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  1. Maude
    Firstly, I don't like basses with stickers on. Secondly, that's cool as f**k! It just depends on what type of band you're in doesn't it. If I was in a punk band I'd be loving that bass. If I was in a functions band I wouldn't. What is it BTW? A double P jazz looks like a beast. 👍
  2. Maude
    I'd strongly recommend using dead wood, the living type is a struggle to move around due to the roots. 😋 I'm of the opinion that the wood plays a part in the the tone, but such a small part as to be all but irrelevant, compared to differing pickups, strings, electrics, etc. I'd go as far as to say that you could get a variety of body styles made from different materials, different woods, ply, masonite (Danelectro), luthite (Cort Curbow) plastic topped wood (Italia Mondial), hollow, semi hollow, solid and any other type you can think off. Then use the same roundwound strings and EQ to sound as similar as possible and I'd challenge folks to hear the differences in a blind test. Certainly not be able to know which bass is made of what.
  3. Maude
    I thought it some kind of green haired flying duck man. 😁
  4. Maude
    Thank you 🙂. The build (strip and paint) diary is here if you're feeling really bored 😉.
  5. Maude
    That first picture is after I fitted a Squier Bronco bridge. The old one which someone had fitted did actual intonate OK after all but the string spacing was too wide meaning my G string kept falling off (said the vicar😁) the side of the fretboard. The Bronco brought it from 19mm down to 17mm so it's all tickety boo now. 🙂
  6. Maude
    I can't believe I'm going to say this but I don't think a new bass will help. It will for a bit until the novelty wears off and then you'll be back where you are now. A decent Stingray shouldn't be holding you back. Maybe try playing a completely different style of music and follow it back to its roots and see where that leads, I quite like playing along to hip hop and really getting a groove going, but then find out where the samples came from and play along with those songs, then if I'm enjoying that I'll hunt out more songs by that artist or others in a similar style, I end up playing music I would never have thought of and discovering new stuff. You say new songs on take minutes to figure out so either you're phenomenally good or you aren't taxing yourself enough. Try learning something completely out of your comfort zone. But ultimately, I don't think a new bass will get your head and heart back into it, only you can do that. 🙂
  7. Maude
    "That boy's not right you know! I'm tellin' you, he's not right in the head!"
  8. Maude
    I don't like the Sabbath songs with stupid lyrics. Fairies Wear Boots is my favourite. 😁
  9. Maude
    One mans dancing is another mans torturous convulsions I suppose.
  10. Maude
    Great stuff. Can you remember any songs? 😁
  11. Maude
    Now for the rediculous one, an early 70s Kay KJP-1B. Notoriously shite but as I was taught to respect your elders I felt it deserved some love. Completely restored and after a good set up and wax potting the pickup it's surprisingly nice to play. Definitely fun and quirky.
  12. Maude
    My Hofner Ignition Club. Another super lightweight bass that is a joy to play. Custom oversized ivory scratchplate and control plate, vintage style bakelite knobs and LaBella flats.
  13. Maude
    Here's my 90s reissue Danelectro Longhorn, mint green with silver sparkle instead of the white tape. Lovely and lightweight with a surprisingly aggressive, Rickenbackeresque tone.
  14. Maude
    Have you bought it? No! That's how it's helps with your travel. You don't need to carry around do you because they've cunningly designed it as a pointless bass that won't sell, therefore nobody will have to carry around. 😁
  15. Maude
    That's the great thing with individual bridge pieces, you can set them to exactly your preferred string spacing. His preference was, "All over the feckin' place!"
  16. Maude
    I don't usual like 'fancy' basses but "HELLO!!" that is a beauty. Amazing wood and colour, congrats. 👍
  17. Maude
    I'd be happy using Troy's cover (video above) as an accurate rendition of the song. It seems a relatively simply bassline compared to some of the stuff he posts which is bang on. I don't mean easy though, it's a surprisingly busy line for quite a slow, laid back song, but it is repetitive which helps. I had to learn The Who's 'The Real Me' and his version was spot on and helped a great deal. Good luck with learning it and as others have said, don't worry too much about getting it absolutely perfect. It's better to not play it exactly the same but play it well, than get it note perfect but with no feeling. And the most important bit? Enjoy yourself. 👍
  18. Maude
    Can you apply the same logic to Ultravox's Vienna?
  19. Maude
    I think you'll find it harder to sell as a fretless so may have to let it go cheaper. Only because there's less people looking for a fretless. It's completely your call though, obviously. 🙂
  20. Maude
    A second hand fretless neck would be a sensible route to take as it's reversible. But it depends on the value you place on the bass you want to convert and how committed you are to using a fretless. I'm in a similar position in that I have two Line6 Variax's and was going to defret one, but they are selling for about £600 ish now so I might try a find a suitable neck to see if it's what I want. If it isn't I can refit the original neck and sell it. Ultimately only you can decide I suppose.
  21. Maude
    Agreed, but if the other mustang is his main bass then it should be relatively easy to adapt (I obviously don't know what other basses the OP has). While it's true that the shorter the scale the more difficult good intonation becomes on a fretless, plenty of people love the likes of Rob Allen or SWB fretless'.
  22. Maude
    There's a thread here about short scale fretless'.
  23. Maude
    Ah I see, that makes sense. They'll be checking boots then. 😁
  24. Maude
    I can't see there'd be any problems with a short scale fretless. String tension and choice will stay the same. Whether to defret or get a new board, I don't know. For some reason you don't seem to see many maple boards on fretless basses but epoxying the board on a fretless is definitely a thing so no reason (that I can think of) why you shouldn't use a maple board. Unfinished they get dirty but if it's lacqured/superglued/epoxied then it should be fine.
  25. Maude
    Just a thought with 'drive in' concerts, and films, do they charge per car or per person? I'm guessing it'll be per person for maximum profit, but an individual in one car takes up the same amount of space as the five in the car next to them.
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