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  1. I agree Chris. I've asked Neil on more than one occasion to try and get flats going.
  2. I've been down a bit of a rabbit hole with strings over the last couple of years, but just before Christmas I ordered a couple of sets for my new Franz bass. I wanted to string it through the body and so needed strings that were 38" long from ball end top nut. I went for Platinum wrap, round core, nickel plated in a typical 45/65/85/105/130 gauge and WOW, I am blown away by them. The feel, tension and tone are all just perfect for me. So pleased to have rediscovered this British classic!
  3. Three sets of new and unused GHS Brite Flats. Nickel-Iron alloy Groundwound construction (i.e. a roundwound ground smooth so feels more like a flat) Hex core 38" from ball end to silks dark blue silks at headstock end only Hard to find in the UK as a 5 string set, these are BNIB and £130 for the three, or £45 per single set.
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  4. BNIB both sets, the Groundwounds are £30 posted and the Picato set are £20, or buy both for £45 The Picatos are a NOS 4 string set with an added .135 Picato low B.
  5. This was bought in May and has housed my Katana 500 head ever since, but I've decided to use a different bag going forward. It's in excellent condition. All the Boss blurb is here.
  6. Never fitted. I think they fit 6mm threads. TWO NOW SOLD, SO NOW £14 POSTED THE FOUR Price includes postage.
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  7. I've had these a while, using them in various amps with valve preamp stages, but my move away from such amps means they are now surplus: Mullard ECC83 - code B6B3 means made in Blackburn, third week of February in either 1956, 1966 or 1976 = £50 Mullard ECC83 - (code backward3)91 means made in Chelmsford for Mullard by Marconi, but not sure how to date the rest = £50 Mullard ECC81 - no code that I can see = £25 Caveat Emptor: I have tested them in my Demeter amp and they are all working fine at time of writing, but as always with old valves be aware they can fail at any time. Please do bear that in mind before you buy.
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  8. I will always have a soft spot for this 😍
  9. My Sirius singlecut by Franz bassguitars. It is the perfect fretless for me.
  10. Well hurrah and huzzah. Not sure how I missed that.
  11. Trying out different strings on my new Franz bass to determine the best set. Both are cut for a 3 over 2 headstock. The Brite Flats are 38" long from ball end to silk, while the La Bellas are 37". Brite Flats are a combination of the EADG from a Bass Centre Elites set (the exact same string, just with silks at each ends - although I removed the silks from the ball end as they didn't fit through the body ferrules) and a low B from GHS, which is 38" so the same as the rest of the set. £25 posted each set, or £45 for both Thanks for looking. GHS Brite Flats La Bella Super Polished
  12. Super smooth sale of some parts to Michael. Would very happily deal with him again
  13. Yep, I used the WL20L for my active basses with no issue. Now I use the WL50 and it's even better.
  14. These are basically GHS Brite Flats (i.e. groundwound nickel roundwounds) but with a shorter 37” B string (the rest are all 38” from ball end to silk). BNIB, these are £30 posted, which saves a fiver plus postage buying from the Bass Centre.
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