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[quote name='Bilbo' post='1072765' date='Dec 30 2010, 02:35 PM']The quality of George Michael's vocal talent became known to me when he appeared on that Freddie Mercury tribute Queen did in 1992 singing Somebody to Love, 39 and These Are The Days Of Our Lives. He was head and shoulders above the rest of the singers (even Annie Lennox) and I remember there was talk of him joining Queen. Great singer.[/quote] I heard his vocal track on the demo for Careless Whispers and it was stunning. Very hard to believe such seasoned vocals were coming from a 19 year old.
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I suspect he put too many zeros in, but you'd imagine he'd have noticed after the confirmation screens and monitoring the auction.
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Watch for the bridge too, kept catching me out a few times
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[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1070735' date='Dec 28 2010, 07:47 AM']Bubinga is very hard. My favs would be maple neck, pau ferro fingerboard and poplar body.[/quote] poplar, ash and alder were used interchangably on Stingrays in the 80s
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Go to 1:30 for his views on bass guitar and guitarists.
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[quote name='Chris2112' post='1067791' date='Dec 23 2010, 02:10 PM']It reminds me of that awesome Devin Townsend video where he plays some really complicated lick with some tapping and sweeping or whatever, before turning to the camera and going "woah...lame!".[/quote] He gets a bit more extreme than that too...
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Graphite neck, soft but rigid body wood (not sure of the wood yet, could be mahogany, bubinga, ovangkol or soft maple), fingerboard material would depend on the body wood but should be something warm sounding like rosewood.
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The biggest issue for rack based effects is the user interface. Lots of scrolling through screens and you need to have an idea in your own mind about how the screens are all linked. This can take a while and some patience to learn. Also, it can give you too many options, which again can be confusing. Also you need to pre-programme every song before you get to the gig although the MPXG2 and the TC Electronics G Major (amongst others) do give you the option of switching individual effects in and out within a patch on the fly using the dedicated remote foot controller. So you can use a patch either for a single sound and switch between patches or you can programme it as an effects pedal bank, depending on how much tap dancing you feel like doing. The other thing worth noting is that some of these units (like the MPXG2) can run out of processing power if you are using a number of intense effects together (like, for example, an Akai Unibass type effect with added delays on the shifted part of the signal). To get more processing power, the other option is to use a laptop along with a package like Native Instruments Guitar Rig Kontrol. I've done some insanely complicated set ups with wet and dry splits and then a pitch shifted split on the wet side with phaser, delay, overdrive, and some of the whackier envelope filters. Much more than the MPXG2 could have ever achieved. However you do need to have a hardware profile or even a separate version of windows that is stripped of everything apart from the Guitar rig software. The last thing you need is for a Norton Antivirus notification sound to go out over the PA in the middle of an intense rock ballad.
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An interview with the man himself. His solo on the extended version of I'm Your Man is brilliant (and I don't generally like solos)
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I use an MPXG2 and its superb. The MX200 uses the same engine. You can't go wrong if you are looking for a hifi response.
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They're idiosyncratic instruments, because they were originally designed with some specific [u]studio based[/u] criteria in mind. The intention was to isolate the vibration of the string as much from the wood as possible to enhance sustain. At the time, a dramatic departure from the other manufacturers. So they're distinctive and ground breaking in their own way. Weight does tend to be an issue in the instruments apart from the Series 1 and 2 lines. Some will probably point to the shifting of wood laminates in the headstock joint in a few basses as evidence that they're not all they're supposed to be but this was never a structural issue. Apart from moving exclusively to maple and purpleheart necks, the basic design hasn't changed a whole lot in 30 years so it could be argued that they got it good enough first time around. But they'll still be a bit marmite depending on whether the vision behind the design of the instrument fits with the expectations of the player. But the important thing is that they're hand crafted with a vision and pride by a long standing team of professionals who have been doing the same job for decades. Whether thats worth the new asking price? No idea and its not important if they're available second hand for the same price as other high end brands.
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Great link - nice to see someone developing such a detailed knowledge and going to all that trouble, especially with testing and measuring. However...considering that he started out with he intention to develop a 'super growler' I don't think the end result was very impressive with the mutes on. I wish there was a clip without the mutes.
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From Ped, the mods and myself. Hope you all have a healthy, happy and relaxed Christmas break, spend the time with those you love and enjoy a prosperous and stress free New Year. [url="http://www.spike.com/video/slap-bass-santa/2808451"]http://www.spike.com/video/slap-bass-santa/2808451[/url] or if you aren't in to slap bass...
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[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1064912' date='Dec 20 2010, 07:56 PM']Probably due the link on this endorsement of their services which does seem to come across as a bit of an advert. I must admit if it was a comment on one of my sites, I'd have spammed it. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114441"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114441[/url][/quote] Mercy moussier, that appears to explain it...
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I ask only because they've approached us about sponsorship and say they've been getting a lot of traffic from Basschat. I'm really curious to know why, I can't see any obvious connection.
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Villex custom pickups
Kiwi replied to Owen's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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I don't think an agathis body is anything to get excited about.
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[quote name='Musky' post='1048009' date='Dec 5 2010, 09:37 AM']Not sure that was a 'find' really. He seems to have emailed Kiwi with the above information. Nice of him to have taken the time. [/quote] Yeah it was nice, he just emailed the admin account asking for the response to be posted.
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On behalf of the man himself: [i]Andy Cichon here. Bass Player with Billy Joel and Old Fender enthusiast. Wanted to answer a forum question. Could you post on my behalf. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t111167.html"]http://basschat.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t111167.html[/url] It's all about the neck. MAPLE CAP. Super rare. The ultimate P bass neck, 66 maple cap, C width. I own 4. CAR 70, 68 Sunburst over Oly white and another 70 neck on 69 alder. The bass pictured is a 58 SB originally that was returned to fender for the new neck in 66. Later stripped and routed for an original single coil P PU in front of the Split P. It was a combination of 58 and 66 parts and electronics when I purchased. As it is pictured, it is the 58 Swamp ash body, 66 maple cap neck with original lollypop tuners and transition decal. Badass 2 Bridge( Must have mod). 2 % underwound Lindy Fralin Pickups( In all my P's). A truly awesome bass. I have now changed the body to a 71 Black Alder, my preferred body wood. My fave fender. Cheers Andy Cichon (Billy Joel, Shania Twain)[/i]
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Live out your Gene Simmons fantasies!
Kiwi replied to Cat Burrito's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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What kind of situation is going to need 900 watts?!