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Maybe the 5er tips it over to being heavy with the wider neck and extra hardware? That said I've had 3x B2As, a B2B and a B2V over the years (kept selling them and buying again, what a prat ) and the difference in weight between them was staggering. One of the B2As weighed nearly 9lbs, the lightest only 7lbs.
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The Last Resort 23/11/19 @ The Mill, Rayleigh, Essex.
Paul S replied to hiram.k.hackenbacker's topic in Gigs
It was, enjoyed it immensely. Have to say the Bon Jovi and Queen sets were spot on. Well done you lot! -
Pickups for a Steinberger Spirit 5-string?
Paul S replied to prowla's topic in Repairs and Technical
As I recall they just dropped straight it. -
I am a dyed in the wool Barefaced fanboi. I started off with a Compact soon after Alex started and added a Midget a short while later. I replaced these with a Supercompact as a one cab solution, which it was, then immediately bought a second because, well, just because Then a little while ago I bought a One10 and really liked the way the sound was slightly coloured as opposed to the hifi of the Supercompact. So I took the plunge and bought a Two10 which arrived just yesterday. Mrs S is out so I gave it a full work out this morning, A/B with a Supercompact, also making it a Three10 with the One10 and I have to confess I am totally smitten😍 So here are my brace of Supercompacts up for sale. Both are around 4 years old and in pretty much exactly the same condition, which is used but not abused. The chrome corners show some scuffs - these might even polish out, I haven't tried. Both had very tiny marks on the front leading edge that I touched in with nail varnish - no distortion of the wood so these are now invisible. Both have very small patches of rubber adhering to them - one on the side, one on the top - from a non-slip mat I placed on them to stop the amp going walkabout. Both work as they should. They come with the fitted Roqsolid covers (not the padded jobs though). In one of them the driver failed and Alex sent me out a replacement that I had fitted locally by a tech but in all the excitement I cannot for the life of me recall which one! That said I used them in rotation so both have had use, just that one driver is older than the other. I have never needed to use both as far as volume/headroom are concerned because one of them on its own is loud enough to take you beyond the volume needed for those gigs where the bass goes through the pa. Although occasionally I have just for the hell of it. Here is a link to the Barefaced website for all the technical guff you need. I am asking £450 each or £850 the pair, collected from Benfleet, meet half-way or I could, depending upon where, possibly deliver for fuel cost. One now remaining and I will take £400 cash on collection or bank transfer ahead of time. No couriers. I have an embarrassment of feedback, linked in my signature
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Go on then... Is it any good for metal?
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All it takes is a little self restraint. Read my 9 pages of feedback and see!
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What can I say? Iain answered my call for a Barefaced Two10. Sold it for what I believe is a ridiculously low price (I can say that now I have it ) - superfast comms throughout, really friendly guy it arrived perfectly packed in double quick time and it was even better than I hoped. Absolute gent, thank you sir!
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I absolutely love it to bits. For me and what I need from a bass at the moment it really delivers. It is extremely lightweight and comfy to wear. No neck dive. The neck isn't skinny or fat but 'just right'. Because of where the pickup is it isn't remotely muddy but has a gorgeous bite to it that sits perfectly in the mix. An absolutely joy to play. As simple as a bass can be but just puts a smile on my face whenever I get it out of the case. I wasn't sure about the 3-point bridge initially and intended to replace it but I have got used to it now and don't find it a problem. It even smells nice! 😁
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Tom bought a set of tuners in the most straightforward of transactions possible. Great comms, nice and easy A pleasure, sir.
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The neck and headstock reminded me of Nora Batty's legs for some reason.
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I have a certain number of boxes to tick for my fantasy 'gold medal' bass. I don't currently own one that ticks all the boxes, though. Black double cutaway lightweight body, no pickguard, maple neck/fretboard, short scale, 40mm nut width, 18mm string spacing at the bridge, single pickup in the P bass sweet spot, passive, lightweight chrome hardware. TI Jazz flats. Things that won't pass my finish line: Red body, those funny single cutaway things that look like stranded whales. Tort pickguards. Anything else is more a case of 'never say never' as long as a number of boxes are ticked.
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Closing Down Sale
Paul S replied to obbm's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
Ooh, that's lovely round there. Hayle is so very pretty (plus the home of Philps pasties of course). I have a good friend, Jane, who runs a plant nursery 'Hayle Plants' which is almost walking distance from where you are talking about. She is an excellent grower, should you need anything for your new garden -
For me, unless there was fully documented evidence to show who/what/when/how of the repair I wouldn't go near it because otherwise you just have someone's word for it and people sometimes tell fibs.
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How heavy are these, please? I looked on the DB website and they tell you pretty much everything other than the weight. There is a small part of me that is whispering to the rest that the croc finish is a must have
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Damnation, I seem to have just bought one despite having a Boss unit. Bloody Basschat.
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Closing Down Sale
Paul S replied to obbm's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Sold my old Trace Elliot head to Graham, who arranged a trip over from Ireland in order to collect it! Top man, great comms throughout, it's been a pleasure throughout.
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I had a Yamaha BX-5 for a while. I bought it as an upgrade to the Hohner B2V I had and it was by some measure a far superior instrument. The 'vestigial' upper horn made the instrument hang in a way that kind of negated the 'missing headstock' phenomenon that can happen with these. It sounded totally fantastic, absolute quality, yet I sold it - completely mad to have done, it was a truly wonderful bass. You're probably as unlikely to see one for sale as a Hohner Jack V but if you do jump all over it. Assuming you see it before I do
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Fender Mustang Bass Case - collection only in Surrey
Paul S replied to backwater's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
Having a quick look online I think it must be a hollow-body one for 335 shapes. There are a few that would fit a mustang with a little wiggle room at the sides of then lower body. Gator one is under £60 at some places, ditto the Thomann. -
Does one of these little beauties count?
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I believe that is the key to most things. I'd rather be part of a band that plays a song I don't like well rather than one I love badly. Of course nothing beats playing songs I love really well, which is the current situation with my blues rock trio.
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Fender Mustang Bass Case - collection only in Surrey
Paul S replied to backwater's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
There are a couple of guitar hard cases that fit a Mustang/Musicmaster. I think it is this one, which at £66 is a lot less. Gator XL I bought an old LP double cutaway style guitar case at a boot sale that fits my Mustang like a glove but I've not worked out which one it is yet. -
Can I just say @stewblack that your descriptions always make me smile