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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331655573' post='1576677'] I have an LM250 with no pre/post switch, and Markbass tell me the DI is post EQ. [/quote] Bit off-topic, but if it's like the LMII you can change it to pre EQ by moving a jumper inside the case.
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Epiphone Mandobird
pete.young posted a topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
For Sale - Epiphone Mandobird 4-string electric mandolin in Seafoam Green. You could also string this up as a Ukelele if you were so minded - I think there are some videos on youtube explaining what to do. [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/cr0ut0n/Mandobird/2012-03-24105227.jpg[/IMG] This instrument is as-new, with one exception - a tiny hairline crack in the finish between the neck pocket and the pickup rout. It doesn't affect playabilty or stability, and is not really noticeable until you look closely. [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/cr0ut0n/Mandobird/2012-03-24105258.jpg[/IMG] £90 plus shipping, including the original Epiphone-branded soft gig bag. -
Up for sale or possible trade is this 4-string headless singlecut bass by Paul Rose. Body is Spanish cedar, neck maple/rosewood, ABM hardware and two Bellcat humbuckers with individual volume controls and pull-push coil taps which give a wide and very useable range of sounds. The bass is designed to have the neck removed and replaced, so uses threaded inserts and pin-indexes to make it very simple to take the neck off and put it back in the same position. I'm told it'll fit in an airplane overhead locker like this, but it's pretty compact even when assembled. Some pics: I bought this because I was doing a lot of travelling for work, and wanted a small light portable bass to take on the road with me. A job change means that I'm no longer travelling, and since I mostly play 5s anyway I thought I'd put this up for sale to see if there was any interest. Paul Rose originally made this for wrinklygit and his original review can be found here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/140689-prose-karuna-headless-4/"]http://basschat.co.u...una-headless-4/[/url] Price, including a brand-new Madarozzo headless bass gigbag (like Status use) is £325 plus shipping. I'd prefer to sell it, but willing to listen to trade offers too. -
A Peavey 450 into two 410TVXs wasn't loud enough? Wow. I had one of those cabs and it was plenty loud for anything I wanted to do with it, the only problem with it was the weight. There must be more to this than meets the eye. Definitely have a look at EQ, both you and the guitarist. If that sorts things out, it's a cheap option.
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1964 Hagstrom Futurama Coronado 6-string Baritone Project
pete.young replied to IainRoberts's topic in Repairs and Technical
Like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hagstrom-Futurama-Coronado-6-string-baritone-bass-1963-1964-Vintage-/270920652575?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f1421171f Tough call, they're obviously worth something in original condition. -
Haha, Webby the drum doctor - he is everywhere!!
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But you couldn't resist a plug, all the same.
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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1332173411' post='1584274'] I think it is a case of manufactured over organic. If the impetus comes from the creativity of individuals who are in the bands, then there is a level of integrity that is missing when the 'band' are the front for a corporate hit making machine. [/quote] Not good news for Motown then?
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[quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1327302972' post='1508924'] Oh is that you'rs? I saw that one when I was trying to find info about my Cammeyer. do you have any Pics of it? [/quote] It was! I went into the shop today to find out what had become of it, and they sold it earlier this month. Unfortunately no pictures.
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Any accordion afficionados here?
pete.young replied to EssentialTension's topic in Other Instruments
Slighly closer to you is Emilio Allodi http://www.accordions.co.uk/ . Website is horrendous (was designed by a vocalist, make of that what you will) . Emilio is a nice bloke though, I've dealt with Allodi in the past and would recommend him. -
Any accordion afficionados here?
pete.young replied to EssentialTension's topic in Other Instruments
[quote name='janmaat' timestamp='1332143334' post='1583726'] When it comes to budget, consider that an accordion is a bit of a bugger to mic. Professional systems are expensive - the need to mic up both sides of the thing. However, I did get some useful results for "experimental effect driven diatonic stuff" i was doing at the time, with just a clip-on lavoisier microphone, the type you'd use for interviews, conferences and the like. [/quote] Yes, the Jessup's tie clip microphone works well too and only costs about 20 quid. If you can find an old Tandy PZM on the bay, these make fantastic accordion internal mikes. Take off the plate and fix the rest of it to the reed block. -
[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1331908113' post='1580780'] Peavey Grind, Cirrus, or Zephyr (C5). The Grinds especially go for ridiculously small sums on That Ebay. [/quote] These are all great basses for the money, but I think the 5-string versions are all 35" scale length which might not suit the OP if he has small hands. Should be able to find Bass Collection 5er for that money. The fingerboards are wide, but the necks are slim.
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I have a Morley Little Alligator which I picked up through the classifieds in this forum for not much more than a new Bespeco. Very good bit of kit, being able to set the minimum volume to a threshold is really useful for avoiding those 'where did the sound go' moments. Although it does fall down on the 'visually quiet' requirement.
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[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1331579856' post='1575285'] will putting it in my loop prevent this? am i right in thinking it will bypass the gain on my amp? so the shouldnt push the delay to much? [/quote] Probably not. It depends on the amp, but a lot of modern amps have parallel effects loops: they use a blend of the post-preamp clean sound and the effects in the loop. My Markbass is set up this way by default although you can change it with a jumper inside. The reason for doing this is that you still get noise even if the effect dies. Not sure what a blend of un-delayed and delay will sound like, but it won't reduce the gain. Just because guitarists do something, doesn't automatically mean it's a good idea :-)
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Beautiful job Al, highly professional. Putting the LEDs in the eye sockets is a touch of real class.
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GK3 isn't Midi. It's a set of mini-humbuckers. The only Midi capability is what comes out of the floor unit, which in the case of V-Bass isn't much , other than the capability to save patches. So the answer to Nige's question is - it doesn't, you need a piezo bridge and a Hexpander.
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[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1331976301' post='1581553'] It's a relatively simple line but...... it's all about the feel. We play a few Chic numbers in the band and they are all the same (with exception of 'Everybody Dance' which is an absolute killer) fairly easy tunes on the face of it but Bernie's feel and laid back timing is fantastic. Sure to throw any player out on first learnings [/quote] Definite +1 to this. I didn't realise just how good he was until weI started playing 'Le Freak'. My Forbidden Lover is another great piece of playing. I find Stu's book very helpful. Any tips on Everybody Dance? I find it really difficult to get that little chromatic run down in 16th notes clean, which should be the easy bit.
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Someone in another thread recommended a book called Live Sound for the Performing Musician by Paul White. I'm working my way through it - seems like an excellent book with loads of really handy explanations of everything you need to know to get by.
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I have a Columbian Tiple, which looks very similar - it has 4 courses of 3 strings, same tuning as the top 4 courses of a guitar, with top two courses in unison and the bottom two have an octave pair.
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Fender 30 inch Stool
pete.young replied to Bellypopper's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1331817810' post='1579362'] MB1. ...Any 30" Stool Pics?...Fnarr Fnarr! BUMP! [/quote] Definitely needs to be lowered by hand! -
[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1331318132' post='1571408'] If you cheat a little bit and bring the date range up to 1979 then you can also add Peavey, [/quote] I was thinking Peavey too. I had a Peavey head (can't remember which one) and a 18" bass cab around 1978-9, and I definitely bought it second-hand.
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[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1331312411' post='1571287'] I don't recall ever seeing a valve WEM amp. [/quote] Dominators were all-valve. Vox. Burman, late '70s at least. (You knew I was going to say that).
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This is on behalf of the keyboard player in my band. If you're interested please PM me and I'll put you in touch. English is not his first language so please don't be too unkind about the slightly esoteric nature of the phrasing. Pictures are here: http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/cr0ut0n/Igors%20keyboard/ [b]Mega rare Korg DSS-1 keyboard synth/sampler – only second owner! I'm selling my beloved keyboard DSS-1 due to space limit this beast it's taking in my studio. It was made in 1986 in Japan and I'm second owner since 1995. This keyboard is in absolutely perfect condition in its age, no scratches on the top, all nice and clean - all is working perfectly - sliders, buttons, display, joystick, floppy disc, keys - simply all. This keyboard has just very minor scratch on floppy disc drive and missing knob on volume slider as you can see on the pictures. Including in this sale are various sounds on floppy discs and owner's manual and service manual are burned on CD as pdf files + plenty of sounds as well. This keyboard comes with soft case (£120) used only for storage and was used twice for safe transport from my house to studio and back. Korg DSS-1 is a monster hybrid of analog, digital, and sampling-based synthesis. It has the best Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) that Korg ever bestowed on a synthesizer (it was also the last VCF-based synth that Korg ever made. Even today, a resonant filter sweep from the DSS-1 can put all but the mightiest analog synths to shame! It's an eight-voice polysynth with two oscillators per voice, and a unison mode that allows you to stack up all 16 oscillators into one very phatt and powerful monosynth. The rest of information you can find on: http://glenstegner.com/dss1/home.html Due to weight and size I accept only cash on collection please and I do not post. This is genuine sale so please only serious buyers! If you have any questions or require more info or pictures please email me.[/b] [b]I will accept £350 o.v.n.o.[/b]
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This is just tooo nice to put into the Japcrap thread: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB-2000-Bass-/330696256950?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cff086db6
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I have the Dunlop brick and it's a very good unit. The only thing to watch out for is the total current that you can draw through the 9v side: although it's capable of 9 and 18V, it puts something like 400mA through the 9v side and 7-800 through the 18V, which seems barse-ackwards to me.