, used - pure and utter pie in the sky pricing. The market needs a thorough reset.
  13. I think this is the bass in question - and a lot of talk about that neck potentially being a refin ; https://forums.ernieball.com/threads/very-rare-87s-stingray-all-black-matched-headstock.72783/
  14. That looks like a Cutlass - but looks to have a wood fingerboard. Don't think I've ever seen a painted neck on a Stingray (aside from SUBs).
  15. I absolutely love them. My favourite band by FAR. However, they've been utter pants since By The Way in 2002. I love different eras of them for different reasons, probably erring towards the early days for that absolutely wild, colourful, energetic, dangerous punk funk thing. Uplift, Mothers Milk, BSSM, OHM, Californication and By The Way are stone cold (bush) classics, IMO. My favourite album is One Hot Minute. It's the most f**** up album they've made and the heaviest. Dave Navarro's guitar playing on it is phenomenal (I don't like Janes, weirdly). Things that can get in the bin about them these days are numerous; - the cult of John (his fanboys are tragic) - the way all of their songs now follow the exact same formula and sound, with Anthony doing the same singing style that started with Stadium Arcadium (my least favourite album). - the fact they won't take any risks as they once did, even though they're in a position to do that with ease. - Flea not using a Modulus Truthfully, I just think my favourite band got old.
  16. I'm sorry to hear that. Highly distinctive bass though - almost too hot to handle. I'm always on the watch for Fleas, I'll be on the lookout!
  17. It's fairly easy to describe - a strong, loud and full initial attack of a note. Mostly a low-mid thing as @chris_b stated. Interchangeable with 'punch', as, to me, they are more or less the same thing.
  18. 40hz

    Mark Bass hate

    I have the 2x10 Pure. The outside is the actual cab material (bar the felt covering on top). I can also confirm while it is soft, you couldn't dent it with finger pressure - trust me, I tried out of curiosity!
  19. Just sold Stew my Trace Elliot cabs. Top guy to deal with, as his extensive feedback attests to. Deal with complete confidence. Came up a way to meet me, which was really good of him as most people make me practically drop stuff off at their door! 😂 Thanks Stew! Enjoy the cabs!
  20. Sold Nick my Ibanez bass yesterday. Easy to deal with and a nice guy to boot. Deal with complete confidence. Cheers Nick!
  21. Quite right you are. Not sure how i missed that - likely because I had a 1005sms prior to this. Edited!
  22. Hi all! Here we have my Ibanez EHB1005 bass in Pink. Although it's actually a bit darker than Pink and has a nice pearlescent effect. Condition wise it's unmarked and near mint aside from the locking tab having previously been removed on the input jack. Bought this a few months back as I needed a back up bass at the time, and truth be told, I've played it maybe 5/6 times since then. It's also currently strung up with Flatwounds, although you can use any bass string you like on these as Ibanez don't require specialist short scale strings, you just load up and snip any excess length past the post. It's a short scale 30" length bass that weighs a scarcely believable 3kg on the nose and is supremely comfortable to play. American Basswood Body 5-piece Roasted Maple and Walnut neck, with Roasted Birdseye Maple fingerboard. Electronics are Bartolini BH2 humbuckers mated to a 3 band active EQ with Active/Passive switch (treble works as a tone control in passive mode). Midrange control is a vari-band EQ, so you can dial in or out any midrange frequency you like. Comes with the Ibanez case, manual, tools and ramp. All in all a really nice little bass that'd do anyone on longer gigs really well. I'm based in Moreton in the Marsh in Gloucestershire - happy to travel a fair distance for handover if you're further afield, as my feedback attests. Apologies, I can't post as i just don't have the materials to do so. Thanks for looking! 😁
  23. Hi all, Here we have my Trace Elliot 2x8 cabinets. 2x8 inch Faital Pro speakers. 400w power handling. Front ported. 12.5kg weight each. Neutrik Jack & 1/4 speaker cable connectors. I wanted this particular set up for a long time and it didn't disappoint. These replaced a BB3 and are far superior and louder (as a 4x8 vertical array). They're a lightweight, easy one hand lift. One of them on its own, was enough for some pub/bar gigs I've done recently. I've used 2 for most of my large function gigs and they were incredibly capable, with the added bonus of really being able to hear your sound on stage easily. Both cabs are in 8/10 condition with a couple of small marks on each. Comes with a padded cover for one of them (that I've alternated! 😂). £470 for the pair. No offers please. Based in Moreton in Marsh in Gloucestershire, but will travel a fair distance for a meet up/handover, as my feedback attests to. No postage. Thanks for looking!
  24. 40hz

    Mark Bass hate

    My experience, in short - heads, fabulous, and cabs not so good. I currently own a LM4 and previously had the LM2. They have a nice, gentle warmth to them and a musical mid-range, giving an almost recorded-like tone in a live environment. Cabs wise, I had the NY122 and then, briefly, a 410. I found them flat sounding, with very little dynamism (for want of a better phrase) and the tweeters were *horrible*. Very quacky sounding and sounded more like a high-mid control than true ice-pick treble! YMMV, etc.
  25. Glorious! I know this is probably going to be too heavy for my dodgy shoulder, but can I ask the weight?
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