Bigwan
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Fender Precision 59 custom shop **please remove from sale**
Bigwan replied to wayne58's topic in Basses For Sale
[quote name='devinebass' timestamp='1507660127' post='3387085'] Nice bass! [/quote] -
Thanks guys! It's the total opposite of my ACG 5 in terms of simplicity. None the worse for it might I add. -
Beautiful! I wish I got on with Jazz basses... -
I can't see any anything I like on this
Bigwan replied to TheGreek's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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I think Josh is narrowing his product range. His first release was the P15 - little B15 preamp in a box. He's done a lot of custom building over the last year, including other valve pre designs. Some really interesting stuff.
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[quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1507544179' post='3386127'] Bought a Helix LT this weekend (Absolute were doing a stupidly good 0% 24 months finance deal and a good price). I got them to get it out of stores for a gander and my other half said, "Just buy it...here's the deposit". :-) Patched to the latest spec, just got to find the time to actually set it up now. [/quote] Why can't I find this deal online?! A conspiracy I say!
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Tech 21 VT Bass 500 and TC Electronics K 2-12 Cab
Bigwan replied to ProjeKtWEREWOLF's topic in Amps and Cabs
[quote name='ProjeKtWEREWOLF' timestamp='1507565531' post='3386379'] I've played/owned several really nice basses, but sold them to fund....oh god, i'm sorry....drums. [/quote] It's OK man. You're home now. -
I'd be looking at setup/strings/nut for your issues. Wouldn't be swapping out pickups or adding a pre without that as the issue could remain. Also I'd question whether you need a pre for the flexibility you're after. Pick tone and motown sound are both achievable with a P pickup and tone control. Add in bridge pickup and maybe a switchable EQ curve (pedal) and you're sorted.
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I'm using a focusrite itrack pocket as an interface and it works well. Originally intended for iPhone as it double jobs as a stand, but works well for the iPad too. I found the original iRig was stupidly noisy on my old iPhone with a lot of crosstalk, especially on guitar with distortion, but I haven't tried it on iPad yet...
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Hi folks, Relentless GAS has taken hold. Lots of things have broken in my house recently (oil boiler and american fridge) and car needs some expensive work doing. As a result I have to part with something, and this ACG is unfortunately worth more than anything else I'm willing to part with. For the price of a bitsa you can have a hand made bass made by one of our own! This is the bass Alan donated to his local cricket club to raise funds via evilbay auction. It doesn't actually feature on his website for some reason. RRP for this was stated in the auction as £1100. ACG Finn 4 Top: Goncalo Alves Body: Alder Finish: MLF (minimum lacquer finish) Neck: Asymmetric Neck Profile / 3 Piece American White Ash Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood 24 Fret With Zero Radius Dual Action Trussrod Carbon Reinforced Alloy Side Dots SIT Powerwound Nickel Strings. Weight: 7.5Lbs Hardware - Goth GB720 Tuners Hipshot Type B Bridge 19mm Spacing Hipshot String Tree Dunlop Dual Design Straplocks Electronics - ACG Custom Wound PB Split Coil Volume Tone Series / Parallel Coil Switching Via Mini Switch FREE Fusion F4 Gig Bag Included This is my 3rd ACG and doubtless I will have more. Alan's work is exemplary. The following photos are Alan's as I'm about the worst photographer on the planet, but condition is as new. This does the P thing very well and sounds and plays better than my USA P with a little more variety with the series/parallel switch and a nice growl I assume from the Ash neck. But I'm kind of wed to my Fender... It was a wedding present from my wife after all!!! Price doesn't include shipping, but get in touch and we'll see what we can work out!
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I wish I'd known how much variation there could be in one type of bass and not condemned all P-basses because I'd experienced one sh*tter...
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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1507469635' post='3385638'] Not for me. I guess it will depend on your basic tone. [/quote] Also true. It's such a personal thing the perfect envelope filter. Really getting suggestions won't get you very far til you try them!
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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1507411837' post='3385367'] The problem with that one, for me, is that the effect is a lot louder than the input signal. I like it, I owned THREE... but each time I let it go because of the volume issue. [/quote] Absolutely true. But I find that in the mix the volume boost makes the effect more useable. It's one of those effects that makes bass disappear behind everything else.
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I wouldn't take it out on Andertons. The price of the Helix seems to be in a state of flux at the minute! Still sorely tempted by a Helix...
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Damn, I know somebody looking me to build them one!
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I believe Dood has the Helix LT, not the "full fat" Helix. Also there was a recent price hike on the Helix series, but PMT still have the LT for £738 at the minute (full fat version is £1099).
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I think you need a 2nd cab for what you want...
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Not an update as such as no purchase made, but I played a JV Squier P (actually a bitsa P with a JV neck) in Some Neck Guitars in Dublin yesterday. Yum. That neck is as close as I've felt to my friend's 60's P, maybe a fraction narrower. Certainly a nicer neck than my '08 USA P. Also had my first positive Ricky encounter... but I'd never EVER buy one, just to spite Mr. Ricky (wouldn't even waste my time looking up his actual name).
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Lovely little rig that!
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EHX Micro Qtron. There are better but not at the used price of one of these.
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That is rather lovely... -
Saw that. Total oddity...
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Yeah... I've owned the vmt, b3k (3 times), b7k, vintage ultra and M900... I don't own any of them any more. While I really don't care for the b*k models, I like the vintage line and the amp (I'm tempted by the amp again!), but the pricing is getting totally ridiculous. The way some people constantly jump to complain about the complainers you'd think... Oh never mind...
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How are you using Bias Dood? I'm running Bias FX on iPad and it's made all my other effects and modelers redundant for home use. But I still want a Helix... How do you think the quality of the modeling compares between Bias and the Helix?
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[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1506898773' post='3381921'] I'd been neglecting the Two Notes lately due to doing a lot of headphone practice (even with the band) where I preferred the VT or B7K due to their speaker sim / filtering. But adding the OmniCabSim after the Two Notes sounds incredible, I'll just need to see how it compares when played through my rig! [/quote] Didn't know you had an OCS! Had GAS for one of those for a while!