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Reduced £1200 - Price drop For Sale EDIT: I've added a couple of possible TRADES - 5 String Wingbass, or Fingy Travel bass (or similar) PLUS, I may also be tempted by a Yamaha BX1 4 string I never thought I'd sell this superb EUB, but things have changed, band-wise etc. It's in great condition. Currently strung with D'Addario "Zyex" strings, which are suitable for Pizz & Bow playing (I think they're medium tension) The CR series features the "NS Polar Bridge pickup" system, including a "blend" control, Volume, Bass & treble controls, which makes it really controllable tonally. Featuring a lovely, powerful 18v pre-amp, powered by two PP3 9v batteries - they last a long time. It's easy & quick to change batteries and adjust bridge height to taste. Comes with well padded gigbag, and includes stand (which is the heavier duty NS stand). These are currently just over £2.5k in the UK, and this one is in great condition - so I'm hoping this is fairly priced / valued. Collection Only - or I could be persuaded to meet somewhere convenient - I have amp headphones and a Bose battery powered amp, so you can hear it working. Here is a link to the NS website, mine is in great condition, and the same colour as the one in the link below..... https://www.basscentre.com/ns-design-double-bass/ns-design-cr4-double-bass.html -
These basses are on a par with the earlier Squier Classic Vibe range, and I must admit, I always quite fancied one in white. I'm sure the DiMarzio pickup you've added will make a great bass even better. Happy NBD (belated)
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My first bass was a really really awful Kay (sort of) Rickenbacker copy. The neck was bent and slightly twisted, and it was difficult to play. However, I was undeterred from playing the bass - I'd had a "noodle" on a couple of other basses (mainly owned by pals) so I went into Gwent Music in Newports' old shopping centre, and tried a 1970's Fender Musicmaster in blue. Suddenly, I realised why the Fender was priced much higher than the Kay The Kay was sold to a guitarist who loved Ricks, and just wanted an ornament that looked something like one to hang on his wall. I don't even have a photo of me playing that bass - it would probably just induce nightmares anyway. The Musicmaster got sold to a mate, as I decided I wanted a long scale bass at the time. The mate then sold it to someone else, who has long since moved to Australia - so who knows where it has ended up. Sometimes, I wish I still had that bass (I would have fitted better pickups though, as they weren't great). There may be one or two pics of me with the Musicmaster... somewhere, but then again they are probably long gone.
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Seriously good looking build @WHUFC BASS I'm so envious
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BSX Allegro - can't EQ out the ultra high top end!
Marc S replied to franzbassist's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Hi @franzbassist Apologies for resurrecting this thread - especially as the last post was Nov 2014 But I was just wondering whether you solved this issue? I'm interested, because I always liked the look of the BSX Do you still have the bass? How are you finding it performs? Cheers now, Marc -
Just resurrecting this thread again, as I'm getting more & more tempted to get myself an Ibanez Upswing.... I dithered when one came up here on BC recently, and am now kicking myself. To be fair, I have been trying to de-clutter and sell some basses & other gear - so perhaps I shouldn't kick too hard? Just wondering whether anyone else has recently acquired one of these, and what their thoughts are? Do you find they sound more DB-like than many other EUB's? I've watched quite a few YouTube videos, and sometimes it does sound more like an acoustic DB, other times it doesn't.... this will depend on many factors, of course.
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*** SOLD *** Left-handed Bassix EUB
Marc S replied to pineweasel's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
Just thought I'd pass on some thoughts about this rather nice EUB, as I was very intrigued by it. I expressed an interest, as it has a small acoustic chamber. The seller is quite some distance from me - so popping around to try it out was rather difficult. However, @pineweasel happened to be visiting nearby, and very kindly offered to bring it to me, and in an even kinder and very trusting gesture, he offered to leave it with me over the weekend. This gave me the opportunity to try swapping the strings, to a right handed arrangement. This turned out to be very easy - the nut and bridge slots are all wide enough, and rest assured, the strings don't move about from side to side. The sound from the pickup was pretty good too, I must say. Though they're magnetic pickups, the sound had a "woody" tone to it - quite unlike a similar looking Aria EUB I once tried. I managed to take the bass to an acoustic trio rehearsal on Saturday afternoon / evening, to give it a good, lengthy trial. The location of the controls on the opposite side of the bass wasn't really an issue, in my opinion - it was still easy enough to see and quickly adjust. The only minor drawback IMO, is the slight angling of the bridge - it's angled to help intonation, when playing above 12th fret position, on a left handed bass. This would be slightly out when strung right handed. It didn't affect my playing though - I rarely venture high enough up the fingerboard! It may be possible to slightly re-locate one of the bridge supporting bolts, of course. My only reason for not going for this superb EUB, is that I already have an acoustic upright and an NS Design EUB - but I must admit, I was rather tempted as this Bassix looks cool and sounds great, and is a really well made, quality instrument (I'd heard Alan Hatswell's work was of a high standard). This bass represents excellent value, and especially at this price range - indeed, it's the same sort of price bracket as a Stagg EUB, and they represent a superb value entry level upright bass - so this is even better, amazing value IMO. Like I say, It's a simple conversion to Right handed stringing, and pineweasel is a great, friendly BC member to deal with. @pineweasel - I'd hang on to this if I were you..... interested buyers - if I was looking for an EUB - I'd look no further than this one -
Congrats on getting the ACM placement, on your birthday, and of course - happy NBD Also, your boyfriend is definitely a keeper. There's absolutely NOTHING I could do which would encourage Mrs S to buy me a brand new Fender bass lol
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Hi Nick @Old Horse Murphy, Sorry to be late in spotting this thread. Firstly, it's such a huge shame you had that bad experience, I suppose I can understand a bass being slightly out of kilter if it has been in transit - they must get chucked around a bit in ports, handling depots, lorries etc - but for it to be way out, and it sounds like the truss rod hadn't been checked at the factory. Which, as others have said, is not acceptable for an instrument from their expensive range. It mystifies me that a retailer would not at least perform a basic check on certain things before dispatch to a customer. I'm sure a car sales showroom would check whether a brand new car at least started, before letting a customer test-drive it, surely? Anyhow, all that aside - in the end it has worked out well for you, as you've got a cracking looking bass there mate it's a stunner! Also, you got to play it before buying, and made sure it was comfortable to play, and was able to be set up nicely.... and that the truss rod works! As for PMT Cardiff - I've always had good experiences there, and found the staff to be really helpful. It's a shame their manager, Mike recently took early retirement, but I think he recommended the new manager to the role. I'm sure they usually at least give their guitars the once over, as anything I've tried there was pretty much set-up OK or maybe needed just a little tweak. I had mentioned to the staff that one bass I tried in the shop had a bit of a high action, and it was sorted next time I was in there.
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Just wanted to add another thought here, and report that I'm still really really enjoying this bass.... Despite the light weight of the body, there's no "neck dive" with this bass at all My only problem is that before I picked it up, I was playing my new Ibanez 5 string every day (I must get more used to 5'ers) and now I've got this, I'm ignoring my other fab new bass EDIT: I have ordered a 9v battery compartment which opens with the click of a tab.... Just to ease and speed up change of battery, as there are 5 or 6 screws to undo to get to the battery. I'm hoping this involves as little work as possible. I've done a fair bit of model making in my time, so it shouldn't be too much hassle.....
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As others have suggested, I would definitely buy a 2nd hand Short Scale - to give it a whirl. It could be just what you need, and if not, sell it on again and hopefully you won't have lost much cash But in the meantime, hang on to your long scale bass, and persist with some warm-up and stretching exercises No harm in having a short scale as a backup, or for an occasional "noodle" anyway Best of luck with this, and let us know how you get on
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Hello @Bassxperience, Welcome to BassChat
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Now on hold, pending the usual. -
It's pretty much spot on 4kg. I weighed it on my digital scales, and they seem to be accurate.
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I would have tried one out before... if only one had come up locally to me... Actually, about 3 years back, one did come up for sale on a local Facebook "Guitar, equipment sale & exchange" group. I even knew the fella selling it I had even messaged him about it, and he offered me a discount.... sadly, I dithered a bit and it had sold. So I could have been a Lyte Convert sooner. I used to wonder why, in For Sale threads, people asked for the weight of a guitar or bass..... but my advancing years have underlined why this is important. This might also be down to a lack of gigs and / or rehearsals - I'm doing more noodling at home and on the sofa - so now when I stand up to play, my shoulder is feeling it more I stood yesterday for ages, jamming along to YouTube videos and albums on MP3..... and the Lyte felt great - my shoulder was fine. I think this is the most pleased I've been with a new bass in ages, and I was pretty pleased at getting my lightweight SR505 a few weeks back Also, it struck me that the active pickups & circuitry didn't sound typically "active" - or at least to my ear, the P pickup still sounded like a P bass, if a tad cleaner. Both pickups were certainly very "hot".
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It's actually a darker red than it appears to be in the mobile phone pic above. And the darker burst around the edges is a darker, more contrast than it appears in these pics too....
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I've been having a bit of a bass clear-out and something of a change recently. It's now 4 out, two in.... and I have another bass currently for sale - so no more new basses after that...... he says, fingers crossed behind back Just got myself a MIJ Fender Lyte Precision from BC's very own blues business - a thoroughly decent sort of guy indeed - thanks mate I had never tried a Fender Lyte before. What with increasing age, and wear & tear on joints / shoulders / back etc. After having bought my sub 4kg five string Ibanez recently, - I thought I might like to try out a nice sub 4kg Precision. I was pleasantly surprised at just how light & comfortable this bass is. Plus, the neck is a comfortable Jazz profile. The construction quality feels great, and so far, I'm liking the sound. I like a P/J configuration anyway - but this is going to be different, as it's not the usual VVT controls. It has a "Blend" control for the pickups. I'm sure I'll get used to it though. Plus, I'm not normally a huge fan of active pickups - but through my amp headphones, and through my home practice amp, I really like the sound, and I like it a lot. I've got a garden-room / semi open-air acoustic trio jam coming up - so I'm going to take the Lyte along to that, and I must say, I'm really as excited as a kid with a new toy about it The bass came with La Bella Flats on it, and was in need of a set-up. I tried the LaBellas for a day, and decided they were a bit too high-tension for my liking. So I put some new TI flats on it, and obviously had to tweak the truss rod again - but it's playing like a dream now. It's a lovely colour IMHO, but the only (slght) downside, is that it's Foto-flame finish. There's some slight crazing to the finish, on the front of the body. I can live with that though..... There was some cracking & lifting of the finish at the back, where you normally get "Buckle rash". I sealed this area, running PVA glue underneath the lifting finish, and when that had dried, I filled any gaps and secured the lifting areas with a combination of modellers filler and some super-glue powder. I've roughly painted the area with some acrylic paint for now - I can lightly sand it back and re-paint when I find a tin of suitably coloured modelling paint. That's enough waffling on from me
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I hate posting expensive instruments, and it usually takes me forever to find suitable strong boxes & packing. Also, it's expensive - and due to a sad past experience, I found the "insurance" wasn't worth the paper it was printed on..... Last time I posted a bass went well - but the buyer sent me a suitable box and pre-paid the courier I'd be open to that again, but I'd still prefer to know the buyer is happy anyway. EDIT: Yes it really is a nice bass. If I didn't need to reduce the collection, and have a good old "life laundry" - I'd be keeping this one But I recently acquired another bass, and I'm currently smitten with that new one.
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It's definitely rosewood - that's what I asked Mark for. Yes, it's dark and it's lovely perhaps the darkest rosewood I've ever seen.
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Edited to update the weight. I double checked on my digital scales - it's pretty much spot on 4kg.
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Wow! That's an amazing colour. Tad heavy for my ageing shoulders too. GLWTS -
Amazing colour - and I think it looks great with that block & bound neck, set off nicely with that red tinted tort guard. Great colour, great weight for a jazz, great quality workmanship from Limelight - what's not to like? If I wasn't thinning the herd, and if I needed a jazz.... This would be bass-shaped-temptation. GLWTS -
I had a BF OneTen at the same time I got my Epi 110. The BF was a great cab - really tiny and lightweight. But I preferred the EPI - I felt it handled the lows better, and the tweeter in the EPi is brilliant, and really controllable. To my ears, the EPI has a warmer, richer sound. I know BF have lots of fans on here, who are all probably all shaking their heads in disagreement - but I took both cabs to a local bash (a number of years back). Most of the folks there preferred the EPI, all bar one if I recall correctly. Like I said, the BF is a super cab - and I suppose it's down to personal taste. I just found the BF was less "warm" - perhaps some might say it's a more "accurate" tone? But bear in mind I played upright, and EUB as well as bass guitar through it. And it was easier to get the tone I wanted from the EPI. I did wish at the time, that I could have got two BF OneTen's to see how that sounded. Again, I'd need 2x separate units (rather than a single BF 2x10) - so I could gig with either, or both..... for many different situations
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Hi @jazzburger as per my post above, I had the 5 string version of the Ibanez Mikro bass, and I was pleasantly surprised at just how good it was. Good quality construction, good finish, and the B string was particularly well defined and nice & "deep" sounding - which really surprised me. The bridge was pretty heavy duty too, and I wouldn't have changed that. Same re the tuners.... Perhaps I would have only changed the control knobs, which were a bit light & "plasticky" feeling. I had played a 4 string Mikro, and that convinced me to buy a 5 string. If the string spacing hadn't been a tad too close for my clumsy fingers - Then I would have kept it. Anyhow, enjoy your Mikro, they're great little instruments
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I've got 3 cabs, all of which are lightweight. I use different combinations of them - depending on gig / venue etc. For some folk or acoustic duos / trios and especially in small venues, I often use just one cab. I have played acoustic gigs in some really tiny places, or at least the space allowed for us to play in was tiny Anyhow, the cabs are; Markbass 210 traveller, Epifani UL110, and a Greenboy "Crazy8" For larger, rockier, louder gigs, I usually use the Markbass 210 and the Eipfani 110. I know, that's 3x 10" speakers - but it works really well IMHO. It's certainly loud enough with my MB 500W head. Anything bigger, and I tend to go through either the bands own PA, or house PA (again, depending on gig / band / venue) Intermediate sized gigs in pubs, I sometimes use the Traveller 210 cab alone. More acoustic settings I tend to take the Epifani 110, and perhaps take the Crazy 8 "just in case" i.e. in case I suddenly feel the urge for a bit more oomph. I have even gigged as an acoustic trio with just the Crazy 8. On one occasion, at a fairly big venue, I used the Crazy 8 merely as a monitor, and went through the house PA. Although even during sound-check, I was really surprised that the Crazy 8 held its' own before I was plugged into the PA - it really is a "crazy" cab, considering it's tiny size. The MB traveller 210 is light, and loud and crisp & clear. The Epifani is an utterly superb cab - another that punches way above its' weight. The crazy 8 is just crazy
