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  1. Hobbayne
    My bass guitar heaven 😋
    5 points
  2. skankdelvar
    Local Man Hears About Edinburgh Tattoo, Misunderstands
    4 points
  3. Owen
    3 points
  4. FLea's Fluffer
    I've owned this rare beast from new, back when you had to wait 3 months for them to be made. Freakish light, huge bottom end and stupidly loud, being capable of delivering the same output as two 8x10's cabs. It needs a decent amp to drive it but nothing crazy. When I used a Darkglass 900w in rehersals I had to switch it into lower power mode if I want to be able to up the gain much. It hasn't been regularly gigged and is in great condition. The sound quality is fantastic, they are pretty special guys at barefaced. The tightness in the low end is remarkable. You will see from the link below you cannot buy these anymore and they don't do anything with 15-inch speakers these days just 10's and 12's. The only signs of ageing are cosmetic and I have tried to capture them in the pictures. The plastic brackets of the handles have faded or been marked, the corner guards have some wear and what the pictures cant pick up is that If you stand in front of it and peer directly down the face of the grill, and the light is just right, you might notice a slight variance in darkness on freshly painted parts that had some light scratching from bloody cymbal stands being lent against it. Drummers! I touched these up with the official barefaced bass touch up kit. There is plenty left and I will include this. The badge looks worn but it's actually that the plastic protector is on still. I'm open to realistic offers but not trades as I'm not in a band anymore. Pick up is preferred. I'm not against meeting halfway by car or posting but it is very expensive. UK postage (48 hr, Royal mail, tracked and signed for) is £87 fully insured, £57 without insurance. Cash or Bank transfer preferred. Paypal only if you pick up the fees. https://barefacedbass.com/product-range/dubster.htm
    3 points
  5. will4bass
    Fantastic Celinder PJ4 fron Denmark with great original CPIIIA pre amp (with the cool 4dipswitches) and pickups. Very fast ‘Jazz’ neck. Amazing Celinder sound. Some playing wear but technically perfect. Frets > 95%. Very low action possible.
    3 points
  6. Christine
    It worked out OK in the end, not perfect but a lot lot better, there was four of the things when I checked closely, this id what they looked like before the first dose of thinners but after cutting back along with my mini sanding block (an offcut from a nut ) I left them for most of the day to harden off and continued with other bits, fitting the hardware, making a nut setting the neck. I also fitted the Lull pickup, I have to admit to not opening the bag it was in until today and had a shock when I saw it, it was covered in some sort of thick stuff for want of an idea what it was. I can't imagine it was shipped from Mike's place like that, I assume it got there at the dealers. Thankfully it came off with white spirit At the end of the day I removed everything again and sorted out the repairs and reassembled it all again, soldered in the electrics and gave it a whirl, nice is what it was everything a T bird should be and more. I've still got a few jobs to do, the pickup isn't adjusting in height smoothly and I need to set the intonation and fine tune the bridge but that can wait for a week now for everything to settle down. I was surprised how little I needed to use the truss rod to get the relief low, the carbon rods give quite a bit of stiffness, I'm interested to see how it all is on the other ebony one as that has that super slim neck
    3 points
  7. Andyjr1515
    Final bit of tidying up before gluing the top on, but that's enough for one day. The top is basically ready to fit. The dark centre line, by the way, will disappear at the final sanding which won't be done until the back is on and the binding too.
    3 points
  8. Bleat
    Mr. Davis needs to get his own to use. I'm bloody fed up of him keep coming round using this one.. really got on my last Nerve it has. 😒
    3 points
  9. Andyjr1515
    Well, this is probably as far as I dare go: It will be a little while before I glue the top on so might have a further tweak but, as I said earlier, I don't really know how far to go - or where - so it's probably best leave it hereabouts. There is a great video here - the first 30 minutes is theory but skip to 31:29 and he demos tapping it at his starting point and then progressively as he mods the braces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5-DkVTrEE The slightly sobering thing is that I finish, soundwise, basically where he starts! But, I think this is probably pretty much where my previous build was when I halted further tweaking so, hopefully, it will sound the same when it's finished...which was, after all, the purpose of the exercise. The only bit that completely escapes me (and did on the last build) is the flex on the bass side he talks about. I've seen other folks wobble it like an Australian whatever-it's-called showing how flexible it is. I do the same thing and it's as stiff as the proverbial board! Anyway, I'll pick it up in an hour or so and give a tap and, if it's as good as I'm going to get it, then get on with the exiting bit - gluing the top to the sides
    3 points
  10. LukeFRC
    Loops to you too!
    3 points
  11. Merton
    She won’t let me buy any more basses, so she’s got to go. I’ll start bidding at a £20 and we can go from there. Might accept trades, would consider some decent Barolo. Cheers
    3 points
  12. Baxlin
    Please clarify - which went to the charity shop, the album (which hadn’t changed), or the "improved" hi-fi? 😟
    3 points
  13. Notsowyldryan
    A good well balanced bass with a great variation of tones. It’s served me well through my university years but don’t have a use for it anymore. It even comes with its own fitted case! PM me if interested
    2 points
  14. DarkHeart
    Ordered this a few weeks ago from PMT and it finally came today, I've already got a honeyburst one but being in a UFO tribute band I wanted to get the right colour, I know the bridges are different but what the hell. These 760 humbuckers are fantastic, plenty of tone and bags of power, the neck feels to be a slightly different profile to my other one but its still slim, neck dive is negligible and the finish is flawless. Overall I'm very happy with it and tonight is it's first gig.
    2 points
  15. Roger2611
    I respectfully disagree, many of the punk pioneers were very competent musicians and song writers, it almost like Sid Vicious was punk in many peoples eyes, yes there were many bands who lacked even the most basic skills but on the flip side punk also brought us some very talented musicians and song writers who still hold their own today, some 40 years later
    2 points
  16. Bassman666
    Decided to put this up for sale as I've recently bought another lakland, and they're always my go to bass! Plays really well and sounds great. Very punchy. Recently fitted a set of Ernie Ball slinkies 45/100 so still nice and bright! Has some scratches and marks to be expected as it was made in 2008. Collection prefered but can post in a gear4music foam hard case for £50 extra. Trials welcome, not really after trades however a decent home amp like an ampeg/gk or a sansamp or similar may interest me as part trade. Would also be interested a lightweight head ampeg/gk etc as a part ex. Any questions just ask! Thanks, can send more pictures to interested parties
    2 points
  17. krispn
    I’m not so keen o the farty sound. If you can smell the tone it’s gone too far!
    2 points
  18. steve-bbb
    but it will probably still have a novelty random detachable headstock
    2 points
  19. VTypeV4
    135 number ten by VTypeV4, on Flickr Love mine - oldskool cool..😀
    2 points
  20. taunton-hobbit
    I've got two of the first Dubsters - with a filter to shove most of the mid/top somewhere else (sep amp & spkrs) - they handle anything I can throw at them - shame Alex de-listed them, but I guess aiming them at the dub market probably didn't help sales. ( Mine are staying, btw ) Everyone I play to reckons they're frightingly good.......... 😎
    2 points
  21. Shaggy
    Thanks for the OP Hobbayne, I don't think I've heard that for 40 years! The Stranglers were always rooted in 60's psychedelia. I saw them live on the "Black & White" tour (Cambridge Corn Exchange) - like many other BC-ers I'm sure, it was JJB who totally inspired me to take up bass. Apart from the stand-out "Hanging around" this one was always my favourite from the "Rattus" album:
    2 points
  22. dannybuoy
    I find my BB1025 sounds nothing like my Fender P though. I'd reach for the P every time for this music. Not sure how much of that is down to the strings vs the pickup, probably 50/50! Spark Boost just arrived btw, and just gave it a quick 2 minutes. The clipping sounds extremely similar to the Mojomojo, just brighter and not as fat, more transparent. I like em both!
    2 points
  23. Muzz
    What I meant was would you have done it for nothing? Because that’s what the Tattoo are wanting... I’m guessing not 😀
    2 points
  24. James Nada
    I've recently been debating whether or not to buy a bass vi, so in the sport of "budget bass vi" I knocked one up using bits left over from old projects. That's an Encore short scale bass neck with two extra banjo tuners, and a left handed 80s Hondo body (wired direct to jack). The bridge is a cheapo hardtail strat replacement type. The nut is 42mm with "strat spacing". Stings are Ernie Ball 6 String Bass (90-20w). The G is just long enough. The nut spacing seems fine, the bridge spacing could do with being a smidge wider. Obviously access to the dusty end is limited. Sounds OK. The guitarist in my surf band is using it on one song, through a guitar amp, as a "lead bass" kind of thing and it's particularly good for that.
    2 points
  25. Al Krow
    That's actually a very fair point. It is, no question, in the high end price bracket for cabs and getting things like a quality finish sorted should go hand in hand.
    2 points
  26. BreadBin
    Lumping them in with the punks did them a massive disservice IMO
    2 points
  27. CameronJ
    There’s a video somewhere of Gary Willis demonstrating 3 finger technique on this very model. Worth a watch.
    2 points
  28. Stub Mandrel
    My brother sent Gibson a video of his LP Junior with robot tuners self-removing one of it's strings mid-song.
    2 points
  29. Bilbo
    I remember enjoying this when it came out. Its a Prog tune, as far as I hear it.
    2 points
  30. Skinnyman
    I'm so sorry to hear this. 6 weeks or 6 months - it's still not long enough to say goodbye. Thanks for sharing this at what must be a difficult and emotional time. That's a fine looking bass and it will be forever special - play it with pride 'cos the old man will be listening and tapping his feet.
    2 points
  31. Tjhooker
    Active or passive?
    2 points
  32. ead
    Is she good for metal?
    2 points
  33. itsmedunc
    I'm going to wait a few weeks until you drop the price. 😂😂😂😀 GLWTS
    2 points
  34. Andyjr1515
    And most of the rest:
    2 points
  35. Andyjr1515
    And out comes the Go-bar rig again, but this time with the 25 foot radius dish. Lots of careful marking out of the bracing positions and then the all-important X-braces are glued in place first, with the radiused bottoms pressing the top into its spherical shape: It maybe one of those urban myths, but that little hardwood stiffener across the X brace joint is said to make a significant difference to the tone... There's a clip somewhere with a demo of without one and then with one subsequently fitted which is fascinating. I'll try and find it.
    2 points
  36. ped
    Doesn't mean people shouldn't use them - some brilliant players even manage to get by with P basses!
    2 points
  37. Reggaebass
    Mine just hangs on the wall now, but back in the day I used to play mine through a , HH ic 100s head with 2x15 HH speakers , I used to rumble my mums house down 😁
    1 point
  38. Reggaebass
    Hi al , I’ve used these in the studio and they sounded great when pushed , they have serious low end , I quite fancy one myself but I only do the occasional gigs now so I’m not sure about home use , and I think @taunton-hobbit has these 🙂
    1 point
  39. Al Krow
    Very nice! 3 commissioned basses in one year? Next time you tell me that you don't have funds to buy my BF SC: a) I'll know exactly why! b) you'll find me totally sympathetic to your missus, and c) I will thank you, as holding on to that 21 lb cab was a really good thing to do! My BF SC does not have any tolex issues... ... aaand we're seamlessly back on topic! 😂
    1 point
  40. Mickeyboro
    They lumped themselves, surely!? 😁
    1 point
  41. Stub Mandrel
    Yes, the edit only got one, the post's still showing signs of post-void dribbling.
    1 point
  42. bubinga5
    Yeah ive sent him some sound files. Ill wait until 2m. If he doesn't get back to me by then I know he's got his cans on to see what note im gonna play next.
    1 point
  43. Stub Mandrel
    Err.. look carefully at what you wrote: I think you may have a sticky 'L' key... 🙂
    1 point
  44. krispn
    Yeah my boards only ever really had a drive or two of some sort. It’s really depended on the gig but over the last few years it’s been an eq/preamp/DI unit of some ilk, a drive and a comp. Most gigs don’t require me to have much more than that. In most of my bands in fact I’ve always had a variation of this basic set up. Maybe a bit of a A/B switcher to achieve variations of drive but nothing really that complicated. It’s worked well and like Lozz said above the more there is the more can go wrong. My pedal board has always basically meant I could show up to a gig and if the amp were to go down mid gig I could still carry on with a decent enough sound to finish the show with no dramas. Different approach to some of the mega boards people seem to use but different application I suppose! I find a lot of these pedals board threads it’s about having the latest bit of gear rather than the most functional but again my approach to pedals has been about what I perceive I need to get through the gig should the amp die while belting out out the R-3-5 rather than sounding like 1970’s sci fi or a dystopian future😀
    1 point
  45. Andyjr1515
    And most of the rest of the braces are on:
    1 point
  46. nick-harman
    I suppose 30 quid was quite a lot then really! N
    1 point
  47. dannybuoy
    I love the Motown sound, and have gone through a fair whack of pedals trying to get it. The Aguilar Tonehammer is the holy grail for Motown tones as far as I'm concerned. It has that bouncy rubber band effect on the peak of the note just right, and still sounds rich/tubey/3D/whatever you want to call it. It has battled everything else out there that generally gets recommended and come out way on top. Plus it works via phantom power if you're the type to just grab a DI box for the gig rather than a powered pedalboard! Here's a little clip I did recorded direct ages ago (P with TI flats, tone up full, which should have been rolled off some in hindsight!): https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApKsVfvGwYkOiqV6Q61pUu3yvWelVg The TC Mojomojo, One Control Sonic Silver Peg, Bearfoot Blueberry, Catalinbread SFT, VT Bass, and SolidGoldFX Beta all do a good job too (and roughly in that order too, the TC is well worth a bash). I wasn't a fan of the Grizzly at all for Motown, I had high hopes but it was bottom of the list for me. I also had an EBS Valvedrive in the dark and distant past, but I was chasing angry punk tones at the time (which I couldn't get from it) so would have to try it again before passing judgement!
    1 point
  48. wayne58
    Congrats on your success with the business Barrie. I hope you can manage to find the time to re launch Bass Gear, as I always thought you made the effort to give honest and helpful advice. Best wishes Cam
    1 point
  49. NikNik
    That guy has ripped off the wording in an old USA Craigslist ad. It's very familiar.
    1 point
  50. Dosi Y'Anarchy
    It sucks that Tech 21 stuff is so expensive in the UK but fortunately I'm on holiday in the States at the moment and my YYZ should be arriving this week!!! When I get back to Blighty, I'll do a vid and share my thoughts. The videos I've seen sound very good and very much like geddy... But that's from one guy who is specifically trying to sound like geddy. I'll see how it fares when not using jazz basses or Ric's. My Gibson LP DC Tribute bass is about as far away from Geddy as I can get and if I think the YYZ sounds great with that, then winner, winner, chicken dinner. If not, then I'm sure it will love my Ibanez.
    1 point
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