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Beautiful bass, that one...looks really cool
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I played this bass a while ago and it is really very inspiring, opens up new possibilities ànd Claude is a trustworthy seller.. -
[quote name='Linus27' post='937899' date='Aug 27 2010, 10:43 AM']Did you ever try a Stingray?[/quote] Yes (I'm a huge Palladino fan), I had one but I sold it.. the humbucker missed those midtones a bit too much for me, it sounds mellow and I need to have that punchy sound which you hear in Jaco's sound. But again : tastes differ and just look what inspires you the most. Recently I borrowed a Fender Jazz MIJ fretless of 400 euros and I thought it was one of the best fretlesses I ever heard.
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If you don't have a lot of money to spend I would say an Ibanez Musician...I think it's up to the same level as very expensive basses. I've owned a couple of them and for around 350-400 £ you get an excellent instrument. I have owned four fretless Wal basses (two MKI, two Pro basses) and though they sound amazing with a tone of their own I was often disappointed by the sustain. I took a fretless Wal MKI to the studio once and I had to play a ballad in 3/4 and the notes died before I wanted them to. Luckily I had another fretless with me which did the job. I've sold all my fretless Wal basses, used a fretless Lefay bass for a long time (best sustain ever) but sold that one too. Now I stick to the Pedulla Buzz which I bought here on BC for 900£.. plenty of punch and a character of its own. My advice : if you have to think about your budget, an Ibanez Musician or a good Fender Jazz MIJ or MIM and if you have a bit more to spend : a Pedulla. But plenty of options left..
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[quote name='Stag' post='936503' date='Aug 25 2010, 10:06 PM']I really like The Police and a lot of his solo stuff. Some of the tracks on Ten Summoners Tales are really excellent jazzy numbers with some lovely underpinning lines.[/quote] There used to be a time that I played that album every day for weeks and weeks... There isn't a bad song on it. Me and a drummer used to share a car when we drove to gigs and everytime we put that cd on which led to a lot of airdrumming (the splashes in "Seven Days", etc..). It became such a habit that one time we got into the car and said "we can not listen to it agàin, let's listen to something else" but after a couple of miles listening to another band we looked at eachother, laughed and put the Sting-cd back in the player. The drummer died years ago suddenly of a heart-attack (great musician and a joy to play with) but I still do the airdrumming when I'm in my car when I put that cd on. Had the pleasure to see Sting during a tv-show over here in Belgium fifteen years ago when we shared the same corridor with dressing rooms and he walked a couple of times passed me (I was too shy to say anything). Great musician but the new albums don't do it anymore for me (I noticed that the first three songs were always excellent and then it went down to the hill)
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Tea in the Sahara...just great, so simple but such power Walking on the Moon..one of the best basslines ever, everyone knows it. Spirits in the Material world : the bassline combined with the vocal is mindblowing When the world is running down : just three chords but what a pumping driving bass If I ever loose my faith : simple but effective Regatta de Blanc : great how it switches from the "reggae" bassline to the eighth notes for the "Eyoooo". Still know nothing bout me : bit of a funky bass-line
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I don't get why he ever gave up his Wal bass....one of the best bass sounds in the hands of a right person like Percy Jones was fantastic.
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SOLD - Danelectro Longhorn (re-issue) - £160
wombatboter replied to lozbass's topic in Basses For Sale
Normally this little green devil is heading for Belgium within a couple of days.. I don't seem to be able to send you an email from my office here but I can post it here, I'll take care of everything tonight when I'm home, thanks ! -
I dig his music but I cannot stand his voice...One song is ok but after that he gets on my nerves. Don't know the right word in English (I'm Belgian) but maybe it's over-affectionate (I mean : too much emphasis on how sensitive the message is, if you know what I mean) ? Or like he doesn't want to find a cure for a cold and loves to use that sort of voice. But again..as a guitarplayer I really like him. I don't want Pino's Precision, I want his fretless Musicman
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[quote name='Pete Academy' post='932116' date='Aug 21 2010, 05:46 PM']Black Cow filmed by someone in the audience. ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRy6efeugNk[/quote] You missed an "h" in your link Enjoyed it (and the rest of the songs, nice band by the way) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRy6efeugNk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRy6efeugNk[/url]
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Don't know if anyone's interested but this is a clip from a recent concert over here in Belgium at the Suikerrock festival... Love foolosophy.. Plenty of other clips to be found from the same festival.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNNDtgQ8-ds"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNNDtgQ8-ds[/url]
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Thanks for the support :-) !
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Lefay Remington Steele fretless - SOLD
wombatboter replied to wombatboter's topic in Basses For Sale
Like you mentionned : the neck has a totally different feel from the Wal-basses you are used to but I found it to be really fast and smooth. Also fantastic that this is a passive instrument and the output is still really high. I hope this brings out the very best in you ... -
I think I'm the only one who really liked Sheehan... I just love the man's energy and you have to admit that he has his own style (like it or not) whereas a lot of bass players in this video wouldn't be recognised if you wouldn't have seen them. There'll be reactions like "If I would play like Billy Sheehan I wouldn't want to be recognised" but in small doses I like his bass style a lot and on different cd's he has shown that he can play bass like anyone else (check the excellent Johnny Hiland country-cd). "Eat 'm and smile" and "Skyscraper" by David Lee Roth were amazing cd's (in my top 10 of all time though I'm not a "hard-rock"-fan) and the level of bassplaying is awesome. I heard myself say "wow" when I watched Billy Sheehan in this clip, others say "bwork", that's their opinion. Doesn't take away my admiration for Sheehan (pity about that Scientology-crap). I've send him an email once concerning the terrible bass-sound during a Vai-gig and the next day I got a polite answer from Billy ("sorry for the sound, mixer is Steve Vai's choice"..). I'm not too keen about his sound but it's raw and energetic and personal and I respect that.
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Great-looking bass and a trustworthy bass-player. -
Enjoy my Lefay, Oliver :-) -
Fender USA Roscoe Beck Bass V 5 String (Sold)
wombatboter replied to marauder's topic in Basses For Sale
I don't play a lot of five-string basses anymore but this one could make me change my mind.. -
In my opinion one of the best five strings around... -
Lefay Remington Steele fretless - SOLD
wombatboter replied to wombatboter's topic in Basses For Sale
Sold to the honourable Spiritchaser :-) Thanks Oliver ànd enjoy ... -
[quote name='jezzaboy' post='914158' date='Aug 3 2010, 06:02 PM']E Sharp. Have you had an eye test recently? That aint Mr Pratt, that`s the guy who plays bass with Robbie Williams. I would reconise that black P bass anywhere. If it`s Guy, he wearing a fat suit!! I got his name, it`s Jerry Meehan. Jez Cleuso[/quote] Saw Roxy Music live yesterday over here in Belgium on a big festival around midnight... not with Guy Pratt but with Jerry Meehan. Good bass-playing but I would have preferred to hear a Jazz bass instead of a Precision to play the Roxy Music repertoire.
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Lefay Remington Steele fretless - SOLD
wombatboter replied to wombatboter's topic in Basses For Sale
Thanks...didn't have any preformed idea so it's just some improvisation. The action is really low so it's very responsive and it seems like you have to put less effort to press down the strings. If it gets sold I will miss it but it just is a bit too good to be used as a spare.. -
Since I bought a Pedulla Buzz fretless here on BC I found myself playing that bass a bit more than my Lefay although the sustain of the Lefay is better. There is something however in the Pedulla which appeals to me more and this is why my Lefay is again for sale. I had already posted it before but this time I have experienced that the Pedulla stays my number one fretless. This Lefay is a dream to play, has an amazing sustain and a powerful output although it is passive. The neck feels slim and is very fast and of all the fretless basses I have owned this one generates the most compliments whenever played by fellow bass-players. The action is very low without buzz and this makes playing and sliding effortless. The stainless steel-neck sounds really warm in contrast with its looks.. These basses cost around 4000 euros new and this one is for sale for 2500 euros (with a gigbag). Price is firm but I'm open for trades like for instance a fretted Pedulla 4 or a nice fretted Fodera 4-string (with financial compensation when it's needed) Can be picked up or can be shipped. Feel free to contact me for any questions.. Thanks Geert A couple of weeks ago I made this Youtube-clip (nothing fancy) of the Lefay (noodling a bit), you can switch sounds but this one seems to be the "best" for me.. [url="http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=GmGhuJCYDrQ&feature=related"]http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=GmGhuJCYDrQ&...feature=related[/url]
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I've checked out lots of video's with Nelson and he just doesn't do it for me.. When I really like something my foot taps along and that never happens when I see or hear him play. Something in his style just shows a bit too much clichés to really grab me.. Actually he never shows a lot of emotion himself either.. Surely he's a good bassplayer but he never moves me...
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I recently bought another copy of the John Martyn cd "Grace and Danger" with John Giblin and I was again amazed by John Giblin's fretless playing. The whole album is a sort of fretless bible and when I heard it again I realised how much my fretless playing has been influenced by this album. Didn't know it was Paton on Wuthering Heights, after "Nikita" by Elton John another one of his strong bass-lines..
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Amazingly beautiful !
