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I've put a Mighty Mite Precision neck onto an SX Precision - great fit, great neck. I ended up selling both my USA Ps on the strength of it. The 2907 which I bought was a satin finish (which I like) but I believe there are other options, too. AFAIK the fit is the same as a Fender, but I'm sure someone else will be along to confirm.
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"The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear". Never has such understatement been employed in an EBay ad...
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Caps Lock Key *available again*
Muzz replied to wateroftyne's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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As the ad title says, a Sansamp BDDI Programmable as per the Tech 21 page here: [url="http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/bassdriverp.html"]http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/bassdriverp.html[/url] Still boxed, used for half a dozen gigs and at rehearsals. Cracking box, wouldn't be selling if I didn't have to. Three programmable sounds gives real flexibility - I've had mine set for 1. A bit of tube warmth, 2. More drive and grit and 3. Gonzo! Just needed to make sure I didn't hit 3 during that tasteful and melodic intro... Oh, and it comes with a power supply, too - something you don't get from Sansamp when you shell out £190 for one of these puppies. I'd include a pic, but it's exactly the same as the one on the Tech21 site, and we don't really need pics of pedals, do we? Cheers, Muzz NB SOLD, STC
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Apologies to the mods for the double posting, but this might get a bit more exposure. My Classic 450 is giving me what I need sound-wise, but I'm playing a variety of basses live now (inc the fretless and the acoustic), and so I'm doing a lot of knob-twiddling*, so the logical step forward for me is the RH450. Anyone have a RH450 they'd want to trade for the same-sounding-but-simpler Classic, and trouser a wedge of cash into the bargain? Cheers, Muzz * Oooer missus, etc, etc...
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Given that your budget is a little short of the bigger MB combos like the 210, and I think the 112 MB is a little underpowered (on its own) for 'room to spare', I'd give some serious consideration to a Roland D-Bass 115 or 210 combo. Not very very light, but certainly moveable (castors! yeah...), and their relative unfashionableness* means they're a bargain second hand buy - I've seen them go for £200-250 on t'Ebay. Great range of tones, terrific build quality and plenty loud. If you get the urge for a monster stack, you can also add the 115X for 660w of doom**... Just my 2p * Not a word, I know, but you know what I mean... ** That's doom with a small D - I'm aware there a folk around these parts stacking 2x8x10s, and they're Doom...
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People who buy the latest stuff then flog it 3 months later
Muzz replied to far0n's topic in General Discussion
I think part of the problem is access to the higher end gear to try it - very often people have to buy without trying themselves, perhaps influenced by the opinions of folk on places like this (I know I have), and opinions, as we all know, are like... well, let's just say the only thing you can ultimately trust is your own ears. It's all part of the fun, though. Oh, and I've moved [i]to[/i] a TC head, having, for a change, actually tried one first... -
Yep, they certainly do - I had a US one I did myself via a bit of desperation-guesswork - the jumper is marked '240/110', or somesuch pretty obvious. There was an amount of clenching required to switch the thing on over here for the first time, but it worked perfectly. Incidentally, this one was stolen earlier this year, so if anyone in the North West gets offered a 110V stickered LMIII, do give me a shout... Edit: Just clicked that link above, and its the one I used. Ding dong.
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The love for the fretted ones never arrived here (despite owning a couple and playing a lot of them), but I do like my fretless Corvette. That upper horn isn't great, though. The money they're going for at the moment makes them a great buy if you like em, but they [i]are[/i] a bit Marmite, and I guess they always will be...
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OK, so I'm using the fretless for a couple of numbers, and I'm looking for a chorus pedal to make it 'sing' a little more in the appropriate places. What's the general consensus in the 'reasonably cheap' end of the market? All opinions, no matter how raving, gratefully accepted...
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I've got a Mighty Mite maple neck from t'EBay, which is really, really good (I sold my 08 MIA P on the strength of it). Cost less than £80. If there's nowt on Ebay, they can be had for a little more than that, but they're still worth it IME.
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Got to try one of these at Bass Direct last weekend, and they are indeed a fantastic bass - soooo much output from those passive pickups, and the quality in construction and finishing s as good as anything I've ever seen. They are indeed a 'mega-Precision', but much as I like that sort of thing, I just don't like the looks (although a maple board would help), so they're not on my GAS radar. Interestingly, although Glenn Hughes has a maple-boarded one and is a very vocal endorser, he still used a 'real' Precision for the Black Country Communion album. Bet Yamaha were delighted...
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Just had a great amp delivered quickly and smoothly from Patch (Patch006) - one of the transactions which makes this place worth its weight in Foderas... Top geezer, deal with him with confidence.
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PM'd
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The Warriors - Joe Walsh's In The City at the end...
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[quote name='phatbass787' post='1008365' date='Nov 1 2010, 11:53 AM'][/quote] Yeah, and look how that turned out... I'll be looking for the 'Titanic' stack next...
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What to do when you find yourself a little 'bored' with Fenders?
Muzz replied to Musicman20's topic in Bass Guitars
Popped (275 mile round trip - some 'pop') down to Bass Direct at the weekend, and had the chance to try the BB2024X, and as a Precision/Ray fan, it really was THAT good. MASSIVE sound for a passive, and exemplary build quality. Really nice feel to the neck, and the quality just drips off it. If they made one with a maple board, I'd have very very bad GAS indeed, but I just don't like rosewood boards enough to covet one. With eyes closed, though, it was simply the best P-Bass I've ever played (and I've played a few over the ears). I'd recommend trying one, but only if you're prepared for a £2.5k GAS attack... -
Just had a very simple and straightforward sale with Tim - lots of comms, and a gent. Cheers mate!
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Looks from any distance like a poor paint job. Plus, it's SO associated with VW that it's like some fivebellies walking round with a football shirt on with 'Ronaldo'* on the back. Screams 'fanboy wannabe'. Oooh, I'm grumpy this morning... * Substitute your favourite knuckle-dragging sporting millionaire chav here...
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Gordon Smith Explorer SOLD Pending
Muzz replied to Muzz's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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1988 BB3000A - One owner, low miles... [attachment=61460:DSC00621.JPG] [attachment=61461:DSC00622.jpg] And in action, 17th September 1989 at The Boardwalk, Manchester... [attachment=61462:170989.jpg]
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OK, it's sadly time to sell this guitar, as I've got things I need to buy. After my little lad knocked over and then fell on my (really nice) Arbiter Les Paul early last year, cracking the neck joint, I decided to buy myself the guitar I'd been gassing for forever - a Gordon Smith Explorer. Turns out these things are made to order, and by the time it arrived (it took 7 months to turn up) I'd begun gigging again with the bass, and it's sat in its gigbag ever since. Consequently, it's only been played in the house, and even then only a few times, and still has the protective plastic covers on the scratchplate and the back plates. It's in unmarked As New condition. The body is Brazilian Cedar, the neck is Brazilian Mahogany, the board is Rosewood, and it's a lovely example of handbuilt luthier work. It's got the optional tuneomatic bridge, and both GS humbuckers are coil tapped. There's a link to the webpage here: [url="http://www.gordonsmithguitars.co.uk/products/category.php?id=11"]http://www.gordonsmithguitars.co.uk/produc...egory.php?id=11[/url] If anyone needs any more pics, let me know. Cheers. [attachment=61425:DSC00624.jpg] [attachment=61426:DSC00625.jpg] [attachment=61427:DSC00627.jpg] [attachment=61428:DSC00626.jpg]
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Sold a jetglo 1980 4001 for practically buttons (£250) to fund then-irresistible Pointy Bass GAS (well, it WAS the 80s) and bought an Aria ZZB Deluxe. Within a few months I'd compounded the error by selling my 75 Precision for a similar amount for a Washburn B20-8. Was there no end to my foolishness? Mind you, although both pointy things are long gone, I'd have the Washburn back again just for the novelty. Can't remember what I got for my SVT and 8x10, but it was comparitively beggar all, too... The only thing I have left from those days is my owned-from-new BB3000A, which I'm now considering selling. I may come to regret that in the future, too - it's so hard to tell without hindsight...
