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    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='250067' date='Jul 28 2008, 11:27 PM']No, you're not alone - I see 11 photos of the 6-string, none of the Flamboyant.[/quote] Hi Molan, Happy Jack - thanks for alerting me to this. I'm not sure what's going on - I can see the photographs (about 8 of the Flamboyant) with my browser - they went up around 10.00pm last night. I'll check from another connection later today and see if I can work something out. I've had messages from other Basschatters who can see the pictures...I'll try to find a solution. ...Oops!...just a thought - the Flamboyant is advertised separately - the photographs of the 5 don't appear in this thread (sorry if I'm misleading anybody).
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    [quote name='Golchen' post='250177' date='Jul 29 2008, 09:04 AM']Amazing looking bass. I sure would love that, and I'd probably go for it if most of my GAS money wasn't set for a drum kit. My playing is so unworthy it would almost be a crime for me to own it! Where in the country are you out of interest?[/quote] Thanks for the comments all - it is a lovely bass. Haha - my lack of talent didn't dissuade me from ownership! Me and the bass are in Manchester - bring an umbrella and a kevlar vest. Cheers, Lozbass
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    [quote name='6stringbassist' post='249639' date='Jul 28 2008, 02:54 PM']Very nice Lawrence, can I ask what you're getting in its place.[/quote] Hi all, pics added (and of the Flamboyant) - thanks for the comments and PMs. What to get? I'm thinking of a commission for a short-scale singlecut five (E-C) - I'm finding that shorter-scales are easy to cope with (reduced tension) and the E-C aids my musicality (it's helped me to get out of a rut and get a bit more melodic!)
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    Pics added and now with a firm price
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    [quote name='molan' post='249627' date='Jul 28 2008, 02:39 PM']Will there be pics of the Flamboyant as well?[/quote] Yes - sorry for the delay - later this evening
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    [quote name='bassjamm' post='249197' date='Jul 27 2008, 10:32 PM']Hi mate, What's the scale length and string spacing...and do you have any pics? Thanks Jamie[/quote] Hi, pics later today (evening I hope) - for now, string spacing is +/- 19mm at the bridge (around 10mm at the nut). Scale length is 35". This is quite a big board but the action is very low and it's not difficult to negotiate your way around.
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    [quote name='MB1' post='248952' date='Jul 27 2008, 03:33 PM']MB1. ....Bringing in the Sheafs?[/quote] Haha - it's to be hoped so! I see you're in M/cr too - nice out...
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    Pics later but more likely tomorrow (make hay etc...)
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    I've never been a fan of Warwicks but have to admit that this is truly spectacular - gorgeous! Good luck!
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    Available until Monday evening - 4th August Hi all, I'm selling this Sei Singlecut 6 and a Sei Flamboyant 5 (please note, the Flamboyant 5 is now sold - this 6 is still available) - both are gorgeous instruments (they simply don't get sufficient play time). The bass comes in a Bass Centre branded Hiscox case in very good but not perfect condition. The price is a firm £1375. A few details: Top: Thuya Neck: ash and maple Board: Macassar Ebony Circuit: Bartolini 3 band Pickups: Bartolini String spacing: 19mm (around 10mm at the nut) Nut: 58mm; neck width at 24th fret is 95mm The neck is very slender front to back - the board is wide but still fast. The action is very low. The bass was set up by Ged Green in Manchester with Overwater light strings about 3 weeks ago and has had little play time since. Condition is excellent - there are a couple of tiny blemishes but the bass could pass for new or nearly new - there are no scratches or dings anywhere on this bass (most instruments on a dealer's floor would have more/more significant marks). There really isn't a blemish that I could photograph or one worth pointing out. The bass has a very clean, clear and articulate tone - it's extremely resonant when unplugged. The headstock wears a Macassar truss rod cover fashioned by Ged - this is really sympathetic in design and complements the head and body shape perfectly (it's also a neat and tidy solution to the open truss access). I'm not sure of weight but the bass is beautifully balanced either sitting or on a strap (gold strap locks included) - my scales say around 9lbs. More details tomorrow. Please feel free to request more details or photographs. Cheers, Lozbass
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    Now SOLD - thanks Rich - great guy, excellent player! Singlecut 6 still available (until Monday night - 4th August) Hi all, I'm selling two Seis - this Flamboyant 5 and a singlecut 6. More details later today or tomorrow. Condition is suberb, the bass dates from around 2003 and has very little play time. The price is a firm £1375 including straplocks and a Gator case (the case is also in excellent condition). A few details (more soon - please ask if you need anything specific or more detailed photographs). Scale length: 34" String spacing: around 16.5mm Neck width at 1st fret: 48mm Neck width at 24th fret: 72mm Weight is around 8lbs (the bass is very light and extremely well-balanced) Neck: 7 laminate flamed maple with wenge stringers Body: ash Top: olive (beautifully figured with a black accent line) Circuit: Schack 3 band (preferred by Martin I think) Pickups: Bartolini humbuckers Side LEDs in red The bass was set-up recently at the Gallery with LaBella Slappers - very light guage with E-C stringing. The action is unbelievably low (probably too low for most players) Condition is superb - the bass looks breathtaking and could pass for new/almost new - it's clearly had very little play time. There is just one small mark - a tiny (2-3mm) and very shallow indentation in the lacquer on the back of the body (just below the tummy contour line). I caused this by dropping a jack plug from a low height - the mark is not easy to find and I was laughed out of three shops/luthier businesses when I enquired about having it fixed/flattened. To be honest, it's only apparent if caught in the right light - even then it's almost invisible and takes some time to find. I'm advertising this and the Sei singlecut six until next Monday night - I think the prices (£1375 for each instrument) are very reasonable (even in a depressed market). If they don't sell here then they're off to meet their maker (if Martin/Alex are interested in a brokerage/consignment deal). This is a very versatile bass - it is beautifully airy and refined (quite hifi), but can rock and growl if played hard. The Schack circuit is very powerful (and very useable) indeed. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you want to talk or need more information or photographs. Cheers, Lozbass
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    Which 12?

    lozbass replied to chrkelly's topic in Amps and Cabs

    I too only have experience with the Epi UL112 - it is a suberb cab and really lightweight (though not brilliantly balanced). There is real articulacy, accuracy, smoothness and depth - I suspect that it would be ideal for your needs (the tweeter is variable too if you need a bit of airy but not harsh top end).
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    Hi Philip, it's good to have you on Basschat! Sei's are certainly beautiful instruments - it's really good to see somebody from the US (with the incredible range of incredible luthiers you have there) coming over to buy what for me is the best of British. I have a number of Seis and intend to advertise two of them later today or tomorrow - I'm putting them onto the basschat site for a week before putting them into a brokerage deal (if they don't sell here). The first is a five string Flamboyant headless (currently strung E-C) - it has red side leds, an ash body and highly figured olive top. The stringers are flame maple. The second is a headed singlecut 6 - I think the top is amboyna burl and the board is macassar ebony - it has twin barts and a bart preamp (no leds). Both instruments are in superb condition and both have just recently professionally set-up and re-strung (the 5 by Martin) - the 5 has just one tiny mark in the finish on the back and the 6 has just a couple of tiny blemishes - most people would describe the basses as mint. As for price, both instruments will be advertised at about £1400 (the 5 has a gator case in excellent condition, the 6 has a hiscox in very good condition). These are very good prices for the condition of the instruments (even given the current downturn) so I'm not looking for offers or trades. Please watch the basses for sale section over the next day or two for photographs. If you're genuinely interested, I can travel to London.
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    I've played this very instrument. It is breathtaking. Balance - perfect on strap or sitting (it actually feels like a long-scale given the position of the toggle) Electronics - not as difficult as it looks - if in doubt, open everything up full Middle pickup - yes, a dummy hum-canceller
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    [quote name='99ster' post='247454' date='Jul 25 2008, 12:44 AM']So as Clarky says - as popular as Basschat is - eBay gives you access to a MUCH bigger potential market... and although there may not be a buyer here, there is very likely to be a good potential purchaser on eBay. As John says: "The world is bigger than Basschat after all"[/quote] Absolutely right - I just bought from a guy with one of the most jaw-dropping bass collections I've ever encountered: he'd never heard of Basschat (but he does use ebay)
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    I swap from one to the other frequently with no problem with respect to positioning - I love both headed and headless basses! If you're thinking of a Status, try one/several first - they have a unique feel and sound - if you don't like it, it's an expensive mistake (having said that, I love the look, sound and feel so no problem for me).
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    Weird...'read half the thread and decided to contribute a one word answer (i.e., 'room'), only to find bilbo had beaten me to it with an apparently definitive response
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    I agree entirely with 6stringbassist - the Epi is incredibly versatile. It's not like any non-valve amp I've used - there's an inherent warmth (not dirt or grit) that I've experienced with only a very few amps, all of them valve-based. Epi is real quality gear - there's a premium price tag but I think the tone is really worth it. I forget about the cost when I hear the amp - the Epi is lovely and extremely versatile. The eq (and channel selection) is a bit more complicated than the Ampeg, however, the tone controls are sensitive but really useable. Also, the straight sound (eq flat) is just gorgeous - really solid, articulate and lush. A trip to the Gallery is certainly in order! I have a ul502 (thanks Kevin!) - it's about 16lbs - a back saver (quite a consideration for me!)
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    I haven't used a 359 but I believe they weigh about 50lbs (not really a lightweight alternative to an SVT!) My real experience with Aguilars extends only to the 750 (43lbs!) I find it very articulate and present - there is a great deal of warmth but I've never had an SVT type sound out of it (not a bad thing for me as I'm not a big fan of SVTs.) I've heard a few people say that the 750 is nothing like an Ampeg - I agree. The 750 simply doesn't seem to break up even when driven very hard. I've been very pleased - for me (and others) the DB750 simply the most pleasing and easy to use plug'n'play amp around. It sounds great with the eq just flat.
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    Again, thanks to all - the explanation for the dull D is certainly contained in the knowledgeable replies (further investigation indicates I almost certainly have a 4+2 in the bridge position). The Q-tuners sound like an excellent option but with possible extra routing etc., it's probably not viable. After playing the six for a good few hours following an (excellent) set-up, I'm beginning to think it's maybe time for us to part company. The slightly dead D apart, it's a beautiful instrument, but some of its characteristics and specs are maybe just not for me. I'll give it another couple of weeks and if one of us doesn't adapt, then an amicable split is on the cards. Thanks again for all the help and inputs.
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    Picked up a mid 70s Jazz on the bay a good few years ago (early '76 pre logo change) and following a good set-up it honks like crazy - I really don't dig in at all, but it's not necessary on this! I have a Sei jazz too - the Barts were swapped-out for Wizards and it has tons of honk (moreso in active mode) but of a modern variety (if that makes any sense...more drive and hifi but lacking something of the classic thin honk of the Fender)
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    Hi all, brilliantly helpful and informative as ever! I've checked the Bartolini site and the pickups appear to be of the G6 narrow soapbar type. I suspect strongly that there's an in-line humbucking 3+2, 3+3, or 4+2 (it appears to be the latter) inside the case - I'm a bit loathe to take the pickups out just now as the bass has just received a lovely set-up (Ged Green here in Manchester - highly recommended). I'll ask Ged if he noted the number on the underside of the units whilst he had the bass apart. It's interesting to note that others haven't suffered the same problems as myself - maybe there's been some change/improvement in production in recent years. Cheers!
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    Hi Kev, thanks for this - I suspect the problem arises as the pickups are (as far as I know) an early attempt at doing a sixer. I wouldn't be surprised to find that more recent models (for instance those on your Sei) are a single continuous coil rather than a 4+2. It's not easy to tell what's going on inside the pickup case as a lot of higher-end pickups appear to be sealed (with epoxy or something similar). I'll have to try to find some older sixers and see if they have the same problem as mine. Incidentally, I've been using Wizard customs on a recently acquired five and have been massively impressed. If I find it difficult to live with the quiet D on the six, I may approach Wizard to build a couple of new pickups (probably cheaper that replacing the old Barts with newer ones!) I hope the new Sei is all you'd hoped for (I suspect it's more than you'd hoped for - it looks absolutely bloody gorgeous!) [quote name='6stringbassist' post='226930' date='Jun 25 2008, 09:14 PM']I have Barts on my Sei, I don't have that problem, maybe it's just a fault on your particular pickup.[/quote]
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    I was having my hand-built six set-up a few days ago when the tech (a renowned luthier and builder himself) noticed that the D string (the bass is strung B-C) was relatively quiet. No obvious reason for this until he passed a polarity tester over the Bartolini pickups - it appears that inside each cover are two pickups arranged end-to-end, one 4 plus one 2 (...err...equals 6). As a result of the slight gap and the polarity change across the two coils, I have the quiet D. Not a really big deal, but not exactly brilliant. The bass was built around six or seven years ago (I'm not sure if the pickups were a custom wind...or a custom assemblage...) - has anyone else come across this kind of arrangement (and if so, were you similarly dischuffed)? Hand-built, high-ends eh...'just love those idiosyncracies!
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    Depends on technique of course, but I find that the rest (in the '75/'76 position, i.e., above the pickups) impedes slapping pretty badly (and I don't use if for finger style playing - thumb on the neck p/u).
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