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  1. Clarky
    F sharp (on the E string) - a large proportion of Rattlin Bone basslines are based around it!
  2. Clarky
    I have had mixed experiences at the Gallery but only good ones recently. When I first went a few years back I felt a bit of an interloper and certainly didn't get what I would call a warm welcome. To be fair I felt a bit of a fraud as I was not a good bass player (still am not a good one but at least I can keep time now!) and there was all this fabulous kit there and some very knowledgeable guys, so I had a bit of an inferiority complex. In the last year or so, as I have had more regular dealings with Alex and Martin I have had only good experiences. Alex has been very friendly and helpful in particular and Martin helped me sort out a problem with a Wal neck superbly well. I suspect they have to know people (like in many other lines of business) before 'opening up'. To the OP, I am sorry you had a rough time but I suspect they may have had a few tyre kickers taking the mickey with the Wals in stock (all around £3.5k bar a newly listed Pro model) and they incorrectly thought you may be another - which clearly was not right and therefore not a smart move business-wise If you can forget this one bad experience, i would recommend you go back
  3. Clarky
    Latest bump from abroad - this time Paris, where the food is better than Scandinavia but the women not so blonde
  4. Clarky
    This is a cracking Jazz with a beautiful nitro finish ( originally sonic blue but faded to a sort of sea foam green) and a really fast neck. As good as a Fender custom shop Jazz IMHO (new prices for Bacchus 62Js are similar to Fender CS too so £499 was a bargain! )
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    [quote name='Musicman20' post='1361821' date='Sep 4 2011, 03:03 PM']Never?! Wow! Personally, I think you are in for a treat. Yes, its never going to have the Fender passive tone, BUT, it is almost like an extension of it. If you compare it to any Fender, the quality is night and day. The slightest touch gives you a massive tone. Roll back the treble, stick some flats on it, lovely big warm DB-ish tones. Have everything flat or raise the treble, with rounds, and use a pick, its just full on aggression and snarl. As much as I love Fenders, my favourite bass is still the Ray.[/quote] [attachment=88730:128839900466329911.jpg]
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    Very smart, Jack. I played a gig with your (my old) DB in Camden earlier this year where I had to park the car half a mile away from the venue. I nearly expired, lugging it on my right shoulder with my combo in my left hand. Of course it would be easier still for your practices if you just bought my fretless acoustic off me PS, how did the gig go today? Hope you avoided that awful downpour in SW/W London in the early part of the afternoon
  7. Clarky
    Here's a pic of the actual bass. [attachment=88702:P1040893.jpg] PS If meeting in London is a problem I could always bring the bass along to the South-East BassBash on 24th Sep???
  8. Clarky
    The Markbass Micromark combo has sold separately so its back to the Eko bass plus gigbag, strap, La Bellas and K&K pickup for the far-from-princely sum of 200 of your finest English pounds. Unfortunately it remains pickup/collect only as I do not trust the likes of Parcelforce/Interparcel with this
  9. Clarky
    Sold to Ash
  10. Clarky
    Confession time: I have never played a Ray! As I am happy with my Fenders I don't want to either, just in case of GAS
  11. Clarky
    This may have gone
  12. Clarky
    link doesn't work on my Mac
  13. Clarky
    As Kenny once sang, come on everybody, do the bump!
  14. Clarky
    Bump. This would work nicely with the Markbass MicroMark combo I am selling. I would bundle the two for a good price if anyone is interested? £400 for both, saving £50 big ones
  15. Clarky
    Would bundle this with my Eko fretless acoustic bass package for £400 (saving £50)
  16. Clarky
    Hey Barrie, any new Alleva's arrived?
  17. Clarky
    Tiny lightweight and noisy bump!
  18. Clarky
    Bought this cute little 50W 1x6" combo from a BC'er about a year ago as a bedroom/practice amp and, although I like it a lot, I have just ordered a PJB Cub as the latter seems better suited to doubling up with a double bass as well as an electric bass. It comes with the additional tweeter which needs a connecting wire that I don't have (and never have; no I have never used the tweeter!) If these were in stock, DV247 would charge you £431 for the combo and a whopping £60-odd for the tweeter; in total a cool £490-odd [url="http://www.dv247.com/search/0/0/ProductQuantity/Descending/micromark/1/"]http://www.dv247.com/search/0/0/ProductQua...ng/micromark/1/[/url] I will sell you the lot for half new price at £250. The only catch is I cannot be @rsed to package up right now so its hand-over only in London. If that doesn't work out, I will obviously try and find a box etc. But I am very lazy and short on free time currently (lots of overseas travel for work) so no post to begin with Stock pic below: [attachment=88604:55126_l.jpg] Technical/advertising blurb: The Markbass Micromark is a lightweight and portable 50W Bass Practice Combo with an amazingly powerful and huge sound. The Markbass Micromark features full sound and plenty of bottom, with handy aux in jack, headphone jack, XLR out and VPF (Variable Pre-Shape) Filter. Now you can take the Markbass sound anywhere. Markbass Micromark main features include: SPEAKER 1x6" TWEETER optional "sattelite" tweeter, not included IMPEDANCE 8 ohms SPEAKER POWER HANDLING 50W RMS (AES Standard) AMP OUTPUT POWER 50W @ 8 ohm PREAMP: solid state FREQUENCY RESPONSE 70 Hz to 8 kHz SENSITIVITY 100 dB SPL WEIGHT 9.26 lbs / 4.2 kg HEIGHT 8.86 in. / 22.5 cm WIDTH 8.86 in. / 22.5 cm DEPTH 8.62 in. / 21.9 cm Markbass Tweeter for Micromark: 20W, attaches to the side of the amp with Velcro. To maximize the volume produced by your Micromark, place the combo on the floor for the fullest low end, and angle the tweeter toward ear-level so you can hear the more directional high frequencies. Markbass Tweeter for Micromark features include: piezo tweeter Power 20W RMS (AES standard) 5 kHz to 18 kHz Sensitivity: 108 dB SPL Weight 0.28 lbs / 130 grams Sixe: 2.8” / 72 mm X 2.8” / 72 mm X 3.5” / 90 mm
  19. Clarky
    If Esperanza S is a journey woman player, I pray you will never see me play bass, Bilbo. You'd probably have me put down out of pity
  20. Clarky
    [quote name='BassBod' post='1358414' date='Sep 1 2011, 08:38 AM']Don't underestimate the foam/felt bridge mute - especially combined with black plastic flats. That video clip of Gil Yaron has rounds fitted, so you only get half the effect. Haven't you got Wes's Herbie Flowers Jazz? Get a set of mutes on it....just as Leo originally intended.[/quote] Actually on further consideration I am going to do the following: 1. Try out a Takamine B10 (a BCer has offered me a test drive) 2. Put a foam mute on my Steed Herbie Jazz as BassBod suggests (it already has black nylon flats on) Many thanks all for helping my deliberations
  21. Clarky
    [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1358261' date='Aug 31 2011, 11:17 PM']+1[/quote] Would you seriously gig an Ashbory? to me it's a studio instrument only. can you imagine the assembled zombie and vampire hordes of Rattlin Bone with me playing a tiny blue Ashbory
  22. Clarky
    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1358251' date='Aug 31 2011, 11:11 PM'] [/quote] Sorry Jack, it may be the speakers on my iPad but that sounded horrible and scratchy!
  23. Clarky
    [quote name='steve-bbb' post='1358239' date='Aug 31 2011, 11:02 PM']ashbory ?[/quote] I once had one but the scale length was too small for me and what with my somewhat rotund frame I would look a plonker playing one on stage!
  24. Clarky
    If money was no object then I would be going for this! [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=1129&type=Bass%20Guitar"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_deta...e=Bass%20Guitar[/url]
  25. Clarky
    [quote name='Mykesbass' post='1358197' date='Aug 31 2011, 10:29 PM']Ooops, just seen their current prices!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote] Rob Allen basses are really nice and great for DB emulation but out of my price bracket, in a similar vein
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