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According to what I believe is a trustworthy source on social media, this is the new Flea American Artist series active bass. As lots of us commented a while ago, it’s the signature bass we thought fender should have released. No news on preamp and pickup but is looking good.5 points
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Hmmm - interesting... Anyway, I'm promised they are on the way so I've been doing the final fretboard pre-glue jobs so that I don't lose time while I'm waiting. Truss rod installed and demarcation veneer applied: The smaller luminlay dots for the over-body dots (the main dots will be the larger ones) which are best done before the fretboard is on - because, trust me, these particular ones are a beggar to do when the fretboard is already fitted: And - as you may have noticed, I've decided in the end to do a 24th fret block. It looked a bit bare at the dusty end without. This looks better to my eye: I'm hoping the replacement pickups will arrive tomorrow so I can rout the chambers then get the fretboard on4 points
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So am I. Shame I'm 46 though...3 points
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Yes, good advice that. I have made a couple of stupid mistakes recently which would have been easily avoided, all luckily simple to get round. The nut I bought was too wide so I bought a blank, the machine heads I got got delayed so I got some more and I remembered last night I needed to get some knobs and springs for the pickups! I was lining up the bridge rails last night (which is what the red string was for, using the scale length from my other basses to work out the range of positions i need for them. I don't really need that angle but I think it looks quite good and covers the positions I probably will need. I still have to wire this up: Everything actually gets harder now I have got to the easy bit. Before it was a couple of chunks of wood and if I messed it up, well, it wasn't expensive wood. Now it is cheap wood, cheap components and many hours of work!3 points
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Haven't been here and done this as often as I'd like, but had an hour going begging, so here it is. PS: There aren't any 'wrong' notes of course - it's Jazz.3 points
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Warm up? Oh that must be a really old model when we used valve preamps in active basses2 points
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Well, they've been flying all the way from South Africa and only just arrived...I suspect they are kn******d2 points
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Due to a muck up ordering the Mother of Pearl inlays I'm still short a set so I can't proceed with the Rosewood board until they come but I did a bit of routing on the Ebony one. For my inlays I routed close to the line and then pared to the line with a sharp chisel, apart from one little bit shown below where I made a slight wonder over the line with the router. My excuse is there was too much dust around the cutter LOL. After that I put a bit of masking tape on the cutter to blow it away and it never happened again. Chiselling was the first time I really found a difference to real wood, I don't really know how to describe it but paring Ebony, it's a clean forceful sort of cut, the Ebano felt more like paring balsa but harder, that said it cut very cleanly, certainly good enough for me. Anyway, the inlays fitted a treat with no stress at all other than that one little incident of my own doing. It cut so cleanly I'm thinking I may get away with no real need for edge filling with glue and dust (apart from that one bit shown again with the inlay). The good news of the day was I got my sander back from being repaired at Festool, the switch broke and it needed a new set of gears but bare in mind it is 25 years old and has had a very hard life and this is it's first repair2 points
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Don’t get it: why is @mrtcat wrong? Poor customer service is bad PR, regardless of the customer’s intention.2 points
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They know and recognise me as someone who has spent a lot in there over the years, probably £5k to date and I've also sold stuff to staff. It was reasonably busy but it's not a customer's job to convince a shop and it's staff that they're worthy of being welcome. Everyone is a potential customer when you are running a business whether they spend today, tomorrow or years down the line. If they're having a bad day then they need to be professional and suck it up a bit like the rest of us in our professional lives.2 points
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I think what the comments in this thread boil down to is not whether analogue is better than digital but what are you favourite effects and what compromises are you personally prepared to put up with. Sound/tone is entirely subjective, and IME a lot of it is to do with familiarity, rather than actual quality (if that could even be quantified). I also think that term "modelling" does a lot of multi-effects (even the very best ones)a complete disservice. I don't know how close the emulations of the various effects, amplifiers and cabs on my Helix are to the originals (because most of the time I've never tried the originals), and in all honesty I DON'T CARE. All I do care about is that amongst the various different distortions/choruses/EQs there is one that will give me the sound I am looking for to fit into the band mix of a particular song at the particular point. Everything else is irrelevant.2 points
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Two too many knobs? It's supposedly like a Stingray - one knob for volume and two for active EQ. It's as simple as you can get for an active bass.2 points
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Not this so much, but the guitarist in my old band ran a 20 year old Les Paul into a 30 year old Peavey; soundwise he'd be on the money, but not before spending an age knob-tweaking to actually get there. I could never understand how he would sound brilliant on a Friday gig and so utterly shite 24 hours later. And yes, tweaking happened between songs.2 points
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And of course, when you inevitably sell it on here, you can claim that it "plays like buttercream"...2 points
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Too many changes of electric guitars, then having to fiddle with his amp to get the desired tome. While I appreciate different guitars sound differently (i.e. Strat v Les Paul) there has to be a degree of practicality to keep the momentum going (I.e. chose a guitar that has both SS and HH pickups if you must). Our rhythm guitarist just uses a tele all the way through the gig and its sounds great. I usually being 2 basses to a gig but what ever I decide to play, that's it for the gig unless i have a catastrophic failure or unless a song 'really really' needs a fretless or upright bass, and I've never had this situation.2 points
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I think I have finished the finishing now, so I just need to bolt it all together (and wire it etc)2 points
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Today I cut the fret slots into the fretboards and scribed one of the neck joints to the body. I also played around with the Rocklite to see how it worked compared to real wood, in short, easier but I'll update the Rocklite thread with that The fretslots look as if they don't line up in this photo but they do (honest ) Marked out one of the fretboards for the Mother of Pearl markers. Here's what I did: Stuck a bit of masking tape over each fret gap to be inlayed. Marked the centre line of the board, marked the centre line of each fret gap. Marked the fret number on each inlay and the centre lines of each. Stuck masking tape to the bottom of each inlay and cut off the waste with a scalpel. Marked the position with a pencil of each inlay on the fretboard. Put a blob of superglue on the masking tape and put the inlay masking tape down on the fretboard and squared it off with a set square. Marked the fretboard with a scalpel very carefully. Peeled off the masking tape, the inlay and removed the masking tape from the bottom and put t hem carefully to one side. Tomorrow I'll rout out the inlay holes, I ran out of time today2 points
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Here is my contribution to the June 2018 Basschat Composition Challenge, inspired by a picture chosen by last month's winner: Mornats. Not a good month for me; there are only strained, tenuous links to the picture (the 9/8 rhythm and the virtual 'cats'...). All Kontakt stuff: a 60's drum kit, a nice nylon guitar and some Blue 'singing', created in Reaper with minimal treatment, and mastered with AAMS, 'Country' preset. Modest; it is what it is. Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy.2 points
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Well, quite, but I came to this thread to watch/listen to a band I knew nothing about, and so gave it a go (otherwise why post these topics at all..?). It turns out that, like Lenny, I was, let's say,.. unimpressed, and chose to post in that vein. It's just my opinion, and for my part I have no wish to change the view of anyone at all, but it's comment on an open forum on a subject of interest to several. I'd have thought that all loyal views would be welcome, whether for or against. I'll post again in the same spirit on any similar subjects if I feel inspired to.2 points
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Ibanez SR1300E Premium EDIT 20180927: I will be taking this to the South East Bass Bash No.12, Saturday 29th September 2018! if anyone is interested in looking or trying. I'll take £500 on the day for it. £600 collected from SE London. Weight: 7lb 15oz Ibanez SR1300E Premium Natural Flat (high res pics in Google photo album) Specs (on Ibanez website) NB. The link above gives the 2017 neck spec, which is Panga/Purpleheart. This is a 2016 model with the 5 piece Wenge/Bubinga neck and includes the KTS titanium rods in the neck, which appear to have been removed from the 2017 spec model.1 point -
No trades please 100% original in amazing condition (very rare to see a Smith of the 80's in such condition) Plays and sounds as it should . No issues here. Solid Maple Wings Quilted Maple Top and Back Neck trough 5 pieces Maple Neck Ebony fingerboard 2 bands preamp Original hardcase Feedback: http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry15428581 point -
Fender Precision Bass Deluxe USA Nice Fender five string P deluxe in a delightful cherryburst finish. P deluxe V basses seem to be fairly rare now. These are very versatile basses with a lot of great sound possibilities, which cover a lot of styles. I wouldnt compare this bass to a standard passive precision. The body has some nice grain to it. The fretboard is made from pao ferro which looks awesome. Its smooth and shiny. The serial number dates this bass to 2005, though the neck is dated early 2006. So its got the anniversary label on the back of the headstock. It's defenitely not a heavy weight champion. I did weigh the bass on my kitchen scale, which says it weighs about 4.1kg! Some pictures: As you can see on the pictures, a (original replacement) black pickguard is fitted. The original pearl pickguard is included in the sale. The bass is in good used shape, with only light user marks (scratching on the back). It still looks and feels very fresh. Elixir strings have been fitted. I got this bass in a trade a while ago, as I did want to try a fiver again after a few years. I think its an awesome sounding allrounder, but I still dont like to play fivers it seems... A Fender molded hardshell case is included in the sale Now £1.100 with fender molded hardcase, or £1.050 without. Trades/partial trades are certainly welcome! I like traditionally styled basses, 4 strings only. I would especially like a vintage lightweight precision (could add some money) from the early 70s or late 60s per example, or a vintage mustang bass... Otherwise; surprise me!! The bass is located in the Netherlands. I am willing to ship within the EU (includes UK) at buyers risk and expense. Costs will be about 60gbp with neck attached or 30gbp with neck seperated. Price is firm. I wont include shipping in the price.1 point -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Bass-American-Loafers-size-10/273286885699?hash=item3fa12af143:g:wSYAAOSwt5VbH3~6 So the question is - are these better than Mexican ones?1 point
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Nah, it's too close to the bridge.1 point
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Now restrung and sounding great.1 point -
Good to know, one assumes he's had them fixed otherwise he would be facing another return situation?1 point
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OK there's going to be another change to this bass, I now decided to convert this into a 5 string Tele or Precision I need to order a 5 string neck, bridge and pickups, I'll custom make the pickguard to fit this body The body I'll keep white and I'm still going to do the pickguard orange I'm not sure about whether to change the hardware to black or keep it chrome I'm then going to use the neck off this one on my telecaster shaped body build 😀1 point
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It has advantages over the lego, that's for sure.1 point
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There is indeed something special about Mesa Boogie, particularly their 12Ax7 valve pre & MOSFET power amps which their more modern D-class amps (for me) haven't come close to reaching in terms of just fantastic tone. But hey, I digress (but a lot less than about Peppa Pig... 🐖😂). Yes sir, you can Boogie, all night long. And that is certainly improved by the band not having to fiddle about with analogue pedal settings mid set...you see what I did there? Seamlessly back on track!1 point
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great point, it's not whether the digital ones sound exactly like the analogue originals, it's whether it's the sound you want. It's all subjective. Two amp modelling examples. Playing the guitar in an old band, I had a really old, 1970's Marshall valve combo which was completely uncontrollable, until i put a Sansamp in front of it doing a Mesa Boogie impression. Sounded brilliant, just like a Boogie... Then i got some money and tried an actual Mesa Boogie...the difference was very noticeable. And I bought the amp as i much preferred the real version, but until that point I'd been very happy with my Sansamp version, and nobody had ever made any negative comments about my guitar sound (only my guitar playing) For bass, I've had an SVT 2 Pro for a while now, but rehearsing at studios in London where the backline is provided, there's not much incentive to bring the Ampeg on the tube, so I got a Bass VT pedal. Does a great, if not 100% accurate SVT impression. So much so that I haven't brought the SVT to a rehearsal or a gig in over five years - it a back breaking hassle, the sound man is going to want to DI me anyway (although the SVT does allow that) so I just bring the Bass VT pedal. never had anybody make any comments about the sound not being all it should. If i was providing the backline I'd probably dust off the SVT, and i won't be selling it any time soon, but I don't care enough about the "authentic" sound to worry about it.1 point
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For bass, I went through a stack of a analogue pedals (and amps, and a Sansamp RBI) before I got my fully digital / modelling MarkBass Multiamp. I sold all the pedals after that, it has better overdrive and filter as well as loads I never use, and the ability to get everything set up on presets. For guitar, I've just got an iPad + iRig + Amplitube now. Both rigs sound better than any combination of analogue gear I've ever had. I think both are better than the Line 6 stuff which I don't think has ever been better than average for modelling. I had a Vox modelling thing for a bit that I think was still better than the Line 6 gear, but not up to scratch with what I have now. The Multiamp was just the best buy ever, £600 ish second hand and that's a power amp, mulitple amp models and all the effects I'll ever need, and all as good as the analogue versions. I use it as a power amp for the iRig as well as for a bass amp. Everything is on presets, and with an SD card so I could set up another multiamp the same way in seconds. The iPad + iRig + Amplitube set up was a bit more money but only because I went for a new iPad pro. Still cheap compared to a lot of gear. I can't see any argument for using analogue gear now unless it's much cheaper than a digital rig, which it never ends up being. But that's up against decent modelling gear, NOT Helix / Line 6 which never has been the best.1 point
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If you do order it online and their reports are true, you can just reject the order in 14 days and get your money back, so not really that much of an issue.1 point
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Clearly your eyes are not as uneducated as all that then are they! What isn't obvious on that diagram is that the red wire is actually a joined red / white wire, which is the join between the coils, hence why there are only 3. Yes, that is what it is. It has active passive on the volume knob (need some resistors on there to prevent thumps), the 4pdt switch is overall series / parallel (which takes the blend out in series) and a dpdt for single coil mode for both pickups. I find the series parallel quite useful on my G&L, although not as useful as I found it on my geddy lee jazz bass when you really wanted to cut through.1 point
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I knew it was going to be a slog when I explained (it was my amp) that there was a slight lag in switching between clean and dirty channels, so if there were any songs where he needed to change channels mid-song he would need to select the clean channel and use a fuzz box (which he had) for his dirty sound. He launched into a (I kid you not) five minute rant about how that was unacceptable fault with the amp and that I should take it back because he knows about building amps and there's no reason why there should be a lag, just going round and round in circles about how this was appalling and what a terrible company the manufacturer must be to have made such an awful amp, etc. Just completely focused on making this one point over and over again, that he shouldn't be expected to change what he was expecting to do in order to make up for some deficiency in the amp. His drummer had to shut him down and explain (like you would to a five year old who refuses to get on the bus because it's blue and he only likes red ones) that this is the only amp that he will be able to play with for that gig so it doesn't matter how good or bad it is, he's going to have to use it. And no, he wasn't going to drive 45 minutes home to get his own amp and 45 minutes back again when they were already late for the soundcheck and due to be on stage in an hour.1 point
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Playing lots of private parties (we don't get paid enough to refer to them as functions) we often get treated as if we are the jukebox for just one awkward person in the room: "can you play some Republica?" "No, we don't do any of that, sorry, but we do have some 90's songs coming up". "Great, play some Verve!" " "No, we don't know any of theirs..." "Suede! Surely you can do it it goes like duh deeee, duh duh deeee" "no, sorry can we get on with the gig?" "Play some 90's indie like supergrass" "No, sorry. Look well do some 90's in a bit... On with the show, sorry to keep you waiting" "Stereophonics, yeah!" "Ok here's one by Bryan Adams, hope you love it as much as we do..." Irritating. And it's usually not the person who's actually paying!! And they're usually uncomfortably close to the singer, or grabbing their leg so they can't just ignore them to play the next song. And then they stare at you like you're on the sex offenders register for the rest of the gig. Or they claim they can play guitar/ sing/ play drums and so-and-so would love it if you let them join in as if we're a playstation and it's guitar friggin hero.1 point
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So much for the combined knowledge of the BC Collective!!! Next time I have a question I need answered I'm going to ask BassTractor's Mum...🤣😂😆1 point
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Sold Richard an amp. Clear communication, quick payment and understanding of my novice shipping skills! I'd have no hesitation in dealing with Richard again.1 point
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That’s for switching channels, eg switching between two different basses or amps, or playing both at once. Remember that if using two fx pedals, the signal needs to be split, sent to both and then combined back into a mono signal. This pedal doesn’t appear able to do that.1 point
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boot the machine into Single User mode by starting it up and holding down CMD+S at the chime till you see a black screen with a bunch of white text. Wait for that to finish loading and then type fsck -f (the space is deliberate) this will force the machine to do a full check of the disc architecture and run fixes. Wait for the process to finish, it'll either say "Mac HD look OK" or Mac HD was repaired" or something like that if it says OK, type sync;sync;sync;reboot and press return. The machine will reboot and hopefully work. If it say repaired, run the fsck -f command again until it says OK.1 point
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That's a mighty fine bass for little ££s!1 point -
Agreed! Close to Ocean Turquoise, but not quite...looks superb with the maple neck. If I didn't have an OTM Jazz I'd get one of these just for that colour1 point
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Punters who try to start a conversation or ask if you know a tune when you're still in the middle of playing/singing the previous one and can't hear a word they're saying anyway.1 point
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Very quick response from Bass Direct who have put a replacement in the post immediately. They pass the test - great service1 point
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You lot leave toys and plunging out of my thread!!1 point
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Have a look now, I’ve put it above ‘other’1 point
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'Lick my love pump' in D minor, the saddest of all keys?1 point
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I'm with the shop on this. You bought it in person. They don't have to give you any return time at all if you decide you just don't like it. The Cooling off period for online sales is because you don't get the chance to try it before you buy. I'm still amazed that clothes shops allow changes for so long after purchase - the amount of people they must have buying stuff and wearing it for a party and returning it must be mental.1 point
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Been a while etc, etc...Anyway, bear in mind that this, the first track Ive ever submitted, was written, recorded, mixed and mastered in one day. The idea came to me while while looking at the image and watching our various cats going about their business and interacting with one another; It starts off pleasant enough, then changes to a slightly ominous atmosphere before kicking off... if you have cats you'll (hopefully) get it1 point
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You've got to hand it to them. They are very supportive of this forum, but not in an in-your-face-buy-me way, and their service support is legendary. This has to be applauded in an age where many companies think that a website FAQ can substitute for friendly and knowledgeable support staff. I can't imagine there are many bassists who haven't used their products and some are better than others, but I'm currently very happy with one of their amps.1 point
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I said I'd get a bit of last week's jam up. Seaboard is connected to my iPhone via bluetooth. iPhone is connected to my bass rig (it has 4 inputs, each with their own pre sections). Moog Model D app provides the sounds. Excuse the wonderful singist & over enthusiastic snare drum playing. No noticeable latency & never lost connection. I don't know that I'd use the iPhone setup for gigging in the local pub, but connecting to the Macbook isn't an issue.1 point
