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Not quite. There seems to be a very slight radius towards the dusty end, but it is pretty flat. -
This is way too good to be in storage, and I'm only really gigging on DB at the minute. Shuker Series 2, 5 string, built in 2007. 34 inch scale, 19mm string spacing, 4.2 kilos. Ash body with a Camphor Burl top, with matching headstock facing. Maple neck and board, with LED side dots for dark stages, and a brass nut. Wizard Soapbars with an 18v John East preamp, providing all the unnecessary tonal complication you could wish for... It seems there's not a sound that this thing can't make, it's insanely versatile. Oh, and a kill switch. Really good condition for a 17 year old bass, a little dulling and swirling in the lacquer here and there from finger wear, and only a few very small marks (see pics). Currently wearing a new set of D'Addario XL130s. Comes with a Shuker branded Hiscox hardcase, which while being properly intact, all hinges/catches present and working etc, could do with a bit of a refresh inside as it's a bit tired and musty through lack of use. If we had a bath, I'd have had it in there and given it a good shampooing. Having said that, I'm pretty fussy. I really don't want to get into posting this, I'd much rather have you come round and put it through it's paces, and see what it can do. £1100 Collected from Bushey, Herts. Cash or BT on collection please.
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Some amazing artists have come out of that place... Including the wonderful Andrea Motis You might be in luck, the founder and director, Joan Chamorro is a bass player! 😂 https://joanchamorro.com/contact
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You mean there's a way of playing this thing without exaggerated arm movements? 😂 I'm not sure stage presence, and moving around are the same thing. After a certain age (as a musician and as and audience member), throwing shapes and bouncing around just looks a bit daft. The instrument itself has presence, and the physicality of playing it adds to that. For me it's the singers job to put the story across, my job is to make him sound good while he's doing that.
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I had a book from Lawrie. Great communication, sent quickly, all the usual great Basschat stuff. Cheers!
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The Mrs has one of those, made by Jalapeno Custom Drums, and it's been a godsend. It all goes into an 18 inch hardcase on wheels, and it sounds fantastic. This Summer, for the festivals we've had her drums, cymbals, hardware, my double bass, amp, Preamp, sundries, tent, sleeping bags, etc, all in our Focus Estate, with a little room to spare. It solved a problem we actually had. I'm not going to start on me buying stuff to solve a problem I don't have, or don't have yet, cos I'd be here all bloody night! I've finally come to the realisation that I need to get rid of things I'm not using, but it's so hard to get on with it. For those who Facebook, this link is from the Drum Show a couple of weeks ago, when the legendary Bernard Purdie discovered Dave's russian doll kits. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/zd7NKWFJcCtkb46R/
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Not. Jealous. At. All. 🤣 If I'd have known about it I would have tried to be there. They Guy is amazing. Odd about the bow as he often solos with it, there's a video on YouTube where he tells the story of how that started.
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They were brilliant fun. I'd love to have witnessed them live. Cyndi Lauper was odd. I'm sure there was some kind of latency issue. I suppose it's hard to imagine at that level of show, but she was so consistently behind time it was uncanny. The only time it fell into time was when she called the guitarist over and was watching her hands.
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That's strange. It sounds like bass guitar to me, even down to the string noise. It sounds good, but I can't picture it in my head as a DB.
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That was a bloody difficult choice. Every tune a cracker!
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Anywhere cheaper for TI Spirocores than Thomann?
NickD replied to StingRayBoy42's topic in EUB and Double Bass
I don't think so. I had a pretty good look and found nothing even close. Mine arrived this morning. The set was well below anything I could find, and the low B string was half the price I could find anywhere else. -
Fishman Platinum Pro EQ Preamp. Boxed and in good condition, it's a really flexible Preamp with a handy tuner that even works on my low B. Great for Double bass (and other acoustic instruments), with handy, acoustic focussed stuff like an HPF, a notch filter, phase switch and sweepable mids. A switch to choose between bass and guitar too. Works great as a clean, versatile pre for electric bass too, with an effects loop. Runs on either a 9v battery or a 9v centre neg power supply. 160 quid delivered to mainland UK -
Realist Copperhead Pickup. In good condition, I bought it new and tried it for about a month, but it's a touch dark on my bass, so it's sat in a drawer since. 90 quid delivered to mainland UK -
Fishman Platinum Pro EQ Preamp. Boxed and in good condition, it's a really flexible Preamp with a handy tuner that even works on my low B. 160 quid delivered to mainland UK
