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Studio/loft clear-out has made me realise I had a lot more DB stuff that I thought, not the least of which is a s**t-load of strings, which I'll list here individually over the next few days as I identify them! Pictures of all the below on their way.... Gewa 3/4 double bass bag. Not in their current range but heavily padded and protected (and pretty heavy as the result) with leather attachments/protection etc, so I'd assume at the top end of their products (their current top of the range is https://www.thomann.de/gb/gewa_bass_bag_prestige_3_4_bl.htm, but this looks significantly more robust to be honest. I recently bought this 4/4 gigbag at over £500 from Thomann https://www.thomann.de/gb/soundwear_performer_3244_4.htm and hand on heart the Gewa is much higher quality): £125 posted No-name 4/4 double bass gig bag, this came with my 4/4. It has no label other than 4/4. I'd say that it's a placebo gigbag, if you think your bass is safe in it then you might be less anxious about your bass, you might arrive at gigs less stressed, and you might play better as the result, but ultimately it's probably about as much use in protecting your bass as a black bin liner. Looks better than a bin liner however. £35 posted Duke 4/4 carbon tailpiece https://www.thomann.de/gb/duke_carbon_tailpiece_double_bass.htm. A very expensive piece of carbon fibre from a respected manufacturer of basses. Carbon fibre is of course the material du jour, and it is claimed that it will revolutionise your sound, make you bass lighter and more resonant, improve your playing and therefore make you more attractive to whichever sex is your preference. My exhaustive tests against a £20 piece of wood from the 60's indicated f**k all difference on all criteria (although I may have failed to factor in the ageing of the wood in the latter, which as we all know is critical). However despite this, it looks absolutely amazing, is very light, and given that I was using it with heavy guts, may not have given it the most reliable of tests! £70 posted Lenzner Supersolo hybrid strings (pure gut D and G, winding over gut E and A). At over £300 per set, how the hell did I end up with two sets of these? I'll tell you how, I fell so in love with the sound of guts on my 4/4 that I was terrified that if I broke one during a gig I'd have to commit the ultimate copout and play a steel, that the audience would notice and leave, and my career would be over.... Anyway, back in the real world, as I'm not gigging at the moment and none of those currently on my bass look like breaking anytime soon, seems best to sell these rather than let them rot in the attic (I've also found a veritable treasure trove of gut strings that will be fine for spares should I ever need one, and Thomann tend to get these to you in around 24 hours). The E and A are unused/unopened in packaging, the D and G have light use because for some daft reason I decided to change out the top two thinking that new guts might sound a bit brighter than old guts. The set was bought as individual strings from Thomann who at the time weren't offering the combination in question. Unlike the two items above, these string will change everything, your bass will never sound better, and you will become instantly attractive to everyone, even the singer will occasionally glance appreciatively in your direction. No joke, these are mojo in a box. £175 More items/photos on their way

I owned a tenor, alto and soprano at the same time, many years ago, and whilst many would argue I could play none of them, the soprano was especially difficult. I would love to have an alto again though, certainly the most expressive of the three (and probably the most useful/versatile all told). That one looks bloody nice as well

All sold

Hello mate, can I have it. PM details? Cheers. Chris

Played this at length last night (albeit as a 6er) and think that selling it could rank with selling my '64 Precision in the 'now why the hell did I do that' category. If there's anyone lurking out there who's interested and biding their time hoping that the price will go down or I'll be looking for trades, now's the time to get in touch because I think I'll withdraw this quite soon and instead list the Gibson MK81, which I am far more emotionally attached to but which, in the cold light of day, is probably not as useful to me as the Ovation. C

Both now sold

Combo now sold, extension cab available at £150 posted Cheers Chris

Hey Greg, yep that's my sense also, to play a 12 well (and not just end up sounding like a ELO/Tom Petty rhythm track) is quite a challenge, which is why I love this, it makes it kinda easy to do, lovely for C&W/Bluegrass finger style.

Hello mate £150 posted for the cab Cheers Chris

Thanks Bilbo, wish I had more use for it to be honest as it's the sort of guitar I'll probably regret selling in about 5 years time when another one can;t be found for love nor money. It's the only 12-string I've ever been able to play properly to be honest, or at least for more than about 15 minutes; I used to find my hands tired badly on 12, this thing is so effortless it's laughable, I can play it for literally hours without problem. Action is also ludicrously low and easy right up the neck, which is also pretty unusual on a 12 (I've owned decent 12s by Yamaha, Guild, and Fender about which you certainly couldn't say that!). C'est la vie

Bump for the Demeter and the Line-6

Made me laugh Kev

£450 posted gets you this rig as I've simply got too many boxes around the place and too many bills to pay

Hey mate, well the SVT and 4x10 almost broke the singer's car on Friday but man, the sound was to die for! Surprised how good it sounded even at pretty low volumes to be honest, still kept that grunty warmth. I've got a Big Block now also (I know.....) so am going to A/B them ASAP (won;t be all that soon as the courier dropped the latter so new tubes and some repairs in order).

Have to say that the Demeter does something rather magical to bass tone. I sold my REDDI pretty much as soon as I had plugged the Demeter in, and the REDDI ain't no slouch in tone terms

Mesa M-Pulse sold

I think you'll find that 36 x don'ts = 1 x do

Selling a load of unused gear to finance extended building work Chez Beedster, not happy to see this stuff go but need the cash so 'cest la vie The below pic is form the guy I originally bought it from in, IIRC, Nashville. I'll post more pics tomorrow (Wednesday), I'm doing the listings now when my resolve is high! I'm really not after any trades please. This is a stunning 12-string, that has all of the best qualities of Ovation with few of the usual negatives. It is extraordinarily playable - there's not many 12 strings will allow easy to fret bar chords at the 15th fret after all, extremely lively and responsive, and as the result of the pre-amp, extremely versatile. The ebony board is spectacular! It's the only 12-string I've ever been able to play finger style on with any competence. I've recently been playing this as a 6-string and it is perhaps the easiest and liveliest guitar I've ever played. Problem is I've an early 70's Gibson acoustic, and whilst it isn't lively or easy to play, it suits my style of playing far better. Goes without saying being from the Adamas range it's a Connecticut USA built model (early 2000's). It's in very good condition overall, although I had the top re-glued in the bottom left corner after it had started to come away from the bowl (a common issues with carbon tops), but I guess a sign of how well built this thing is was that despite this the intonation was still spot on! Goes without saying it's structurally and functionally perfect now, and as the work was done by Martin Simms you can rest assured it was a highly professional job. It's in a hard case so happy to courier.

Selling a load of gear to pay for some over-running building work! Pics will follow tomorrow (Wednesday). No trades thanks, I need to raise an extra £5k or so over the next week so am listing these for sale only an at bloody competitive prices to ensure they well quickly (so no offers either!). There's be afew basses and guitars up soon also Demeter VTBP-201 rack mount tube preamp £300 + P&P. NOW SOLD Makes even my bass playing sound professional. Bought from Jack here Mesa Boogie M-Pulse 360 head in rack case plus foot pedal £400 + P&P SOLD Details at Boogie site here http://www.mesaboogie.com/support/out-of-production/m-pulse-360.html (I've just replaced this and the Ampeg below with a Boogie Big Block; risky move but needs must.....) Ampeg SVT-CL in custom flight case £800 (USA made in 2008). Collection only Withdrawn temporarily until I get my mesa head fixed! Very good condition, flight cased all it's life and little use in real terms. Details here http://www.ampeg.com/products/classic/svtcl/ although as this is current model (I assume far east made) some spec may differ. Weighs slightly less than Germany, so will require collection. I may also be able to meet up somewhere over the Easter break. Line 6 Pod Pro rackmount FX/modeller £200 + P&P Details and manuals here https://line6.com/legacy/basspodpro/. A rather better than expected unit, but one I have no real need for (Avalon not for sale, sorry). Please no trade offers, I really do need to raise the cash to pay the builders Chris

Sorry folks, now sold

Thanks Nik i was kinda hanging on to it to be honest, but building work Chez Beedster is taking its toll on my offshore accounts so now need to sell this rather lovely little rig (which I gigged once only and which sound massive, despite its diminutive weight and small footprint). Lots more coming up for sale also over the next few week Cheers Chris