dannybuoy
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Well the new one looks like it's got a boost button for when you want to drive a power amp - so maybe they made the volume control more useable after all.
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There's a sticky on this: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654[/url] For London, I've heard Charlie Chandler's or The Gallery recommended for setups, they could probably do neck repairs also.
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Fender USA Precision 5-String in Olympic White
dannybuoy replied to dannybuoy's topic in Basses For Sale
Next time, check out parcel2go, senditnow, or interparcel - cheap online services that use proper couriers like DHL, but at much lower prices! Sod Parcelfarce or Royal Fail... -
Also, I find the big Dunlop triangles easier to use on bass rather than those little teardrop ones you useually see everywhere.
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No, but they look interesting and I'd like to try a set. They even go up to .200, that's the biggest I've heard of for a bass string! You could always ask them direct: [url="http://circlekstrings.com/store/contact.html"]http://circlekstrings.com/store/contact.html[/url]
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This is the kind of pedal that can fetch pretty high prices, but I've seen a fair few go for less than £45 before too so you didn't do too bad! -
This brightened up my day: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=611919"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=611919[/url] I believe that random acts of kindness like this can spread like a happy infection and make the world a better place. If only bass players were put in charge of running the world, everything would be alright!
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Well, you're welcome to come round and give it a try next time you're down in London! Good luck with the flat hunting...
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Fender USA Precision 5-String in Olympic White
dannybuoy replied to dannybuoy's topic in Basses For Sale
To the top! I've managed to get my hands on a box now so I can offer postage (which should be about £20). -
The White Falcon does it for me (Jack Lawrence plays one):
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[quote name='Musicman20' post='700944' date='Jan 4 2010, 08:44 PM']Ill probably keep the P and just get a 5 string Lakland and be done. For now![/quote] Or you could buy my Fender P5!
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I have a Black Sabbath bass tab book from Amazon: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Sabbath-Riff-Bass/dp/1575602652/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262621374&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Sabbath-Riff...1374&sr=8-1[/url] Also, I don't think there's a bass tab book out but check out Wolfmother's first album - great fun to play along to and easy to learn. I've been meaning to learn some Jamerson stuff myself, I have the James Brown rhythm section book which I highly recommend: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Funkmasters-Rhythm-Sections-1960-73-Guitar/dp/1576234436/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262621506&sr=8-2"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Funkmasters-Rhythm...1506&sr=8-2[/url]
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Looks like this plugin mixes in a pitch-shifted voice rather than modulate the pitch like a chorus pedal does. The POG2 may be overkill but might do the trick:
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Unless you're trying to sound like a guitar, you would need a proper bass cab in order to reproduce the low end, but you could use a lot of guitar valve amps as long as the pre-amps in them don't roll off the low end. The trouble is, most budget guitar valve amps are pretty low powered, e.g. the Orange Tiny Terror or Epiphone Valve Junior are typically <30W. These would be great for recording or using as a distorted rig alongside a regular bass rig but wouldn't really be loud enough alone for gig volumes. Here's some clips in this thread of an Orange Tiny Terror with a P-Bass: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=560354"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=560354[/url]
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I know LaBellas are prone to breaking with the tight break angle and that TIs and Chromes are ok for stringing through the body... not sure about any others!
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[quote name='benebass' post='695255' date='Dec 28 2009, 11:14 PM']Has anyone tried Status Hotwire flats? I'm looking for a set for a 5 string & they're much cheaper than the likes of Thomastic/La Bella etc. - was wondering if they were any good? Cheers, B.[/quote] Not quite, but I have Status half-rounds on my fretless. They feel as smooth as flats but have more zing to em, they are hands down the best strings I have ever tried for fretless, with TI Jazz Flats and GHS Brite Flats as runners up!
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I've heard of him, he's certainly famous amongst fans of doom/sludge/drone music. There was a discussion on talkbass where someone wanted to tune down to C to match the guitarists in his metal band. Most people just replied "duh, get a 5 string or string your bass BEAD", but since a lot off riffs require playing up on the neck while bouncing off the open strong pedal notes, I suggested he go 5-string or BEAD and use a capo at the 1st fret if necessary. I want to get one myself but I had a look online and found 50 types of capo and I'm not sure which ones would fit on a chunky bass neck!
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Yup - you could get 2 fairly decent basses for that money. For example, the Squier Classic Vibe series, or this: [url="http://www.rattleanddrum.com/product/3110/yamaha-bb415-bass-black-pearl-5-string"]http://www.rattleanddrum.com/product/3110/...-pearl-5-string[/url]
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What sort of music are you going to be playing? Remember, when trying out basses in shops, they might not be set up properly and the sound / feel of a bass can be transformed by choosing the right set of strings!
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You can use them in reverse for re-amping where you can send a clean recorded bass track back out to a bass amp, but I'm not sure if it'll work for your purpose. However, this little circuit will do what you want if you can get someone to build it for you: [url="http://www.muzique.com/lab/pickups.htm"]http://www.muzique.com/lab/pickups.htm[/url] Alternatively chop the Mammoth in for a Zvex Mastotron or Chunk Brown Dog which can get similar tones and work with actives!
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I second leaving it alone. If you're going to buy a new neck and pickup, you may as well get a body while you're at it and end up with a new bass!
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If you can hold out a little longer I'd save up for the new Markbass Supersynth. Early reviews point to it being a Deep Impact / Octavius Squeezer / G5 / BMS killer:
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You should try and get a gig at The Good Ship in Kilburn!
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Fender USA Precision 5-String in Olympic White
dannybuoy replied to dannybuoy's topic in Basses For Sale
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I bought this off Clarky a month ago... it's the first 5 string I've ever played and it's a lovely bass, but I can't quite get on with the wide neck so I think I'm gonna have to stick to 4s! Niceguyhomer recently sold one of these for £700 without a hard case... Clarky must have been full of festive cheer will when he sold this to me as he let me have this for the same price complete with hard case (new style rectangular lockable SKB case) and candy (Fender strap, lead, cleaning cloth, tools, spare bridge grub screws, tags, docs, etc), so I'll let it go for the same price, being the season of good will and all! They are around £1200 new, this is the only online retailer I can find that stock them: [url="http://www.rattleanddrum.com/product/6145/fender-usa-standard-precision-bass-v-5-string-rosewood-olympic-white"]http://www.rattleanddrum.com/product/6145/...d-olympic-white[/url] It's a 2008 model in excellent condition, no dings or scrapes, just the usual minor surface scratches that are impossible to photograph and only viewable if you put it up to your nose. It's strung with the standard Fender tapered roundwounds, I believe they were taken off the bass when new and put back on for me so they've only just about been broken in, plenty of life left in them. I live in Croydon and able to meet around South Kensington and Clapham Junction during the week. Postage can be sorted also if you cover the costs! Pics: [url="http://img198.imageshack.us/i/img3760h.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img697.imageshack.us/i/img3761m.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img193.imageshack.us/i/img3765f.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img39.imageshack.us/i/img3766ab.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img193.imageshack.us/i/img3763h.jpg/"][/url] [b][size=5]NOW SOLD[/size][/b]
