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For Sale Fender Custom Shop Classic Jazz Bass, 4 String, White Blonde 2010 4.1kg Rosewood fretboard with a 'highly desirable' and stable quarter sawn neck. 18v active with Noiseless Pickups capable of a wide range of Jazz tones. Sale includes Custom Shop certificate (as pictured), Fender case and case candy. The Bass has been gigged only a handful of times. The neck is immaculate, with no visible wear and absolutely feels like new. There are a couple of small dinks in the body which are pictured. It's strung with Elixir strings with plenty of life still in them with a lovely low action. Reason for sale, I need to drum up some cash. I'll be very sad to see it go. Collection preferred around the Margate, Kent area or perhaps another meet up location. Can ship with insured courier at buyers expense. Questions welcome, many thanks.5 points -
It’s been a while, but lockdown has really got me playing properly again. I had one of these about five years ago but (regrettably) let it go as part of a part ex on another P. I’ve been keeping half an eye on eBay for the last few months to see if one would come up again, and on Sunday night my wish was granted! A White, active USA SUB, delivered to my door in short order, and it’s full of unmistakable Stingray zing, and I love it! It’s basically immaculate apart from a bit of wear on the paint which is understandable for something of this age. Very happy.4 points
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So........Started with a slab of ash Did some shaping by hand with a spoke shave, Shinto saw and finished off with a router and orbital sander To 3000 grit (not even though) - belly cut and forearm contour to my spec for where I rest my hands - thanks to @Jabba_the_gut for telling me how to do a neck pocket. Dartfords black grain fill and sealed so when it naturally relics older looking wood will come through. Decided on doing a blood orange colour - again Dartfords have awesome nitro spray cans, I deliberately wanted some grain to show. Hipshot B style bridge, Seymour Duncan 51 P stack pick up (same as in fender dusty hill bass and their 51 P reissue Custom shop), tonestyler bass ten to be fitted. Pickguard is a normal white P one shaped to what I fancy, @Deedee kindly sent a black 51 pickguard which I may also use but I will have to shave back the neck pocket part (no hassle), or bare, I can choose depending on my outifit. Maple neck from same factory as Allparts get theirs, but cheaper and will be Hipshot ultralites (again thanks Deedee for the trade) Thats the latest parts bass - should pop it together this weekend hopefully!4 points
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Well a pristine Ibanez SRH500 turned up on the doorstep this morning at 08:27. Double boxed with padding between boxes and the bass inside the original Ibanez box, well done PMT and DPD. Funny to think that Andertons wanted me to pay exactly the same for an ex-demo SRH500 with significant cosmetic damage, as a discount they offered me £30 off and a free lead, turns out all SRH500s come with a free lead anyway, that’s Andertons off the Xmas card list. The bass is very light and has that quality way beyond price point thing about it. It also has a slim fast neck that all my previous Ibanez SR models seem to have that makes it extremely easy to move around. With the absence of pickups, the dusty end of the neck Is shaped in such a way that it can be used as a comfortable thumb rest. The flatwound strings sound surprising bright acoustically, the only odd thing is how scratchy they feel against the fret when bending the strings, *shudder*. It came set up beautifully, probably a bit high for low action fanatics but about right for me. Looking forward to playing it through the QSC later and hearing how it sounds. Such bliss to have a just two controls, tone and volume.4 points
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It seems someone has simply ploughed through YouTube and found all the Peel sessions they could and then, brilliantly, put together this superb resource! https://davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john-peel-sessions.html4 points
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Sorry, could not resist. Sneak preview. Look what's hopefully arriving tomorrow. Cannot wait!!! 😎4 points
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This came just before lockdown and has never been gigged, comes with hiscox hard case Due to the current situation unfortunately i have to let this go so very reluctant sale. It arrived just before lockdown so have never been gigged and as received from Jon Shuker Burl walnut top and matching headstock Tulipwood body so really nice and lightweight 18mm string spacing 34' scale set neck Beautiful grained rosewood fingerboard seymour duncan pick ups and pre £1800 plus shipping and includes hardcase all as new Bank transfer or no fee PayPal3 points -
From the Lakland golden era, 2007 USA Lakland Decade with the original Fred Hammon hand-made Darkstar pickups. Amazing, one of a kind tone. Incredible playability. Naturally worn, honey coloured neck. You will not see many like this one for sale. Birdseye maple fingerboard, mahogany body. The bass has been professionaly refinished in Nitrocellulose, Olympic white with matching headstock. Electronics are 2 stacked knobs (tone and volume, one per PU) and a 3-way switch (mid-boost, neutral and bass boost). Tonal possibilities are endless, especially for a passive bass. Confortable weight at 4,2 kg, OHSC included. Price is 2500 Eur. No trades, Thanks.3 points -
This came today. I needed a specific bass for a new tribute band and these looked a good option. By chance I saw one in the local shop last week, was so impressed I asked for a test play and was sold there and then. Now, we hear a lot about music shops dying out, but i really have to stick up for my local one here. They didnt have the model i wanted in stock, but went out of the way to order it for me from Europe. The timescale was exact (a week). They gave me a ring this afternoon to say it had arrived and when i got there they kindly asked if i just wanted to take it and whether i would like to open it and check everything was ok. They hooked it up to an amp in the shop then gave it a check over, tested it for buzzes and defects, then adjusted the truss rod to the perfect tension. All for free. All part of the service. If it had just come in the post from a mail order company he said it would have been poor to play as there was no tension in the neck at all. So, a big plus for buying from a physical shop. Anywho, on to the bass.... The build quality is perfect. Ideal weight, solid but not heavy, great finish and plays beautifully. Very resonant acoustically. The Pau Ferro fretboard is nice. Andertons described it as feeling a bit springy, and although it's perfectly solid, the analogy kind of works. It's very nice to play though, and sound nice. There is plenty and I mean plenty of difference between the tone off and on. From dubby 60s vibe to full on clarity. As part of the tribute look I needed a tort plate. I ordered one form mail order shop for £15. I had seen you need a 13 hole for a Mexican fender, and this proved right. It's a near perfect fit and only took 10 minutes to swap. Cant wait to fire it up tomorrow.3 points
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And so to the shape of the sides blank. Normal warning as with all my threads - I describe what I do and why...but never assume this is how or the best way it should be done I start off with a rectangular sheet of cartridge paper taped so that it follows the outer shape of one of the sides in the mould. The bottom edge represents where the top will be and the top edge where the bouzouki back will be: So eyeballed edge on, this is how it looks: In broad terms (there are foibles I'll cover in later posts), edge on like this, we will want the back to go from 105mm (plus the top and back at 5mm total will give a final tail end depth of 110mm) to 85mm at the heel (total heel depth ending at 90mm) in roughly a straight line. So what I do is mark the 105 at the back and 85 at the front, and pack up a straight edge to that angle: I then run a metal ruler at 90 degrees to and along the top of the beam and mark spots on the paper all the way from the tail to the heel: So I then end up with a series of dots all the way along the paper which I join up and then cut out with scissors. And, although this is not perfect, it is close enough to be able to use as the basis of fitting the back at the appropriate time: And stretched out, you can seen that this is a million miles away from a straight line between the two points: And - although it is very subtle, I can see the concave curve at the heel end, changing to a convex curve at just under halfway - which makes me think that my attempt is at least in the right ball-park So next job is thicknessing the sides to 1.9mm and then cutting them to this shape - and then the scary bending can begin3 points
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Sorry to hear you’re struggling, Stew. Look after yourself.3 points
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Mike has made a start on my neck so thought I'd share some photos! Looking great @Cosmicrain3 points
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Had one 14 years ago. Now again.2 points
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Very good condition, some dings and scratches but nothing serious, sound great, very easy to play. - 35" scale length - 18mm string spacing - Spanish cedar body - Figured chechen top with natural oil finish - 3-piece maple neck (super flat and easy to play) - Birdseye maple diamondwood fretboard - Bartolini NTMB 3-band active preamp (volume, bass, push/pull mid at 250 hz or 800 hz, treble, pickup blend) - Bartolini hum-free 'J' pickups in 'JB' configuration Comes with original Roscoe gigbag. Any questions, let me know.2 points -
You’re not wrong: Jaco, Geddy, Tim Commerford, Norman Watt Roy, to name but 4 - all very different, all very good, all use/used a Jazz.2 points
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Rumble because it was feared it would incite gang fights (rumbles); The Man with the Golden Arm because the title of the theme tune relates to drug use.2 points
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I'm in a blues/rock band and a pub/party/wedding covers band plus other loose arrangements for dep gigs. Honestly, I think most popular bass guitars can play most styles of music. Yes, they are all a bit different but not by so much that would rule out using say, a jazz style bass, for everything. This is just my opinion based on many years of playing and owning (too) many basses. Frank.2 points
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Some used unit with a quality MM cartridge. Needle could be elliptic. Then someone to set it up. That would be a serious present, including service.2 points
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It slightly misses the point that if these young people though less susceptible become carriers, they are likely to have parents, relatives, grandparents, workmates in the vulnerable or over 60 group. Yes they may not be affected, but others may and probably will be if it is spread around As mentioned earlier on these posts, it’s not just fatalities, the the morbidity which can be life long. This remains a difficult problem. I don’t have the solutions, but all angles need to be considered2 points
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NOW SOLD - Putting my Fender Squier Vintage Modified 5 String up for sale - I bought it from here a few years ago, these are cracking Indonesian-made instruments and I have further heavily upgraded it with the following: US Standard Precision pickup Hipshot A style FM3 bridge Hipshot Ultralite tuners to cure the slight neck dive it had Upgraded CTS pots, switchcraft jack, wiring and Orange Drop cap US Standard Precision knobs Schaller strap lock buttons Most importantly the 'Squier' headstock decal and neck plate haven't been replaced! Over £350 of upgrades in total, and it sounds and plays brilliantly with that classic punchy P Bass tone and a great sounding and articulate B string. I've just come to the conclusion that I'm not a Fender guy and my Warwick is getting all the love sadly. String spacing at the nut moves from 11mm (B to E centres) to 9.5mm (D to G centres) with a 47mm wide nut. String spacing at the bridge is 18mm by default but each saddle can be adjusted to widen or narrow the spacing by up to 1.5mm. Weight is a very light 8.6 lbs. I've had a good look all over for dings and there are two small marks on the bottom of the back by the waist; as well as two small scratches - one on the upper face of the top horn and one on the bottom face of the lower horn, these haven't gone through the black though and you have to be in just the right light and be really looking to notice them (the bottom one I couldn't get to show up in a photo) Comes with a Warwick gigbag that has the odd battle scar but does a great job of keeping what's inside safe. I'll also include all the original Squier parts so if you really want to you can return it to stock and make a profit selling on the upgraded parts! Looking for £300 collected, or I'm happy to meet up somewhere close to Dartford in Kent, or ship at the buyers expense/risk - I've never shipped a bass before so have no idea what it costs, but can get some quotes if necessary. Not looking for any trades thanks unless you have a bolt-on 5 string Warwick Streamer (not the flat Rockbass models).2 points -
I guess its me you’re lookin for? I purchased this bass from ClassicandCoolguitars last year and im very pleased with it! Its a close match to my other 60’s custom shop in the same colour.2 points
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With my unprolific career as a bassist slowly coming to an end I’m clearing out some bits to fund a new 6 string acoustic. This is a Guild Starfire II from the Newark Street Collection in mint condition. An awesome playing and sounding bass, I’ve had it set up with TI Jazz flats. Comes with original hard case. I also have the original round wounds. £750. Collection much preferred from Beccles, Suffolk, or I could potentially meet somewhere. I have a box so postage could be a last resort. Cheers.2 points -
I was actually very close to changing the spec of mine (mid-build queue) after I saw him play at Jazz Cafe with Forq. For me, I’m not aware of anyone building true 60’s spec Fenders (less the ebony fingerboard) for this price. YJ has even researched his own metallurgy mix for the hardware to match Fenders recipe. They’re a good grand cheaper than Custom Shop. I was also swayed somewhat by Tim Lefebvre and Kevin Scott using them as their main instruments Si2 points
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following this, while quietly emitting such exclamations as 'wow!', 'what the...!?', and 'how... ?'2 points
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Quite. I really don't care what the guidelines are, I shan't be going to a pub/gig/rehearsal for a long time yet.2 points
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For a £60 bass it was pretty decent, although I found the pickup a bit microphonic which is a shame as it sounded good. I still have one. I turned it to fretless and put a Model P pickup on it. I sold three other fretless basses and kept this one. It just works and makes all the right noises, so I'm pretty happy with it.2 points
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Nice, am looking forward to finally playing through mine...one day.2 points
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Risky Roch by VTypeV4, on Flickr Agree completely about the SWR cabs..2 points
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I did notice there were a few missing, but hey, it's still a great resource. The Bolt Thrower & Electro Hippies Peel Sessions were good too. Had a load of them on Vinyl.2 points
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I like it. Horses for courses eh?2 points
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Gold info here. I respectfully disagree with people who do setups exclusively by feel. Simply because we (and especially experienced players) easily adapt. Numbers are good.2 points
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Reckon it was a pretty good purchase afir £30 then?2 points
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Reading, yes, but transferring those scores to the fretboard, that takes weeks!2 points
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Especially for the ridiculous claims made as well, why not just be honest and say we want another VH in the band, rather than slag MA off in the press about being a bad bassist.2 points
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Selling one of two Roadworn Fender Precision basses. This is for the Fiesta Red one, great basses and quite sought after. Great condition, besides the factory relic'ing! It has had the neck sanded very very lightly, just to lose some of the sticky lacquer feel. Based near Yeovil in Somerset. Looking for £775.2 points -
I was having a look through Ivan’s videos, as he’s a good reggae player , and I saw this review of the VM from last year , it’s interesting the difference in tones from my California TT , quite a good review I thought2 points
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Lots of people play with French bows. Lots of people play with German bows. People play 124, people play 1234. People sit down to play, people stand up to play. People use really sticky rosin. People use violin rosin. People use gut strings. People use Spiro Weichs. The Double Bass is quite young in terms of pedagogy compared to Vln/Vla/cello. Do what works for you.2 points
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People are talking as if the only options are more of the same until a vaccination comes along or allowing a few more tens of thousands of deaths, mainly of the elderly, diabetics and BAME people. This just isn't true. Plenty of other countries with a short sharp lock down, sensible hygiene measures and aggressive test, track and trace have got infection rates down to well below other seasonal diseases and have had days, sometimes weeks with no Covid related deaths. If we did the things South Korea or New Zealand did then not only would more people be alive today but there would be nothing special to be frightened of, the economy could have restarted by now and we'd all be able to get out gigging. We didn't do those things, the governments own advisors are predicting a second wave of infection, no end is in sight and our excess deaths are amongst the worst in the world. Not a political point, we'll never know how a Corbyn government would have done but it didn't need to be like this. This is about competence. Apparently as rare as PPE.2 points
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Some new Sandberg VM4 love. NBD is always a great day. Wasn't really sure 100% about the burst, but it's doing it for me.2 points
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For me Steve Harris is beyond reproach given his achievements ... Love the guy!2 points
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Sorry, it's a long thread so not sure if this has already been posted, but here goes anyway. Extremely funky and featuring the excellent MonoNeon2 points
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Back from rehearsal. The RAH600SMX has replaced the Class D Warwick toy, and I brought my Fodera NYC Empire along for the first time to compare it with the Zon Sonus I usually bring. I cut at 30hz by 6-10db on my Trace amps and boost a tiny little (about 2db) at 40, 60 and 100 hz. Also boosted the highest frequencies some to get some extra spank. The tone I got out of the SWR Henry the 8x8 with this was REALLY good in the sense the bass sound was gelling well with the mix (the one thing class D amps completely suck at) and carrying the guitars. Both basses were sounding great! I am SO happy I had my Trace Elliot heads fixed - best choice ever.1 point
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Sold Harry a set of tuners - prompt payment, friendly guy to communicate with, and a smooth and easy deal. dank u boyo!1 point
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I'm not sure I paid a set up fee, best thing to do is check the T&Cs. I will say that selling on Reverb is like selling here (BC) and and therefore nothing like selling on eBay! In short, it's generally polite, calm and honest, at least in my experience. Info here https://reverb.com/page/seller-fees#:~:text=As a seller%2C Reverb charges,transaction fee to only %24350.1 point
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Love that Chicken foot version! They look kick donkey live, I'd love to go see them. Personally I think it was outrageous that Michael Anthony got kicked out of Van Halen to make way for VH Jr.1 point
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Book a load of guitar lessons to the value of a GP-10 then don't turn up.1 point
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We are gonna need to hire out the 02 at this rate 😂1 point
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Have Iron Maiden written anything new since the 80s? I find them very same-y - same old dum diddy dum clankety clank that they've always done. Or am I missing something?1 point
