lemmywinks

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Status-Series-2000-Bass-Guitar-Headless-Fretless-Grapht_W0QQitemZ200434185901QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2eaacef6ad"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Status-Series-2000-B...=item2eaacef6ad[/url]

Thought some of you may be interested in this, bugger-ugly things in my opinion but hey-ho!

Comes with a nice case too!

I just coil them and use electrical tape to fasten them.

Cheap leads will always break, complete false economy! I live with 2 musicians and there's a bag in the loft full of cheap broken leads that they insist on buying

Get some obbm ones or make some up and they should last years

I thought it was a reference to the description, which contained no punctuation and sounded like Vicky Pollard's constant talking without a gap?

If he doesn't want any less than £450 then surely putting the BIN at £325 isn't the best idea?

Looks quite nice though, good deal

Yeah still got yours bud

Ok just pm me your address and i'll send 2 out

Oh forgot to add, don't leave these in water for ages as there's only a thin coat of varnish on them. I just did one and i left it in for 15-20 seconds, that was enough.

Ok matey no worries.

I don't want any cash for them, if you want to make a small donation to BC then that's cool.

Like i said i don't want to make a profit for em, don't want any Lawyers knocking on my door!

Not sure if this sort of thing is allowed so if not please remove the thread, they're free though and strictly for personal projects!

Ta
Steve

Best looking Ric ever!

Just done a little digging and it seems that these use a dual-coil woofer so impedance switching would actually work. Was getting worried that another accuswitch debacle was on the cards!

I'm even more interested in these now!

Don't do it, wait until you have the bass before leaving feedback. If you don't you'll have no comeback on it as you have already said you are happy with it

I had someone actually say they couldn't afford to post an item unless i left feedback and the money went through

Sounds dodgy, play it safe

[quote name='Starless' post='726754' date='Jan 27 2010, 07:43 PM']I may just do that.. Unfortunately I have no idea where to price it as there seems to be no other examples of this bass kicking around anywhere.[/quote]


Don't sell it yet, i can't afford/store another bass!

There's a clamp design on ths site:

[url="http://www.jhs.co.uk/stringswing.html"]http://www.jhs.co.uk/stringswing.html[/url]

That's the first 'Ray i've liked the look of in ages, nice collection!

Someone on here (Sibob?) was selling a Squier Bronco shorty for £50.
Interparcel will deliver it for £8, i'd bag that if i were you

I'd proably be looking for a 2nd hand ESP LTD or Ibanez

I played a really good LTD SG style bass a while ago, had a huge tone from two massive EMG humbuckers, woulda been great for metal.

I'd have a serious look at this one though, very cheap and should sound beastly:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESP-Ltd-F-104-F104-F-104-Active-Bass-24-fret-Metal_W0QQitemZ250569052409QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a571450f9"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESP-Ltd-F-104-F104-F...=item3a571450f9[/url]

[quote name='fatback' post='725041' date='Jan 26 2010, 12:37 PM']Presumably that means the buffer has to be inboard, then routed to the master volume?

A stacked pot sounds good.[/quote]


I think so, that's how i'm having it.

Hopefully i'll have vol/vol/tone for the mag pups, usual jazz configuration. Then a stacked vol/tone for the piezo.

My tech is also gonna put a series/parallel switch in for the mag pickups so hopefully i should be able to get quite a few really different sound out of it

[quote name='fatback' post='724999' date='Jan 26 2010, 12:04 PM']Neat little box.

I've already got an outboard Sadowsky that could control the final tone of the bass, Would that do?

I guess I'd still need some kind of blend pot? Th bass only has tone and vol.

Interesting thread.[/quote]


I'm no expert and would appreciate verification, but i thought the buffer preamp would come before the volume/blend pot, so the impedance matches the mag pickups before it goes to the output jack?

Like i said, i'm just assuming that and not basing it on any technical knowledge whatsoever!

You could always look at a stacked pot if you don't want to drill any more holes in the bass/pickguard. That's what i'm doing, also takes up less space in the cavity

Horrible listing maybe, but that bass looks sweet and for £165 delivered someone got an absolute bargain there

Wish i'd seen it, would probably have bid on it and Mrs. Lemmywinks would have to wait another few months for a new sofa!

[quote name='fatback' post='724885' date='Jan 26 2010, 10:04 AM']Will an outboard preamp do the biz for a piezo? I wouldn't want to rout out my passive bass, but the mod sounds mighty attractive.

Also, do you have to have an extra tone control for the piezo?

fatback[/quote]

Here's one i was looking at, can be mounted in a small box:
[url="http://www.scotthelmke.com/Mint-box-buffer.html"]http://www.scotthelmke.com/Mint-box-buffer.html[/url]

The one i linked to before is also small and can be made into an outboard unit.

Correct me if i'm wrong but i thought the puropse of the buffer is to match the impedance of the mag pickups, so i guess you'd need a seperate output fitting to the bass and some way of blending the two signals?

And no i don't think you need a tone control, i'm having one fitted because i can remember my old acoustic bass having a piezo that had quite harsh, overbearing treble and this needed to be rolled off. I'd rather have the option than not, at least until i've heard what the bass sounds like

I'm having one of those eBay bridges fitted to my fretless Jazz, it's just gone in to my tech today. I think this is the preamp design he's putting in the bass:

[url="http://www.till.com/articles/GuitarPreamp/index.html"]http://www.till.com/articles/GuitarPreamp/index.html[/url]


If you want one a bit cheaper v8bass was selling his, think he's overseas though so don't know what the final cost would be.
I'm having mine wired to a vol/tone so i can roll off the treble if needed, hopefully i can get a nice acoustic-type sound out of it. A few people on the threads said it was double bass-esque which is what i'm hoping for

There's a few threads regarding piezo bridges, have a quick search and there's some useful information from people who have retro-fitted one.
If the bass hasn't got a spacious control cavity you'll need to rout one to make room for the battery, pre and extra pot(s). It'll also need a channel drilling and a little recess making for the piezo cable. Mine used to be active so that's not an issue for me


When it's all done i'll let you know the results if you're interested? My tech is really busy at the moment so might not be too soon though


Ta
Steve

Aye i'd like to know a price, looks like a neat little cab.

Also how does it switch between 4 and 8 ohms?


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My housemate's old Kickback 15 kicked out a lot of low end, not too heavy either

Have you thought about a 2nd hand Superfly/Little Giant and a 2x10 cab?

I use a Superfly and a 1x12 4ohm cab for quiet practice/rehearsal and it does the trick, the cab was £50 and the heads go for £100 used.


Soundslive have an ex-display LG1000 at £219:
[url="http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Ashdown_Little_Giant_1000,_Ex-Display/ASH-EX-LTG1000"]http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Ashdown_Li.../ASH-EX-LTG1000[/url]

There's also an Ashdown mini-rig on here at £125:
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74307"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74307[/url]

Didn't WoT have a walnut Precision a while back?

Maybe give him a shout