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  1. JapanAxe
    Following a pedal-board re-think, I am now selling off my Lava cable patch leads. This lot consists of: 12 right-angle solderless Lava plugs made up into 6 patch leads, in lengths ranging from 6cm to 21cm 4 spare lengths of solderless Lava cable 15cm to 31cm Cable stripping tool Currently a set of 10 plugs with a length of cable retails new at about £48 online. This Lot is £25 delivered in the UK, or you can buy this and Lot 1 together for just £50 delivered. Full disclosure: These can be quite fiddly to get right! You will also need a good sharp pair of side cutters.
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    Following a pedal-board re-think, I am now selling off my Lava cable patch leads. This lot consists of: 16 18 right-angle solderless Lava plugs made up into 8 9 patch leads, in lengths ranging from 7cm to 40cm 5 spare lengths of solderless Lava cable 7cm to 31cm Cable stripping tool Currently a set of 10 plugs with a length of cable retails new at about £48 online. This Lot is £35 delivered in the UK, or you can buy this and Lot 2 together for just £50 delivered. Full disclosure: These can be quite fiddly to get right! You will also need a good sharp pair of side cutters. EDIT: pic shows 8 made-up leads, but I have just found another one, so this is even better value!
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    Bargain for someone: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ashdown-B-Stock-Ashdown-RM-MAG-220-Head/292353170498?hash=item44119b5c42:g:NB8AAOSwJtdaIUpR
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    One word: Prefab Sprout
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    Cyber War The Banana Effect New Embassy The Perfect Precision
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    Cheers Tim, yes I have heard you playing through it with CCRR and Case Hardin (who get a mention in this month's MU mag article on country and Americana in the UK btw). At 50W I wouldn't expect the PF-50T to be that loud (although yours happily filled a small pub on each occasion), but my BF Super Twin would stand a good chance of maximising its impact! The only dedicated bass valve amp I have tried was a Mesa Bass Prodigy Four:88 and I didn't like that at all - I tried the Demeter alongside it, and paid another £250 to bring that home instead! I also restored a Selmer Treble'n'Bass 50, and sold that on because the sound wasn't for me. I may be chasing the idea of what something should sound like here, but I am curious.
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    Anyone?
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    I have long since come to the conclusion that everything I need or want in a bass is in the Precision. But that doesn't mean that every P-bass will hit the spot - it just has to do that Precision thing... *Except for titchiness, which is why I also have a Mustang
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    ...for metal.
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    No-o-o!!! Well I have a 'tweed' guitar amp:
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    I couldn't live with overhang!
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    A couple of weeks ago I took delivery of a new Barefaced Super Twin. I liked the sounds that I got from my Barefaced Compact and Midget, I just wanted 'more' of the same in a one-cab solution. Barefaced cabs sometimes attract criticism for their hardware and aesthetics. Not this time - the black crinkle paint finish looks like the enclosure has been sculpted from living liquorice, and the handles and feet are firmly attached with captive fittings. I have now had four 1-hour sessions playing my 3 bass guitars (2 Precisions and a Mustang) through both my amps (Demeter VTBP800, Markbass Nano 300) into the cab. Solo playing tells you hardly anything about how a cab will sound live, so I played along to country and soul compilations at volumes I thought the neighbours could just about tolerate. So far, I love it! It has the nice fat and articulate mid-range of the Compact, it's much 'bigger' in the bass, and the treble is oh-so-sweet. I get the sense of notes just waiting to pop out from the strings, power flowing unhindered from the amp. Of course the real test is a live gig, which for me will happen this Saturday. I played the same venue a couple of months ago with my Compact-and-Midget speaker setup, so it will be interesting to see whether I can hear a difference. Hopefully my living-room sessions will have loosened the cones up a bit... Pics or it didn't happen - just excuse my flip-flop/slippers!
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    At least you can hear a mic'd cab in a mix!
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    Glenn Fricker has:
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    Ooh, where can you get these?
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    It's rare for me to do a guitar gig without a spare guitar, even though I have never broken an electric guitar string on a gig in nearly 40 years of playing. I also carry spare strings, so if one does ever go, I can swap guitars and then replace the broken string in the next break. Simples (meep).
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    SOLD
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    I really like seeing a good tribute band - they are often as good as the real thing, and can be seen locally for relatively low cost, at venues that don't charge you £4 for a small bottle of water. I also enjoy playing with them - I was 'Keef' for a year, and have depped on bass with tributes to Dire Straits and Slade.
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    Somewhat predictable, but I loved this when it came out: Also large chunks of Prince's Black Album, notably:
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    It's all relative - JA on Kala U-bass, main man wielding mini acoustic guitar:
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    @NJEI'm 6ft tall and often play a Mustang bass. Last time I took mine out on a gig, both the drummer and the guitarist complimented me on my sound. Also nobody came up and said, 'Ha! You look stupid with that titchy bass.' You're right, they are dead easy to play - if it works for you and the price is right, get it!
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    Sale agreed
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    Well it is what it is, maybe @alexclaber can tell us! Further trade option: Conventional solid-state head (if not too pricey - just for sh!ts and giggles really)
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    Barefaced Compact 1x15 lightweight cab with fitted Roqsolid cover These cabs are well known to the BF fraternity, but if you want the full skinny, visit this 'legacy' Barefaced page. It is a realistic one-handed carry, weighing only 12kg (27lb). I have used this on most of my bass gigs in the last 5 years, sometimes with a Midget too, and it is still going strong. All the hardware is present and correct, with just slight scuffing to the handle ends (see pic) and the ripple paint finish. I am not entirely sure whether this is Gen 1 or Gen 2 - it has the Gen 2 metal corners, but not the white piping of later models. Perhaps it is a rare transitional model! Barefaced offer the grille cloth as a £50 upgrade from the basic metal grille. I am only selling as I have upgraded to another BF cab, the Super Twin. Yes, I like Barefaced. (FULL DISCLOSURE - some people don't.) I am looking for £400, which includes insured courier delivery in mainland UK, or by me in person if that works for both of us. Happy to discuss meet-up options within about an hour of Swindon or Oxford. Of course you are welcome to come to Swindon and try it out with your own bass and amp, along with any other bits of my kit you fancy a go on, whilst being plied with beverages and biscuits. Trades - mainly after cash, but could be interested in one of the following: Fender or Squier Fretless Precision 5-string Precision Small valve bass head (e.g. Ampeg PF-50T) Cali76 Compact pedal Definitely not interested in: Jazz basses Coffee table basses Active basses Cabs of any type or description Usual sale thread rules apply, i.e. feel free to ask any questions about condition, performance etc in the thread, but any offers or trade enquiries must be made by private message.
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