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Darkglass B7K Ultra pedal, in great condition with no issues. Amazing unit, selling as I'm downgrading to a B3K as I don't use the preamp features of this unit any more. Actual image incoming, but its this one:- Price includes shipping in UK. -
Glad you popped in I've got enough preamps on my board so I'm interested in the X. Difficult to tell where this will sit/ what tonal signature this will be comparable to. Obviously, the BK and AO are very different, whether this will be different enough again to justify owning all three remains to be seen... My guess is this could be a BK replacement for many. Can't see how it could replace the AO.
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if you look at multi scale necks for the sake of one string, i don't think they're for you
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Watch your hand move up and down a regular neck, your hand can get pretty angular, depending on your strap position. It is as useful as the string tension for me.
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I guess its just personal experience. I play Dingwalls and am used to that scale on a fanned fret instrument. I guess I am interested why builders go to the extra engineering efforts for just a 1.5 inch spread i.e. what benefits are we getting from a top string just 0.5 inches longer than many regular 5s? Like you say, many would say the spread should be more like 36-32, which is a 4 inch spread, so even larger. I am sure it isn't, but to me with these mini fans it does kinda look like multiscale for the sake of multiscale. The Super Jazz and P are Dingwalls efforts at a classic design and they chose that scale length to make it feel like a more traditional bass, as opposed to the long reaches of the AB and Combustion ranges. That's the only reason from what I recall.
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You beautiful people!!! NYXL are tasty little strings, my 4 string Dingwall has a set on (Super Long scale, I had to tell your FB rep they would fit 😂😉), my Warwick is Jealous!! Currently loyal to Dunlop Super Brights, but allegiances could change! Gimme a set for my little German Thumb and I will be fully NY'd up. And when they finally have had the life squeezed out of them, I will tie them end to end, make a heart shape from them and make it an Instagram meme to remember!
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Mehhh. The fan is too small (like the Ibanez really, why bother doing it at all?), it is far too light for me (my 8lb Dingwall is borderline) and I dunno, I'm just not taken by the overall look. Biggest point of interest to me is the bizarre neck cave, which I presume is being carried over from the guitar. Interested to see how that feels to play.
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Well actually, that was the change to the pedal. The B3K now has the tone knob used on the amp amongst other things, which for me is a huge improvement It still very much has its place in the line up , for space and simplicity I have considered swapping out my B7KU for a new B3K as I use the AOU as a master preamp so technically its overkill, although certainly has its uses.
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Darkglass released their first comp around 9 years ago or so, its an ongoing development. Certainly not a new or recent area for them! I don't think they are hell bent on trying to conquer the compressor market, Doug just has a real passion for it, hence its constant development. This is his best yet, and undercuts many other high end pedal compressors in cost. Ultimately though, its a compressor, and unless you know how to use on effectively, you shouldn't go near one. The B3K was upgraded this year and has far from been superseded
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First impressions are very good. I have basically set it up in FET mode as I had my Cali76 unit, using the knobs and the suite, with the added bonus of setting the HPF to the Hz. It sounds fantastic, and seems to have an extra depth that I don't recognise from the Cali. Not used the BUS mode yet, but the SS mode sounds like the Super Symmetry to my ears, and also reiterates my view on preferring 1176 type action. Ill keep playing!
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Mine too, Monday can't come quick enough!
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On Hold: £950 1988 Warwick Streamer Stage I Bass - Gloss White PRICE DROP
Kev replied to Kev's topic in Basses For Sale
Afraid not, pending payment! -
Pretty competitive then Looks tasty, love the direction Darkglass are taking!
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SOLD Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Bass Compressor Pedal
Kev replied to Kev's topic in Effects For Sale
Cash raising exercise 😓 -
Interesting to hear a lack of love for the Mono. Its been my #1 strap for around 5 years and hasn't slipped once
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I have just fitted a set of the new S-Locks to my Dingwall and I'm really impressed! The old design did suffer from loosening and rattling, and these do solve both the issues. I quite like the one piece button/screw, but surely imagine they won't just slot into every bass. I 100% have had to use different sized screws to fit Schaller locks to some basses in the past. But, fitted the Dingwall like a glove. Hex key rather than Philips head much better for me, like the Schaller of old. Lock wheel is bulky compared to the nut of the previous design, but its much more secure without any 'hacks', and the longer thread makes it so much easier to get anything but a rag strap on. The rattle is gone! The only concern (so far unfounded) I have with the design is that, because it is somewhat snugger to the button when fitted and because the button and screw are one piece, whether it is possible the strap button will loosen over time. We'll see. Overall, big improvement to what was already the best locking system available, but we'll see how tight everything is after a gig
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SOLD Mono Betty Black Sharkskin Strap
Kev replied to Kev's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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SOLD Mono Betty Black Sharkskin Strap
Kev replied to Kev's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
Richter sold, mono still available. -
@D'Addario UK will the 4 string sets fit a 4 string Dingwall? Understand that they have a max length of 36.25 inches, but that's the exact length of the Dingwall e so wanted to make sure it would definitely fit!
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Have couple of bass straps going spare, they are:- Mono Betty Strap - in black, good condition with a little wear, gigged with for maybe a year or so, before I had to get a shorter strap for some proggy nonsense 😂. Had a Schaller lock fitted all its life. £20 plus couple of quid postage. Richter Buffalo Leather strap - this one is a few years old but is in good condition as has not been used much, always had a schaller or Dunlop lock fitted, some indentation from this I think. This is a real deal Richter, shipped with a Warwick I ordered new from the dealer 2014 Ish. Retail on this at the time was around £150 (!!) something special about the leather maybe, I don't know, but to be fair there is a lot of it. Feels like a regular strap to me but there you go! Not sure what the equivilant strap is now, perhaps beaver tail. SOLD
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Selling a Cali76 CB in great condition with just a few marks on the sides, Perfect working order. Blurb Here's What Origin Effects Say About The Cali76 Bass The Cali76 Compact Bass is an 1176-style studio-grade FET compressor, complete with dedicated controls for parallel compression and side-chain filtering. We’ve taken everything that was great about the original Cali76, added new features optimised for bass and compressed the whole lot down into a pedalboard-friendly package! In addition to this pedal’s low-noise circuitry and fast, musical FET response, two special features lift the Cali76 Compact Bass above the competition. The first is the Dry Blend control, which lets you mix your dry signal back in with your compressed signal for true parallel compression, an indispensable studio recording technique. By combining the compressed and dry signals, you get all of the tone thickening and increased sensitivity of the Cali76’s 1176-style compression, while retaining the natural attack and dynamic expression in your playing. It’s the ultimate in transparent compression – both fat and punchy at the same time. This pedal’s second secret weapon is also culled from the studio engineer’s handbook. The Cali76 Compact Bass allows you to rein in the amount of compression applied to the lowest frequencies via a variable-frequency high-pass filter placed in the compressor’s side-chain. With the HPF control dialed in, the compression ratio effectively becomes frequency dependent. The low strings come back to life, adopting an extra weightiness, power and dynamic response, while the higher strings are strictly controlled, preventing slapped and popped notes from leaping out of the mix. This unique bass compressor is like having your own studio engineer sat on your pedalboard! Specifications 100% Class-A discrete signal path Classic, ultra fast “FET” response Studio-grade discrete-transistor preamp Combined Attack/Release control Dedicated Ratio control Dry Blend control for parallel compression Variable-frequency sidechain filter (HPF) control Rugged jewel-lamp gain reduction metering Optimised for bass but can process any source High-current, low-noise electronics Ultra-wide frequency response Ultra-high input impedance Silent switching High-quality “signal-conditioning” bypass mode Premium components throughout Advanced power supply filtering and protection Flexible external power requirements (9-18V DC) PSU Spec. 78mA @ 9V / 103mA @ 18V Designed and built in England Price includes UK shipping.
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4,400 Euros with the SD pre according to their price list, so I think we can give him that -
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