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  1. Finally made a decision, BB435 ordered and should be here tomorrow in time for the gig! 😁👍👌
    5 points
  2. Beautiful Sadowsky Nyc, with stunning burled top and rare Brazilian RW fingerboard (available only inside USA). Perfect conditions. With Sadowsky case.
    4 points
  3. 3 coats done on the back and sides and 2 so far on the top: So far it's behaving itself. With finishing, though, I always think it starts great, then goes horrid and then pulls back to OK. So I've still got the horrid bit to come The back is definitely getting more Mordor! The bookmatched bear-claws on the top really stand out now. I once saw a beautiful Guild covered in them! The other thing I like to see are the grain ripples (chatoyance?). It's a good bit of spruce - David Dyke done us proud again 3rd coat on the top will go on this evening. While this is drying, I have chance to start finishing off the jobs left on the neck. I have made the headstock a touch bigger than my last build, knowing that I wouldn't be able to keep completely straight string runs but, doing the mandatory full-size drawing to work out where to drill the tuner holes, have decided I need to slim the treble side just a touch to balance the visuals of the two sides of tuners: It's only the middle two strings that will have a slight angle, so not too bad. I used the template to drill the holes and to check whether I need to take the couple of mm off the bottom...but yes - I do. They operate fine but I think they will look better filed down to the sharpie line: I'll do that tomorrow and that means that I can start the final finishing on the neck too I reckon this will be playing tunes within 2-3 weeks, depending on how quickly the varnish fully dries.
    4 points
  4. Right. This is only up because I have a shot at getting a bass I’ve been after for 15/20 years which will sonically cover very similar ground. My only other option is to sell my Jazz but I’ve been through lots with that bass and can’t do it. If I can’t sort something out. I’m going to pull this listing super quick. it’s Japanese, amazingly well put together, sounds unbelievable, and in great nick. I’d really rather have this collected... It just screams quality. Sticking my neck out and saying it’s the best put together bass I’ve ever owned. 18v active bass/mid/treb/pan/vol no passive mode. trim pots for mid sweep on back. weight is about 9lbs maybe a fit more - but it balances like a dream. no case currently...may have a gig bag for it. Not a huge amount of information about these online - seemed to get a big push in the US about 2005 and nothing much after. The stuff I’ve seen all relates to Deviser/Bacchus and the SCG factory. But it’s mustard.
    3 points
  5. Well, a few years agi I had a good copy Jazz bass (bass type not actually important here) that had the passive EMG Hz pickups. I spent A LOT of money and bought a set of Joe Barden pups. These promised me to reproduce the "authentic, original sound of the early Jazz pickups". So I put them on and played. Nobody noticed. Nobody said "Gee, how wonderful your bass sounds now that you have spent large amounts of cash on your pickups!" I kidded myself for a while, imagining I could hear more top, deeper bass, more complex mids, but sooner or later I realised I was probably kidding myself. I went back to looking at the EMG Hz pups and discovered the blurb which said the would give the "authentic, original sound of the early Jazz pickups". Yeah. I re-installed the EMGs and - guess what - nobody noticed. Draw your own conclusions. G.
    3 points
  6. OK, everyone who has a kit on order should receive a pm about payment today.
    3 points
  7. It's was quite high when I made him an offer, but as soon as he accepted it I relaxed again. I haven't actually tried any yet. 🙂
    3 points
  8. You'll have to wait until he gets it from Heaven 17 😁
    3 points
  9. Hi all, I've been lurking for a while and decided to join in. I'm in my 40s and have been playing since my teens. I'm back playing in almost exclusively original projects after taking a hiatus for some parenting. Now that she's older I can concentrate on my music again. Joy!! Here's a link to my band if you'd like to check it out. I'd describe it as The Pixies meets Garbage with a little classic rock vibe for good measure. My wife is the vocalist/rhythm guitarist and so far, after a couple of years, our marriage has survived us being in a band together! https://www.facebook.com/thedaylilies I've been on TalkBass for a while but I also like the different sort of vibe that I find here on BassChat. I also like that it's UK based since I've been interested in non-US bass producers as of late and so this is a good environment in which to get better insight into what's going on in that world. I look forward to some good Bass Chats!! Thanks!
    2 points
  10. Hi Basschatters Up for sale is my main instrument from the last 10 years, and only reluctant sale given the "One in - One out" principle as I'm concentrating on fretless in the future. This is one of Mike Lull's earlier creations with a sn. of 479. I guess it's around 20 years old, and brought to Denmark from Ney York by a professional danish bass player, of whom I previously bought another of these basses. For those familiar with these basses, the age can also be detected by a slightly larger head than the current models. We all love our instruments but this one is simply the best of the three M5V I have had over the years, hence the one that stayed the longst. A "pick up and play" instrument commented by all those who have admired, and wanted to try it in the time I have had it. Spec: Beautiful and rare Burgundy Mist finish with very minimal scrathes and marks. None on the front Alder body is my best guess, irrespectively that there is a bit of Ash bark/growl in the sound when recorded. Graphite reinforced Maple neck with rosewood fretboard. Frets recently polished and no signs of wear 35" scale 21 fret neck with 12" fretboard radius. String spacing neck saddle 9,5 mm and 19 mm at bridge which can be adjusted (sideways) if preferred. Weight around 4.3. kg Mike's special wounded Seymour Duncan PU's and 3 band Aguilar pre-amp with passive by pull of volume, and 2 mid frequencies (400/800) No passive tone pot. THE SPECIAL FEATURE: Instead of balance it's fitted with a rotary swith given you: Front PU alone - like an old Fender Telecaster bass with the single coil PU. Both in parallel - Everything you want with a Jazz Sound. Rear PU alone - Pure Jaco Both in series - Powerful almost Musicman type of sound This is as close to a classic vibe modern build "Working man's do all instrument" as you can get, hence why it's been my go to bass for 10 years. And as you can see from the last photo, a small guy like me, 1,82m & 75kg don't have any issues playing a 35" scale bass (Photo from our rehearsal room and not a prison cell :0)) Price including shipping to main Europe and a Mike Lull gigbag. (Will be professional packed for damage free shipping) 20/09/2019: Taste is a subjective matter, but as the yanks are sayin' "Tort goes with everything". Like the tough decision every man faces, blond or brunette? You'd be the judge on that one (spare high quality three layer pickguard from Chandler in the US for one of my previous M5V's - will be part of the package free of charge) Kind Regards Thomas
    2 points
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  12. It's only happened to me once, but it still hurts to this day.
    2 points
  13. Nice! Not on quite the same level of cool as this one, but I put one of @KiOgon‘s looms in place of my Hohner Jack’s terrible active circuit - sounds like a new bass! Which reminds me , I need to get another loom for my JV...
    2 points
  14. If you don't buy it, people might think you're chicken!
    2 points
  15. The latest Later with Jools Holland thread with the other twenty 😉
    2 points
  16. Some changes... Would love to replace tc with mood from chase bliss, then I think I'm done
    2 points
  17. Are you into headless basses?
    2 points
  18. Here’s my updated rig. I have a Tech 21 VT500 and Mark Bass LM3 (MB is backup incase god forbid I get a failure on the Tech 21), into a Trace Elliott Elf 1x10. Homemade pedal board on top has a Line6 G75 Wireless into a Boss TU-3 then into a Thumpinator. All this is DI’d into the PA for front of house. Really small footprint and an easy carry/setup. Very happy 😊🎶👍🏼🎵
    2 points
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  20. Picking up on @rushbo's post about his sports holdall, I just want to share a little tip - it's good to keep your spares separate from the stuff you always use. I also have a sports holdall, and I subdivide the main space using "really useful boxes". The bottom layer contain my spares, and generally don't need to get touched. The top layer contains the things I do use, and get emptied out at every gig. S.P.
    2 points
  21. 3 coats in Its very gold........ And yes, there is a poo by the rocking horse - I finally found it
    2 points
  22. "...because the drummer and guitarist usually can't be trusted to do either!"
    2 points
  23. Thanks. Now I have gigbag envy.
    2 points
  24. I say "A drummer has to keep in time, a guitarist has to stay in key. A bass player has to do both." 🙂
    2 points
  25. Same applies if any thing touches the shielding paint.
    2 points
  26. Oh dear. I shan't be bidding on that bass when it pops up on eBay...
    2 points
  27. I'd run everything straight into the amp. Most pedals are designed to run at instrument level, some don't like the higher line level that FX loops run at. Running modulation and time based effects on the loop is only really beneficial when your preamp is providing your overdrive sound, which is more common on guitar than bass. Compression is generally best before EQ, otherwise you could for example boost the bass EQ and end up over-compressing. I'd go Comp -> Pre -> Chorus. Tuner can go at the end if you want a more thorough mute switch if your chorus is prone to making a wooshing noise when everything else is silent. Otherwise would be best to place it before the chorus so you don't have to deactivate it in order to tune up!
    2 points
  28. I'm sure he's a fine singer and a good bloke but I've never quite got the all-round kudos Gregory Porter gets . He seems like a permanent resident of Later and yet there are entire genres that barely get a look in
    2 points
  29. I don't mind the headstock shape per se, it's not good, but I could live with it if I loved everything else about the bass. The font though 🤮
    2 points
  30. I wish there was a function on eBay to hide items forever - there must be about 50 basses that always get re-listed that always come up on my ‘new items’ search. Same for the books I collect. There’s only one left that I need and every week it says new items and it’s the same four or five copies of editions I already own, otherwise I’d set up an alert!
    2 points
  31. I have them on a couple of basses. One set is around 10 years old I reckon, the other set I bought offa fleabay last Xmas-time for a tenner (plus a couple of quid postage IIRC). They don't seem as 'bright' as the Fender flats, but they're not rubbish IMHO. 👌 After saying that, I'm far to 'cheap' to have compared them to proper expensive flats. 😬
    2 points
  32. The look of the headstock & pickups are weird & fugly. I dread to think what the resale value is likely to be on these.
    2 points
  33. If someone told me which frets to use I'd get in my car, go round to his house and park across the entrance to his driveway. Then I'd shag his missus and when he came home I'd tell him what I'd done and ask him which annoyed him more, the driveway thing or the missus thing. Whichever thing upset him the most, I'd do it again then I'd resign from the band on the proviso that I'd fulfil any future commitments until they'd found a replacement for me. It's only fair.
    2 points
  34. his main is a 57. I had the Sting signature for a while and it sort of purred. Ash body, maple board. Nice bass but then I had a replica made of his 57. Alder body, more thump but lovely
    2 points
  35. This is my '64 I purchased used as a boy in 1971. I have shared a very long ride with it and would never part with it.
    2 points
  36. Some ideias using 2 basses , hope you like 😃
    2 points
  37. I just don't see the point of this. A bass player is a person who plays the bass. This thread makes about as much sense as a "which male bassist has the best technical ability?" or "which bass is the bestest bass ever?". What next....who is the greatest ever gay bassist?...who is the most talented bassist of Jewish origin? Sooner or later it will descend into "my dad is bigger than yours!" Pointless.
    2 points
  38. A change in circumstances forces me to put this really lovely jazz bass up for sale. I came across this beautiful 62 CIJ reissue earlier this year, comparing it to a couple of vintage basses I had to get it in my collection as it sounded and felt like the best of the bunch. Cops my idea of the 60's tone, it's a really nice instrument. Comes in the rare Ocean Turquoise finish, looks amazing, and could add value in years to come being it's already 25 years old. I lowered the action and realised it needed a fret stone and re-crown, which I have had done by 'The Gallery'. I tend to find this is common on basses of this age when you get the action down, it exposes it. So that's been done. I just need to free up some cash right now, so thought I'd see if there were any takers. Serial number dates it around '93. Hardware is oxidising nicely and there a few marks due it's age and the fact it's been played. Period correct bridge and external earthing in line with the year this bass is based on. It looks like it's had a repair on the bass side top of the finger board around the third fret. Zero issues here, but I'd like you to know about it. Pictured. This would make a great bass for someone who just wants to play and enjoy the instrument whilst retaining the look and tone of something much much older. Honestly, it's a lovely bass. Weight: 9.2 lbs Straplocks fitted but can be sold without. I have NO CASE for this bass, it didn't come with one and don't have any spares, apologies. If you have any questions at all please PM, or feel free to call on 07719154668. I make a mean cup of tea, you're welcome to come and give it a go if you're interested in the bass. Thanks .
    1 point
  39. Warwick 1991 Infinette - Further price drop to £2050 shipped mainland UK. Now open to trades. I have this and an Infinity which cover the same sound, look and general vibe for my acoustic gigs so regrettably one has to go. A couple of limited edition basses surfaced recently too which I had to have, so rebalancing of the books is needed. Very little to choose between these in the sound, and I've added a side by side pic of them for comparison. The Infinity has a 3 band EQ, whereas the Infinette has a 2 band EQ. £2250 £2150 £2050shipped mainland UK. Not considering trades at this stage but may do in a week or so if one of them hasn't gone. Given the value I'd much prefer collection, try out in Chorley, Lancashire A great piece piece of Warwick history. The bass is in very good condition given the age (28 years old) , there is the odd scar on the bass here and there from normal use. More than happy to send more photographs, details etc. 1991 Streamer Corvette known as the Infinette by Warwick fans. Pre dates both the Corvette and Infinity basses. About 120 to 200 manufactured Infinette Spec:  Neck-through design  Only available as 4-string (righthand and fretted)  Body: Atimoe (mahogany) back, Birdseye maple top  Three piece maple neck  Wenge fingerboard  24 (Jumbo) frets,  2 MEC pick up’s, humbucker and Jazz type  Active 2-way electronics  Warwick 2-piece bridge  Warwick tuners  Natural oil finish  Warwick security locks  Gold hardware
    1 point
  40. Selling my wonderful F Bass BNF5 Fretless. Compared with the AC5 this model has no chambered body but a second magnetic pickup. This BNF5 has the Ebony bridge which in my ears has a better support for an organic fretless sound than its metal sister. Spec: Ash body, high gloss Maple Neck with Ebony Board, no lines F Bass Pickups with Matching wooden covers F Bass Electronic (V/V/T and 3-Bd. EQ, Passive Mode and Coil-Tap) 34,5“ Scale 19mm Spacing Ebony Bridge F Bass Gigbag Everything in top condition with the following exceptions: on the lower body side there is a 1cm ding (look at the pics) and the electronics cover has some wear from unprofessional opening. The bass is strung with LaBella Black Nylon Flats, providing a wonderful singing tone. SOLD
    1 point
  41. Part of me wishes i went for the bareknuckles but i got a good deal on a quarter pounder which so far has been fine. i'll probably swap it out at some point as i can't help but tinker with things. And to answer your question "when does it end?" = Never
    1 point
  42. It was just an idea, like people use to do in the necks of high gloss finishes, it makes them smoother and with a matt look. In theory it should give a more convincing leather look. I also don't think it will atract that much dirt, it will still be washable with a damp cloth, not much diferent from a tolex cover or a very textured tuff-cab finish, a carpet cover will be way worse. Cheers
    1 point
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  44. I'm not sure steel wool is a great idea. As Luke says, a roughed-up surface is likely to attract dirt. I've been using gloss black paint on my grilles and then flattening the finish with clear lacquer. It's invisible, provides extra protection and takes away the shine to leave a satin matt finish. I used it on the grille I sent to funkle. This is the kind of thing: <https://www.toolstation.com/plastikote-quick-dry-clear-lacquer-spray-paint/p56142> - although there are lots of other companies making a similar thing. I used a Baufix satin lacquer from Lidl and have a bit left in the can. I'll try it out on the bottom of my cab and let you know how it works. The new 'pro' Tuff Cab is less shiny than the original stuff, but it's definitely not matt.
    1 point
  45. All of them... 1. Low to mid price and a known mass produced bass... Because it then feels like it's mine and mine only. 2. High cost bass... I rarely get the chance being left handed but my best and most expensive bass was up in Wunjos for a year or so I think. This way for the cost I know the actual instrument I'm getting and don't want it to be a duffer or disappointing in any way. I am v unlikely to want to sell so I'm OK with the depreciation 3. Basses that are not made any more, are a known quantity.. Either necessity or just "I know what an MIM Jazz should sound and feel like". Or I'm unsure, buying it just to see what it's like and know I can sell for roughly the same if I don't like it
    1 point
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