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Jean-Luc Pickguard

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  1. [quote name='Clarky' post='801319' date='Apr 9 2010, 10:14 PM']Thats a beautiful fretless you have assembled. Not really thought about tuners much but I like those lollipops[/quote]
    Cheers Clarky - I put it together probably about four or five years ago. The stumpy schallers worked perfectly, but always bugged me. The lollys look much better.

  2. [quote name='EssentialTension' post='800764' date='Apr 9 2010, 12:37 PM']JLP, where did you get the lollipop d-tuner from? I can't see them on the Hipshot website.[/quote]
    I got mine from joshmsr on ebay. He's a good chap to deal. Looks like he still has some:
    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290395854410&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT[/url]
    Blummin' good price even with the delivery charge added on.

  3. I was going to post a new pic of my fretless hipshot lollyed P, as it it now in addition to the tuners pictured in my first post of this thread, one tuner has now been replaced with a lolly D-tuner - but as its the same as the on in lozbass's pic I guess I'll put the camera down :)

  4. [quote name='BassBod' post='799672' date='Apr 8 2010, 11:56 AM']I've always liked EMG's in a Pbass too - punchy and warm, but with added bite if you want it..but most people will pay a lot more for the originals.[/quote]
    I like my EMP P with 18v of oomph! Not so good powered from 9v though.

  5. [quote name='Happy Jack' post='797205' date='Apr 6 2010, 08:54 AM']Anyone else notice the location? :)[/quote]
    When I get off of this mountain
    You know where I want to go
    Straight down the Mississippi river
    To the Gulf of Mexico
    To Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Little Bessie, girl that I once knew
    And she told me just to come on by
    If there's anything she could do

  6. Two for me - both Behringers both with totally unmemorable names :)
    The green limiter pedal maintains dynamics where you want them.
    The brown acoustic preamp works as a DI & works very nicely to sweeten the tone of an acoustic bass, electric upright or ashbory as well as making my stratacousic sound like a much more expensive guitar.

  7. The meths doesn't taste as good after soaking the strings though

    No soaking for me - I like dead TI flats. My oldest set is probably about 7 or 8 years old & they still sound great.

  8. If I needed another precision I'd be all over one of these. The fiesta red looks great.
    [quote]£259[/quote]
    A pound less than I paid Rockbottom for my MIA 'QEII anchor' cherryburst precision - bought new in 1982 when the MIJ Squier JVs (with fender logo) were £150.

  9. [quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='796052' date='Apr 4 2010, 09:51 PM']Sorry but Fireflies is a brilliantly well written song![/quote]
    :)

    Well I'm effing sick of it, its nursery rhyme melody, sing-song lyrics and everything overcompressed and autotuned. Horrible characterless drivel (IMHO).

  10. [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='795510' date='Apr 4 2010, 09:45 AM']Incredible

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    Good choice Wayne - After watching I've just requested that to be played on my mate Sandy's Internet Radio show this evening - He starts at 9.30 and plays requests if anyone's interested

    Sandy on Green Futures Radio:
    [url="http://greenfuturesfestivals.org.uk/greenradio.html"]http://greenfuturesfestivals.org.uk/greenradio.html[/url]
    Listen on VLC: [url="http://87.117.250.3:9090/gffr2.m3u"]http://87.117.250.3:9090/gffr2.m3u[/url]

  11. [quote name='Rosh' post='795655' date='Apr 4 2010, 01:01 PM'] [/quote]
    I want a yellow jumper with a tie knitted into the front now


    edit - preferably one that doesn't show up manboobs as much as the one the trumpet player in the video is wearing

  12. [quote name='chrisd24' post='795624' date='Apr 4 2010, 12:19 PM']I played on one of these a little while ago and was amazed by the projection, volume and clarity of it played purely acoustically. After playing on a few acoustics over the years i had just always excepted that they were only ever any good if they semi acoustic and plugged in but now i really want one....the only problem being that this being a martin the price tag was a little out of my range.

    My question is that is there any acoustic basses out there in the more budget price range with actual volume played acoustically?[/quote]
    My Tanglewood rosewood reserve has a great tone (with TI acoustic strings) and has a solid sitka spruce top & is nice & loud played acoustically. I used to think tanglewood were a cheap & cheerful brand, but this one oozes quality.


    Its well worth the £359 current price at DV247, but I managed to get an ex-demo one from ebay for £230.

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