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  1. Clarky
    Mal bought some DB strings off me. Very simple transaction, quick comms and payment and friendly throughout
  2. Clarky
    Given my recent tax demand they are more likely to play a Farida
  3. Clarky
    Vote for my band or I will make my cats play a fodera
  4. Clarky
    Cheers Steve!
  5. Clarky
    Cheers Wayne and Karl!
  6. Clarky
    AFAIK thats the standard plate on a passive Pro bass
  7. Clarky
    Didn't actually buy anything off Keith (this time!) but just wanted to pass on how helpful this splendid chap is. I was after a double bass preamp and he lent me one, no questions asked, no postage charged, to help me through a rehearsal and gig. In the event the preamp saved my bacon as otherwise I would have suffered uncontrollable feedback Top bloke!
  8. Clarky
    This looks in near immaculate condition and is apparently the only one of its kind with walnut body and birds-eye facing (don't think its active though as i understood these basses were passive only). Bit pricey but I guess it reflects the foregoing uniqueness/condition and I don't doubt someone will pay up for this http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=2798&type=Bass%20Guitar
  9. Clarky
    Best bet is to listen to Youtube clips or this fabulous string comparing matrix http://www.hervejeanne.de/saitenmatrix.php In short, steels have more definition, growl and sustain and take lower action - guts have a warmer, thumpier more old-school quality and generally are very low tension (requiring higher action). Guts also tend to go out of tune (especially if humidity or temperature changes) and require more care/attention (oiling, clipping off hairs that form with repeated playing). There are huge advocates of each. Velvet strings are a sort of half-way house (copper wound, dark-sounding, low tension) and there are several good brands of gut-alike hybrid strings (eg, Innovation) which have many of the qualities of gut but are easier to maintain
  10. Clarky
    I can just about see scratches on the black area below the neck pickup but they look pretty minor to me and I bet can be quickly solved by any competent luthier at minimal cost if they continue to bother you (wouldn't worry me TBH; would probably make me happier to gig such an expensive bass!). That apart it looks to be in pretty stunning condition. Barrie/molan probably knows more about Foderas than the rest of this forum put together and I would listen to his advice about capturing the tonal possibilities - you may find you fall in love with what that P pickup can do (especially in combination with the J) and then its the best of all worlds - no extra costs on routing and no permanent diminution in re-sale value (which routing would almost certainly entail)
  11. Clarky
    On Friday, I just used an fdeck HPF-Pre into the house DI box and a cr@ppy bass combo and it sounded great. The fdeck is a smart little device that buffers, gives you a phase switch (which saved my bacon at the gig as it was feedback city otherwise), and a high-pass filter that takes out boominess. Maybe worth getting hold of one of these as it doesn't have EQ and doesn't colour the sound but it does give feedback/boom fighting properties that your LM amp wouldn't have. You can't buy an fdeck in the UK but as it happens there is a UK effects manufacturer (4114) that is making me a clone of the pedal for about £70 (I have a BC thread about this)
  12. Clarky
    Agreed with Bilbo, I have used a Fishman PlatPro into the front of a MiniCMD121P combo in the past very successfully. Happen to have a Headway EDB2 preamp these days, rather than PlatPro, but there's not a lot in it (more knobs on the Headway for greater feedback control)
  13. Clarky
    Thanks Sam!
  14. Clarky
    Thanks BassTractor! Last reminder as voting closes 5th March Pretty please, I will feed my cats (Stanley and Snoop Catt) extra tuna if you vote for us [attachment=156666:IMG_0253.jpg]
  15. Clarky
    I really like these strings on my 3/4 DB and bought a set to try on my Kolstein Busetto travel bass. They were on the bass for a couple of weeks only and only had a few hours home use, basically they are in 99% condition. Reason for selling? Barrie Kolstein sent me a new set of Kolstein Heritage strings for my bass as a gesture since the ones that were on the bass when I bought it had a fault. Well the Heritage strings suit the bass better than the deeper/darker sounding Blues and so I am moving the latter on. These are £130-odd from Thomann so £85 posted is a barg - they look immaculate (none of the common tarnishing of the copper windings you get on used Velvet strings) and are very, very lightly used indeed Thomann link: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/velvet_blue_doublebass_strings.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ass_strings.htm[/url]
  16. Clarky
    Sold pending usual That was quick!
  17. Clarky
    Incidentally, I had a broken black nylon Pyramid G and I emailed them (as in Pyramid, not Thomann) about it. They sent me one gratis because it was defective. However, you might be able to buy a single E from them if you were concerned that my one is on the dull, thumpy side Either way, if you want my set they are yours in exchange for free gig entry!
  18. Clarky
    If its Thomann, you can cancel
  19. Clarky
    I bought this Shadow twin-wing (Underwood-alike) pickup from BC'er Harry a week or two back but it doesn't fit the very narrow bridge wing slots on my Kolstein travel bass and - given the Kolstein has a special downsized bridge - I am reluctant to sand the wing slots wider. Hence I am putting it straight back up for sale. Needless to say I didn't actually use it and Harry had used it very little so its in vgc £65 posted, exactly what I paid Specs here: [url="http://www.contrabass.co.uk/sh_950_pickup.htm"]http://www.contrabas..._950_pickup.htm[/url] Stock pic: [attachment=156605:777px-Przetwornik_do_kontrabasu_SH-950_firmy_Shadow.jpg]
  20. Clarky
    I have a lightly used set of Pyramids with a very dull, thuddy E (often the case with these strings). Happy to lob them your way at the gig in Laaaaandan for a guest list ticket
  21. Clarky
    How about lobbing in this lovely cream 70's Dimarzio pickup along with the refin (Fiesta red, cream-coloured oly white?) for serious warm thump? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1970s-CREAM-DIMARZIO-PAF-PRECISION-BASS-PICKUPS-/231162396653
  22. Clarky
    Nice one Ralph! Like the fuzz
  23. Clarky
    We could bash out an alt-folk version of Nutrocker if you wanted? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op2U-qGUDkg
  24. Clarky
    If you are not in Basingstoke (watching the Jetsonics) but are in London , come and see us!
  25. Clarky

    NDBD!!

    Clarky replied to malbass's topic in EUB and Double Bass

    I find it slightly disturbing, Rev, that your 50's DB is called Jayne, that being my wife's name (with the unusual letter 'y' in the middle)!
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