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Information below is from the previous owner. I’ve had it only a few weeks but didn’t need a 5 string on my current show (I’m definitely a 4 string player) so this needs to go somewhere that it will get good use! This 34in scale 5 string bass was a product of the Peavey Custom shop in the UK, probably built between 1999 and 2002. As can be seen its made of a generous selection of timbers, mostly ash, mahogany and bubinga at a guess, and I think a rosewood fretboard. It's been completely refinished in Tru-Oil, so very maintainable and rather striking in appearance. The pickups are original, but it is now wired with two volume, one tone and a rotary switch, which gives 3 positions, coils in series, coils in parallel and coil tapped (single coil) so it is much more versatile than the original 2T 2V wiring. Strings are new, control knobs are not standard, and all in all a very pretty and unique instrument. [email protected]9 points -
Well that's a mouthfull. I've been playing Dingwalls for over a decade, starting with a Combustion and working up via an Afterburner 1 through to a Z3, and more recently have pretty much exclusively been gigging a ABII fretless, a mind blowing machine, but that's another story. Sometimes, you just hanker for something different, and I'm a sucker for anything in Lake Placid Blue. So I wandered over to Bassdirect, the dangerously close shop in my home town knowing this beast was there, with an idea I might have a bit of a noodle. Kind of flirting with a friends wife. I don't want to stretch the analogy too much, but she's absolutely a go-er. I can't say this bass is better than my Z3 or ABII Fretless, they are different beasts, but it absolutely is at the same level, and as with all these things on some aspects better. It has a fundamental mid grind and push that the Dingwalls don't do, or at least don't without fiddling, and just doesn't get in the way of your playing. And is very pretty. The shop was busy and I didn't even play through an amp - just a headphone amp - but was fairly obvious what it did. I "accidentally" tripped over a stand and the credit card I was holding fell into the card machine. Took it home and, after maybe half an hour actual playing time, took it out to gig at the festival we were playing that evening. A headline set, moving from the 37" multi-scale fretless I'd been playing the last 18 months to the 34" fretted Ken Smith. Ballsy (read dumb) move. But actually, there were a couple of hairy moments of adjustment, but man this thing kills in terms of sound9 points
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Long story as to the why and the how, but very happy nonetheless. Original 1971 in all it's glory, weighs slightly less than the Titanic but is a joy, plays like butter and sounds like the Precision sound in your head. Bought for s very specific project that I'm now very glad I chose 👍9 points
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No longer available Beautiful Custom Shop blue sparkle relic. I’m really on the fence about shifting this, the main reason being that having owned it from new in 2019, I still favour the sound of a Precision, which is what I’d like to trade for. That said, this is a fantastic Jazz bass and I’ll happily hang onto it if I’m not tempted away. I wasn’t particularly looking for a relic but I tried lots of Jazz’s and this was head and shoulders above the rest. The blue sparkle is an early 60’s custom finish not seen on many Fender bass’s and looks great under stage lighting. The bass is in excellent (relic) condition with no “new” dings. I would sell but definitely will prefer to straight trade for a similar value CS or high-end Fender Precision. Mainly looking for but not limited to: Custom Shop 4 string Poss 70’s Precision Poss AVRI with cash adjustment my way The YT video is a good demo of this actual bass in the shop, that I didn’t actually see until after I bought it! I’m located in the south east and am prepared to travel / meet. I dont want to courier this or another high-end bass my way.7 points -
I did 6-months but.......7 points
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This reminds me of the calamitous gig where Plan B and Mel C tried to cover the whole of Kid A. Let’s not even think about the time ABC preceded XTC at the BBC and poor old Jools needed an EKG. Sorry, Gasman. Carry on. W sounds like a bit of a four-letter type.7 points
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USA made 1991 Peavey Foundation lined fretless bass, in great condition, serviced, set up and plays superb with a slim comfortable neck, well balanced and not heavy at all. Very minor age related marks to the body. The neck and fingerboard are in excellent condtion, no issues with electrics. Can post for an additional £20.6 points -
Mine 😍5 points
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From Gloucester, a few weeks ago, courtesy of See Ya Down The Front photography...5 points
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In Dad's defence, one of the privelliges of aging is getting to say the kind of things that grown ups used to say when you were young. Just an observation, a lot of so-called dance music is extraordinarily boring and self-indulgent. Some of it makes prog rock sound like the Ramones. And yet the creators get away with it because of the cachet that the genre enjoys. As is so often the case in popular music nowadays, people are listening to a narrative rather than the actual music.5 points
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Cute little ‘clean’ board (ie no dirt) to make some giggling use of my 3Leaf Enabler, previously reduced to headphone amp duties at home. Si5 points
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Much like me, my Wife's Hohner The Jack bass is elderly but still beautiful. It's also in great condition considering its 1980s (probably) vintage and it plays extremely well with a lovely low action and no buzzing. And it sounds gorgeous with both great low-end power and midrange punch. It's light too - our bathroom scales say its 3.4kg (7.5lbs) - and is very comfortable on a strap. Probably needs a new set of strings though... Now the downside. In common with a lot of 1980s vintage Hohners, the active electronics no longer work and they've defied my attempts at repair. Somebody with more skill and patience might have more success, but my feeling is that the bass is destined either for passive use only (in which mode it works fine) or have a completely new active preamp installed ('cause the existing preamp PCB is delaminating). It will also need a new battery box or a blanking plate 'cause the ABS of the original battery box has reached its very brittle years. Being a bass (probably) in its 40s, it has a few minor dings. In particular one on the back of the top horn and one on the top edge of the fingerboard at the ninth fret. The Steinberger licenced tuners work fine but they're a bit stiff so probably need a bit of a clean and lubrication. I've tried to illustrate all the downsides in the pictures and they're reflected in the price. The bass is in Brighton and we're happy to entertain anybody who wants to come and have a go on it and/or collect, but we also have a suitable box and lots of bubble wrap, so shipping at buyers expense is also possible. Any non-UK shipping will be Bit of extra info that I failed to include initially: First, the bass was originally owned by Brendan Rothwell, who it appears has gone on to do great bassy things (https://www.brendanrothwell.com). Wonder if he's a member here? Second, we're open to offers or perhaps even trades with dosh either way as appropriate. Anything bass or otherwise noisy might be of interest (although please don't be offended if I respond with an immediate "no" to a broken old banjo - we actually have a fully functioning banjo that nobody here can play anyway). Here's the pictures.4 points -
Well to resurrect an old thread, I did regret selling that modulus but kept a watch out from when I realised - back in 2017 - until 2 weeks ago when I spotted my very own bass up for sale in Some Neck guitars in Dublin. Guess what? We’re reunited and it feels so good…..4 points
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Tonight, I'm gonna party like it's 2008...4 points
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Here’s one I like taken by my Guitarist’s missus at a recent gig. Playing my Fender pupped Chinese tat/custom thing.4 points
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There you go - brain back in gear and...yes I had got it right in any case! So, theoretically, if you loosened it 'x' number of turns then it should tighten back 'x' number of turns without maxing out (on a single action rod, maxing out is usually where it runs out of thread). From the above text, I assume you have taken the neck off. If so (you can do this method fitted, but it's much easier off) try this: - Build two piles of books or magazines (couple of inches high is fine) and space them apart at a distance equal to 1st fret to 16th fret - place the neck upside down (fretboard at the bottom) on the two piles, lined up broadly with the 1st and 16th frets - with one hand, press vertically down on the neck in the middle of the unsupported length - hard enough for it bow a couple of mm of so - while still holding it down, use your other hand to see if the adjuster will now tighten a touch **basically, your hand pressure is now doing the job that the truss rod was trying to do and relieving the tension on it. This should make the adjuster much easier to turn ** - if, with that hand pressure, the nut is still stuck fast, then STOP and seek further thoughts here. - if, though, it now will move, then repeat the above process until you reckon it is back to where it was before you first loosened it. Then string it up, tune it up and then see if your relief is back to where it originally was4 points
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Very fond of mine. I should gig it more often than I do.4 points
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Funnily enough, it's a Parker PB51. It's basically a Flybass that's made in Indonesia with slightly less fancy woodwork. I loved the spalted maple so I had to have it - the EMGs sound great as well.3 points
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Berg AE112 - great sounding cab in good condition with cover. Decided I don't need two berg 12s. Pickup from N Essex - welcome to try. Happy to explore options to meet up somewhere convenient Specs 1 x 12″ Custom Neodymium driver with 7 oz magnet •high intelligibility 1″ tweeter •custom phase – coherent crossover with tweeter level control •power handling – 300 watts rms •frequency response: 40hz – 18khz •sensitivity: 100db @ 1 Watt/1 meter •2 x 1/4″ and 2 x neutrik connectors •impedance: 8 ohms •dimensions: 15 3/4″H x 18-1/2″W x 15″D •40cm x 47cm x 38cm •weight: 31 lbs/14 Kgs And here relaxing on the sofa...3 points -
22 years ago3 points
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I love mine too, great bass3 points
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And don't forget to remove entirely the bullet/nut/adjuster and put some graphite grease over the thread, this will help a lot. Some flat washers may help recover some screwing manoeuvre: it's a very old and effective trick.3 points
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I've been using the Emma DiscumBOBulator as my main filter for years. It sounds great, it reacts quickly, and it plays nicely with an octaver in front. I started using the version 2 a couple of years ago too. It's got more headroom than the first version, so it is a bit better with active basses, and it's also got a seperate 10db boost switch. I love Emma pedals.3 points
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W sounds A bit Nonchalant when it comes to Keeping a band together. It sounds like Everything he does needs to Revolve around him!3 points
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A broken metacarpal which healed with the knuckle of my index finger somewhat lower than it should be means that alternating first and second fingers consistently at speed doesn't work. Most of the time I can cope, but there's a couple of songs that I need to use a plectrum for. At least it's the same one as I use on guitar.3 points
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I have a gorgeous and immaculate custom shop Warwick Thumb NT in walnut that I have owned for many years and it's too nice to take out very often.3 points
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I don't think a bit of paper is gear, s'all good. If that piece of paper magically becomes gear, oh well, it was for a good cause. I reckon this is reasonable.3 points
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Unexpected highlight:3 points
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Find the most comfortable neck that you can. Bonus tips: Experiment with alternative fingering positions Stick with the 5 Everybody will have different approaches - mine is that I base fingering around the 5th fret. That's not to say I don't go below or above it though, it's just the "home" position.3 points
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Used, in excellent condition 2022 model - comes with Sandberg gig bag. Has recently been set-up and freshly restrung. UK sale, meet preferred at the moment. Possible postage pm me.2 points
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It's been almost a quarter century since I used to play bass. Back then I had black Fender P-Bass and I have to say I really missed it. Hopped over to GuitarGuitar and picked up a new Player Series P-Bass in Buttercream. I'm so far out of practice that it'll be like starting all over, but it's sure good to have another of these beautiful instruments back in my life.2 points
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Shortly after the Gretsch arrived , last December. My favourite dive downtown.2 points
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'71. It's a bloody beaut. Alignment of several stars 👍2 points
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What a beauty, I love my '71's, they just feel like home!2 points
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Rhythm (method) Of The Night - Debarge2 points
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I called and asked them why they didn't go 3 x 3 and they couldn't give me an answer. When I asked them why they didn't at least go with a matching headstock, they hung up.2 points
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I've been using Grolschlocks* for about 15 years with no issues. However... I've bought several sets of the "rubber washer" type locks from various places (incl. Fender) and found that without fail, they go hard, brittle and tear or crack after a while. On the other hand, the Grolsch ones stay supple and resilient after years and years of use - including taking straps on and off multiple times. I bought a bag of 100 from eBay in 2009-ish. I've still got loads left. I love 'em. *TM: neepheid 20242 points
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100% reliable. I also went with the RH cable from Designacable who now supply all my cables. Great company. My GLXD has never let me down since buying it and i've used it on stages with many other wireless systems. Dave2 points
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Mine arrived yesterday. Me (mostly) likey - enough to keep it at least. Good: For the most part, well enough screwed together (but see bad/amusing points below) I like how it looks (even though I didn't win the flamed maple lottery, mine is more about wood grain than flame) Neck is well proportioned, and the satin finish is nice (couple of rough spots but acceptable for the price) The roast on the neck is light but appreciable I've always fancied a bound P bass so box ticked there It sounds like a P bass (is it possible to get that wrong these days?) Bad: Tuners are garbage (the D tuner in mine in particular is probably faulty - it gets really stiff and difficult to turn when the string gets up to tuned tension regardless of how backed off the screw in the button is) The pickup has a comically low output (when I first plugged it into my headphone amp set flat (half input gain, half volume) I thought the bass was dead, had to crank the input gain and volume up for it to be heard) A couple of quite nasty fret ends String tree wasn't fully screwed down Amusing: One of the bridge saddles was installed the wrong way round The binding is a tad "wobbly" in places But for all that, it's pretty good - certainly commensurate with its price tag of £150. Last night I addressed most of the shortcomings: Stock strings off (and in the bin) Stock tuners off (and in the bin) and replaced with a set of black Grover minis I had hoarded for years (yay for hoarding!) Bridge saddle removed and flipped round the right way Swarf removed from the nut slots Nasty fret ends ground back (tbf there were only 3 that needed attention) New strings on, full setup (needed a the truss rod slackened off a quarter turn - for a horrible moment I thought I had a high fret but it was that the neck was dead flat) It's playing really well now, I'm pretty pleased with it. The plan is to put an "interesting" pickup in there, currently eyeing up a Lace Aluma-P or a Herrick multicoil. Some pics from last night's fettling session:2 points
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Why do you need amp and cab models? In real life their primary function is to make your line or instrument level signal loud enough to hear over the drummer. All a modelled amp does is give you a pre-set EQ curve with some adjustments, and is out-performed by any number of dedicated EQ modules. A bass cab is essentially just a low pass filter. IME adding amp and cab models to my Helix signal chain makes the overall sound much worse. I do use a couple of guitar amp models mostly because I either like the EQ frequencies or the drive sound. The rest of my patches don't have any amp or cab models and sound all the better for it. Remember that a lot of classic recorded bass sounds are the bass guitar straight into the desk or studio EQ unit, and haven't been anywhere near a traditional bass rig.2 points
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I don't think it is lazyness. People who want new stuff don't go to fender. People who go to fender WANT a jazz bass or a precision bass, and if you provide something else (like a dimension), noone is interested. Frankly if I was head of fender, I would do the same that they are doing, jazz and P basses in different special edition colours, with the occasional radical 'random other pickup somewhere', because that is what fender buyers say they don't want but really do.2 points
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Are you using the EBS preamp with electric bass? I had only seen people using it with double bass or acoustic!2 points
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That's exactly what I do. It feels completely natural and works a treat as I know I have all the notes I'm likely to need within easy reach both above and below the home position.2 points
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Let's Stick Together (turbo version), Bluesfire, Earl Haig concert room. Sunburst AVII 1960 p-bass. I was shattered, pumpedn took and at one point my fingers invented a new riff that wasn't the same as the one my brain was telling them to play.2 points
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It's just a shame that they can't turn off the pile-driver banging away over the music. Can't the works be done at another time, when the festival is over..?2 points
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Do I win a prize for guessing what “W” might stand for if not wrecker?2 points
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A 10 days old video by Roger Sadowsky to start again the debate as it's been a while... And most of the protagonists are certainly really deaf by now. 🫣🤣🤘2 points
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I've just had an email from DPD saying that they are expecting my parcel from Barefaced, and I have a tracking number. I'm beside myself...... Rob2 points
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Another one. Have to sell it, I'm afraid.2 points
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Aye, turned out lovely 🙂 Just in from work, Mark has sent me these photos with a wee note saying he thinks it's time to leave things to settle for a couple of weeks .2 points
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