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  1. Paul S
    And another bump for this sparkly spangle.
  2. Paul S

    Sold. Ta.

    Paul S replied to Wooks79's topic in Basses For Sale

    Like others have said - if you would post it I'll have it immediately. It's no bother - get a box, or make one from bits, arrange for it to be collected.
  3. Paul S
    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-with-Solid-Mahogany-Body-/280861191954?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4164a1af12"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-with-Solid-Mahogany-Body-/280861191954?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4164a1af12[/url] As endorsed by someone that played bass in the Who. a little bit too heavy for me but this looks a cracker.
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    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fln=1&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSRCHX%3ASRCH&LH_PrefLoc=1&_nkw=bass%20guitar&_catref=1&_sc=1&_sacat=4713&_sop=1"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fln=1&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSRCHX%3ASRCH&LH_PrefLoc=1&_nkw=bass%20guitar&_catref=1&_sc=1&_sacat=4713&_sop=1[/url] As I type this 50 mins to go, no bids and under £200 Yes, with the front pickup full on, back pickup off, treble and bass just rolled off a touch you get a nice woody P-Bass tone out of it, which seems really odd considering it doesn't look anything like a P Bass. I like the B2A so much I recently bought a Hohner B Bass which is, effectively, one of these but with a body and headstock. Sounds just the same, hangs slightly better (but is heavier).
  5. Paul S

    Trace Elliots

    Paul S replied to a topic in Amps and Cabs

    [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1333393081' post='1601135'] I've had a fair bit of stuff and the outstanding cabs for me were the V-Type ones- 4x12" and 2x15" (the square one as opposed to the tall one) The best amp by a country mile was the Mk V AH150. Don't let the lack of watts put you off. Remember that these areTrace watts. [/quote] +100 I had the MkV AH-250 and when I took it in to the local Trace Elliot approved repairers they sort of stood back in admiration and sighed, muttering things like - 'Best amp they ever made' ' built like tanks, these'. As long as your back is sound - head weighed 22kg, which is more than my entire rig now!
  6. Paul S
    Another Bareface endorser here. Compact is superb. Midget is awesome. Compact + Midget is cab Nirvana.
  7. Paul S
    I do this exact thing with a Hohner B2ABD - ever since I broke a string I take it to every gig as a back-up for all the reasons you mention. Also useful for very small stages. And I have been known to use it as my bass of choice for a whole gig now and then as they sound immense - somehow just exactly like a P. bass. You should be able to pick a decent one up for under £300. Didn't the guy from Journey use a Steinberger? They were a bit of a rock band. Status double ball end strings aren't that expensive, btw. Edit - yes the odd conundrum that it is small with no head yet it hangs so that the end of the head is a bit of a stretch - and has a 2 octave neck as well. All takes a bit of getting used to but well worth it. Great basses I reckon. I've had 3 - each time I sold one I missed it and got another one - not doing that again and just keep this one.
  8. Paul S
    I have 2 - brilliant. Brings a bass alive.
  9. Paul S
    Mike bought my SGC Nanyo in the simplest of transactions to take his 'SGC Nanyo Hockey Cokey' to the next stage. Good comms, no BS, immediate payment, I would not hesitate to deal with him again. Enjoy the bass, Mike!
  10. Paul S
    [s]Are you able to weigh this fairly accurately, please?[/s] Just noticed it says sold in the title .
  11. Paul S
    I've bought instruments and other stuff from the For Sale here several times (my feedback was a hot topic a while back - sad, isn't it!), eBay several times, and never had a problem with PayPal or bank transfer or, if convenient, cash on collection/meeting up. I feel trading on here is particualrly safe but with eBay alwasy check out someone's feedback as thoroughly as possible before committing to a decent amount of cash. Nothing in life is risk free, you just do what you can to mitigate it.
  12. Paul S
    A little, maybe, tontdoch - I bought one and answered my own question. And, yes, the Thunder Jet is nice and lightweight at around 8lbs. Pantera is around 9.5lbs, I discovered. 3 kilos is very light, though! What are the Dano longscale like?
  13. Paul S
    Sold my Yamaha RBX800E to Jim, managed to deliver it as I happened to be passing. Cash was waiting. Smooth and easy transaction, good comms thoughout. Only spoilt by the A2 on the way home! Enjoy the bass, Jim!
  14. Paul S
    For sure. I will be like a proud father when I get this bad boy home!
  15. Paul S
    Here are a couple. [attachment=103904:pantera1.jpg][attachment=103905:pantera2.jpg] More info about the model here at the Westone site: [url="http://www.westone.info/x790.html"]http://www.westone.info/x790.html[/url] Edit - here's a link to a catalogue page [url="http://www.westone.info/cats/86pantera/06.html"]http://www.westone.info/cats/86pantera/06.html[/url] Nice, innit!
  16. Paul S
    Far from downgrading what you have, maybe consider additionally buying extra cheaper kit so you always have the choice...
  17. Paul S
    Actually, it won't be until June but I have shaken on a deal to get one and will be picking it up from a guy in Holland when I travel there later this year. I am a big Westone bass fan and this is arguably the finest model they ever made. Possibly a little on the heavy side, but I don't care. Nothing else to say other than I wanted to share a bit of spectacularly good news with people who may understand why I am smiling.
  18. Paul S
    At risk of becoming totally predictable I would say that a Westone Thunder 1A is, for my taste, the best bass you can buy for under £150. I also recently bought a Peavey Fury II for £77 on eBay and it is rather nice. A notch or two up on the Milestone III I had a few years ago.
  19. Paul S
    Both basses now sold bar the shouting. Thanks!
  20. Paul S
    Martin - thank you. For the weight and the review, which I had not read before. What you have written just about clinches it for me, in fact I am now struggling to stop myself trawling the net to find one!
  21. Paul S
    Well, the SB14 is basswood which, with the smaller contoured body, should work out under 9lbs - I have seen no actual figures for this but would imagine it to be so. The Ray34 makes an issue out of its 'lightweight ash body' so I guess it is different to standard. Anyway, I will give one a try at some point. Thanks again.
  22. Paul S
    SGC Nanyo pics - difficult to photograph black basses, especially against a window... rushed it, shaky hands, no tripod etc Anyway, this has no issues other than the funny arrangement with the knobs working backwards. [attachment=103766:sgc1.jpg][attachment=103767:sgc2.jpg][attachment=103768:sgc3.jpg][attachment=103769:sgc4.jpg][attachment=103770:sgc5.jpg] Yamaha pics. tried to get the neck by looking down it but impossible, tried to show a few cracks in the finish around the knobs that don't seem to go any deeper. Also tried to capture the pearlescent finish buit of course couldn't. It really is multi-coloured, which makes touching up a problem I am sure. Anyway. [attachment=103771:yamaha1.jpg][attachment=103772:yamaha2.jpg][attachment=103773:yamaha3.jpg][attachment=103774:yamaha4.jpg][attachment=103775:yamaha5.jpg][attachment=103776:yamaha6.jpg][attachment=103777:yamaha7.jpg]
  23. Paul S
    Well, both 'on hold' pending pics etc, which I will sort out later hopefully.
  24. Paul S
    nah, price and scarcity of fuel.
  25. Paul S
    Need to thin out a bit and these won the short straw. Pics to follow tomorrow but I thought I'd get them up here. [s][size=2]SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB-310. At least I am fairly sure it is. No sticker where there should be one but it is active, P/J pups. Made in Japan, serial no. 914555, so made in 1991. Yes, I know, yet another one for sale. Glossy black in extremely good nick. The lightest bass I have ever picked up at under 7lbs, skinny neck etc, currently strung with Dr Black Beauties, so a real Stealth machine. When I got it I wasn't happy with the sound so I changed the pre-amp to a Artec SE-2. That was an improvement but I am still not keen on the sound, which is the only reason it is going. Funny thing with the Artec preamp is that the pickup blend works the wrong way around, as does the bass boost/cut, despite being wired in by a tech. You get used to it. I still have the old one and will include it in the sale. Priced to sell at £140 - collected from Benfleet in Essex. I can post but need to sort out a box from somewhere - £15 should cover it[/size][/s] SGC Nanyo now SOLD pending the usual, thank you. [s][size=2]Yamaha RBX800E. Pearlescent white with black headstock. I bought it on here about 6 months ago as a little project. Quite a few dings, neck needs a little adjustment and the barrel jack replacing, it has 2 odd machine heads, too. Weird bridge (which was stock I believe, not a later addition) and mis-matching knobs. I have the jack, and intended to sort it out but have just never got round to it. This is NOT a cheap bass - the top end of the range in its day - serial no. OK13101, so 1988 I think. Made in Taiwan. HUGE tone on it from the P/J pups. . Monster output. Active, 2 band eq. Lightweight, around 8lbs I think, skinny neck etc. Once sorted out this will be a huge bass - immense - I will never get around to doing it up and need to free up a little cash so here it is, together with new jack. Priced to sell - £140 collected from Benfleet in Essex. Again, I will need to find a box to post it. £15 again. Or meet to hand over, or deliver for £200 a mile. Pics will follow.[/size][/s] [size=4]Also now sold, pending the usual. Thanks[/size]
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