silverfoxnik

42 minutes ago, Shaggy said:

Really beautiful bass - I put Thunderbucker ‘66 pickups in my custom Warmoth T’bird, put together so that I wouldn’t have to gig my 1965 T’bird IV, and can confirm that they actually sound better than the originals.  

 

Something really special about a white Thunderbird; plus I’m sure this will be the equal of a Mike Lull for a lot less dosh - GLWTS 👍

That is one very lovely looking bass! 

1 hour ago, also played on said:

Do you know the weight please Nick and are there any issues with neck diving? Cheers

I haven't had any issues with neck dive since fitting a strap lock at the heel of the neck ( as shown in the pics above). 

 

I'll weigh it now.... 

1 hour ago, pbasspecial said:

‘Nope definitely do not want this’ he says whilst rocking back and forth in his chair. Must resist, must resist 😂😂

 

 

If I'm not mistaken, I had the pleasure of hearing this very bass in action at my charity's Gala Ball in Bedford last March... 

 

Excellent band, fab bass playing too and a very cool looking and great sounding bass! 

 

GLWTS 👍😊

9 minutes ago, Merton said:

She’s a nutter 😄

😂

12 minutes ago, Merton said:

Slowly! Guitarist #1 has hurt his hand so we’ve been out of action since early May. Hoping to get back to it in July and get some gigs booked for the second half of the year coz the cupboard is bare with that at the moment! Keeping occupied with Katy Hurt gigs and some other bits and bobs though

Sorry to hear that.. Wendy's great though, so hopefully you'll be enjoying lots more gigs with her soon! 

Hi Folks, 

 

Bit of a clear out going on at Silverfox Towers at the moment, so... 

 

For sale only, this completely unique Custom Build Non-Reverse Thunderbird bass that I bought in 2017 from Sean, aka @Billy Apple. 

 

The bass comes with an excellent quality hard case that I bought from @Chimike especially for this bass, as it's a bit longer than most standard 34" scale basses.

 

For the bass & case, I'm looking for £NOW SOLD. 

 

The history of this bass from when it was first commissioned in 2013 is quite a story in itself; read more about it here:

 

 

 

To describe the bass properly and give it it's full due, I hope Sean won't mind me quoting him from his For Sale advert at the time:

 

"Completely unique custom built NR Thunderbird. The last of the Bachbird body blanks made from mahogany and a lovely rosewood board. Bach also supplied the two piece bridge. Routed to vintage specs by the Bass Doc, with a hand-made bone nut, vintage white scratch-plate, TRC and control cover. Pups are '66's from Steve at the Thunderbucker Ranch, along with one bevel surround and shim. Tuners are Gotoh Resolite GB528's. Vintage white top-hats with a matte white finish and set-up from John Williams at Noiseworks."

 

I actually sold this to Rod aka @howdenspur a year after I bought it from Sean, and then did a trade with Rod last summer to get it back, specifically to use on a recording project. 

 

As I hope can be seen in the photos, it's still in excellent condition, though the matte white finish is beginning to mellow into more of an off-white colour, now that ( to me anyway) just oozes those retro rock & roll vibes! 

 

By the way, it's quite tricky to show the colour properly in the photos. The first 8 photos were taken yesterday. All the others are from 2018. Between all of those, I hope it shows what the colour is... 

 

As basses go, it's totally unique; a one-off, that sounds amazing and gets so much attention at gigs because it looks so cool. 

 

With a slim and super-fast neck, and after having been set up so well by John at Noiseworks, the bass really does play like a dream..

 

And it sounds great, and not just for rock either - you'd be amazed at how much of a slap monster this bass is !! 

 

"So, why are you selling? ", I hear you say, which is a good question.

 

To which the answer is that I'm predominately using two of my basses all the time these days - my BC Rich Eagle, and a Fender P that I bought from @Mudpup recently... So much so, that I'll probably be selling a couple of my other basses quite soon too. 

 

Anyway, back on topic... 

 

Collection from Potton, Central Bedfordshire preferred, but I'm happy to drive to meet up if it's within a reasonable distance (say an hour). 

 

With a bass of this nature, I don't want to courier it - it's just too risky!

 

Anyway, thanks for looking and if you have any questions about this amazing T-Bird, please ask away here or PM me.

 

Cheers 

 

Nik

5 minutes ago, Merton said:

Great amp, great price, great guy to buy from!

When I owned it Ashdown gave it a full service and revalve so it should be sweet for many a year to come

 

Thanks Mert 👍

 

The Ashdown guys are great to deal with - Dave sent me a bunch of preamp valves last year after I had a chat wirh him. 

 

P. S. How's it going in the new band with Wendy? 

*** Now SOLD ***

 

Hi Folks, 

 

Due to using my Mesa Boogie gear so much for live work, and having  finally finished a recording project I was using this on, up For Sale is my Ashdown CTM100 all valve bass amp. 

 

I'm looking for £SOLD for it, which I think is a fair price given the cheapest I can find one new online is £1,149 at The Gallery in London. 

 

(Please note that this is not one of the UK built models, hence why I've priced it as I have.) 

 

I bought the amp about 3 years ago (during the first lockdown break) from another Basschat member, Dan (who's BC name escapes me, sorry) and I know from him that it did belong to @Mertonat one time, so it has a bit of a Basschat pedigree to it's name! 

 

I would describe the exterior condition of the amp as 'good' , though it's clearly been used, as the photos show.  In terms of the electronics of the amp, everything works as it should and there are no issues with it. 

 

The amp sounds fabulous and offers a lot of tonal variety, as this online review explains so well... 

 

"... this head delievers, and does not leave you searching for more. From the tube saturation, and warm heavenly tone of this head, that sits so well in a band mix. The only thing youll be searching for is more time to play it." 

 

 

Links/reviews https://youtu.be/KqfjMLGwo90

https://youtu.be/r_eDTYmESRQ

https://youtu.be/WN9vaSR6QG0

 

 

This is a great amp and is priced to sell to someone who I hope will make good use of it.

 

Please note that the G&L bass and Aguilar cab shown in the photos aren't for sale. They're there for decorative purposes only... 😁

 

Collection from Potton, Central Bedfordshire much preferred but I'm also happy to drive up to an hour from my location to do a classic 'Basschat meet up' somewhere mutually convenient.

 

As an absolute last resort, fully insured shipping is possible at buyers expense and risk, if that's the only way to get a deal done. 

 

Trials welcome here in Potton and there will be plenty of tea/coffee on tap for you whilst you test the amp out with your own cab and bass (if that's what you would prefer?). 

 

Any questions, please ask here or send me a PM. 

 

Thanks for looking. 👍😊

 

Cheers 

 

Nik

 

TECH Spec, reviews etc: 

 

"The CTM-100's signal path is all valve - even the D.I and effects loop are driven by valves - so even if you are taking an audio feed from the D.I or effects loop send, there's nothing but valve tone being fed. Choose your instrument input and away you go: high and low inputs tackle any input gain issues you have from low or high output instruments. The 'low' input is for instruments with a low output. What is also interesting is that the inputs are also impedance matching. This is important, more so for passive basses, and put simply, helps to ensure you get the best tone from your instrument to the signal path under that cool exterior.

 

When it comes to tonal options, well there's quite a lot to get through! The first thing I should mention though, is that the EQ knobs and related push buttons are all fairly interactive due to the use of passive circuitry. The 'mellow' button for example essentially reconfigures the EQ curve on each of the controls, giving you a smoother bass sound with less aggressive top end and to me what sounds like a resultant boost in the low mids. With it engaged, all of the controls react differently – so it is not just a narrow mid boost. This is something to take in to consideration when trying out this amplifier. Similarly, the Deep and Mid shift controls actually seem to change the range of adjustment in the Bass and Middle controls too.

 

Again, being passive, the tone controls are more subtle than say that of the EVO heads with active boost and cut across a 'graphic equaliser'. Some will love this, others will prefer more dramatic tonal changes. The inherent tone of the valve head is there to stay though and it is good. Deep and rounded and almost bell like in the chime of my low notes."

 

CTM-100 Specifications

Power Output (RMS) 100 Watts

Speaker Outputs 3 x Speakon/Jack Combi 8/4/2 Ohms

DI Output Tube derived

Impedance Min Load 2 Ohms

EQ Passive Bass, Middle and Treble

Effects Send Yes

Effects Return Yes

Pre-Amp Tubes 2 x Ecc83/12ax7 2 x Ecc82/12au7 1 x Ecc99

Output Tubes 2 x 6550 (100W)

Weight (kg) 19Kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just had the pleasure of meeting Alex, aka @Lfalex v1.1, when he came over to test - and buy - my Schroeder 21012L cab.

 

Alex is a very easy person to deal with, good comms throughout and great to chat all things bass with for an hour or two. 

 

He's also a fine player too! 

 

Alex has been part of this community since the Bass World days of the mid Noughties, so he's one of the good guys IMHO... So, I'm more than happy to recommend him to one and all here on Basschat. 

 

Thanks Alex, and I hope you enjoy the cab.. 👍😊🎶

 

Nik

Currently on hold... 

And replied... 

55 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

 

Is that third driver wired up?  Does it have a magnet? I therfore surmise it to be an ABR (auxiliary bass radiator)

They perform the same function as a port, but with the advantages of mass-damping and lack of port turbulence.

 

I should imagine that its positioning will a) put it's output back in phase with the 2 main drivers.  The void in front may be a slight version of horn-loading, which further improves the coupling between the ABR and the air in the outside world. 

Hi @Lfalex v1.1

 

Yes, the 12" driver is wired up and it has a magnet, as can be seen in the picture above (it's the one above the picture of the crossover?). 

 

There a downward facing ABR in my Mesa Boogie Walkable combo, and my old Celestion Ditton 15s hifi speakers had passive ABRs in them, so I'm familiar with that technology.

 

But in this Schroeder cab, all the drivers are wired up. 

 

 

What a fabulous array of preamps! 

 

Very tempted by that TC Electronic 1144, especially as it used to be mine and I know just how good it is.... 

 

GLWTS Mike 👍😊

16 minutes ago, andybassdoyle said:

In fact why am I even looking in this topic? Or on bc at all for that matter

A question I ask myself often..... Or should I say, daily! 😂

48 minutes ago, JPJ said:

@silverfoxnik you complete and utter barsteward you! 😤

Fancy putting this up for sale at such a tempting price in the same week the last of the parts arrived for my basschat 2x12 cab build. 
I used to own the carpet covered version of this cab before redundancy forced the sale some ten years ago. This cab punches way way way above its weight, and has the best dispersion of any cab I’ve played through and the only cab I can genuinely say I regret selling. 
Good luck with the sale but I’m warning you now, you’ll regret it later! 

🤔

 

I think it might have been me you sold it to.... 🙄

 

So I'm a complete and utter barsteward on two counts! 😂

 

But thanks for the glowing review of these cabs.. They are very, very good! 

Weekend BUMP for this awesome cab! 

 

 

Thanks @Lozz196

 

I don't know what the science is behind Schroeder cabs, but they do seem to work really well.. 

Hi Folks,

 

Schroeder 21012L 1000w, 4 ohm Bass Cab, with fitted Hotcovers padded cover, for sale at £SOLD .

 

Schroeder cabs are hand built to the highest quality by Jorg Schroeder in the USA and you would be looking at somewhere around $1,000, plus import & shipping costs to buy a new and equivalent model. 

 

This is the lightweight 4ohm cab rated at 1,000 watts.

 

As can be seen in the photos, it's loaded with two front mounted 10” drivers and a 'folded' 12” neodymium driver, plus a 200w titanium bullet tweeter (adjustment for the tweeter is mounted on the rear input plate).

 

The cabinet weighs approx 49lbs (23kilo). Dimensions = 60 cms x 62 cms x 42 cms. 

 

Input is either via standard jack or by neutrik twist connector.

 

Also included is a heavily padded HotCovers cover (over £50 new).

 

The cab is working perfectly - drivers, horn and electronics are all good and doing what they should.

 

I would describe the exterior condition of the cab as 'good' , though it's clearly been used, as the photos show. 

 

I bought this at the start of the year on Facebook and have enjoyed using it at rehearsals and gigs where it's performed admirably; it's loud and punchy, and the unique design means it fills the room with ease! 

 

However, I’ve decided to put it up for sale as I want to go back to using bass cabs with ceramic magnets, as I just prefer the tone of them for some reason (even though that means carrying around a cab that's a lot heavier than this one).

 

I know that makes me a Luddite, but hey - I can live with it! 😁

 

Anyway, enough of my foolishness... This is a great cab and priced to sell to someone who I hope will make good use of it.

 

Collection from Potton, Central Bedfordshire much preferred though fully insured shipping (at buyers expense) is not totally out of the question if that's the only way to get a deal done.

 

And I'm also happy to drive up to an hour from my location to do a classic 'Basschat meet up' somewhere mutually convenient.

 

Trials welcome here in Potton and there will be plenty of tea/coffee on tap for you whilst you test the cab out with your own amp and bass to your heart's content. 

 

Any questions, please ask here or send me a PM. 

 

Thanks for looking. 👍😊

 

Cheers 

 

Nik

Another beautiful bass Brian - where do you find them? 

 

Looks cool as 'f'.... 😎

 

And probably sounds just as good with those upgraded pick ups! 

 

GLWTS 

Echoing all the positive comments made here about @Lozz196... 

 

I just had the pleasure of catching up with him for the first time since one of the pre-pandemic South East Bass Bashes, purpose being to buy a guitar stand from him. 

 

What can I say; top bloke, great to deal with and an all round  Basschat legend... 

 

T'was a brief, but great bass related conversation as ever, and here's to the next one Lozz! 🙂

 

Thanks for the stand btw - which is perfect..

 

And for the quick look at your very nice Fender JMJ Mustang, which is uber-cool!   As Paula Yates once said about Prince :

 

"small, but perfectly formed." 😁

 

See you at the next one... 

 

Nik

Oh no..

 

One of the all time greats! 

 

RIP 😔

12 hours ago, carlsim said:

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. I was really pleased with the outcome and had some great help along the way with advice.

it shows what a great community BC is!

It’s a great bass and not something I really want rid of, but… GAS is a b***h!

 

😂

 

It certainly is! 

On 23/05/2023 at 03:44, joel406 said:

Nice.

 

Very subjective and not what everyone else experiences. The QC is definitely the future. Safer. More adaptive. As a bass player this is even more so. And having to move your amps into another part of the venue shows how toxic onstage noise truly is. But thanks for proving my point even if you weren't trying. After the last 3 days of gigs, we are all just a little bit more in love with our QCs and IEMs. And after seeing this I'm so glad we ditched our amps. Maybe the guys in the video will learn to use their QCs one day and get the sound they are after. It certainly does for us.

I think that's it - this whole topic of discussion, like so many here on Basschat, is very subjective. 

 

We each have our own tastes, preferences and real-world band/rehearsals/recording /gigging situations to navigate. 

 

If you're happy using amps and old school PA set ups with monitors - great. 

 

If you're happy with amp modelling and IEMs - great. 

 

It's not a contest IMHO, or it shouldn't be. 

 

The important thing for me is that, as musicians, we can each get out there and make music to our hearts content on a regular basis, whatever way we choose to do that. And if you're lucky enough to have that going on in your life, long may that continue...

 

Going back to the issue of subjectivity, we had a band using amp modelling & IEMs play at my Charity's Gala Ball in March. They had a great attitude, easy load-in and load-out, nice stage set up and they played/sounded great. In fact, the bass player had a really good sound through the PA. 

 

Having said all that, to my ears at least, the overall sound and vibe was a bit tame and a bit sterile.

 

Did the audience notice or care?  No, I dont think so.

 

They were just happy to have some music to dance to...

 

In fact, when the band stopped, the audience continued dancing to a playlist for about another half an hour and the dance floor got busier. 

 

As I think @BigRedX alluded to earlier, most audiences at gigs don't notice this stuff and they don't care about it either; it's only us musos who have the time or bother to talk about this sort of stuff. 

 

And knowing Basschat as I do, I expect that we'll still be doing that in another 20 years or so, by which time the songs will all be written by AI/Chat GPT and the music and sound will be effortlessly and artificially generated out of the backside of a Robot that look like the silicon lovechild of Lewis Capaldi and Lizzo.

 

 

Wow - what a transformation!  That looks fantastic @carlsim 👏👏

 

Just want to say that these basses are amazing - the passive tone alone is superb! 

 

I don't know what it is Xotic put in those pick ups, but it's bloody good stuff.. 😁

 

GLWTS 👍