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  1. 4003s is the easier one to play fingerstyle, no binding, no sharp edges to rip your wrist. Lacquered fretboard (now discontinued). V2 bridge, massive improvement imo. Vintage tone pot (I don't like!). Case & candy. Weight 9lb 20z nut 42.4mm One main chip, a few smaller ones, this bass gets gigged. Mods. Rickysound vintage TRC in black. Rickysound black plate Hosco Jazz style rotary knobs Retrovibe pickup surround with thumb hole (I was going to spray that black but.............) All original parts included, all mods easily undone. New Superbrights 35-95. Very nicely set up, it's actually a joy to do with the V2 bridge. I will do my best to remove my DNA that the photos show 😊 Collection from Darlington, half way meet or organise/pay for your own courier. Thanks for looking, Karl.
    13 points
  2. Very rare factory special order Capri Orange PB70US. US pickup, sounds great and is in very good condition. Will update with the weight but it is not heavy at all. All original (they didn't come with ashtrays). UPDATED: 4.1kg according to bathroom scales. Comes with fender gig bag, postage is possible but would prefer collection from high Wycombe or nearabouts. Sale preferred of course but trades may be possible for (preferably) vintage items, possibly interested in some FX pedals too. I play guitar as well as bass so that may open up some other options. UPDATED: now £875
    10 points
  3. These are my beloved trinity which are now either under offer or up for sale. Its been a joy to have owned them these past years but needs must and you can't keep these precious things forever. I thought I'd share them with you. Left to Right 1962 custom colour slab Board Transition Jazz, Aug 1960 Stackpot, 1959 Transition P bass
    6 points
  4. I honestly dread to think what life would be like if I'd played drums; it was an option in my early teens. I'm currently up to seven basses, cabinets, small class-d head, peripherals, so god knows where things would be if I'd been a drummer. Given my propensity for just buying stuff, I suspect my drums would have looked something like this:
    6 points
  5. Two-Tone Burst /maple neck. Strung with D'Addario 45-105 rounds. Overall nice condition with exception of a small chip and little wear to the upper bout where your arm rests and very fine blemishes typically at rear of the body. The original scratchplate fitted was black but I found a 20year old cream USA plate tucked behind my book case and I think it looks better-even though there’s a small piece snapped off by the jack socket. However, the original black one is included for preference. I’ve just placed the black over the body for comparison. Truss rod fine giving a nice action. 41mm at nut. Typical precision tone. Weight 4kg. Includes Fender case, truss rod tool etc. I have two USA Precisions of this period and it’s time for one to go. Welcome to trial here in West Midlands through top gear or can post at buyers expense to an agreed rate courier, which is a pain but would be well protected. Cheers, Geoff
    6 points
  6. Some time in 2006 I had a gig with the motown band I was in at a bar on site at RAF base in Northcote, NE London. A band that @Beedster stepped in to replace me after I moved on. It was a 20 minute drive from Shepherds Bush and I managed to get to the gig about half an hour before we went on. Everything under control. My girlfriend at the time even decided to tag along just to hear the band as well. So I started the unloading process...speakers...amp...cables....and... No 1979 Musicman Stingray. I turned to my gf and asked in slightly concerned tones Me: 'F***! Where's my bass?!' Her: 'You didn't pack it?' Me: 'You carried it out for me, remember? You were in the car when I closed the car boot so I assumed you packed it. Where did you leave it?!' Her: 'I left it leaning against the fence next to the car ready for you to put in the car.' Me: '!?*!!%#@!' There in followed a twenty minute mercy dash back to my flat only to find nothing outside. I frenetically searched the apartment and was about to give up when there was a knock at the door. I sloped down the stairs to find my Russian neighbour two doors down from me, holding my bass. Apparently he'd caught a shifty looking couple walking off with it. He pulled them up and they claimed someone had left it out for recycling but thankfully my neighbour knew it wasn't the kind of bass that someone recycles I nearly cried with relief but there was no time. Back in the car for another dash up the A40 back to the gig and I made it...ten minutes late, sweating like a pig but with bass in hand.
    6 points
  7. Brief Description: Selling my Spector Euro 5LX bass. These are absolute beasts, made in Czech Republic, 35" scale and EMG 40DC pickups. Probably my fav Metal bass, but I just don't use it much and would prefer if someone else puts it to better use. Accessories: Hardshell case included Location: Italy International OK?: Would prefer to ship within Europe Contact Info: francesco.filigoi AT gmail.com Price: 1399€ shipping included to Europe Pictures:
    5 points
  8. Up for sale is my stunning Sadowsky MV5 which was bought new in 2020 by my good-self from GuitarGuitar Newcastle.....the bass is in absolutely beautiful condition having never left the house...no marks, dents or scratches included is the manual and tools, still have the receipt!...just fitted new set of DR high beams 45-125....the bass weighs in at 8.8 lbs ......Reason for sale is i find the neck a little too wide for my dainty hands , Would consider trades with both 4 and 5 string basses ........Happy to ship at buyers cost and risk ( having said that, i have sold quite a few basses in the past and touch wood, never had a problem! )......ps,just for info first two pics film still on scratchplate
    5 points
  9. Well I've not had this long but I'm trying to rationalise my basses and as much as I love this, it's not going to get played much at all. It's a 2015 Thunderbird with case and all the paperwork, truss rod tool etc. The bass is in super condition overall but the case has a few grazes in the tolex. It's a lovely light weight (according to our digital kitchen scales it's 8lb 8oz) and the features on the 2015 model (factory added coil taps and other features such as a thicker rosewood fingerboard, Babicz bridge and Pearl inlays) were a real step up. A lot of Thunderbird players rate this year particularly highly. I'll put some more pics up shortly but hopefully these will whet your appetite in the meantime. I'm looking for £1,200 and would like this picked up but am happy to meet within an hour of Monmouth. If I can find a big enough box I'd post as a last resort.
    5 points
  10. I would like to reduce my bass collection and offer this wonderful bass. The condition of this bass is absolutely as new. The playability is very comfortable in all positions, professional setup, balanced in all registers! The sound is very powerful, from growling Jaco sounds to Miller Slap sounds and very well located in the band context. Hardly available in Europe. The finish is outstanding. Year of manufacture April 2019 Alder body Maple top Neck and fingerboard maple Finest tonewoods Aguilar 70-ies pickups Glockenklang 3-band electronics with passive blend Hipshot tuners and bridge Schaller Straplocks new DR Strings Hi Beam MR5-45-125 weight 4,2 kg 18 mm stringspacing new SKB FB-4 Case Questions and further information if interested via pm.
    4 points
  11. 1963. We had a six piece trad band in Cheltenham. We weren’t really traddies, we were very much into the Bop stuff that was emerging at the time but we were riding the trad boom and had plenty of gigs. So it was Tiger Rag all the way. We four unmarried members of the band lived together in a house, actually a succession of houses because we were getting ‘moved on’ a lot. Two guys were code breakers at GCHQ. We were quite entrepreneurial; promoting dances by other bands in the surrounding village halls. We were quite adept at fly posting, on one occasion falling in through a shop front in the process. One day we saw an article in the local paper that the organisers of the Gloucester Mayoral Ball couldn’t find a band. We’ll have some of that, we thought. So we thought of some poncy name, like the John Goodwin Ballroom Orchestra, and put in a bid. With an unfeasibly massive fee. I remember the letter back saying in the circumstances we have no option but to accept your fee. But we want continuous music, with strict tempo, old time, all the usual formal stuff. When reality sunk in less than two weeks before the gig we had trumpet, clarinet, trombone, banjo (banjo?!) bass and drums. So we found a young guy who played piano and a mate of ours played baritone. Half of us could even read, meaning the other half couldn’t. So, where to find a ‘library’? As it happened a local bandleader had recently died so two of us smartened ourselves up and went round to his grieving widow to express our condolences. And, by the way, could we borrow his library please. On the evening of the Ball we set up at the Guildhall. They were all there in black tie and jewels, the place was packed. So we turned up a quickstep and proceeded to play. The noise was excruciating, it was so bad. We hadn’t had any rehearsal and we had another four hours of this. I looked round and saw all the colour had drained from our faces. We were in big trouble. So after a while we threw the dots away and busked our way through the programme. It made a slight improvement but it was obvious nobody was enjoying the evening. With two hours to go we threw in a ‘trad’ set. All of a sudden the floor filled up and they all started smiling and leaping about like a crowd of young farmers. And that’s how will filled the remaining hours, all trad. We got away with it but it was a narrow squeak. It was a long time before we took the pee on such an industrial scale. Sorry it’s a bit long.
    4 points
  12. My P Bass that was bought with money from my family after my GCSE's. I got it secondhand but it was only a few years old. Over the years it's had a new neck, new bridge, new pickguard and has been fitted with Sims LED's. I've also badly touched up some paint chips (done years ago before I appreciated Mojo). It's probably not worth anything to anyone other than me but is the only instrument I can 100% say I would never sell.
    4 points
  13. I meet people behind those bins all the time, dunno what you were so worried about
    4 points
  14. Here we go again. Another one dissing St Anger. How many times do we have to read about how bad this album is, especially the horrible snare drum sound? How many times? Over and over again people criticise this album, telling us how bad it is. It has become such an easy target. However, if you sit down, relax and listen to it from start to finish, then you will hopefully realise that it is actually... really that bad 😉
    4 points
  15. I decided today that I'd fettle my old Godin fretless as I've not played it for a while due to the fact I had a few issues with it: 1. overpowering E string. 2. treble side slightly high at bridge. 3. bad static/crackle when adjusting the sliders. 4. intermittent fault on the output. Whipped the bridge/piezo out and someone has previously fitted a nasty shim... removed and that fixed 1 & 2. Took out the preamp / EQ and cleaned the slider tracks with anti-static spray and a cotton bud (very dirty)... fixed 3. Took off the output plate/jack and hey presto a chunk of tin foil trapped in between the contacts! No idea how that got in there or why but it isn't in any more. Glad I dived in and did that as the bass plays and sounds lovely. Moral of the story; don't put off till tomorrow!
    3 points
  16. Buy a lined Fretless, then close your eyes. Hey Presto: Unlined Fretless!
    3 points
  17. "Sonically Plebeian". 😁 Now how do I change my Basschat signature 🤔
    3 points
  18. 3 points
  19. I’ve bought 6 basses, 2 cabs, 1 head and pedals. Ill probably sell them all so I’m still in right? 😂
    3 points
  20. I think some BCers would rather throw themselves in front of a scooter than listen to a hooter sounding like slap bass
    3 points
  21. Guitars and drums. I play both. I have more basses than guitars but it's still too many guitars, really. With drums, I am strictly limiting myself to one kit due to space but... you know... a kit is made of many pieces but everything must fit on the mat, that's the rule.
    3 points
  22. Same here, but for some reason I bought and sold three shorties before I finally ordered a Midwestern. 🙄 Another option around a grand could be a Rebirth Custom Guitars Jazzmaster Bass. I’ve had one before and it was a great bass. They’re made to order by Taka Hirose (Feeder) in Yorkshire:
    3 points
  23. Really nice to see a rickenbacker on here,it’s been far to long
    3 points
  24. Can't we just ban E-Scooters and fix the problem that way?
    3 points
  25. Ivory Embassy with two creamy cousins - all now gone to new homes.
    3 points
  26. Happy Monday! Here is my silver burst Jack Casady.
    3 points
  27. Owned many basses , all gone apart from these three which are most certainly staying .
    3 points
  28. Thanks man, I already have too many ring mods!!!
    3 points
  29. 3 points
  30. Farida. There are 2 of them - was an idea I shared with their head guy and they arrived with my name on. had them for about 12 years…
    3 points
  31. There I was, in the middle of a very sensible Reduction In Force (I CAN'T do justice to more than 4 basses) when up pops this beauty on eBayI've always liked this bass, and it ticked a lot of boxes for me (mahogany, semi-hollow, f-hole, Matt finish, piezo), but I felt it was overpriced. "No", says I, "be strong", then the seller dropped the price by £100! Too good to resist, so the credit card took a punch to the nose... When it arrived, I was slightly underwhelmed, but I knew I would be: I'd played two examples previously, and both were the same- the piezo just swamped the magnetic pickup, to the point where it served no purpose. The second tryout, I raised the pickup to the point where it could compete, and I could see the potential. This one, though, was the other way around, the piezo was anaemic. Also, I didn't like the fact that although the neck is subtly lined, those lines don't extend over the top. This looks nice and sleek with the binding, but the player has to lean over the fingerboard to see where he is. Also, I don't like the Chromes it came with, they always sound sterile to my ears. SO ... Sell it on, or...? Investigation in the cavity revealed a trim pot for the piezo, and the balanced sound works well. Some 'skillful' use of yellow tape on the neck: A new set of Thomastik flats, and it's become, and likely to remain, my favourite bass! It's light, balances well, has nice simple controls ( vol/ tone x2 ), and sounds just fantastic with both pickups- tight and focussed with the Bartolini, and loads of girth and texture with the piezo. I'm a happy bunny.
    3 points
  32. Try the Revelation. Under £200 new, in a white or red P bass, PJ or Jazz style. Beautifully made, unlined with dots on the main fret positions. Here's mine. I've put a KiOgon loom in with Tonerider pups but the original Entwhistle pups and looms are mighty fine.
    3 points
  33. My Jack Casady from a few months ago, on unboxing day. I realised it was a perfect match for the cushions in the garden. 😄 Then I went on the hunt for a strap and found a perfect match a Canadian company, Perri's.
    3 points
  34. According to Amp Tech Pete, yes - but I haven't collected it from him yet. Full update in a few days when I've got it back and had a play.
    2 points
  35. Isobarik cabs run two drive units in parallel - one behind the other - in a sealed cabinet. The idea is to prevent standing waves from the main/front driver from reflecting from inside of the cabinet and striking the driver cone out of phase. It is supposed to enable the main driver to act more pistonically, increase bass extension and give a cleaner, greater output than a single driver would. The disadvantages are that Isobarik cabs are usually heavy, bulky and power hungry. Because the drivers are paralleled, they have low impedance and make greater demands on amplification. The principle was invented in the 1950s and a few manufacturers of hi-fi speakers, notably Linn Audio, made them. Modern bass reflex designs and drive units have made them pretty much unnecessary nowadays.
    2 points
  36. I may have several heath isues but, nonetheless, I have come to terms with the fact that I expect to die by scooter on a pavement.
    2 points
  37. or what if I say that I did not know that I bought a bass? or that I did not know that it was a bass? or that I did not know that buying a bass was against the rules of the gear abstinence club? I clearly got ambushed with a bass. Not my fault 😎
    2 points
  38. I seem to recall gifts from other people are exempt?
    2 points
  39. Broughton SV-Pre in excellent condition complete with box and no velcro. Happy to post (about a fiver).
    2 points
  40. I will! February, of course, is another matter 😀
    2 points
  41. If money is not an issue, I would suggest a Serek Midwestern 2 with Serek Singles pickups. If you’re into the Mustang shape, I’ve seen the Atelier Z BabyZ which is an active/passive jazz monster of a Mustang. That one is quite cheap as well (less than a grand on Reverb used).
    2 points
  42. Objective of learning guitar fulfilled?
    2 points
  43. Doesn't cost much to get an unlined board fitted to a standard neck... you get to choose the wood (!or wood substitute) too.
    2 points
  44. Lovely genuine USMartin at a Mexico price. this mahogany guitar is crisp, clear and really lovely. It’s recently been set up, cleaned and it’s ready to play. Comes in a genuine fitted Martin hard case too. Small amount of play wear but generally a beauty! I’ve got too many acoustic guitars and something f has to give, so this is it. On eBay for £1000, yours for less.
    2 points
  45. Back in 1990ish we managed to get a headline at the Powerhaus in Islington... We were quite chuffed about this, loads of folks were coming plus a promised support of The Dickies at the Mean Fiddler. So after soundcheck we went looking for food and found an all you can eat Indian buffet just round the corner. So we got our money's worth, eating more than we could eat... When we got back to the venue we realised this was a serious mistake as all of us we so stuffed we could barely move (we were quite a boisterous punkfunk band with lots of jumping about and crazy costumes)... So we got some chairs and just about managed to play the gig seated, until the keyboard player got a bit excited in the last song, jumped up and promptly chucked up on his Roland Surprisingly, our new almost Kraftwerkesque lack of movement went down very well! And we got the Dickies support!
    2 points
  46. This is what happens when simple folk witness the genius of MDP and ask themselves - "how hard can it be?" This seller's first novel will be published next week.
    2 points
  47. This is a lovely lightweight Bass that plays really well with a nice low action and sounds great with excellent tonal variation via the individual pickup volumes and master tone controls, which can take the sound from Old School Precision thump straight through to more modern Jazz tones. Purchased from this very Parish a while back with strings that were far too heavy to suit this slim, shallow depth neck, so I took it to my local Luthier who ‘tweaked’ the Truss Rod and suggested lower tension strings, which worked a treat. It is in really nice overall condition, with just a few of the usual minor marks associated with normal everyday use but nothing serious. The thin discolouration on the underside of the upper horn / bout is 'in the wood' and not damage. Solid Alder Body that is both lightweight and very resonant. The Maple neck is very 'Jazz - esque' and because it is so slim and shallow in depth, I would therefore not recommend using Heavy gauge, high tension strings - so the Bass is currently sporting very expensive La Bella black nylon flat wound 'Deep Talking Bass' 0.45 - 0.65 - 0.85 - 0.105 gauge strings which protect the frets which are in very good condition, suit the neck perfectly and sound wonderful, giving just the right amount of relief. Beautiful dark Rosewood fingerboard, which is a dream to play.24 Fret - double octave Rosewood fingerboard, which plays really well.Weight is a shoulder friendly 3.7Kg, or a Tad over 8lbs in 'old money' The Bass has been set up to play really well and the body features the ‘Nathan East’ chamfer on the lower bout for those among us who frequent ‘the dusty end’ of the fingerboard. Specifications...... Alder Body Maple Neck Nut width 40mm Rosewood Fingerboard - Factory 24 Fret Double Octave Neck Pickup Volume Bride Pickup Volume Master Tone Control 3.7kg This Bass would make an ideal back up Bass, or an ideal beginners instrument (because it’s so ridiculously easy to fret the strings). The Gator heavily padded Gig Bag (it even stands up under it's own steam when empty, obviously if you lean it against something & doesn't collapse like the thinner padded ones tend to do) was bought new last year and sadly has never left the house. **Please see my matching Fretless Bass I am also selling** I can post throughout the UK Mainland for £24.95, which is actually less than the cost price.
    2 points
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