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  1. fretmeister
    7lb 10 is still too heavy for me unfortunately. I've got a hard limit of 7.5lb and ideally 7lb or even less. Too much hard living!
  2. fretmeister
    Andrew bought my Sandberg TT5 Superlight. All good - even collected on the same day he said he wanted it. Lovely to have a bit of a chat about all things bass as well
  3. fretmeister
    Well that's annoying! Wish they'd get on and do a Sterling Special now then!
  4. fretmeister
    I've got one of these I'm not using if anyone wants to buy it. (I have paid my subs)
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    The Vulf Compressor is available as a plugin but unfortunately not as a pedal. I suspect there's a load of post compression EQ going on too. Not a lot of point Pre EQ as the compressor will flatten it all out again, but there's definitely something going on afterwards. I might have to dig out my Boss EQ-200 and have a play around with a variety of curves to see what I can do. The stage rig at the MSG is a bit misleading - he's clearly running a di from the head and then that will be getting processed somewhere. It looks like there might be a mic on the cab from some angles but not from others. I suspect the recording and FOH is all di - through the Vulf compressor etc.
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    Ray's are lovely but I find the neck a little too chunky, and I've never seen a Ray Special SLO, let alone one that is light enough.
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    Just curious really. They have caused an itch I'd love to scratch but they are seemingly very rare so I've never had the chance to try one. But I love the tone he's got on the "Live at Carnegie Hall" Vulfpeck vid and I keep listening to it, and despite my best efforts I haven't got anything that I can make sound like that. Did anyone get one? Was it worth it? etc etc
  8. fretmeister
    ON HOLD
  9. fretmeister
    As I've had a couple of people ask - yes I would do a straight sell. £1300 ish / ono. Either collected or meet up. I don't have any bass boxes at the moment, and I don't like couriers at the best of times!
  10. fretmeister
    Thank you. I'll have to see if I've got an old set lying about somewhere that I can risk breaking if it goes wrong!
  11. fretmeister
    Ideally I am looking for a specific trade. I would like to get a lightweight 4 string Sandberg California ii VS4 or VT4 (That's Sandberg's P and PJ models, 4 string). They do turn up with weights as low as 7lb (3.17kg) but I would consider anything under 7.5lb (3.4kg). I'm not looking for anything heavier and because of my injuries I will have to bring scales with me for any meet up / trade. The lighter the better. I'm quite flexible about colour / fretboard / active or passive etc. The weight is the most important thing. The bass I am offering in trade is a Sandberg California ii TT5 Superlight. It's 5 string, 34 scale, 45mm nut Adjustable bridge string spacing between 18mm to 19.5mm. I have weighed it on my Kitchen Scales and it is 3.03kg which is 6lb 11 oz There is no neck dive. Electronics: It has the Sandberg Black Label stacked J pickups so there is zero hum, but instead of the usual preamp it has an East J-Retro Deluxe - specs are here: https://www.east-uk.com/product/j-retro-01-deluxe/?v=79cba1185463 It does Bass boost, mid cut and boost with a mid freq control, Treble cut and boost, passive tone, bypass in case the battery dies, a push-pull to get an even higher presence boost, and another switch with a set mid blend. The pickups currently have black tape over them as I like that look! Too many years of playing EMGs only I think. Body and Neck: Cedar wood with a Norwegian Maple neck. The black dots on the 'board are stickers. I added them because I needed them! They are non-residue removable webcam cover stickers. Took me ages to get them lined up with a ruler and tweezers! Hardware: Sandberg's own super lightweight tuners and massively adjustable bridge. The strap buttons take a normal strap but are also Schaller strap lock compatible. It comes with Sandberg's nice gigbag too. Strings: It is currently strung with a brand new set of D'addario Pro Steels. 45-65-85-105-135 (I added the slightly heavier B string) Photos: So if you have a suitably light weight Sandberg VS4 or VT4 then please let me know. I'm not interested in other basses (I don't think Sandberg have made any Superlight Spec Central models yet). I'm in Northants, sort of between J15A and J16 on the M1. Happy to meet halfway for the right trade. If someone wants to buy then £1300 ono, collected or meet up. thanks
  12. fretmeister
    It still won’t get the bass weights right. 3.6 kg is apparently 8lb, 9lb2 and 7.5lb
  13. fretmeister
    @Elfrasho What feet extenders did you get? Where from? Thanks.
  14. fretmeister
    He made me a couple of Strat plates too. Great service.
  15. fretmeister
    I didn't like the feel of the Low Tension Flats under the right hand. I found them really grippy, particularly on a hot day. I've got EB Group IV flats now and I love them. They are brighter / punchier but that can be tamed with tone settings easily enough. I really like Ti flats on it too.
  16. fretmeister
    You might want to state your location and post photos if you have any.
  17. fretmeister
    Yup.
  18. fretmeister
    The finish on maple EBMM basses means the dirt is right into the wood. It’s very difficult to clean up. Personally I wouldn’t bother.
  19. fretmeister
    On hold.
  20. fretmeister
    I quite like it, but a nice dark ebony board would have looked better. £1500 should get you nice lightweight tuners though.
  21. fretmeister
    ah, shame. Too heavy for me.
  22. fretmeister
    What is the weight please?
  23. fretmeister
    EMG 40DC (5 string) and the 45DC (6 string) are not splittable pickups. Would have to change the pickups to a different model to get splits. I tried to have a look on the EMG website but for some reason my browser security is clocking it for an invalid response at the moment.
  24. fretmeister
    Boss LS2. On my big board I have 2 of them. Amazing things.
  25. fretmeister
    It's not mine - I just link to it because it's so useful. You can have loads of options - just click the 3 in parallel or the 4 in parallel links on the page and it gives those figures too.
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