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BassAgent

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  1. BassAgent
    Details schmetails😁
  2. BassAgent
    And because I'm a showoff:
  3. BassAgent
    I bought a couple of prints from a Dutch 2nd hand website. They're images of a Fender ad campaign from 1975/1976, but I can't seem to pinpoint exactly what I have bought. The prints are about A4 size, high quality paper and printing. I can find similar images online, but they always feature a lot more text under the images. Does anyone recognize these imges and can tell me what exactly I've bought?
  4. BassAgent
    Mainly known for playing a Club:
  5. BassAgent
    How about Elon?
  6. BassAgent
    Ah yes well then it's well deserved that they're possibly going bankrupt.
  7. BassAgent
    Except for John Stirratt, Chris Wood, Tame Impala, Tina Weymouth, Robbie Shakespeare, Flabba Holt, Dale Davis, JMJ, Max Oleartchik of Big Thief... Need more?
  8. BassAgent
    The "new" ones are very good as well. The older ones with the Fender headstock are even better but mine has a neck to die for. Great bass.
  9. BassAgent

    Sad to read the news about Höfner. Such a historic name.

  10. BassAgent
    I'm very curious too. I have one from 2001 which I absolutely love. I'm a big fan of Blades. I hope this one is decent too!
  11. BassAgent
    Things are not looking good for Höfner. https://guitar-player.com/stories/gitarrenhersteller-hoefner-beantragt-insolvenz/ "Temporary delivery problems had already hinted that things weren't running smoothly at Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG, based in Baiersdorf near Erlangen. Now it's official: "To safeguard the debtor's assets from adverse changes (§ 21 para. 1 and 2 of the German Insolvency Code), preliminary insolvency proceedings will be ordered on December 10, 2025, at 5:05 p.m.," according to the official announcement from the Fürth District Court. Nuremberg-based lawyer Dr. Hubert Ampferl has been appointed as the preliminary insolvency administrator. He will now monitor the company's financial situation and examine whether and how regular insolvency proceedings will be initiated. This doesn't yet mean the end of the long-established company, but it's certainly not a good sign."
  12. BassAgent
    I saw Pino's tour with Chris Dave, Sam Gendel and Blake Mills and they of course played the title track of their new record. And now, there's a duo live video and it's brilliant. Pino's tone on fretless is truly unmatched. What a sound.
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    Veeeeery nice! Congrats! I'm still very very happy with both my USA JOs. They balance, playability and sound are INSANE. I always get compliments on my sound when I bring one of them.
  14. BassAgent
    These are very very good, however: I tested two of these for De Bassist (bass magazine) and the difference between the Ibanez pickups and the Nordstrand alternative is significant. I'd definitely invest in a set of better pickups if you go for this one. Otherwise: excellent bass.
  15. BassAgent
    I have to correct myself. I just received new Hipshot lollipops for my old De Gier bass and two of them are broken. The slot for the allen key doesn't...fit? No allen key fits on 2 out of 5 tuners. The rest is fine. But two of them are not.
  16. BassAgent
    Ah yes, forgot about that Squier too. I have a black one in my classroom (I'm a secondary school music teacher) which is excellent.
  17. BassAgent
    Well, I don't know the Hartwood. I do know the Harley Benton and that is absolutely excellent. Even the pickups are fine. It's not available in black ATM but if the colour isn't a huge issue, you can go for a seafoam green or daphne blue one. I'd definitely go for the HB.
  18. BassAgent
    Fixed it
  19. BassAgent
    Ah bummer I keep forgetting the imgur issue. Somehow I can't get them uploaded on Basschat itself, keep getting error -200.
  20. BassAgent
    I do miss some of the Squiers I've owned. The 2 CV Jazzes with quartersawn neck, but especially the JVs. It all started with the JV Precision I bought for €75 and sold for...a lot more. The guy I sold it to still owns it and refuses to sell it back to me. Grrrr. Then there was this all-original, mint condition fiesta red JV Jazz in its original case I saw on the local marketplace-website that the owner was selling for about 200 euros. I sent her a message because I didn't want it to end up in the hands of someone who'd just buy it to sell for a lot more. It was the best Squier I've ever played and I secretly really really regret not keeping it. What an amazing instrument that was. I gave it a good clean, some new strings and a good setup and sold it for a market-based price to a guy who wanted to pair it with his fiesta red Precision. And theeeeen there was the sunburst JV I bought because it was so cheap. I thought the neck pickup was broken when I was still at the seller's place, turned out it was a bit of dust in the volume pot. I don't really like sunburst basses but I really considered keeping this one as well. But, as I already have a lot of Jazzes and had just ordered a new custom De Gier, it had to go. But it was a gréat bass.
  21. BassAgent
    You're not knocking the bass, only naming everything you think is wrong with it.
  22. BassAgent
    Yeah it does miss the Gotoh tuners but the pickup switch is a nice upgrade. That roasted neck feels amazing, and I was really surprised by the quality of the fretwork.
  23. BassAgent
    Don't know if this belongs here, but it's a Mustang-ish bass so I'll post it anyway. An acquaintance of mine bought a bass for his 12 year old daughter and asked me to set it up and see if the electronics or hardware needed replacement. It was one of these Harley Bentons: He put some Labella Low Tension flats on it himself, and the bass was...magnificent. Finish, fretwork, electronics, setyp, everything was tip top. Not even for the money, just as an instrument. If you need an affordable short scale bass, get yourself one of these. It's only €229 at Thomann and if I didn't have my vintage Mustang, I'd seriously consider buying one.
  24. BassAgent
    Safe travels on the other side for the legend that is Jimmy Cliff.
  25. BassAgent
    I replaced the elephant tuners on my Belgrado with lollipops. Big improvement, if you ask me. There are more tuners on the way for my De Gier bass.
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