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Unless Ibanez have changed the spec of their licensed Bart pickup, it won’t simply be a matter of upgrading to Nordstrands as they aren’t the same shape/size. The blue bass is cool but I would much prefer the neck of the cheaper model! Roasted maple is lovely and seems like the higher end neck wood choice of the two? Interesting decision by Ibanez.
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Don't see many in this colour, beast of a bass! -
In normal times, I have cancelled two orders from DV247 due to delays in dispatching, both coming from Europe. I think it was about 2 weeks I waited for an in-stock dispatch before I lost patience. I think the Romford stock is fine but seems to go downhill if not.
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Is the pound really doing worse than the Euro at the moment??
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Warwick Streamer Stage 1 - 1992 - Repair By Wilkes Guitars - SOLD
Kev replied to bagsieblue's topic in Basses For Sale
Poor bass has been around a bit, was in my stable too... They're lovely basses, though. Love the wenge stringer Streamers. -
Still available. Trades considered but really I'm looking for cash offers on this. -
If this sounds anything like the Le Fay used by Nathan Navarro in his comparison video, this will sound INCREDIBLE. -
I’m not sure why I keep getting countered 😂 Clearly it’s fine for some, but they are certainly struggling in places. As it happens, I live in close proximity to a bass direct and have the same sorting office, which could explain things.
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I can only speak for 3 areas, primarily the midlands and the North West. The latter its post I have been affected by, birthday card posted 10 working days in advance didn't make it. Our office is only getting post every other day due to the number of staff isolating. Not intended as a sweeping statement, but undoubtedly they are struggling, as many businesses are.
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I imagine it’s area specific, for me is mainly affecting parcels and it is extreme. Two parcels received since lockdown; first took a month and the second over 2 weeks, this is delivery to CV postcode area.
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Like I said, couriers seem fine. It’s a Royal Mail who seem to be struggling.
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Yeah, best sticking to couriers, which largely seem to be running fine, which is interesting. My last royal mail parcel took 1 month to get to me, first class. Last Hermes, next day...
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So I am moving to using a multi effects processor/profiler only later in the year so I'm starting the gradual breakup of my pedalboard. First out, my 2013 Cog Effects Commission "Inertia". Basically a Grand Tarkin muff-style fuzz and what is now the 66 overdrive in a box, with the fuzz having a ton of tone shaping mids options to make it actually cut through a mix, rather than just sounding ace solo'd! I spec'd the drive to be boosted to 18V for extra headroom and allows for only very slight grit if desired, even with a high output bass. Blurb: https://www.cogeffects.co.uk/inertia.php "Inertia" is a pedal commissioned by Kevin Hide and designed to provide warmth and dynamic distortion through the Knightfall, and huge fuzz tones through the Grand Tarkin while keeping a small footprint overall. Subtle changes were made to each circuit to squeeze the last few drops out of what each could do; with the Knightfall running at 18v, and corner frequency adjustments on the Tone control of the Grand Tarkin, in a very similar way to Dweezil Zappa's Custom Tarkin Fuzz. The Knightfall was selected for this custom build as Kev's specification required an effect with the versatility to provide either an always-on overdrive, a boost, or to add just a touch of grit to a bass guitar tone. To mate it with the Kev's existing equipment and to provide increased headroom, the Knightfall runs at 18v, boosted internally. The addition of the Dweezil mods to the Grand Tarkin creates an extremely versatile bass fuzz, with the filtered clean blend maintaining the enormous lows and the combination of Tone, LPF and HPF allowing a broad range of fuzz tones while still retaining the character of the Tarkin. The LPF and HPF controls are both "more" controls, extending the cut-off frequency of each further into the mid-band of frequencies. With the Tone knob at noon, turning the LPF up will add low-mids initially, and turning up the HPF will add high-mids. The combination of the two allows the user to dial in cut or boost of the mids, and a choice of where those cuts and boosts will affect the mids, and also how wide those cuts and boosts will be. Is it overkill? Yeah, probably. Does it sound awesome? Unquestionably, yes. Pedal is in great condition, bit of wear as you would expect for what is a 7 year old pedal, but all functioning perfect, pots quiet etc. Price drop to £150!! Price includes shipping.
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SOLD Warwick CO Streamer Stage I, 5-string. ( Neck Led)
Kev replied to pollopollo's topic in Basses For Sale
This was built alongside a 4 string based on SZ's instruments, was on sale a number of years ago on the Warwick forum. Special bass! -
Out of interest, why do you find that odd? Drop tuned music, where you need that additional scale length, it's an obvious target market and it's worked, the Nolly Getgood signature has become the P bass of the progressive metal and metalcore genres.
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Quite a dramatic fan is needed to be truly effective, as the low strings really benefit from that longer scale as much as the high strings really benefit from the shorter scale. The Dingwall B is impressive, but excessive I feel. The trade off against the strings available to you is a tough sell for me personally, i'd rather go that bit thicker on a 35" scale and get the same result. I'm moving my Ibanez FF on, but it's fan ranges from 34" to 35.5", which is perfectly long enough for the B and plays really well. But, rather than wishing it had the dingwall B, if anything I think I would have preferred a more dramatic fan to reduce the scale for the high strings. But hey, I have a .125 B fitted to a 34" bass and its one of the best B's i've heard! So it's difficult to establish what makes the biggest difference.
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Remember seeing these when they were first announced, didn't realise any had shipped! I mean for the money, these seem very interesting indeed. I feel QC will be a huge factor though, but I guess if you can return them in the 30 day return window its not the end of the world.
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It's this one that interests me... https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/RedSub-Coliseum-Fanned-Fret-6-String-Bass-Purple-Burl-Burst/31J4
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Wow. I am not using speakers with any kind of acceptable bass response, but to me that whole clip has the exact same tone.
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In a word, yes. It's all down to personal preference, but i find wenge aesthetically and tonally the best choice for a neck wood overall, and I believe off memory Sheldon actually recommends Wenge on custom builds, or historically has. It will be great either way, but the Dingwall wenge necks are something special, and whats a few months when its a custom build?
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The Strandberg seems to be the equivalent of the Dingwall Combustion/NG range, but the Dingwall is around half the price? The Strandberg models are cost comparable to the Canadian Afterburner series, and these are bases built in Canada, without cheap labour, cheap factory space e.t.c. I am not questioning the quality of the instrument as a direct result of where they are made (although like I say, the 3 models I have tried have all had some kind of quality issue), its the cost and profit margins. We aren't privy to that of course, but I just don't see how the Boden could cost double a Combustion/NG to build. The Dingwall name has earned a lot of respect in the bass community as well and that in itself commands a price, whereas Strandberg are entirely new to it.
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The price. Labour is an awful lot cheaper in the Far East and labour accounts for much of the cost of a bass. Add to that running costs, warehouse space costs e.t.c. compared to UK/US/Canada. You would expect a bass in the Far East to be cheaper as it cost the company less to build them. You mention Dingwall, look at them as a comparison. The Combustion range has all Canadian woods and electrics, the entire vibe of Dingwall and all the tone, the NG series is their most popular bass and is fantastic. Yet, Dingwall chose to build them in the Far East to save cost and sell for half the price of their Canadian models. They've nailed the business model, Standberg have sadly swung and missed.
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Check the other thread on these. There have been a few quality control issues on the ones i've tried and other people have commented on this as well. Sharp hardware, roughly routed wood and a few other things. They play really nice and the neck is superb, but the rest of the bass feels like a mid range far eastern instrument, only it costs nearly £3k. I'd buy one if they were Ibanez priced as they feel at that kind of level, but never for the amount they want. Check out the new Ibanez headless range instead with the nordstrand pickups and fancy finishes at half the cost.
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SOLD PENDING Ibanez SRMS805 - Upgraded to full US Bartolini Pickups and Preamp
Kev replied to Kev's topic in Basses For Sale
Not sure to be honest, it’s described as “specially designed “ and “proprietary”, which is the usual language for the licensed ones, but haven’t come across them before. -
SOLD PENDING Ibanez SRMS805 - Upgraded to full US Bartolini Pickups and Preamp
Kev replied to Kev's topic in Basses For Sale
This is why i don’t think Bartolini should license their designs, or at least call them something else. So often you see people talk about how dark and dull bartolini Pickups as for many it’s only the Chinese ones they’ve tried in mid range instruments, when in fact proper US ones are a different animal altogether, depending on the model you choose. But anyway, yeah it’s a worthwhile upgrade, the preamp is great too 🙂
