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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
Merton replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
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Shameless plug for two excellent 32” 5ers for sale in case you’ve missed them:
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@MacDaddy snap 😀
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Eeeek! Gladly not affected but hope no one is! It might be worth merging with this thread?
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VANDERKLEY 212 MNT * PRICE DROP £485.00 * - *SOLD*
Merton replied to BassAdder60's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I am in the process of having a new ACG 5 string being built, and when that arrives in 2025 I’ll need at least one, if not both my existing 5 strings to make way. Therefore both this and my gorgeous Zoot Funkmeister are up for sale. Ultimately I’m not 100% sure which bass I want to sell but I am sure at least one has to go. So I will let the market decide. If the Zoot goes first, this stays, or if this goes first, the Zoot stays. Or if someone wants a deal on both, we can sort something out! This was commissioned in 2018 and arrived in 2019, on the back of learning a lot from a previous Finn 5 and Finn 4 commission, and was designed to be a clean hi fi bass for a function band. It absolutely nails that brief, and the neck profile along with the smooth satin-esque polymer oil finish is a delight. It’s lightweight and easy to play and has led me to finally cave and create my “ultimate” Finn 5 spec with a holly top. Specs: 5 string, 32” scale 2-piece swamp ash body 5-piece maple/bubinga neck Acrylic impregnated maple board 4+1 headstock with maple veneer ACG FB pickups East Uni Pre 4K circuit with passive tone Hipshot A-type bridge with 16.5mm string spacing 45mm nut Gotoh resolite tuners Neutrik locking jack Schaller strap locks https://acguitars.co.uk/project/0343finn5/ It’s been cosseted its whole life, so is in pretty close to perfect nick. It does have a couple of natural imperfections in the woods which I mention for full disclosure, but they are natural rather than caused by me being a clumsy oaf. There is a small nick in the top of the bridge pickup cover too, which has been there since birth and in no way affects anything. I presume it was just a slightly dodgy moulding of the plastic case. Will be supplied with a Fusion gig bag, or possibly a Mono dual bass bag if sold with the Zoot and preferred. Collection only, or could arrange a convenient place to meet within around 45-60 mins max from me. Bank transfer upon meeting is preferred method of payment. No trades for the reasons explained above.
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😄 Giving myself 8 hours to do the trip up, just in case 🤣
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Looking forward to it! Shameless plug, a few tickets still available here: Katy Hurt Sheffield
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16th Nov for me in that London. 30 years eh. Madness.
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Barefaced Super 12 FS/Trade Price Reduced - *SOLD*
Merton replied to mikeycrikey's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Yep he’d be on my list if he didn’t have a full order book! We almost did a 32” 4 string P two years ago, but it ended up being a 5 string J shape with single P pickup 😅
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Your best (and worst!) bass gear purchases of 2024?
Merton replied to Al Krow's topic in General Discussion
Have tried to avoid buying anything this year but failed dismally with the full abstinence… For me, hands down the best purchase was the Handbox WB100 I picked up in the summer. Worst… some strings which have ended up all ha ing a dead E. Gave up my experimentation and moved straight back to Newtone. -
Shit. Blown tyre halfway to Wolverhampton. Tyre repair kits are f***ing useless. 4 hours from phoning roadside assistance to having the tyre fitted. Missed the gig entirely. Thankfully we had someone who knew the set at the gig who could stand in. Missed this:
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How did this pass me by? Hiwatt join the Class D club...
Merton replied to Russ's topic in Amps and Cabs
Looks cool but it’s worrying when the spec at the bottom of the page has no bearing on the amp. 3 band BMT EQ….?? 😅 -
ACG Finn singlecut price drop now £870.00 - *SOLD*
Merton replied to essexbasscat's topic in Basses For Sale
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How’s yer back? 😆 Bet that sounds phenomenal - nice find!