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Hi,

Edit - think I initially priced this a *smidge* too high. Now £90 delivered.

Here we have my Boss OC-5.

Not even a year old. Selling due to moving over to a multi-fx unit.

Boxed with all docs etc. 9/10 condition wise. Just one tiny mark on the corner.

Thanks for looking!

Hi all,

Here we have my Reverend Mercalli 4.

Bought new 3-4 months ago at £879. Has less than 10 hours play time on it and is *as new*. Selling as I don't play 4's anymore. I thought I would do, but it's just turned out better to use my 5er for everything. So this is sat around not being used, which is a crying shame for such an excellent instrument.

MM pickup at the rear, and P pickup at the neck. Korina body. Roasted Maple and Walnut neck. Hipshot ultralite tuners. Puretone input jack. String-through body. Made in Korea and set/up finished by Reverend in Toledo, Ohio.

Tonally, I'd say these are the best pickups I've ever experienced on a bass. Totally full, fat and clear, with tremendous body to the notes. 

Playability wise, again excellent. A beautiful feeling neck with a nice shallow C profile.

weight is 3.8kg.

Based in Moreton in Marsh on the Gloucestershire/Warwickshire/Oxfordshire border.

Collection or meet up only. I don't have the materials to pack this. I'm happy to travel a good distance for meet up/handover. Quite often in the south west if it helps.

No trades please. 

thanks for looking!

Hi all,

Here we have my OLP Tony Levin Signature model in Peach.

Bought around Xmas as a relatively cheap way to see if I'd gel with a 5-String Stingray type bass. In short, I did. This is a great playing and looking machine that has barely a mark on it. Previous owner advised me this was a NOS purchase and (aside from the pickguard film slightly delaminating) it looks it.

I hesitate to use the word 'rare' as it's become almost meme-like! but it's certainly not an often seen colour for this model, and surely will attain some element of collectability in the future.

I've had it recently professionally set up by Dave Smart (man's a wizard), at the same time I asked him to rewire the controls to be the correct way around - a lot of these came out the factory with the bass, middle and treble pots working in reverse. Currently has DR Hi-Beams on it and plays beautifully.

The preamp is specifically tailored to Tony Levin's specs, and seems to have a bit more bass/bottom end than you'd expect from a Stingray type bass along with the snappy, bitey top end. 

Weight is 4.4kg on my scales.

The only negatives I can find is one of the  B-String grub screws has cross threaded. It's cheap as anything to replace, I just don't have the time (or any tools, believe it or not). The other being the Bass side of the preamp, will distort at the extreme end of the travel - this however isn't a fault per se, most Tony Levin OLPs did this from new. It's been checked over and all seems to be ok, certainly has lots of usable range - it would be ripe for a new preamp if you were so inclined.

I'm located in Moreton-in-Marsh on the Gloucestershire/Warwickshire/Oxfordshire border, and don't have materials for packing this bass, so collection or meet up (I'm happy to travel a fairly large radius) only. I'm quite often around the South West/Bristol/Bath area if it helps. No trades please

Thanks for looking!

2 hours ago, Kiwi said:

I have been gassing for a Status Series II recently but after swapping out the electronics in my Series 1 have managed to get well within spitting difference of the same sound and, in some respect's it's more refined.  So I was also looking at a Moon MBC5TN which, like the Thumb 5 is a through neck with wenge laminates but walnut instead of bubinga.  Slightly different sound and significantly cheaper though not cheaper than a Series II any more. Slightly different sound and significantly cheaper and over half the price of a Series II these days.  So I've started asking myself whether a Thumb 5 might be do-able.  But whenever I've played one acoustically it's sounded and felt a bit dull compared to what I'm normally used to.  So I don't know...I'm still in two minds.  I do like how they sound on records though.

Interesting that you picked up on them sounding acoustically dull. Every Warwick I've owned (3 Streamer LX's, a Stage One, Corvette) and played (Buzzard, Thumb, Stryker) have *all* exhibited this, too. To the point that when I mentally think of a Warwick it's the first thing that comes to mind.

1 hour ago, markbunney said:

That’s very interesting to know. My cab is 8 ohms so not sure that would be suitable for me

In terms of outright 'volume' and decibels, it's probably still loud enough, I just find lower powered heads will start to drive the preamp harder to get there, and personally I hate any form of 'hair' or overdrive on my tone, so for me, higher powered heads, just ticking over, is what I look for. You might find this still works for you though? 

Having taken a look at the manual it's listed as:

700watts into 2 Ohms

500 into 4 Ohm

250 into 8 Ohm

I was interested in one of these, they have a great feature set. However, the power rating is slightly misleading. It's 700watts into 2 ohms, not 4. Seeing as I like clean headroom, I'm not sure this would be up to it for my uses.

Absolutely not. It's disgusting!

25 minutes ago, White Cloud said:

Same except my experience occurred throughout the skint 80's. 

 

Skint 00's here.

I only see adverts at the top of the page, integrated into it as opposed to being a pop up. I have zero problem whatsoever with that.

Although I'm a supporting member, this wonderful site, which has been a daily part of my life for 13-14 years has to be paid for somehow! 

There's only one I truly regret and wish I could get back - that being my first 'proper' Bass I ever bought. It was a 1998 Yamaha TRB4II in that horrid orange colour. I went to Coda Music in Stevenage after saving £400 all summer (2003) long (as a scruffy 17 year old oik) to be able to buy it. I was stoked beyond belief and it felt like a spaceship compared to my Squier and Aria beginners instruments. I absolutely loved this thing and it's dearly sentimental to me.

It's popped up for sale a couple of times since at silly prices (and in worse condition and sporting some truly rank gold knobs and crappy aftermarket bridge), but I never had the funds.

Last one from 2 years ago.

https://reverb.com/uk/item/37224639-yamaha-trb-4-ii-1998-amber-transparent

8FK2166(?) Where are you now!

I would if it was a neck made of carbon, or aluminium or something a bit different. If it's just bog standard wood, you'd just got to Warmoth.

Having looked at the sales/launch bumf, it seems only the Rio colourway is limited to 82 pieces? And that the seafoam, white and black ones will be general production? (Unless I'm mistaken).

29 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

A big ask by wonder if anyone can help me get a bass from Bristol.

Firstly it's not an expensive one, so many and van is out. 

Secondly the seller doesn't have a box and doesn't drive, so a trip to PMT to try and blah a box is out.

Does anyone in Bristol have a suitable box they could drop round so he can package up for a courier? It could be a guitar sized box and it can be packaged neck off.

Failing that does anyone travel to Bristol from the North? I am looking to get it to South Manchester or as near as.

I travel to Bristol every other week (will be there next weekend) and could get the bass up to South Birmingham/ Warwick M40 if needs be?

I've seen some overpriced basses in my time, but this is definitely up there. Laughable. This is a £300-350 bass all day long.

34 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

'Back in the day', pro-level basses and guitars were only for those with deep pockets, so not much has changed in that respect. The more affordable instruments, though, are now of a very high quality, compared to daze of yore. The high 'pro' price is maybe just to differentiate them, as I suspect that real production costs are very similar across the range (I'm excluding 'custom' or boutique' basses, here...). I couldn't afford a new Precision then, and can't afford a new Precision now. 

I don't disagree at all. Maybe this prolonged period of wage suppression has a lot to do with it too.

I maintain the Bass/Guitar market is heading for an 'event' (I stop short of saying 'crash').

Prices were already rising very sharply, year on year, before COVID (and that's just accelerated it). My concern, that I often gripe about, is given these rises year on year, if it continues at this rate, as I'm sure it will, we can't be more than 3-4 years away from the average person being unable to afford/justify all but the cheapest options. Musicman stingrays are at 3k. Fender USA Standards at 2k, Warwick Teambuilt at 2-3k (just as examples). We have import lines now breaching the £1000 mark.

I just don't see how this is all sustainable.

I was in the same boat recently and bought the Digitech Drop. I played it for about 30 seconds and it went back in its box to be sent back. The tracking was really poor and it was quite glitchy. It was borderline unusable (for me, anyway).

I posted something worse than this a few years ago, a graphic eq where every band was maxed or dropped to the lowest setting - absolutely all over the shop - and sounded like it. I got flamed for posting it, even though it was clearly, absolutely insane!

I just want to know, in what situation would an EQ like that ever make sense 🤣.

6 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

I tried both in store and plumped for the Triad.  I preferred the sound of the Triad as had a bit more character to it - I found the Mercalli too smooth for my tastes.  But it's just my opinion - the Mercalli is a fine bass too.  Plus the Triad is a three pickup bass - which historically I've been a sucker for also

I'm GAS'ing for a Triad too. Very glad  I took a punt on a Reverend. They fly under the radar a bit, but absolutely on par, quality wise with anything I've owned, from Spector, Musicman, Warwick. And, purely from a narcissist point of view, I've never had so many band members AND audience comment positively on a look of a bass, at a gig!

9 hours ago, BillyBass said:

Did you try the 'Triad' while you were there?

I ordered it online! I was close to pulling the trigger on the Triad, but by all accounts the Mercalli has a bit more going on, on the bottom end in comparison, so appealed to me a bit more.

12 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

Where did you get it?  Essex or Glasgow?

Merchant City in Glasgow.

How weird this topic should come back up. I just purchased a Mercalli 4 (in Gunmetal) on Friday and Gigged it Saturday. It's genuinely one of the nicest sounding and playing basses I've ever owned.

The proprietary pickups are *excellent* I'd go as far as to say probably the best I've used on a bass. It has this ability to sound both very clear and refined and very 'deep' - with real body to each plucked note, but with zero mud. It's a very strong sounding instrument that doesn't crap out the harder you play, it just gets louder (or quieter) depending on your playing style.

A lot of the Rev demos and marketing seem to pitch it to rock and indie styles (fair enough given the retro-future styling), but I play in a couple of soul/funk bands and it absolutely excels at this type of music.

The irony is, with the belief that a fast neck is narrow and shallow, that I played faster on my old baseball bat neck, 50s P-Bass than any other bass I've owned! It was super comfortable.

When they're too narrow/thin, I find you can actually trip over yourself a bit.

15 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

Don't think any of my basses could become misaligned in transit or even by force, seems like we're going backwards if tolerances like that are acceptable and justified by traditionalism.

Same here. I've never had that happen with 30+ basses, or even heard of that until today. I don't understand how a tightly drilled (fnar!) bolt *can* move. Happy to have that explained though!

This also brings to mind the oft-quoted statement when referring to Fender bass/guitar place of manufacture (I'm paraphrasing slightly) ;

"You can have a Fender made in Mexico by Mexicans, or a Fender made in the USA by Mexicans"