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    Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam uses fretless on loads of their songs... [media]http://youtu.be/CxKWTzr-k6s[/media]
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    High end? You have opened a can of worms there! On a serious note, here's a couple of brands (high end rep...reasonable price) that you don't see in this country often that you might want to explore...[list] [*][u]Brubaker Brute[/u] - cheaper versions of the made to order basses that are a big hit in the US. Tom Richards @ Brubaker is keen to get the brand known in the UK, so could GAK be the retailer/distributor he is looking for? Tom is also a BC member (user - TomRichards). [*][u]KSD (Ken Smith Design)[/u] - Don't know if there is a UK retailer/distributor for these basses, but I have seen very few over here. Lovely instruments. I think the UK market will love them. [/list] High-end in bass terms usually means expensive made to order instruments, which is fine if you want to wait on the build time. We don't see a lot of stores in the UK support home grown talent like Overwater, Shuker, GB, Status etc... Everyone wants a US bass! There are plenty of bass builders in the UK that can compete with the colonies and it would be good to see a store support the Brits for a change. Amp wise...most popular brands are already available in the UK, but Epifani is a popular high end brand that is hard to find in the UK. Glockenlang are also a brand that you don't find here. Those amps are monsterous!
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    As mentioned previously, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and D-Class amps and lightweight cabs are not to every players liking, but here's a list of what I consider to be the best in the business...[list] [*]Mark Bass [*]Genz Benz [*]EBS [*]TC Electronics [*]Aguilar [/list] All those brands produce stunning lightweight amps and cabs. Schroeder, Barefaced, Purple Chilli and Vanderkley don't manufacture amps, but their cabs are the mutts nuts. If you can find a 2nd hand Bergantino HT cab (now discontinued) you have found yourself what I consider to be the Rolls Royce of lightweight cabs.
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    Here's mine. I had to recently do a clean up of stuff I wasn't fussed on, so there are only 3 tracks up at the moment, but more will be uploaded soon (about 6 more tracks once I get permissions accepted). http://soundcloud.com/andrzej-legierski Enjoy!
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    Yeah, totally with you there. I went for an ebony fingerboard on maple too on my old (stolen) koa/mahogany Progress III. I had a small collection of Warwicks at the time (a Dolphin Pro 1 with an all wenge neck) and the neck tone is very different compared to wenge necks. You can even feel the difference in the resonance through your thumb when you are gripping the neck. Another beautiful specimen from Chris and Lawrence at Overwater. You can really hear the quick attack and response on the vid. Lovely! Unfortunately, I have a custom order due to arrive soon so I can't take you up on this instrument at this time, but good luck with the sale. [u]Note worth mentioning to potential buyers[/u] - even though this Perception is set up for E-C tuning Lawrence @ Overwater will happily convert it to a B-G setup for a reasonable fee. Lawrence has told me in the past (as I thought about it myself) that he does this quite often for folks that buy a 2nd hand Overwater wanting to go to a B-G or E-C setup.
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    Saw him play it on Later With Jools over the weekend. Sounded pretty bad ass through his Warwick Helborg amps.
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    Logic Pro 9 (on its own) is more than suitable for home recording or mini studio. I have the Studio pack and even though I have seen the amazing Nine Inch Nails demo of Mainstage being used to its full potential I can never see myself using it. I never touch Soundtrack either, so it was a bit of a waste of money. Logic Pro 9 still comes with more plugins than you will ever need and you can download loads more according to your requirements. I wouldn't bother using an older version than 9. I used Pro 7 and Pro 8 and take my word for it they were awful compared to Logic Pro 9 and as a result I spent 5yrs using Pro Tools which I never really got on with. When I used Pro 9 for the first time I was sold and switched back to Logic in a heartbeat.
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    Sounds like a great bass!! The spec you have posted for this Overwater sounds very close to the Scott Devine signature model (if not almost exact excluding the neck spec). Is it a slightly modded SD model or your own brainchild?
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    Listening to it right now. Thanks for posting! Nile is a music production genius
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    [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1353329604' post='1873639'] Interesting! How would you compare the Elixir Stainless to D'Addario Prosteels when it comes to initial brightness? [/quote] I think the D'Addario Pro Steels are actually a tad bit brighter than the Elixir Stainless strings. I haven't used a set of Pro Steels for quite some time, so my memory might be a bit foggy. You naturally do get a little bit less of string squeak with the Elixirs because of the coating. That could possibly be the reason why they don't sound as hyperactive as the Pro Steels. Little things like that make a difference. The Elixirs are very good strings and do give you that 'hi-fi' tone if thats what floats your boat, but I prefer them to other stainless string brands because they seem to have a mellower mid-range response.
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    I recently switched to the new Elixir Stainless .45-130. I used the Elixir nickel strings for about 6yrs before then. I have also used D'Addario Pro Steels and DR Hi-Beams. All very good strings.
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    Whenever I hear EMG active pups on a fretless it just sounds right. I installed EMG's on my old Fender P fretless after a near fruitless quest to find the right pup for the bass. I tried Barts first, then back to the original pups, then to Seymour Duncan, then to Kent Armstrong and ended up with EMG's. Very perky tone, but balanced. I really struggled to get the G string to sing until I installed the EMG's. Sounded great. I was quite surprised how well they worked on that bass. I have never installed EMG's on a fretted bass. I think they sound good, but lack a bit of mid warmth for me.
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    Reduced price bump - [b]£1400[/b]
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    I don't like dragging names through the dirt, but one player who is highly revered that I got to see play at very close range was Billy Sheehan at a clinic that he played with Paul Gilbert in Cardiff many moons ago. I thought his finger technique was appalling, his bass tone was even worse and his timing just plain sucked. I still really don't understand how this guy is such a big influence to some players. Everything he does seems wrong to me. That said, Billy is a really nice guy to chat to! Very down to earth and very funny.
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    After 4yrs of avoiding, we have conceded to adding it to our set lately! And...all the other songs that The Commitments cover. The Xmas season is coming up and we are fully booked throughout and the punters really like those songs. But, even though there are thousands of great songs from that era that we play folks still expect us to do The Commitments songs as they are probably the only songs they know out of our set. We try to be a soul/motown covers band and relent from being a The Commitments cover band, which covering a covers band sounds really silly to me.
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    It's going to kill me to part with this guitar, but if I am honest I bought it as a 'nice to have' studio tool and very rarely comes out of its case to perform in its full glory. I have been the only owner and purchased it from Guitar Centre Dallas, TX in 2005. This model was only produced for one year in 2005. I have uploaded some pics (before my camera died on me!), but I will add a few more later. We all know what Paul Reed Smith guitars are and all about the high quality of their instruments, so I will just leave you with the finer details about the spec direct from the horses mouth...[list] [*][b]Body[/b] - Carved flame maple top with mahogany back. [*][b]Neck[/b] - 25" scale length mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard with green ripple abalone 20th Anniversary 'birds in flight' with brown lip mother of pearl wisps (t[u]he inlay is unique to this model and the neck on this guitar is 'Standard' spec[/u]) [*][b]Hardware[/b] - PRS Tremelo / PRS 14:1 Phase II Low Mass Locking Tuners / Black anodized '20th' truss rod cover [*][b]Electronics[/b] - HFS Treble and Vintage Bass coil tapped humbuckers / Volume and Push/Pull tone control with 3-way selector toggle pickup selector [*][b]Finish[/b] - Orange [*][b]Case[/b] - PRS fitted leather [/list] I still have all the original documents and factory tags that came with the guitar (PRS owners are fussy about that!). The guitar is in good condition. The frets are in very good condition and will be professionally polished in the next couple of days and loaded with new strings. No faults or niggles to report with regards to the electronics. Plays like new! There are a couple of cosmetic wear and tear things to let you know about...there is a small dink on the top, light lacquer scratches on the back of the body and a little bit of discolouration on the bridge saddles. Thats it really. I have really put a lot of effort to look after this guitar since I brought it over from the US and considering its age it still looks very fresh and sounds and plays great, as you would expect from a PRS instrument. This very collectable and simply stunning guitar can be yours for [s]£1500[/s][b] £1400 [/b]inc. case. I am offering this guitar on BC for one week only then I will advertise the guitar on Ebay, Gumtree and local press if it doesn't sell this week. I am not a fan of sending high-end instruments via courier, so this guitar will be [u]collection only[/u] from Cardiff. Thanks for taking the time to look at the sale and if you have any questions please feel free to PM me.
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    Sweet! I missed your last one, so I will definitely be down for either gig as both of those nights are free for me this week. Looking forward to it! I have never seen a live band in The Yard before!? Hope that one comes off for you too.
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    [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1352562070' post='1864659'] That's not really surprising. A cheap bass won't be nice to play no matter how many strings it's got. In the summer I had a "[i]5 strings are not my thing[/i]" player try out my Lull PJ5. His comment was, "Maybe I've been playing the wrong 5 string basses". [/quote] Spot on. I have had loads of 5 string basses and I can only recall three of them hitting the mark for both playability and tone balance...my old Warwick Dolphin Pro 1 Custom, MTD 535 and my Lakland 55-02. If I have to saturate my tone from the bass with a compressor before it gets to the amp, it is the ultimate wind up for me. Adding another string (high or low pitch) adds another challenge for the manufacturer to ensure the instrument remains comfortable and easy to play and then to make sure that the tone balance remains well balanced across all strings. Not every company gets both right...both in the budget and high-end market. I can spend an entire year looking for a 5 string bass and end up with nothing. I haven't bought a new 5'er for years (with the the exception of my Shuker that is being currently being built).
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    Nice one! Playing for a big name that is one thing, but being one of your musical hero's too is incredible! Enjoy very minute of it!
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    I play with a pick when I am asked, but finger style preferably. The coating comes off where I pick with my fingers and general wear and tear all over the fingerboard. Baring in mind, this is after 6-8 weeks of constant use which I still think is pretty good. Yes, I remember the polyweb strings very well. I stopped using them and switched to D'Addarios for a while until Elixir changed the coating because they flaked really bad. With the nanoweb strings the coating doesn't dry up like the polyweb coating and are still quite usable when the coating starts degrades. The stainless strings are also naked just like the nickels.
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    I think you should change your strap quite often simply down to hygiene more than anything else. For example...imagine how much of your body sweat has been absorbed by a leather strap that you have used around your back and shoulders for years on end? Yuck!!!
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    It's nice when that happens...getting work through referrals for top artists. I agree with you Paul, there aren't enough DB players on hand for blues, jazz and folk on the circuit and all the best ones are always busy! I know I would probably get more work if I offered DB duties. I did have a DB years ago, but lacked a bit of confidence with it. I have been tinkering with the idea lately, but I will have to put a lot of work into it and I am not sure I have the time to do so.
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    NCD

    shizznit replied to throwoff's topic in Bass Guitars

    Blimey...that's a tight fit in the back of your car even with the seats down! Quite a big 410 compared to other cabs on the market, innit? Those front ports on bottom are huge! Thats gonna kick your ass on stage for sure! Nice one...belting acquisition
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    Okay...just loaded my Lakland with the stainless strings and on first impressions they feel exactly like the nickel strings. Absolutely no difference whatsoever, which is a relief. Tone wise...they don't sound that different to the nickel strings. A tad bit brighter, but not grossly. That is a bit of a surprise. I honestly thought these strings would take my head off, but they don't which I am quite pleased about. I do think that I might have to live with these strings for a while to get a better idea how they perform next to the nickel strings when it comes to tone. I change the nickel strings when the coating starts to come off because the tone starts to fall off much like any other nickel string and I don't like the feel of the coating when it starts to come apart. However, the stainless strings may gain an advantage at this stage by staying a bit brighter even when the coating starts to fall off and all the grime and sweat starts to gather on the string. Stainless strings are generally easier to maintain to prolong life than nickel as long as you wipe them down after you play. My nickel strings will often last for about 6-8 weeks with constant playing before the coating degradation becomes so bad it starts to expose the string to the elements and start sounding like flats. Thats pretty bloody good, so I will time the lifetime of this set I have put on my Lakland (which gets the most play out of all my basses) and see if it can outrun the nickel strings. Under my fingers the response and tension is not notably different with normal finger playing. I think they might have a bit more resistance, but it might all be in my head. The tricky thing for me is that this Lakland I am using is the only 35" scale bass I have and I can't compare it to another bass loaded with nickel strings. I will have to wait until I change the strings on either my Thumb or J which both current have the nickel loaded to get a better comparison. It's hard to think of anything else. They feel exactly the same, a bit brighter (as expected)...guess I will have to give them a beating for a while to see how they perform.
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    Though I can't be there tomorrow, if any of you guys that are attending the bash would like to use my EBS TD650 and Neo 212 cab for the day then feel free to PM me. I will be taking the Reidmar and Neo 210 with me to the gig tomorrow as it's only small acoustic thing I am doing in Bristol. The only snag is that you will have to pick it up yourself before 2pm as I will be heading to the CCFC v Hull match around then and return it to me after 8pm Sunday as I am on a job all day. The offer is there if you fancy it.
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