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I think it's a missed opportunity that Sandberg don't offer a detuner as I think there would be a good take-up.
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Thanks for the message. I have got pictures of quite a lot of them and I did think of doing a (very) mini personal version of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass, but I am wondering what She Who Must Be Feared And Obeyed would do if it was ever discovered. Most likely something injurious to my health and wellbeing.
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In terms of the TM style basses, I bought this last year. One of the Thomann 70th Anniversary Electra basses but a B stock item so really good value and, Brucie bonus, I couldn't find a single thing wrong with it. The only difference I can see between this and a full fat German-made bass is the matt black finish is solid rather than transparent so maybe the Alder body is not quite as good, the tuners I think are probably slightly cheaper, the controls lack the switch to split the coils on the MM pickup. The gunmetal hardware I believe is not available in Germany (maybe you can ask for it). The neck pickup is humbucking and the EQ does have the volume that you can pull to get the passive option with the treble acting as a rough and ready tone control. Plenty of options and actually a real Swiss Army knife of a bass and weighs in at just under 4kgs. Mandatory pics.:
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Hi folks Parts draw clear out has revealed a brand new and unused Artec on-board overdrive/distortion/fuzz effect. More details here: https://www.artecsound.com/pickups/electronics/qdd.html I first came across these when I was following a series of modding threads by Low End Lobster about creating a Dark Ray bass for a fraction of the cost. So of course I bought one and promptly did nothing with it: Thanks for looking and here's a pic.
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Welcome along. I think the golden rule is that, when it comes to bass purchases, minimum disclosure applies. It's certainly keep me breathing.
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I have a Sandberg TM bass which has a MM pickup that is a little closer to the bridge than the Stingray and a humbucking single coil (yes I know, but you know what I'm trying to say here) that is about 1cm closer to the 12th fret than a standard P bass. Crucially it also has an active passive switch in the preamp and the treble control turns into a slightly agricultural tone control. In a live music situation it does a very passable P bass sound in passive mode. Just my thoughts, and I'm sure purists will be burning effigies of me within minutes I've not tried a passive"Stingray" tone yet, but will give it a go to see what it sounds like.
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MIJ Squier Standard Series Precision Bass - N serial number 1993/94 - *SOLD*
ead replied to ead's topic in Basses For Sale
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Is the punter still walking without a limp?
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Hi folks, for sale is my OLP bass in black with a BWB pickguard, a nice looking Rosewood board and black hardware (honourable exceptions being the jack socket nut and washer and the jack plate on the bottom of the bass; see below). I think these were mostly made around 2006 in China under licence by Ernie Ball and were the forerunners of the SBMM bases. My research would suggest that this is one of the 3rd series basses characterised by: Small bridge plate as on modern Stingrays, with studs flanking the saddles, as on Stingrays. The body edges have a smaller radius. Many black, silver and metallic blue finishes. Lots of rosewood fingerboards. Basswood body. No natural finishes to speak of, but quilt and flame top veneers appeared. The usual passive VVT controls. Necks stayed wide but relatively shallow profile (the nut width is 42mm) The bass is in good condition as I hope you can see from the photos. Black basses are a bit of a ‘mare for me to capture properly (so any tips welcome) and I’d be happy to produce more pics as required. As is often the case, this bass has been modded or upgraded (depending upon your POV) as follows: The almost standard upgrade to fit a Retrovibe Stinger ’77 preamp. This is one of the newer ones with smaller pots to allow more space for board and battery. Warman MM4 AlNiCo; there is plenty of info on the Warman website. It’s a really nice sounding pickup imho and currently wired in parllel. I have hollowed out the control cavity a bit more to allow the battery and preamp PCB to fit more comfortably flat on the bottom of the cavity. The knobs are now Spector knobs. Sorry I don’t have the originals, but I think these look way nicer. Again YMMV The previous owner has created a hole for a jack socket on the bottom of the bass (please see the pics). The bottom jack socket is not currently in use, but I was thinking about adding in the Artec QDD onboard overdrive unit (also for sale on here) and moving the jack there again. Please check out the Low-End Lobster mod video for creating a budget version of the SBMM Dark Ray. The bass comes fitted with D’Addario EXL170BT strings that are maybe 4 months old now and will come with a decent gig bag. As with many of these basses, it weighs just over 4.3kgs according to my scales. It’s a lovely instrument and only for sale as arthritis is starting to badly impact my playing so slowly (and painfully) getting rid of my gear that I have accumulated over the years. Collection or meet up would be preferred, but I have suitable packaging so I can post this at cost; probably around £15 to £20. Here are some pics:
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Traded - Gibson LPB-2 Deluxe 1994 (Trade for posh 5’er) - *SOLD*
ead replied to AndyTravis's topic in Basses For Sale
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Traded - Gibson LPB-2 Deluxe 1994 (Trade for posh 5’er) - *SOLD*
ead replied to AndyTravis's topic in Basses For Sale
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Not 100% sure what I'll bring, but probably these: AGH Viper Modded OLP Thomann 70th Anni. Sandberg Electra
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Have you good people clocked these basses? Looks like a limited (ish) run for Thomann's 70th anniversary. Good looking beastie and maybe give the Sire Z7 a run for its money? https://www.thomann.co.uk/sandberg_electra_tm_ef_mh_sb.htm
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VVT wiring harness Jazz bass - *SOLD*
ead replied to ead's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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...combined perfectly with the folly of youth. I think that I should let you decide between you who fills which role
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Can you not be a bit more precise please?
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The folks are also very good: https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html
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Mike very kindly acquired a P bass harness this week. As ever completely flawless transaction; thanks again.
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Ruin a Band or musician's name by replacing a single letter
ead replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
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NOW SOLD Pretty much what it says in the title good peeps of BC world. I believe these pickups can be found on the Fender US Mike Dirnt basses and are not generally available as accessories to purchase. You will notice that I have repaired the ground wire as I thought that the previous owner's effort was sub-standard. Anyway pics below. Thanks for looking.
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What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
ead replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
Don't forget inflation folks. £300 in 1966 (about the price of a Fender bass I think) is worth about £5,800 today.