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  1. Shonks
    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1446413642' post='2899262'] The easiest way to develop your bass playing is to join a band that is musically and/or technically outside of your comfort zone. [/quote][quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1446413642' post='2899262'] The easiest way to develop your bass playing is to join a band that is musically and/or technically outside of your comfort zone. [/quote]wouldn't be that easy, after all, why would they want you in the first place.. Even Joe Zavinul took a bit of convincing before he took on Jaco I think the best way to move forward is to learn to 'practice' correctly and then do it daily, and as often as possible
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    [quote name='martin8708' timestamp='1446409399' post='2899204'] When I get bored with bass. I pick up the guitar , where the scope to " learn more " is probably greater than on bass . I'm always surprised to find the amount of stuff that applies to guitar can cross over to bass in some way or another , especially rhythm guitar technique . Improvements to your playing seem to happen at snails pace ( for me anyway ) , but if I think back to 1 year ago , I always seem to find a few chops or fiddly bits I can do now , that I could not do previously . I think finding a good bass tutor would be the way forward . [/quote]i think you're right...lol
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    it depends on why you play and what you want from it... I'm in Essex if anyone there wants some tutoring.
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    Price drop.. £675 with the D 06*** serial it looks to be a 1997 instrument with straplocks and serviceable gigbag based in Essex SS0 9JJ for previews lovely reflection of me in this picture...don't let it put you off!!
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    [quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1446195882' post='2897577'] Looks great What sort of neck profile is it? Is it an older, 70's shape neck, or the more modern "C" shape / profile? [/quote]excuse my ignorance but I don't know. If the C shape means the neck has a pronounce arching of the fretboard then I'd say no, there is a contour but it's quite a mild one. If the c shape refers to the back of the neck then I would say it's rounder than my 97 USA Fender but that is a 5er and my only Fender reference . It is similar to my 2000 Stingray, whatever letter of the alphabet thats shaped too...lol
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    [quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1446020385' post='2896146'] Bump for a cool bass and an interesting write up. [/quote]thanks for the bump..... with a bump!!
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    withdrawn !

    Shonks replied to Shonks's topic in Basses For Sale

    changed my mind...sorry BCers
  8. Shonks
    [b][s][u]£275[/u] [/s] £250[/b] [color=#333333]Fender Hotrod 1970's copy PJ build [/color] [color=#333333]neck: Vintage tint varnish and rosewood board. [/color] [color=#333333]the truss rod adjustment is at the body end.[/color] [color=#333333]The truss is working great.[/color] [color=#333333]when you are playing it you have to remind yourself it's a copy because it feels so right. [/color] [color=#333333]High mass bridge, hipshot type, [/color] [color=#333333]70's Fender logo [/color] [color=#333333]The machine heads are a genuinely aged pitted chrome early Japanese. [/color] [color=#333333]'Klusion" in look and feel with no play in them, work and feel excellent. [/color] [color=#333333][b]The Precision pickup[/b]: genuine [b]Seymour Duncan[/b] Basslines., cover with the logo swapped for the plain one for authenticity. [/color] [color=#333333][b]The jazz pickup[/b] : It's an original [b]1970's Dimazio[/b] Humbucker, one of the first to hit the market. It is the cream colored pickup, swapped cover for a regular black one. [/color] [color=#333333]If you take a look at the cream cover you can see the yellowing caused by age. A distinct line where the pickup was exposed above the body. This is genuine and not a faked relic job [/color] [color=#333333]Instead of 3 controls I've kept it to two to keep a genuine 'P" look. I've installed a discrete [b]3 way toggle[/b] which selects the pickups. front/both/back. . [/color] [color=#333333]this is quite a light bass too, lighter than the average Fender Precision, a[b] little under 4kg[/b]. [/color] [color=#800000][b]If you want to make me an offer, I'm open to suggestions, and open to trades [/b][/color]
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    withdrawn!
  10. Shonks
    [quote name='Flex' timestamp='1445618345' post='2892896'] Your welcome to try at mine if that suits, not sure how otherwise? [/quote]a bit far, but if you find yourself traveling further south anytime soon, let me know
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    i fancy checking this out...how can it be done? I'm in Essex by the way
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    [quote name='rmorris' timestamp='1346847436' post='1793940'] Also, specific to the Trace Elliot SMX compressor pedals - worth noting these are not all equal in sound. I had two at one point courtesy of ebay. Noticed one sounded better than the other. Better one turned out to hav a Rev3 pcb while the other had a Rev2. I have the schematic somewhere but I couldn't relate it to any differences Rev2 pcb cf Rev3. [/quote]... that is interesting..! i wonder which one I'm using..
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    i read a few of these posts from 2012. It's now coming to the end of 2015 so I hope this is still valid. After reading this thread I realised that my use of the SMX is almost completely the opposite of everyone else here but i get a great sound from my Jazz bass so I thought I'd share how I use my SMX. It's true the SMX rolls off a little off the tops and bottoms, some call this' tone suck' but i see it as a useful tool that adds an analog quality to the otherwise hifi sound I go for. As for the actual compression settings: I set the central EQ control just below 12 o'clock. The low compressor, which stays on throughout a gig, is set to between 2 and 3 o'clock it's high but not maxed out, it adds punch without an overwhelming boom. Gives a powerful in-your-face presence. I have the high compressor on extreme, almost maxed out, up full it doesn't violently squash, I think the even the highest ratio of compression is milder than some other pedals out there. I switch the high compression on and off during the course of a performance. For finger style it's on. It holds everything in with a tight punchy high end quality, holds the dynamics in place but doesn't totally flatten them When thumping and popping the high compression is off, this allows those snappy dynamics through without the annoying swallowing of the highs you usually get from single band compressors.
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    still here
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    bump
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    i use my Boss ME 20B mainly as a volume and octave pedal .....nice build too
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    [quote name='Karl Derrick' timestamp='1444905426' post='2887120'] Damn, If it was passive, I'd be all over it..... [/quote]damn shame
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    £50 including p&p
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    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]price drop bump! [/font][/color]
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    [quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1444853848' post='2886790'] Damn, this is tasty! (^ o ^) GLWTS. [/quote]thanks
  21. Shonks
    cool build 70's style (not) Fender Jazz body with P neck. really nice quality components and premium hardware EMG (gold logo) active p'ups 'n harness (added battery compartment on back of body) Schaller 3D bridge Schaller straplocks black brass knurled controls Pitted chrome aged machine heads - work exceptionally well with virtually no excess play (unknown brand) WD scratchplate proper routing under the scratchplate, none of those nasty surface trenches!! had this bass for quite a while and gigged it a lot but not lately - originally bought on Ebay so don't have the history. It is a beaut' but I'm moving it on if anyone's interested. I recommend coming over and having a play - not keen on a blind sale as it is a 'bitza' Would consider trading but you wont get any cash out of me.
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    i think you need one when using a Jazz bass with a volume for each pickup, otherwise you can't turn up or down without changing your sound I remember back in the day (showing my age now) there was a volume pedal which attached to the volume control on any amp. A mechanical device obviously, never used one myself, but still a great idea I think!!
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    if bass players have no imagination how come i haven't got a clever retort.....doh!
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    well I dug out that thingy British Gas gave me years ago to monitor usage of the electric. Switching it on, it read .083 kw per hour (background appliances including fridge freezer etc). Switching on my little 25 watt practice amp recorded virtually no change in the reading. Switching on the Markbass (at low volume) and it went up to .116 kw. turning the volume up .119 kw. I think my reading is per hour. I don't know if I have to be thumping a really loud bass constantly to draw 600 watts but just turning the volume up and playing quietly didn't make much difference.
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    so where does that leave me regarding the original inquiry? . . . i feel like I'm back to square one. I've just sent an email to Markbass, I'll let you know what they say,,,,,,
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