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I didn't realise it was that time of day already. Thought there were still a few hours to go before the next "I love P/I hate P" thread.5 points
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About a week and a half ago I acquired my first Dingwall. A Super PZ5 - the Z apparently denotes the optional Swamp Ash body but from now on I’ll just call it a Super P. I’ve deliberately waited a little while before writing this review as I didn’t want the thrill of New Bass Day to cloud my judgement and result in an overly gushing writeup. Having said that... This bass is a real keeper. Dingwall have taken a good hard look at the classic P bass and really made it their own, whilst absolutely honouring the things which made the original so great. The body shape is totally familiar but it’s a few millimetres thinner than you’d see normally, with a few subtle contours and carves which all shave the weight down. Oh and the Swamp Ash helps too. These body adjustments and the Hipshot Ultralite hardware all add up to making this thing a seriously light instrument at 7lbs 14oz. The electronics are all Dingwall’s own - with the tone of the pickup being modelled on (I believe) one of Sheldon Dingwall’s favourite Precisions, but with a Neodymium magnet for a hotter output. The “Tone Fusion” knob does something I’ve never seen before in a passive circuit: it has a centre detent and turning it anticlockwise has the expected result of passively rolling off treble. Turning it clockwise of the detent introduces a passive mid cut! I’ll admit to using the “traditional” side of the knob much more frequently than the “fusion” side but it’s a very cool feature and kind of psychologically fools me into feeling like I have an active instrument. This knob was actually quite noisy (crackly) in use at first but all that was required was a couple of squirts of contact cleaner in the pot. Totally smooth and crackle-free now, though I was a little worried at first! Now here’s the part some people will be waiting for. Fanned Frets. On the Super P and Super J series basses, the scale of the fan is actually less extreme than on Dingwall’s more “metal-oriented” models. 32” to 35” rather than 34” to 37”. The angle of the fan remains the same, it’s just the overall scale which is reduced by 2 inches. The upside to this is that you can use any brand of long scale strings on the Supers. Great stuff. The neck is maple with a pau ferro fingerboard and it feels lovely. The finish on the neck seems to be somewhere between satin and gloss but it’s incredibly light in feel and doesn’t impede playing speed at all. This particular bass was made in 2012 though so this finish probably started out more on the satin end of the spectrum. I’ve owned passive PJs, active PJs, an active PM and and active P but, absurdly, this is my first ever passive p-only bass...and it is glorious!4 points
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On the bright side, it definitely means you're not cackhanded. 👍4 points
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I had a Shitenbacker Bananaboat Gaylord IV at one time. You didn't miss much, to be honest.4 points
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I don't follow trends in any area of my life. I buy what is the best fit for me whether it be a roll of tape, a new car, caviar, 4 star daydream, think I'll buy me a football team. If the perfect bass for me was called the Shitenbacker Bananaboat Gaylord III then I would still play it as long as it played well and looked good ( I may cover the name up though ) I'm not about to play something because someone says it's cool and trendy4 points
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Nothing has changed. The guys who wanted and/or needed to play P basses always did. The guys who pick basses because of a "trend" didn't affect those who wanted the P bass sound. I've owned a P bass since 1968 and have owned active Jazz style basses since the late 90's. I didn't even know J and P basses were going in or out of fashion during that time! If the P bass is a "trend" guys those guys will probably be off on another fad soon and people like me will still be rocking the basses we've always used.4 points
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SO one of those threads where I'm floating it out there to see if there's any interest in an item because I've got GAS for something else. To be honest I'm not 100% about selling this as I love the thing, but thought it's worth trying. So what is it? Only one of the most iconic bass amps from the last 20 years, small, compact but packing a punch of old school solid state tone, with it's big old valvey sound. It's a really early one. Go look at the threads on Talkbass and you'll find chat about the older ones being brighter sounding than the later ones. The early ones were also unofficially stable at 2 ohms. (But obviously if you need something that runs at 2 ohms, read up on it as it's officially 4 ohms min) Amp rated at 300w solid state watts at 4 ohms. I had a problem with it a year or so ago, and the power transformer melted. The original Mesa Czech made transformer was replaced with a official Mesa USA made part but Mesa's authorised tech in my part of the world. (not cheap) - but it means it was serviced within the last two years. Oh yeah, it's got a late 50's or early 60's Philips ECC83 in valve position 1. I got it and it sounded way nicer than the stock Mesa valve so it stayed in there. If anyone wants me too I can open it up and check what it is. And this one has a lovely green cab, with basket grill, and brown leather handle and corners. I can actually leave this in the front room and not get complaints cos it looks classy. Compact enough it will take up half the boot of a Mk7 Golf and fit under the parcel shelf. Price includes UK postage/delivery etc. If you're outside the UK delivery costs will vary obviously. Probably not feasible to post outwith the EU. Offers will be listened too; Trade offers... well I have plans for what I would replace this with but sometimes Basschat trade offers are where the exciting discoveries are found...3 points -
ByByByBy ByByBy accumulation of bass I put this machine for sale Yamaha BB2024. Year 2015 I include your original Yamaha case and its documentation Mounts ropes with very little use. accumulation of bass I put this machine for sale Yamaha BB2024. Year 2015 I include your original Yamaha case and its documentation Mounts ropes with very little use.3 points -
The glorious fingerboard in all its, er, glory:3 points
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I started doing the neck fixings but have ordered some different inserts. The first one went in OK but I was a bit bothered that the hex sockets used in the inserts for self cutting the threads as they are inserted were a touch oversize - I don't want one of them getting 7/8ths in and then can't get it fully home or out again! Still, the one I put in is sound enough for me to be able to do a bit of 'air-bass' and be able to start the heel carve of the back of the neck pocket: At the exposed side, the heel will be tapered slightly to meet the back (you can see the 2-3mm overlap in this shot that will be merged) and then rounded towards the bolt recesses and then the front blip (RHS on the above photo) will be slimmed towards the neck.3 points
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You're all smoking crack; there's nothing that could hold a candle to the Tony Goggle signature model, based on Tony's original Gaylord that he used extensively both live, in the studio and also live. Automatic gearbox, including two reverse modes plus with the "bassface" mod there's nothing that could touch this Anything else is just firewood AFAIC3 points
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Struggling with space at the moment in small flat , so regrettably trimming the herd . Comes with Brandon custom gig bag .,which was purchased new and just collecting dust. The bass is hanging on the wall in my bedroom , but bizarrely enough looks out of place and a mirror can be used in that space. yes really 🙀😹 The bass itself , only has 2 strings , as I stole from it to use on another bass . it has a few small marks but is in great shape imho . Ive had this about 8-9 years but really only bought it to look at it ,as it is rather quirky 😸 Collection only I'm afraid , from parkstone in Dorset ( between Poole and Bournemouth ) I have a guitar stand , that I don't want . It's included if you want it . Trades? Well, can't really think of anything ..except a Roland RBx bass combo that has the built in looper. i have the micro one , but the one with the looper looks cool and uncomplicated for bedroom practice . if there's no interest , then I'll probably end up leaving it there . Thanks2 points -
Lovely stuff! https://www.loudersound.com/news/last-flight-to-pluto-release-video-for-coverland2 points
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EUR 2600 or the equivalent in GBP which is 2220 today. This is the most beautiful vintage Stingray I have ever seen. I even liked it better than my 79 inca silver one, so that had to go first last year. I bought this from the first owner. As a professional bass player he used it as his main working horse for many years. He swore he bought it new in a shop in Berlin, and it had always been black. I heard about stories that MM did the same as Fender in the early years, they overpainted bodies. To make sure I asked for help with the guys from Talkbass, please check my thread over there: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/pre-eb-stingray-ever-seen-a-black-over-inca-silver-one.1333715/ A guy named James bought some of the late 70's records that were sold from Leo's office. He was able to confirm that this bass was indeed sold with black finish. "I will look it up.. B0064XX was always meant to be black, but it had finish issues. It came back twice for finish defects. I am thinking a silver body was rejected from another bass, sent back through and painted black. They didn't pay any attention to keeping bodies with necks. So it just received a freshly black painted body. It appears the new body was attached November 1, 1977. It could have been a body from another warranty bass. Or a rejected silver that never made it to final assembly, put through paint again. They ended up on fresh builds too. From all the evidence I have the painted bodies inventory was not split into used/refins and brand new fresh. They were all lumped together. This explains why we sometimes see significantly older dates on some builds. A refin went through and went on a new build too." I especially like the tone and the battered looks on this bass. It shows wear in all the right places, the black finish has beautiful cracks. The first owner moved the strap pin to the heel of the neck, so there´s an extra hole. Apart from that the bass seems to be all original. The CTS pots are dated 1976. The bass pot was broken and needed to be replaced, I will include the broken pot. The neck plays fast and comfortable, the trussrod works fine. The frets are about 70%. This bass has one of the nicest necks I ever played. I just don´t have need for an active stingray sound these days, so the bass needs a new home. The bass weighs in at 4,7kg which is average for a pre-EB Stingray with ash body. I have currently Fender flatwounds on this bass, so it´s able to produde the exact Bernard Edwards tone! It comes in it´s original battered case. I´m not open for trades at the moment... only looking for an old Hofner Club bass. I´m in Berlin, international shipping is no problem.2 points -
SOLD PENDING THE USUAL I have two Dingwall basses and only have room for one so this one has to go. I have previously listed this but withdrew it as I had interest from outside of BC. That fell through and so here it is again.... It was bought new from Bass Direct in August 2016 and has the following features; 5 String Bass 34" - 37" •Dingwall passive controls, volume, pickup selector (see below), tone. •1. bridge pickup soloed. (in parallel) •2. Bridge and middle in series with each other. •3. Neck (series) in parallel with bridge (parallel) similar to a PJ •4. Neck (series) P-like without being a P clone 3 pickups •3 x series/parallel switches •Two piece swamp ash body •Trans White •Optional rear strap button - £40 (allows to bass to hang 4 - 5 inches over to your right) •Optional Wenge Neck •Banjo frets •Novax® Fanned -Fret System™ •Manufactured in Canada Weighs an anorexic 8lbs Condition is immaculate and the bass comes with the original Dingwall (Levys) gig bag and all of the associated allen keys, strap locks, etc. Price: £1600 or near offer (collected - see below). Trades: I'm trying to reduce the size of the herd so there's not a lot I'm interested in beyond maybe a Barefaced Super Midget or a couple of One10s (and some cash). But try me and see... Delivery - I would prefer not to ship this. In any event, I will not, under any circumstances, ship it outside the UK. Sorry - but I've had too many hassles in the past and I'm just not prepared to go through it again. If you're in the UK and if you're a long-standing and active member of BC with a decent amount of (positive) feedback then please PM me and we'll discuss options/ costs. I realise that South Humberside is a long way from civilisation so I'm prepared to put this in the car and drive quite a distance to meet up - again, please PM me for details. Otherwise, the kettle's always on and you're welcome to come and give the bass a good try out on your own rig or on mine. Thanks for looking Dave2 points -
All joking aside, the Yokken ClangHammer was superb. They did a limited edition with a crispy bacon scratchplate and a neck fashioned from house bricks. The neck dive was atrocious but it sounded so meaty.2 points
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Looks like you are right - it is several decades since I last listened to it properly 🙂2 points
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It’s the 25th junction of the M1, which is a big motorway to up north.2 points -
Must not look must not look!2 points
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No one's mentioned the rarely available Roadworn Gaylord series with the distressed truss rod yet...2 points
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If I may just post this in here It also has the same pickup that Sting uses2 points
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I'm probably more likely to use mine live than drag an amp actually..! Just going from the fact that pretty much every gig i've been to, i've had to suggest that the person standing in front of me shuts the funk up so i can hear the actual band... Even when its bastardingly loud! Clearly audiences don't give a toss and go to gigs for somewhere to yak loudly about football or how many times they've seen the band before (and talked all the way through presumably)...!2 points
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True, it all went off the rails once his lad Mickey Shitenbacker II got involved...remember the digital display with combined tuner, anemometer and temperature gauge? The one that used to pick up Radio Three?2 points
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Yep. Mickey Shitenbacker got it right first time.2 points
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I think the whole P Bass tone ideal is a bit of art imitating life. It was the only recorded bass sound throughout the 50s and 60s on 1000s of records which subconsciously dictated how electric bass should sound. Ergo, engineers know how to mix it 'properly' due to years of having that exact tone thrust upon them. My point is that any bass can sound good given the right context, and the P Bass just got a bit lucky.2 points
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My mate has the 5 string passive HH Dimension and it's a cracking bass. The pick ups sound great; powerful but passive. It sounds like a beefier Fender and each pick up solo'd has a usable sound. The neck felt great and I'd happily gig a passive 4 or 5 string if one came along at a good price. Both him and I were spying the one he bought as it was on Gumtree locally. He's over the moon with it. I'd really like to have more time with it, give it a full gig or two to hear what it does with the band on a gig/in a mix. The reason I feel these didn't sell is that people bemoan Fender for being too samey yet as soon as they put out something different they get slammed for the non-traditional look often with the detractors not having played one. Consequence of success i suppose.2 points
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Horses for courses. Seems to me there is a big difference between a bass that gets the job done and one that appeals on a personal level. Much of what we like/lust over in exotic instruments is superfluous (imho, natch) to the job at hand. Beautiful timbers, active p/us with endless tone shaping options, etc, etc may appeal to us as bass nerds, but they don't make a lot of difference out in the so-called 'real world', where providing a foundation to the music is the name of the game. Nowt wrong with wanting instruments made from those beautiful timbers, of course, but the difference in practical terms between them and something like a P bass is largely in our heads.2 points
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I think you will find that it's the Gaylord VI that's on trend at the moment. Especially on Twitter. Whatever TF that is.2 points
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Aw maaaan! Just when I'm happy with my Mesa 2x12, this comes up for sale again but for a crazy low price. Please someone buy this before I do something stupid....2 points -
Don’t use Boots for impressions - I was stung for a load of money for mine and they were rubbish. They didn’t know how to do an open-mouth impression (neither did I at the time to be fair - I do now). Go to a professional audiologist who specialise / have experience with taking impressions for IEMs not just hearing aids or earplugs. Knowing what I know now, I’d have gone straight to see Paul at the Custom IEM Co. to get my impressions done (LUGS are great btw - I have a set of their custom quads as well as my UE6s)2 points
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The Day Before You Came is their masterpiece. Sadly, not much bass guitar action in it. Grew up in my teens with them on the periphery; ended up thinking they were pop pap. Then, one night in the early '90s I was out on the road and spotted one of the truck drivers and a lampie dancing around their cans of Red Stripe to ABBA, as the pretty girls around them danced around their handbags. I had an epiphany and hit the floor like a rocket!!2 points
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I dropped my bass down some stairs one time and it played a near perfect version of Jerry Was a Racecar Driver!2 points
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Thanks for posting the info about Henry Davis and Scott Edwards - great stuff. I like the Thelma Houston version, but for me this is the definitive one - Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes , with lead vocals by Teddy Pendergrass. As funky as f...😉2 points
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Simples, 1) I like the fact I don't own it. 2) it has sparked absolutely no GAS reaction whatsoever.2 points
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Yesterday was a good day for painting my EVO-FX5 prototype 😉2 points
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Police in Greenock near Glasgow have recovered 5 electric and acoustic guitars. Details below :-1 point
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Today I have learned many things. The good folk of said bass chat are satisfyingly deranged, opinionated and probably nice people to drink beer and break stuff with I also have a fairly well fleshed out business plan (apart from funding, premises, design, talent..) to establish a guitar company who first product willl be the aforementioned mythical beast that is the shitenbacker banana boat gaylord. We should have a competition, and design it by committee, what could go wrong eh? Oh yeah and something to do with p basses and that.1 point
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https://guitarelectronics.com/active-passive-true-bypass-switch/1 point
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@Muzz I think you've hit the nail on the head: 300W WA + great cabs = just fine 300W WA + run of the mill cabs = may struggle If I had to choose between a great cab and a run of the mill amp and vice versa, I'd go for the great cab option every time. Any shortcomings on the amp can often be dealt with by a quality preamp pedal. Shortcomings on the cab can't so easily be fixed.1 point
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Nope - if you zoom in you can see the pickup's aluminium base and also the walls of the pickup well.1 point
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When not taking 2 guitars, I use the front compartment of mine to put pedals and leads and stuff, amp head or bass synth etc. It's pretty bloody useful.1 point -
bump!!! wishing you all the luck with the sale, hoping that after that you will pick up my status! 😂1 point -
Just met Grae having bought a nice Farida guitar off him. Would completely echo the sentiments above - top bloke and would highly recommend n any dealings.1 point
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That said, if it’s lost, say it’s in a hard case and claim.....if they find it and it’s not.....well they’ve found it 😂 Si1 point
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Here y'go...1 point
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It's horrible looking.1 point
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Hiho go out and gig at least twice a week for a few years and it,ll be right1 point
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“That kid in again?!” ”yep” ”you letting him tune everything for you?” ”yep”1 point
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Bought my first brand new rig there, a Trace Elliot AH350SM, plus 2103H and 1518 cabs. I remember having to do a job in Gloucestershire in the morning and all I could think of was getting it done as quickly as possible so I could then go rushing off to Wapping. Made sure I parked my work van where I could see it while I did the job, as the envelope full of cash for the rig was in the glove box.1 point
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