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Youth had a fearsome sound. I didn't know it was a Rick. That makes me happy

The thought of random, loud slapping is extremely depressing and keeps me from going to things like this. I live in London too...

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I've been thinking about this recently. I've had a massive clearout of basses I thought I would never part with (my Bravewood J for example). The key thing that has made me focus on one electric (my Rickenbacker) is recording an album with my band. We decided to track very quickly with the same gear to give the album a single, unified character and it really worked. So I'm now down to a double bass and a Rickenbacker which is an unusual situation for me. I just felt I didn;t need the other basses. It reminds me of when I was in a touring band back in the mid nineties. I was not so worried about the bass itself etc (it was a stingray so it sounded like a Ray and felt chunky and was slightly heavy ha ha) but I was obsessed with getting a good tone with what I had i.e. the bass and an SVT rig and the bass not breaking from all the abuse. I had a J bass as a backup but I never played it. Throughout the entire period (a couple of years) I never even thought about buying basses. The bass was a tool, not a fetish object. Fast forward 15 yrs and here I am with more means at my disposal and a very semi pro attitude to music and I'm going through basses like water so I've decided to boil it down to a single electirc and a DB. Of course, I do have an ADAMOVIC on order...aha ha ha ha... But that's another story...aha ha ha

PS that's going by their website. You should phone ahead if you go...

Just a heads up. There is a slightly beaten up Burgundyglo 1978 Ric 4001 (listed as a 4003 for some reason) on sale in the Gallery at £1350. http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=2196&type=Bass%20Guitar If it's anything like mine (a 1978 BG) it could be a truly great bass. My one is light, v well balanced and with an amazing skinny neck. If you can get to London give it a go. cheers Nick

I love the sound of the Jam in this era. Three piece at its best. Huge bass and edgy guitar. I play my 4001 with flats but go for the same size in the mix... [quote name='woodster909' timestamp='1330289647' post='1555344'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSYTSXm8wo[/media] [/quote]

It looks mashed up and heavily tweaked. Local look see would be worth it if the neck and body are original.

Very smooth transaction...Enjoy the guitar Alan! Nick

As the owner of a couple of bravewoods and a nash I have no problem with a good relic. However, relicing only makes sense on a guitar that would bear those sort of scars i.e. an old fender. Anything modern should be nice and minty in my book...

I'm going Dutch Will post pics soon...

Build diary to come soon *cough*...

The ACG EQ is really limitless in its application. Super dub to glassy to tight mids etc etc It's very flexible. I only sold the bass as I'm piling my funds into a very special 33inch scale fiver. Nick

Hi For those interested in the ACG EQ01, here is a brief youtube flick which might be of help. http://youtu.be/nj2HIqySkTI

I used to play fingerstylet very, very hard. I've been weening myself off it and have a gentler touch nowadays but I can still overcook it at times. Ramps definitely keep my touch nice and light and help me to play with much more dexterity.

When I had a stingray I was always playing over the pickup anyway. It had exactly the same effect, I developed muscle memory to allow me to play over those sharp metal polepieces without hitting them too hard. When I wanted to hit the stingray hard, I would use a pick.

I did a demo of my old acg specifically demo'ing the power of the eq01. I think I still have it, I'll stick it up on youtube tonight... Cheers Nick

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1330016634' post='1551526'] Like the line 6 one? [/quote] It's a housing that contains the pickups like this... [url="http://www.adamovic.nl/3Options/Pickups.htm"]http://www.adamovic....ons/Pickups.htm[/url]

Put it this way, I would not put a ramp on a jazz bass or my Rickenbacker as I want to dig in at times. However, on the Adamovic five string I have on order, I am definitely getting a ramp. Ramps make it feel as though you're playing over a pickup all the time. It doesn't get in the way, it just reinforces your muscle memory so you don't play to hard. I like them, but not on my 'rock' basses...plus yes, the design I'm getting is a 'rampbar'. So there is good thumb supprt across most of the playing area. Dream bass time... N

Yes, it looks like a purpose designed P/J set is the way forward, thanks for the tip. N

First off, I'm a precision novice but recent sessions using a great 1977 P has me thinking about adding a P style bass to my gear. I have an awesome jazz neck that I am going to get a body made to match and I'm considering going the P/J route with a precision body. I'm hoping for a bass that combines the thump of a P with the tonal colour (when needed) of mixing in some bridge pickup. Anyone know of the pitfalls of such a design or have any recommendations for pickup matching and pickup suggestions to get a good growly, thumpy P tone? Body wood will be alder and the neck is a maple board. The neck has some heft to it and a good heavy tone to it. Cheers! Nick

I think people who criticise rock and pop bassists have difficulty understanding the meaning of the word genre. Colin Greenwood is a walking textbook of pop/rock style and plays what is right for each song that he records, down to a specific string, bass and amp. To criticise him for not playing like a fusion player (or Mick from Supergrass who was half of one of the most dynamic rhythm sections of the britpop era) is nonsensical. I would expect that most chopmeister bassists would produce ersatz mushy session drivel if ever called upon to play in any of the bands mentioned in this thread. It's simply not a genre they understand. Also, just because something sounds easy doesn't mean it is.