LukeFRC

Just bought Pete's Kramer off him. I asked ages back for a heads up when he sold it, and true to his word he gave me first dibs. A true gent with a skill in uber packing everything so it would survive a bomb! brilliant coms and all in all a really great guy to have bought from thanks!

[quote name='yann' timestamp='1340923562' post='1711730'] Thanks for saving my time, but all i need to know is allready in my experience,i'm no youngster,and as i wrote before i'm a luthier, not someone who does the job with the instructions of the mass industrie,and i can get any wanted sound without the need of any active cirquits... Well,it's eather my skills....or the woods,hmmm...or both! (and i don't mean me only,but every other luthier who really does the job, electrics or acoustics,basses or guitars,no matter). -The reason i want to read that thread,is i want(ed) to see how this "war" (between wood "believers" and "non believers") is doin in the UK. Now i know there's no difference with Greece,i'm a member in a Greek music forum,and i allready gave my local "battles" about it,i've even challenged professors of physics about it,and guess what.....they really can't answer my questions...(but i can,answer any of their questions too,unless theories or math i've never studied)! I've offered my woods,my (private) workshop and myself for ANY experiment about this issue. Yes,they stepped back.... (I might not make it in English,it's is not my language,and i've never studied anything but praxis!) -Here's a common question: Why instruments from the same series,all with same parts,woods,even same finish sound different? Some players hear no difference at all between exactly same models,... -...here's an answer to them: Every healthy human ear can hear the same spectrum of frequencies.But not every brain can analyse this incoming info.This is a nature's gift,can't be teached... This difference makes a good or bad sound engineer,luthier,producer,whoever works with sound,including players who really know what they want for their playing style(s). Talking about differencies,it's details that make them... What i know about people who don't accept that woods matter in electric sound,is they eather can't understand the details in sound,or.... they have interest NOT to accept it (mass production makers,untalented "builders",untalented players, etc..) -I never said that woods sound.Strings sound! What i say (and make it praxis everytime i make an inst) is that woods RESPOND (or not) to the string vibes,each single piece with another way, and different frequencies in different levels (even different tonality) cut in exactly same mass from the same log,one (by width,by length it's well known) to the next. Here's an example with ebony: [media]http://youtu.be/y8oyi3yg1rE[/media] Anyway,sorry for the "offtopic",this thread is about Bassmachine's unique bass,not wood's sound properties or anykind of "defness"! edit: P.s: There's another thing i'd like to say here: People have to understand someday,the difference between "handmade" and "handcrafted",it's quite big..... [/quote] you need to start making instruments again. export them to germany and the uk

there are different ranges too....

they still make them.

can they hear themselves? when doing PA and you had a "bad" backing singer you had two options. turn them down so they wouldn't ruin the whole thing, or turn them up (esp in their foldback) so that they could actually hear themselves.

I have a 3 guitar warwick one, metal frame cost about £20. the thing doesn't leave much space for acoustics and the headstocks of basses go back a fair bit backwards (if that makes sense?)

well.... my two bass rule didn't last long....

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1340822364' post='1710182'] So damned tempted [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280907862677?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1423.l2649[/url] [/quote] it's been on gumtree a while. maybe talk to him through that for a better deal?

Sold Ruairidh a book, a lovely easy transaction, wouldn't think twice about dealing with the guy! Hope you enjoy the book pal!

Sold Richard my delay pedal. He wanted it, sent me some money, I stuck it in the post, he got it, everyone happy! a lovely simple easy sale with a great guy! Thanks richard!

no no no tecamp are class D Im not convinced Thunderfunk are. It probably won't do 'creamy' warmth. not in a valve style

maybe your noting all the info is telling the fingerprint software....

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1340714746' post='1708434'] Are these good? I've read that some people adore these amps (thunderfunk & puma). I'd need to try a used amp before buying though. I've heard there are known 'signs' to look for (esp. with valve amps). I might miss them (assuming there are any!). [/quote] Go look on talk bass, there is a guy called kjung or something who has owned and reviewed almost every lightweight amp it seems. He used to have lots of great videos up but took them all down Tecamp are very very well built. I've been told using military spec parts but can't vouch for that as never opened mine up, so not the same risks as valve amps. One thing they are good for is having a good bottom end. very clean, but not in a clinical way. I like them and think they sound fuller than other micro amps I've tried. Thunderfunk are also well loved but I don't think are class D and super lightweight.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/178335-fsft-price-drop-tecamp-puma-500-l440-shippedon-hold-pending-payment/page__p__1705869__hl__tecamp__fromsearch__1#entry1705869 there you go

there is a secondhand tecamp puma in the for sale section. That is all I need to say

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1340705727' post='1708236'] String spacing is standard 19mm at the bridge but it's a J type neck profile and nut width of 1.5" as opposed to Fodera's morew usual 1.625" on a 4 string. I'm not sure what the finish is but it certainly oozes class Here's what Fodera said about it when it went in to be 're-furbished' "[color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]We don't build 'em like this anymore! It has been quite a number of years since a Custom Shop Fodera has been built with a colored finish (in this case Tobacco Burst), but every time we see one of them we love the way the instruments seem like a synthesis of old and new.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In the tone department, this Monarch Elite has got that punchy, articulate 70's vintage vibe in spades. Of course with our onboard Custom Shop Preamp, you can dial in exactly the right sound no matter what gig you are out on...and have we mentioned that this Monarch Elite is a joy to play??[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [/quote] it must be quite good if you build basses of consistently high quality, cos every so often you will get one back a few years old and get the "flip we made a good one there" vibe. Lovely looking thing. but as someone who's owned a fair few basses... we want a better review!

where are the screw holes for the ashtrays? and tug bar? I agree with Happy Jack on the wear on the neck too... and also comparing the two... something to do with the pick guard looks odd. Possibly a really really good bass, just not sure I get the relicing unless you go down the accuracy route... in which case you would go for Gil Yaron...

Heres something to try next practice.... when you are playing something substitute say half the notes in a pattern/riff/chord sequence with random ones. Or do the "Play the song without using any root notes" game. You'll probably find, that if what you play is in time then it will sound ok. different maybe, but ok You play all the "right notes" out of time slightly, or even just on the changes, it will sound bad.

except going against him is the fact that they have "upgraded" the american standard twice since that was made. why not see if he wants to sell it on here?

my thoughts.... if the thing doesn't jump out at you... then maybe leave it. It could be the strings,it could be the wenge, it could be a combination of the woods and the barts.... find an old streamer stage one, I found mine uber responsive and quick on the attack