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14 hours ago, Beedster said:

Hey mate, hope all's well, there was plenty of everything on tap, I'm not sure that graphite is any colder sounding than wood, just perhaps more able to zing at the top end a bit more. 

They do sound good. I can see one in my future!

Hope you're well too. We're all hunkered down here in the weald

Now for sale bump or if you fancy as swap with some cash on top for a tone hammer amp I'm all ears. Or even an  AG700...

3 hours ago, casapete said:

Sorry to disagree - I used mine for dinner jazz ( and plenty more besides) for years!

Ha ha yes! I retract that statement 

3 hours ago, peteb said:

He's kinda right, but he makes it sound like the original was only good for funk whereas it was used by loads of guys in rock bands, etc. 

The Stingray is a very unique, aggressive sounding instrument. It doesn't have loads of different sounds, but what it does have works for most genres. If you want that typical MM sound then go for the single humbucker version. The HH seems to be trying to be more versatile, which is great if that is what you need. 

Yup - Stingray can do anything apart from dinner jazz I think. Fine for fusion if that's your thing (Scofields Blue Matter for e.g.)

Being able to go from droning metallic bass a la Simon Gallup to tight punchy Bernard Edwards is a VERY wide range.

Having been around the houses for many years (too long to mention), I would happily argue a single pickup Stingray is the most versatile bass you can own. It's my only bass right now.

Just went back to Stingrays after doing the rounds of Js, Ps P/Js etc (it's an older, gorgeous '89 with the essential 2-band). It's just perfect. Holy moly...it thumps with old nickels on it. As mentioned on the thread, I will probably get a nice J bass to compliment the 'Ray. I 'm very attracted to that combo.

Just picked up a very, very nice '89 Stingray from Claudio. Absolutely as described, a great deal and a BEAUTIFUL bass. Thanks Claudio!

Yeah, total freebie!

On a free Waves plugin tip, the excellent RVox is available via this link. It's free, and amazingly there doesn't;t seem to be a catch (apart from signing up to a mailing list).

You have to sign up (I have an email for this kind of thing) and you eventually get the serial link, a process which took a couple of days.

It actually works! Expires on the 15th...RVox is very, very good so the palaver is worth it I think. 

https://rekkerd.org/get-waves-renaissance-vox-for-free-at-valentina-bilancieri/

Hi all,

NEW PART EX FOR AGUILAR TH500 OR AG700

Up on the block is my Italian LMII

I'm currently running my MB LMII through an Aguilar DB112 as my home/rehearsal rig and I fancy changing to an all Aguilar set up. Anyone interested in trading their Aguilar TH500 for my LMII?

It's in good condition; It's only been used on a few (quiet) gigs but it does have a few scratches on the top edge. I had it serviced last year so it's in good, ready to go nick.

As ever, direct hand over of amps is preferable but shipping is not out of the question. Not entirely sure of the comparable prices, but cash top up would be poss for the right trade as well!

Cheers, N

On 30/09/2020 at 22:31, Beedster said:

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Mmm nice. How did you find the fretless tone? Did it have graphite zing etc? I'm interested in a fretless Ray at some point and I'm not totally against the graphite fretless tone (I really liked my Zon fretless I sold a while back). But I guess the question is...can you get a warm fretless tone out of Ray/Sabre electrics with the Status neck?

These are such cool basses, favoured by Prince's bass players (Brownmark and Levi) as well as Prince himself.

Here's Levi Seacer (in the newly released Sign of the Times live concert) playing one and sounding completely awesome.
 

Laurence is brilliant - he used to take very good care of my Bryant at a very reasonable price when I lived in the area. 

I have Kevsy's old one (a Studio passive) and it is a lot more DB-like than the Yamaha SLB-200 I used to own. Sounds better too. Interesting EUBs!

13 hours ago, Misdee said:

Regarding any perceived shortcomings in the overall design of the original Steinberger bass, I think it's fair to say that Ned got far more right than he did wrong. The  innovative  thinking involved in creating such a revolutionary design is quite breathtaking when you consider how basses looked and sounded in the late 1970's. It's not really fair to  say that the Steinberger L/XL  isn't worthwhile because it isn't perfect.  NS  added to the palette of tones available to bass players , and  created a bass that was both beautiful and functional. 

Let's face it , Leo Fenders  designs were not without their idiosyncrasies, but they are still superb instruments that in many ( most) ways have never really been bettered. Depending on who you talk to. 

I've owned virtually all the bass 'varieties' in my time (except for a Warwick) and the XL design is the closest to perfect (as long as you can handle the look aha ha ha) as I've ever experienced. Ultramodernism in action!

One caveat is that I owned one which had a neck bow which was a bit of disaster. One expert assumed it had been left in a hot car which had given it a warp. They can apparently be heat-treated to reset the carbon weave and solve the issue but the bass didn't have the famed straight neck and lovely low, buzz free, action.

My next XL2 (now owned by Roger on the board) was just a beauty and I miss it.

Would be nice to see Steinberger crack a cost effective moulding process and pop the cute little dub machines out at a reasonable price. 

On 10/08/2020 at 23:19, BassBus said:

That's not stopped Ned Steinberger patenting an updated version of the original L/XL bass. NS Design also has a larger instrument roster than Steinberger Sound had. When it's released I'll be somewhere near the front of the que for one.

Having owned a couple of mid-eighties XLs (one of them a lovely transitional) I would buy one if it was in the same realm quality wise. Any links to this info? 

I've owned a couple of Zons and they were just a bit light on the low end and had a glassiness to their tone that didn't really win me over. Steinberger XLs just sound incredibly good and have no problems in the trouser flapping department whatsoever

Haven't played a status for many years but my experience with them was that they were super bright (and glassy) tone wise. At the time I wanted the crazy low action and zingy sound to accommodate major thumb abuse so they were definitely aimed at a particular era of bass fashion. I would love one though! Especially an all grey early model with the weave finish.

Yup - def a bargain. Was 150-200 new. Good quality case. But as I sold my Bryant a while back and now have an EUB (with case) it's just getting in the way.

OK need this gone for space - good quality padded DB case. In good nick and a GREAT case. Pickup only!

Cheers, Nick

Price drop bump and up for trades for a P Bass (AVRI preferred or with cash on top for a Moollon or De Gier Soulmate P-type thing).

And of course trades for a Stingray or Sabre Classic...

...and while we're on the topic, a nice sixer would be interesting - esp 34 inch scale TRB series

New week, new bump with NEW TRADES (Ps and Sixers)

Yup - saw them as a nipper at the Herne Hill Half Moon in '87. Blew the roof off the venue and covered everyone in flour. Intense (and intensely strange) epic-ness. Such a shame what happened. Brilliant musician!

Sunday bump for a Ray Classic, US Geddy or AVRI swap!

Amazing! Anyone got Geddy Lee's email

Very nice! 

Bump on this - still up for trades.
 

Bumpus