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    Hi guys, Slight technical question ahead... my drummer has built an incredible sound proof drum room in his back garden pretty much a studio it's huge, we want to put his Roland TDK kit in there and my bass amp and then we want to jam with headphones using loops and samples on his Macbook pro; before I go spending money, does this look right to everyone here? If my bass and his drums went to a stereo mixer and then the output from the mixer went in to a DAW on the mac (so we can record too should a good idea land) then have an output channel on the DAW which feeds from the mac in to a stereo headphone amplifier then I and he have a pair of headphones each from that amp, can we can play with no latency and hear the whole mix, live drums, bass and samples from the DAW? Would this in theory work? Or have I completely made that more hassle than it needs to be? Opinions, experience and advice greatly appreciated. Thanks,
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    Hi guys, For sale Schaller 3D5 Black Roller Bridge, boxed in great condition, includes all screws and allen keys - £35
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    Fabulous Jazz bass that just doesn't see any playing time anymore. Those of you who have played these basses know how good they are and those of you who want to try one here's a great example for £200! This is the Antique White Alder first generation model, I've had it since new and it has seen alot of playing time. Comes with a nearly new set of Bass Boomers strings on it and a basic Thomann gig bag. Specs of the bass are; Body Material : North American Alder Body Shape : New Marcus Miller Jazz Type Body Color : Antique White Neck Material : 1 Piece Hardmaple Neck Shape : C-Shape Scale : 34″ Fingerboard : Rosewood Fingerboard Radius : 7’25” Frets : Medium Small, 20 Frets String Nut : Natural Bone 46mm width Binding : Bound fingerboard Inlay : White Block Neck Joint : 4 Bolt Steel Square Plate Pickups : Marcus Vintage Jazz Pickup Set Electronics : Marcus Heritage – 3 with Middle Frequency Control Controls : Volume / Tone (Dual Pot) | Pickup Blender | Treble | Middle / Middle Frequency (Dual Pot) | Bass, Mini Toggle (Active / Passive) Knob : Upgraded chrome pots Bridge : Real Vintage Standard Tunning Gear : Marcus Vintage-S Bridge Hardware Finish : Chrome Pickgaurd : Tort I have upgraded the knobs from the black plastic ones to chrome ones that really compliment the look. Bass is £200 collected from Newcastle Upon Tyne or can be posted fully insured but expect that to be around £30-£40 Loads of life in the frets! As for dings on the bass I have tried to show these as best I can, there is nothing major at all nothing more than paint deep but It's best to try and show any marks there are as I like to know what I'm buying; Cracks in the lacquer around the bridge pickup, no idea what has caused this but it's only the top lacquer coat deep. Paint chips around the neck plate Small area of rash on the back of the bass (if you can see it! ) Small chip near the control plate Apart from that the neck is solid, action is great, bass sounds fantastic and it's a lot of fun to play! Thanks,
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    All PM's replied too. Full disclosure I have 4 people all wanting the bass so there is a que at the moment so I will update the advert should the bass go to one of these chaps tonight. Thank you,
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    Certificate card information too for reference.
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    Trades; 6 string basses only; Nothing with a string spacing under 17mm, ideal is 18mm with adjustment up and down Under a 35" scale unless its part of a multi scale layout, again ideal is 34 and under Active preamp only no passive basses That's about it, happy for cash to go either way for the right trade. Thanks,
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    Hi, With a very heavy heart I am selling one of the very best basses I have ever owned, it's only fault is that it has 4 strings and as I move to 6 strings it's getting less and less playing time and that's just not right. This thing sounds incredible; The bass has a Mahogany Body with a highly figured Bubinga top and a Wenge sandwich veneer in the middle, the neck is maple with Wenge stripes and this bass has an Ebony fingerboard. The headstock has a matching Bubinga face. Electronics wise we have 2 Delano SBC pickups and a 3 band Marleaux custom BC3 pre amp. Hardware the bass has a custom german made GTS bridge and knobs and german Schaller tuners and straplocks. Finish Matte Satin finish Neck measurements Scale: 864 mm / 34" Nut: 40 mm / 1.57" 12. fret: 55 mm / 2.17" 24. fret: 62 mm / 2.44" Bridge: 60 mm (2.36") / 20 mm (0.79") each string Everything about this bass screams premium, it's a beautiful instrument. I'll be very sad to see it go. Comes with the fantastic hard case shown in the images. The bass is very very light I don't have scales to weigh it, but it must be under 3.5kgs I can try and get a firmer estimate. Bass Buddha on YouTube has a great review of a 5 string version with incredibly similar wood combinations, just the top being different. https://youtu.be/z9Pqh1TV3tI Info on the Pups and Pre; Pickups - https://www.delano.de/sbc_4_he_s/sbc4_he_s_details.html Pre - https://www.marleaux-bass.com/fileadmin/pdf/Elektroniken-PDF-2020/Marleaux-Electronic-BC3-EN.pdf Collection from Newcastle Upon Tyne or I will post this insured, but this will be around £40-£50 depending on courier and delivery timescale in the UK. Europe I would need to investigate. Trades - Pics;
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    Game changer! Absolutely love mine!
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    No worries! They make your life so much easier going in and out the cavities!
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    Good lord that's awesome!
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    @benh Let me know if you'd like me to get some in the post to you? I got loads from work so they didn't cost me anything so I'm happy to pass some on for you to try? PM me your address!
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    THIS! Make it stop make it stop!!
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    You'll learn to love the processes, every build I've done has had a "oh FFS" moment!
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    Hi Haz, So it was https://www.colron.co.uk/products/colron-refined-range/interior-lacquer/ which I've used previously, it's brilliant stuff, easy to apply and finishes nicely. I then put some Autoglym Super Resin Polish on the top of that, even though it's for car paintwork it buffs up super nice with minimal effort Looking forward to what you come up with next!
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    So very close now... I've installed the metal saddles on to my bridge and they work brilliantly so that's that sorted, I've made some knobs from ash and wenge, but I'm unsure if I'm keeping them or replacing them with black ones to keep a small black hardware theme going. I re-did the nut too as the old one was too small, this one works and fits perfectly, At some point this weekend I'll get the bass setup and work on the frets and then I'll aim to get some form of video done so you can see and hear it 97% done I think?
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    That red stain has come out lovely! Great work!
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    Very cool!
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    Quick Tuesday update; Good things; Wired up my Bartolini quads to an Aguilar OBP3 without too much fuss, only took two attempts my understanding of wiring and preamps has improved ten fold however! Everything fits nicely in the cavity although I'd love to design it again and shift the batteries to their own cavity and have a little space for the OBP3 to sit, but everything works just like it should. Got the tuners on, they're USA hipshot ultralights and again they work just as they should and look really good. Strung the bass and had a quick noodle, strings feel brilliant, they're Newtone Customs and fit the bass perfectly. Bad things; Upon having said noodle the bridge has proven that it won't work as intended, I was able to fully intonate the strings, but, after 10 mins of playing, my G string was ringing an F# at the 24th fret, and while other strings managed to not pull the saddles away too much (C string was the champ here, only moved 6 cents sharp) the concept in general has failed and will ultimately be replaced, I have ordered some metal saddles with angled grub screws that bite in to the bridge sidewalls and these will work better, so a little redesign and remaking will be needed. The nut will need replacing as there is too much space underneath it when it has been adjusted to the right height, so that needs redoing I will just beef up the height to fit the slot better and reduce the need for too much adjustment. I seem to have put a few dents and light scratches in the finish already so another light round of finishing to do this weekend! I had to lop 15mm off the height of the pickup cover as it was too tall, now it sits way better and feels great under the fingers. Great things; No fret buzz when I had the action nice and low The flat fretboard is LOVELY to play The B string is very well defined 30" scale is so so comfortable So not much to do now until its there; Sort the bridge New Nut Re-apply some finish Knobs x 5! These will be a nice Ash / wenge / Ash laminate with wenge dot Setup Polish Make a video!
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    Done!
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    I'll make you a deal, I'll send it if you promise to send it back
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    It does look lovely when on the bass, I just hope to god it works out ok!
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    Pickups installed in the pickup cover... Foam blocks placed under the pickups to help raise and lower the cover when compressed with the bolts This is the bridge, the best saddle I could make for this bass actually turned out to be small sections of fret wire and a grub screw, I've strung the bass up to ensure things fit as they're supposed to and once It's getting it's setup I'll notch the saddles You can see them a little better here
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    But came out lovely, thankfully...
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    So I've done quite a bit since my last update so I'll hopefully remember it all! First up cavities have been painted with shielding paint, I love the look but it was a bit of a hassle to get nice and the bloody graphite gets everywhere, so next time maybe just copper shielding tape. The exciting news is I've lacquered the bass, I've been wanting to do this for ages, the weather has been absolutely perfect for it so perfect chance to get this done. The white spots all over the shielding paint is resin polish, it'll wipe off later. Love the look of the bass with this lacquer, grain has come alive. This bit could have gone either way, instead of a transfer or sticker I decided to spray paint my surname on the bass... could have been awful...
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