Mike

Hi guys. A nice feeling jazz neck here. Had it on my 68 defretted jazz for sometime, wanted to hear how it sounded as a fretless. (Answer - outstanding!) Sorry about the poor pictures. It's in good condition. £40 shipped or £35 picked up from Chelmsford, Essex. Kind regards, Mike

Original Kaoss pad for sale! Boxed with power supply. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoss_Pad"]Wikipedia Entry on Kaoss Pad[/url] [i] Did you know the Kaoss Pad sends out MIDI for 6 continuous controllers and two switch controllers? It's an immense amount of fun just as a midi controller and will work with your sequencer. Faster than tweaking knobs! It's like turning 6 knobs with the squiggle of a single finger. Or draw a box on the pad, or tap your finger randomly and watch the sound dance around. The Kaoss only has a MIDI out; there is no MIDI in. That's all you need. What you need to use these MIDI features: Simply a synth that responds to MIDI controllers. Some synths I use that work great are The Korg Triton Rack, Proteus 2000, Xtreme Lead --all the emu synths have a flexible controller setup. It works with my E5000 sampler and esi 32, my wavestation SR. Nearly any synth that takes standard continuous controller commands will work. Here's the details: 3 of the CCs and both the switches are user definable (the range is from CC#1 to CC#31 and CC#64 to CC#95) and they are easy to change. There are 3 controllers you cannot change. Those are Pitch bend, CC#1 (mod wheel) and CC#2 (breath control). You can turn these on and off though, so pitch bend is not always in the X-Y equation if you don't want it there. If your synth responds to controllers for frequency cutoff and resonance, you can set one to X and the other to Y and turn the rest off. You can do a classic filter sweep just by "doing a diagonal" on the XY pad. Audio FX Features And that's not all, it's also an audio effects engine capable of dynamic audio effects and can record a sample (and effect all the audio streaming through) and can severely warp and distort, delay, filter. reverberate and modulate. Plug it in your mixer send/returns or use it direct to your audio interface. There's a switch on the back for either mode. I really appreciate that, because the Kaoss is small enough to move it where you need it. My favorite application so far is to put it directly on an input and output of my audio interface so I can route soft synths and audio tracks through it and record them back into my sequencer. Just assign the tracks, press record, give it the finger and your Kaoss track is recorded. There are 60 programs, all arranged in groups that make sense, so you can find them. (The unit comes with a little sticker you can place on the unit to remind you.) Of these effects there are 13 types: Pitch shift, Distortion, Filter, Wah, Tremolo, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pan, Gate, Phaser, Ring modulator, Sample / Play [Forward, Reverse, Time stretch, Loop time modulation Connections In addition to the RCA line in jacks, the Kaoss Pad also has inputs for phono (RCA jacks with a ground screw for turntables) and Mic in (phone jack with trim to adjust level) and a mini phone jack (with level) for headphones. There's the MIDI out. The power supply is a typical DC 12V adapter How do the audio effects Sound? These are not pristine effects you might get on top quality FX box. If you want hi quality reverbs and sampling, this is NOT the ticket. The specs say it's sampling frequency is 48khz and does 18 bit linear conversion. To my ears it sounds like my old 12 bit sampler, which, actually, can be seen as a plus for DJ like material and dance music. The cool thing is that these effects MOVE with your finger and I don't hear any glitching, which is rather surprising given how fast you can tweak this box. This is where the Kaoss really shines, with FX that change and mutate over time. Drawbacks The only thing I don't like about the unit is that it forces you to use line level RCA jacks. There is no way to use balanced cables. In terms of MIDI operation, (which DJ's may ignore) I have to question Korg's wisdom of not making all 6 CC's user definable. Why they made pitch bend, mod wheel and CC#2 as unchangeable assignments is a mystery to me. If you synths has configurable CCs you can put a cool parameter on CC#2 so that way you can have 4 CCs operating on a finger sweep. But even with 3 CCs defined, the sound gets wild pretty quick Positives It's versatile. Fits anywhere, can be connected as a MIDI controller and an audio FX unit and used in two different ways without unplugging anything. It does outlandish things to synths and audio. It is simple to operate and can be used live or in the studio with ease. This is an extremely well thought out product and has earned the coveted Tweak's Pick award for effects processing. It's a winner! [/i] £70 shipped, £65 picked up. Online bank transfer, Cheque or cash welcome! Regards Mike

Bump. A bargain, surely?

[url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Danelectro/DTE-1+Reel+Echo/10/1"]Here - have some Harmony Central reviews.[/url]

[i] Those '50s tape echo units sound cool but don't hold up. The Danelectro DTE1 reel echo guitar effects pedal simulates the sound perfectly and adds a Warble switch to simulate tape pitch deviations. A lo-fi control rolls off high frequencies of successive repeats just like tape while a Tube/Solid State toggle lets you pick your vintage. The Sound on Sound button works just like the original so you can play over the lick you just recorded. Up to 1-1/2 seconds of delay. [b] DANELECTRO DTE1 REEL ECHO FEATURES[/b] Simulates the sound of tape-based echo delay perfectly. Warble switch simulates tape pitch deviations. Lo-fi control rolls off high frequencies of successive repeats just like tape. Tube/Solid State toggle lets you pick your vintage, mimics the tone of either vales or transistors. Sound on Sound button lets you play over the lick you just recorded. Up to 1-1/2 seconds of delay.[/i] In mint, boxed condition. No PSU, but I just use a cheapy maplins one - pas de probléme! £55 shipped, or £50 picked up. Great unit, just realised that I am unlikely to have a solo spot in my functions band !! Regards Mike

Sold, pending payment... :shiftyeyes:

Bah! Should've asked for more! SOLD!

Russ, I'm tempted, but not quite sure yet. Just registering my interest. Is that a Shuker ?

Mwahaha.

Expect a reply post-haste, Sir Muppet of Huntingdonshire! I won £100 in a bet once, thanks to people in Huntingdonshire not accepting that legally it's not a county anymore!

Replying to PMs.

I've just got online (celebrating my 2nd Anniversary, Internet somewhat of a no-no) - sending PMs now!

Hi all, selling a lovely, sturdy, metal, Marshall GV-2 Guvnor pedal. It's been on my pedal as a distortion/overdrive but now surplus to requirements, 99% of the time I have a clean tone. So £20 shipped hopefully in the original box, I know I've got it somewhere, still looking for it. Info: arshall GV2 Guvnor Plus Overdrive Pedal The Guv’Nor Plus is an extremely versatile distortion pedal for guitar. It allows you to dial up a variety of different tones from fat bluesy sounds to heavy metal crunch. The Guv’Nor Plus Pedal is an updated version with additional features designed to give extra flexibility and power. The tonal versatility of this effects pedal is like adding another Marshall amplifier to your set-up! Customise Your Sound The GV2 features four EQ controls which give you the ability to fully customise your distortion sound. As well as the usual bass, treble and mid controls you have an additional deep control. This adds an active resonant bass boost to your tone that is similar to the acclaimed ‘deep’ switch on a Marshall JCM2000. Increasing the amount of deep will add tight bottom end, giving you low end resonance and fullness. Additional Gain Control In addition to the EQ controls, the gain and volume controls allow you to adjust the amount of distortion applied to your signal as well as the volume of the pedal. Add these controls to the EQ and the range of varied tones at your fingertips is vast. [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Marshall/GV-2+Guv'nor+Plus/10/1"]Harmony Central Reviews[/url] PM for anymore details! Regards Mike

# Hi guys, a nice little practice aid here. Zoom 234 drum machine. I used it for practicing, very versatile bit of kit. Here's some info I found. 124 drum kits including world percussion rhythms and a wide range of contemporary styles including thrash, metal, punk, industrial, hip hop, funk, ska, R&B and more 297 rhythm patterns (preset 99/user 99/preset groove 99) 50 bass programs 99 songs, 13,000 notes maximum 13 velocity-sensitive pads 32 voice polyphony Sound Jammer controller for special effects Synchronized play using MIDI IN Basic drum kits: 00-09 Live Rock: 10-19 Studio Drums: 20-29 Standard Kit: 30-39 Funk Trap: 40-49 Epic Rock: 50-59 Ballad Set: 60-89 Modern Drums: 70-79 Rap/Hip Hop: 80-89 Techno Beat: 90-99 Percussion/SFX: 100-123 [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Keyboard+And+MIDI/product/Zoom/RhythmTrak+234+Drum+Machine/10/1"]Harmony Central Reviews[/url] [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/relatedDocs/rt234.pdf"]PDF Manual[/url] [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/relatedDocs/RT234_demo.mp3"]MP3 Demo track[/url] More Info: [i]Definitely not your ordinary drum machine, the new RhythmTrak ... 234 from Zoom includes over 100 distinctive drum kits and 50 bass patterns, easy to use real time recording, a bunch of special performance features, General MIDI and more. Destined to redefine the category, the RhythmTrak starts with drum sounds loaded with character and attitude. The sampling sessions for these sounds were done using vintage pro equipment, famous drum rooms and many different types of drums for the rock, studio, funk, hard rock, acoustic, ballad and modern kits. Plenty of mic positions were also captured and the resulting room ambiences were carefully mixed. The machine sounds (rap, hip/hop, techno) were sampled, tweaked for more punch and optimized entirely in the digital domain. Most of the snares are true stereo, and the sample rates of all the main drums are full bandwidth (44kHz). The percussion sounds are also exceptional: In addition to the traditional Latin rhythms, there are Middle Eastern, Indian, Celtic, and African drums as well. Ultimately, with variations and stacked combos, over 100 kits are available. The RhythmTrak also has Bass. It's a rhythm section or a garage band in one box. The pads sustain for as long as you hold them in bass mode, and you can tune up any scale you want, up and down three octaves. The 50 Bass patches include all the most popular instrumental sounds and combinations. For more excitement in live performance, the RhythmTrak has a "SoundJammer" slider and a Repeat button that let users put down a closed hat part w/repeat, jam volume with the slider; do trendy Techno effects like adding super fast snare or kick or weird stuff like caking any sound down up to two octaves and other functions not found on drum machines. EZ RealTime recording lets everything can happen while the beat is up: You can erase on the fly, punch in and out of record, change settings, change sounds, etc. A special Groove Play feature lets you play back drum/bass patterns by hitting the pads and holding them. Then you can try out the pads - there's a default selection of grooves already there - it's easy to DJ together a musical thing right on the spot. Also, you can use your own patterns and experiment with Song forms. The RhythmTrak also features a General MIDI Module with a connection that turns the RhythmTrak into a plug & play GM expander along with a full complement of practical features. The amazing RhythmTrak ... 234 drum machine has an MSRP of $329. [/i] No PSU with it, but I was using just a cheapy "everything" one from Maplins with no problems whatsoever. Shipped for £35 , picked up for £30 from Chelmsford, Essex!

Okay, bit of a funny one, this. This started life as a very early Zoot with a graphite neck. The subsequent owner removed the graphite neck (there was a problem with it and it warped) and replaced it with the current one, which is an Iceni Zoot neck with Schaller tuners. The electronics are EMG, also put in by the previous owner. He also altered the finish to how it is now. For some reason he also mounted a metal block beneath the bridge to give it more height to get the action right. Consequently, when I received it, the action was far too high. I removed the block and it is fine, still a bit high but adjustable. Slighty bizarre, really. I spoke to Mike Walsh (Mr Zoot!) about this bass to get some of this info - I want to clarify that neither he nor me endorses this as a Zoot bass - rather, it just used to be an early one, now modded for better or worse (!). Mike says the neck is actually a 5 string neck - but I'm not 100% sure about this. Visually it may or may not be; but it doesn't feel like one, to my frankly small hands. So I'll let you decide that with the pictures. One of the tuning pegs I believe is mounted backwards- this just means tuning in the opposite (vintage, guys, vintage!) way, but I imagine this can be easily rectified! It's in fair condition quite a few marks around the top horn and back. I have tried to figure out the controls but I'm at a loss. The switch turns it "off". The others - I'm not sure. I can't reliably tell you whether they are bass & treble, pickup volume - even when they're all down, the bass still sounds. At time it sounds like there is a chorus on it. Basically I think this is an instrument that, with attention to the electronics etc, could be a really nice player. So there it is; £200 shipped in two parts (neck and body separated). £190 to anyone who wants to pick it up from Chelmsford, Essex, near the A12. Postcode CM2. PM me for more details - I've tried to be as ruthlessly honest as possible! Regards Mike

Hi guys - got to shift a few items quite rapidly. This is a superb sounding Warwick Corvette. Bubinga body, wenge fingerboard. Classic warwick funky sound. Controls are master volume, pickup blend, and stacked treble and bass. This is the Active 9v version, not the passive. The body has been waxed regularly and is in good condition, but as with a lot of warwicks, there is a vague finger imprint above the neck pickup. Guess where that shows I've been playing, right? The previous owner ran into problems with his just a nut II - do an internet search to get the skinny on these guys - and he had his local shop/luthier glue it into place. It's completely stable though, and could be removed if necessary. I've never felt the need, however. MEC pickups, sound ace. Here are the pics, showing the minor problems I've already highlighted. PM me for more details. I will ship for £350 to the UK, with a soft warwick gigback, but one of the decent sort, a rockbag, I think. Can be collected from Chelmsford, Essex, near the A12 for £335 as well, or I can deliver a reasonable distance for a small fee! Online bank transfer/cheque/cash on collection preferred! Regards Mike

I might know someone who is interested, I'll drop him an email.

Ah, my old bass. Bought it from new. Good memories.