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Taurus mk1 Bass Pedals

Beedster, you are spot on with your observation with the strings not lining up with the pole piece on the pickups, this is a recent thing and to be honest it is laziness on whoever put that bass together, some say it does not matter if the string lines up or not, well i disagree i want my string right in the middle of the pole. and it is a simple thing to rectify, it should not be happening !!! full stop, and QC at Rickenbacker should be picking up on that, i emailed them myself . they are defo better now than they were 2 or 3 years ago, but i wouldn't buy one blind. I sold Paul Gray a really nice 77 maple 4001 a few months back and he was chuffed with it.

The good news is they have been turning out some nice Basses recently i purchased a new Ruby 2014 myself a couple of months back and it is a great playing/sounding bass zero issues so i think you should be ok. just be sure the E string is ringing like the rest of the strings that was the first thing i did when i went to buy mine no issues. Ruby is now my fav colour on the 4003 and hard to find in uk. enjoy.

Decided to keep them.

I am in no hurry to sell, if i sell, may just hang on to them not too many sets are fully original no repairs at all apart from contact servicing. which is done by the right guy properly. the sets used by Hackett and others are hammered, my set is in nice condition well looked after hence the high price.

When recording i go straight to my Lexicon 810s and i have a large monitor system 2x2x15 cabs plus a sub.

what is your problem mate, why does me selling taurus pedals upset you so much?? i know my facts pretty well, i have been playing this instrument for 34 years, in fact i was in conversation with Lee pomeroy the other night and he still uses his set of mk1s live. so i think he should know if he uses them or not. any way who cares the pedals will fetch good money end of.

we each have our choices and we have our own interest some guys guitars paying £30,000 for a 59 les paul or whatever, whether you agree or disagree the taurus has a value in the used market love it or hate it, nick beggs played Taurus 1 with hackett. lee pomeroy plays taurus 1 although his are pretty beat up. and to be honest for a 40 year old instrument they have survived pretty well.

I have never had any latency issues no matter what i am using including the minitaur and other synths , been using pk5s for years. I have even used them with midi interface connected to a sound card no issues.

Agreed woodinblack. spot on sir.

spectoremg , lol to be honest all the interest has come from abroad, france, norway, usa, if i wanted i could sell them right now, i wouldn't worry yourself about my particular pedals selling they will sell lol. how do you know what interest i have had from the guys on bass chat?? not everyone can afford these pedals they are going to certain type of buyer , and they are advertised elsewhere, one thing i have not had is lack of interest i can assure you of that. for your info as a minitaur owner and Taurus owner, the minitaur does a good job but the original taurus has it's own unique sound that even the T3 could not capture, i know as i have owned all three and compared them all. minitaur is ok a bit hit and miss with the editing software, but gives you the moog sound for not a lot of dosh.

the Taurus is only 13.5kg same weight as a synth workstation no big deal really. i have the minitaur also , nothing sounds like the Taurus mk1

I have the set for sale on BC, i have had taurus since 1979, i have owned 5 sets of mk1s, one set of taurus II and a set of mk3, in my opinion you can't match the sound and design of the original mk1, i found the t3 overly bright and the sound was not the same as the original, i sold them on, the price of the taurus is for rarity and the sound they make they did not make that many of the T1s, they are rarer than the mini moog , it is like all vintage gear guitars etc 59 les paul etc etc you have to pay the going rate if you want them or need them in your set up, it is usually the big boys of rock that own the taurus, the set i have are totally original no parts missing, no holes drilled in the legs, no internal mods, and in supreme condition for a 40 year old synth. that is why they are the price they are. i have had plenty of offers so far mostly from abroad, so there are people willing to splash the cash on them.