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Fender Japan FSR Aerodyne Jazz Bass. Reduced to £895 Candy Apple Red. Rare no pick guard model. Cream binding and smoked chrome hardware. Made only for the Japanese market. Very few of these basses made it to the UK Weight 7.8lbs Stunning instrument. Sounds great. Great condition apart from a tiny ding on the front of the body below the fretboard.(see picture) Plus a couple of marks on the back difficult to see. Other marks on the photos are just reflections - really tricky bass to photograph and do it justice. Includes Hiscox case I’m in Malvern, Worcestershire Happy to drive to meet up half way within reason Could post for £4011 points -
Took possession of this lovely a couple of hours back 🤩 Built for me by the extremely talented, and local, Mark Provan of Bonnywood Guitars in a remarkably short space of time. Link to the build diary is below.8 points
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I’ve been reading this tread for quite a while now and it’s really interesting! Fantastic analysis of the preamp too! I'm building a copy of a MK1 too at the moment, i own 3 Wal's (MK1 fretted, MK1 fretless and a ProIIe fretted). As a Wal addict i've always wondered if I was able to build one with the same quality... This one will be strung BEAD. I'm gonna use a lusithand double NFP special preamp with Turner Multicoil PU's, i'm gonna add a Jensen Jt-db-e transformer fot the balanced output. An ABM 3704 MKII bridge. I just had aluminum knobs lathed and black anodized, and made a copy of the wal output (Neutrik chassis with switchcraft jack). Mahogany body with ebony facings.. Still a lot of work ahead! I will soon start a new thread with my build diary.8 points
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I talk a pretty good game and probably come off like I'm trying to be a big shot. And things are going pretty good for our band Maple Road and our acoustic offering " She's Right I'm Left" Me; "Proper stages, lighting rigs, and competent sound guys have become increasingly important to me in my advanced years. Lol" We played anacoustic gig tonight a In Delafield at The Befre. Good gig however the accommodations smacked me back into reality. Lol Daryl8 points
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So I popped down to Bass Bros yesterday and came away with a 79 Fender P bass. It's a bit of a mutt, with a non-original scratchplate and a nice Lindy Fralin pickup. In addition, I've swapped out the bridge for an old Badass 2 and put on heavier gauge strings. As you can see, it has been stripped, but thankfully they did a much better job than I did when I stripped a 77 P bass years ago! It plays nicely, but I think that it could do with a touch more relief in the neck, which I hate doing myself on old Fenders so it might be going to a tech for a pro setup as soon as I get a chance. Not exactly one for the purists, but it has the feel and vibe of an old Fender, sounds great and as a bonus is reasonably light compared to my old 78 Precision.7 points
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I hoped he'd be selling his 'And Justice For All' bass.... but it doesn't exist..... I'll get me coat..... 🤦♂️😉🤣7 points
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Just a follow up from this gig and on the subject of fees etc, Speakeasy have re-booked us for 2 dates next year with an increased fee with the comment that they're happy to pay more as we're 'well worth it" Makes all the rehearsals and late night load-outs worth the effort when venue owners say things like that and back it up with their own cash.6 points
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Another Ashdown. ABM this time. I have been having trouble with a couple basses not sounding full with with my Ampeg tube heads. I always liked the warmth of Ashdown (had a MAG years ago I took on trade then sold). Used a RM-300 evo ii I bought used and that really helped. Was offered a great deal on an ABM EVO III and jumped on it. I've only had it a few weeks, but I love it. Big, warm and punchy. High praise from me since I strongly dislike virtually all SS heads, which seem to sound two dimensional. Ashdown has the only hybrid amp I've even used that isn't just a gimmick. I used the ABM with the '55 Pbass (w/SIT Power Wounds) last evening via Ampeg Heritage 410. It was to the fantastic level. The '55 never sounded so good. I'm still learning what to adjust on the head, but after a couple songs, I had it about where I left it the rest of the night. I can't emphasize how much an improvement it was for that bass. I was super impressed and wasn't expecting anything like that kind of amazing tone. So far I have only used the ABM with the two basses that were troublesome, so I'm really curious how something like my '64 Thunderbird will sound with it. I'm not sure how it can be improved upon since it didn't need any "fixing," but who knows. Maybe even it can sound even "more betterer!"6 points
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Orange TB Mk 1 in custom sleeve, made by @2x18, on top of OBC112cab.6 points
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Anyone who remembers this guy and what he could do will know exactly what to expect from this Bass, but yes, its a Paulman 5 String Custom and they're becoming rare as the proverbial rocking horse droppings... This one was custom made for my father who is no longer around, about 15 years ago was the last time it was used in anger as a gigging bass, and there a few nicks and bumps that I've tried my best to reflect in the images. She's recently (this week) been re-stringed and given a once over, but is in need of a proper setup on the bridge and the pickups repositioning, which I can arrange for a serious buyer unless they would rather do it themselves. Custom made by Paul McNab who I believe passed away around 2010? He had a reputation for crafting quality instruments and not cutting corners with materials, this thing weighs a ton! Edit 18/7 : the bass actually weighs 4.3kg which surprised me actually, as she feels really chunky compared to my other basses. A generous member of this forum has also been in touch and kindly reached out to Exotic Hardwoods UK for an opinion on the wood "looks like a Sapele body with a quilted dyed Maple top on it with an ebony guitar fingerboard on a flamed Maple neck!" Anyone who has been waiting to find one of Paul's instruments will know they don't often change hands, the last 5 string I can find online was from around 2018. But its time for this one to find a new forever home, as I don't play enough these days to justify owning such an instrument. The list price reflects the rarity as well as the quality of this instrument, and is also not far off what Bass Direct in the UK have already suggested to me if I was to sell it via them, but that means I have to take her down to Warwick! Feel free to make a serious offer, but ideally it will have to be collection from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, or I can probably deliver a reasonable distance or meet someone halfway, long as its not some crazy trek around the M25! International buyers are going to have to do some convincing for me to put this baby in a shipping crate or the like.. and anything of the sort would need to be arranged totally at the buyers expense and insured up the yin yang! **Sorry but the images are in a mess, I can't figure out how to rearrange them using the editor5 points -
I know exactly what you mean, but the exercise is good for them and they'll all sleep really well tonight5 points
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Catching up on some Glastonbury sets on iPlayer and spotted Fat White Family’s bass player on a black BB4145 points
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I plan to make a series of recordings to show some of the features of the wal circuitry. Zobel filters play an important role in forming the frequency response, and my friends' opinions differ greatly - it's almost 50/50 for and against their use. However, I believe that they have found application due to the protruding lower midrange, since the wal pickups are located along the string, and this will inevitably lead to amplification in the lower frequency range. In addition, there are at least 2 nodes in the circuit that introduce distortion, and I think it would also be very nice to show how each block works separately. I hope that today I will be able to make simple sound examples!4 points
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Nice Kazoo!4 points
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Think it has a BA-TER-RY in the preamp now.4 points
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I´ve had this bass listed before but withdrawn it from sale, Here it is again as I really need to thin out my collection a bit. Modulus BassStar SP24 1989 For sale is my beautiful Modulus Bassstar with Koa body. These are pretty rare. The bass has been used a lot, which shows. The body has a lot of small damages and usermarks. The neck is in good condition. All hardware and electronics (vol, pickup select, bass/treble) work like they should. Playability is good. It’s quite a light instrument with its 3,8kg. Fixed low price €1700 I am located in the Netherlands. Pickup is preferred, but I could ship anywhere at buyers risk and expense.3 points -
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Oh, you've played Henley Regatta then ? 😎3 points
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Without weighing in with an opinion one way of the other, with all the times that this subject arises, does anyone actually change their mind? My guessing is no. What we inevitably end up with is pantomime, “Oh, yes it does!” “Oh, no it doesn’t!” In addition, it creates some bad feeling. Maybe we should have a no politics, no religion, no tonewood ruling. 🤔3 points
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Luxury. Sometimes it's the lower corner of a boggy field. ...3 points
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Hi Dave, I was sort of laughing at myself. Here I am going on and on about playing gigs with cool stages, lights and sound. That's what I mean by accommodations. Last night the venue provided us with a small plot of gravel to play on. Lol The gig was in Delafield a very upscale town . Tips were very good last night. We normally have no more than a 30 minute commute one way to gigs. Jenny & Dave usually pick me up in the van ( they don't trust me driving lol). I rarely drive to gigs. Daryl3 points
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Thought I'd test the theory using Bing's AI bollocks image generator. The prompt I used was the ad title, plus 'fretless' as that seemed important, even though the seller didn't appear to think so. So - Warmoth Short Scale Fretless Bass Neck with a Blue Headstock. This was the closest to the prompt - and honestly, the more you look at it, the better it gets.3 points
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Thanks. Personally, I could never justify dropping more than a couple of grand on a Fender (this one was a bit less than that), but I still like the feel and sound of old Precisions. I've never had a Fender that I haven't modded myself (one exception - a 2015 Am Std Jazz in sunburst that I currently use for a Led Zep tribute and probably won't keep once that band finishes), so I've been keeping an eye out for a non all original 70s P bass that isn't too expensive. Hopefully when I get this set up properly, it should be a nice bass and get a fair bit of use.3 points
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I don't know about the rest of the Basschat massive, but I'm loving this thread. A lot of the electronics talk goes straight over my head but its great to see the technical knowledge we have here. To me, this reverse engineering of the Wal sound is like watching chef's reverse engineering the KFC blend of 11 herbs and spices. Fascinating stuff, keep up the good work! 😎3 points
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Absolutely fine with me, it’s a useful and relevant part of the overall investigation into Wals.3 points
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I hope these instruments do not become Floatsam and Jetsam3 points
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One of the benefits of these cabs ( I have the Monaco ) is the dispersion of sound and how well you can hear the cab even though it’s a smaller cab Very impressive cabs3 points
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This is the next one for us, on Sunday 4th August. https://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/artist/fine-lines/3 points
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Great band! Loved the BBC documentary....👍 They were a lot hairier in the 70's though.... Sorry, couldn't resist.....3 points
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Jason Newsted To Part With 60+ Guitars in Official | Reverb News https://reverb.com/news/jason-newsted-artist-shop-preview?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=linkinbio-jasonnewsted&utm_content=bass He's got a load of rare Alembics. I'll never afford one but I can't wait to see them all photographed for the sale.2 points
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Not currently gigging or planning to, but I'd have nae problem wearing my latest headgear purchase onstage. I mean - Tunnocks Caramel Wafers in hat form, go on ya wee scruffbag 👍2 points
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I used to have a Tokai '58 style Flying V but sold it a long time ago to get a vastly more practical Fender MIJ Tele Thinline. The V was a great looking guitar, so if I could get any guitar I'd go for the modern Gibson equivalent which has a list price of £9699. Out of the guitars I have, the one I probably play the most is my epiphone worn black casino, but if I want the sound of a strat my black vintera hardtail strat is as good as any strat I've played.2 points
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Yes, this is very true EZ old man, but the thread also serves another invaluable purpose in that it gently, yet succinctly, unearths tossers. In a tosser-free forum this thread would have occurred once and lasted a page at most with everyone quickly and reasonably agreeing that wood does (or maybe doesn't) affect tone to a lesser (or indeed greater) degree and, as its huge (or possibly infinitesimal) influence on tone is neither quantifiable nor, much more importantly, adjustable, and we'd all have scratched our heads, thoughtfully stroked our chins and retired affably to the pub. Unfortunately, thirty pages in, we haven't got anywhere nearer an answer and that's simply because there isn't a definitive one, which is why people get so hot under the collar. Without @Muzz's spot on appeal for empirical evidence, of which there is none, that vacuum is filled with speculation and opinion, both of which are fine, as long as we realise that's what they are, speculation and opinions, neither of which, in my humble opinion, are hills worth dying on.2 points
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I'm sorry for my late answer. Thank you for your help and for the photos. I haven't got any information about the Satellite brand. Yes, you're absolutely right. This is definitely the same guitar. I made a bigger dig and it showed that this bass was sold 3 times between 2019 and 2024 (my purchase was the 4th). One of the owners was the manufacturer of the recent pickups. It is a small Hungarian one-man brand, called Woodhead. IMO the manufacturer swapped the pickup for the self made one and possibly that was the time when he added the J-type unit. The bridge was original at this point. Later it was updated by the last owner, who swapped the original with a Schaller 3D-4 roller bridge. The link you have posted has taken when the manufacturer of the pickup sold it, so it is his advertisement. Thanks again for your great help.2 points
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Two is not a scientifically meaningful number. And how do you know they are identical. The problem with wood is not that it doesn't make any difference to the sound, but that the effects of a "type" of wood are not consistently replicable from one instrument to the next. Anyone can make two supposedly identical basses that sound different. The real skill would be if they could make 50 or more basses that sound EXACTLY the same.2 points
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Yes, they provided a wonderful plot of gravel for a stage.lol Daryl2 points
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I'll take technique and experience over just about any tech/materials, all day long. For eg, when I started playing P basses 45 years ago I couldnt get them to work at all... mushy, boomy, indestinct..I couldn't make it work. I play a VM P bass now with its stock PU and I can make it punch and grind like crazy. Technique/experience.2 points
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you cant sing harmonies to off pitch singing, I was in a band like that. It's an art to actually sing along with a singer, especially if they change the phrasing from the original2 points
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covers or originals? I wish more people would learn to do BVs, they really fill the sound if (if they're good obviously)2 points
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That pickup looks absolutely terrifying! Beautiful bass, turned out great. Still a fairly plain workhorse as a 51P should be, but in a very elegant way2 points
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You've posted in the wrong forum again 😊2 points
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The wal preamp does indeed have distortions, but they are not caused by the slew rate Here is the frequency response of the non-original, my clone, and below is the frequency response of the original wal preamp. The top graph is single jazz bass pickups, and the bottom is the given diagram of the wal pickups.2 points
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Ok, so she’s getting close to where I want to be. It’s also becoming more difficult to photograph due to reflections. In the Superyacht paint world we talk about distinction of image, in other words how good the reflected image is, and this is where I’m at, wet sanded to 1200 grit then wiped over with Tru-oil from a cotton rag. I’m planning on 1500 grit tomorrow, then 2000 on Friday at which point I’ll stop, leave it to harden for a week or two, before a final polish with a polishing compound. Got to say I’m pretty happy with how this turning out for my first attempt at a Tru-oil finish.2 points
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Including a 3 string Ray2 points
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So to be clear…. You would like me to drive to Bromsgrove, hand over a £1195 bass in exchange for £500 and you will pay off the remaining £400 in instalments?2 points
