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  1. 11 minutes ago, MungoBass said:

    I feel safe(r) to look at this now because last week I was staying in Ovingdean, about 5 minutes from Brighton!

     

    If I had looked at it too much, I would have had to book an Uber for the wife to get home as there was not enough room in the car for her and a new bass! 

     

    It’s a beauty for sure. GLWYS.


    that is indeed a tough choice. You made the right call, obvs … 😃

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  2. 2 hours ago, fretmeister said:

    As absolutely beautiful as that is, there is no way that is only 2.9kg. That would be 6.4 lb.

     

    The body would have to be paulownia or cedar to get anywhere near that.

     

    IKR.

    I've just tried it on the kitchen scales -- not sure how accurate they are either but it gives a more believable 4.49kg, or 9.89lb. So "feels like a 9-pounder" isn't too far out.

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  3. Here's a thing you don't see every day. I know nobody's got any money right now, but some things are worth throwing away a credit rating for, shirley?

     

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    This is an absolutely drop-dead gorgeous StingRay Classic from 2010, in a divine Sonic-alike blue that was only available for one model year. It is immaculate -- but for a small chip in the headstock varnish, which can be seen under the big letter R in the logo, I'd be calling it as-new.

     

    If you aren't familiar with the Stingray Classic, it's a 'reimagining' in the original 1970s style and features the following vintage stylings:

     

    • Slab body
    • 7.5in radiused board
    • Simple non-compensated nut
    • Larger vintage bridge with foam mutes
    • Through-body stringing
    • Metal battery cover
    • 2-band EQ and “classic” headstock logo.

     

    The guitar has a striking Birdseye maple neck with gloss finish. It’s set up nice and low with Ernie Ball Extra Slinkies (.040 - .095) and plays beautifully. Included are the original hard-shell case and tortoiseshell scratchplate (which still has the plastic film attached).

     

    For some reason this never gets played much. I'm mostly playing extended-range basses and I'd be afeared to gig this anyway. So it gets looked at every now and then, and I run a few scales up and down the neck, for old time's sake. I love it to death, but it deserves to be more than just a beautiful ornament. And anyway, I've other (non-bass) things to fund.

     

    Our kitchen scales reckon this weighs 4.49kig, or 9.89lb. It's neither the lightest nor the heaviest bass guitar I've ever used. Width at nut is a Precision-like 41.3mm.

     

    Feel free to make me an offer, but please note that I won't be letting it go for silly prices. If you can even find a second-hand Classic these days, the price tag tends to be nearer £2k. Apologies to non-UK peeple but I won't be posting this overseas. And I'm definitely not up for trades, again sorry.

     

    Price doesn't include shipping, which is likely to be pricey. But of course, it's free to collect and I may be able to arrange drop-off within a reasonable distance.

     

    Now advertised elsewheres, but a bit cheaper here dontcha know ...

     

    Nuff sales talk, here's the pr0n:

     

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    (See that chip under the 'R'? That's the only mark I can find)

     

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  4. All now sold, thanks everyone.

     

     

    Like everyone else I'm selling various colours of pedal for guitar and bass, all working and boxed in their boxes. Prices include UK postage.

     

    • Boss DD-7 Digital Delay £65 SOLD
    • Dunlop Cry Baby Bass 105Q wah pedal £75. SOLD
    • Source Audio Orbital Mod (multiple modulation effects) £150 SOLD
    • Boss DS-1 Distortion (with mod) £50 SOLD
    • Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (with mod) £55 SOLD
    • Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer (with mod) £100 SOLD

     

    All of the following are guaranteed* to make you sound better at music.

     

    Y'all got exclusive dibs for a week or so but I'll need to stick them on the shark pit that is eBay eventually.

     

    I won't be posting outside the UK, sorry overseas bass folks.

     

    Modded pedals were done by Pedalmods UK, who I don't think are around any more sadly; the mods basically give you a fuller tone, and can be switched in or out, something like the old Keeley ones.

     

    Shout if you have questions, want more pics, think I'm having a laugh pricewise or want me to weigh them or something.

     

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    SOLD Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer (PedalMods UK)

    £100

    - Velcro but otherwise VGC, includes adapter for PSU

     

    I believe the PedalMods UK circuitry is similar to the Keeley mod, but it's so long since I found a use for this that I've completely forgotten what it does. Something to improve the sound, probably. Anyway, you can switch it off if you don't like it, giving you the classic sounds of an ordinary TS-808.

     

    Any road, this is the *real* Tube Screamer beloved of shred heroes everywhere, but with the dodgy footswitch replaced with something more robust. These are built with some weird socket that needs an adapter to connect to a regular 9v centre-negative power supply. Happily, this one has the adapter included. Other than Velcro and mods, I can't see a mark on it.

     

    As with the other dirt pedals listed here, this is aimed at guitarists and will happily turn your bass grooves into inaudible fizz unless you run a parallel clean signal.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    SOLD Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

    £65

    - In excellent nick without Velcro

    All manner of echo effects in a bulletproof stompbox.

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    SOLD Dunlop Cry Baby Bass 105Q

    £75

    - VGC with spare bottom plate & rubber feet

    You stand on it and move your foot. The bass says 'wah wah'. What more could you want? (NB does not go 'wha', only 'wah'). The box has seen better days but the pedal looks good. I've never used it on battery but assume it works.

     

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    SOLD Source Audio Orbital Mod (multiple modulation effects)

    £150
     

    - VGC, includes PSU

     

    Chorus, Flanger, Vibe, Resonator and 4 flavours of Phaser, plus millions of options for tweaking and crafting your sound. Wasted on me.

     

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    SOLD Boss DS-1 Distortion (Pedalmods UK)

    £50

    - Used but not abused

     

    The numero uno indestructible orange box of filth, made less fizzy and fuller sounding (allegedly) by the switch-on-or-offable PedalMods UK circuitry. Aimed at guitarists, probably best to split your signal if you plan to use on bass. But you knew that. Decent condition -- not perfect but looks it from a yard or two away. No Velcro.

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    SOLD Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (PedalMods UK)

    £55

    - Like-new condition, other than moddedness

    The most aggressive distortion pedal I've yet come across, with a (bypassable) mod aimed at restoring the squeezed middle frequencies. I've had it since new. Loved it so much I bought a Waza-Craft version too, but having two of them (plus an emulated version) is excessive by anyone's standards. Some people are on the wrong side of the Marmite divide over this pedal, but we don't talk to them.

     

    Again, it's more aimed at guitar than bass but signal splitting could get you where you want to be on the low end.

     

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    * Some of these pedals may of course make you sound worse at music. Refunds or legal action on this basis will not be happening innit.

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  5. One for your one-man band or home practice. Here's a Pigtronix Infinity pro-level dual-loop phrase recorder pedal, plus optional extra remote switch. I've traded up to a bigger model so this one is surplus to requirements.

    You get two loops (concurrent or sequential), which you can send to different amps if you want. Powerful, customisable yet simple to use and sounds fantastic. Sound-processing is 24-bit, whch is apparently better.

    Included is the matching Pigtronix footswitch, which cost me £70 extra and gives an easy way to undo or reverse your loops. Comes in its original box complete with manual.

    It's in excellent condition, owned from new and has never left my carpeted home-office. There's velcro on the bottom of both pedals for mounting to a pedalboard.

    Capabilities and specs can all be found on the Pigtronix website (this is the original full-featured Infinity, with most of the same features as the current v3):

    https://www.pigtronix.com/pedals/infinity-looper/

     

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  6. I take it you bought used -- if new the manufacturer probably has standard string gauges posted somewhere. Otherwise I'm told digital calipers are the thing to use. I don't have any so I generally just compare them to some old strings and guess.

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