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  2. Well, I gave the Drivetrain a good go the other night with the band and honestly, I was rather underwhelmed. It was too muddy/mushy and got a bit lost in the room. Needed quite a bit of EQ help to make itself heard, not quite as bad as the "Fartolini" kit in the Cort Curbow, but certainly reminiscent of that experience. I had a plan B for this eventuality - ordered a MM4 at the same time as the Drivetrain in case such a thing happened. So last night I did yet another pickup swap... It may be the confirmation bias running riot, but I do think that there's a bit more aggression to the sound of this pickup vs. the Drivetrain, in my headphones at least. Will find out next time I'm playing live in the room with a band.
  3. Did you have to adjust the nut? I tried to restring a cheap Peavey I have lying around to BEAD and had to really work on the nut, file the grooves out a lot etc.
  4. Not sure of the road, but there are responsible youngsters who do driver training with their clubs and do just that.
  5. Never say Basschat is not a source of diverse information 😁 I note we have managed to avoid contentious issues though and nobody has gone passive aggressive.
  6. Now upgraded with the Retrovibe Stinger preamp and a Nordstrand pickup. I also had a new nut fitted because the old one was worn to bits. I've currently got flats on this but I'm thinking to go for some tapewounds to get a bit more brightness out of the sound and still keep the fretboard intact. I've learned that this was factory made as a lined fretless. The board is really thick, feels like ebony or a cheaper version of ebony with a weird name... Either way it feels gorgeous and can draw out a lot of richness in the sound. The back of the neck feels really good too. I'm still experimenting with the preamp but I should get there soon. Too many new things going on at once and I need to properly sit down with this working on the right songs to get it where I want it.
  7. I doubt they are continuously rolling off the line like Ford Fiestas in 1995... They probably run a batches in different sizes as required to maintain stock and meet orders.
  8. Definitely, on BG. I get the impression it's closer to DB, but there's still a lot of A string use on that.
  9. I had an L2 but it was basically a piece of 'art' i occasionally looked at and didn't really play, an absolute classic in my mind and i'd love to see this produced again in resin/graphite (can't be that hard can it)??? just with a flatter (front to back) neck profile and a 42mm nut (IMHO), apparently Ned took advice from Stanley Clarke for the neck profile of the L2!, shame about the drill holes though but easily filled i guess, whatever you may read its still just a lump of resin easily filled with yacht epoxy🤷‍♂️
  10. For sale, TC Electronic Spectradrive preamp. Full featured preamp with built in compressor and drive. Great sounding unit in very good used condition, some small nics on the edges, comes with original box and power supply. Velcro on bottom. Postage included to UK Addresses. Cheers.
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  11. Often adding more solder will help to reactivate old, stubborn solder. I’ve been using the same 17w Antex since 1988. About three years ago I bought a 25w Antex, just so’s I could have two different sized tips to hand without having to wait for the iron to cool down to change the bit.
  12. OK - I'll rephrase... A solder sucker needs the solder to be melted.
  13. Swamp Ash Prototype. This is the one I thought I wouldn’t sell! It is a 2001 Electric bass with Swamp Ash body and Maple/Rosewood neck with bird inlays. So here is the special bit. When I saw it for sale at Absolute Music I thought there was something unusual about the serial number. I contacted the support team at Stevensville and here is the story. When Mr Smith has an idea for a new guitar model he keeps either the prototype or one of the production models and keeps them in the factory music room. The design for the EB4 had been settled and was in production but he wanted to try a Swamp Ash body, this is the prototype. It was not initially issued a serial number and only when a smart broker convinced PRS to sell some of the guitars in that room that this one made the cut. At that point it was issued the serial number 150. This is easily established by contacting the Support center at the factory. I have one of the production Swamp Ash models which was the first EB 4 I bought. This model is pretty much NOS and is mint. The only thing apart from cleaning and periodic playing is fitting GHS flatwound 105 strings which IMHO brings out the true tone of the SwampAsh body. I really dont like the idea of sending it so would prefer a meet up or collection and trial first hand. It really is special instrument and worth every penny of £1500 especially safe in the knowledge that Mr Smith himself thought it good enough to keep.
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  15. I bought it from a guy who bought it new and never used it. Where are you based?
  16. I also use the Hellfire one and have their levelling beam and some of their other tools. Good affordable stuff.
  17. Really good basses - GLWTS
  18. It was a good practice last night. One guitarist was trying out a new amp (a Laney Ironheart IRT-SLS) which sounded and will be plenty loud enough. The other was testing a new practice rig but managed to forget the power supply for his tiny pedalboard amp, so he was straight into the PA from a GP-5 but that worked alright. I was also testing out my Spector NS Icon with the right(ish) strings on, sounds great to my ear for what we do. We managed to get a new song ready except for lyrics, so that was also good!
  19. really interested in this ill message u
  20. GAS is a a terrible thing. So there I was all content after a really good year, then boom and 'must have ' bass punched a mighty hole in the budget. So, my two latest acquisitions need new homes. They are brand effectively and we all know the G & L story so this is it, want a new one?, you wont find any better. Check out my other listing for my SB-2 or take a look at this... Anywho. 3 TSB Jazz bass, the G & L version, spicier pickups than your average J type bass in this price range. Beautifully finished and in 10/10 condition. Vinyl wrapped plate easily removed . I have been after a nice example of this since seeing Ritchie Kotzens 'riot'. I finally pulled the trigger on this new one in the early summer and very pleased i am too or was until i fell for 'another' way more expensive J beast. As with the SB-2 i'd love to keep it but needs must. I love the bridges on these bad boys. Fully set up with fresh EB slinkies. Can ship at buyer expense, pickup from Rochester or exchange somewhere near to the M25.
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  22. But that doesn't take the way your brain processes audio in an acoustic space into account. They would only be the same if you and your speakers were in an extremely dead acoustic space. In the real world the way your brain uses your ears and eyes, being 3.4m away from your cab in a typical room is not the same is having the sound piped directly into your ears with a 10ms delay.
  23. A whole set of the Dunlop Fuzz Face Mini pedals up for grabs! Great pedals, great tone, and all in good condition, but just haven’t been used (plus, quite hard to display upright…). The following choices available (prices including UK postage): FFM1 - Silicon Fuzz Face Mini (blue) -£100 FFM2 - Germanium Fuzz Face Mini (red) - £100 FFM3 - Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Mini (pale blue) - £110 FFM4 - Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face Mini (black) - £120 FFM6 - Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Mini (red with white knobs) - £110 - £110
  24. Bass-firewood-steam trains-village fetes-early street lighting-overpowered 2CVs and all within a single page. Very good work chaps 👍
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