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    Keeping this cab for a rainy (noisy) day
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    AND SOLD Up for sale is my minty clean, ungigged AG700. It's had little use at home and is pretty much as new. My playing nowadays is much more focussed on recording so I'm moving it on as it should be used! 600 firm and hand over only. Happy to drive a bit to meet up if necessary (I'm based in Kent nr Tunbridge Wells). The only trades I would be interested in would be for a Roland JX8P synth. This is fantastic, powerful amp that we all know and love; solid state 700 Watts at 4Ohms and a tad over 2kgs in weight. Beautiful sounding amp. Here's the Aguilar link with specs etc https://www.aguilaramp.com/bass-amps/ag-700/
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    As the former owner, I can vouch for this bass being very, very good I only sold it as I was boiling down to Stingrays as my main basses. It's fab! Very light and with a skinny/fast neck. In great condition too
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    Up for sale is my Marshall Drivemaster. Obvs a classic 90s guitar pedal but sounds great on bass too. Owned from new and never gigged. Some scratches from being in the pedal box for centuries but in pretty good shape. Slight scratching on the treble pot but some soaking in WD40 should deal with that. Quiet in operation. Very little between this and the Guvnor or Shredmaster (both commanding silly prices because of celeb users e.g. Jonny Greenwood etc)
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    And a bump for this v v v vgc bass
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    And the AB1 is back up. Didn't want to sell it as it's fantastic - but my recording duties are focussed around my Stingrays right now...
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    and it’s gone!
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    PM'd
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    Yup - I actually went back to Stingrays via a very nice ivory white Classic 'Ray from 2010 or so. And soon discovered that you can pick up a late 80s Ray for a lot less. And in a number of ways the older bass is a better instrument for me (although I really like the Classics).
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    I'm with you on that. Mid 80s and earlier are too big a spend for me. But the late 80s are really cheap for what they are and, most importantly, they have a beautiful, narrowish neck profile. Both of mine are from 1989 and this red one is a hair over 9lbs. Plus the 2 bands just sound fantastic.
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    Indeed - I'm absolutely over the moon with the work they did. Extraordinary job. Looks incredible, feels like a veeery expensive bass and sounds wonderful. They even managed to preserve the tricky little plastic sleeve on the truss and the dot locations at the interface between the board and the neck (now replaced with luminlay...a very nice touch). In addition you can't feel the join. An impressive achievement given that the original gloss finish on the neck is untouched....luthier witchcraft if you ask me!
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    Yup, it's a beauty. One benefit of going a bit further back with Musicman basses is the quality of the maple on even a standard Stingray. Flamed Birdseye no less!
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    Yup, fretless Stingrays are rare birds and factory fitted ebony boarded ones even rarer. So I took matters into my own hands so to speak. Fingerboard wood choice is central to the sound a fretless makes of course (unless you cover the wood with epoxy). And indeed, this is one of those alder trans red Rays. Sounds fabulous and, compared to my Ash/maple (that's only 6 months away from it on the production line), it has an audible low-mid bump which is also visible in the frequency spectrum.
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    A NBD of a sort. After searching high and low for a decent late eighties fretless ray and failing miserably in my quest, I've had the fretboard replaced on one my late eighties Stingrays. A fretless ray (in my head at least) isn't rosewood or pao ferro, it's ebony; so I went for a dark (old stock) ebony with partial lines on the edge. It's been 100% successful; this is easily the perfect fretless for me and a staggeringly good bass. The ebony and the two band gives you that Levin 'ping' with the treble up, and crafty tweaking of the bass vs treble on the 2 band EQ brings out the bark in the ebony to give a passable Karn-esque honk. It also does that languorous mwah like no other fretless I've owned. That singing, Pino style is there on tap. Playability is 10/10 with the late 80s ray neck profile and world class, exquisite work from the Bass Gallery, who are the best. And it weighs 9lbs! Ahhhhh... Quick pics!
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    Dingwall AB1 six string. Under 8lbs in weight with the best punch, playability and growl I’ve experienced in a bass. Astonishing instrument!
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    I have to say this looks the bee knees. Combo of the interesting vintage, fantastic condition and good weight alongside a very fair price makes this deal of the month in my opinion.
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    Bass now traded
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    Needs must bump for this formidable sixer!
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    Very nice to see a player and his bass re-united!
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    The Knoxville sticker is worth the price of entry alone!
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    Yes - I've always used the same approach but with Schallers. 3 good straps of differing lengths with Schaller clips and Schaller buttons on all my basses. I even drilled my 1978 Rickenbacker to take the Schallers....bwa ha ha ha
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    Do you mean Schaller? I've seen some of the Schaller clones on all parts but none in stock over here. Might try some no names off Ebay! I'm definitely a Schaller man. If my straplocks don't squeak like a mouse something's wrong!
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    I've used Schallers since the 90s. Never had any problem (heavy touring/ jumping around etc). My brother bought a new pair of the S locks and the 1-piece pin/button thing made them useless. Anyone tried and tested a '3rd party' manufacturer of the original design that is of good enough quality? I'm in need of a few pairs of the old version
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    Yes - I have a different plan... And it's the best thing...irreplaceable really!
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    AND GONE Up for sale or trade is my excellent condition Yamaha TRB6P. This is the legendary six string bass adopted by John Patitucci when he made the move from Ken Smith basses to Yamaha. This is an unusual one in that it is unmodded, in virtually new condition (except for the covering on one of the tuners, see pics. Totally cosmetic and the tuner works fine) and it comes in a very unusual factory sunburst that was only featured on the later models. The maple wings are irridescent and very tiger striped (see pics). It's a beautiful bass. Specs are Maple neck with mahogany stringers/ neck through construction Flame maple wings Ebony fretboard 33 7/8" scale length 24frets (in very good condition) "Tequila sunrise" finish Yamaha 2 band active EQ Piezo sensors in bridge and piezo balance in the preamp (heaps of dub bass or top end sheen etc) Removable ramp Wide fingerboard and 19mm spacing at bridge Rosewood facing on headstock It's an utterly fantastic bass that I would love to keep (I'm always bringing a great six string into the fold and then moving it on as I don't play in bands that need them...a familiar tale). Right now though, I need a different flavour in the band to the Stingrays I tend to use....all my other basses are 4 string Stingrays ;)...something 'Fendery' or a variation on that theme with 4 or 5 strings...possibly passive? Hence the quite broad trade list above... Balance is excellent and the construction is rigid and resonant. It sustains forever. It weighs in the region of 10 1/2 pounds and is not a bass for those who like a light bass. It's the most responsive, stable bass I've ever owned due to the maple/ebony etc but that feel comes with a bit of heft. Comes with original case. Not so keen on shipping so would prefer a meet up...
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