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SamPlaysBass

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  • Birthday 06/02/1994

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  1. Tempted to go down one of these routes for a living room practise tool. The Positive Grid stuff looks amazing and satisfies my hatred of wires. Dare I ask, if you had to say out of your lot which is the ‘best’ (not necessarily bang for buck but which is the best outright), which would you choose?
  2. I hated Markbass amps when I was a younger, more naive man. Everyone seemed to have one, and I was once loading out my Ashdown CTM 100 all valve head into the back of my Corsa when a chirpy ‘older’ bass player on before me pointed to his 1x12 Markbass combo said ‘you want to get rid of that, get one of these! Does everything that one does but lighter!’ - despised them from that moment on. Why would I not use a big, gritty valve amp instead of some horrible little yellow thing? Anyway, here’s my AG1000 head and Ninja Cab. It sounds so good in a mix with minimal tweaking, it’s got handles in the right places on the cab, carry bag is hideously convenient for the head. Preferred this set up to nearly everything else I own apart from my SVT and Bassman 8x10, but it annihilates everything in terms of portability, quality of sound and ease of use, second maybe only to the stupidly lightweight GR Bass stuff.
  3. Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 with official padded bag. Incredible lightweight and capable amp without the lightweight sound. Industry standard for a reason. 500 watts at 4 ohms, 300 at 8 ohms. Collection from NP12 or meet up within reasonable distance.
  4. How hard is it to get hold of Markbass speakers replacements? Gigged my Markbass AG1000 and Ninja cab last night and it made a funny noise that wasn’t my playing for a change. It did this a few weeks back at another wedding gig - very distorted at gigging volume and the ‘bottom’ speaker seems to be throwing itself far further in its trajectory compared to the top speaker, leading me to think that the speaker/s need replacing. As a side note, I’ve tried the AG1000 on several other gigs with different cabs since that initial wobble and I can confirm that it’s not the head or the bass etc. the only difference was the cab. How tricky are Markbass spares to get hold of? I haven’t contacted Markbass yet but just wanted to know where to start looking. Ideally, I’d like to convert the cab to 4 ohm to get the most out of my Aguilar Tone Hammer 500, and I know the old NY122 cab was nearly the same spec as the Ninja 122 but with a 4 ohm load as opposed to the 8 ohms of the Ninja. Any Markbass speaker stockists happy to help?
  5. Price drop - see description above 👆🏻
  6. Open to cash offers or trades with more cash my way (try me, why not)
  7. @G-bitch It’s a wonderful old thing. Worth a look, you never know what’s fallen down there between the crisp wrappers and Quality Streets! @attackbass Just put it back in the case for another 6 months or so, you’ll like it again then 😉
  8. Price drop - I have a busy few weeks leading up to Christmas so it would good to get this gone. Message offers etc - happy to listen!
  9. Basschat special - price drop to £1000. Every time I’ve sold something on Basschat, it’s been a dream. I’m not desperate for the cash, but would rather a swift and uncomplicated sale. I’ve had a very solid figure from Bass Direct, so before it gets carted off there at the end of the month, I thought I’d offer it here first. Firm price. I have for sale my beautiful 2016 Sandberg California TM5 in a rather tasty blue (Marley Blue I believe?) with a maple neck. Delano pickups with 2 band EQ and coil split switch (humbucker to single coil on rear pickup), white block inlays and weighing in at a rather svelte 4.1kg. This has been an absolutely brilliant bass to own and play. Construction is second to none, bettering Fender’s traditional jazz bass design with fanatical German attention to detail (just don’t test its emissions). Hardware is all shiny and tight, with just some player wear to the body and neck. 35” scale though doesn’t actually feel like it. I’ve suffered with 35” scales and shoulder pain in the past but this doesn’t bring it on at all; it feels like your common-or-garden 34” scale but with a wonderfully tight B string. Well balanced, it sounds great and the Delano pickups have a lot more character than I ever thought they would have. Beautifully matched to a 2-band EQ with coil split switch. Low action with a beautiful vintage-but-not-vintage feeling neck. It’s been a staple in my wedding band for some time now but I’ve been offered something fantastic and need to raise the funds. Comes with the standard Sandberg soft case. Not willing to post unless you arrange courier etc. and send a box, but more than happy to meet within 50 miles or so of NP12 (Blackwood, South Wales). No trades as I’m raising funds. Any questions, drop us a message. Cheers! Sam
  10. At this point I'll take any technical knowledge I have (not hard), throw it out of the window and use purely anecdotal evidence, which is of course, always valid... I had a GP12 SMX 4x10 combo for a few years and adored it. It was the loudest thing in the universe as far as I was concerned. I'm not sure what component of it made it so loud; the conservatively rated power section, or the fact that it was the fact it was on wheels and wielding now old-fashioned 10" drivers way off the floor made a difference, but it carried its sound like nothing else I've ever played. It didn't have super subby lows, but it was perfect for the bands I was playing in at the time where our PA was so crap that all of the bass sound had to come from the amp. And WHAT a sound - lovely, focused bass sound filling the air in big old Workingmans Halls and Clubs around the Valleys. They had lovely mids and a very good 12-band graphic EQ. It's a shame that Trace lost its reputation for 'underpromise, overdeliver' when it came to sound, loudness and quality. The closest thing I've owned that puts me somewhat in mind of the Trace is the Markbass AG1000 through a Ninja 2x12 cab, but I'm sure if Trace designed it, they'd market it as having measly 150 watts or so. If I had the space, I'd buy that GP12 SMX combo back in a heartbeat.
  11. Owned one of these for a good while with the matching ‘head’ (DI, whatever you want to call it) and it was astonishingly good. Wayne Jones was onto something with his amplification. Good luck with the sale, that’s a very decent price for all the cab you’d ever need.
  12. Did I mention it’s wearing flats? It’s wearing flats.
  13. Great to see some old school iron still doing the heavy lifting. I’ll always commend someone choosing the gear they want to use over the ‘convenient’ alternative. This era of Acoustic looks divine. Speaking of heavy lifting, start the beer tab early and get a few mates in to carry this bad boy up the stairs. The Lexington has quite a few!
  14. This is from the first run in 2024 and is a fantastic instrument. I’ve loved owning it, but unfortunately space is becoming premium and with a house move looming, I need to free up cash and room. Still has the original Ernie Ball Cobalt flats with loads of life left in them (still actually quite zingy). I’ve actually toured this bass and it does a great job - punchy, articulate and captures that Joe Dart/Bernard Edwards vibe wonderfully. The neck feels incredible, very smooth and fast with a jazz-esque profile and nut width. No EQ, just a big ol’ volume knob stuck on the front and it’s all the better for it. I’ve filed the nut grooves slightly on the E and A strings as the action was a little high, now plays incredibly well with a low, fast action. It’s in 9.9/10 condition and I’ll be sad to see it go. Collection from Trelewis, South Wales, or happy to meet within 45 minutes distance or so. No trades unfortunately, I need the room and the money! £500. Any questions, drop me a message. Sam
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