Clarky

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1340480986' post='1705178'] Hmmm, the band have asked that I play double bass only going forward. This potentially changes matters as regards my Takamine B10 which may just have become redundant. Need to re-think so the Rob Allen is on hold for now. [/quote] If I am only gigging DB from now on with the band, my logic for selling the Rob Allen over the Takamine flies out the window. Don't want to make a silly mistake here (given how hard it is to get hold of a Rob Allen this side of the pond and how nice it is to play) so I am withdrawing this from sale.

[quote name='Peaty' timestamp='1340366912' post='1703394'] Went to a choir festival to see my kids sing this week. The base player in the accompanying band was playing one of these and it sounded great. [/quote] Cheers! Sunday morning bump

Hmmm, the band have asked that I play double bass only going forward. This potentially changes matters as regards my Takamine B10 which may just have become redundant. Need to re-think so the Rob Allen is on hold for now.

Sold!

Looking to sell my MarkBass F1 head as I have picked up a CMD121P combo. I bought it off top dude BC'er Gareth Hughes in February (I think) and - bar a few minor cosmetic scratches on top (perhaps from having a preamp sat on it?) its in excellent condition. I have subsequently acquired a Markbass padded gigbag for it (from Thomann; here's a BC thread with another F1 pictured in the same model of gigbag [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/168468-markbass-f1/page__p__1554859__hl__markbass%20f1__fromsearch__1#entry1554859"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1554859[/url]). In total the amp plus gigbag cost me about £490 inc post and I will sell for £450 all-in (ie, amp + gigbag + post within UK). Specs from website: [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3][b]INPUTS[/b][/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3]INPUT impedance 500 Kohm, max. voltage 15 Vpp EFFECT RETURN impedance 22 Kohm, max. voltage 25 Vpp[/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3][b]CONTROLS[/b][/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3]GAIN -80 dB to +25 dB range MASTER VOLUME GROUND LIFT switch on rear panel[/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3][b]EQUALIZATION[/b][/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3]LOW center frequency: 40 Hz; level: ±16 dB LOW MID center frequency: 360 Hz, level: ±16 dB HIGH MID center frequency: 800 Hz, level: ±16 dB HIGH center frequency: 10 kHz: ±16 dB VPF (Variable Pre-shape Filter) center frequency 380 Hz (cut) VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator) frequency range 250 Hz-20 kHz (cut)[/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3][b]OUTPUT[/b][/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3]LINE OUT balanced XLR, max. voltage 10 Vpp EFFECT SEND unbalanced, max. voltage 20 Vpp (pre-EQ) TUNER OUT unbalanced, max. voltage 25 Vpp SPEAKER OUT speakon / 1/4" (x2)[/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3][b]OTHER[/b][/size][/font][/color] [color=#020202][font=Georgia, Arial, Verdana][size=3]WEIGHT 4.63 lbs / 2.1 kg DEPTH 10.04 in. / 25.5 cm WIDTH 10.87 in. / 27.6 cm HEIGHT 1.73 in. / 4.4 cm (1U) OUTPUT POWER 300W RMS @ 8 ohm, 500W RMS @ 4 ohm POWER REQUIREMENT 100V; 120V; 230V; 240V 50/60Hz[/size][/font][/color]

On the grounds that the Stevie Wonder clip I posted above is a bit fizzy/scratchy sounding (mine sounds warmer in real life) here's another clip of a Rob Allen which gives a more representative impression of what a Rob Allen sounds like (this is the short-scale Mouse model but they are very similar) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iWt-0qTydE

Couple more pics [attachment=111184:RA2.jpg][attachment=111185:RA-ThumbRest.jpg]

Here's a guy playing one to a Stevie Wonder track for example [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIf2O22p5oc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIf2O22p5oc[/url]

Well it has one tone only and thats a woody, piezo tone. So it sounds 'quite' like a double bass but not exactly. Its not, for example, nasal or middy. Its more rich and rounded... but with a piezo you get out of it what you put in, so your playing style can change the attack and decay of each note. Think of it as a piezo fretless and you will get the best idea of what it sounds like.

[attachment=111086:RA-Front.jpg] I recently acquired this gorgeous bass from German BC'er Markus (BC username Bender) but I have decided I prefer my Takamine B10 as a double bass emulator (and the band really likes the gypsy jazz vibe of the B10 too). I can't really afford to have two DB emulators so I am moving this on. The bass in question is incredibly light (6.5 pounds) and has a very slim, fast neck and a lovely piezo-driven DB-esque tone and the specs, pinched from Markus' FS thread ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/177556-sold-rob-allen-mb2/page__hl__rob%20allen;"]http://basschat.co.u...l__rob%20allen;[/url] has a ton of pics), are as follows: alder body (tort binding) with flamed walnut top (200$ upgrade) maple neck / lined ebony fretboard with side dots matching bound headstock (200$ upgrade) Labella black tape wound strings Protec Contego case There are a few tiny nicks and scrapes (all pictured in Markus' thread) but nothing in any way significant and it could pass for new from a few feet away. I paid Markus' asking price of £1500 plus post and would be looking to recoup this. For an unbiased third party opinion of this, you could always ask BC'er chris_b who came to try it out this morning (he is after a 5-string MB-2)

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