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... it'd be a "Wongo". I've always wanted a Wal, but I'm not prepared to wait three years for one, nor do I have a spare £6,000 knocking about. However, I have four MM Bongos. Yes, I know they look like bog seats, but I love them and they sound immense. So I came up with the idea of "Project Wongo" a little bit Wal, a little bit Bongo. I ordered a pair of Martin Herrick's fantastic multicoil pickups and a Lusithand filter preamp, and they're in the process of being fitted to one of my Bongos. The Herricks are a bit thicker in dimensions than the stock MM pickups, so a little bit of routing was required, but they're in, and the preamp is mounted but not yet wired up. Here's the progress so far: S The bass should hopefully be wired up and back together over the weekend - full report coming then. I might even make a video!11 points
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My blues-rock trio Toredown supported Dr Feelgood at Venue 77, Ipswich last night. Freezing, -3C when I left home at 3.50pm. What should have been a 1hr 5 minute trip took 2hrs 10mins, traffic was a nightmare, got there at 6pm for the 5.30pm setp up 🤪 I needn't have worried as everyone was running late. The Feelgood guys weren't there either, nor was one of the sound guys. I toddled off for a chicken shish, came back whilst the main guys were setting up, although their singer was still not there. Anyhow, all was well. Doors opened late at 7.30, we kicked off at 8pm to a largely filled room. I don't honestly think we could have played any better and we really went down well. A couple of people said they came just to see us! Loads of great comments afterwards, notaby from the gig promoter, MC for the night, DJ and local music celeb, Foz, who said some really fab stuff about us when we had done. One of those real 'warm glow inside, still smiling about it' type of gigs. I didn't stay for all the Feelgood gig as I wanted to head off home before it got too cold/late. Journey home took half as long. Next one is the end of January. I love this band 😍 Awful pic from someone's Facebook page who was there.11 points
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BASS NOW SOLD!!!!!! So after deciding not to sell this bass a year ago and "thinning" things out a bit, I've only gone and bought another bass. So this one really does need a new home. It's had minimal use. I'd like to think that is reflected in it's condition which barring a very small ding (pictured) that it came with is excellent. The finish is stunning, recent setup and it plays a dream and sounds superb. It comes with SKB Fender hard case. I'm based in Northumberland, I've looked into couriers and at the moment it is chaos so it's either collection or I'm happy to travel/meet within reason for extra fuel cost. Unfortunately I don't have any scales to weigh the bass, If I can find some I will do that. I'm not looking for trades. I'll leave a little bit of spec. Cheers. Simon. Precision Bass Ash body Hand-rubbed stain/satin lacquer top coat finish Modern "C" shape maple neck with rosewood fingerboard 20 Medium jumbo frets Satin finish on back, gloss finish on front Posiflex graphite neck support rods S/S pickup configuration American Standard Precision Bass single split coil pickup Master Volume and Master Tone controls Chrome hardware HMV, High Mass Vintage bridge (Strings-Thru-Body or Topload) Nut width 41/42 mm. (41.3)?10 points -
Modulus QW5. 5 string Modulus Quantum for sale. This is the wide string spacing model. Regular Quantum 5’s are 17mm. They then offered two wide spacings- 19mm and 21/21.5 mm. This is the 21mm one, and I suspect that there can’t be that many that were made. It’s basically their 6 string neck, with 5 strings. It is a a bit neck heavy, but a wide strap sorts this completely. Bought it off a fellow BC’er last year on here, and I think that he had it from new. 35” scale. 24 fret with 21mm spacing at the bridge. John East pre-amp. Vol/blend stack , bass/treble stack (pull for bright) , mid/freq stack. Then there’s a passive tone control that pulls for ‘passive’ mode - this works in either passive or active mode. The two knobs nearest the pick ups are 4 way coil taps. Furthest back is rear single coil, next forward is front single coil. Third click is parallel, and last is series. There’s also an LED that I presume is a low battery marker- not sure though. Norstrand pick ups. Custom ordered by previous owner- had to make specifically for the string spacing. I play this a lot at home, and I think maybe one gig last year, but can’t be sure. Idea was to have a passive and active bass, and use accordingly. But I find I’m using the passive 5 for all my gigs, and the Function band deps- just covers everything really. So this Modulus isn’t getting used much, even though it’s probably one of the best basses that I’ve ever owned. Comes with a hard case. Just found out that my scales are knackered, so I’ll have to update the ad with the weight. Bought for £2500, and I did a 5 hour round trip to pick up. So looking to sell for the base price I paid for it. Shipping this is a no brainier no for me, but I can travel to meet up within reason. Unsure about trades, but hit me with what you’ve got. Not in a hurry to sell this, and if it doesn’t sell, then I’ll just keep it, as it’s lovely really. Thanks for looking. Paul8 points -
And as if to qualify my above post, I go to scroll through facebook and the first picture that comes up is this one from the, 'Underdog - Obscure, Trashy and Kool Guitars and Amps' group. How is this not more exciting and pleasurable than a car? 😁7 points
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This is pretty much exactly my outlook on it, with the addition of my enjoyment of restoring/refinishing instruments. Spare money has very little interest to me, but owning and using lots of different basses does. I can leave my money in the bank and let them make money off it, or tie it up in basses I enjoy and I'll make money off it. Seems a no brainer to me. Collecting money seems far more ludicrous to me than collecting basses. I also don't have any other expensive hobbies, golf, photography, etc. Being in the car trade my whole life has left me bored with them, I buy a car for about £1500, keep it until it's not worth repairing and scrap it, typically around 6 or 7 years, so let's say £225 per year, where lots/most pay that per month for theirs. The odd thing to me is that society sees spending £30k on an exceptionally speedily depreciating car as the norm, but spending £30k on something like a bass collection as a 'problem'. You be very hard pushed to spend £30k on basses, to find out in 10 to 15 years time they're only worth £1,500, whereas this is normal for a car. Obviously there are exceptions to this, as with anything.6 points
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I buy basses/guitars fairly regularly. Mostly to try them for fun, things I've not owned before. I only ever buy if the price is right as I want to almost guarantee I can get my money back or even maybe turn a small profit as and when I sell. Though some will always stay with me (unless dire financial situations means I need to sell). I'd rather have a few fun instruments to play than cash in the bank - if I need the cash I can liquidate an instrument in fairly short order. Money in the bank does nothing and earns nothing, so I'd rather enjoy a nice bass for a few months then sell it on (or maybe keep it!) than have cash doing nowt in the bank. I quite enjoy hunting for something interesting, so for me I'd say it's not 'filling a hole' so to speak, it's more a hobby I enjoy and an alternative to having cash savings.6 points
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Small update. Fretboard glued in place (remembered the truss rod, just in time), fretted, tidied up the body shape (and routed for the pickup). Lots and lots of sanding to go, as well as hardware to fit and electronics to sort, but getting there!6 points
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Very seasonal although I have to say I'm not wild about the finish. Bought for lots of strings and notes - chords sound great. Low-end good for a medium scale - reminds me of a stick TBH as I've set the action low so it's a bit clanky. Very handy, light and ergonomic. Passive mode for long stints at the DAW. Very adjustable with that bridge. Ramp as supplied useless at 3mm or so but jacked it up with gaffer tape hence the yellow line below it.5 points
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My Boomslang Nano Piccolo Bass which has a 22.5inch scale. Photo with my Yamaha BBPH to give an idea of it's size5 points
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I feel like the bass equivalent of a someone that saves wounded animals from death, heals them and releases them back into the wild.5 points
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Here’s mine - a 2013 MIJ Mustang. I swapped the dark tort plate for a plain white one. It’s the first and only short scale I’ve owned. Initially I got it due to a shoulder injury, but it’s got a sound and attitude all of its own which made it a keeper. With flats it has a smooth, almost acoustic bass sound. With rounds it’s got a midrange snarl and punch. I still love my long scale basses (especially for drop D tuning etc) but my Mustang adds a very usable, quite distinct flavour of its own which is well worth having.5 points
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Fat bottomed girls. Queen4 points
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From today until Christmas I'm taking a whopping £250* off the asking price - so grab a British, handmade bargain while you can!! *£1000 is the price for a cash sale. Trade value is still £1250.4 points -
Well, I've got a confession to make. I put two guitars up for sale and pre emptively bought a guitar from the profit I have yet to make.4 points
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Haha, just read half this thread, got bored and went off to the marketplace4 points
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This guide to how a whole range of effects work from the now, sad.y defunct “Monkey FX” is brilliant and hilarious - well worth a read… http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/fxguide.html How a compressor works explained through the medium of tiny monkeys.. Compression Picture the scene. Sicily, 1947. A monkey. With a volume pedal. He has tinnitus, so he doesn't like loud noises, but needs things to be a certain volume level in order to hear them, poor little mite. He is wearing headphones. When you play, if it's too loud, he turns the volume down a little. If it's too quiet, he turns it up. He can do this quite quickly if he wants, but there's a big dial in front of him, telling him how fast he's allowed to turn the volume control. There's another control that determines how loud his headphones are compared to your guitar. Pop the little chap in a box and paint it (traditionally) blue and off you go. Oh, it might be a good idea to replace him with some sort of electronics gubbins, to save his poor hearing. Some compressors allow you to have a little effect loop in between your guitar and his headphones, so that you could (for instance) have him only listen to the bass part of your guitar sound, but work the volume control according to that.4 points
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I have recently given it away now to a local council run music service for young people. So it will be well used and i feel good. 👍🏾🎵🎶🔉🔊4 points
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Hi guys, Status bass incoming, a series 2 (or could be an Empathy) headless 4-string in very good condition. Pics to follow (and will pose with a 2021 Jaydee)3 points
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Mk 1 Bergantino B Amp. Very good condition. I’m second owner. Running latest firmware with compression and distortion options. I bought as a back up and it hasn’t been out of the house since I bought it. Selling as it’s too good to use as a home practice amp. I have original packaging .3 points -
Are you OK, Tim..? Are you sure..? A lie-down, maybe..?3 points
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Just to close out on this thread, I sent the Micro Thumpinator back to Max at SFX and he identified the problem as something fried in the power supply. I flipped my meagre pedal board over and to my horror realised that the micro switches for the output used to power the Thumpinator were set to 18v and not 9v. It’s most likely been like this for a while so I think we can chalk this one down to ‘user error’. Anyway, Max repaired my unit for a very reasonable sum and returned it to me promptly. Case closed.3 points
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Green Onions ～ Booker T & The MGs3 points
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Here's Tom doing his thing, and sounding amazing on his Bongo 6. Also, the drummer is INCREDIBLE.3 points
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Agreed. Much nicer looking too. I'm mortified when bargains like this come up in the UK and I have no (practical) access to buying them. Then again, it's probably a good thing. Otherwise I'd have a garage full of 40kg Trace Elliott cabs by now. 😆3 points -
Shouldn't it be a Wango?3 points
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These! I look at the buying habits of most of my friends - cars, tech, clothes, bikes (and we're talking £5k+ pedal bikes here) - stuff all bought for the pleasure of buying/owning them as opposed to any need and usually associated with 75% hit on value the moment they walk out of the shop, it makes me feel a whole lot better about the fact that I probably break even on the stuff i buy for pleasure, mostly music gear (although this doesn't include the recording tech I use for work on which I take a similar 75% hit on value but that to my mind is different). And I love buying bits and making basses, usually selling them for around what they cost me, but again, deriving some pleasure without incurring any costs. There are far worse ways of using cash 👍3 points
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I've done this in the past. And will probably do it again in the future. 😃3 points
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They are arguably my favourite band so it’s criminal I’ve only seen them 3 time. But Leeds arena show was fantastic. Other times I’ve seen them it’s been pretty much a greatest hits set. However, this time lots of deep cuts and a handful of new songs. Although I was miffed they didn’t open with Plainsong. Plus Twilight Sad in support 🖤🖤🖤3 points
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I get all of this ^^^^^ It’s the “releases them” bit that I have to work on personally!!3 points
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For sale is a beautiful Sandberg California TT4 bass in perfect condition. no scratches or dents (still has the film on the pickguard), not even a year old. 3.7 Kg I send more photos to interested! Thank you Daniele2 points -
This is Yamaha’s latest silent double bass, with amazing microphone and emulation preamp. Comes with frame extension and knee support to feel like a full size 3/4 double bass, includes a stand and thomastik spirocore strings. The bass is in mint condition, loks and feels like new. The full set costs 4.600€, asking 2700£ for it I can consider trades/partial trades for vintage or custom shop Fender instruments, Fodera, F bass, moolon, etc2 points -
The Ken Smith BSR-EG Five Quilted Maple AAAAA top is SOLD2 points -
I'm selling my Traben Chaos Core "Whisky Burl" 5 String as I've just got too many basses, so grab a bargain. I got this imported from the U.S.A at some considerable cost back in 2010 and have not been disappointed with it at all. It's the more conservative looking bases from the Traben range and it's quite rare to find one of these in the UK these days (especially a 5-string) with the Aguilar pre-amp and Rockfield active pickups. They're quite versitile as both single coils and humbuckers and with the five-way switch you can change the setup instantly (see diagram below). I've recorded two albums with it and the Aguilar OBP-3 pre-amp really sounds great for recording and live work. The Rockfield pickups really sound great (why they've never made replacement bass pickups in this range is beyond me). The 5 string neck is wide and flat yet really comfortable. Its set up nicely and its never let me down. Specs are: BRIDGE: Chaos internal bridge SCALE: 35" NECK CONSTRUCTION: bolt on PICKUPS: two Rockfield® humbuckers ELECTRONICS: Aguilar OBP-3 pre-amp CONTROLS: three-band eq with volume and five-way switch BODY: Royal Paulonia TOP: burled maple FRETBOARD Rosewood NUT synthetic There's a "2" stamped on the back of the neck which I think means it was a second but as far as I can tell, the reason for this is some white paint on the battery compartment protective film as seen in the pic. Protective film can be removed if you want. I think the straplocks on it are Dunlop. Looking for £320.2 points
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I was looking at that green hot rod too...2 points
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Hmm... my £800 car is three years with me. That means I'm £89,200 in profit! No wonder economists are the biggest risk to the future of this planet...2 points
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Update! Just got a Prunes and Custard pedal - one randomly came up for sale locally and the guy dropped it off at work for me the next day! It’s fantastic, it has the same sort of response as a Bassballs (which I’m a fan of) but with a really wet and scattered distortion sound. I also got a Qtron + which I bought a while ago but has been delayed. Sounds quite different to the Qtron I think, will need to properly compare. Also seems a bit noisy in some modes but I’ll give it a proper going over at the weekend. I spent ages comparing the Mutron to the Maxon and what threw me a bit is that the low mode of the mutron sounds the same as the high mode of the Maxon. Once I worked that out (they must affect different frequency ranges) I got them sounding identical. You might think it’s crazy but I’ve even been thinking about a pedalboard with 6 of my faves, probably one of those that doesn’t require Velcro. I can leave the shelf at home!2 points
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Dancing with tears in my eyes - Ultravox2 points
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Please delete2 points -
Fifteen Years - The Levellers (add them up 😉)2 points
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Well, four years ago I'd probably have bought it... Nowadays I'm trying to reduce my bass complement. Without success, I might add...2 points
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Of course, change any part of the system and there's a chance you'll change one or more tonal aspects of the instrument - i swapped an ebony bridge for a graphite bridge and it sounded like a different bass at first - but those changes are not always improvements (much like a Badass Bridge on a Precision), and they don't always solve inherent characteristics of the instrument.2 points
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Sounds like a courier company. It also puts me in mind of the old word processing equipment company Wang. They used to answer the phone with that office's location, for instance, "Hello, Wang UK." Fairly innocuous until they had a temporary, exhibition office in Cologne.2 points
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Clever Trevor - Ian Dury & the Blockheads2 points
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My right thumb is my busiest digit being used for much despised techniques (on BC anyway 😁) as thumping (to borrow Larry Graham's word for it) and double thumbing. For regular fingering (oo'er missus) it kinda floats all over the place.2 points
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Barrel jacks are the Bar Steward spawn of Beelzebub.2 points
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Christmas shopping in a local market town this week I popped into the Cash Converters. Ended up leaving with not one, but two basses 🤣. Both were well priced and desperately looked like they needed some saving, struck a deal and within 6 hours both instruments are now 100% and setup like a dream (Ibanez RS900 and Yamaha BB425X). The Ibanez was definitely just to faff with it for a bit and then move on (I think I have someone lined up already !) but the BB might get some use, don't need it but it was cheap enough to not feel guilty about it (unlike the 2 Dingwalls cough cough)2 points
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Must admit Bargain Hunt is a real favourite of mine, Christina Trevanion makes me come over all unnecessary !! 😛 John 😎2 points
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small difference, but the mutron sound on the MK3 is pretty pretty. 💎2 points
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The wonderful Alan Spenner (Wal JG series) The wonderful Percy Jones (Brand X) - Wal The wonderful Bernard Edwards - 1977 Musicman Stingray (I know the bass has been mentioned before - no disrespect to John Taylor, but you can’t beat Bernard playing it). Boz Burrell - Fender Precision fretless Andy Fraser - Gibson EB3 Jack Bruce - Gibson EB32 points
