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    Bump for new lowered price of £750 ono
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    Glad it's not just me then. They had a really beautiful Overwater 5 on there last year with a spalted maple top for a price I remember thinking was outrageously low at the time. Still didn't sell for ages though.
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    [quote name='elsharko' post='966020' date='Sep 23 2010, 08:07 PM']what are the supposed differences between the Korean and Indonesian models? These have a 35" scale right? Im desperately looking for a white one with a RW board but Im going to keep an eye on this nonetheless :-)[/quote] Sure I saw a white and RW one on here recently. Korea v Indonesia: no differeces that I'm aware of, other than they were originally made in Korea and had exceptional quality but then they shifted manufacturing to Indonesia (presumably for cost reasons) and I've not heard anything about the quality (good or bad) about Indonesian made ones. That lack of reputation just makes me a tiny bit less confident, but that could be completely and utterly unjustified as the company's reputation as a whole is for exceptional quality.
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    Bump - anyone? Lots of interest and nearly deals but not quite there. Offers around the £1600 mark or interesting trades/part-ex offers all welcome.
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    Anyone else think this is completely nuts [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/store/index.php/bst2usfbassbn5/p_22218.html"]http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/store/index...n5/p_22218.html[/url] A second hand bass for almost as much or possibly more than you'd pay to buy a new one, even if you had to import it and pay for it yourself? I appreciate that being a shop they need to make a profit and will ahve to pay VAT on the sale and are providing a 12 month warranty, but even so, a second hand bass priced at least £1300 over and above the typical price they sell for on here? I just spoke to them and they said the cost reflects the purcase price from the US, import duty, VAT (which they can claim back as a VAT registered business) and the cost of having it professionally set up and the provision of the warranty. If the price was sensible, I genuinely would have considered taking the cash offer I have for my BN6 and buying this BN5 but having chatted with them, we're galaxies apart on value. Just checked and you can order new from the Bass Gallery for £2299 [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=953&type=Bass"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_deta...3&type=Bass[/url] Guitar Am I missing something or being unduly harsh?
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    [quote name='octaedro7' post='958977' date='Sep 16 2010, 11:56 PM']That's criminal :wub: What's the scale and the string spacing?[/quote] Specs are here [url="http://www.fbass.com/html/BN%20Models.htm"]http://www.fbass.com/html/BN%20Models.htm[/url]
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    Bumpage
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    Wow. My jaw actually dropped at how stunning that bass is.
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    [quote name='mtroun' post='956771' date='Sep 15 2010, 12:20 AM']Oh so beautiful. I doubt my Stingray 4 is what you're looking for unfortunately... Have a bump[/quote] Not likely unless a fretless with a wad of cash, in which case, maybe.
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    Feeling a little bit sick as I write this, and definitely a bit disappointed in myself but I have to accept that as utterly lovely as this bass is and while it is certainly the best bass I've ever owned, I'm just not a 6 string bassist. By that I mean, I just don't play enough in situations where I get to use the bass as a proper six string. It is far and away the best six string bass I've had the pleasure to play and when I'm noodling at home, I love what I can do with it. But come gig time, it's a 5 string bass with a string in the way of my small hands. I just can't work that high C into what I'm playing and so it is, unfortunately, an impediment when I need to play the E and B strings. The bass itself is an FBass BN6 with the Black Ceruse finish and all black hardware and it comes with an FBass Levy's gig bag and all the control info, tools etc. Here's some pics. [attachment=58734:fbass_bn6_01.jpg][attachment=58733:fbass_bn6_02.jpg][attachment=58732:fbass_bn6_03 .jpg] The bass is in almost immaculate condition. There are a couple of very small marks on there, but you would need to have them pointed out to you or spend a long time looking. It sounds divine. You can do pretty much anything you like tonally and the action/set-up is just to die for. In a perfect world, I'd like to turn this in a similarly finished FBass BN5 and certainly would like to hear from any BN5 owners who might be looking to do a deal for this. Alternatively, vintage Fenders could be of interest as well as other high end 5 stringers. Could possibly do a part-ex deal on other gear, US Jazz 4, Lakland DJ5. Whatever else you might have, feel free to ask, worst I can say is no deal. All that being said, remember this isn't a cheap bass so please be realistic with your offers as new this would cost £2500+ and was originally on sale here for £1800 before I bought it. I didn't pay that much so there's plenty of room for a deal to be worked out. I suppose I'd be foolish not to also be open to cash offers, but as mentioned previously, a deal of some kind for a BN5 would be my first choice. Drop me a PM if you're interested.
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    Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpM8eD3LM4&feature=av2n"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpM8eD3LM4&feature=av2n[/url] Lovely bottom end action, in both senses.
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    Oh my
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    [quote name='Floyd Pepper' post='922557' date='Aug 12 2010, 11:54 AM']although for some reason, Lakland never put the Daryll Jones signature on the headstock! The only thing I can find on it is a very, very small mark on the headstock (check photos).[/quote] Isn't that because these were a limited run in this finish and configuration of natural body with black blocks, no binding on the neck - which is unofficially the Adam Clayton model? Is this a Korean or Indonesian made one.
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    [quote name='P-T-P' post='922375' date='Aug 12 2010, 09:45 AM']I'm sure I read somewhere that the only physical difference between an SM57 and an SM58 is the exterior design, the 58 having the dome head with a little foam protection inside to cut down on wind noise etc. and to keep the sound source a larger minimum distance from the pick-up than is possible with a 57. The electronics inside are/were the same - and again, I stress this is just something I'm sure I read some time ago and may of course just be something I dreamed up! lol[/quote] Found it... [i]"That brings up another question that comes up all the time. What’s the real difference between an SM57 and an SM58? There are actually a fair number of myths and misconceptions about what the difference really is. "The basic difference is the grille. The other parts -- the diaphragm and voice coil combination, the magnet, the transformer that’s in the handle, the handle itself, the closing ring that surrounds the cartridge – are identical. "In the SM58, the ball grille with the foam lining provides an extra degree of pop protection and wind protection. The SM57 has a much more compact grille arrangement that doesn’t provide nearly as much protection against blast or wind. But the basic frequency response and polar patterns are almost identical – there is only a slight difference in high frequencies where the shape of the grille starts to affect the response. But that probably doesn’t kick in until 13, 14 or 15 kHz – something like that."[/i] From here [url="http://www.shurenotes.com/issue30/article.htm"]http://www.shurenotes.com/issue30/article.htm[/url]
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    I'm sure I read somewhere that the only physical difference between an SM57 and an SM58 is the exterior design, the 58 having the dome head with a little foam protection inside to cut down on wind noise etc. and to keep the sound source a larger minimum distance from the pick-up than is possible with a 57. The electronics inside are/were the same - and again, I stress this is just something I'm sure I read some time ago and may of course just be something I dreamed up! lol
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    Are the original pick-ups still around?
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    Pics don't do this justice. I was the previous owner and this bass is stunning to look at and I suspect the Nordstrands and Aguilar, I bet it sounds immense now.
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    It's this one [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71545"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71545[/url]
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    By shallow I just meant that it's a bit of a twat!
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    Offers?
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    I have some of these, they're brilliant. I used them with IEMs and as long as you can get a good seal from buds (the yellow foam are the best IMHO) they reprodce the bass very well. They are phenomenal on a decent mp3 player too!
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    Made in Korea or Indonesia?
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    Bargain, someone should buy this.
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    bump
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    Lots of good suggestions here and the variety suggests that "big sound" means different things to different people. I'm going to guess that what you're looking for is a way to fill out the sound now that there's more space as you're down to a three piece. I'm more inclined to think of this as being a technique/playing issue more than a gear one. Definitely you and the drummer need to get in the zone. If you can come up with licks that will compliment his fills and if he can learn to accentuate your lines, that's a big part of the battle won. Don't be afraid to play fewer notes, but make sure you let each of those notes enjoy their full potential - don't choke those quarter notes off until they've rung for a full quarter of the bar, for example - as this will thicken up the sound considerably. A little less attack in your right hand will help too, try to allow the notes to bloom rather than explode and fade. A nice set and forget compressor will be your friend here. You don't need to have squillions of controls, just level and ratio will do fine to smooth out the peaks and troughs in your volume. Set your amp level higher than you need and practice playing with greater control and nuance in your right hand (assuming you're right handed lol), if you need more volume, get it from the amp, not from playing harder as this can lead to a loss of control and subtlety. Think about playing the same line in a (left hand) position further up the neck as this can add a little depth to your tone.
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