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Long-shot on BC but worth a try (the ad is on Club Alembic too).  A used DS-5R power supply in good, gigged condition and perfect working order.  The unit has some superficial marks but no dents or bends!  Comes with the Alembic cable for Series basses - this is in perfect working order but could benefit from a little care - a screw is missing from one of the connectors (see images).  Original build date is around 2008.  

I can ship this in the UK for £10 - please ask for further afield  

An Alembic Supercord ASC 20 (20 foot) Active Cable.  I've been using this with a passive bass and it's excellent for guitars too - essentially, it gives you 'more' of the inherent/baked-in tone of whatever you put through it.  The cord doesn't really add anything, it simply ensures that nothing (or less) is lost.  Alembic's own explanation appears on the reverse of the card in an image below.  I'm playing actives almost exclusively and virtually no guitar at all so this can move on.  These are outrageously expensive - £395 in the UK - and outrageously beautifully constructed (the box is made from purple heart, flame maple and ebony) - high-quality Gotham cable and GH silent plugs.  This example looks like new and has been used very infrequently and only in a home environment (it's mint).  I suspect that there's a less expensive way of achieving the same result, but if it's got to be Alembic (and it needs to look as beautiful as it sounds), then this is the one.  

Price includes next day UK shipping with insurance.  For Europe, drop me a note.  Possibly a long-shot on Basschat so this is up on Club Alembic too.

A Lexicon MPX G2 multi effect unit in extraordinary condition for its age (and still with the manual!)  There's some very minor rack marking but this is a very clean unit overall and works perfectly (I've taken some images with flash to highlight any marks, but these really are minimal).  I'm sure that if you're looking, you'll know what this is and what it does.  A very expensive pro rack unit when launched and something that changed the face of guitar/bass effects (for those that could afford one).  Whilst the unit was designed fundamentally for guitar, it works beautifully with bass... dare I venture, somewhat better in most modes than the Line 6 units I've tried, including the Helix.  Really a pro unit - I tried it up against my Helix Stomp this morning and it blew the latter away in almost every respect - the quality and depth of effects is outstanding and the reverbs are of a different order (you'd expect this with Lexicon anyway).  The Stomp is staying as it's a convenient package and good enough for live/rehearsals - I just don't lug too much rack gear around anymore.

The Lexicon has multiple ins/outs and midi connections - all explained in the manual.  As far as effects are concerned, and programmability, there isn't much it can't do (really well).  A vintage classic with a well-deserved and highly positive reputation.

Collection in Manchester is good, though I can ship for around £10 to the UK.

Any questions, please just ask.

I know that there was one on sale here in a shock rack and that weighed-in at 70lbs+ - I suspect that 40lbs is closer to the mark here (without the case).  I've always preferred SS power sections (and front-ends for that matter - it took me a long time to work this out), but I'd absolutely love this.  What a very beautiful monster

Me too re Fusion (F1) but the Armourdillo looks like a good and inexpensive option. At the other end of the spectrum (big, heavy, not inexpensive), I’ve been massively impressed by SKB’s 3i bass series. A real and useful alternative to Anvil with full milspec

Really easy and very pleasant deal with Chris in the past couple of days - immediate payment and fantastic communication throughout (the wonders of the BC PM facility).  An extremely trustworthy and friendly member of a brilliant community - thanks!

Lovely bass and incredibly light for this vintage - these have a tone like no other J in my experience

If you're looking for extreme protection for a standard bass, I doubt you'd do better than this.  I try to avoid getting overheated with respect to accessories but one of these arrived yesterday and the quality is staggering.  Genuinely, a surprise at the care and attention to detail.  Not the cheapest option but I'd have a high degree of confidence re: transporting a bass in this in pretty much all normal touring circumstances.  It would be a bonus if the bass it was bought to house would fit.  I wonder if I should have measured?  It might stay anyway.  The kind of product that it's worth buying a bass for.  Currently available at Thomann at less than £250

https://www.thomann.de/gb/skb_3i_5014_op.htm

Wow, I've always lusted after this particular bass - what an unbelievably gorgeous top - the flame in myrtle can be hypnotic (and the top of this surely is)

On Hold

I have a used Alembic hard case from around 2008.  It is designed to fit a small bodied standard bass (short-scale).  There are external marks and scuffs from a decade of gigging, though the case remains strong and robust and the plush-lined foam is entirely intact.  All the latches work, though the right hand latch retaining spring (the spring that holds the lock-up when open) is non-operational.  The only other minor issues are that the studded closure tab for the accessories compartment door is missing as are the keys for the case.  The cases are made by G&G for Alembic and are incredibly expensive when new (around £350 I think).  It may fit a Gibson SG, EB0 or EB3 though I can't be sure of this.  Collection in Manchester is good or I can ship (by sticking a shipping note to the outside of the case - I don't have a box).  The case looks shiny in the second image, though this is simply because I'd wiped over the dust with a damp cloth.  Possibly a long-shot on BC but worth a try - the case will be advertised on Alembic Club too.  Price is £60 collected but I can ship to the UK and Europe at cost.  Any questions, please just ask.

Update - I've had a look at this and it would probably be possible (fairly easily) to remove/adjust the foam body insert.  If somebody wished to do this, then the case would fit a wider range of basses - it's fairly long so will take a 34" scale bass.  However, I just tried it with a Precision and it won't accommodate the top horn.  You'll see from the images that the case has an extended accessories compartment - this extends around an inch too far to permit insertion of a P!  It's designed to fit something like an Alembic Stanley Clarke model with the wide but short body - removing the body-fit foam would leave a reasonably large body space but not a long one (for the top horn at least). 

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I picked this up last week as another in a long line of pointless purchases (I've had wireless from the most expensive to the incredibly cheap and still prefer cables - I thought the bug style transmitter might convince me but it hasn't)

So, for sale at £85 collected in Manchester (or I can ship for an extra £3.50 or for £6 if you want insurance)

This was sold to me as new but when it arrived the plastic bags had been opened and the micro-bubble sticker attached to the transmitter battery door.  I can't find any marks or signs of usage and the unit appears to work perfectly (I tried it for around 20 minutes).  All adaptors are included and the unit appears to be unused apart from the opened bags.

Please just let me know if you have any questions  

I think I used to own this - if it’s the same bass, it’s a fabulous instrument in every way! Very tempted to have this back

Lovely body contouring on this!

Absolutely beautiful - for me, the finest high-end Fender type basses available (and Stenback apart, I’ve tried most) - great prices on these too (IMO of course). Fralin’s work perfectly in these... that said, so do Lollars. GLWTS, I doubt you’ll need it

Very special basses indeed and this one looks beautiful. There’s something about F-type ergonomics that Christian does better than just about anybody else. With the coco board and binding this is a thing of splendour

On 01/01/2020 at 02:34, Mike Bungo said:

2 owners from new ❤️

That looks superb, especially for its age - and it's a fairly early one (with the original case I think).  These have a unique tone (a fat Ric as Andy put it - accurately) and look very cool indeed.  I'm not sure about the scratchplate - I thought that they were black one ply.  Mine is but it's a replacement anyway!  Lovely to see one of these that isn't modded - mine was massively modded in the late '70s and early '80s and no longer has the characteristic Ripper tone.  That said, I still love it - it plays incredibly well  

Lines just cause problems for me - I read a post a long time ago about just 'listening' - it was a revelation.  I play fretless short-scale mainly too and that just confuses the issue if moving from long-scale fretted to short fretless.  This is what's getting most use at the moment

Wow, absolutely gorgeous - as a Spector player (Shorty) I can imagine that this sounds staggering and plays beautifully well.  I haven't come across a higher-end Spector that doesn't

Wow, I had a Suhker bolt on - gorgeous bass. This is a real step-up at an incredible price (IMO)

On 21/12/2019 at 12:48, AndyTravis said:

Nope. Was a Stanley but posh...

Nice to see that again Andy - side and front red LEDs if I remember correctly, and a very lovely coco top and back.  It went to live in Birmingham with the guy that replaced Dave Swift in some major Midlands jazz orchestra (I believe).  As with most small bodied short-scales, a bit of a nightmare on a strap - these things really don't balance well (though that doesn't stop me!)

As above, it certainly will run in stereo and this is one of the major advantages of the Anniversary electronics package, along with separate volumes rather than volume and pan as with Sig.  I prefer Anni to the Sig package - the former is reasonably close to Series 1 electronics (but with humbuckers rather than single coil as far as I remember).  To activate the stereo, you'll just need a stereo jack to twin mono jacks - I had one made up for about £20 I think (good cable and a nice job).  Of course, if you don't have them already, you'll need two rigs - it all adds to the fun! 

Sat here all afternoon playing a Spector shorty and avoiding work. Boundless fun. I’m sure the Bantam is every bit as good - true Spector quality without the immense US price premium. Get some fun over Christmas

18 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I'll take some photo's in whatever light tomorrow presents me with. Promise.

Yes please!  Absolutely outrageous - I love these.  I've not had the chance to play one but this looks to be in stunning condition.  Is it Sig or Anniversary electronics?  Three purple heart stringers?  Lovely - great to see a view of this from the side to marvel at the body lams.   Love the cone peghead too - very much in keeping with the overall aesthetic.