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For sale 2019 Sandberg California Superlight TM4. Under 7 lb in weight. This is the earlier version with cedar body. Bought new last May. Excellent condition, one small mark to side of body was there from new. Comes with Sandberg gigbag. Can supply generic abs moulded hard case for shipping. Currently strung with elixirs.4 points -
Alright I’m just looking for an excuse to get one of these (fat chance)...4 points
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We actually now have someone sorted,just need to finalize details 😁4 points
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Up for sale is this custom Basslab Soul-V. I bought it new from Basslab 2,5 years ago. It is a super lightweight hollow carbon composite construction and weights only 3,6kg! Price new was 3180,-€! The instrument was played on stage and is in good used condition but has some dings and dongs on the backside of the body. Just recently the bass has been serviced by Basslab and got a brand-new coat of color on the frontside of the body. The tone is a little bit on the dark side of the spectrum due to the Lace Bass Bars. It has more low mids than the typical Jazz bass single coil combination. But paired with the 3-band preamp it is pretty versatile. The BassXX Preamp is a 5 knob design featuring Volume(push/pull for mute), Volume, Tone(push/pull for active/passive), stacked pot for bass/treble, stacked pot for semiparametric mids. Beware: the string spacing around the nut is not 100% equal. This is an optical thing and does not have any effect on sound or playability! It just was manufactured this way. Also the paint job in the bridge area is not 100% accurate. See pictures... Specs: 5 string electric bass guitar, hollow construction carbon-composite long scale 34“, 21 frets on flat fingerboard, zero fret! 2x Lace Bass Bars humbucker BassXX Preamp, 3-band with parametric mids ETS bridge MK2, String spacing 17-19mm Schaller BM-light tuner Weight 3,6kg! The instrument will be shipped in a stagg-case. It’s not top notch but will do the trick. Will ship to europe. Sipping is expensive (50€) due to oversize. Feel free to ask any question!3 points -
We did indeed look at adding a 9v out to the Ant and the Newt for powering pedals As it makes total sense but for this version at least we wanted to make it as small, light and affordable as possible. There’s so little space in the enclosure as is that we would have had to add around 40mm to the length to incorporate it plus a bit of added cost/weight so we decided against it. We will however down the line add it to a ‘deluxe’ version for those who would benefit from it. As for on heads? Would you really want to run a barrel jacked fairly flimsy cable from the back of a head at the back of the stage to power pedals? Sounds like an accidental mute moment waiting to happen...3 points
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Sick at home... used the time to compare my BBs . All basses played over the 25watts Hartke combo and with the same preamp sound. A little unfair...only the 414 and 614 have fresh strings..the difference is obvious.. 1000MA and 3000MA have old(!) strings. Both pickups, eq 100% . BB614 no boost, everything below zero-position. Fingerstyle. Mobile in front of combo on the floor. Sick virus timing 😛 Headphones recommended !!3 points
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Exactly this. If you're meeting three or four musos for the first time, and under less-than-ideal circumstances, then it could easily be a train wreck. But you could walk away from the wreckage with at least one new contact you'd be happy to play with again in the future. Good luck.3 points
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Quite - just how many taxis does one person need?3 points
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Daphne Blue? Re. Squier VM basses - for the money, I think they're ace! Really solid & reliable...and pretty! Use mine every week at open mic.3 points
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I had knee replacement surgery 2 weeks and 1 day before a gig. I sat down during the gig and everyone carried all my equipment and set it up. was actually quite a good gig, although not very rock'n'roll!3 points
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Sex Bob-Omb and The Clash at Demonhead from Scott Pilgrim vs the World are very listenable.3 points
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Not sure if ever in print, but if so Strange Fruit from Still Crazy, which on film was Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Stephen Rea, being a 70s rock band who reformed for a tour/festival. Absolute classic.3 points
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Yamaha BB P34 Bass – Manufactured in September 2017 Re-listed for trade is my BB P34 bass, manufactured in September 2017. I acquired the bass in December 2019. I had heard good things about these basses and I can confirm that they are all true! A straight sale is of course still an option and I will honor the previous offer to sell at £850. Trade-wise I'm after a nice 4-string Jazz bass. Preference would be a US bass in Black/Black/Rosewood or Black/Black/Maple but others combos are possibly of interest too. Happy to consider CIJ/MIJ with some cash my way also. Highway One particularly of interest (with some cash my way). The neck is nice and straight and very easy to play on, currently set with a pretty low action. The instrument is in very good condition with only a couple of light scuffs from use as I have tried to show in the pictures but they are really hard to capture (apologies for the reflections, but it is very shiny and has been well looked after). The bass weighs in at just over 9lbs according to my bathroom scale and is currently strung with steel round-wound strings. It comes with a very robust Yamaha hardcase and all the case candy. It is a very nicely balanced instrument both on lap and strap making it very comfortable to play. The neck is fantastic, and very comfortable to move around on. If you have any questions at all, or require additional pictures of any details please ask away and I give as comprehensive an answer as I am able. I would prefer to arrange a meet up if at all possible, I'm pretty flexible and willing to travel a bit if necessary. Specifications: Construction 6-bolt mitre neck Body alder/maple/alder w/I.R.A treatment Neck 5-ply maple/mahogany/maple/mahogany/maple Neck finish Satin Inlays Tablet Scale length 34” (863.6mm) Fretboard Rosewood Fretboard radius 10” (250mm) - 4 string - 23 5/6” (600mm) - 5 string Nut width 0/12fret 40/56.3mm - 4 string - 43/63.9mm - 5 string Frets 21, medium Nut Graphtech Bridge Vintage Plus (steel baseplate/brass saddles) String spacing (4/5 string) 19/18mm Machine heads Lightweight open-gear Pickguard 3-ply (VS = black, MNB = cream) Pickups YGD V7 P/J (alnico V) Controls Neck volume, bridge volume, tone Hardware colour Satin nickel Strings D’Addario EXL170 45-100 Case Hardcase shell Product ID GBBP34MB2 points -
Time for a change! For sale /trade. Cash or trade for something similar, 4x10, 4x12, two 2 x 10's etc. Message me! Barefaced four10, monster of a cab. With padded Cover. Never let me down. Lightweight fridge killer! Great condition, suffers from Rolex shrinkage as per older BF models but never really noticed, has some minor scuffs from use. Info from site below. https://barefacedaudio.com/products/four_10 No boxes for shipping but happy to deliver or meet, located M1 j28,28,29.2 points -
I’m not a big fan of gold hardware, but this is really nice 🙂 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F1841499972672 points
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I've been using my trusty bass rig for years. A Gallien Krueger Backline 600 head, through a 4 ohm, MarkBass 2x10 traveller cab. Always got a very reliable sound. A few months ago I bought a new practice/back up combo, a Fender Rumble 500. Then I got the urge to have a slightly bigger rig and got an 8 ohm MarkBass 2x10, to run with the Fender Rumble combo. It sounded OK but kind of lacked focus/punch. I thought about replacing the Rumble with a MarkBass combo, so I tried the Mini CMD121P & CMD151P combos, with the additional 2x10 cab. I didn't like the sound at all and came to the conclusion that I'm not keen on Markbass combos, although I love their cabs. So I decided to stick with what I know, and got myself a Gallien Krueger MB500 amp head. At the same time I swapped my 4 ohm Traveller cab for another 8 ohm one. So now I have 2, 2x10 cabs with my new amp and kept the old Backline 600 as back up. Oh, and I sold the Rumble. The new GK head is a real belter and is around a 3rd the weight of the old Backline head. They share most of the same inputs and outputs and equalisation controls. Where the old Backline has an overdrive channel, which I never used, the MB500 has a foot switchable boost facility, which to me is far more useful. The MB500's front panel has the usual Gain, Master, Boost, 4-band EQ and Contour controls. And the conventional passive/active dampener and mute switches, are also present. The rear panel also follows the tried and tested conventions of dual speaker outputs, return & send for effects, footswitch input and tuner output, direct out with pre/post EQ and a ground lift switch. When I tested the amp, I used it with everything turned to 12 o'clock and immediately liked the clear, punchy tone that is natural to this amp. The 4 EQ controls worked well and gave me some superb and massive sounds. The MB500 is far louder than the old Backline head and sounds really good through 1 or 2, 2x10 cabs. Very pleased with my new set up. It's light, simple to operate and sounds just how I like.2 points
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I know but I keep going back for another look 😄2 points
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Forget Barefaced and other modern, clean sounding, efficient kit if you want a "sonic sludge bath". Get some old Goodmans 18" drivers in massive cabinets and similarly ancient valve amplification. Tweeters are banned. Then start saving up for a long wheelbase Transit to cart it around 😁.2 points
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The ones with the duff logo are going to be collector's items, mark my words. 😎2 points
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Finally managed to make myself something! I wasn't sure whether to post this in build diarys or gear porn but I've plumped for here. Anyway, it's 32"scale which I'm finding really comfortable to play. Although with drop tuning things get a bit flabby so I'm going to try a thicker guage. I was also worried the LP style might suffer from neck dive but it's not an issue at all. It has a flamed Ash top and walnut neck and I'm very pleased with it.2 points
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I would make use of that. Quite a few of us use things like pre amps, wireless receivers etc, which sit on top of the amp. Not having to run a wall wart type PSU, but also not wanting to use a pedalboard would be fantastic. For years i used a BDDI and Line6 witless receiver sitting on top of my amp. I always wished for a head with 9v out.2 points
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Yep. I see lots of that every year and many production pieces look substantially different by the time they get to market.2 points
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NEPD... my new custom moulded earplugs have arrived, courtesy of the Musicians' Hearing Health Scheme. 👍👂👂👂2 points
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NOW SOLD Up for sale is my SKC Bogart Sport 5-string headless. I bought it on here early last year, and after using it on a string of festivals over the summer, liked it so much I had another one custom made for me by Stefan, and unfortunately I just can't justify keeping both. It's in excellent condition, with no marks, chips or dings. These are seriously good basses, with great consistency and tonal range. It's currently fitted with D'Addario 40-125 nickels with a nice low action. Being headless, it sits on the knee or a strap beautifully, and at 3.4kg you hardly know you're wearing it. Here are the specs: 34" scale, zero fret Rosewood fingerboard Blackstone body in off-white satin finish Carbon graphite satin finish woven neck Bartolini J/MM pickups with single coil/parallel tap switch on bridge pickup Noll TCM3 3-band preamp with active/passive push/pull on volume pot.2 points
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It has crossed my mind but the wife is having none of it.2 points
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Lauren Laverne played this tasty number this morning. Love the bass tone (and its prominence in the mix).2 points
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Must point out I'm never knowingly right2 points
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Bassenthw82 points
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Damn I want the Hello Kitty strap.2 points -
As far as different speaker diameters in cabs go, the only assumptions that can be made is that 410s are harder to get through doorways, and an 810 requires a friend/roadie/muscular SO, or the personal physique of Andre The Giant*... Other than that, it's all down to individual cabinet and speaker design...I've played through 410s that were boomy, and 15s that were 'quick'. The only speaker size I've never liked was 18s...then again these were only one make, some ancient Peavey cabs that were the size, shape and weight of a washing machine. And sounded about as good, too...in a fit of youthful enthusiasm, I'd bought two, as they'd been moved on from a reggae PA that was being split, and they were verrry cheap...I think I had them a fortnight... * And yes, I know that he suffered terribly from a bad back later in life...SWIDT?... 😀2 points
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I'm a fan of used basses. I just prefer the feel of them. If it's a good one it isn't going to change. Peace Davo2 points
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Electric Mayhem!2 points
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I've only seen the Strangles once and JJ was playing a stick bass. Bah! I have to be grumpy/refuse to accept change, but they were over when HC left.2 points
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Do people still do this? Announce that this will be their "FINAL TOUR"? Surely this must now be the most discredited marketing ploy in music for grown-ups?2 points
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Hah! You and I differ on this (for once!) - I really like the guy who's hosting the thread: he's zany and fun and makes his videos entertaining, which is actually quite a talent, with a fair bit of useful information thrown in; although a couple of important bits that should be flagged e.g. the 16.5mm string spacing was omitted.2 points
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As far as we know, no Korean manufacturer built a through-neck Faker in the 70s. However there's a theory amongst some vintage MIJ enthusiasts that some Japanese manufacturers had instruments shipped to Korea for assembly, as some sort of export duty loophole. Apparently Chushin (who I believe made this bass) had a Korean operation.2 points
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What about Brian Pern and his band Thotch?2 points
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What @Bassassin said. My first thought was an Ibby with the mudbucker neck pickup, but on closer inspection that wouldn't have had the bodged cutout in the pickguard. As to why someone did that to the pickups, I don't know; it looks barmy to me! The neck joint must be weak there, so it might need filling and re-cutting. The changes are reversible and stock Ric parts will fit, in addition to vintage Japanese and current Retrovibe replacements. This is my (Japanese) CMI, which I would say likely came off the same production line. The slightly translucent pickguard shows more on mine, against the jetglo body.2 points
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I think it's in a format I can't open.2 points
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I've always been of the mindset (perhaps wrongly) that unless they're paying me to play for/with them, then my creative input is as important as any of the other band members. Obviously if I'm a hired hand, then that's very different. Doing it for free means to me, that it should be fun, not totally prescribed by somebody else.2 points
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As mentioned previously, Disaster Area.2 points
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Disaster Area2 points
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The Banana Splits.2 points
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Just remember not all P basses sound the same anyway, its a case of use your ears to see if you like it. A change of string can make much more difference than having a second pup on the bass and not using it.2 points
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It's pretty good. Here's a Norwich based Adam and the Ants tribute act.2 points
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I only use a floor monitor in that band so my ears are only six feet from the source. It's very very minor, but as a test if I pull a string and let it slap back against the frets I can definitely hear the string/fret noise before I hear the amp reproducing that sound. One digital pedal and the wireless BTW. As said, it's a very small amount but it's enough to make me not bother using it, it's no biggie. 🙂1 point
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Takes the pressure off ! Like Mr WIB, i also had surgery ( replacement hip due to old car accident ) late November last year and was gigging New Years eve. The guys and girls in the band sorted everything from picking me up at home, hauling the gear to the car, then into the pub, set it up, tore it down and tranpsorted me and the rig back home again. It can be done !1 point
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Fair enough, at least you'll be as light as you can be with backline. A good Class D head and that cab would mean your entire backline would weigh less than the guitarist's ego*... * I'm guessing here, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong... 😀1 point
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Hmm, interesting to know thanks. I will look into Korean history possibility too, thank you1 point
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One of the most versatile and HEFTY sounding class D amps on the planet, the drive channel is sublime for a smooth, creamy, warm, low gain drive sound. I love mine so much that I also bought the baby 350 watt version too. And @Skinnyman is a wonderful human being too. What more could you ask for?1 point
