mcnach

limited bump...

nice amp and nice price, have a bump on me

[quote name='shezza' post='1156872' date='Mar 10 2011, 04:51 PM']Hi all, Any ideas what Rotosound black flat wounds would sound like on a Epi EB3?[/quote]

very deep woody thud/thump.

[quote name='gelfin' post='1055471' date='Dec 11 2010, 10:18 PM']Might be worth checking out the Ashdown Jay Lomenzo Hyper-drive. It preserves the low end clean and lets you put all the drive and dirt into the higher frequencies.[/quote]


Big + for this pedal. My fave.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1157290' date='Mar 10 2011, 09:45 PM']Looks cool and another angle covered with a Ray [/quote]


you know what is the logical conclusion, right?
I'm now idly looking at second hand fretless Stingrays

[quote name='Darkstrike' post='1157261' date='Mar 10 2011, 09:26 PM']Dig it!

Can't wait to hear how you like the Nordie.[/quote]


Next week, next week... can't wait to get it all done!

[quote name='hubrad' post='1156891' date='Mar 10 2011, 05:01 PM']I only really do fretless, did a couple of defrets myself in the past and that looks a nice job!
Halfrounds are another way to go - less f/b wear but more presence than flats. I have those on my 'rawk' fretless. [/quote]

it's an expensive business to keep trying different string types, eh?

I'm leaning towards halfrounds too, from the one time I tried them they seemed to be rather brighter than flats and probably more what I'm after here. I can see myself repeating the defret route to have one equipped with nylon tapewounds too, for instance... (maybe when I find another nice old OLP with bad frets, so I can get it quite cheap )

The Yamahas are nice, the RBX374 is a nice beast.

I saw you were considering an Ibanez SR300...

I've actually advertised an older SR400 (P/J rather than soapbar pickups, 3-band EQ, all black), in case you are interested:
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=125037&st=0&gopid=1157393&#entry1157393"]SR400[/url]

It's a very nice bass... but with your budget, if you look second hand you will have a lot of options. I see lots of suggestions here, but in teh end only you can tell what feels right for you, so my advise would be not to rush and look until you find "the one" (you'll know it when it tells you so )

PM'd back

Probably not exciting to anybody but myself but I just ordered a Nordstrand MM4.2 alnico pickup for this. Breaking away from my usual Seymour Duncan stuff, I wanted to try one of these and they can't be bad.

Preamp ready, battery box ready, router ready... now I just need time

[quote name='Muzz' post='1155665' date='Mar 9 2011, 06:21 PM']Well, I'm using mine...as a testbed for a Double-P with Series/Parallel wiring. I've a hankering to hear what that'll sound like, and rather than mod an expensive bass as a trial, I reckon I'll get the answers I need from the Ryder. Pics will follow upon completion. The only real issue will be what to call it...[/quote]

A "Pee-Pee"?

(telephone rings)
- hello, what are you up to?
- nothing, just playing with my Pee-Pee

[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1114537' date='Feb 3 2011, 09:15 PM']I keep thinking I would love to play a 5-er as those low notes would be great for metal... so now and then I drop into the local music store to try some out, but I just can't get on with any of them.

I can't put my finger on what the problem is, but none of them feel right.

Has anyone else had this problem when trying to find a 5, or make the transition? What did you do? Just buy one and hope it grew on you, or stick with the 4's?[/quote]


I simply found a MM SUB5 and then a G&L L2500 Tribute, with the right strings both of them. I tried a few times before... but until I found those two basses I didn't get it.

Another thing is that actually *needing* to play a 5-string helps. The pressure added from necessity helps a lot, I think.

Once again, Tom brings the Ryder joy to another bassist

I want a black fretless one!!!!

You thought you'd get a real Rick for 250 euros???

I don't want to sound patronising, so I wil not say what I was thinking. But, come on.

However... it seems you have a decent bass for the money you paid. You would probably make a profit if you decided to sell it. The family friend could have sold that bass for a bit more, quite probably but he gave it to you for a mere 250 euros. Sounds like a nice deal. It certainly looks cool, although I'd probably change that bridge. It doesn't look good on that bass, and it seems it's a little too wide for the width of the neck: in one of the pictures it seems the E and G strings are right on the edge of the fingerboard.

I can understand it's a disappointment if you expect a real Rick and then you find it isn't, but I hope you will understand it was not a reasonable expectation, and at the end of the day you were not ripped off. If you decide you don't like the bass... I'm sure you'll sell it for more than you paid, easily.

I'm not a fan of Ricks... but it does look nice, I must admit. Nice Cliff Burton vibe, as you said. How does it sound?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1154511' date='Mar 8 2011, 09:08 PM']Many a true word is spoken in jest. [/quote]


evil!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1154201' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:12 PM']Tanglewood Warrior, epic bass for the cash.[/quote]

that's another one!

I've owned a Warrior (single MM pickup), a Warrior II (twin Jazz) and a Warrior III (with F-holes, MM bridge and jazz neck)
All great, but I really miss the Warrior III. I had put a Glockenklang 3-band preamp too...

[quote name='theplumber' post='1154181' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:00 PM']At the end of last year I found myself skint!!.....Needing some instant dosh,without resorting to some crazy payday loan scam,I flogged a couple of things on E bay......one of which was a rather nice SX Jazz bass,Recently I was checking some pictures out on my computer and came across the photos of the SX that had been on the e bay listing...bad move!......I now know that it was a cracker....and since I can't seem to find another like it want it back! I have sent an e mail to the guy who bought it...but don't hold out much hope,as he was really chuffed with it when he bought it......oh dear!...bloody missing it! [/quote]


Yep. Twice.

I used to have a Japanese Squier Telecaster. It was delicious. Such a great guitar. Sold it for a mere £150, including a cool rails pickup at the bridge, with a 4-way wiring, and brand new big dunlop frets.

Bad bad bad bad bad move.

Then a couple of years ago I sold my first bass. It was a Vintage brand Jazz that I had modified and was a fantastic bass. I've met the new owner at a gig, and got to see and hear that bass playing through my rig (I was providing amplification)... oh, why did I sell that???
I told hgim if he ever wants to get rid of it, I'll buy it. But he seems to like it too much...

Well, I had this OLP I bought a while ago with the idea of making it fretless... and I got as far as pulling out all the frets. Then nothing. For months. Many months.

Finally, in on of the bands I play there was a bit of a need for a fretless. So I took the bass to my favourite luthier.

I got it back today.

Here it is:





and here it is flanked by one of the (in?)famous Sue Ryder P-basses and my MM SUB5:




The fret slots were filled in with a dark blue veneer (it looks more blue in real life than in these pictures). I was not very careful when I removed the frets and I didn't want big slots (less work too, so cheaper), so the luthier did what he could with what I gave him... then planed the fingerboard nicely, smoothened up the back too and rounded the edges and finished it in oil, as it was... Beautiful.

I took it to rehearsal after barely one hour trial... and I'm amazed how nice it is to play. I'm used to OLP/Stingrays, so I guess that helped, but although my intonation was not perfect, it was much better than I expected. I'd be happy to gig it already (I do have to watch my hands more than I normally do). I ended up playing a whole lot of RHCP songs on it, and yes, you can slap a fretless, and yes it sounds pretty cool! Today we tried "Blackeyed Blonde" for the first time... and it sounded pretty good

Fretless, eh? Who would have thought it?

The strings are a set of Ernie Balls I think (not my usual), roundwounds 45-100 or so. Rather old, so not very bright. It is actually quite nice and I love the "growmwahl" you can get on the lower notes. I was going to put some flats in there. I have D'Addario Chromes and Status Hotwires -both flats and groundwounds- to try... oh, decisions decisions... I'm new to fretless and almost-new to flats... any hints?

Now I need to replace the pickup and put the 2EQ preamp I took from my MM Stingray... The pickup on this OLP is more powerful than on the other 3 I've owned, not sure why. It sounds pretty good, but I need my alnico parallel fix. So if anybody has a Seymour Duncan or Nordstrand MM type pickup... I'll be interested!

The highly rated preamp/DI/distortion package.

Great condition, boxed etc.

£90 delivered (1st class recorded).

Since I got the RH450 I just don't use this anymore... so here's a Boss LMB-3 limiter/enhancer pedal for bass. Used but not abused.

Looking for £40 inc. delivery

Great condition, boxed. Classic Cry Baby GCB-100 wah for bass.

£40 delivered.

Here's my Ashdown MAG250 head. 250W into 4ohm. Good working order, good sounds, dependable, with a decent DI, just not required anymore.

Looking for £130 delivered (mainland UK).

pics:
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[attachment=74166:MAG250_back.jpg]
[attachment=74167:Ashdown_rig_2.jpg]



Edit: I would be willing to sell it with the cab. It's an ABM mini15 rated at 300W, giggable, very portable and reasonably light (<13Kg on my bathroom scales)
I'd be looking at £200 + delivery for both amp + head.

evil bump

[quote name='pikeman' post='1151252' date='Mar 6 2011, 10:46 AM']Oh bugger, I've just had a phone call and the audition has been cancelled, the singer has a migraine.
All that worrying for nothing.
No date set for another audition yet.
I've gone from nervous to disappointed.
Sorry to put you guys through it with me.
Still feeling the love though.

Steve.[/quote]


Singers, eh?

That must be frustrating, but hey, you get a little more time to play those songs until you can play them in your sleep.
Let us know what happens.

I hope you get back in business soon!