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    I think he's in Northern Ireland
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    fretmeister replied to Jus Lukin's topic in Bass Guitars

    Make sure you try one. The neck shape is quite square these days. I love Status but I don't like the current neck shape at all.
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    I didn't realise 1 finger was so common. I use 4. My youth as a Sheehan wannabe demanded it. The little finger gets the least use though.
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    Looks like a good example of the breed, but alas that colour is not for me.
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    The classic 50 looks nice. My brain is having a problem with a MIM Fender costing over £1000 though!
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    I quite fancy a good old passive P bass. I have never owned. 7.25 radius board bass and I fancy trying that. Is that only available on the wider board (44mm) models like the Vintage US and Mex 50s series? Or are there more options? Ta.
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    That looks lovely. After 28 years of playing mostly active basses, I find myself wanting a good old fashioned P bass.
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    ThorpyFX Fallout Cloud (new name for the Muffroom Cloud after EHX got upset) - but with a clean blend. That would be perfect.
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    Bass > Line 6 Helix Rack > FX Return on a Tecamp Puma > pair of Barefaced One10 cabs.
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    Tecamp Puma 300. Not quite as small as some, but only 2.2lb and very powerful.
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    I had a Zon Hyperbass for a while. 34 scale with D'Addario piccolo strings on it. It was excellent and great fun. By the time I sold it, I managed a half-way acceptable version of Michael Manrings "Monkey Business Man" and "Adhern" - the latter needing 2 ebows.
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    [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1472595719' post='3122557'] I have a friend who's whole attitude to life, emotions etc is that it's all just electro-chemical impulses. Therefore meaningless, so he pretty much gave up on trying to achieve anything in life. [/quote] I have the same view, but use the lack of an imposed meaning to choose my own. Understanding the chemistry of the brain does not make it less wonderful.
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    The very minute there is effort to learn - then you are a musician. The word does not imply competence.
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    Bass Direct have a couple in stock. The upper fret access problem is common that type of shape. Same as the T-bird. It's not a shredders bass!
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    No idea. But I love it!
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    I'm very much enjoying my One10 with a Tecamp Puma 300. My amp gas has ended.
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1470919797' post='3109338'] Demeter... similarities? [/quote] Nah - it looks like the old Engl Ironball guitar amp that has been around for years. I suspect it is a bass version.
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    I've used bass amp modellers for years. Mostly Line 6 stuff, but also Tech 21 I'm using a Helix now and the bass models in it are all very different. There's SVT normal channel, SVT Bright, Mesa 400+, a GK model, B15 model and other stuff too. And the best bit about modern modellers with powerful EQ is that all amp models (even the guitar ones) can be used properly on bass. In parallel signal paths if I fancy it too.
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    [quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1470132041' post='3103411'] They normally do a "catch up" programme at the end of each series. [/quote] A mate of mine used to work on the show. Less than half of the deals offered actually happen. Lots fail in due diligence, sometimes the "offer" is actually given as a straight loan, sometimes the applicant doesn't take it as the publicity from the show is enough to get them what they want without giving up equity. Oh - and the cable needs TWO batteries. 1 at each end. It's a solution looking for a problem. They were on the fretboard forum (the biggest UK guitar forum) in 2014 trying to flog them and there wasn't a single forumite who wanted one. Not even the Russ Andrews power cable buying audiotards.
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    Brilliant funky squelchy noises can be yours for £75 delivered in the UK. Some glue residue on the bottom rubber plate. [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Vox Big Bad Wah. Joe Satriani sig model.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Has 2 voices and 2 inductors. It also has the option of adding some drive too.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Very versatile. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Velco on the bottom. NO FEET.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]It's quite heavy so £75 delivered in the UK[/size][/font][/color]
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    Forgot about this! Still for sale bump!
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    [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]I love the way this guitar plays, but it has a Floyd and my hatred of them has come back with a vengance (Yes I know - I bought a Charvel and this - they are both going). If Caparison did this with a hardtail it wouldn't be going anywhere[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Unusually for a shreddy guitar the neck is really quite similar to a Gibson Slim taper neck - a bit thinner than that, but closer to that than a usual super strat. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]The bridge spacing is like a Les Paul and it has a 24.75 scale. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]I've only played it in the house.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]There is a tiny bit of damage at the jack socket where I was hamfisted slotting in my wireless bug. You can see that in the photos. Otherwise it's tip-top.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]It comes with a very nice padded soft case which I have forgotten to photograph.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]It's Trans Black Burst, mahogany body with a maple veneer top[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Dimarzio Tone Zone in the Bridge and an Air Norton S at the neck. 3 way switch[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4][/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4][/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4][/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4][/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4][/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4][/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]I'm not looking at any trades as I want to raise money for a good hard tail guitar. Most likely a Les Paul, but possibly a hard tail Horus if I can find one.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]£575 ono. Feel free to make offers, I won't be offended.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Collection from Northants about half way between Junction 15A and 16 on the M1. I might be able to meet somewhere reasonable too, but of course you can't plug it in at a service station![/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]ta[/size][/font][/color]
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    Mine is 3.9kg! I'm never selling it!
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    [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1469018190' post='3095096'] Dingwall is around £1700 too much for me, sadly.... Specific question - Does anyone know the weight of a Sterling by Musicman SUB Ray5? Ta! [/quote] The full fat Ray 5s can be 12lb or can be just over 9lb. They vary a lot so you'd have to try each one. i managed to find a low weight one, and then I got rid of another half-pound by swapping the tuners to Hipshot Ultralites.
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    [quote name='rodney72a' timestamp='1469149053' post='3096174'] You'd be paying a significant amount to devalue your bass by a significant amount. [/quote] Or he's paying a significant amount to make it perfect for him so he wants to keep it even more. My own 2005 5 string has twin EMGs and been routed out for them. (Yes I did that to a limited edition one). It is now perfect for what I want. It's not going anywhere. It is correct that modded EBMM instruments get more flack than say Jazzes. I imagine it is partly because of the way the EBMM forum is run with zero tolerance for mods or sometimes even discussions about non-EBMM strings! Quite often the flack includes "Sell it and buy the bass you really want - don't ruin that!" However there aren't any other production line basses with that neck, or with that string spacing. So if body contouring and different electronics are what you need to be changed there is no possibility if "buying the bass you really want" as it doesn't exist. Whenever I get that sort of crap I always ask - What non-custom bass can I buy with that neck and with 17.5mm string spacing etc etc that (for example) already has EMGS or whatever. I've never got an answer.
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