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I have two Ibanez Prestiges - a SR4005E 5er from the middle of last year, and a SR5000E (essentially the same but with 4 strings and a fancy wenge top) that was added very recently. Pics if anyone's interested, though these basses don't often get much interest!
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[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1196174' date='Apr 11 2011, 08:29 PM']Apparently they don't deliver the performance of a trad dual driver cabinet whilst being as heavy and expensive. Basically they offer no benefits over a single driver cab. I was briefly interested a while ago but the price and weight put me off, BFM had some interesting things to say here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=124993&hl=orange"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...3&hl=orange[/url][/quote] They do offer one benefit - lower frequency response in the cab. So, basically, these cabs can be smaller than the competition by being an isobaric design, without any loss in the lows. And they are definitely small and deep - I used to have a SP210. Tone was great. Not very loud though I found, due to the dual drivers but only one producing any sound (the other drives the isobaric chamber). But if you can put enough watts in, you should get enough volume out. I know am making the old assumption that watts = volume but I don't know enough to think otherwise yet!
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[quote name='aemberson' post='1198280' date='Apr 13 2011, 03:28 PM']Didn't say anything at all. Dunno what I was expecting really. I'm sure with my first bass I got a bag with truss rod tool, manual and some other bits Just thought i'd ask on here first before looking like a prat asking for stuff that I wasn't entitled too. Cheers[/quote] I think it just depends on the shop and a number of other factors. I bought one Ibanez Prestige that came with a strap and manual, and some dangly tags, that's it. Another one (I like those Prestiges!) came with manual and strap, the dangly tags were in the case but not on the bass, and it also came with a spiffing multitool with allen keys and the like. However, this one has slight wear marks which might suggest it is ex-display. I think a lot of places take the bass out of the case and display it and the other trinkets like tools go walkies, and it depends on the shop whether they put them back in on sale (or even if they can find them!).
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[quote name='Wil' post='1196732' date='Apr 12 2011, 12:57 PM']Whenever I'm in the practice room I am faced with a quandry - should I utilise the active EQ built into my bass to shape my sound, or set everything flat and leave the EQing to my Sansamp? More often than not I find myself leaving the basses' EQ alone entirely and using the amp, but am I missing a trick? Is there any advantage to using more than one EQ stage?[/quote] I would agree that there is far too much EQ possibility across the signal chain. Here's some choices to be made off the top of my head: Which pickup? Active or passive? Bass EQ? Effects that shape the sound, e.g. EQ pedals, tube compressors? Amp head preamp EQ? That's without going into other tone shaping possibilities that can't be changed on the go, e.g. which strings, pickups, cabs. To soothe my brain from all this choice I usually run the amp flat, use an amp built in compressor and just use the active EQ on the bass to shape the sound - that way, if I don't like the way things are sounding, I can give it a tweak, even mid-song.
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[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1190677' date='Apr 6 2011, 04:53 PM']I totally agree, the Protec is fantastic. I try and travel by train a lot though, and find that the Mono is easier to carry. I think it all depends on what you are doing and how you travel. If the bass is going in the back of a truck or a van, then a proper case would be best. If it's in a car with other luggage then maybe the Protec. If you're going to be carrying it then the Mono. The Mono would certainly protect your bass from the average bump and bang on a train ride or tube journey. My basses have been hundreds of miles with me in the Mono, and don't have a mark on them. They are very expensive though.[/quote] +1 for Mono cases I have a dual bass one - was £200 but the basses are very well protected in there and it feels quality.
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For tightest I guess try the biggest gauge you feel comfortable with. I use a DR DDT set and the 5 string is a .135 gauge, which is pretty fat (standard are .125). I find DR strings rather good, if a bit expensive.
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If you have an active bass make sure you get a STEREO plug, *not* a mono one which is in the ebay link. A stereo plug has 3 pins - for the mono jack, 2 of the pins are signal and ground. The 3rd pin on the stereo jack is used to turn the active electronics on and off! Look at the pin you've got - there should be three wires (or if there are more, at least there should be 3 points of connection on the jack). A mono plug should be ok for passive basses but not for active ones, if you get a mono plug you will have to wire the electronics to be always on - which is obviously disastrous for battery life. FWIW I got the stereo version of the switchcraft jack and it works just fine in my active Bass Collection.
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My pleasure to start Peter's feedback - he bought my Zoom multi effects unit, good communication and very pleasant to deal with!
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Bought his Markbass Super Synth ... as new, just as described, used bank transfer to pay for it, no probs whatsoever!
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Bump for pics added!
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For sale, very recently acquired MXR El Grande bass fuzz. I don't need it any more as I have another freebie fuzz from a friend. This is a great pedal with small footprint, and can range from mild to extreme fuzz. Has a deep switch for extra bass if needed, and also has true hardwire bypass (i.e. both the input AND output are disconnected from the circuitry in bypass mode). Here is a good overview of the pedal on youtube: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6d9YzoCx3w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6d9YzoCx3w[/url] I don't have the original box or manual, and I have replaced the rubber feet with two strips of velcro for a pedal board. I haven't used it much at all, and it has not been gigged - so it's in as new condition, apart from the velcro. [b]Now sold! [/b]
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Page 3 already? There are a LOT of basses for sale on here!
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Here's pics of the dings, and also a pic showing the new gold knobs I've added. Of the dings, there is one on the back, one on the top edge, and one on the bottom edge. I can't find any others.
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I used to have an Orange SP210. In my experience, these cabs are very very small, and yet put out plenty of bottom end. However, they are not terribly loud. So, if you want one, just make sure that you can put enough power into it. I was using a Trace Elliot (recent) 500W head that put about 250W into the 8 ohm cab. It was [i]almost[/i] loud enough, but not quite, before the power amp started to clip (mind you, I am in a loud band!). So, make sure your amp can put more power into 8 ohm - the Orange Terror Bass I think will put the full 500W into it - or, get two! I must say, though, that the sound was absolutely brilliant. So in short: these cabs are small, low, but not loud. They are also heavyish for their size, but not really that heavy overall, though they are easy to move around due to their size. But they sound bloody good. If I did not have my barefaced I would definitely go for the isobaric SP cabs, maybe one or two of the 410s or perhaps two 212s.
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For sale: Spector Euro 5LX-EX. [b]***NOW SOLD***[/b] Got it off a basschatter about a month ago - he bought it new in 2008. But it's just not me, which is a shame really because it's a corker, but you alrready knew that. Plus I could really do with some cash right now (so no trades thanks). Here's some pics I posted gushing about it when I got it: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126354"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126354[/url] I paid £*** for it, and would be looking to get that back. I'll include the Hiscox hard case that came with it. Bargain! Collection please, from Bristol, or a meet somewhere. Let me know if you have any questions! EDIT: I should mention there are a couple of dings, one on the back, one on the edge on the top, one on the edge on the bottom. The front is blemish free. EDIT2: this bass is 35" scale. Also, I have had a couple of messages asking about the dings - they are not bad, I will add pics of them soon. EDIT3: now added pics of dings - see post below. Also, I added some new gold knobs instead of the black ones, you can see them too in the post below, but I will include the original black ones if you like.
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I have a SR4005E, which I guess is a 5 string version of this one's predecessor. Best bass I have ever owned. Ibanez Prestige line is massively underrated IMHO!
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Thanks to all the replies I went for the MXR in the end, purely on cost. It's definitely a more extreme pedal but I'm liking it a lot so far. The deep switch is useful to give a big, fat sound. As for Hysteria, that one uses some kind of synth too so one fuzz pedal alone would never get there, but let's face it who in the audience would really notice or care if it's just fuzz? Apart from other bassists of course Didn't realize the Big Muff Pi was true bypass, and might have gone for that if I'd known. Still, I'm happy with what I've got. Who knows, I might even add another fuzz pedal to my board at some point...
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How's about Rotosound Drop Zone? £20 from Strings Direct: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/5806-rotosound_drop_zone_plus_stainless_steel_rs66lh_85_175"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/58...l_rs66lh_85_175[/url] Gauges are 85 / 105 / 135 / 175. I guess you could buy a single for the 5th string.
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I'm looking for a fuzz/distortion pedal with true bypass - I've whittled the possibilities down to these two. However, the EBS goes for about £150, and the MXR £75. So, has anyone had any experience with either of these pedals, and what are their sounds and reliability like? Obviously if there's not much between them I'll go for the MXR as it's half the price! Both seem suitable for what I am looking for, which is a sound a bit like the big muff, probably to play in covers of Hysteria (Muse of course) and Crawl (Kings of Leon). Don't want the big muff though as it's not true bypass and I don't want to mod one. Thanks for any comments or tips!
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Got to disagree with popular opinion - I think the blue one looks a bit naff and unless you're in a glam rock band or something you might be sick of it after a while! OTOH the red one looks classy, and I prefer the darker fingerboard - plus you don't see many hollow bodies out there (well I don't!). Get that one.
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[quote name='desmondpot' post='1164336' date='Mar 16 2011, 12:55 PM']Thanks Mr Cetera. Consider it done. ps: at what height should the pups sit from the strings? Overall, apart from the distortion, I thought the bass sounded better with the pup's pretty high.[/quote] I would have thought that the closer to the strings the pickups are, the louder the signal from them? So moving the pickups away from the strings might lower their output and reduce the chance of distortion from the preamp. Someone with a better knowledge of these things might come along and set me straight though!
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Some interest but nothing firm - BUMP