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For sale , 2 months old BFR 77 of 105 worldwide , stunning bass, ash body 8.7lbs comes with Hipshot de tuner inc uk delivery , or collection welcome , sale only cheers WITHDRAWN20 points -
Update (22 April) : Price dropped from £2950 to £2750. Ok, I've hummed and hawed about selling this for a while but decided now to move it on. Was my main gigging bass for a few years but now the (lighter) Deakey P bass is getting all the action. Ash body with a really vibrant sunburst, nice dark rosewood fingerboard. Strung with Ernie Ball flats (medium/high tension allowing you to dig in) and the foam strip is fitted under the bridge ashtray. Lovely low action with no buzz. It really plays a dream. There's a small repair to the scratchplate at the jack end - it had cracked at the end, professionally done using a small black washer for a discrete fix. Has Schaller straplocks fitted, the originals are included. The bridge pickup cover is a genuine Fender replacement part. B width neck. 10lbs on the bathroom scales. Non original Fender case included. Happy to field any questions.9 points -
I’ve not written a new bass day post before but if I don’t do it for this bass I’ll never do it. I sold my flat at the end of 2022 and my partner and I are now renting somewhere together (i.e. a home that could house two people and bass gear) while we save for a new place together. I figured that this is probably the only time I’m likely to have the cash balance to justify acquiring my dream bass (even if only for a while) so I went for it. Shortly before Christmas, I was lucky enough to have my prayers/wanted ad answered by a kind member of this forum and acquired my holy grail bass: Please meet the newest member of the family, a beautiful Wal Mk III 5-string with shedua facings. It’s absolutely thunderous and everything I hoped it would be: the preamp is a dream, the B string has the smoothness of my Warwick Streamer’s mixed with the raw aggression of a Stingray, and the gorgeous tiger-esque facings seem to move in the light. I’m sure like many folks on here, I’m a big fan of Justin Chancellor’s playing with Tool (I tried quite hard to avoid saying I am a big Tool fan/fan of Tool there) and the preamp gets me in the tonal ballpark (my playing is miles away from his though, sadly). While not really on topic for the NBD post, I was lucky enough to bump into Justin Chancellor when Tool were in London last year. I was entirely starstruck and stunned into incapacitation for a short while before recovering my senses enough to ask him if he wouldn’t mind signing a wedding card I was carrying for my brother and his now wife as they met owing to a mutual Iove of the band. He was very gracious and my partner and I seem to take it in turns to wear my/her hoodie that he gave to me at the show. Anyway, back to the post… If you happen to see me posting basses and pedals in the classifieds over the next few months, this is the reason why. A big thanks to those that helped make this happen, particularly @dyerseve and @TrevorR. May you all get your holy grails in 2023!8 points
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Sometimes you just need to play more than one instrument! Thanks to Ableton Live here's piano, bass violin and Chapman Stick in one seamless, unedited live performance. Enjoy! Kevin8 points
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Now SOLD thanks everyone for your interest. My SB14 is up for sale - in a nutshell a slightly downsized/more compact Stingray, lighter weight and with a slimmer 'jazz' neck. I've owned this from new and it's in great condition. Candy apple red on a basswood body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets and 38mm nut, 34 inch scale. Truss rod adjustment with spoked wheel at heel end. Ceramic MM pickup, three way switch giving series, parallel and single coil operation with hum cancelling phantom coil. Active pre amp with volume, treble, middle and bass controls – centre notched with boost and cut. Single 9v battery compartment. All the controls are noiseless and work as they should. The bass weighs 8.6 lbs and is fitted with Marvel straplocks. The bass is in great condition with no dings, dents or scratches. The only mark is a small chip just in the lacquer top coat by the jack socket which I have tried to photograph. The maple neck has matured to a nice honey colour. There is a small amount of fret wear but it's worn flats most of its life so it's fairly minimal. The pickguard has faded a little from white to an off white. It's strung with a very mature set of TI flats, you'll either relish their tone or immediately want to bin them for something new. Comes with it's correct gig bag which is also in great condition. Collection only from Horsham I'm afraid where you are welcome to try out of course. I have no case or packing so please don't ask if I can post. Sorry no trades either as I'm downsizing my collection. Thanks for looking.8 points -
Fantastic gig for us. The bands first trip to Aylesbury - home town of our guitarist, so very well attended. Venue (I believe) is fairly new. Called The Petri Dish, It's a rennovated shop on the high street, but done really well. We play originals, but to pad out to the requested 60min set, we added a few covers. One of them being Staring at the Rude Boys. We found out a couple of hours before doors open Ruts DC guitarist Leigh Haggarty would be in attendence. Cue squeaky bum. I played my Nate Mendel P bass through and Orange Bass Butler through my Little Bass Thing effect return through Orange 2x10 & 2x12. Great venue, great sound, great crows, great night.6 points
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Not one but two shows over the weekend. My little 80s goth duo loaded up the car with our surprisingly large amount of equipment for a duo and headed back out to The Barge in Honeystreet... I was pleased because I had also decided to dust down my Thunderbird and bring it back out of retirement. In addition, my Blackstar amp would be getting its first outing in a live setting. The Honeystreet set was a lot of fun. We took the slightly ambitious punt on doing the Jim Steinman produced Sisters of Mercy classic "This Corrosion" as a duo. Against all odds, I think the audience picked up on us meaning business so it went down well. Saturday was an old school friend's 50th and having cleared half the pub with the loudest intro music ever (must check the levels next time!) - from the Lost Boys soundtrack's Cry Little Sister, we set about playing a load of original stuff from our forthcoming debut. Playing to the few people who were really getting into it, we then slowly won the crowd over with a few well chosen covers. We then dropped the kit back home, went for a curry and drank our own bodyweight in lager. The highlight of my night was being approached by a guy off his head on cocaine who told me I "dressed like a pimp". Apparently now if I have any problems in Devizes, he will sort them out for me. To be honest, I wasn't anticipating any problems but it's great to have that one in reserve.6 points
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Now withdrawn 😎 Letting go my immaculate Sadowsky NYC Modern 4 as I am finding I am using my Will Lee 5 and Fodera New Standard Monarch 4 more frequently due to the requirements of my Steely Dan covers band. It is a 2014 build and will come with the Sadowsky ProPortaBag, new pics attached, static dust a nightmare😉no dings or knocks or buckle rash this is the spec: BODY | Macassar Ebony on Chambered Okoume Mahogany NECK | Maple with Thin Matte Nitro Finish FINGERBOARD | Ebony, 12" Radius, 1 1/2" Nut Width, Vintage Tint PICKGUARD | HARDWARE | Black PICKUPS | Sadowsky Soapbars WEIGHT | 7.59 lbs. PREAMP | Sadowsky Preamp with Vintage Tone Control | STRINGS | SBS45 • Blue (Stainless Steel 45-105) Available to try near York and courier is possible at buyers discretion. Will consider offers around £3500 or possibly Vanderkley cabs in px or Will Lee 4 🤔or how about a Fodera Monarch 5 v Hit me up guys 😎5 points -
Ideally I am looking for a specific trade. I would like to get a lightweight 4 string Sandberg California ii VS4 or VT4 (That's Sandberg's P and PJ models, 4 string). They do turn up with weights as low as 7lb (3.17kg) but I would consider anything under 7.5lb (3.4kg). I'm not looking for anything heavier and because of my injuries I will have to bring scales with me for any meet up / trade. The lighter the better. I'm quite flexible about colour / fretboard / active or passive etc. The weight is the most important thing. The bass I am offering in trade is a Sandberg California ii TT5 Superlight. It's 5 string, 34 scale, 45mm nut Adjustable bridge string spacing between 18mm to 19.5mm. I have weighed it on my Kitchen Scales and it is 3.03kg which is 6lb 11 oz There is no neck dive. Electronics: It has the Sandberg Black Label stacked J pickups so there is zero hum, but instead of the usual preamp it has an East J-Retro Deluxe - specs are here: https://www.east-uk.com/product/j-retro-01-deluxe/?v=79cba1185463 It does Bass boost, mid cut and boost with a mid freq control, Treble cut and boost, passive tone, bypass in case the battery dies, a push-pull to get an even higher presence boost, and another switch with a set mid blend. The pickups currently have black tape over them as I like that look! Too many years of playing EMGs only I think. Body and Neck: Cedar wood with a Norwegian Maple neck. The black dots on the 'board are stickers. I added them because I needed them! They are non-residue removable webcam cover stickers. Took me ages to get them lined up with a ruler and tweezers! Hardware: Sandberg's own super lightweight tuners and massively adjustable bridge. The strap buttons take a normal strap but are also Schaller strap lock compatible. It comes with Sandberg's nice gigbag too. Strings: It is currently strung with a brand new set of D'addario Pro Steels. 45-65-85-105-135 (I added the slightly heavier B string) Photos: So if you have a suitably light weight Sandberg VS4 or VT4 then please let me know. I'm not interested in other basses (I don't think Sandberg have made any Superlight Spec Central models yet). I'm in Northants, sort of between J15A and J16 on the M1. Happy to meet halfway for the right trade. If someone wants to buy then £1300 ono, collected or meet up. thanks5 points -
Here for sale is a Licensed by fender Mighty Mite neck with excellent Gotoh reverse tuners. Postage is possible. 41mm nut5 points -
The First Coat is the Deepest - Rod Stewart5 points
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I Second That Emulsion ～ Japan5 points
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I refer you to the clothes sizing thread, from which they’ve clearly taken inspiration!5 points
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Our return to The Coach House, Paignton on Saturday night was well received, although it could have been just a bit busier. Still, those there were very complimentary. Second outing for the Stealth Bongo, and absolutely loving it. Also, second assault on my headstock by the guitarist’s Pete Townsend windmill impression during Won’t Get Fooled Again (as per last week, and first Bongo outing), and still no dink.5 points
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Just acquired this beautiful pre-loved Panther Special from our own cattytown.4 points
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First outing with new (to me) prog Jazz rock band - all originals. A good evening out with a small but appreciative audience. The usual game of keeping the blunders as well hidden as possible, which for the first time out in this line up we did well. You can just see how we contained our drummer :), the eagle eyed will spot the Barefaced cab - Dubster being used with a fretless Warwick I had forgotten the joys of loading kit into the car, have an early meal, leave home at 5, drive for an hour, setup, play 2hrs +, pack kit up, drive home and sleep..... How did I ever do this when I had to work for a living as well.4 points
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Sold Up for sale is my favourite rig. I'm open to offers for a small cab along the lines of a 1x12 or 1x10 but happy to discuss. I will split or sell as a whole as I'm no longer gigging so this is fair to much rig for home use. This is a great amp I purchased in 2021 from PMT and is registered with Ashdown so had most of its 5year limited warranty left. Been gigged a handful of times so is in great condition. The cab is a 4ohm 4x10 rated at 1200watts RMS made by Mike Walsh of Zoot when he used to make amps and cabs (Purple Chilli) it's neodymium drivers so is in the low 20kgs easy to lift on your own dimensions 620mmx660mmx440mm. Please feel free to ask questions your more than welcome to come try it out but due to size/weight and the usual collection would be the best bet for this. Will consider offers on smaller cabs such as 1x10/1x12/2x104 points -
Top night at the Bowling Green, Horwich. Busy all night with a decent dancefloor from the first song, moving to packed from about halfway through the first set. By the middle of the second set we were moving mic stands backwards and I had to give a few dancers a gentle nudge to prevent them from joining us onstage. Punters were very well oiled and right on the edge of crashing into us, but it was all out of enthusiasm. With such restricted room, the Ibanez SMS 1005 came into its own. Our singist, who has become used to avoiding the bass headstock on cramped stages was most grateful for the headless. I've mentioned before that this is our last year, and we're all milking every ounce of fun from it. Combine that with a great crowd and we found that extra 5% you get sometimes. Best we've played in quite a while. I still can't take a decent selfie though!4 points
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Ok, time passes. Still many barriers to overcome, but with the aid of a 4-wheel walker, have managed a 1.5 mile circuit of Tavistock town centre and park. There is still pain, and unexpected instability to deal with, quite apart from needing personal care for some things. Still uncertain as to regaining the superpower of putting on my own shoes and socks!4 points
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Stonking gig last night at my local club. We usually get a few friends turn up when we play this place so we asked the proprietor to open 15 minutes early at 6:45 so we could load in and get a bit of a sound check. Alas the punters had other ideas and it was standing room only by 7:15. Amazingly we did manage to get a decent sound - suspect I was slightly on the loud side as I was using my Fallout bass which is a bit hotter than my Mustangs. A guy and his wife traveled from Dewsbury (about 40 miles) to see us and brought a big bag of party wigs which he dumped near the stage - wasn’t sure what this was about...then on the second number he got up and danced his heart out and got all the punters going, distributing wigs for them to wear. It was like having a 70’s glam Bez 😂😂😂 All in all another great night, next week we venture into the dark lands on the other side of the Pennines so we’ll see if our run of great gigs continues.4 points
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Watching the "for sale" ads I can see that there are many of us who are downsizing or clearing out gear which we aren't using. I, for one, have far too much gear but that doesn't stop me from acquiring more. I also note that at the moment many members are selling to fund other purchases because seemingly money is tight. Between us all we must have enough parts for several builds which would be more cost effective if we could trade x for y in the marketplace. I'm looking for a gold bridge and gold tuners but have a chrome high mass Fender bridge and numerous chrome tuners that I would trade and others might want. Same with pedals which I'm sure are on peoples GAS list. I know that money is tight - the news tells me so - why can't we go back to the good old days where we could barter two fish for half a sheep? I'm putting this out there to gauge whether there would be any interest in adding a "Swap/Trade" option to the Marketplace.3 points
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This is off the new album Ziggy Stardub they’re dropping tracks slowly3 points
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2022 Fender Strat , probably needs no introduction at all. This is the player plus version, with noiseless pickups and locking tuners (very handy). Acres of tone and fun with the humbucker on board, just needs a new home. Couple of nicks on body just from being used - can’t really photo them well. Will post in UK3 points -
My L2500 Tribute3 points
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The poster had a typo, said it ws a Corvid safe environment.3 points
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My rig from last night , photo from home. Lightweight , a ton of headroom , and thick warm tone. Berg HDN 210, Forte amp and Monique preamp.3 points
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RIP Gary.3 points
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Knights In White Satin - Procul Harem3 points
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Played a large music bar in town last night which is a regular gig. I thought we were sounding pretty good and the guitarist had a great sound (he's changed from a Les Paul to a Telecaster and the sound is now much clearer than before). He was playing through the venues Orange Valve head and a 4x12. In fact after the second song I actually shouted over to him what a great sound he had. That was probably the wrong thing to do, as it fueled his egotistical guitar brain and he went straight for the master volume! At the break the sound engineer came up to us and said that one of the barmaids (it's a big bar with a capacity of 900, over two levels, and she was working at least 50 feet away) had complained that she couldn't continue working as the guitar was so loud. He said the guitar sounded fantastic but it was the loudest he had ever heard a guitar being played at that venue and the guitarist had to turn down before he sent the bar staff deaf. For the second half the guitarist turned way down and I had to listen to him through the monitors (which sounded, in comparison, like a ukulele played through a cheap transistor radio). Next time he plays I've told him to bring his 15 watt Fender pro junior, which is what he usually plays through, and he'll not be able to make anybody's ears bleed.3 points
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This has recently come into my posession, a lovely old MK4 GP11 preamp - judging by the numbers inside, it was made in May 1985. It needs some rehabilitation and a gallon of contact cleaner before being put to use but it's super cool! The build quality is fantastic. 😃3 points
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Fender 1977 / 78 Vintage Jazz Bass With Original Case.. Pickups date 1977 Pots date 1977 Serial number dated 1978 Comes with a heavily worn original case. The body has had a refinish at sometime. Low action with new strings. Beautiful example of a vintage Fender Jazz bass that can actually be played , gigged and enjoyed with the added satisfaction that it will go up in value. £2500 bank transfer. Free UK postage with UPS. Also on eBay with a video showing case.2 points -
Borrowing your son's bass so you can play support to them. Come on Dad, sort your s**t out! 😁2 points
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Not sure if this has ever been put in here but with the new mix from Roger waters he can’t moan at a bit of dub!2 points
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About the same price as a round of beers in Stockholm.2 points
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Sometimes it’s little adjustments and fettling which makes a bass feel ‘yours’ and in a weird way, even more satisfying than one that’s perfect out of the box (or does the HB come in a carrier bag!)2 points
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Id better hide mine then 😁2 points
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Got to say I do agree with Ash! I'm not entirely sure on the point of calling attention to all these auctions with days left to go. The majority of the action happens in the dying hours so the price mentioned in the original post will never really be of meaning as price will climb as the clock counts down on the auction! Not sure it classifies as wierd or wonderful either! Subjective I know... but a neck is a neck.2 points
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Thank you for the kind messages. @NickA Great story about the professional jazz player asking for a go. Did you let them and what did they think? I’m very fond of Warwick basses too but they are different beasts as I’m sure you know very well. The only other bass getting a look-in at the minute is my Streamer. I did check the database and found it invaluable. It’s amazing how many Wals have been refinished and changed over the years. This one is about 20 years old but is in pristine shape (well, until Wal take a look and tell me otherwise). The previous owner(s) definitely seemed to look after it, and I’m grateful for that. A maple MkII 4-string would be lovely but I’m not so much of a Tool fanatic that I can’t see that this has everything I’d look for in a bass. I’ll never play like Justin Chancellor, Geddy Lee or any other celebrity Wal user, so I won’t try to mimic their Wal basses when this lovely bass is out there. Geddy’s jazz may be a different matter though! @TrevorG I don’t really want to talk exact prices but I bought it in December during the same few weeks that I saw four or five other Wals sell through Bass Direct and Bass Bros (typically they’re on Instagram and never even make the website, and were a mix of MkIs, MkIIs, fretted and fretless) and I’ve seen several more go there and elsewhere in the last couple of months. Prices have been around £6,500-£9,500 and this was in that range. Given that even if you’re on the list and can place an order next week you’re looking at about £8,000 for a base model 4-string, for the right bass the used prices aren’t always crazy. I’m not sure I could want a bass more than this so getting my dream bass now for what I considered a reasonable price (for that bass, rather than a comment on whether such sums are every reasonable) seemed a price worth paying.2 points
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I just cropped the rear photo and it is indeed made in the U.K. @silverfoxnik. Love mine. GLWYS.2 points
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I started using classical position relatively recently, to help combat my poor posture that was leading to back/knee pain -- it lets me keep my back straighter (when I'm mindful of it). For me it's actually closer to how my basses hang on a strap, as you say it's definitely easier to play in the higher registers.2 points
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Just noticed that this is a proper 2- channel amp - how cool is that! 😎2 points -
I’m not sure this is true. I’ve seen “vintage” instruments that have been fakers sold by shops and private sellers. Yes, every buyer *should* do their due diligence, but many don’t. Some are conned by the allure of a vintage bass and don’t know what they’re doing. They just assume vintage = quality and an investments they can’t lose out on. Personally, if I were listing this I’d be forensic about it and totally honest. If you’re asking what’s top money for a “players” (I.e. messed about with) bass it’s only fair to do so. I’d also ask quite why the entire bass was stripped and pickups removed… Perhaps I expect more from people.2 points
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I make no assumptions about your age or experience here, but for me it was a bit eye opening how things have changed. I play bass in an originals band for a bit of fun and here’s what the band leader did to get us gigs: - Paid for a professional video to be made (university student did it for £250 and it was incredible) - Got a social media presence with another young person managing it (this was someone in their 20s) who set it up and did whatever they do - Played a gig at a mates pub which was rammed with all our friends and used that for gig photos and to invite promoters - contacted a booking agent with all this info - made contact with similar bands on other areas (in the 90s and early 00s, this was how we needed up gigging by doing gig swaps!) It sort of worked. We got a few gigs pre covid that paid money and we even did some cool parties and stuff. It takes a huge amount of energy. In the covered band I’m in now we have a booking agent who tells us the dates and sends us the cash.2 points
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This video isn’t an exhaustive run through of the history of British Blues, but a whistle-stop journey through the highlights. By and large, it helps to set up what I imagine is a course exploring the players and iconic lines. Perhaps those with expert knowledge can suggest some reading material and Greg can add that to the YouTube description or website? Given I play this stuff almost every weekend the course isn’t going to be for me, but I imagine we all with you the best of luck with it. There’s some wonderful music here that’s at risk of being consigned to history as culture moves on.2 points
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Everybody!!! Those you've listed and Management companies, members of other band you'd like to tour with, venues, studios, in fact anybody who might have contact with other musicians. Emails cost nothing!! Also try bands who are going on tour shortly to see if there is an opening for a support band.2 points
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DI on the end is the Orchid Electronics Micro. 9 volt was powered by USB2 points
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Arghhhh! It's like staring into the face of God! Beautiful bass. You won BassChat!2 points
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There. Fixed it for you2 points
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