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Ive emailed the seller, hopefully I will get a reply this time. I guess I could get £40 for the amp on ebay
But for Money the Peavey will be fine.
If you are certain that you do not require the amp, try the whole package, then, offer a bit over half for just the bass and the gig bag.
Rather too much of the money that the amp might fetch on eBay will evaporate in fees and deductions.
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https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/ibanez-gio-soundgear-bass-guitar-/1301236972
This is what he replied to me. Im a little concerned about what he means by action which I take to mean the distance from the frets to the strings.
" I'm actually travelling back to Middlesbrough today so if you're still interested I should have detailed photos uploaded by the end of the day. As for the cracks, I'll look at them in further detail tonight but I'm sure it's mostly just a few small chips where the body has been dinged and maybe some minor cracks surrounding. Another small thing worth mentioning is just because it's a few years old, the action isn't perfect, this is noticeable when you play acoustically but as long as you plug in it's not bad at all.Also I'm sure the neck and fret board is all good. Anyways just recheck the ad later and I should have updated it giving you more of an idea of the condition. Thanks"
Sixty quid is a far price for the beginner level Ibanez Gio. Assuming that the neck is not warped, various basic set-up adjustments can be made to get the instrument playable. The weak spots are the tuners, the control electronics and the pickups. These will be of equal (short Jazz) length, making drop-in replacement upgrading tricky.
Interesting definition of *alright*.
Very poor. Very poor indeed.
So I guess its a Bass guitar. Was in better nick than I expected. Chap seemed genuine enough. He was prepared to separate the two but wanted £60 just for the guitar so I offered him £70 for the Guitar and amp and he agreed. I dont think I have done too badly there. Just got back in now and been playing with it and the amp. Packs a bit of a punch that little amp. I was surprised. I might pass it on or not I dunno. Could be useful for jamming I suppose. Me fingers are hurting a bit after ten minutes though. The Actions not too bad but not sure if or how it could be lowered slightly but its quite playable.
I just need to learn how to play the fecker now. Frets are a bit far apart.
Thanks for all the support and help. Really appreciated.
More importantly, it does it without disintegrating into a terrible low frequency farting sound. Building small, low wattage bass amplifiers is surprisingly difficult.
Unless or until you acquire a big bass amp, playing through the Rumble 15 will save you from playing the instrument too hard in a vain attempt to produce audible notes.
Persevere. It will be worth it.
Your calluses need to get a bit bigger than for wimpy little guitar strings. Also, training your hand to achieving even volume notes from hammer on and pull off techniques on bass guitar will increase your facility on guitar.
On first inspection, the action on a bass can appear extremely high compared to six string guitar. Do not trust your eyes. Use a gauge.
I would say you will probably get used to it and actually guitar and bass actions are different beasts.
I bunged the bass through my Zoom guitar pedal and just used a Marshal Amp, bit of reverb and oddly a Chorus effect and it sounds. Errr. Interesting but 100% better than the guitar did.
Christ I am going to regret this but this this is my first attempt.
Yes, I know I cant fecking sing.
You are doing more than fine - keep up the good work sir