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I feel as I've come full circle. When I started out on BC in Nov 2014 I had acoustic basses exclusively and it's been a bit of a whirlwind trying, buying and selling lots of solid bodied electric basses looking for one that stuck. I should have learned my lesson in May 2018 when I purchased a fretless Rob Allen Mouse from @WishIcouldplay, I loved this bass totally. So, this morning I headed, oddly enough, back to see @WishIcouldplay in order to buy his fretted Rob Allen Mouse which is now in the rack at Chez Blank, both the ACGs are on their way to new owners which leaves me with a brand spanking new Ibanez SRH500 which I only bought because I'd given up on a fretted Mouse ever becoming available, it'll be up for sale soon. So is this set up, fretted and fretless Mice, Hx Stomp and a QSC K12.2 the final GAS killer? I suppose we shall see...6 points
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I'm not sure if I've ever shared a photo of my old Sandberg (sadly moved on in one of my '5 strings only' clear outs, only to go back to 4 - again). So I shall remedy that situation forthwith (apologies if I added it many moons ago).6 points
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My most recent mini-project stage 1 completed the other day. Bronco painted Shell Pink - Cheap rail pickup - Squier standard tuners added. Still planning to put a humbucker at the bridge at some point....Happy for now6 points
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Just received this photo from Adrian... I’m excited!6 points
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Given I’d already got a MIM PJ Mustang this new addition was very much a decision based on aesthetics. It is lovely though. Shall be switching out the scratchplate screws for black ones too...6 points
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Hi all, New to this forum...Here are my 2 Warmoth 32" medium scale Basses P Bass: Swamp Ash body with Koa top, Birdseye Maple neck/fretboard, Nordstrand NP4A pickup & 2b preamp, Hipshot hardware & brass nut. Jazz Bass: Roasted Swamp Ash body, Roasted Maple neck with Bubinga fretboard, Ezi humbucker Jazz pickups (passive), Hipshot bridge and Schaller tuners.5 points
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Purchased today... And with it's fretless twin...5 points
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Hey hey! I've unceremoniously chopped together a handful of snippets from the DVD. Check it out...5 points
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If the bass is in an accident, well that's on me. I can't (for health reasons) drive the distances involved, and this is a fun way to interact with members of the community. Nothing more. Sometimes someone really wants a bass but the seller won't use couriers, or the buyer won't if it's a particularly special or expensive instrument. No one I trust more than a bass player from Basschat to look after a bass. This is a Quixotic, whimsical, enjoyable alternative to playing Russian Rouletter with Hermes.5 points
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Hi Everyone, I ordered a Sandberg Lionel short scale 6 months ago and it has finally shipped. Should have by middle of next week and I will post some pics and a little review when I get it.5 points
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still waiting for some cables, but here is my lockdown board. The Future compact and Proton will be on the HX’s fx loop. Tuner-Octabvre-Pork n Pickle-Stomp-(fx loop)-Future Compact-Proton-(loop return)-Becos-Noble5 points
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Immaculate condition and light use only. New Roqsolid cover, unmarked. I gigged this about 4 times before lockdown, and since then have been moving more acoustic, lower levels so my PJB cab is ideal for that. The 1288 features Emminence Neos: one 12" with front porting, 2 x 8" in a dedicated sub-enclosure so the back pressure of the 12 doesn't affect the 8s. Plus an HF horn with attenuation (continuous rotary). Four hefty castors. Weight 24Kg, 600W / 8 Ohm. Specs taken from Bass Direct below. Note weight on spec below is shipping weight - gigging weight is 24Kg. I'm a GB fan, fabulous build and a really great sound right across the range. I'd describe the sound as precise, transparent, accurate, true, dynamic... words like that. Ran this with my GB 900 Streamliner - a sublime rig. see the Bass Direct copy below for the original GB spiel on this fab cab👍 (taken from BD:) GB 1288T UQ - List £1150 "The UBER QUAD"- named after it's unique, four speaker design. This compact, "multi-driver" cabinet features 4 separate drivers of varying sizes, which produce an incredible 3 dimensional tone. This multi-driver cabinet is excellent for bassists using "extended range" 6 and 7 string instruments. It has a signature tone however, that is ideal for any bassist looking to add a new element of depth, warmth and clarity to their tone. The all important mid range is handled by the dual 8" Neodymium speakers in separate, sealed internal enclosures providing thick, tight, warm mids without "honk" or harshness. These separate chambers are extremely compact which enhances the response and tight suspension of the driver's mechanical performance. This 600 watt 8 ohm cabinet sounds great on its own but can be an impressive stack when using 2 UBER QUADS or when stacked with our new GB 115T-UB. As part of the UBER BASS series the cabinet features our distinctive "nubby" vinyl along with our classic grille and silver piping, Edge-Lift handles, Speakon® and 1/4" inputs, 100 Watt Tweeter Level control and crossover design based on a combination of electronic and electro-acoustic principals. This yields a combination of crossover slopes that result in smooth multi- dimensional composite acoustic response. FEATURES Power Handling RMS 600 W Frequency +/- 3db 45-18K Hz Sensitivity 1W/1M 97.5 db Nominal Impedance 8 ohm versions Crossover Point per component: Lows: 45-500Hz, Mids:150-5KHz, Highs:4K-18KHz Weight Lbs. 58 Dimensions HxWxD 23" x 24 1/4" x 18 1/4 "4 points -
Another bass that I'm parting with as part of my clear-out/ downsizing. Acquired here IIRC - I'm not a fretless player, much as I'd like to be, so this needs to find a new home. Not sure of the history behind this - you don't see too many of them in blue - normally in Orange. I emailed a number of shops, etc in an attempt to find out how many were made in blue - nobody seemed to know and it was suggested that it was made for a show then sold on afterwards. No idea how much truth there is in this and I'm happy to amend this post if others know more. Here are the specs from online: https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/modern-bass-guitars/spector-bass-spectorcore-4-piezo-lined-fretless It's currently wearing some flatwounds of unknown heritage. I'll get more photos done over the weekend4 points -
SOLD LOCALLY This is a Marleaux Consat Custom 5 professionally converted to fretless, currently wearing nylon-wound strings. It is in good condition - just one visible ding on the top side near the cutaway (visible in the photo #4) Neck 3-piece quilted / bird's eye maple with wenge veneers Fingerboard Ebony Top burl ash (matching headstock) Body mahogany with wenge veneer Marleaux 3-band tone control with active / passive Switch Basstec (Haussel) humbuckers ETS Marleaux bridge and knobs Kluson machine heads4 points -
Planning out markers. I painted the fretboard white and drew around the markers. Current job is marking the edges with a chisel. Doing the cutouts is going to be ... tricky. I have a plan, untested so far ...4 points
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Anyone on BC? https://www.guitarworld.com/amp/features/meet-the-owner-of-the-worlds-biggest-12-string-bass-collection LOTS of strings...3 points
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I have 3 short scale basses that I am currently waiting on to arrive. I have been playing medium scales for a few years now since I sold my regular scale basses but I had a mustang P/J model recently and really like the 30" scale also. I have a Sandberg Lionel Short Scale Bass that is in the mail. A Chowny SWB-1 in Trans White 2020 model on order and I have a Mayones Cali4 mini Bass being built. I'll post some pics of the Sandberg when I receive it next week. 😎3 points
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Ready for waxing...3 points
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So new they’ve made me an M93 points
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I like that - a lot!3 points
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The headstock plate is now glued on. The plate has full area veneer to create the b/w/b demarcation line and, for the fretboard, it is built into the binding. Pretty good match... There is a zero fret but there will be a bone faux nut just behind in the normal position that will be cut to act as a guide for the string spacings To get all the the tuners fitting OK, I had to get the neck off, and the various files and planes out. So while it was there I just took the corners off the neck profile too using a spokeshave and a micro-plane blade. You can see the paper template that P gave to me (I sent him a profile gauge and some instructions to take the profiles of his best playing bouzouki). Over the weekend, I will cut some plasticard profile templates from these and start the main carve : So next job is the nut guide, and then I can pop a couple of strings on the top and bottom pegs to work out where the bridge and saddle slot needs to sit: But before I can do that I have to cut the saddle slot and drill at least two string hole positions on the bridge What could possibly go wrong3 points
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A shortish, quiet spoken bloke - just comes in twice a week for 2-3 hours.3 points
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Update: We've invited both candidates back to play a different list of songs and to bring their own amps. We'll also extend the time slot and video the sessions. Interestingly both guys are delighted to be called back and both thought they'd blown it. Thanks for your input fellow BC people.3 points
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Six years ago I bought a bitsa on ebay because I wanted the neck for a project I was working on. The neck ended up on the fire but the body once stripped of it's psychedelic spray paint was a nice wine red with visible grain that I found rather pleasing. I put it to one side thinking it might come in handy one day. Time passed and for reasons I can't remember I put bought a fretless neck , no name, looks to be well made from what looks like beech wood. It happened to be a perfect fit for the body. The body had oversized routing and regular scratchplates don't cover it. The original was by this point long gone. I put it to one side. Time passed and my boss bought a box of interesting bits at auction including a brass precision scratch plate that was also a perfect fit. I bought the machine heads last year , I wanted to use the original screw holes and research led me to get a set of Wilkinsons. The pickup came from a bass I decommissioned long before I got the body. Yesterday I found myself in the workshop with time to kill and It's finally complete. I call it Tom after Tom E Lewis aboriginal musician and actor that I was privileged to have played a gig with a few years ago. The gig was a total car crash but he was such a gent and as the bass is the colours of the Aboriginal flag it reminds me of him.3 points
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My simple set up for fret slotting All slots done3 points
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Holes drilled for J-retro And routing done. I had to make two templates for this, one for the cavity and one for the cover. The wood is pretty thin to allow the micro switches to pass through. Not ideal!3 points
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Here you go, guys. Let me know if you disagree with any details and I will probably ignore you https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/fool-for-your-loving-whitesnake/3 points
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Fancied a change away from the normal run o the mill and received this yesterday. First dabble with a Sandberg & very impressed 🙂...3 points
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...on Sunday, and I'm more than a little nervous. It's a dep for the band of the drummer who runs the Workshop Band with which I was playing regularly up to Xmas of last year. Venue is the Bandstand in Priory Park, Southend-On-Sea. An hour's worth of Jazz standards, so I hope that I should be able to cope with that. I've done a fair amount of practice. I was originally going to try to do the gig on the 5-string fretless because of the gorgeous sound, but I'm going to go for the soft option of the 4-string fretted. After all, the tone of the fretless would impress if I want to overwhelm people with sound...but first time out with this lot, I reckon that not having to worry about my intonation and playing in tune is going to work better on the "being called back" front. But overall...? Yes, there's not having played with other people since March, during which time I've been suffering from (and treated for) RSI of the left wrist. I'm getting through that so it shouldn't bother me. No, it's the Social Distancing thing. Most of all, it's the whole Covid thing. I'm not young, I'm definitely not skinny - so I'm at risk. I'm sure that I've got enough anti-bac, I should be far enough away from people - but you never know. On the other hand, I could just sit at home for the rest of my life. Thoughts?2 points
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I have been on the lookout for a backup five for my acg for a while. Finally pulled the trigger and picked up a b stock sire v7 five in burgundy. Amazing amount of bass for the money. What a sound. ..here’s a quick photo more to follow later2 points
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Sorry, late to the conversation, but back on pickups: After nearly 10 years and many different Sandberg models /configurations, I've found the following; Sandberg large pole piece standard pickups - they're pretty good all-rounders, some say a bit lacking in output, but I've never found that especially. They are pretty well balanced, but quite clean /neutral (some would say too clinical). Sandberg Black Labels - I ordered a Cali VM5 with these as I'd heard great things, and after 9 months patiently waiting, I ended up selling the bass almost immediately.... I found these pickups to certainly be very aggressive /hot, but to my ears they just didn't seem to have any 'tone' to them, the neck P pickup and the MM bridge pickup sounded almost the same! I know others love them, but that was my experience. TT Passive alnico V pickups - These are probably the best pickups I've ever had, toneful, organic, but plenty of guts. I know my tastes have changed a bit over the years, but these are really great. I believe they're the same as in two of the signature models, the Marlowe DK and the Torsten Sholtz, which I guess says something also. As with everything though, it's entirely subjective/personal 🤷🏻♂️2 points
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They're heavy, but with excellent vocals. Interesting time signatures and great tone. Listen to the first 3 songs on 'Rise Radiant', if you like those 3 you'll like the rest!2 points
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@ezbass those chownys look neat. I like the 2x2 headstocks2 points
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Really pleasantly surprised, great bass for less than £300. My only observations were a fairly roughy finished ‘binding’ (I think it’s just a different coloured wood tbh) tuning keys a little flimsy and frail . Other than that a great sounding and playing bass. They’ve positioned the bridge further back which makes the 34” scale a lot more playable than some other full scale acoustics .nice low action, Preamp and pickup are decent , features a basic tuner . A good buy. MusicStreet are excellent and item was delivered to Ireland in 3 days.2 points
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I had this up for sale earlier this year as an "either/or" sale - this and an NS94. The plan was to sell one, keep the other. Both basses are excellent examples of Stu Spector's fine work and, if anything, were advertised "too cheap". I can honestly say that I wouldn't be selling this if I could keep hold of it. I've got a few health problems currently which are "forcing" the sale of a number of my basses/amps/cabs. Watch the For Sale threads for details of the clear out. As anybody who has ever owned one of these would agree, you'd be hard pushed to find anything of similar quality for the money. I'm asking £325 which is closer to what similar items have sold for recently.2 points -
Now sold! Recently acquired this in a trade for a Sandberg jazz bass I had... Unfortunately, after several hours of playing this, hoping I'd eventually get used to it, I've decided the nut width is a bit much for me. I've pinched the photos from the original ad as the bass is over at the rehearsal studio. I can go and take any extra photos if required, but the condition is identical from when I've had it. Here's the original ad which has some extra details, but the some of the highlights are below: - 2 band EQ - Weight is 4.2kg - 4 pickguards included (photos below) Happy to receive trade offers with potentially cash adjustments either way. Looking for a US Precision or similar as a trade. I can ship at the buyers expense/risk but I'd prefer collection or I'm also willing to travel a reasonable distance for a car park deal 😊 Any questions, give me a shout!2 points -
That’s in Kent. Too far for me Stew. 🤡2 points
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‘Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?’ Welcone.2 points
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One word... quality. That is all.2 points
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If it doesn't have to be new, that's a fairly standard format for late 70s/early 80s original design Japanese basses. This is a Kasuga Scorpion:2 points
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Stats go up every time I post a new transcription, Dad, and tail off during gaps. Doesn't seem to matter when it is posted. 3000 hits in the first month.2 points
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My advice is to try and look at it like (up to) 6 different effects units. For example - my normal process would be start with an empty patch and build a core tone around one of the pre-amp models, or sometimes an amp, cab or compressor - 'always on' stuff. From there I'd add whatever switchable effects I needed. For me, it was normally octave, drive and chorus. Three patches like this would see me through a 2.5 hours set of covers easily enough. I'd normally have one with the typical Sansamp/Ampeg type tone, something a bit more modern, perhaps using the Darkglass pre-amp as a base, then finally something vintage and smooth sounding. My main bugbear was the fact that you could only set the three footswitches to control three adjacent blocks - I found it a bit of pain having to scroll past an always on amp model to turn on the chorus at the end of my chain. But I really never had any reason to complain about the sound. George2 points
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Neck pocket template sorted ... and routed. It will probably end up deeper but I don't want to remove too much wood before the neck is sorted.2 points
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It's only moved on paper right now! Begins the actual journey on Sunday. The couriers will be updating this thread with their progress.2 points
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A Basschat request: Neil Murray's bass part on Whitesnake's 'Fool For Your Loving' https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/fool-for-your-loving-whitesnake/2 points
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Hey all. I’m thinking about picking up a Sandberg but not sure which to get. I’ve got it down to the TT4 or the TM4. I’ve not played the TM4 but sounds great online and think the humbucker would help with some of the more classic rock stuff I’ll play. Mainly be playing classic rock and gospel stuff. Wondering if anyone has tried both and what their recommendations would be? Thanks for the help. Alex2 points
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Squier tele.... got it earlier this year and paid a little extra to get the colour I liked.2 points
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I never uploaded pics of my shorty. It's an ACG TKO Modern 4 string. 30.5" scale White Limba body with a Figured Maple top, stained black 3 piece Ash neck, with a reverse headstock, stained black Rosewood fingerboard Reverse Splitcoil pickup, with passive vol/tone Black Hipshot B Type bridge, Gotoh tuner Currently wearing TI Flats (not in the pictures though) Cheers, Eude2 points
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My 1972 competition Mustang2 points
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