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    An unused set of Status Hotwire Black Nylons for short-scale bass. 45-100 gauge. Bought for a Hofner bass but I sold it before I got round to using them. I've used Hotwires before though and they're nice strings. Medium/light tension with a smooth feel. Price includes postage in the UK.
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    Thanks, I hadn't spotted this one
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    Notched straight edges are horribly expensive. I'm thinking of getting an aluminium ruler and filing out the notches as a cheaper alternative. I realise this wouldn't be precision ground to a thousandth of a cats whisker, but surely it would be good enough to do the job. Wouldn't it?! Something like this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-RULE1000-Aluminium-Rule-39-inch/dp/B000C750F6/
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    A pair of excellent Sennheiser HD 280 PRO closed-ear headphones. Used for home recording and well looked after. In very good, clean condition. Selling as not doing much musically these days and no longer needed. Here's a link to the Sennheiser product details: https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/hd-280-pro £40 including UK delivery by Royal Mail first class.
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    Pair of Alphason speaker stands. Good quality stands, fitted with removable carpet spikes. One owner from new. Well looked after and in very good, clean condition. Height: 57 cm Top plate: 16.5 x 16.5 cm Base Plate: 23 x 23 cm Collection only from West Sussex, RH12 3DX.
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    Pair of Sony SS-86E speakers from the mid 1990s. These are excellent compact speakers, highly regarded when they were released and still good today. Good full range response with solid bottom end. These are HiFi separates, NOT speakers split out from a cheap Sony stereo. Would also be suitable for use as studio reference speakers. Owned by me from new and very well looked after. Collection from RH12 3DX or can ship at cost (at buyers risk). Enclosure Type: 2 way acoustic suspension Power Handling (RMS): 70 Watts Frequency Response: 50Hz - 20kHz Sensitivity: 85dB Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms Drivers: 1 x 25mm dome, 1 x 130mm cone Dimensions: 190 x 320 x 240mm (Width x Height x Depth) Weight: 4.3kg per speaker
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    Cheers for doing that
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    Thanks for confirming the colour. I was after an actual weight for this bass. Spec sheet weights are often very different. Thanks anyway
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    Thanks for that. The body colour varies quite a bit in the above pics, which one is closest to the real colour? Can you get an accurate weight?
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    What is the exact weight please and the string spacing at the bridge (G to B centre). Thanks
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    Thanks and ouch, that makes it even more tempting...
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    What does this one weigh please?
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    5-way daisy chain power cable for effects pedals. Has never been used. One end connects to a 9v power supply (not included). Free to anyone who can use it. Postage to UK included.
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    Bought a few years ago with good intentions to learn to properly but has hardly been used. Nicely made bow suitable for learner/student. Weighs 145gm. Price includes postage in the UK.
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    I don't know if this is a genuine Jason Krivo pickup or not (it's unmarked, as is the Krivo from what I can see) but it looks identical and works superbly giving a strong solid tone across all strings. https://www.promenademusic.co.uk/krivo-upright-bass-pickup Hex screw pole pieces are adjustable for string balance if needed. Needs steel core strings to function properly (it's a mag pickup 🙂). Mounts to the end of the fingerboard using 3M dual-lock fastener tape. One half of this is already bonded to the pickup itself (afraid I don't have the piece for the end of the fingerboard). Price includes postage within the UK.
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    A few bits and bobs left over from a 1960s Hofner restoration I did last year. Posting them here on the offchance they may be of interest to anyone else doing the same. All are original parts from a 1960s Hofner 185: - A single Van Ghent tuner, in very good clean condition, shaft is straight and turns smoothly. - A brass support plate for a 185 neck pickup. - An original strap button which is broken as shown. - Four small slot-head pickguard screws (a bit rusty) and one longer slothead screw (possibly from string retainer). Price includes postage in the UK.
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    How about a quad coil soapbar? The Bartolini P2 can be configured as regular P or reverse P - https://bartolini.net/product/xxp25c/
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    The JC electronics are different to a regular bass. It has a low impedance pickup with a tapped transformer to change the impedance and tonal characteristics via a 3-way switch. Vol and tone pots are 2.5k log. I found this wiring diagram on the web.
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    Here's a selection of 2,5k log pots from Mouser: https://www.mouser.co.uk/Passive-Components/Potentiometers-Trimmers-Rheostats/Potentiometers/_/N-9q0yp?P=1yzekj1Z1yzvm31 The Bourns one at the bottom of the list looks like it should do the job.
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    There's a long thread on TB about this very problem - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/epi-jack-casady-volume-pot-replacement-again.1057712/ Finding replacement pots (2.5k log) seems to be next to impossible but on page 3 there are a few alternative suggestions: SUGGESTION 1 There is a solution. If you get stereo 5K pots (which are way easier to find than 2K5) and wire both halves in parallel you get the desired value. I think the fact that you have two separate pots in parallel may also reduce crackle as they wear. SUGGESTION 2 Order a good CTS / Orangedrop combination as for a PB (two 250K's, 0.047muF), remove the 2.5K pots and connect the JC Electar pick-up directly to the rotary switch input. Connect the transformer output to the two new pots as you can find in any PB scheme, then to the output. Before changing anything, confirm yourself that you can find the right wires in this "old-world telephone exchange"! Result: - no cracks anymore! - the sound is not changed, except for the effect of the tone pot. Depends on the rotary switch position and input impedance of your amplifier or device. But that was also the case before modification (some years ago I posted a question about this, but few JC-bassists seem to use different amps, I guess...). - no more searching for the right pots, the new ones are regular. - the JC Bass seems not critical for changing the wiring, the sound is still in your fingers.
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    Now £20!! Anyone?
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    This is an internal preamp and equalizer designed for use with hybrid guitars and basses with both piezo and magnetic pickups. Can also be used with piezo only. The 3-band EQ and phase switch are for fine tuning the piezo sound and only affect the piezo signal, the mag pickup is mixed in at the end of the signal chain. Very compact (50 x 30 x 13mm) and easy to tuck away in an existing control cavity. Perfect for anyone wanting to experiment with a piezo bass or add a piezo pickup to a regular bass. I had it installed as a piezo buffer on my ACG for a while and sounded great. The ACG now has an East modular preamp and this is just sitting in my parts drawer. Comes with installation instructions. Price includes postage within the UK.
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    Unused set of MarkBass Rack Ears for Little Mark series amps (LMII, LMIII, LM250, LM Tube, Little Marcus etc). Includes amp mounting screws and washers. Bought a few years ago with the intention of racking my rig but never got round to it. Price includes postage within the UK.
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    ACG/Armstrong RFB Triple Coil Pickup from my 2010 Recurve. This was wired with a 3-way switch giving SC / SC+HB / HB but had a slight hum that couldn't be eliminated so was eventually swapped out for an RFB dual-coil humbucker. The wiring terminals on the back are exposed so there is scope to experiment with different wiring configs. Having a clear out of my parts box and seems a shame to just chuck it in the bin so free + cost of postage (£3.20 Royal Mail second class) to anyone who wants to have a play. Dimensions are 118 x 48 x 20 mm.
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