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  1. neepheid
    FYI - Hagstroms such as these should be strung like so: The way you have it just now is placing extra strain on the nut.
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    [quote name='chris_b' post='990111' date='Oct 16 2010, 12:31 PM']OK, then, all Gibson basses with the angled back headstock.[/quote] I see what you did there...
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    I'd recommend a voltage of 240V
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    [quote name='chris_b' post='989822' date='Oct 15 2010, 11:40 PM'][i]Some[/i] Gibson basses are fragile[/quote] Fixed that for you.
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    Welcome to the forum from the Grey Fortress of Melancholy
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    No regrets here. I have sold: Epiphone EB-3 - first bass and looked great but bad balance, thin neck. Squier Jazz - thin neck AXL perspex thing - weighed a ton, bought as a laugh anyway OLP MM3 - won by accident on ebay, I'm not ready for 5 string Warwick Rockbass Corvette - sound didn't put me up or down and plain fingerboard (I like some dots at least) Takamine acoustic bass - rather unwieldy to play, plain fingerboard Traben Chaos Attack - sound didn't put me up or down Fecker Imprecision (Squier Precision) - meh, it's a precision. Squier Bronco - despite putting a lot of effort into tarting it up I decided I should man up and go long scale Epiphone EB-0 - as above, decided short scale was not for me Peavey Milestone III - bought locally for peanuts - broke it for parts and made a bit of a profit Italia Maranello Z - bought it for the looks, but couldn't get into it That's all I can remember. I have evolved my collection to the point where I'm A) happy with what I have and B) can't really move "forward" without spending a lot of cash in a oner.
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='987877' date='Oct 14 2010, 11:38 AM']I have one of the very 1st G&L basses ever produced - waaay before the eye gouger headstock. If I could get over a grand for it I'd be well chuffed... but I can't see it... not yet anyway. [/quote] Eye gouger? Is that an official term?
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    I have a Tribute L-2000 in blueburst/maple - modified with parallel/series/single inner coils switch: Not the best pic, but the only one I have to hand.
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    Not really, I think they all tend to have piezo pickups. Of course it doesn't mean you have to plug it in. I had one at my work so I could have a plonk at lunchtimes while learning a set of songs. The gig's passed and now I'm selling mine, if that's any help
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    I got an Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass, loved the looks, wasn't that fussed about the sound - quite a thick passive humbucker sound which didn't inspire me. So I gutted it and put in 2 EMG-HB pickups and an EMG-BQC preamp which gave me 2 active split P pickups and a 3 band EQ with mid sweep. So now it's a pretty vehicle but sounds like any EMG equipped bass.
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    Bump-ola
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    [quote name='BottomEndian' post='985502' date='Oct 12 2010, 11:02 AM']FWIW, I agree. Apart from preferring maple with black. Ebony with black is the way forward. [/quote] None more black, eh?
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    [quote name='Delberthot' post='985142' date='Oct 12 2010, 02:02 AM']Put that away Dammit. One of the few basses on the forum that still gives me GAS and I don;t even do fretless anymore [/quote] Heh, I've had a shottie of it, really nice bass, lots of switches and knobs (I can't remember what they all do - and I like that), good sound and a lovely deep, dark finish on it.
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    The following utterances are opinions, not facts. For me it's purely an aesthetic choice. It depends on the bass. I think a maple board looks ridiculous on a Les Paul bass, for instance. Rosewood would be too dark for my black Gibson G-3 with black pickguard and matching black headstock, the black/maple combination is a classic. I couldn't give a monkey's about the tonal differences. I'm not saying they don't exist, I just think that they're lost in the statistical underflow of the situation and it's all about how far you'd like to take the pedantry. You could argue that two outwardly identical basses from the same manufacturer will sound different because the pieces of wood aren't exact clones of each other, there will be tiny variances in the coil windings in the pickups, perhaps the chemical properties of one of the solder joints is slightly different, altering its electrical conductivity and hence altering the sound. Do you think the player can feasibly play the same piece of music in EXACTLY the same way each time? We're not robots! I don't care about all that, as long as the bass feels good to play, has a nice sound which I enjoy listening to (or can be moulded into a nice sound with either bass or amp controls) and looks good (to me).
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    Nods, singer puts a hand up at the last line of the song, that kind of thing. I was playing in an ensemble on Saturday where the singer and the drummer met for the first time on the day of the gig. 24 songs. No pressure then. There was quite a lot of that sort of thing going on in addition to cheat sheets flying about the place.
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    Pics as promised: Headstock chip: Lacquer crack (hard to photograph): Scuff near EQ controls:
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    I'm getting a deja vu feeling about this, but at the moment it would have to be the G&L L-2000. My current Tribute model is fine, I see no need to get a USA model.
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    Bump-a-roo
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    Got a bit of a squeeze on the old family finances at the moment so something has to give and that something is the luxury of having an acoustic bass to pick up and have a noodle on whenever the urge takes me. For sale is an Ibanez AEB10E acoustic bass in the rather fetching Dark Violin Sunburst finish. It's a medium scale (32") instrument with a spruce top and mahogany sides, back and neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Interesting features include the Fishman Sonicore piezo pickup, Ibanez Shape Shifter EQ, onboard tuner, runs on AA batteries instead of PP3 and has both a jack output and a balanced XLR for straight DI into desk etc. I have found this to be an easy to play instrument with a good acoustic sound (perfect for jamming along to songs you're trying to learn, or just noodling by yourself), and plugged in has a deep, woody character to the sound, somewhat bass heavy at flat EQ settings but with the bass backed off slightly sounds really good to me. The built in tuner means that it is an instrument you can just pick up and play without faffing with any other devices. I haven't had a need to use the XLR output but I'm sure it could be handy for some people. The drawbacks are that there is a chip in a corner of the headstock, a lacquer crack at the heel of the neck and a couple of scuffs on the side near the EQ controls. All these things are cosmetic but obviously means the bass is not pristine. The cheapest I can find one of these new is £259 plus £20 postage. For this bass I would like £140, postage included. There is no gig bag but it will be very securely packaged. I would really prefer bank transfer because PayPal are robbing gits but if you're not comfortable with that then I can take PayPal. Full official skinny here: [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/ag_page10.php?data_id=23&color=CL01&area_id=0&year=2010&cat_id=3&series_id=293"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/ag_page10...p;series_id=293[/url] Stock picture: It's at my work just now, will take actual pictures tomorrow.
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    I mostly use Hartke strings which I have found surprisingly good despite their inexpensive nature (£12-15 off ebay for 3 sets). Bright sound, and not too rough a feel either. I do have a set of TI Jazz flats on my Epi Les Paul bass at the moment, I love their lower tension/higher compliance compared to some of the flats I've tried (Rotosound and Fender)
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    [quote name='munkonthehill' post='981008' date='Oct 7 2010, 10:12 PM']Any new updates on the bass Matt???????????[/quote] I haven't been keeping up with things recently because my father-in-law passed away a couple of weeks ago and I've been obviously had to make supporting my wife my #1 priority. If Rich has something to share then I'm sure he'll pop something up.
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    Friendly bump to say that I have one of these and they're great basses for the money - you will not be disappointed.
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    [quote name='4StringFortress' post='979258' date='Oct 6 2010, 11:31 AM']I am going to be acquiring a Yamaha BB414, i love the look of them but i would love to attach a pickguard to it, like the BB414x. Is it possible to attach one to a bass that hasnt been designed to have one fitted?[/quote] Yes, it's possible. You'll need to obtain a suitable pickguard, screws, and you'll have to drill pilot holes in your bass in the appropriate places.
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    I don't know anymore
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    [quote name='hookys6stringbass' post='972051' date='Sep 29 2010, 08:12 PM']Looking good mate - those hipshot bridges are the nuts, i'm going to get one for my Jack casady bass if it's bridge gives me any trouble.[/quote] That'll be an interesting exercise with the carved top... agreed about the Supertone bridge being outstanding though.
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