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My son has been showing an interest in bass guitars recently. I reckon that he could play so I would like to get him started. He lives with his girl in a flat in town and they really struggle for space so giving him or loaning him my kit isn't a sensible option. What he needs is a compact set up for practiceing and that he could potentially use live. I have some criteria in mind:[list] [*]The bass should be medium or 34" scale [*]Compact and easy to store [*]He has no space for cabs so he'd need a compact amp or pre-amp that he can plug his phones into and would be good enough to plug iinto a PA [*]It shouldn't break the bank so a few hundred, say £500 max [/list] Any suggestions?
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The best solution I think. I have an L1505 and it is great both active and passive
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Some other thoughts about my "keepers"..... 1. They are all in the £500-£1000 used price range. I clearly don't need to spend more to be happy 2. All except for one (A G&L SB-2, which is a pretty basic bass) have one pickup 3. I could be happy with 3 basses, Note: I currently have more as I switch between 4 and 5 string and a fretless
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I'm feeling strangley gas free this Christmas...I have been swapping and trying different basses regulary over the last 5 years and all of a sudden seem to have settled into Stiingray 5's and G&L's. Even though I will still sell and swap the odd one I am strangely GAS free. Could this be the end of searching and swapping? I went though the same with Electric and acoustic guitars but am pretty settled on that front too.
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Interesting, I was just playing along to the clip with my G&L 1500, with flats and passive setting and it was close in terms of tone...lol
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Well I would say the first 2 have P bass character. I wouldn't have recognized the third as a P bass. I like the first overall but just to complicate things a little more what I like on it's own doesn't always work best in a band.
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Quite a few of the Burns basses hav three pups, including the Bison does aswell. Also the Godin Shifter (oh you beat me too it) I don't know but would guess that most designs work well with either 1 or two pups so a 3rd isn't thought worthwhile and that the makers who do use 3 also make lead guitars so have transferred that experience over to basses.
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A beautiful bass GLWTS
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[quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1482093663' post='3197617'] I managed to play a load of Burns gear not too long ago. Great guitars and great basses. GLWTS. [/quote] They certainly are-very nice build quality Trades added
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and some scooped eq?
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[i]Note: too many basses means that some have to go.....more incoming. [/i] [i]Trades: A more traditional passive bass-aomething light that handles well e.g. Jazzers, precision or bass collection for a friend to learn on.[/i] This is a nice Burns Marquee bass but my curiosity has now been satisfied. It now sits in its case and I can't see me ever using it in my band "up she goes". Here is a link to a review I did of it on BC: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/292454-burns-marquee-review/page__p__3142296__hl__marquee__fromsearch__1#entry3142296"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry3142296[/url] [attachment=234294:IMG_2676.jpg]
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We want pictures
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[i]TRADES[/i][i]: A nice P bass, German Sandbergs, USA G&L's,[/i][i] Sterling Ray35. [/i] [i]I like [/i][i]34" scale basses, nothing too heavy and frets and cash either way-try me[/i] Fender Precision, lined fretless Bass made in the USA in 1995. SN N552234 Candy Apple red, white pick guard, maple with rosewood board, string though. Everything is original and all electrics work perfectly. It is nice and light in weight It has a few minor scratches on the back and side and a tiny ding on the bottom. None of these are significant visually IMHO. It also has round wounds on it that have left some marks along the string lines. Apart from that it looks almost new which isn't bad for a bass that is over 20 years old! It's been very well looked after. I bought this locally as I had similar bass about 5 years ago. Since then I have bought a frettless Stingray and realize that although I like it I still don't need this so it is up for sale. It plays beautifully and produces the feel and sound you'd expect from a quality fretless. -
Me too good track and video ;0
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[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1482000805' post='3196925'] Try Status Hotwire half-rounds. Just as smooth as flats but with more growl, great for fretless. I just tried to look them up on their site, you might have to call them... They are mentioned as being for sale but I cannot seem to find where to click to buy a set! [/quote] +1 I like those, unfortunatel;y they don't have them for sale on at the moment. Hopefully they will get some more soon
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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1481965370' post='3196550'] I'm a bit confused about two words. It's Stingray and versatile.? They don't seem to go together for me�� [/quote] By that I mean you can use them (and they are used in) a lot of different genre's and styles of music. I use mine for rock but they can also more subtle stuff. Here's my fretless on a soundcloud demo (excuse the mix and playing as its a demo). [url="https://soundcloud.com/mole-music-1/beautiful-skin-solo-demo"]https://soundcloud.c...-skin-solo-demo[/url]
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Re: Stingrays and G&L's, having owned a few of each now. Both are excellent and very usable. Stingrays are a little more quirky maybe but are very versitile. I have a great fretless with a wonderful tone Weight? well typically they both have great balance and vary in weight. Some of the older ones are pretty heavy so it's a case of finding one that your confortable with. There is a wider breadth of sounds on the G&L's but do you need it? If you like simplicity I would say Stingrays If you need a passive option G&L's. I don't know much about Lakland's.
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Bands, who had songs that were the same as the band name.
Pinball replied to MacDaddy's topic in General Discussion
I write so when I was in a band called Beautiful Skin I wrote a track called Beautiful Skin! When I was in a band called Deep Red I wrote a track called Deep red! Neither band lasted long enough to record them but all was not lost as the band I'm in at the moment recorded Deep Red. I hope too record Beautiful Skin myself sometime. -
I had one. No follow up message If it was a scam it was for a faily low cost items so it probably wasn't worth the follow up New member again
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Xotic XJ 1T 5. sale or trade 4 strings **TRADED**
Pinball replied to grahamd's topic in Basses For Sale
Wow where do you find these gems Graham, that is lovely. -
When I saw the title I was thinking SR5, Ibanez prestige or a G&L or yammy maybe but by suggesting probably a passive I'm struggling I would suggest a warwick 5 but wouldn't worry about the passive bit...Also get something that feels familiar so that swapping isn't a big deal. I don't like the 5 string F' jazzes at all, either in terms of sound of playability. A recent fender 5 precision maybe but I don't have experience of them
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Digitech Harwire HT6? Really clear on stage, quick and accurate. I can check all my 5 strings with one swipe
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I have a set that came on a bass, cool looking and no issues. I don't use them at the moment as I standardized on Schallers
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Waddyareckon? The audiences love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ma3l59xGcI
