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  1. I'm attempting to make a bass from scrap pianos. This is a prototype short scale bass called T800 because it's telecaster shaped and has an 800mm scale length. Wherever possible I'll be using wood from defunct pianos, mostly poplar with mahogany veneer and oak for the fretboard. As far as I can I will attempt to keep the original finish and use whatever screws I can salvage from the donor pianos.
    7 points
  2. This beauty is now SOLD....next up the Sabre 😱 Excellent condition, low action, jazz width neck with bound & blocks, lightweight - i think 8.4lbs rings a bell but will check for sure, Lakland Pickups, ...and well simply sounds, plays and looks beautiful - whoever buys will be very happy. Spec: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=lakland+44-64+PJ Happy to courier at cost to buyer or collect from Plymouth.
    3 points
  3. You can now put a few screws in the handle to make it easier to move around. Marvel at how light it is. 😀 Finishing and fitting out is next. This is no more difficult than assembling the box. I'll post a guide on fitting out in a few weeks' time.
    3 points
  4. Morning, FarmCat. 😀 Do you remember drinking nitrogen shots last night? 😛
    3 points
  5. Mornin' fellas,,, wtf happened lastnight?,,, WTF??... I didn't say that, did I? 😯 Somebody must have spiked my NightNurse!
    3 points
  6. Your English is fine Figue2B, I wish my french was as good 🙂 I hope you get the sale or trade you are looking for, it’s a very nice bass 👍
    3 points
  7. On the first post I put Sold because on this site we can’t delete post, I see with Bass Direct it’s possible to me to send back the bass and after this I need to buy a second bass on bass direct. I wait a little for see what England and France doing with the Brexit. Now the Brexit is not for now. If I send back the bass and the brexit come French Customers are going to put 23% more of new price in taxes so I will lost too much money. So it’s for this I wait and put sold on the first post If I sell the bass 600€ it’s the same if I return back so why not I will don’t make happy a bassist I am open with trade maybe one guy will propose me a bass i search Sorry for my English guys 😅
    3 points
  8. It’s not though is it? It’s just oppositional nonsense. ”i’m Cool because I said something’s crap”. It’s missing the point on purpose. The bloke can play bass well, it’s not full of slap bass or harmonics etc (another thing which causes people’s undies to get twisted), it’s played in time and with dynamics and a good bit of feel to it. It’s not “noodling” because there’s a pattern to it. It repeats every few bars. As I said in an earlier post, it’s actually structured verse/chorus/verse/chorus/middle/verse/ chorus pop song. It’s just a bit “jazz” sounding. I dare say Jazz purists baulk at stuff like this, pigeon Jazz...or whatever. It’s easier to say “that’s crap, it’s not music...” etc - it’s like disagreeing with someone and referring to them as a “snowflake” or something. Do you know punk bores the derrière off me? I can’t stand reggae...do you give a sh*t? Probably not. It’s like comparing an art house black and white movie to a Michael Bay blockbuster - futile nonsense. Everything has its place.
    3 points
  9. Sorry, I had to add this one with the pick guard I designed for Dingwall
    3 points
  10. Every now and again something pops up that you just want to share...
    2 points
  11. Shuker Custom 4 string Walnut Top African ebony fingerboard Zebrano body wood Paduak and Wenge neck Delano SBC4 HE/S Humbuckers A truly stunning example of Jon's work in a Hiscox Shuker case Minor ding on lower horn and a couple of tiny ones on the face which I've tried to show in the photographs. Prices for this model start from £2500 on Jon Shukers website so in these woods this will be less tan half price. Collection from Liverpool preferred but could meet up within reason or happy for you to arrange postage at your own risk and expense No trades thanks.
    2 points
  12. 2008 Lakland Skyline Decade Was £650.00... 1st PRICE DROP - was £625.00... 2nd PRICE DROP - now £600.00 After much deliberation, I've decided I'm putting up for sale my Lakland Skyline Decade which had for a few years and has served me well, but since I switched bands last year, I've been with my P bass continually and it's hanging on the wall looking majestic, but not getting much use. Here's a link to the website: https://www.lakland.com/product/skyline-series-decade/ The single coil Lakland Chi-Sonic pickups give it superior “punch” with higher output and brighter upper midrange articulation than a standard single coil. The Skyline Decade features an ash body and an industry standard passive • Volume • Volume • Tone control configuration, black headstock, and bound Indian Laurel fingerboard with pearl block position markers. The previous owner had professionally modded to relocate neck pup, with new routing cut with copper shielding. The 2nd pickguard, exact same as original, also provided. Comes with padded black and red leather strap with Dunlop Straplocks fitted. Apologies, but I currently do not have spare hard case, or even a gig bag at present, so would far prefer collection. ** Edit 1: Gig bag sourced, could post at buyers expense, packaged up with neck removed to minimise potential for damage during transit ** ** Edit 2: Weight-wise, on my trusty bathroom scales, flicking between 9lbs and 9.5lbs **
    2 points
  13. Here's my 1975 P bass. It's in great condition, the body has some marks where the paint has begun to crack in places however these are difficult to see given the black finish. The neck is pretty much unmarked and is a lovely, well figured piece of birdseye maple. Pots and neck stamp date to 1975. The pickup codes are not quite legible as the original pickup foam is stuck to the base of them and I don't want to tear this off. The case is in great condition, all latches working fine (no key unfortunately). Original pickup and bridge cover are present along with an old set of rotosounds, a lead and some old music that has always been with this bass. Weight is 10lb 5oz on my digital scales. Balances really nicely. The only thing missing from this bass are the original 2 screws that secure the chrome pickup cover (the 2 for the bridge cover are present), otherwise, everything you see is completely original. I'd encourage a trial in Cardiff, UK. I'm willing to ship at the buyers cost and risk. I frequently drive down to the Portsmouth area also if that helps anyone. Happy to consider any trades with cash in either direction. Now £2150 for a straight sale. Feedback:
    2 points
  14. Hi guys Today we started using a better and faster search engine for Basschat. Elasticsearch allows much faster searching, more accurate results and works for shorter search terms which it didn't before. It'll also make the site faster when browsing. We hope you find it more useful. Now go and use it to find your next bass, or to argue with someone about something Cheers ped
    2 points
  15. As many others have since the dawn of time I've been on the search for 'my perfect' bass for quite a while. I've been on this site forever but not really been active for years although I've looking for a fretted GWB to pair with my upgraded fretless GWB35 for what feels like forever so came to post in the wanted thread a request for one (along with a Promethean P5110). I thought I'd have a peek to see what's out there and this bass was listed. It culminated in a few thoughts/realisations: 1. I've always liked the idea of a singlecut but don't like many singlecut designs, and I'm not affording a Fodera anytime soon. 2. I've always loved Steve Swallows piezo sound 3. I've always been really drawn to the Bolin headstock since I first saw it on this very site. 4. It feels like I'm never finding a bloody fretted GWB. So I did a bit of research and ended up picking up this bass today. Best bit was on the call with Brian last night to talk details "it's got this bit of wood with it that I have no idea what it is". With the defret and refret that I found had happened to it I thought maybe a neck shim or something...even better than that, turns out a previous owner had a ramp made for it. So here I am with 'my perfect' bass, restrung E-C, quick setup with the ramp attached (wasn't sure whether to go in centre or by bridge but for now this suites my playing position). Not the GWB fretted I expected to end up with but on initial impressions think something much better. And the Piezos...wow. As for the internetting...I've done some more today and found quite a few owners on here. If anyone else has any information on how it got from being built in the US over 10 years ago to today I would be really interested to hear. Past owners: Lastrega: ?? Bassmachine (thanks for the ramp!: ?? - Jan/Feb 2016 Pluckedout: Feb 2016 - Feb 2017 (defretted) PaulS: Feb 2017 - Q4 2018 (refretted) Sunfish: Q4 2018 - Apr 2019 MikeyD: Apr 2019 - ?
    2 points
  16. I did the Shuker build course back in February and thought I should should share my experience with any Basschatters who aren't sure if the course was for them. I haven't done any woodworking since high school, so picked a nice simple build. The specs were: Ash Jazz body (classic), stained black and rubbed back to highlight the grain Maple neck Fretless ebony fretboard Musicman style humbucker Passive electronics with stacked volume/tone to keep the front cleaner, but at Jon's suggestion a 3 way switch was added to be able to run the pickup in parallel/single coil/series for a few extra options Schalled elephant ears tuners and Gotoh bridge in black If you don't feel like reading the whole thread, here's the end result! Day 1 The 2 piece ash body had already been glued and planed, so once the centre line was found and the body outline drawn, it was onto the bandsaw for a rough cut. Then a template was used to guide a router around the body, removing about 2-3mm of material each pass until something that looked a bit like a bass happened. Once that was done, the forearm slope was cut out with a hand plane, and the stomach contour was done with a saw rasp. Then lots of sanding, starting at 100 grit paper, then moving on through 120, 180, 240, 320 and finally, 400. I'm a puny man and my arms were so gone by the end of the day I couldn't raise them horizontally, and had to buy a hot/cold pack from the train station Superdrug on the way home to try and get them ready for the following day's work. I decided I was going to take breaks if needed to make sure I got through the rest of the week. As it happens, that was the worst of the physical side of it, but I did get a good excuse to pet Jon's new dog lots, 10 month old Lily. Lily enjoys head scratches, singing the songs of her people and chewing everything, including my shoes, while I was still wearing them.
    2 points
  17. A badge and grille really do finish the cab off. I fitted an Ashdown badge to the first one I built, but badges from Trace Elliot, Ampeg, Marshall, and plenty of others are available on eBay.
    2 points
  18. The interesting bit is where the guitar riff and bass go out of time with the drums, seen a lot of bands cover the song and put that bit back in time, a lot harder to play it out of time as per recording.
    2 points
  19. Love that amp @NancyJohnson. The connection options are much better than my MT900, which is pretty basic. Thanks for helping me to run in my cabs - they sounded great at the gig last night! For pedalboard options, I have a four cable setup with my pedalboard and it works well. Drive/distortion etc in the front, modulation/delay/reverb in the effects loop after the pre-amp.
    2 points
  20. I had a go at Black Dog earlier. Tricky one. That John Paul Jones is a bit good.
    2 points
  21. I've sold a few bitsas and basses built from parts before, this is my first complete build. I have refretted guitars and basses and build a fretless bass from scratch so I've done all the processes but not all on the same instrument.
    2 points
  22. I'm basing it on owning an 808 ( an original TR-808 from the 1980's) many moons ago. The reason people use/buy them, is primarily for the big kick drum. It's massive and completely swamps everything else. Buying an 808 and turning down the kick drum, would be like buying a Porsche and driving everywhere at 20 mph They are great machines though, but only for a certain niche style of house/hip hop music.
    2 points
  23. You're making a big assumption there
    2 points
  24. What is about this talented, successful & professional musician that people don't like? 😉
    2 points
  25. Purleeeease @ped Purleeease do it! 🐱
    2 points
  26. Fitted the ‘radio’ knobs. I like ‘em - much easier to see where the controls are at, and I do tend to use the tone knob a lot - even the volume given how the pickup character changes through its travel.
    2 points
  27. Just adding mine here. I’ve had a few Ps in my time, and, like many, my first bass was a P.
    2 points
  28. @Roland Rock Nice demo of what the Copilot can do and there's one currently in the FS if anyone is interested:
    2 points
  29. No offence to OP but... To check authenticity and general condition, twisted/misaligned necks etc. £750 is a lot of money to spend on the basis of stock images from a supplier.
    2 points
  30. my 2 cents. It's OK to ask questions about weight, hardware etc, but if you think it's way over or under priced, I feel a PM is best here. saying "Gorgeous bass, GLWTS" is fine too. No pointing out that your Jazz is better than the P for sale, it's not on. Coming in just to say you hate that bass or amp is not on either Nor is it OK to comment on an effects for sale ad "I don't use effects" lol, yet people do
    2 points
  31. Idunno! Weird stuff is happening on this site! First it's pop ups, now new cats up, and I guess it soon goes tïts up. 😮 Uh oh! Maybe I shouldn't have written that... ...and where in Hull is my HatCat avatar? Suddenly got something that moooves! 😮
    2 points
  32. Thought I’d dress her up for the evening, looks great but a bugger to play with all that chrome getting in the way...
    2 points
  33. Well chuffed for a mornings work. I have put cobalt flats on it, vintage 62 pickups. The neck was spot on during set up. Set the height to 2mm and not a buzz or rattle. I think it may work its way to the front of the stand.!!
    2 points
  34. Not to get into the can of worms...but. Generally speaking, in my experience, others may dismiss etc...(although I’m bob on right - had lots of rainy afternoons in a guitar shop to figure this out, 12 years worth...also, don’t start me on how weather changes them) Alder/Rosewood - ‘Warmer’ sounding, lovely softer edge to the sound - notes ‘bloom’. Great for fingerstyle and such. Ash/Maple - Punchy, snappy, very solid fundamental note - direct sounding. Great for Slap bass, Hard funky fingerstyle. (edit - this is a generalisation, you can do any style you wish on any bass, whether it sounds ‘right’ or not is down to your ears/preference either way) Someone will come along later and say something along the lines of “it makes no odds, it’s down to pickup choice, pickup placement, and tone is in the fingers...” Yes they’re all contributing factors, but the way notes travel through a dense bit of ash, through the strings and into the pickups has some effect. Anyhow, not getting into too much detail - literally choose one and play it. If it’s made of moon rock or Blackpool rock, as long as you’re enjoying it...it doesn’t matter. I know with Sire it won’t be easy as some because they’re mainly available online. See if any local Basschatter can help? I’ve never played one, although I wouldn’t mind a go...just to see what the fuss is about.
    2 points
  35. Rack kit you say? Yeah, I like a bit of rack kit...
    2 points
  36. "The only cosmetic thing I don't like is the amount of the fretboard material that extends behind the nut." I actually like the look of this. I read the sentence as in the bold...
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  37. Last bit of porn for now.
    2 points
  38. Folks I've found I've moved away from electric bass the last year or so, and despite several attempts to get projects going, I'm just not enjoying it any more, whilst I'm really enjoying getting back into acoustic instruments, mainly fiddle and mandolin. Age I guess So, up for grabs are the following: 1 X Mesa Walkabout Head in bronco case plus gig bag and paperwork £650 in hard case, £500 in gig bag (I'm happy to sell the hard case separately, and I'll give it a damn good clean before I do, you never realise how much crap gear accumulates until you take a photo of it!). Head is 240v despite stating 120 on the chassis, I have the original 'Export Only' paperwork. 2 x Mesa Traditional Powerhouse cabs £450 each (these are the newer, smaller lighter versions of the Powerhouse cabs, but not the Subways) and 1 x Mesa Powerhouse 15 cab £300 (this is the older heavier & bigger version). As you can see from the pics, one has a custom extra vintage grille (which is the more gold coloured of the two) The first pic is how I usually play them. Monster, and surprisingly stable. All of it's in great condition, with the possible exception of the 1x15 which has seen quite a lot of use but which is still doing OK (the bottom of the grille has been slightly pushed in), and the Bronco case that is also quite tired looking. I'd like to say that I paid Mesa an extra £500 to give it that relic look Those of you who've played this rig or one like it know the score, Mesa gear is bloody expensive for a reason. It's good. I would like this lot gone quickly before I change my mind, so I'm happy to haggle, and to be honest if you turned up at my place over the next few days with a handful of cash (quite a big handful), I'm sure we could talk! I'm also off work for a few days which will make it easier for me to sort postage/collection whatever. It's going on eBay on Monday 15th. I'll post more pics when it stops raining and the light improves. Cheers Chris
    1 point
  39. CELINDER Custom 6 Michael Andersen model ! A real piece of history made in 1994, played a lot and with lot of wear and finish dings, but what a growl : you won't believe it... This bass was sold for €5.000 Euros at the time, so a value close to €12.000 Euros nowadays, a Fodera before Smith. PayPal payment (Friend payment or fee covered) or bank transfer (IBAN and BIC codes provided, so no fee). In fully working condition. Here are the specifications : Scale : 36 inches. Strings spacing at nut : 9 mm Strings spacing at bridge : 19.5 mm (can go down to 18 mm) Action : 2 mm under the B string at 12th fret (can go lower as it's had a frets differential dressing) Strings : Fodera nickel Tuners : Gotoh Bridge : Gotoh / Celinder Pickups : Celinder humbuckers (Armstrong according to some connoisseurs) Electronics : GreenGrove first generation preamp with on the upper row : master volume (push-pull for active/passive), neck volume (push-pull for humbucker/single coil), bridge volume (push-pull for humbucker/single coil). On the lower row : treble boost and cut with center detent, bass boost and cut with center detent Neck : 5 pieces bolt on (6 screws) flamed maple (3 pieces) with 1 cm amarante large strips (2 pieces) Fretboard : ebony (5 mm thickness) Dots : abalone on the side and fretboard Frets : 24 (inox, so hard it’s almost impossible to wear) Nut : brass Trussrod : one Body : mahogany + maple veneer + wenge veneer + flamed maple top Headstock : matched flamed maple over a wenge veneer Land of craftsmanship : Denmark Weight : 5.3 kilograms Very well balanced, even if it's on the heavy side, and totally original which is very rare, especially the GreenGrove first generation preamp. Versatile bass that cuts through the mix and what a growl !!! Will come with a semi-rigid case. Non smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC (differential fret dressing done), the trussrod is fully working and the bass has a new battery as well as a new output jack. What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures to see the real condition : not pristine at all as it’s been used but not abused but fully working, all original and from 5/1/1994 !!! Absolutely no damage only wear of time and playing. Don't hesitate to ask for more.
    1 point
  40. West Side Story, got to be ready for June. I’ve done it before, exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.
    1 point
  41. Second side panel fitted.
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  43. I think it’s great watching people enjoying the groove, whatever the genre or instrument. Look how much fun they’re all having here, even if you don’t like the tune (I do) then who could begrudge someone playing bass and enjoying it? Isn’t that what we all want? Isn't that what all this is ultimately about?
    1 point
  44. There were some in PMT Manchester when I went a couple of days ago - should’ve tried one, sorry 😐
    1 point
  45. It’s funny how every thread about Scott or his playing/SBL thing has the same people commenting “bla bla, it does nothing for me” - great, we get it. But why the hell do you click on these threads and post the same thing? Just move on ffs... don’t waste your time. Also, reading some of these comments, it makes me think that people are just jealous of the level of skill that Scott has. @bubinga5 thanks for sharing.
    1 point
  46. Was always quite proud with how this came out, a playthrough of an old electronic/dubstep band I was in. You absolutely need headphones or decent speakers, listening on your phone or laptop speakers? Don’t bother pressing play . There’s no bass sounds on the track, all me! The verses are just OC-2 (-1 Octave, no direct) and this slow gear effect on the ME-50B (basically a volume swell). The synthy ‘choruses’ are all tapped on my fretting hand so my right hand can operate the Hot Hand for the enevelope changes. So that’s a Source Audio BEF, OC-2, Orbit CoPilot Fuzz & the ME-50B for some chorus and the whammy bits at the end of the phrase. Worked nicely live. Basically every modular bass synth sound is Envelope filter, fuzz, modulation and pitch in some variation. Si
    1 point
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