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ead

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  1. Do my eyes deceive me or do these Jet basses actually have that 70s spacing?
  2. By all accounts these are excellent and lightweight.
  3. I had a fretless RSD and found the preamp was the main issue as it was feisty to say the least. Ended up swapping it for a preloved John East J Retro preamp that I acquired on here for a little over £100. Not dead slient but very, very much better.
  4. Much prefer the headstock on these basses to the Sire and HB offerings. If they are of the same general quality they look like good platforms for a few modest upgrades. Do any of them offer a 70s pickup spacing?
  5. Just acquired a couple of pedal from Stuart. Great transaction, excellent comms and the goods arrived exactly as described. Deal in confidence folks.
  6. Twp perfectly good reasons to buy a bass The neck pickup is actually a split coil and the bridge is a humbucker.
  7. The nut with is 42mm and the neck is definitely a 50s 'U' shaped neck. If you would like me to measure anything in particular please let me know what dimensions you are after and I'll do my best to get you information.
  8. On the day that I was born Elvis was #1 with It's Now or Never. Thirteen years later it was Slade with Merry Xmas Everybody. Weirdly (or not) the Slade tune is the song we will be playing at gigs this festive season.
  9. Thanks, that is spot on. It's done a good few gigs and records very nicely.
  10. Now sold peeps. I am making a determined effort to sell a couple of basses that are no longer getting the use that they deserve. A more modest offering here with a Japanese made Squier from 1993. Good little bass this that served me well but my Limelight Lee Sklar replica is now being used a lot and this bass needs a new loving owner. Cracking little P bass this with a a few upgrades. Firstly a Bareknuckle '58 Pickup and also a Kiogon loom. The knobs are also not original but are really lightweight aluminium items. The bass plays very nicely and has a few marks commensurate with its age. The neck has worn to a lovely silky finish now and is a pleasure to move about on. The bass is a very comfortable 8lbs 3oz, or 3.7kgs in modern money. Priced at £300 that I think is very fair considering the upgrades. I have the original pickup and loom too and these will come with the bass along with a gig bag. Here are a few pics. Black basses are a bit of a sod to photograph but I've done my best. Let me know if you want any more detail on anything, or indeed if you have any questions. Thanks for looking in.
  11. Now sold elsewhere. I am making a determined effort to sell a couple of basses that are no longer getting the use that they deserve. So to follow on the theme of slightly unusual basses here is a '54 replica Bitsa made by one of our own d_g. Lots of top quality parts were used in the build, the specs are as follows: · Allparts Fender Licensed Neck with hand-rolled fretboard edges with satin finish on the back - Fender Decal THIS IS NOT A FENDER BASS · 100% nitro black over sunburst finish with lots of lacquer checking · 3 Piece Lightweight Alder Body · Heavy Knurled Relic Knobs and Control Plate · Fender Bridge · Gotoh Relic Tuners and Strap Buttons · Graphtech nut · Lollar Hum Cancelling Pickup · Reliced vintage style flat head screws throughout It's a lovely bass weighing a little over 8 ½ lbs (3.9kg) and I'll be really sorry to see this go and might indeed have a change of heart. It will come with a decent quality gig bag. Collection is definitely preferred, but I will also be happy to meet halfway (within reason) for some fuel money. Last resort would be a courier. Here are a few pics from the original owner/builder. Let me know if you want any more detail on anything, or indeed if you have any questions. Thanks for looking in.
  12. Now sold elswhere I am making a determined effort to sell a couple of basses that are no longer getting the use that they deserve. So to start with here is a bit of a rarity, a Japanese-made Fender fretless Jazz Bass Special. A superb example of Fender Japan at its best, this 1987 Fender Jazz Bass Special is in great condition for a 35-year-old bass. There are some very light markings on the rosewood board that I think probably came from previous owner(s) having used roundwound strings and the body has a very modest amount of natural mojo from being played over the years. The bass weighs in at 4kgs or just under 9lbs by my scales. The bass has a slim Jazz neck profile and upgraded by the previous owner with a Hipshot drop D tuner, and some great EMG PJ pickups. The non-standard knobs that came with bass were not really to my taste and I have replaced these with Spector items that resemble the original fit items at a very casual glance. The rest of the black hardware is standard. The bass will come with a good quality hard-softcase. Currently strung with TI Flats. Collection is definitely preferred, but I will also be happy to meet halfway (within reason) for some fuel money. Last resort would be a courier. Difficult to price, but I think £700 is a reasonable balance between the quality of the bass and the non-standard upgrades. Sorry, I do not have any of the original fit items. Here are a few pics. Black basses are a bit of a sod to photograph but I've done my best. Let me know if you want any more detail on anything, or indeed if you have any questions. Thanks for looking in.
  13. Thanks folks, that's great. BC peeps turn up trumps as always.
  14. Hi folks, any help gladly received to sort out what I think is a relatively minor problem but one where I can't see how to get started. In short on the jack sockets has lost a part and it is hard to get the jack in and for the signal to connect to the switches inside. At first I thought it was cosmetic but now I'm not so sure. Here's a pic: I feel it should be a relatively simple fix if only I could get into the box! There are what appear to be fastenings and couple of what look like threaded holes to screw the pedal to a pedalboard. I can't however see enough to determine whether the two fittings each side of the label and those on the rear of the pedal are the way in. They look a little like hex bolts but I'm not sure and don't want to force anything at this stage. If anyone could shed any light on this that would be amazing. Thanks for looking and here are the other pics:
  15. To be fair this is a great shout. I've got a Bareknuckle '58P pickup in my P bass and it really sings (with a good Kiogon loom of course).
  16. I picked this G104 up recently. A bit risky I know as these are quite marmite basses, however very much blown away but the quality and the tones it generates. No hint of it being thin in any way, shape or form. I genuinely don't think that I have picked up any of my other fretted basses for a few weeks now.
  17. Another option might be EMG P pickup. Active but feels like a passive with a bit more about it. I have a couple in a 'double P bass' that you are welcome to try as it looks like we are not too far apart.
  18. I don't think they have, but I believe they are having some trouble sourcing bits for it. Quite a lot of their range went out of stock after the lockdown. It's still on the website.
  19. ead

    Good HH basses

    Apologies to those who have seen this before, but this is my absolute favouring fretted gigging bass.
  20. This. Just slots in plus rechargeable battery.
  21. I tried really hard to find something that appealed to me and generally failed to do so apart from the occasional section of the odd track. Just not my cup of tea I guess.
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