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Thanks, I had a go on the prototype at a guitar show at Haydock last year and though it most agreeable. Having been selling basses and body parts to acquire one.
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Thank you kind sir. In the interest of full disclosure this is what's on order:
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Now sold, thanks for all the interest -
I'll have another shot but need clarification on a custom bass purchase for which I have paid a deposit but will have to pay the balance during the hairshirt period. Is that eligible spend?
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I have one of these for an expensive bass and I think it's pretty good. No significant movement of the bass and dead light too. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Bass-Guitar-Foam-Case-by-Gear4music/C87
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Some time ago I did ask @skelf where it would be possible to build a bass for me that was entirely sourced in the UK. From what I recall of the conversation I think there was some doubt about the fretboard wood choice and some of the hardware comes from abroad. I wonder if that is still the situation.
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I presume that it's inclusion relates to the absence of a tort p/guard? -
Hi Danny Interesting questions. Here goes: Probably not as much as I should have done tbh. I am consious of the CITES regs but not their specific content Yes Yes, I think standards are important and Alan at ACG who has made a few (OK, quite a few) basses for me is happy to advise on this For me personally, probably not so much as my main bass playing activity is in bands where I'm sure any small differences are not audible. Not part of my main criteria tbh Yes I do like this type of finish, that said I also have some relatively plain basses with no fancy tops
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Hi Hamilton, are we talking about a Lag bass here If so I can tell you that the EMGs open out the sound a fair bit compared to the Barts that were the original fit items and are pretty warm sounding in nature. Bear in mind everybody hears things differently! You don't need to worry about the preamp and loads of knobs to twiddle as the EMGs come with the volume/volume/master tone controls as are currently the case with the passive Bartolini setup. The only evidence is the need to locate a battery in the control cavity (for which there is plenty of room). I think I have a pic of how I set it up. When I first got the bass I bought some EMG MJs as I prefer a more lively sound and the EMGs provide that. They stayed in the bass until I came to sell it when I returned it to the standard set up. If you want a chat about it please PM me and we can exchange mobile numbers.
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Now sold thanks.
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Thank you, responded.
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Are there any covers bands specialising in cheese?
ead replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
We have what we refer to as the "Cheese Board" in our second set. This generally gets a pretty good response from the audience, the principle elements being: Living Next Door To Alice / Shangalang / Delilah (SAHB version) / Dakota That having been said, I think what we might see as classic rock other may may consider to be cheesey commestibles. -
Just met up with Colin to hand over a bass. Top bloke, great comms, instant payment and came out to meet me in some unpleasant weather. Thanks very much, great to meet you.
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Now sold elsewhere. -
Sorry I don't. I found it quite time-consuming to get background information on this one!
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Thanks, they are really good. Not looked at a Fender J since buying this and it will cause me zero stress if nobody buys it
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Now sold folks
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Lag Collection Jazz Bass 1989 This bass is from a rare family. The Lag Collection basses were their flagship models back in the days when Lag was still a little French luthiers shop. These were high priced instruments with top specs. Sadly LAG were bankrupted in the mid to late nineties after a production moved to Asia. The new Lâg has nothing in common with the original Lag quality-wise. The Lâg name is still being used now on guitars and basses using an "^" accent over the "a" in an attempt to from the original Lag brand lustre. This bass is from an exquisite line of the original instruments from the late 80s to early 90s made with immense attention to detail. The bass is beautifully crafted and equally rewarding in sound - the Bartolini jazz bass pickups are a prominent feature of Lag basses and sound great. All the hardware is rock solid, as seen in the pictures the Gotoh tuners are made in Japan. There a few spider web dents on the back of the bass that I have tried to capture in the pictures, the bass has clearly been played not left in a case somewhere. Other than that it’s in extremely good condition. The bass is a nice manageable weight at 8lbs (3.6kgs) and comes with a good quality padded gig bag. Everything is original to my knowledge apart from two things: Firstly I have copper shelded the electronics cavity and secondly one of the circuit joints linking the bridge earth and circuit earth to the sleeve on the jack was quite ropey causing a little hum. I tried resoldering but not much better so I took a couple of cms off the wires and used a small piece of chocolate block instead. All good now. If you have any questions at all, or require additional pictures of any details please ask away and I give as comprehensive an answer as I am able. Spec.: · American Walnut body with matching headstock · Maple Neck · Rosewood fretboard (24 frets) with mother of pearl dot inlays · Bartolini single coils with classic volume/volume/tone electronics · Gotoh tuners + 3D adjustable bridge I would prefer to arrange some kind of delivery/collection/meet up if at all possible. I'm pretty flexible and willing to travel a bit if necessary. Courier would be the last resort and will be at cost to you. Here are some pics including a couple of catalog shots that I got from Lag when I was researching these basses:
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At the risk of appearing to past my prime (yup) I saw Golden Earing live last century.
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We do Radar Love most gigs, seems very popular around Lancs.
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Picture added.
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My plans have been changed I'm afraid so I will very selfishly have to back out. Sorry bud.
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Sorry, slow to update. Now sold.
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My Anaconda is roasted maple which is quite nice.
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I've been using BF cabs for years. I started off with a long convdrsation with Alex and ended up with the old style Midget/Compact set up powered by a MB500 amp which was great (not using a PA bass cab at that stage). Now we are putting the bass through the PA bass bins I have switched to a simple Super Compact (occasionally a Big Baby T) driven by a GB Streamliner. Occasionally both if we are just taking the tops along. I never really looked at the numbers in detail just what it sounded like and a lot of great advice from Alex.
