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Roger - thanks, have replied
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I ordered this many years ago and never ended up using it. So they're up for grabs to anyone who fancies using it in a restoration. I've checked ebay and the going rate seems to be around the £350 mark (not including shipping or import duty). The neck is in extremely good condition apart from one issue - the truss rod doesn't work. I had planned to get this sorted as I had a quote for £100 from Martin Petersen to fix including refinish but other things took priority. Since then it's been to NZ and back with my other kit...so given I haven't used it in the last 6 or so years, probably time to move it on.[/font][/color] [attachment=178577:DSC_0002.JPG] [attachment=178578:DSC_0004.JPG] [attachment=178579:DSC_0005.JPG] [attachment=178580:DSC_0006.JPG] Happy to take reasonable offers on this. Science bit: [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]No trades. I really need the cash for a non bass related purchase.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]First person with the money gets the neck. A 10% deposit to secure it is absolutely OK if you need to raise funds to purchase so long as the balance is paid within 30 days. Otherwise you risk losing the deposit.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]If it doesn't sell on here within 4 or so weeks, it will be sold on through other websites and any out of pocket expenses will be added to the asking price.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I would prefer collection from SE London although I can deliver within the M25/Kent area for the cost of zipcar hire (£8.50/hour subject to availability). [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Or if you work/visit London, I can meet you at a train station at the weekend, or if you are visiting the City of London, I can meet anywhere between Farringdon and Liverpool Street during the week.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] I could post as well but that might take a bit of organising ahead of Christmas.[/font][/color]
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SWCL. She Who Complains Loudest. [quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1418583369' post='2631436'] Indeed Kiwi - regarding rarity, load up the Steinberger database and search for XL25...doesn't occur much... [url="http://www.steinbergerworld.com/serial-L.html"]http://www.steinberg...m/serial-L.html[/url] [/quote] Cheers! Mine has the serial 3371...which doesn't show up there. -
I ordered these a number of years ago and never got round to using them so they're up for grabs to anyone who fancies turning them into a project bass. Given these are made to Steinbergers specification, they're resin cast which is a different form of manufacture to companies like Status and Modulus. They offer necks that are made from a process of overlaying sheets of graphite fibre on top of each other. I also contacted Steinberger to check whether these were Steinberger made, and they said they couldn't find any reason to believe they were. So luthiers out there are free to use them in their own instruments. The Steinberger necks are fantastic and designed to sound full and warm with all the evenness in string response and articulation that makes graphite necks so great. I've had a Moses jazz neck in the past which was a bit whippy but these Steinberger specification necks are rock solid in construction. At a glance: 24 fret, 34" scale Zero fret and headpiece included Brass inserts (with an imperial thread). Truss rod fitted and accessed from behind the head piece. Weight - won't register on my bathroom scales but maybe 1.5-2 kg? A fifth neck is available as well but it's with a well known luthier at the moment. I can make that one available if there's interest but it would need to be collected from the Peak District. Happy to sell either as a job lot or separately for £120 excl shipping. [attachment=178572:DSC_0051.JPG] [attachment=178573:DSC_0011.JPG] [attachment=178574:DSC_0012.JPG] [attachment=178575:DSC_0013.JPG] [attachment=178576:DSC_0015.JPG] Science bit: [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]No trades. I really need the cash for a non bass related purchase.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]First person with the money gets the item. A 10% deposit to secure these is absolutely OK if you need to raise funds to purchase so long as the balance is paid within 30 days. Otherwise you risk losing the deposit.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]If it/they doesn't sell on here within 4 or so weeks, they'll be sold on through Gumtree or Ebay. So the cost of fees will be added to the cost of the bass.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I would prefer collection from SE London although I can deliver within the M25/Kent area for the cost of zipcar hire (£8.50/hour subject to availability).[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Or if you work/visit London, I can meet you at a train station at the weekend, or if you are visiting the City of London, I can meet anywhere between Farringdon and Liverpool Street during the week.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Postage is possible but I'd need to get the neck(s) weighed.[/font][/color]
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As you may be aware from my other ads, I have a bit of stuff up for sale. This one is a 1998 (I think) Spector NS5CR in tobacco sunburst, serial number 1359. I like these basses so much that I bought two. My other Spector is highly customised so this one is better suited for selling on. What you get is a bass that purrs like a Smith but with more midrange definition. These Czech made Spectors have the same all maple construction (inlcuding solid maple wings) used in the US series but a rosewood rather than pau ferro fingerboard and a slightly different preamp. The nut width is 48mm, string spacing 17mm at the bridge and it weighs 4.8kg which is nice and manageable. The neck is very straight and solid feeling. I've modified this bass with coil split switches and some custom Wizard soapbars. The neck is also deglossed with some super fine 2400 grit sand paper, if anyone prefers the gloss finish, it'll polish back up with some cutting compound. The original EMG BT preamp is installed but has 500k volume pots for passive pickups. Comes with a hardshell Spector case and I'll include the original EMG pickups as well. [attachment=178563:DSC_0050.JPG] [attachment=178564:DSC_0051.JPG] [attachment=178565:DSC_0052.JPG] [attachment=178566:DSC_0053.JPG] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Science bit:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]No trades. I really need the cash for a non bass related purchase.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]First person with the money gets the bass. A 10% deposit to secure the instrument is absolutely OK if you need to raise funds to purchase so long as the balance is paid within 30 days. Otherwise you risk losing the deposit.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]If it doesn't sell on here within 4 or so weeks, it will be sold on commission through a selected bass retailer. So the cost of commission will be added to the cost of the bass.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I would prefer collection from SE London although I can deliver within the M25/Kent area for the cost of zipcar hire (£8.50/hour subject to availability).[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Or if you work/visit London, I can meet you at a train station at the weekend, or if you are visiting the City of London, I can meet anywhere between Farringdon and Liverpool Street during the week.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]
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Probably the last bump. After a discussion on Friday, my other half said I can keep it if it's so collectable.
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UPDATE! NEVER GIVE UP! Don't get slack like me! BF cabs nicked from car.
Kiwi replied to Reverend's topic in Amps and Cabs
[quote name='dood' timestamp='1418322368' post='2629198'] If you haven't already, circulate these details round to the local Crack, sorry, CASH Converters shops as there's a great chance they'll turn up at one of those shortly after theft. (Along with other secondhand gear outlets) [/quote] And the shops on Demark Street (incl. Wunjo's), Bass Gallery and any other places that might take in secondhand stuff. BF cabs are going to be distinctive and not easily overlooked. -
Could be a deadspot related issue as well. See if putting a weight of some kind on the headstock makes a difference. I sometimes brace the head against a wall.
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There was a hint from Mark King on Twitter that he might be playing a Jaydee next year.
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Ah well, made in Germany/Sweden/UK carries more weight with me so I stand corrected.
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Nice - I could really use the room! A pair of fEARless cabs are due soon and I have [i]nowhere[/i] to put them yet. -
It does look nice next to the Status...two slices of iconic instrument design involving composites from either side of the pond. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250151-steinberger-xl25a-5-string-and-status-series-5000-5-string-together/ It would be nice to get a shot of these two, the Alembic AND the Pangborn all together sometime as well. But the money is going to be used towards something else equally investable.
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£2,000 seems like a bit of a bargain, on reflection...
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The pricing is a bit of a shame. The two Mesa Boogies I've owned (Bass 400+/Strategy 400) have been fantastic bits of kit and the only reason I sold was due to the weight...which is why these latest amps were of such interest. It's also a shame that Mesa Boogie can't arrange for parts to be shipped direct from supplier to an existing European builder and have them assembled under contract...its not like 'made in USA' carries the same significance here anyway.
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The ironic thing is that once I advertise it more widely, it's unlikely to hang around.
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4.8kg so 0.9kg heavier than the P Classic. It's a pretty average weight for a j bass and is still lighter than my '75.
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I've been a fan since university - still have a copy of Vivid (which Mick Jagger produced) on vinyl and it counts as one of the best albums I've ever heard - not a single dud track on it.
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Cheers Andy -
No interest? Seems a shame to sell on commission...
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Fantastic basses. The Euro models punch well above their weight in terms of value for money. I replaced my Smith BSR5GN with a Spector NS5CR and have never regretted it.
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The price of exotic and decorative wood has shot up since 2009. Jon Shuker told me that the slab of flame maple I was using on the BACK of the bass I was building cost £400. I remember bagging a piece of even nicer quilted maple back in 2003 for less than £100. Jon sources most of his wood through an importer though, I got mine straight from the bloke that chopped the tree down.
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[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1418138787' post='2627249'] "Kemper" [/quote] Whhops!
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[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1418137470' post='2627226'] When I play bass I always have at least 4 sounds in every song, let alone between songs. It takes time to set them right, but once they're right, it's done. Why would switching amps or amp profiles be any different?[/quote] That is like a completely different world to mine. Does your sound engineer have anything to say about the effect that has on the FOH eq. settings?
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[quote name='cliffyspliff' timestamp='1418136718' post='2627215'] for me .... part of the fun and appeal of playing music live .... is playing through quality gear and trying to get the best sound I possibly can on stage [/quote] But what do you mean by "best"? And how does the Kempler fit into that expectation? It's definitely an interesting piece of kit which promises a lot. As an ultimate test I would be curious to hear how well the Kempler can replicate amp sag. Guitar Rig has it as a setting but I've not noticed a significant difference (although I haven't played with it at volume).
