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*On hold trade pending* 1995 Corvette Standard with bubinga body and wenge neck and fingerboard with bell brass frets. MEC dynamic correction J single coils with passive electronics (vol/pan/tone)2 piece Warwick bridge and the original brass just a nut with the individual threaded saddles as well as recessed straplocks. Bass comes with the Warwick rockbag and straplocks. The truss rod cover on the bass says Corvette Proline which I’m guessing is the wrong cover as this bass fits the spec of a standard. Wenge neck is in great condition and doesn’t have the volute at the neck where the neck meets the headstock. plays and sounds superb, been incredibly well looked after for its twenty six years Bass can be auditioned in Market Drayton, Shropshire or can drive up to an hour to meet etc. Would post if buyer arranges their own courier, level of cover etc. £69510 points -
Spector 5LX White Gloss to sell in like new condition. Production version of the legendary Spector NS bass European alder body Easy-playing 24-fret rosewood fingerboard rests upon a super-stable 3-piece maple neck TonePump active preamp with an internal boost trimpot delivers maximum clarity EMG humbucking pickups deliver unmatched note articulation and balance Slick-looking mother-of-pearl crown fingerboard inlays. Tech Specs Number of Strings:5 Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed Body Shape:Euro5 LX Body Material:European Alder Body Finish: White Gloss Color:White Neck Material:3-piece North American Maple Neck Shape:Spector Standard Radius:16" Fingerboard Material:Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay:Mother-of-Pearl Spector Crowns Number of Frets:24, Medium Jumbo Scale Length:35" Nut Width:1.81" Nut Material:Zinc/Brass Alloy Bridge/Tailpiece:Spector Locking Tuners:Spector Die-cast Tuners Neck Pickup:EMG 40TW Humbucker Bridge Pickup:EMG 40TW Humbucker Controls:2 x volume, 2-band Active EQ Strings:D'Addario, .045-.130 Case Included:Gig Bag New Discount price: 1600 pounds8 points -
OK - we have a plan We're going for clear-finished maple for the neck and headstock back and sides and a colour-matched headstock front. The top one of the sample stripes is probably getting pretty close: That's white primer with clear varnish mixed with b****r-all yellow dye. The ivory-looking sample at the bottom is the same but two times b****r-all yellow dye. Tiny amount more makes a big, big difference. As it is a painted finish, the logo will be decal - I have a cunning plan for making the decal. I shall reveal my method if it works... The neck is ready for final sanding and so one last check with the side-by-side profile check. This is how I checked: The observant of you will spot the reason for doing the double check - the profile here, just before the heel, was a teeny, weeny bit flatter. Tut tut! Fixed These were better: 1st 7th 12th So next job is luminlays, then final sand and then finishing while I muster up courage to fit the machine screw inserts6 points
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We played the NYE Gig at The Barley Pop in Germantown, 3:00 - 6:00. Old folks hours. This was our 3rd year playing The Barley Pop on NYE. The room was packed, great crowd. Very appreciative, nice tips. We don't have much going on in January. Blue6 points
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I was contacted discreetly the other day by a person dealing in high end contraband after he was tipped off by Someone who shall remain anonymous. the message read: “Hey man, I have an almost brand new Noble if you’re still looking?” “Moi? I am clean, I’ve no money, I’m not a user, how much is it (asking for a friend) well maybe just a taste, you make a valid argument, I’ll take it!!” So after a 6 hour round trip that deprived my blonde haired blue eyed children of their piggy banks I am now a proud user of a Noble preamp. I use all valve amps, what could this thing possibly bring to the table? Well actually a lot!! I’m shocked, I’m astounded, I’m agog and let’s face it who uses that word anymore? I have been thinking about thinning the herd of valve amps I have and going clean, but I couldn’t quite get off the next fix of pure tube growl. well, there’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Noble! The stingray, the Wal, the modulus sound amazing through this pedal (is it a pedal or a box that fits on a pedal board?) with roundwound strings. The star of the show though, the biggest fix of the last day or two has been the Musicman Cutlass with the (oh shite, did I say that out loud?) TI jazz flats… It’s creamy, it’s rich, it sounds like my fingers are dribbling over the frets and leaving them purring! This box/pedal/thing has bought the decision to a head and the tube amps are going to be culled, I’m giving up, going cold turkey. well maybe not cold turkey while I have a Noble fix.5 points
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Here's my overwater Jazz5 points
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What an unusual finish - in natural light it's a lot closer to the stock images - less green, more blue:5 points
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Barefaced Super Twelve ( not 12T ) In great condition and comes with cover too. Great cab but no longer needed. Collect Hexham or can meet up somewhere. Delivery possible too. More pics tomorrow. Barefaced info- Barefaced Super Twelve We know that a good 4x10" is a fine thing The ported betweetered 4x10" revolutionised bass amplification back in the '80s. Since then drivers have become more potent and enclosures have become lighter, and thus the best of the breed can handle most gigs without needing tons of power to drive them, whilst being relatively easy to move. But we want to take the pros of the good 4x10"s and leave the cons behind So what's great about a good 4x10"? High sensitivity - it doesn't need much power to rock out. Tight but solid lows - not deeeeep like the Big One but more than enough for many bassists. Good midrange punch so you cut through the mix. Sweet characterful higher frequencies if the woofers, crossover and tweeter are well matched and designed. Tons of thermal power handling prevents thermal power compression and tonal changes. And what's not so great about a good 4x10"? Squat shape makes it harder to hear onstage and harder to carry through doorways and up narrow staircases. 2x2 woofer arrangement results in less than ideal polar response so the sound varies more around the venue. Excursion-limited power handling is far lower than the thermal power handling, so the lows can't keep up with mids when you're properly loud. DIMENSIONS 30" H x 19.5" W x 13.5" D 76cm x 48cm x 34cm WEIGHT 40lbs/18kg (Super Twelve) BROADBAND SENSITIVITY 102dB - louder than many 4x10" cabs USABLE FREQUENCY RANGE 37Hz - 4kHz RECOMMENDED AMP POWER 150-1200W RMS MAX CONTINOUS BROADBAND SPL 130dB - Louder than most 4x10"s and many 4x12"s NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 4 ohms4 points -
Here is my Fender Vintera 60's Mustang bass for sale. It's in excellent condition apart from one little scratch on the pickup. I purchased it during the first lockdown & it's only had use on one remote recording session. Great bass but just not my thing at all sadly. I'm open to offers but no trades as it will go towards a new Stingray for myself. Includes the original gig bag. Pickup preferred but could ship at the buyers cost (will need to get a box etc)4 points -
Band split so up for sale an Ashdown 6x10 in good condition few scapes on the bottom, usable hot cover, collection only, no shipping.4 points -
I have tried to build different 'scenes' or 'boards' or 'presets', but it's a heck of a lot of work and counter intuitive to me. Balancing volume levels over a sets worth of such patches never works and takes me longer than playing the gig! So this, to me, isn't a couple of multi effects it's a parallel effects board made up of 11 pedals. You count 12? Well, there is an envelope filter beneath the Boss LS2, it's in the FX loop of the Plethora, and the Byte synth is in an effects loop of the HX FX. By setting up as individual pedals I can see what's what, make adjustments quickly and easily, and just kick in what I need and when. It also leaves me free to improvise effect combinations as the fancy takes me. I run the two in separate loops via the LS2, because it's quick and easy to balance the outputs of the two multi effects, and I love the way certain effects interact in parallel. I also like others to run into each other so choosing what goes where has been fun. Anyway, if like me you get frustrated with multi effects capable of reproducing hundreds of individual pedals, always thinking you ought to somehow use them all, I recommend this. Imagine it's a shop, choose the pedals you want, 'buy' them, set them up and enjoy them. Forget all the others until you fancy something new. Then enter the virtual shop and voila!3 points
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I’m offering my AI Clarus 2R series3 for sale. It is a very versatile piece of kit for the double bass: two channels each with phantom power, low cut or notch filters so you can run a pickup and mic together with their own independent settings. It has a 2 ohm min speaker output. I’ve owned the amp from new and apart from a slight initial ‘scratch’ on one gain control it’s perfect. Offered at £450 shipped in UK or you can come and try it out. Cab not included3 points -
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Well........a few days ago I had a knock at the door and a rather lovely box from guitaguitar arrived with my new SB2 tribute in it! My first thought, just as the delivery guy handed it over, was......gutted, they've sent me out a guitar by mistake. A box this light can't contain a bass. To my delight, I was wrong! The neck on it is lovely, feels really smooth and is easy to get around, with no sharp fret ends. The fret board is a touch dry, but that's easily sorted. My only niggle is the nut isn't quite cut properly and there's a bit poking out on the top of the neck. I can't say I've felt it when playing and I may have a go at removing it. Finish wise, the matte black looks great and is really smooth. When I'm playing with a pick on some basses I have to use a wristband so I don't get stuck to the bass. Not with this though. With the smooth neck, finish and monsterous pups, this bass wants to be played with a pick. Speaking of pups, the MFDs are a beast! Think P bass on steroids, then give it 9 pints of Stella and a flick knife. That's how aggy they are. The lack of a tone control doesn't bother me, it's plenty versatile without it. I've always been a bit unsure about PJs in the past, thinking they don't really know what they want to be, but both pups on this are great and it sounds huge. Here's some pics. The room light makes everything a lot more amber looking than it is in reality.....3 points
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The great pedal rustler has spoken 😂😉 (all in jest - I fear @bassfan has gone power mad and has been most unfair…)3 points
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Non duplicate post.3 points
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Just thinking out loud here, but if this were allowed to wash, then wouldn't @AndyTravisbe allowed to buy any bass he wants on the grounds that he used to own one? 🤣🤣3 points
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Yeah, had two in fact. AND they both still exist as far I'm aware. It's only reasonable to discount the void that is lockdown, right? Nov 20 --> [lockdown void] --> Jan 22 I mean, apart from all the gigs we did over the last 6 months, and AndyT churning 36 basses, nothing much has happened in between, right?3 points
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I don’t think a 14 month break is replacing an existing piece of kit 🤣😂🤣3 points
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Non duplicate post.3 points
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@Al Krow 🤣 Happy New Year.3 points
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and lessons to be learned. you bought it aaaaand… “YOOURR OOUT!!”3 points
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Sh*t happens... I'll get my coat.3 points
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I’m winning… 1 sterling classic 1 1990’s sterling (so cheap 🙄🤦🏻♂️) 1 stingray HS 1 Stingray 1989 Haven’t caved yet. so proud of myself 🥴3 points
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And I have decided the Fallout tribute is going back, I wanted to love it but it just felt a bit cheap, my Ibanez Mezzo is just as good quality wise and is half the price so I cant justify keeping the Fallout, to further add to the cheap feel (and what really sealed my decision to return it) there is a chip in the finish by the pickup that I did not initially notice, a black mark on the neck near the headstock and the nut has plastic sanding dust where they have cut the nut. My Fender Mustang that I had to move on due to the slab body being uncomfortable for my arm was in a different league compared to this, was just a much better instrument, real shame as for £349 reduced down from the usual pricing of around £500 this seemed to be a bargain but imo this is £300 bass not a £500 bass3 points
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This has been invading my head this week. From a great soul jazz comp.3 points
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He has posse that work with him too he’s like a kingpin…. 🤣😂3 points -
You would have a lot more spare time if you gave up following @AndyTravis around Basschat 😂3 points
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Excellent condition Lakland 4460, lovely grained Ash body, been set up really well with DR Hi Beams 40's. Rich, punchy sound Comes with gig bag, can post Thanks for looking2 points -
Loving this....kept thinking the pickguard near the neck was reflecting lights then, thought hang on a mo' three control knobs, then realised this P bass has had a mudbucker nailed on it, not something I've seen before😎 Doesn't get more 70's either, it's a cliche for all things 'fusioney', the look, the gear, hmm nice👌 I gota day they are all masters of their crafts but, wow the drummer is simply incredible and Rick Laird, well must of had the patience of a saint, all that going on around him bouncing off the walls but, just playing what's needed.2 points
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I suppose the distinctive players are influential, so makes it hard to say it’s actually them. But I’ll say Peter Hook.2 points
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These are great! GLWTS!2 points
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I know an ex-Naval helicopter pilot (part-Greek) who may well need your assistance with small print....2 points
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close the draw…now…you’re out. Out out out, out. Gone… not ere no more, unfollow the thread. Be gone… 😂😂😂😂2 points
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Well, as I have stated - I feel my reputation is somewhat unfair 😂 but there’s nowt limp about my 8 😂😂😂😉2 points
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And rightly so on all counts 😂2 points
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And to the victor goes the spoils.... If anyone from the list of runners compiled by Bassfan manages to get over the line on 1st Jan 2023 without buying anything new, I will give them a brand new unopened set of Rotosound nickel roundwounds by way of consolation prize. Now surely that's motivation enough to stay on the straight and narrow. I know, I know...you can thank me later2 points
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inti ?2 points
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I miss Mick Mason..... it's been kind of quiet since he got put away disappeared from all the threads2 points
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Despite having a copy tucked away somewhere, I hadn't ever twigged that It Hurt's So Good was a Millie Jackson hit. Here's a nice little evolution of the song from the original: through the Millie Jackson hit: and on to the version we all love:2 points
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I’m lucky enough to have snared it.sorry for anyones disappointment.my gear abstinence resolution has crumbledwithin a day 🤣😩2 points
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@stevie deserves all the credit for that design, I designed the tweeterless version. Stevie's cabinet is fantastic though2 points
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I attended a jam at a Queen Street bar here in Toronto. The bass amp was a Fender Rumble 350 2x10 combo. I was very pleasantly surprised how well it handled my six string fretless bass. In fact it was the first Fender amp I liked!2 points
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So I had 2 basses and a guitar arrive in 31st, just in the nick of time to count as 2021 purchases. 2021 was a lost cause in terms of GAS so I figured sneaking a few more in wouldn't really matter. On the plus side, I also sold a bass the same day. I also paid for a bass from EBay on the 30th that's due to arrive early next week, but according to the rules that's all okay 😂 All in, I'm still down in terms of number of instruments and well up on the amount I recouped from selling vs. what I spent, which by some twisted logic makes me a good boy.2 points
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I miss JTUK. His constant proclamations of being amazing and what his vastly excessive tech requirements were for foldback monitoring. Then you find out he's playing "The Tickled Trout," in front of a massive plasma screen showing the FA Cup replay of Stoke v Crewe. How he only played with "named professionals," and was so amazingly talented at bass he could sneer at some of the greatest players to ever pick up the instrument yet provided no evidence of how he was apparently better. What a tool.2 points
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Kalim, you maniac, keep it, stick it on top of the 6x10” and cause structural Damage. . p2 points -
The main problem with Bass Direct is their weekly emails that do nothing to supress my GAS!2 points
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It’s probably well known that Mark King was originally a drummer when he was playing as a youngster on the Isle of Wight . When he moved to London , he blagged a job at Macaris claiming to play bass , ( Macaris did not sell drums ) and that’s where he developed his percussive style of bass playing . As a resident of the Isle of Wight for the last 20 years , I have not had the pleasure of meeting him , but he is the patron of the IoW bass players society and all round good guy , unlike some of the unpleasant famous people who move down here .2 points
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I don’t know what any of this means.2 points
