Chiliwailer

1 hour ago, CCL said:

Amazing - how did you get your hands on that?

Cheers. 

It was a wonderful gift from a friend who owned a shop in Denmark Street years back.  He kept it after a p/x though wasn’t into playing it, but I’d always get it out anytime I visited him. One day when I visited him in Cornwall he gave it to me, saying he was going to anyway in his will, but he could see how much I was enjoying it. 
Needless to say I’m so thankful. 

Open to offers & possible P Bass trade

 £140 posted. Bought in March 2023. As new, boxed with all candy. 

Overdrive, distortion, and boost settings.
 

Licensed version of the infamous Prince of Tone pedal, known for its stunning clarity.
 

Tiny footprint is a huge bonus too. 
 

Trades considered too 

15 years after getting my Martin parlour, which is in the first post of this thread, and 3 years after saying in that post I’d get it restored, I finally did and just got it back
 

The out of place full size bridge was replaced with the proper smaller pyramid style - it’s a bit scarred now because of that, but it is over 180 years old so I can live with that! To make it look less scarred would have compromised the original finish, rosette and vibe. It’s also got new tuners, cracks were fixed, and the back was French polished.

Feel blessed to be a custodian of this one. Would love to know it’s stories. 

Tightest of squeezes on my board, and a firm refusal to get a bigger one, hence selling the Fender Santa Ana to @Soledad

The Boss Waza Chorus adds a bit of volume so it goes in before the comp, hence the odd placement of the input lead due to space issues. 

On 03/03/2023 at 12:55, randythoades said:

You are completely correct of course, maybe my wording isn't right, but I essentially want to leave my amp settings closely matched and just change guitars to get that extra bit of grunt, I just want a slightly fatter, raunchier tone out of the tele straight out of the gate which I think is mainly the pickup and the winding. I have used some varied strat pickups and got wildly different results with similar amp settings: the SD hot rails sounded like fizz, Texas Specials just lacked any sort of sizzle with a bit of drive (to my ears), and settled on some Tonerider City Limits.

When I started putting higher gain into the equation they gave almost the opposite results.

The videos I had found online for Dimarzio in particuler were either dead clean and sounding the same, or they were high gain and not suitable for what I wanted.

 

Maybe you are right in that I just need to change amp settings and leave the pickup alone!! But I need one in any case, so I thought it prudent to find one more suitable to my needs.
Otherwise, why do we all spend thousands changing the pickup in our precision basses to get different results?? I have more experience in changing pickups on my basses rather than guitar and there are a HUGE amount of options out there.

The MXR Custom Shop Micro Amp with the tone controls might help with swapping guitars and adding volume/ character? Great pedal 

Otherwise, huge fan of Fralin pups. 

Do like a top 3…

This week it’d be:

John Frusciante

David Gilmour 

Neil Young 

Douglas bought a pedal from me - friendly communication and an easy sale. 
Thanks @Soledad

40 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

@Chiliwailer: T's all your fault, for posting such a convincing ad, coupled with an equally convincing video. Long story short: I was convinced. Apologies for not taking up this offer, though; I'm in France, and the extra faff (a technical term...) and import costs put me off, just enough to have a scout around LeBonCoin (our equivalent of Gumtree..?), where I found an identical pedal, which I bought..! Received it this morning, and it fulfils its promise. Ideally suited to my, admittedly excruciating, guitar playing (I'm a drummer, so...), and fits in very well on my modest pedal board (Boss Compressor, Boss Fender Deluxe, Twin Big Muff, Akai Headrush and now Fender Santa Ana...), all into my Fender Bassman 50w valve amp. Soft, creamy, nice switching options and very useful tone controls; I'm very pleased.
All this to end up with 'BUMP'..! This is a fine pedal, which I'd have been happy to buy if I was in the UK. The Seller is a very reputable member on the sister Basschat forum, so no need to hesitate. This is an Overdrive pedal; much more subtle sonic options than a mere fuzz or disto, but marries well with other pedals. 'BUMP', I say, 'BUMP'..!

 

Douglas

Cheers Douglas for the very kind words, moreover really pleased you’re chuffed with the pedal. 
 

I’ve just been playing, and I’m missing it on my board. It’s a small board (hence the sale) and my other ODs as great as they are just can’t bring the muscle that the Fender can. Not that I usually need the muscle, but it’s nice to have on tap eh?!

Cool little pedal, nice and warm analogue chorus. Good condition, no issues. 
 

Comes with box and unused underplate. Has Velcro on rear. 

£1250 ono

US made, 2018, Original 60s series in Candy Apple Red. Superb quality. 65 pure vintage pickups and 9.5 radius board. 
 

Clean front and neck, with some marks on the back and paint chip around the neck pocket (as often happens on these for truss adjustments). 
 

Comes with original hard case, trem, and ashtray cover. 

Great condition, home use only and kept on my pedal board. Obligatory velcro on rear. 
 

Very versatile due to the EQ and gives you classic tones. 
 

In unmarked original condition tobacco sunburst and original case. Single humbucking pickup with control knobs, bridge, scratchplate, tailpiece and tuning buttons in solid ebony and gold fittings. Bound neck with block inlay. There is a hairline lacquer crack from the left side of the pickup to the base of the body.

Reluctant sale forced by longstanding shoulder issues. Bought new by me in December 2019, very well looked after and nicely set up. 

I used a sound hole tuner, which has left a small mark caused by reaction to the nitro - doh! It doesn’t look too bad (see pics), but I’ll include the tuner with the sale, very handy. 
 

My feedback - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/216739-feeback-for-chiliwailer/

USA Gibson SG Special, made in 2004, good condition for the age, it’s been looked after and is all original. 
Sorry, no case or bag. 
Collection from Harrow. 

Please contact me via Basschat if you’re interested https://www.basschat.co.uk/profile/30715-chiliwailer/

Cheers 

Still available  

£200

Squier Standard Telecaster made in 2006, Candy Apple Red.

Lots of upgrades, set up very well and plays/sounds great. 

Upgrades
- Fender Vintage Noiseless neck pickup. Beautifully clean and yet nice and warm.
- DiMarzio Pre B1 bridge pickup. Like a warm pre CBS pickup, takes away the usual high Tele zing in the bridge position yet still bites. This is far nicer than the Vintage Noiseless bridge pickup which sounded harsh and sterile. 
- USA pots and orange drop 0.01 capacitor. The pots give you the best of the pickups and the 0.01 cap means that you can use the tone to make the guitar warm, not muddy.
- new jack which takes right angled leads (Switchcraft?). 
- proper Tele knobs. 

The original parts are also included, apart from the jack and strap buttons which are for a Schaller locking systems. 

Comes with a well padded gig bag (bass size). 

Collection from Harrow HA1 4UW

Now £70

Home use only, great condition. 

Large board measuring 24” x 16”.

Link to my Basschat feedback https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/216739-feeback-for-chiliwailer/?tab=comments#comment-2593093

Amazing compressor, which also sounds awesome on bass. 

The LEDS are very helpful and keep you on track if comp isn’t your usual thing. Reviewed in the link below. 

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/empress.shtml

Great condition, works perfectly. Has Velcro on rear. 

Lomk to my Basschat feedback  https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/216739-feeback-for-chiliwailer/?tab=comments#comment-2593093

Loads of fun for £25, entry level multi fx unit with amp simulations and built in drums and loop option. Great condition, works perfectly. 

Takes batteries, which have a good shelf life, or can be used with a 9v PSU. I also have a Boss PSA-240 I can sell with it for £10.

I’ve got tons of feedback on Basschat. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/216739-feeback-for-chiliwailer/?tab=comments#comment-2593093

Cheers. 

21 hours ago, Cato said:

I love stuff like this.

I wonder if anyone could tell the cardboard strat from a wooden one in a blind sound test?

Now that’s something I’d love to see... (hear?!) 

3 hours ago, SH73 said:

Thank you. I've looked this up on the website and they have various options for wiring.

Good stuff...I’ve just noticed that in my haste I posted an over complicated version! 

All the best with it

Love it when people get creative....

Any others out there? 

On 18/02/2019 at 13:17, SH73 said:

Hi I'm rewiring two guitars. HSS and SSS

I've done tons of research but so many different answers

1. HSS some advise 500k pot for volume and tone (humbucker) and 250k pot for mid and neck tone. Also some advise 0.22 some 0.47 capacitor.

I'm after a 5 way blade switch. 

2. SSS I'm after a classic strat wiring and I'm aware that 250 k pots are needed but again what capacitors do I need?so many options.

Can anyone advise please? @Chiliwailer

Some of the Seymour Duncan diagrams don't give potentiometers value. 

Thank you

 

Hey, sorry for the late reply, haven’t logged on in a long time. 

Typically we have 250k for single coil and 500k for h/b. Do it the other way around and the singles become harsh and the h/b becomes muddy, 

Some folks use 500k volume pots on a HSS but then use 500k or 470k  resistors which are wired to kick in when the single coils are selected, this makes them more like 250k pot which is really what you’d want for single coils. See the photo below...

Regarding caps, it’s 100% personal preference IMO, depending on how muddy, middy or clear you want it when you turn the tone down.