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I had the USA-made Bullet Deluxe guitar. It was like a slimmed-down Tele with Strat-ish pickups. The body was a laminate (i.e. plywood!) - don't know whether the same applied to the basses.
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Martin bought a MIDI switcher from me - prompt payment and great communication.
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Tom bought my phaser pedal, perfect transaction all round.
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[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1397239671' post='2422194'] I literally just a had a little sob to myself because as much as I want this lovely creature, I have no money and no way of getting any before it sells (which it should do very shortly). Gutted. GLWTS Alex [/quote] I have no idea how long it will take for this bass to sell but I thank you for your kind words I have an aunt, uncle, and 2 cousins in Hatfield, so who knows what may transpire... -
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TC Electronic Classic 450 light weight amp head Class D
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
All PMs replied to. Sold pending payment. -
Excellent! That's an easy song to play badly, so it's great to see and hear Jack Bruce's musical mannerisms accurately represented.
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SOLD - BBE Opto Stomp Compressor Pedal original boxed
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Effects For Sale
Bump for the weekend. This compressor is so transparent you can almost see right through it -
Bump for the weekend. Mainly up for a straight sale, but would consider TC Electronic Flashback pedal in PX.
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[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1397157311' post='2421340'] MB1. ...Are You Local? [/quote] [quote name='vmaxblues' timestamp='1397218398' post='2421889'] Where are you? [/quote] Guess I'd better join this queue...
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[quote name='JamesXP' timestamp='1397184418' post='2421587'] A leisure/marine battery is much better for his purpose than a car battery as they are much better at being full depleted and recharged over and over again.. whereas car batteries don't like this one bit! [/quote] This. You need one that can 'deep cycle'.
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I have had this amp from new for about 18 months, and only gigged it half a dozen times. It is very flexible yet simple to use, with the facility to 'add in' compression and drive to your sound without excessive juggling of gain and level controls. You can get the full spec from the [url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/classic450"]TC website[/url]. Basically it is a simplified version of the RH450, without the 'hidden' parameters, memories and tuner. It weighs only 4kg, so you can easily carry it about in a lap-top-bag. The speaker socket will take either jack plug or Speakon, so you can pitch up at your rehearsal room and connect it to whatever cab you find there. Since I got my Streamliner 900 the Classic has spent its time as a backup or a home practice amp. It is therefore in excellent condition, and comes in its original box with the instruction manual and a sticker (yes, a free TC sticker!). I have replaced the feet with larger rubber ones so that it will sit above the handle on a Barefaced cab. I am including the original feet in case you feel the need to change them back! There has been some controversy about the 'real' power output of TC's Class D amps, and you can read their account [url="http://service.tcgroup.tc/media/tc-electronic-power-rating-and-active-power-management.pdf"]here[/url]. All I can say is that it is plenty loud enough through a decent cab or cabs. I have used it without PA support in a massive hall, and with PA on a festival stage, and it has always had plenty in reserve. I now have my eye on something a bit special, so sadly this one has to go. Price [b]£249[/b] (bank transfer preferred but PayPal possible if you cover the fees) includes shipping to mainland UK. If you are local to Swindon or Oxford you are welcome to try before you buy, and collection in person would obviously bring the price down. I am looking for a cash sale, but may consider a TC Flashback pedal plus cash my way.
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Appearance of you and band on stage - clothing opinions?
JapanAxe replied to Diablo's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1397208390' post='2421742'] See, I wouldn't wear a DJ for a function..makes you look like the 'help' [/quote] There is that risk! -
My P came with D'Addario Chromes fitted, absolutely fine despite these strings apparently being on the high tension side.
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Appearance of you and band on stage - clothing opinions?
JapanAxe replied to Diablo's topic in General Discussion
Horses for courses I say. On the country circuit it's western shirts and hats, and dark trousers (not blue jeans). The drummer has a Hat Exemption Certificate! The shirts are colour themed rather than exactly matched, and changed each set, which makes a good impression with the trad C&W audiences. Yours truly on left, toting Gretsch: In social clubs, dark trousers and black shoes, and a bright shirt (can't beat a bit of satin): For rock covers, T-shirts all the way. Me on right with Sandberg: For dance band work, DJ rig. Me on right with Variax: -
[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1397069036' post='2420395'] Hi, I use my teeny Fender Blues Junior lll 15w. I find it fine for small gigs and mic it up for larger ones. Never had any complaints [/quote] Yep, I have seen this done in a 10-piece soul band, amp was till plenty loud enough!
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I have been gigging a 15W valve amp (Matchless Lightning Reverb 1x12) without PA support for the last 2 years or so. However, it does have 3 important features that make this feasible:[list=1] [*]Matchless remove some of the doping from the speaker (Celestion Vintage 30) to make it more responsive; [*]The cab is almost wide enough to be a 2x12; and [*]The cab is open-backed, so you get a good spread of sound. [/list]
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Why so much buying and selling of basses?
JapanAxe replied to jakenewmanbass's topic in General Discussion
I apply the same policy to most of my kit (barring a couple of items of sentimental value): Is it bitchin'? Am I using it? => KEEP If not, could its value be put towards something more bitchin'/usable? => SELL -
SOLD - BBE Opto Stomp Compressor Pedal original boxed
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Effects For Sale
Extra disclosure: There is a casting burr on the edge of the metal housing next to the base plate. Just in case you worry about such things! -
Bass will be supplied in a tatty old Fender gig bag to protect it further inside its cardboard carton.
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[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1396971175' post='2419277'] That does look sweet! How *(if at all) do the metal covers affect the classic plastic-covers P90 sound? [/quote] Almost impossible to say really! My other P90-loaded guitar sounds completely different, but it is a PRS McCarty with Seymour Duncans (original fitment). Apples and oranges really, as the guitar pictured above is a CS336, carved-out semi-hollow, and shorter scale length.
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I can't comment on that particular pedal, but I have a Behringer VD400 analog delay. I presume it uses the same buffered electronic switching, and it does not suck tone (at least on skinny-string guitar).
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[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1396815463' post='2417678'] That's makes a mockery of the whole collage course then, it's like an engineer once told me technically a bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly [/quote] Actually that bumble bee thing came from a misunderstanding of how insects fly, but I sense we are drifting off topic here. [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1396778825' post='2417144'] Here it be: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2R0IgIsgok[/media] [/quote] Cheers Lozz
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Having just acquired a '73 P-bass, the 1-in-1-out rule requires that I now let one go. As this is the one bass I don't need for gigging, I am offering it for sale: From the serial number I have dated this bass to July 1984. I believe it to be all original except for the strap buttons, which are Schaller locking types. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Electronics, tuners and bridge all work as they should. I haven't had to touch the truss rod but neck relief and action are currently fine. There is a slight click at the end of each pot's travel. Currently fitted with Elite flats (45-105 I think).[/font][/color] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]The neck is wide (43.3mm at the nut) and shallow - if you crave the feel of a Jazz, look elsewhere![/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Weight is a substantial 9lb13.5oz[/font][/color] Considering this bass is nearly 30 years old, there is remarkably little damage, but here are the main flaws: [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](1) Small ding through to[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] wood on top edge[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](2) Scuffing to top of headstock[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](3) Buckle rash[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The neck is in really nice nick:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Looking for [/font][/color][color=#FF0000][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b][s]£220[/s] [s]£195[/s][/b][/font][/color][size=5][color=#0000CD][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b]£170[/b][/font][/color][/size][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b] delivered[/b] in mainland Britain. Collection / meet-ups / delivery i[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]n person [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]by me (avoiding courier risks) are all on the table, and of course can be taken into account when negotiating.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Please ask any questions about the bass in this this thread, but use PMs for anything to do with negotiations and delivery arrangements.[/font][/color]