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  1. spongebob
    I've been playing my Markbass rig for a good while now, a 121P and New York cab. Went for them at the time for the weight saving. Been fancying a change, and the new Fender 500 Rumble combo has got my attention. It comes in about 16kg, my Markbass bits are about 15 each. A nice bit lighter! Obviously the Fender is 2x10", against the 2x12" of the MB. From memory, my output from the MB is 500 watts....same as the smaller-speakered Fender? My gigs are mainly pub gigs, in which I've never really turned up the MB above about a 1/4! I did add the cab originally as the amp alone lacked the power. I've read some good stuff about these - what do you guys reckon? Worth a change? I'm sure I'd have no issue selling the MB rig as it's great kit, but I just feel like a change!
  2. spongebob
    Sold my Sansamp Bass Driver to Pete - really smooth transaction - payment was super-swift, and in super-style! Deal with 100% confidence. Please enjoy the pedal with my best wishes Pete!
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    Sold pending!
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    Good thread. I'm totally over the moon with the Fender Flats, 9050ML. Never tried them until recently, and they have blown me away. The feel amazing, so superb, and not too bright - just right to me. I found some Flats to sound way too dead in the wrong environments, but these are just superb. I've tried a few Flats before, but never really bonded - tried GHS, Chromes, etc., and thought that I'd just be sticking back with rounds - until some online searching tweaked my interest in the Fenders. Highly recommended!
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    These things were flying a few months back - I buy one, and typically the trend goes elsewhere! It's now on Ebay-bump!
  6. spongebob
    [quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1423575332' post='2686493'] Max Bennett's bass line on Song for Sharon is a masterclass of understated melodic brilliance. [/quote] I like his playing on 'Miles Of Aisles' and 'The Hissing...' as well. Love Jaco, but Max's playing suits some of Joni's material equally IMHO. What a choice!
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    Now £135 bump - this is a steal, so come and take it off my hands! I can't go any lower on this, it's bass-ically a brand new item!
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    I play in a 3-piece old-skool R'n'B trio. Love what we do and the noise we make, but it's not a genre I really listen to myself. I personally like that fact - there's no doubt similarities in what I listen to....obviously there's a large blues influence in a lot of stuff out there - and I feel that I can take from my direction and add something (hopefully slightly different) to the mix. I like like to think it makes me approach the cover material a little differently. We're doing another EP of originals next month, and one of them is mine (don't run away just yet!). From early comments, I've been told that my composition sounds a bit like the Gang Of Four doing R'n'B....which I suppose brings the point to fruition, coming at things from a different angle.
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    I agree with Bill. A good lesson for many bands and artists. Will it always work? No - but it's better than the same old same old IMHO. Take some risks!
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    I've always thought that Raconteurs track also resembled 'Is She Really Going Out With Him?' by Joe Jackson as well! One of the 'steals' I've always cheekily admired - The Fall, and 'Barmy' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCZu9O-H0M ....and the horn riff from The Monkees 'Valleri' from about 0.53 onwards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJw0qpqIONQ
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    Sold Mark some new and used strings. Payment was sorted immediately, communication was superb, and everything was done and dusted very quickly indeed. Deal with 100% confidence! Thanks again Mark!
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    Sold Neil my Mono GS1 strap - great comms, instant payment, and a really smooth transaction. Hopefully has also forgiven me for initially addressing him as Len! A credit to Basschat! Thanks again Neil!
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    .....and sold pending to Mark!
  14. spongebob
    Sold pending to Neil!
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    [size=5]Brand new set of D'addario Nickel wound strings, 45-105. Totally boxed, unopened and brand new.[/size] [size=5]I've also got a second set that have had less than an hours playing time, not even broken in - I'll throw those in too.[/size] [size=5]I'd like £13 for the 2, posted to your door, UK only. Good saving on a new double pack at £30![/size] [size=5]Have a couple of other bits for sale - so please check them out as I'm always up for a 'bundle' deal.[/size] [size=5]Payment by Paypal 'gift' please![/size] [size=5]Thanks for looking - SB [/size]
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    [size=5]Here is my Mono GS1 Strap - it's the Ultra Suede one (the best!) in 'long' (119-150 cm). Colour is smoke, a dark grey.[/size] [size=5]It's really good condition, no damage in the slightest. Only a couple of marks on bit where it attaches to the bass as I had a couple of straplocks on there. Only very, very minor cosmetic - nothing else. You'd expect that as it is a used strap.[/size] [size=5]I tried to take a photo, but TBH it's so small it barely shows! Strap is about 6 months old. It's really comfy, but I prefer the shorter one as it's fits my frame a little better.[/size] [size=5]I'd like [u][b]£25[/b][/u] for this - they cost around [u][b]£40 new[/b][/u], and I'll throw in delivery as well. UK only.[/size] [size=5]Have a couple of other items for sale, so take a look as I'm always up for a 'bundle' deal.[/size] [size=5]Thanks for looking - SB [/size]
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    [size=5]Bought this a month ago, as I wanted to primarily thicken up the tone on a Jazz bass, and I'd never tried effects before. Jazz bass now sold, so TBH, I don't need this either. My loss is another BC'ers gain, as I am just a plug and go merchant, so prefer to travel light![/size] [size=5]The box is as new, only had minutes of use. I'll even throw in the [b][u]£12[/u][/b] power supply as well. I'd like [s][u][b]£140[/b][/u][/s] £135 for it, delivered to your door - UK only. These cost around [u][b]£200[/b][/u] new (I paid that from GuitarGuitar) and the cord was an extra [u][b]£12,[/b][/u] so that's about [u][b]£70 off[/b][/u], for what is basically a new one.[/size] [size=5]Payment by Paypal 'gift' or bank transfer please. Check out my feedback to see that I am a genuine seller. Got a couple of other bits for sale as well, so please check them out as I'd do deal on a bundle.[/size] [size=5]Thanks for looking - SB [/size]
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    [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1422986984' post='2679206'] I have the advantage that fender on a headstock is not something that means anything to me, so I was judging it by its own standards. By its own standards it was better than the american standard precision in the shop, or the aerodyne (which is what I went in to see). I am not a fan of P basses, but this bass is lovely, and also when I was rehearsing with it the other night, I was playing killer (which is the same all the way through), I realised I was staring at the neck, which is absolutely beautiful. £360 for a bass this good compared to 3 times as much for something like that american precision that I rejected? Absolute bargain! [/quote] Reading this isn't helping the GAS, LOL!
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    [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1422985788' post='2679187'] I have one of the 70s classic vibe precisions, lovely bass, it is my main 4 string gigging bass. I did compare it to an american standard on the day, and didn't like the american (didn't get on with the neck). [/quote] I've got quite bad GAS for one of those at the mo - very JJ Burnel with the black thing going on. It's just my own personal struggle to pay nearly £400 for a bass with Squier on the headstock.....yes, I know it's me!
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    [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1422898511' post='2678078'] Ther drummer sounds ok, so perhaps you should see if you can find another guitarist, singer [/quote] +1, good call.
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    That's gorgeous! Why did Fender never give JJ a signature bass? They seem to hand them out like confetti, until it comes to a truly iconic and influential player like JJ. Scandalous!
  22. spongebob
    We were watched by an ex-roadie of Jimi Hendrix the other week. He was telling how that even when working for him, he couldn't stand his music! He then went on to tell us that we are better than The Jimi Hendrix Experience....!!
  23. spongebob
    Without a doubt, the whole of 'Black And White' by The Stranglers. In fact, pretty much anything from JJ 77-82. 'Your Smiling Face' by James Taylor, Leland Sklar on bass. Love it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIWSXGaJQ-A
  24. spongebob
    I love the look of the Classic Vibe 70s Precision. Quite steep at around £380, though.
  25. spongebob
    [quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1422549478' post='2673993'] Hope he didn't smudge his hair dye. [/quote] I also think it's rather sad episode. But this point did make me smile!
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