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  1. EssentialTension
    For Sale £225 collection only. Hofner Club Bass, the Icon model, now fitted with Pyramid flatwound strings with the dark green silk, and a Hofner hard case. This bass is about five years old and has never left the house and rarely left its case. The Icons are the cheapest of the Hofner range and are made in China. The bass is fully hollow like a proper German Hofner, unlike the Contemporary series which has a centre block. On my luggage scales that results in a weight of 2.2 kgs or 4.85 lbs … ecstasy. At GAK the Icon Club Bass is £299 and the hard case is £117. The German made strings are £41 at Thomann. That’s a total of £457 and, except for the string upgrade, this is an as new bass. So, it can all be yours for less than half of the new price at £225 COLLECTION ONLY from Brighton or nearby. The scratch plate and its fittings are included. When I bought the bass, I intended to do quite a few upgrades but, of course, I never got around to it and then I found myself losing my fine motor skills to Parkinsonism. So, I have never even set it up and the protector under the floating bridge is still in place. However, despite being a low-priced bass it plays well – subject to the usual idiosyncrasies of a Hofner. If you were thinking of upgrades, then I would start with the tuners which, although they do work, are quite stiff. So, grab yourself a fun bass at a fun price.
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    Bought a bass from Kris, straightforward and easy to deal with, thanks.
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    Bisto!
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    But I want to sit at look at my instrument!
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    As I have pointed out several times before, if i ask Mrs ET to name any bass players, she will always respond with ... 'Is it Duck Duckerson? ... and carry on with the rest of her life..
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    My father didn't have a clue. If it had strings he called it a banjo ... 'are you playing your banjo tonight?' he woudl say to me as I put my bass into its case. If you had to blow into it he called it a trumpet ... 'it's a terrible noise when you blow in that trumpet' he would say as I learned the harmonica. Name ten bass players? He couldn't name one instrument correctly. He wasn't stupid he just wasn't interested. And nonetheless he was a talented ballroom dancer.
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    ok thanks
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    It's the offset of the Jazz bass I am concerned about.
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    Thank you
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    Thank you
  11. EssentialTension
    This one? https://www.gak.co.uk/en/hercules-gs414b-plus-guitar-stand/918478
  12. EssentialTension
    Title says it all. So what's the answer?
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    SOLD
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    On hold.
  15. EssentialTension
    For sale, SFX Thumpinator high pass filter, £85 posted ... ON HOLD
  16. EssentialTension
    For sale ... £80 posted Seymour Duncan Studio Bass compressor in very good but used condition, with a couple of minor chips on one edge that you can see in the picture. Complete with original cardboard box, user's guide booklet, and little red stickers for marking your favourite settings.
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    PM sent.
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    A few questions. Is this still available? If not please ignore the other questions. Is the finish satin not gloss? Is the neck also satin. Is the trussrod adjustment at the headstock not the neck heel? What strings are on it? What gigbag are you including? Thanks.
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    Having measured again in daylight, using a steel rule rather than a tape measure, and Mrs ET's eyes rather than my own eyes ... ... it does seem to be 17.5mm.
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    My 2002ish Crafted in Japan is 19mm. EDIT ... but see below for the remeasure at 17.5mm.
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    Are the songs good? Are the musicians good? Is the performance good? Nothing else matters.
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    I've got that recorded to watch soon.
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    Thanks.
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    Thanks for that. My eyesight is not what it was but the joints definitely look not touching/joined to my eyes. However, when I re-attached the plate initially the problem was gone! But I then discovered I could get the problem to re-occur if I wiggled the volume pot. So presumably, even though they look not touching or joined when the plate is off, they are close enough to make contact when the vol pot is wiggled against the screwed down plate. If so, I need to resolder those two joints, keeping them apart. Is that likely to be correct?
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