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Got the bass on the right today! It's incredible! I have never had an Ash neck before, but as soon as I touched it I wished all my basses had Ash necks! Chris & Al definitely know how to make an incredible instrument!7 points
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Hey Guys.. Bit of MM Porn.. Finally finished my bass room.. This is the current MM part of the walls.. there is a handful and a bit more I couldn't find space for or not in this location..6 points
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Bought this for £1209 about 6 weeks ago, my first brand new bass for 9 years. P body, J neck, P/J pups, Micro-Tilt neck, MIJ Limited Edition, 8lb 14oz. Original Fender Deluxe (ie cheap & nasty) gigbag included. I did a bit of practice on Monday evening. When putting it away I clattered it on the top of the belly cut out, see pic 4. Only 1 bit of damage, rest of the bass is literally as new. I glued the big bit back (badly). I can't bear to look at it, knowing what I've done to this lovely Limited Edition bass (yes, I know, but I'm psychotic about my gear, several nervous drummers will attest to this!). I only want to trade for a Fender Road Worn Jazz or Precision. Yes, I know I'm losing money big style, but it's sat in the corner, I can feel the hatred oozing from it's pores 😪 Meet half way please, I don't have a box, we would both have to fork out for insured couriers anyway. Happy to leave this up for months. Thanks for looking, Karl.5 points -
Whilst I am still very much focussing on the multiscale 5, I have 3 projects lined up already. 1 scratch build, 2 part-builds. And two are actual client builds too... based on seeing me play my own instruments, two people asked me to build them an instrument too! Scary but very cool. - I found a mint wenge/bubinga Ibanez Grooveline 104 neck on the web recently. I got it for very little money indeed, it is a made in Japan Prestige neck with Titanium stiffening rods from 2013, never fitted to a bass. I am going to use this neck and build a 4 string passive PJ. Alder body (own design), wenge/bubinga neck (I will remodel the headstock as it is fugly currently), EMG Geezer pups, Gotoh GB707 tuners chrome, Hipshot kickass bridge, black stain/oil finish, black pick guard. For me, - in parallel I will do a custom design 6 string (spits in disdain) scratch build. Alder body, 2 humbuckers, 25.5” scale rock monster. For a client. - after I will do a VI/baritone build based on an 28.6” scale Ibanez Mikro bass neck provided. Jazzmaster based design body most likely. For a client. That should sort me out for the rest of 2021 Build threads to follow of course.....5 points
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I'm no longer in musical contexts where gear sharing is common, but On a couple of occasions where I've been traveling long distance to perform I have had to borrow equipment (usually a drum) from one of the other acts. I liase with the relevant band member long in advance and offer a cash deposit up front. This comes from years playing in rock band settings where gear sharing happened regularly (usually me lending) and it was always rubbish - Crap attitudes, entitlement, disregard for the borrowed equipment. I treat those I borrow from as I would like to be treated.5 points
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Lakland’s have been my most lurched basses, but ive never played a USA one. Ive had 3 Duck Dunns. The last two at the same time. One had a Hanson and the other a Fralin in it. I kept the Fralin loaded one as it sounded a bit warmer and less aggressive, but all three were outstanding basses. Also had a DJ5 that i got made in to a PJ, never really felt at one with it though, but it felt and played as lovely as you would expect. Ive even still got a maple skyline JO neck under the bed somewhere that i used to have on my Squier CV basses.4 points
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Selling my Warwick Corvette $$ 5 String which I've owned for around 3 years. It was made in 2006 in Germany. It plays beautifully, with a nice low action, but I have decided that I need a 5 string with wider spacing (this one is around 16mm at the bridge) as I'm more used to precision/stingray spacing. Also have my eye on a couple of fivers on here. It's all working perfectly and has a ridiculous amount of tonal possibilities with twin humbuckers that can be as single coils and in series or parallel. Also the volume pot has a push/pull active/passive option. It's been gigged a few times and is not perfect, as the pictures show, but it's a lovely thing. Will supply with the semi rigid case that came with it (or a gig bag if preferred). Bass is located in Colchester, Essex. Will not post but happy to meet up within a reasonable distance. Could be interested in trades around the same value or I could add cash for a the right 5 string with wider spacing. I have included a screenshot of the Warwick database which suggests that the bass was originally supplied with black hardware but someone has changed this before my ownership (and the guy I bought it from).4 points -
If only everyone took that approach, this thread would be very short!4 points
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No I don't. At least nothing that an hour or two in the practice room learning the notes won't sort out. Going off your example, a 6 string doesn't give you a huge number of major 3rds over a 4 string. If you use C as your root, you're only getting 2 more places to play an E than on a 4 string (within the first 12 frets). What you are getting is the option to play over a full 2 octave range within a 4 fret area rather than a 9 fret shift, and a full 3 octaves within 12 frets.4 points
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I've had my 6er about a year now. I haven't touched another bass since I've had it. I prefer the tighter spacing. The neck is actually really slim. It's improved my playing a lot because the next note is always under my fingers without having to do fretboard gymnastics. It's improved my technique, because it really forces me to work on muting, while a 4 string is a lot more forgiving. I love the fatter sound and the feel of playing what would be the low notes on the E, higher up the neck on the B. So for me it does everything a 4 or 5 does, and more. Plus to me it just looks much nicer. I've ever been a fan of traditional "Fender" shaped basses. They've always struck me as being just a little dull. And a 4 string just looks ridiculously skinny to me now. Of course this is all personal preference and extremely subjective. But in answer to the original question, yes for me playing a 6 was extremely addictive. I went from having never even played anything other than a basic 4 string, to not playing, or having any desire to play anything other than a 6. I can't see myself ever going back to playing a 4.4 points
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Root and fifth old chap, root and fifth.4 points
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I'm really enjoying playing Candy Dulfer live concerts at work the past week or so. (she plays sax if you don't know her). I'm loving the bass groove on the song DISCO, the song starts at 6.39 on this concert video:3 points
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I’ve listened to many players and compression won’t fix bad technique, it won’t add the notes they’re choosing not to play be that a nice counterpoint which was on the original recording (and is the most interesting bass part on the song) or a fancy riff and fill up the neck. It won’t compensate for bad slap technique and it won’t disguise poor timing. An overly compressed bass tone won’t make a good player sound bad but a bad player can’t hide behind a (tastefully mixed and) compressed tone. If a compressor can aide the player in the 7 or 8 points listed above so be it but not all players value those same aspects of their tone/technique.3 points
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I've sanded it back a bit because it was a bit too dark for my liking, tiday I thought I'd make a galv pickguard to see how it would look?...... 👍🏻3 points
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We're talking Norfolk here. All is simples. PA to the DI would be Sylvia wot works for the CID.3 points
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Check out Hot Rize , proper bluegrass with a p bass3 points
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Not many Freshers in the UK but the same things turn up with all our favourite domestic 70s brands (Columbus, Avon, Grant, CMI etc) as well as Japanese brands like Maya. It's pretty much established that Fresher was a brand made by Chushin Gakki, as were many, if not all of the instruments from the other names I mentioned. The bass in the TB thread is a low/midrange P copy, probably mid 70s, ply body, cheap 2-saddle bridge intended to be hidden under a cover. It's OK but genuinely nothing special. New, in say, 1975/6, this & its equivalents would have been about £50 or £60, so an awful lot cheaper than a real Fender P, which would've been £250-odd back then.3 points
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This morning Peter Tosh 'Equal rights' is getting played loud while I 'work from home'. Such a good album, this tune is beautiful and powerful:3 points
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I was looking to sell it this time last year but kept hold of my LTD RB-1006. I find it inspiring to play and for me, the low action offsets the wider neck.3 points
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Black nylon coated LaBellas do seem very suited to acoustic, piezo equipped basses. When the time comes, try some EB Cobalt flats if you want to retain a chunk of roundwound tone (hopefully the QC issues reported a while back will have passed). Fender flats seem good too, having bought a Mustang with these already fitted, they seem to fit nicely with my cod Family Man efforts.3 points
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I tried some Labella Deep talking flats but the black nylon coated ones for a few reggae gigs but didn't like the tone I was getting from them. They are now on my acoustic bass guitar which seems a better match. I'm not averse to flats but at the moment I prefer rounds maybe I will try them again in the future but just plain flats not coated.3 points
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I tend to re-string my reggae bass with used strings from other basses that I am putting new strings on. They are a bit more mellow in tone then and they usually last about a year before I change them again. Works well, recycling is good. 🙂3 points
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Well, this is grim to hear there's people reasoning like this AND factually false, especially when you are talking about electric instruments; which is what makes this statement sad, considering it's been spoken as truth lol.3 points
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A 34", set up, strung as BEAD, then tuned down half a step to A# wont work? Why is that? - my experience is that can work, and relatively easily too. I've played a 33" scale 5'er, strung with a low B, was fine and I'm sure would have gone down half a step just fine too. I've played an even shorter one too - that I think was 30.5" scale - not 100% sure on the scale, certainly less than 33" - again played well strung to low B, would go down half a step nicely too I expect.3 points
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Bought my first bass from Mameloks. It was a Satellite Jazz bass copy and it cost around £80 (cheapest bass they had in the shop). I got it home on the bus in a black plastic bin bag. This would have been in 1980 and I was 15. I saved like mad with money from my paper round and I loved that bass and the feeling that I had when I played it. Couldn’t afford an amp so played it without for a time so I could learn how to play. A bit later, my mother ordered me a 25 watt guitar (not bass) combo from the Marshall Ward catalogue which I paid off weekly. Horrible plastic thing that rattled like mad. The Satellite was actually quite a decent bass. I am now lucky enough to own some of the best gear money can buy but nothing beats the feeling of buying that first bass.3 points
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Crikey, it's been a while since I did any work on this one. Better get on with it!!3 points
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I'd say "you fkg buy it and I'll fkg play it matey "...3 points
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Hello Everyone. Our first video. Thank you for any feedback.2 points
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I received this bass as a trade and I was (and I still am) amazed how good can be. I wanted to keep it, but, unfortunately, it's the only one of my basses with a narrow string spacing at the bridge (17 mm) and I prefer 19-20 mm. A little confusing when moving from one to another... It has some traces of use, but considering its age (made in 90s), I think it's not a catastrophe Also, (I think) has a midi pickup in the past, so you can see the places when the screws were mounted. The holes were filled, but not in a very professional way. The bass has two "facelifts", made after I received it: 1. New side dots, much more visible. BIG difference in a dark environmental. The original ones remained only for the second octave (frets 23-24), so you can see the difference in one of the photos. 2. The back of the neck has a satin finish now, much better (in my opinion) than glossy. Not refinished, only "treated" with steel wool. Specs (all explanations for the unusual terms can be found on Zon's web site): Mahogany body with bookmatched Koa top. I'm not sure about "mahogany body". I received the bass with this specification, but the grain and the colour tell me it can be ash (please see the last picture) Composite set-neck, no truss rod Phenowood fingerboard 24 silver/nickel frets in very good condition (slightly marked) Graphite nut Dunlop Straplok Dual Design strap pins Schaller tuners Schaller 3D bridge Dual coils Zon/Bartolini pickups. The pickups setup system is similar to Alembic, so there is no lack of screws. Zon/Polyfusion ZP-2 preamp - 9V Controls: Volume, Blend, Bass, Treble. The mids "pot" is inside, on the electronic board (can be seen in a picture) 34" 4.2 Kg 17 mm string spacing at the bridge (can be adjusted) 9 mm string spacing at the nut (46 mm nut width) I'll send the bass through DPD and I prefer the bank transfer payment. Only in Euro and only for EU, please (sorry!!! 😥) The price is firm, 2100 Euro, and the shipping is not included, but you'll receive a new set of LaBella Super Steps strings, stainless steel, exposed cores (045-065-085-105-128). No trades for the moment, please! I can send more detailed pictures on demand. Please excuse these photos, you know it's hard to photograph a glossy bass like this. ...and I think was not a good idea to make pictures in nature.2 points -
Seeing as we've had a couple of tunes by The Chameleons already, here's another corker.2 points
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Thanks for reminding me of this epic bassline (and sound).2 points
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It seems that people assume a comp should be doing something all the time, and noticeably so. I always like a comp to be on all the time but with a threshold that compresses only notes above a certain peak, giving a more consistent ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ to the overall sound which helps it sit in the mix and produce a tasty clank when you dig in, instead of distorting something. Controlled and nuanced playing still has all the dynamics. There’s no ‘breathy’ compressed artificial sustain volume swelling seasickness which I guess is what some people start. Trouble is every player, every bass, and every signal chain is different so the uses and possibilities are endless!2 points
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It might have to go back on the GAS list...2 points
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It’s a highway 1 series made in 2009z2 points
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I was thinking the same thing.2 points
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very nice indeed! iResist btw, has this sickness been classified by the WHO by now? symptoms: ownership of too many P’s and a constant lust for more2 points
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I don't understand the need to sell stuff when a band breaks up and the gigs dry up. If you still want to gig you have to treat this as a temporary lull. I'd keep everything and find that next band.2 points
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Basses are addictive, 6-string basses are basses, ergo 6-string basses are addictive2 points
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Those are groups of three 16ths. 4x3 = 12 = 3 beats2 points
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I’ve got 2 jazzes with D’addario tapewounds, they are well worn in , they give a nice warm tone , which suits me but if you’re looking for highs they wouldn’t be good2 points
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Sold. Just to say that as it is now sold and not to someone on BC, I'll reiterate that this was one hell of a bargain of an amp. If it weren't for the weight (less than many amps), I'd not have sold it. If you are in the market for a PRO amp, search one of these out! I've got nothing to gain from bigging it up, just trying to ensure anyone search threads re. these amps realises what a bargain and monster they are.2 points -
Quite a few of my builds I've used reclaimed scaff boards the only problem with them is they are very prone to tear out but its nothing a bit of sanding can't sort!...... 👍🏻2 points
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A 6 can't be more complicated then a 4, your scale just extends further up and down from the same position. On a 4 however you will need to move up or down the neck more to play that extended range. That said, with each way of playing the same stuff comes different inspiration. And that is my main point. A 6 inspires in a different way then a 4 does and vice versa. I want both. And a bunch of 5 strings. 😁 The only problem with a six string I can think of is playing comfort - some people can't get to grips with such wide fingerboards and there's nothing wrong with that. A 4 string bass is perfectly fine. But you know... 30 years of playing 4 and 5 strings. Adding a 6 is just a lot of fun.2 points
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A G&L with MFD pickups is going to mop the floor with a Squier.2 points
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