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  1. philw
    That's a lovely bass. GLWTS
  2. philw
    1500 drum edits in one song is way, way too many in my book. Sounds to me like you were fixing the wrong problem.
  3. philw
    Wow! How gorgeous is that! GLWTS
  4. philw
    Wow! Not something you see every day of the week,
  5. philw
    Soundcloud link added. The fretless on this is my converted BEX4 (wondering why on earth I ever sold it).
  6. philw
    Just on the off-chance that anybody in or around Brighton needs a cardboard box in which to ship a bass, I've just had a new bass delivered so I have a box going begging. PM me if you want it. Phil
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    I've had two over the years. The fretless converted orange one was particularly awesome. Really great and cool looking basses.
  8. philw
    I can vouch for this fabulous instrument (and everybody involved) too. It's an amazing thing and Joe Veillette is an heroic human being in all respects. Own this bass and you own a little bit of Joe too. I'd have it back in a shot if I could.
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    If I won the lottery tomorrow and decided to splash out on a bass to celebrate, this would be the one. It's stunning. GLWS! Phil
  10. philw
    Why on earth would they delete the DI out on the B3n? I use it all the time on my B3 for gigs where I just rely on fold back for monitoring. Doh! Looks like the HX Stomp is worth a look. Shame it's not cheap. P
  11. philw
    My sympathies, that's a real shame when you have such a cool bass. Just looking at the Strandberg website, it says they do "no quibble" returns. Can't you just send it back? P
  12. philw
    Thanks both. Is the Zoom B3n considered that much better than the B3?
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    I've been using a Zoom B3 for a while now and there's no doubt that it does what it says on the tin and offers huge variety of options, but I've never been totally convinced about the quality of its effects. They all seem a bit hard and crunchy somehow with very little in the way of subtlety. So, what alternatives are there that perhaps major of effect quality rather than effect quantity (and no I don't really fancy a pedal board populated by loads of individual stomp boxes). Suggestions please.... Ta Phil
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    I'm pressed for space so the current CDM121H has got to go. I rarely need its pretty massive ability to go loud either so it's time to go more compact. All you need to know really is that the combo is around five years old, it's in good nick and has always been perfectly reliable. It's done a fair few gigs but not a vast number. It sounds great too and definitely has that characteristic and slightly old school warmth that Markbass seem so good at. Only snag is I don't have anything to ship it in so this is a pick-up only job - although who doesn't love a day trip to Brighton? Only trade I might be interested in is a compact bass head (probably going the Barefaced route for a cab). The Markbass product page is here: http://markbass.it/product-detail/cmd-121h/, and here's some suitably dodgy pictures of the actual thing. Those who read my fretless Wal piece in Sound On Sound will recognise the rug. Thank you and good afternoon.
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    Wouldn't have been mine in the store as I've had it since new. Sounds like you saw a similar fretless with wenge body facings though and they're pretty unusual as Pete Stevens always argued that walnut suited fretless better. He used to advise against wenge for fretless, but I did it anyway 'cause I so loved the look. Didn't regret it for a moment. P
  16. philw
    Naked self promotion I know, but I just did this... https://www.soundonsound.com/people/why-love-fretless-bass Phil
  17. philw
    I had the Lake Placid Blue version for a bit. It was lovely. Can't really think why I sold it. You can hear it on this: https://open.spotify.com/track/4lWTJo2iTvgh8cSEv3tgGe?si=8WuFBnd6SGW9BHPTaT2ZKg P
  18. philw
    Didn't Rob Green of Status fame have something to do with the Lodestone basses? Would be worth asking him anyway: [email protected] P
  19. philw
    Seems to me that one was originally fretted. Original fretless would I think have had an ebony 'board and no dots. What do you think @TrevorR? Really lovely bass either way.
  20. philw
    Not been aware of Mattisson before. Really nice looking basses.
  21. philw
    Good colours too! Wonder what the EU price is going to be?
  22. philw
    Not sure either of my kidney's is worth £1500. It was the bass on Joan Armatrading's "Willow" that first got me interested in fretless. I guess there's a good chance it was this very instrument.
  23. philw
    Anybody else notice that uber session player Dave Markee is selling his rather unusual (and rather lovely) pre-EB fretlessStingray? https://ebay.us/qqIxmi His session CV reads: Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Joan Armatrading, The Who, Henry Mancini, and Bing Crosby, and he was in Eric Clapton’s band from September 1979 to 1982. If only I had £1500 to spend on a random bass. P
  24. philw

    SOLD

    philw replied to fclef4life's topic in Basses For Sale

    There's really no doubt about this....If I won the lottery, and this bass were still for sale, it would be my very first lottery funded purchase.
  25. philw
    Bought my NS Design CR4 from Barry at the old Wapping store. Still using it very regularly. So sad that Barry had to close The Bass Centre as a on-street retail outlet. It's was a genuine Mecca for bass players. Always full of lovey and fascinating instruments. P
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