binky_bass

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PM'd sir.

Close offers considered!

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I have a set of these installed in a Cort A6 bass, a serious upgrade to the Bartolini MK-1 pickups that were stock installed. Excellent pickups!

Any interest in trades sir?

Where abouts are you based?

So the floor is just a baby compared to you then? 😂

Very nice vintage Warwick, almost as nice as your vintage floor!

Updated with a batch of much better pictures (Thanks Tony!) The price is negotiable to a degree...

The balance is extremely comfortable for a 35" scale, difficult to tell the difference to be honest given the positioning of the upper horn and strap lock!

It's always those damn images hosts isn't it! Also, clicking on the images opens it up in normal scale! Lully bass though...

Looks awesome, but is it just me, or are the pictures slightly skewed?

Cheers Tony! Feel free to load up a few snaps on this thread if you wouldn't mind! 🍻

It is an exceptional bass, I'll take some better photos in a few days, at the moment the bass is in my guitar room which is currently totally blocked by furniture while we're renovating the upstairs bedrooms!

Hi All, I'm selling this particularly outstanding bass to fund a second bass rig (already provisionally got one lined up from another BCer!) This is a stunningly well built Aries Senes VS 6 string bass, it was built in 2006 in Croatia by Alan of Aries Basses for a session bass player and displayed at the 2006 Frankfurt NAMM show as an example of the master build quality the Aries offer. The action is superbly low, circa 2mm at the 12th fret, I do a lot of tapping and this bass responds beautifully to that. The bass has Quad-coil Neodymium pickups as well as very usable Piezo pickups, there is a dedicated knob to blend the magnetic pickups with the Piezo ones as well as a separate neck/bridge blend, the master volume switch has now been fitted with a push/pull switch that activates the side LEDs (only when a jack is plugged in). It has a series and split coil toggle switch with a standard 3 band active EQ. The palette of tones available with this bass is second to none. The tuners are Hipshot Ultralite with ABM piezo enabled individual bridge saddles, it has locking strap mounts and because of the single cut design the balance is excellent, the 'handle' shape of the single cut design reduces weight in comparison to other single cut bass shapes. The body is highly carved, and the bass is made from a whopping 17 laminates! I believe these are Maple, Wenge, Padauk, Mahogany, Gabbon Ebony (maybe one other too!) This is truly a one off bass, nothing like it out there. The build quality is simply amazing, the tones available are as varied as can be, it is nothing short of a masterpiece of a bass. To have built again today would be well in excess of £4000. the bass is in overall excellent condition, it has a few minor marks on the base by the bottom strap pin as well as one of the knobs having a chip at the bottom which isn't very noticeable, the bass did also once have neck LEDs but currently only the side LEDs are active via a push/pull on the volume knob. I can ship the bass anywhere in the UK or Europe (maybe further afield if needed) but would rather it be collected from me in Basildon, Essex! UK/EU shipping will be circa £50 insured. I may be able to deliver/meet somewhere reasonable in/around the M25. I will provide a hard case for the bass. Scale is 35", but is very comfortable and the string spacing is 18mm at the bridge an 8.5mm at the nut and the weight it 5kg. If you have any questions, please ask! Russ.

Hi all, I recently bought this combo knowing it had a clipping fault, it plays 100% fine up until about 1/3 volume, the clipping self protection mode then kicks in and the amp totally cuts out for a second or two. If you roll back the volume to around 1/3 then you're all good! The speaker and chassis are perfectly usable, there are no obvious blown components within the head either, could be an easy fix for someone or for someone who wants a decent 'low volume' amp for home or for parts or even to use as a great 1x15 cab if you remove the head unit (very easy). I'm asking £50 collection only from Basildon, Essex. I don't really have the room for it and am happy to pass it on for what I paid for it. Below is a stock picture of what's for sale! Russ.

No, sorry, sold a few days ago! Will mark ad as sold.

Hi all, I've got a pair of Bartolini MK-1 pickups for 6 string bass, these came out of a Cort A6 and haven't really ever been used! Had them for a while and I have no use for them at the moment so they're for sale at a rather reasonable £50 including postage anywhere in the UK. (Or free collection from Basildon, Essex!) Russ.

Carey is a genuinely good guy, I sent him an essay on what I wanted the pickups to sound like for my 10 string, and he did exactly that... when Binky was eventually delivered, I plugged him in and true to his word he wound pickups that met almost exactly the description I sent him!

I owned a 6 string custom Nordstrand some time ago, and Binky (my 10 string bass) has Nordstrand pickups custom made by Carey himself, his work is outstanding and the build quality is impecible. This will be a fantastic bass!

Would you consider delivery to Basildon, Essex? Might be interested...

I had my soul valued today, it's worth at least £2500, shall we trade? Yes? Excellent!

I'm about 5 miles from you and want this! Shame you're not into trades... Unless...?