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[quote name='stonecoldbass' post='385264' date='Jan 19 2009, 07:08 PM']Did this bass previously belong to a certain Gil from Dunfermline? Would you be interested in a trade plus cash for a metro rv5 sadowsky?! c[/quote] Previous owner was in Stafford and I think he'd had it a fair while. I'm not an expert on the Metro range so not sure which one the RV is? Zap me a PM and we can exchange email address so you can maybe post me some pics? -
Ok, so here's another DJ4 up for grabs. I really like this one but have moved over to 5 strings soon after taking delivery of this so it'snot going to get used much. I have a couple of potential trade options kicking around but nothing confirmed yet so thought I'd see if there's any interest in an outright sale or alternative trades. I imported this from the USA last year and it's only been tried out at one rehearsal since. Hence it's totally unmarked and looks like it's just left the factory I specified a Lakland USA hard case which is much higher quality than standard and set me back an additional £100. I relaise a lot of people don't get that excited about cases but it's certainly the nicest case I've ever owned & looks really cool - well, in my opinion anyway! I also had a set of Aero pickups professionally installed at a cost of about £75 as these were the original units specced by old DJ himself. Lakland now supply their own brand pickups. A lot of people claim that the Aeros are far nicer than the Laklands but I've also read reviews (mostly from owners of Lakland brand pickups) that say the Laklands are just as good. All I can say is that you pay your money & take your choice, lol. The bass also came with a D-tuner fitted. Not sure if this is standard equipment or not but obviously it's a useful little addition. I'm asking £700 for the complete package including the nice Lakland case. I've seen DJs selling for less but this is effectively a brand new bass with useful grades and extras. Generally happy to think about trading for any other basses, ideally 5 strings. Probably more interested in similar value swap or trading up for something of a higher value (adding cash to the deal) rather than trading down to earn some money. I've added some pics of the bass - along with the case I have plenty more pics if anyone's interested! -
Couple of possible trade offers kicking around but nothing confirmed yet. One thing I wanted to add is that I've remembered that I previously listed this at £1,550 so I'd obviously honour that price to anyone here
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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='384854' date='Jan 19 2009, 12:11 PM']They said the story was true on the documentary Despite his obvious talent, I thought Paul Simon came across as being a bit of a D*ck on the documentary. I wanted to like him but I couldn't.[/quote] I can't put my finger on it but he annoys me as well - could that horrible whining voice he has. . .
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I'm not a huge Paul Simon fan but have the Classic Album series on repeat record on Sky and thought I'd watch the Graceland episode to see if Bakithi was featured at all. He wasn't on that much but it was quite interesting to watch anyway. Not least for the fact that they explained the 'famous' bass solo was recorded in two parts. First section is played normally & then they reversed it on tap to make the second part!
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Having been an 'ordinary' member for about 5 years I've just signed up as a 'supporting' member by paying $20. Although the £ is nowhere near as strong against the $ these days I thought I'd try selling a European made bass over there as they are relatively so much higher priced - obviously the converse is true of US made basses. I did get one tentative offer within minutes of posting but no actual sale yet. I'm sure there's a lot of suspicion about trading overseas though. Even the most ordinary basses usually get lots of comments about them but I've had virtually nothing. I've also been a victim of the "there's no way I'd ship internationally" comment from US sellers, even when I've said I'd pay all costs and insurances in advance. Having said that I know quite a few people over here who steadfastly refuse to ship internationally so it's obvious some people just aren't comfortable with it.
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[quote name='bass_ferret' post='382923' date='Jan 16 2009, 11:52 PM']Lovely bass! What is so great about 5 stings?[/quote] They mean my fingers don't fall off the fretboard when the singer decides to drop a full tone just after we've learnt to play the damn thing Obviously I could de-tune and/or use more than one bass but if I've already learned the core set in one tuning, and some songs are using lots of open strings, then de-tuning is a pain in the butt.
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Just a quick note about TB and their bumping policy - one reason they need to be quite tough is the sheer number of users and items for sale they have. The number of 'pure' new posts every day in classifieds moves items to page 2 & 3 very quickly. If they didn't impose stricter rules on bumping it would be a nightmare to find anything. However on BC it usually takes a decent amount of time before something falls right off the first few pages and with an odd bump here or there it's easy to get your item noticed without going crazy on the bumpology. I'd be in favour of some sort of loose 24 hour rule but think it's definitely Ok to respond to questions within a post as and when it appears. I do find it a bit odd when there are some listings that sit with the same price weak in, week out & appear on EBay multiple times at the same reserve price with no bidders. You'd think that the person selling might get the hint that either the item is too expensive or that it's simply not very desirable? Personally I'd prefer it if amps/cabs & effects were seperate forums because I rarely think of these together and the simple unit price of each sector is very different - average price of an effect under £100 so much more of an impulse purchse to relieve mild GAS. Not a big deal though as, again, there aren't really that many posts every day so 'clutter' isn't a huge problem (for me anyway).
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[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='382903' date='Jan 16 2009, 11:17 PM']The trace pre is fantastic thanks! i recorded bass on The Secret Handshake's latest album with it (Texas based electro band, check them out on myspace!) and they seemed really pleased with the results! The cheque im getting from this album could almost buy this bass!! man i hope it turns up in the post soon! certainly looks like a cracking bass!! [/quote] Both Josh & Rich have played it recently so they are the best sources of independent views if you want to get some thoughts on it Josh had it for a few months on a part trade we did - I'm blaming him for getting me into 5 stringers! I'll chack the recorded stuff when I have some decent speakers - on a laptop without headphones at the moment
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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='382857' date='Jan 16 2009, 10:30 PM']It's a pity I didn't like the colour of this instrument[/quote] Please bear in mind that Rich is a jazzer and thus has no taste in terms of colour choice [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='382857' date='Jan 16 2009, 10:30 PM']it's a scorching bass. Everything they say about these is true. It's how you always wanted a jazz to feel, sound & respond, but Fender could never manage to make for you![/quote] But obviously he knows his stuff when it comes to bass quality in terms of plability & sound
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[quote name='Marcus' post='382819' date='Jan 16 2009, 09:19 PM']Awwww...... Bloody Hell Barrie !!! Just when you think you've run out of GAS !![/quote] They're all coming out of the woodwork now
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[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='382792' date='Jan 16 2009, 08:26 PM']ive gotta say this is very very tempting!! once my cheque clears im gonna be a dangerous man!! [/quote] I wondered if you might be back Chris How's the Trace?
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[quote name='Josh' post='382750' date='Jan 16 2009, 07:25 PM']I had the pleasure of owning this bass for a brief period. It is a great bass, great modern tones and looks amazing in the flesh, also it is pretty damn light as well. And of course, Barrie = Legend. End of.[/quote] You are too kind Mr D I may just have to go and play it now to remind myself of how nice it is. I've just lugged my old Ampeg cab in from the garage so could be a good time to audition it
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I've updated my original listing so just adding a note to say that my blue baby is up for sale again as I've moved on to 5 strings. Definitely consider trades for a 5 and could go with cash either way for the right bass
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Josh - what are you like man! Just as you get settled you're on the move again -
Loving the look of those pickups. P-T-P is a top man to deal with -
Oh no, this looks nice as well. Why are all these nice basses coming up at the moment (OK don't answer that, I know why!)
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Umm, I rather like this Wonder how it compares to my Zon 4. . .
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Floor pedal with access to the tuner & the pre-sets seems a clever little idea. I like the look of the vertically stacked 10's as well, feels like having the upper speakers raised would be really good for stage sound
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I'd definitely be interested in something like this. My bike club did something similar at an annual party and sold a lovely custom build Telecaster for £1,000. One slight difference was that they fixed the number of tickets at exactly 100 so that everyone knew they had a 100 to 1 chance of winning (unless they bought more than 1 ticket of course!). At the time it was thought that fixing the odds like this would make people more likely to buy a ticket. Might be worth checking if there are any legal issues involved under the various lotteries & gaming acts. Our club event was OK as it was a non-commercial event & all proceeds went towards the funding of that event. Headline stuff about lottery regulations here: [url="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/detail.asp?ContentId=259"]http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Clien...p?ContentId=259[/url]
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[quote name='High score' post='377746' date='Jan 12 2009, 02:46 PM']For the money, you should try them. Storage conditions are important but if sealed in the packs and never been on an instrument then they won't be corroded or work hardened[/quote] I did & they seem fine 3 sets of Elixirs for £30, can't be bad eh!
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[quote name='Yessikris' post='376830' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:20 PM']Isn't this a early prototype bass?[/quote] Yep, quite different from their current models - according to the very friendly Brian Barrett who makes them
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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='376826' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:14 PM']Nah, I know most of the bikers from the biker rallies, LOL! I'll just hire Rick Hulse as my bodyguard [/quote] I wouldn't want to mess with him
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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='376821' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:01 PM']Hey Barrie, if I had the money I'd have the Zon VB & the Infinity off you in a flash, but that S2 is a keeper as you can tell! You can prise it out of my cold, dead hands if you like, mate Rich.[/quote] Did I mention I know people who can have other people "taken care of"? Better watch your back Rich, especially if you see large tattooed men on motorcycles in your general vicinity. . .
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[quote name='99ster' post='376606' date='Jan 11 2009, 09:05 AM']Something along those lines... But in the end 'the market decides' on the price of anything - no matter what the seller, or any of us thinks it's 'value' is.[/quote] Well, it's definitely worth at least a grand as that's how much it's been bid to on EBay already [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/71-Fender-Jazz_W0QQitemZ200297677507QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item200297677507&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/71-Fender-Jazz_W0QQi...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]