lemmywinks

Hi Les!

Good to have some more folk from the NW on here. I'm in Blackpool and there's quite a few from the mighty Lancashire on here

That's a great price! I think my Corvette 4er was £598 new!

Off the top of my head...........

Low Rider by War
My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone
Magnificent Seven by The Clash

Changed his name from Bassmankev not so long ago, maybe his feedback threads could be merged?

Bought a few bits and bobs off Kev recently, all arrived super quick, seems like a nice bloke!

Please take note of the bass matching the bedsheets. That's attention to detail for ya!

BUMP!

[quote name='Mateybass' post='562054' date='Aug 6 2009, 04:09 PM'].............. and curing the rattling endpin too, with a tent-pole spring!

I'm going to keep a look out for a used Stagg and have it converted to high-C too [/quote]


How did he get the endpin out? Mine has just started to rattle a bit so could do with fixing it but can't get the bolldy thing out!
Also someone off here was selling a black Stagg for £240 if you're interested? Pm me if so and i'll have a look through my pms


Ta
Steve

Gives me an idea........

When i hit middle age i'm gonna custom order a bass with a huuuuuge belly scoop (it'll be 5mm thick in the middle, enough to cover my eventual gargantuan belly), reckon i could patent the idea and make a fortune!

BUMPAGE

There's some better pics on the for sale thread (finally got round to doing one), including a close-up of the bridge if that would give you more of an idea

Think i recognise this one!

My first fretless, it's an extremely nice bass and the pickups sound fantastic. If anyone wants a fretless with loads of mwah then look no further, it does an excellent Jaco impression

In fact if i sell the Cort in time i might have this back!

Dunno, if it's genuinely up for sale again then the original buyer missed a bargain. I've been keeping my eye out for the other one too, can't believe Zoots are selling for this sort of money, it's crazy! Especially this re-listed one, that's a ton of bass for the money

It's back!

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I use Schallers, had the Dunlop ones for a while but they worked loose on both my basses and i thought they were quite clumsy. You may need to trim the button hole on your strap a little if it's a thick leather one

At the start of every gig i check the nut is tight on the Schaller as i use a really thick leather strap, otherwise they're maintenance free

Hi all

Not had this long, bought it to use as a cheap backup but it's a bit nice for that (pretty much showroom condition) and i bought a really cheap Aria which fills that purpose so this has to go!

It's one of the Mystic Ice Crazer finishes (i think) but this one is a bit more tasteful, think gold leaf on black background.
The body is Luthite, neck is Maple and fingerboard is Ebanol
All the hardware is heavy duty (particularly the bridge assembly) and finished in a sort of brushed chrome

According to t'internet the electronics are as follows:
Bartolini AMK1-4/F Pickup
Bartolini MK-2 EQ / 1V,3-band eq

There is also a slap switch which switches an eq contour in/out. The slap switch and eq are both adjustable via 2 trim pots on the backplate

It has a brand new set of Elites (130 - 45) on it, i also have another set of these for £15 if anyone fancies


This bass cost me £172 inc. shipping, plus i had to buy strings for it (came with 4 rusty ones on!) so in total it was £187

I'd like £170 plus p+p, think that's a pretty fair price




EDIT: Collection from Blackpool is fine, you're welcome to come try it out. The string spacing is about 17mm

Looks like 17mm, i took it from the centre of the saddle (think that's the correct way to do it!)

It's not as widely spaced as a typical 4 but is easily manageable. I don't play 5s but adapted pretty quickly, i found it easier than the Streamer 5 i had and about the same as my OLP. It's slaps well, in fact it slaps better than the other 5s i've had. I'll have a look tonight when i get in and will try to measure the spacing

[quote name='acidbass' post='559639' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:54 PM']I've dealt with GAK before, and IIRC they charged me an absolute fortune for delivery because it was to Northern Ireland........[/quote]


Should be the same as normal UK mail, all the companies we deal with at work charge the same rate for postage to Northern Ireland. Same as Channel Islands and Isle of Wight etc.

A bit underhand IMO, i hate getting overcharged for postage!


Another +1 for ringing up to check stock levels. When i was buying a Squier Jazz i rang around all the internet shops advertising the one i wanted, none had it in stock. Ended up getting it from Thomann

That looks a lot more expensive than £125!

It's in red though...



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Have you tried lighter cabs that don't have neo speakers in? My Schroeder just has standard paper cones and it does the old-school rig sound down to a tee. Still pretty small and lightweight too


[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='558388' date='Aug 2 2009, 11:51 AM']....... However, given its taken GK about 18 years since the [b]SWR SM400[/b] to release a hybrid head onto the market, I'm not going to be holding my breath.[/quote]

Hopefully getting one of these in the next few days, fired it up yesterday and it sounded incredible!

+1 for the DT10. Always spot on and built like a tank

A little bit reminiscent of a Pedulla too, no bad thing!

The market has picked up a bit now, SUBs are going for nearer £400 and Rays aren't going for sily money any more. Even when there was a lull in the market i saw a SUB with flightcase go on eBay for well over £400

Even if it was just for a spare bass i'd probably score this if it was in my area. I've paid more than £30 for a set of strings!

I recently bought a cheapy to use as a back up, it's great not having to cart an extra flightcase and stand to gigs. I can leave it leaning against the wall and not care if it gets marked up, as long as it works if my main bass goes down it's worth it's weight in gold. Plus the one i bought sounds sweet, don't think i'll ever take 2 expensive basses to gigs again!