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  1. Tokalo
    Gary bought my Spector Coda - a very pleasant chat and handover. Gary organised it all very efficiently ( it’s almost as though he buys and sells a lot on BC!)
  2. Tokalo
    Alder body with stunning figured maple top; 16” radius, slender, one-piece rock maple neck with rosewood board; 38mm micarta nut; Locking, top-loading bridge with 17mm string spacing; EMG HZ pickups; Preamp is now a Glockenklang 2-band (V-Bl-Tr-B) with push/pull passive switch and passive tone control; Weighs 9.1lb: nicely balanced and relatively light for a jazz bass (my wife has been playing it exclusively for the past year) It’s got a couple of small dings that haven’t broken the lacquer, and a graze near the output jack; I’m selling cheap because the previous owner drilled 3 small holes near the bridge pickup - experimenting with thumb rests apparently. You could probably add a thumb rest to cover the holes, but I’ve just filled them. Happy to meet up (within reason) or can post insured to UK mainland for £35.
  3. Tokalo
    These. https://www.toneally.co.uk/product-page/silent-sticks Drummer in one of my bands uses these when we play in church - feel like proper sticks when playing (so he can really let rip on the rocky songs), but reduce volume to an appropriate level.
  4. Tokalo
    I feel very comfortable with Clayton nylon 0.8mm where I’m using a pick for power chords. But I’ve also found that thicker, stubby Dunlop jazz IIs are best for aggressive single notes (like Foo Fighters).
  5. Tokalo
    If I gig, it’s normally in pubs with a loud drummer and very loud guitarist. I’ve been offered a TC Electronic BG 250w 1x15 combo (“light and super powerful”). I also have a 600w Behringer 112 powered PA speaker. While the combo seems quite loud, I can imagine that in some venues I might need more “breadth” as opposed to straightforward “volume” in order to have sufficient impact vs drums/guitar. So. Can I take a DI feed from the combo into the PA speaker and therefore have a 115 and 112 running side by side? e.g. if I feel the combo is a bit lost in the room, I can add the PA speaker to the combo to widen the range and move more air overall? (And will the DI out use the preamp from the bass amp, so the PA speaker is voiced more for a bass?)
  6. Tokalo
    I had a similar problem with a neck on a MIJ 51p (2023). OK with 3 sets of strings (original Fenders; Black Smith coated 45-100; TI Jazz flats 43-100). But when I put GHS Pressurewounds on (44-102), the truss rod wouldn’t tighten anywhere near enough. I gave it to @Garymac last week, and he’s worked on it over the weekend: he may have some ideas.
  7. Tokalo
    Good point (assuming the adhesive on the tape wouldn’t impact the lacquer)
  8. Tokalo
    I’m not sure I want to drill holes in my bass yet, and I object to the cost of postage from the States. So I’m using a mini suction cup as a temporary solution.
  9. Tokalo
    Another +1 for the Laney Digbeth. Although recently when I needed one pedal for an outdoor gig with no spare mains power points, I took a Zoom MS-60B (I didn’t need anything fancy, just a preamp and tuner that could run on batteries)
  10. Tokalo
    Popped up in my Facebook feed: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1p5NDaS7DRYZtJU9/?mibextid=WC7FNe 🚨 Missing bass!! Please share this post!🚨 Hi all. My bass was taken between Sunday and Tuesday from the Guildhall School of Music. Please keep an eye out for it. Please check your local pawn shops, music shops etc and contact me directly if you see it. It’s a unique custom made 5-string bass with through-neck construction. There’s only one of these in the world so it’s pretty distinctive! It was in a tweed Ibanez powerpad padded gig back (pictured). Thanks
  11. Tokalo
    No - it was off a young fella from Dulwich. He’d bought it new from BD in 2013.
  12. Tokalo
    +1 for powered speaker (with pre-amp). I’ve got a 600w Behringer that weighs about 14kgs and cost just over £150 (so under $200?) I also have a 500w TC Electronic mini head (bought new for the warranty; about £250) and a 500w Ibanez cab (16kg, £150 used, can be carried in one hand).
  13. Tokalo
    I’ve just had a MIJ 51 p bass delivered from Fenderfever today. I had some trepidation because £1k is a lot of money for me, and this thread was the only store review I could find. Two days after I paid, I had a duplicate deduction appear on my credit card app. It disappeared next day, so I think it’s just a Mastercard thing. But all doubts have now dissipated - fast delivery and bass is exactly as described. I’m very happy I shopped there!
  14. Tokalo
    £63 Used - has Velcro on the base. Takes a battery, which I found really useful for travelling light. Free UK mainland postage.
  15. Tokalo
    I can attest to the string spacing and jazz neck making it a pleasure to play. My wife is learning, and she prefers my Coda 4 to a MIM Mustang and Sandberg VS4. It sounds excellent at gigs too - as an active jazz bass, it really cuts through.
  16. Tokalo

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    Alex is - quite simply - a very pleasant chap! He just bought an Hpf pedal from me. When I found he lived nearby, and I had a rehearsal in Stevenage that week, he was more than happy to meet up, even though it inconvenienced him a lot more than me.
  17. Tokalo
    I treated myself to a new bass - that is far better than my playing deserves - in December: it’s taking a bit of getting used to, but the more I play, the more I find I get on with it. It went to luthier to have an active/passive switch fitted, and I found I was pining after it every day. Now it’s back, I play every day. I find it very satisfying. (And I feel like I’m justifying the expense - can’t wait for this year’s first gig next month!)
  18. Tokalo
    I swapped out the pickup on my Sandberg Electra VS4. I found the original sounded like JJ in The Stranglers. Great, but not what I needed: I wanted a more vintage sound for gigs with a dad rock band and a soul band. I put in a (not expensive) Kent Armstrong pickup which just sounded more suitable. I’m not sure I could have tamed the mids/highs enough using eq without losing a lot of the original note?
  19. Tokalo
    Never opened - still in protective plastic cover. 34” Scale; Nickel-plated; 45-65-80-100 Price includes UK mainland postage
  20. Tokalo
    Opened, but not unwound or cut. Short Scale; Nickel plated; 44-56-80-100 Price includes postage to UK mainland.
  21. Tokalo
    No. I think that’s only on the Tonepump, not the Jr.
  22. Tokalo
    No. Active only.
  23. Tokalo
    Preamp from Electra VS4. I bought the bass used, and the volume control was pretty much either on full or off. So I swapped in a new volume pot, but it made no difference. I replaced it with a passive Kiogon loom. I’m selling it in case someone with the right skills/knowledge wants to try to repair it, and because otherwise it’s just hanging around. This is the later version with no passive push/pull option. Price includes UK mainland postage.
  24. Tokalo
    Vol - Vol - Treble - Bass controls. Taken out of a 2013 Coda 4 Pro. Works fine & sounds great (and don’t believe the “boost-only” story: zero is at about 3/10). I swapped it out for a preamp with a balance control. Price includes UK mainland postage.
  25. Tokalo
    Passive HPF with on/off switch. It works (ie it cuts out very low frequencies) but it’s in a plastic case with no shielding. It created noise in my signal chain, so I stopped using it. I think either the case needs to be shielded or it’s only suitable for home use. That’s why I’m selling it cheap! Price includes UK Mainland postage
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