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Now sold. Selling this Glockenlang preamp, comprising Volume, Blend ,Treble and Bass controls. Pull passive tone circuit. This is a drop in replacement for the preamp in two band Ibanez basses. I had it fitted briefly in an Ibanez bass before I sold it. It really makes a difference. It is much better than the Ibanez standard preamp. To make life easier for you (and me originally) I have soldered wires to the blend pot circuit board, so you can just attach your pickup leads with screw connector blocks, heat shrink, or whatever takes your fancy. Makes it easy to change pickups as well. I am also including a ready wired Ibanez style Neutrik barrel jack, as well as the supplied rather nasty plastic stereo jack. How is that for added value! The limited blurb from the manufacturer: Active The GLOCKENKLANG 2-band onboard preamp is active/passive switchable (at the volume push/pull), has a balance-pot with no volume dip in centre-position, a treble-pot with +/- 18 dB@18 KHz in active mode, acting as classical high cut in passive mode and a bass-pot with +/- 14 dB@40 Hz. Battery-connection is 9 volts. Due to the high performance electronics, in flat position of the eq you can hear no difference between active and passive mode! It comes pre-wired with high flexible cables.

One set of Wilkinson Two A Side WJB750 machine heads. These are supposedly lightweight and look similar to the Hipshot lightweight model. These are a drop in replacement for Ibanez (and other makes) two a side basses, complete with screws. They were fitted very briefly to an Ibanez that I have since sold. They are in as supplied condition. One has a little bump under the chrome but that is how it came. I guess being Wilkinson they are made to a price but work well and feel reassuringly sturdy.

Now sold. My purchaser bought the amp I was selling instead, so this is back on the market with a price drop. Now added post/courier options at end of post. This is a Precision Bass build made from quality components. I would prefer to sell it as a complete bass but I might be prepared to dismantle and sell the main components individually; i.e. neck, body. The bass comprises an Allparts Licensed '51 precision bass neck finished in Satin, with bone nut and Wilkinson vintage style machine heads on an Ash 60s style precision body finished in clear poly. Vintage brown tortoise shell scrtachplate; Tonerider TP1 pickup, Alpha full sized volume pot and full sized CTS audio taper tone pot (both 250K) with Orange drop .047 cap, cloth wiring and either Switchcraft, or Pure Tone jack socket (can't remember which I used). All cavities and scratch plate are shielded with copper tape. The bridge is a Fender high mass unit with brass saddles and it has Schaller strap buttons for their locking system (I can change them to standard buttons if you would prefer). It is fitted with D'Addario EXL170 45-100 nickel round wounds, which are about a month old. The neck was on another bass before this one but has minimal fret wear. You will see from the pics that I had to trim the baseplates of the Wilkinson machine heads a bit to get them to fit. Maybe not entirely pretty but they work well. There is little ding on the back of the neck (barely 1mm deep), which I have tried to show in one of the pics and a pencil mark on the back of the neck (see photo) which doesn't want to come out. There are a couple of marks on the body. One on the back where muggins managed to drill through when drilling the channel for the bridge earth wire (in my defence those long bits do flex a lot). This is filled with wood filler but visible if not huge and a bit of milkiness in the poly by the bridge (I had to drill two sets of holes as I tried a couple of different necks before fixing on the '51). There is a bit about the bass build/assembly in this thread, I case it is of interest. Note the bass now has a different scratch plate and the pickup lines up better with the strings as a result. Also I tried a couple of different necks on the body before going back to the '51 neck. I have now shimmed the neck, so the action can go pretty low, if you want it to.: IMO it sounds just like a good Precision bass should and plays nicely. So why am I selling? Simply put, it is like a 70s P Bass in weight :much too heavy for me now that I have a bad back and arthritis. It weighs almost 5Kg (11lbs), most of this weight being in the Ash body, so no danger of neck dive! I also find full sized basses hard to play now I have arthritis in my left thumb. As I said I would prefer to sell this as a complete bass but I would be willing to split, if you want either the neck or the body. I'm not really interested in selling the bridge, or pickup on their own. You get a lot of quality components for not much if you buy the whole bass and I have priced it to be a bargain (given the cost of the components - neck alone was £250). You are welcome to try and buy in Fakenham, Norfolk. I have now bought a shipping box, so can now ship. Cost to UK mainland would be: ParcelForce Express 48 £20, Express 24 £22. I can also drive to meet up for exchange within 50 miles of Fakenham.

Now on hold pending collection and payment. For sale is my Peavey Max 150 combo with fitted Hotcovers cover. EDIT: It is has been pointed out to me that Reidy’s are knocking these out for approx. £320 new in their sale and normally sell it for a squidge under £340. At PMT it is £440 but Reidy’s having screwed the market, I have reduced the amp to 2/3rd new price and you get the cover for virtually nothing! This is a versatile, compact combo with a lot of built in tone shaping options, tuner and an internal sloping baffle that angles the speaker up by 10 degrees. This makes it easier to hear yourself when you are standing close to the amp. The full spec is here: https://peavey.com/product/max-150-150-watt-bass-amp-combo/?srsltid=AfmBOopFGvVqIWHuxsfwmQa9SGU3tYsNwT8mi_HS7oQnP9zlc9TKFg2K. The 150 title is a bit misleading as it only runs at a maximum 120 watts with the internal speaker. I think the 150 is achieved by connecting an external 8 ohm speaker (speaker combo socket). The manual doesn't shed any light on this but when I connected my LFSys Monza there was a considerable boost in output. The 120 watts may seem modest but I have used this combo on its own for a number of pub gigs and it was more than adequate. There is a good balanced DI out with ground lift, so you can connect to front of house if you need more and it makes a good personal monitor. The tone through the 12" internal speaker is pretty balanced, perhaps erring a touch towards old school, without sacrificing highs. The tone shaping options can give you quite a range from vintage to more modern HIFI. Weight is about 14Kg and its an easy lift with the well placed top strap. I have had this combo for less than two years and it hasn't had a lot of use recently since I bought the LFSys Monza, which is why I have decided to sell it. I have gigged it several times and there are a few marks in the tolex which I have pictured. These are primarily on the underside, as the padded cover has done its job for the rest of the amp. The cover has a pocket for cables etc. You are welcome to try and buy in Fakenham, Norfolk, which I realise may not be convenient for many: I have the original box and can post/courier at buyer's expense and I can meet up for handover within about 50 miles of Fakenham. Any questions, please ask away.

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