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  1. I picked this 100w valve Super Bass up a couple of days ago in Scotland It had been owned by a Polish guy. I did some internet digging and found nothing. No pictures No info. Eventually I found a link to Reverbs background on the high end Laboga amps. Including this " In 1973, Laboga built an amplifier for Joachim Rzychoń, the then-bass guitarist for the famed Polish band Niebiesko Czarni. This was a turning point for Laboga, whose reputation continued to grow until he became the Polish authority in amplifiers—a title he still holds half a century later .Adam Laboga’s first guitar amplifier—a modified Marshall Plexi design—was called the Diamond Sound. The name and the use exclusive use of 1970s-era technology make a return in Laboga’s premium amplifier series, which technically and visually recalls the Marshall." The article also had the attached photo from 1972. I've emailed Laboga and they have asked to see more photos. You will see the rear has serial no 1 however it looks like i'ts screen printed and the the factory would probably add 001 002 etc. the amp in the old picture has a lighter Diamond sound logo so I expect my amp is a later model. Anyone got any ideas? info? Stories? Opened it up tonight. A bit of careful refurb will be required before firing it up for the first time. Bare wires and burnt circuit board. See photos
    6 points
  2. SOLD PENDING HANDOVER Hey guys. For sale here is my 1989 Pedulla MVP5. Built by the now-retired Mike Pedulla, this is an absolute corker of an instrument. I'm selling as it just doesn't get enough play time as I use my Warwick Thumb for 95% of everything I do now and I want some new toys, it's a shame to leave this sitting it's case, so it's time to move it on. Specs: Made in 1989 in Massachusetts, USA 5 string 34" scale Neck thru Maple body and neck Flamed maple top and back Schaller tuners Bartolini P and J pickups Ebony fretboard Cherryburst finish Brass nut 17.5mm string spacing at the bridge Overall, the bass is in great condition for something built in 1989. It has some player marks; there is a chip on the side of the body, a patch on the back that wore through and was refinished by a previous owner and the lacquer on the side of the fretboard is chipped a little around the 12-15th frets on the low B side of the fretboard - pics included. The playability and tone are superb, as you'd expect from someone as renowned as Mike Pedulla. Deep and rich, great for the Jaco sound if you solo the bridge, the P pickup sounds really fat and rich on it's own and the pair in combo is fantastic - I generally run it with both pickups on equal, it sounds great. The pickups are a special set that were made for Pedulla basses. There had been some discussion as to whether Mike might let Bill Bartolini market them after Mike retired, but it never materialised, so that is another thing that is special and unique to these basses. With Mike now retiring, there won't be any new Pedullas born into the world. I am extremely grateful to have owned one and ticked it off my bucket list, I had wanted one since I was 17 years old and saw someone playing one in a band at a hotel I worked at. They really do look, feel and sound amazing. The bass will ship in the original Pedulla hard shell case. The truss rod tool and the original truss rod instructions from Mike Pedulla are included in the case. You are welcome to come and try the bass out in person if you like, I'm in Bedlington, Northumberland, about 25 minutes north of Newcastle upon Tyne. I can meet within some range of Newcastle if we agree on the arrangements. For the sale, I can do cash if the bass is collected in person. Bank transfer and PayPal are options too, but with PayPal, there are of course additional PayPal fees to consider. I can ship UK or EU, shipping will be at the buyer's expense and of course, I will only ship insured, for the protection of me and the next owner of this fine bass. I'm more than happy to provide additional pictures or answer questions about the bass, so please give me a shout if you wish. Cheers, Dave
    5 points
  3. I dug this old beast out of the loft. Not working right now, some wires off and no tone cap. It will be working once I get some new pots/socket fitted. Anyone know anything about this old Gordon Smiths? There is an old thread but not much info.
    4 points
  4. Another bass that I have not had the opportunity to use. Great condition and one that Imagine will increase in value. It comes with its case and sounds as sweet as it looks. I haven't got any decent pictures yet so Pictures to follow No trades, except maybe for the longer scale equivalent G&L L1000 Fallout Bass Launch Edition | G&L Musical Instruments (glguitars.com) PRODUCT INFORMATION Category: Short Scale Basses. The coolest short scale bass on the block is now available from G&L! The new Fallout Bass Launch Edition is available in three exciting colors decked out with racing stripes. This 30” short scale powerhouse features a G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucking pickup controlled by a 3-position mini–toggle switch for parallel/split/OMG modes – just like an L-1000 – bringing anything from modern to old school tones to your fingertips. What’s more, players used to a traditional 34″ scale will find this pint size puncher super easy to play. Other features include an Alder body, Maple bolt-on neck, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard, Saddle-Lock Bridge and Custom G&L Ultra Lite tuners, and La Bella Roundwound short scale strings, .042-.060-.082-.104. Available in: British Racing Green with Competition Stripes over Alder with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard Miami Blue with Competition Stripes over Alder with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard Racing Yellow with Competition Stripes over Alder with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
    4 points
  5. Within seconds of listing a guitar for sale on Facebook I attracted a lot of scammers. I got a handful of "hey! Is your product like this?" Then a load of suspicious links. I reported them and Facebook very quickly told me they did not have enough evidence to see there was a scam in play. Then came Karim. I understand Karim to be a male name. I looked up Karim's profile and he/ she has changed gender and ethnicity a number of times according to the profile photos. He or he also isn't very sophisticated in trying to scam people...
    4 points
  6. I wonder what will happen when the YouTube influencers find out that the Squier Bronco boasts a six pole-piece, single-coil Strat pickup?
    4 points
  7. Rock 'n' Roll/Rockabilly band mid seventies.
    4 points
  8. I wonder if in the future that these basses will be sought after as 'pre Lobster' versions.
    4 points
  9. The emergence of class D heads had me very excited! 800 watts in small box light box. No more lugging around huge transformers, great! Except apart from the easy carry the rest of the story has been pretty erm stinky poo!! Despite 8 years, five heads and every Eq patten under the sun. I simply cannot get on with the sound at volume. 😬 I”ve tried TC Electronics (BH 550) Aguilar (TH500) Tech 21 (VT) Markbass (Tube 800) and finally Mesa Boogie (D800) and no matter if you put a valve in front of them, a compressor before them, a neo or a ceramic speaker from them, or summon a religious cult behind them. They sound too direct at volume to my ears. I tried, but I’m going back to my Class A/B happy place! 😊
    3 points
  10. I received a Triungulo Lab Malombra this morning, a chorus pedal based on the Boss CE2W (CE1 mode). It’s from the same stable as the Barbanera Moog MF-101 clone and has the same build quality and fantastic paint job. It’s surprisingly versatile as a chorus on account of being able to choose the rate, depth and the wave shape (which takes it a little way towards Barbanera territory), with the mix knob allowing the lows to be kept in. I don’t usually do NPDs but I haven’t really seen any for this so thought I’d do it in case anyone was curious about it.
    3 points
  11. 3 points
  12. In the grip of a tyre fitters hand -Budgie
    3 points
  13. Which ethnic group would that be?
    3 points
  14. That white Pearl caused a 50/50 split in my pants…
    3 points
  15. I've recently started recording all my own review videos for Bass Gear Magazine based in Ohio. Yes, I still write for Bass Player Magazine as I have been every month for the last (nearly) two and a half years, but I would love for you to follow this magazine and YouTube channel too! https://www.bassgearmag.com https://www.youtube.com/c/BassGearMagazine/videos It does mean that I've not been posting to my own channel, but would really appreciate a follow there too, please!! https://www.youtube.com/c/DanVeallBassist I want to produce the best videos I can, so I'll be keeping an eye on threads like these to improve my content!
    3 points
  16. Jeez this would go so nicely with my Squier bullet mustang ...or my Juke
    3 points
  17. I just bought three sets of Warwick strings for my daughters school and they were £9 a set. According to the music teacher the old strings were around 30 years old so according to some they were nearly at their peak tone.
    3 points
  18. There ain’t nothin’ like a Damian. Rodgers and Hammerstein
    3 points
  19. New pick guard day Tortoise or Aged Pearl?
    3 points
  20. 3 points
  21. OK, I will be the first to do the obvious and put up Stevie Ray Vaughn, the King of modern urban blues (even if he has been dead for more than thirty years). It's hard to overstate just how good a guitarist SRV was (his bass player, Tommy Shannon was terrific as well). One of the great pleasures in life is sitting outside with a beer on a hot day, with SRV blasting out as loud as the neighbours will tolerate!
    3 points
  22. Here is my Yamaha "Ladybug" bass. Medium scale (32"), ash body, passive, VVT controls. The neck is super comfortable to play. Lot of small nicks and dents, tried to photograph them... 3.2 kg (7 lbs). Original gigbag in bad condition. Now is strung with very old long scale flats, but they work... More pics here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5GT1rcteiKpAGNk59
    3 points
  23. All seems to be gap free and straight Over the weekend, I'll pop it through the thicknesser to get the surface flat and even for the next steps.
    3 points
  24. Sounds like “Bassists4Justic” is almost born. Let’s all go and purchase our fancy dress crustacean costumes and arrange to rendezvous outside the Fender factory for the protest…
    3 points
  25. Hi Roberto, . Just added a few pics to the dropbox directory. About the neck relief: this is the distance between the frets and the bottom of the string when the first and the last frets are pressed. Here is a pic of my bass: As you can see, there is a hair between the neck and the strings. You can adjust the action low or high, the neck is perfect. More questions please ask! Cheers, Youlian
    3 points
  26. Someone should set up a Humbucker Disappointment Survivors group, crowdfund a class action and put the guilty men on death row. It's the only language they understand.
    3 points
  27. A beautiful example of the 25th Anniversary Ernie Ball Musicman 5 string - ash body with mahogany tone block, flame maple top in red burst with matching headstock. A fantastic array of tones available from the switchable pickup configuration and 4 band preamp. Can be used in passive mode too. It’s in excellent condition with only some faint scuffs around the belt buckle area on the rear of the bass. These are only noticeable when you’re looking for them and are very difficult to photograph! Maple neck with satin finish, and frets are in excellent shape. It comes with it’s Musicman 25th Anniversary case. At 11lbs/ 4.9kg it’s not a super light bass, but is perfectly balanced. 34” scale length. Can courier at cost. More pics on request. Any questions please ask!
    2 points
  28. no longer for sale.... yall missed out on a great deal. gone to a friend. not a scratch on it, as new, looks amazing in the best colour, low action great to play, its been upgraded, loads spent on it, 2x genuine USA filtertron pickups,.. ( hi sense) about £80 each 2x genuine filtertron pickup surrounds, graftech nut top quality adjustable height roller bridge, Bigsby trem Genuine gretsch chrome control knobs gretsch hard case, brand new, as new.... £85 on ebay or 99 from a shop body bound front and back neck and head bound you could give this as a present its that good. And it looks the NUTZ if it helps i will take a px .. fretless bass studio gear lex reverb to the value of say 200
    2 points
  29. I've not had this too long and as lovely as it is, I can't justify keeping it. It's a lovely 1984 Aria RSB Deluxe bass in quite a rare Blue/Black Burst finish and is in overall excellent condition for a bass of it's age but there are the odd scuffs and dings (nothing significant though). It weighs under 8 1/2lbs and the frets have a lot of life left in the. It's got a lovely slim neck and plays really well. The electrics are all original and the switches all work as they should (there are various coil taps and pickup voicing switches). Im looking for £350 plus £20 delivered. It will be sent in a hard case that's tatty but built like a tank. I'm not looking for trades thanks.
    2 points
  30. Back up for sale is a wine red BB604 active bass. I need to reduce my number of basses. I purchased this bass after falling in love with my BB605. However, I have now decided that I do not need a BB604 and a BB605 as they are tonally very similar. The condition is really good apart from a ding below the neck plate (see images), there are also a few surface scratches but all in all very good condition for an almost 20 year old bass. Price is now £250. Collection from Alcester in Warwickshire. Any questions, let me know.
    2 points
  31. As I said it’s personal choice, I can tell the difference for sure and for ages I tried to tell myself I couldn’t. Ultimately it’s personal choice, but if work done or power is a function of area under the the output graph it feels like class D are steeper spikes and A/B are more sine waves with greater work done. This may explain the need to lose heat. I’m no expert but I trust my ears. No right or wrong just personal preference! 😉
    2 points
  32. Handbox R400 is a popular choice. Good reading in the Handbox thread. I am currently awaiting reply to place an order for one myself. Any other shoutouts for decent class A/Bs one should be aware of?
    2 points
  33. Diabolical is a pretty strong word. Agedhorse was in the thick of it when class D was becoming a thing for bass amps. Genz Benz were getting pushback from ''the market'' along the lines of your critique. So they put the new preamp into a pair of boxes, one of each power stage, A/B and D. Nobody could tell a blind bit of difference.
    2 points
  34. Sorry to hear that economical priorities have forced you into your current position, but it sounds like it’s not all doom and gloom. Glad it’s worked out for you. However, ahem…
    2 points
  35. Cracking bass full stop. For anyone. I’ve got the passive version and it can hold its own against most other basses out there.
    2 points
  36. Yep, the ideal compromise imo.
    2 points
  37. Each to their own and all that, but my TecAmp Puma 500 sounds lovely and warm, and has suited any band situation I've been in. Light and loud too 🙂
    2 points
  38. I've recently started recording all my own review videos for Bass Gear Magazine based in Ohio. Yes, I still write for Bass Player Magazine as I have been every month for the last (nearly) two and a half years, but I would love for you to follow this magazine and YouTube channel too! https://www.bassgearmag.com https://www.youtube.com/c/BassGearMagazine/videos It does mean that I've not been posting to my own channel, but would really appreciate a follow there too, please!! https://www.youtube.com/c/DanVeallBassist I want to produce the best videos I can, so I'll be keeping an eye on threads like these to improve my content! Doooooooood!
    2 points
  39. I recently had an iron Ether pedal fixed by Owen electronics in Manchester. Great service and a top job,not mega money either. Probably worth repairing,especially as they a currently sought after pedals.
    2 points
  40. Peter Green, of course. Here an alternative recording of 'Need Your Love So Bad' with organ, not strings, extended solos and an end, not fade out. His voice is sublime.
    2 points
  41. The neck now feels smooth. When the tea is still wet it's an invisible repair. Who knows? It might gradually stain down and match.
    2 points
  42. Sometimes Strings Direct are the cheapest, sometimes definitely not. Bass Direct have a 4 string set of Dunlop flats for £50
    2 points
  43. Great bass and Youlian is a top seller! If I didn't already have a '71 Jazz, I would be seriously interested.
    2 points
  44. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! - Tex Williams
    2 points
  45. How many other basses are affected? This could be rife across the industry. It's possible that humbuckers don't actually exist! I have already returned my Epiphone Embassy to Thomann so they can check if the so-called "probuckers" are really mutant p-90s. I am braced for the trauma and disappointment, but clearly it's better to have the test done by a professional. I don't think I could cope with the sudden change of tone experience of discovering the lie myself.
    2 points
  46. I have Fender 7150m's on my roundwound basses. Lovely fundamental and good amount of tension for added thump
    2 points
  47. Getting contact cleaner into a footswitch isn't particularly easy in my experience. It can be done, but I'd go with replacement myself.
    2 points
  48. It's not because they're 'Mini' so much as they're cheaper than chips, in fact potato pots might be better. Penny pinching on electrics by most manufacturers is what lets many basses/guitars down, poxy pots, jacks made out of putty and soldering by '3 year olds', you'd think! Japanese Fenders included. I've been using Bourns mini pots for a good few years now in most of my replacement looms and they are as good quality and as well made as the benchmark CTS. Just to set the record straight like 😉
    2 points
  49. A bunch of people talking nonsense instead of practicing? Pretty standard bass player activity!
    2 points
  50. It’s like funk with all the soul taken out.
    2 points
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