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    For sale only: Fender Custom Shop Relic '62 Faded Surf Green, with original hardcase Lots more hi-res pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133089969@N07/albums/72157697219591234/with/27806518787/ ...including the original dealer pics for reference: All the specs should be covered here but let me know if anything important is missing! In case you're using a mobile, the important ones are: Ash body Quartersawn maple neck with AAA rosewood board and clay dots '60s P bass oval C' (i.e. not chunky) profile with 9.5 radius 1.75" bone nut 8.6 lbs, 3.8 Located in Tonbridge, Kent, 20 mins from J5 M25. Can courier in UK only with the original custom shop box. Thanks and let me know any questions, feedback in my sig. Edit: now strung with a brand new set of Fender nickel rounds 45-105, as per original setup.
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    For studio work also consider a quality mic pre with instrument input: I picked up one of these secondhand. The 'gain trim' feature gives superb warmth/grit/fuzz/drive tweaking, plus of course you can use it for a quality vocal take too! https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/dizengoff-audio-d4
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    Sold a Limelight P bass to Ian - fast and friendly comms, instant payment and kept me updated after receipt. A thoroughly decent chap and another credit to the Basschat community, would not hesitate to deal with him again! Cheers Ian! Kev
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    It's always great fun meeting a Basschatter in person to collect or hand over! Cue coffee, bass and bants - usually at a time when we're both supposed to be working 😉
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    50s P loveliness bump...
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    I'm certainly getting won over by the low stage volume/no backline/leave the FOH mix to the FOH approach. Now this begs the question - if you do all this, and onstage tone (which probably only I care about in the band) becomes less important, then what becomes essential? - Bass in tune and intonates well - Active bass has sufficient battery life - Shielding from interference, from bass to mixer - Appropriate signal strength from bass to PA can be achieved without adverse side effects. - A "tone that the sound engineer can work with", i.e. rubbish in rubbish out, don't crank the low bass on an active EQ, etc. - No nasties in the signal (bad fret clank etc.) Once those are covered, bass choice would seem to hinge on playability, setup, weight/balance, and of course colour!
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    Price drop bump!
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    Half term bump...
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    On hold pending the usual - will mark as sold on completion.
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    Weekend bump!
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    I bought Mick's Gator 4U case - rocket fast communications and dispatch, very friendly, and a superb case at a great price! Cheers Mick, great doing business with you
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    Lovely Strat Stevie! And...bump.
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    For me would be a 41mm nut, ideally on a Fender C profile neck with 9.5 or greater radius. That's not to say I can't play others - just that that's the one I feel most fluent with.
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    PM'd
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    The 'bedroom' tone I love is a mellow scooped P with no finger noise, just cutting mids on the head (or rolling the tone back 2/3) and low gain/higher master. Useless for a gig, where I'm playing with guitar/sax/harmonica/keyboard, and need the high mids and treble back - so I'll cut the bass below ~120Hz to favour those, which also leaves room for the kick drum. For any slow/mellow numbers the tone control does fine. One or two numbers where I'll crank the gain for a bit of grit.
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    Now reduced to £650!
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    Courier at cost now possible!
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    Sunny Sunday bump
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    FA cup bump!
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    FA cup bump!
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    Would only add to the above that a parking space near a double-door entrance to the playing area makes a big difference for setup/tear-down, especially in tipping rain!
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    http://www.angelfest.info/entertainment.html 3-day beer festival and music in Tonbridge, Kent - we (the Expändables) are headlining the Saturday, hopefully just after Liverpool win the Champions League!
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    For sale only: Alembic Essence 1991, £1800 including insured UK courier Lots more hi-res pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133089969@N07/albums/72157669007537898 ...and you can also see the orginal Reverb listing: https://reverb.com/item/9229599-alembic-essence-4-walnut Purchased recently from Edwin at Bass Connection - it's a gorgeous gloss walnut, with a 3-piece maple neck and recently lemon-oiled ebony fretboard. One ding: a 1-cm wide shallow dent + scuff on the side near the output jack, which I can't seem to photograph due to the gloss reflection. Controls: Volume, blend, low pass filter, 3-position Q switch (from the Club Alembic FAQ: "The Q switch is a 3 position switch and works in concert with the filter. It provides 0, 6db, and 9db of boost at the cut off frequency you've set with the filter. When the switch is off you get a flat response up to the filter setting.") . Note the Q switch is not standard for the Essence, but really adds a crisp bite when applied. Width at (brass) Nut: 41mm Weight 3.7 Kg Has a Hipshot D-tuner fitted for drop-D. Includes a non-original/old but functional hardcase. Collection: Tonbridge, Kent approx 20 mins from J5 M25. Thanks for looking, my feedback is in my signature. Cheers! Kev
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    Unique, and superb! I bet it cuts through any mix... GLWTS
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    Even the neckplate is amazing! Get your Jah Wobble/Kim Gordon vibe on GLWTS
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