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  1. JapanAxe
    This is the original and sought-after 'non-moustache' version of the BBE Opto Stomp, so no unwanted clicking in the effect sound. It is an exceptionally transparent compressor. On electric and acoustic guitar you only realise it's there when you turn it off and find your sound has suddenly got 'smaller'. It is more noticeable on bass guitar because of the much bigger dynamic range, so it will go from subtly enhanced to audibly squashed peaks as you turn the COMP control. True bypass switching. Works from PP3 9V battery or standard Boss-type adaptor (neither supplied). Looking for £65 shipped within mainland UK.
  2. JapanAxe
    This is the original and sought-after 'non-moustache' version of the BBE Opto Stomp, so no unwanted clicking in the effect sound. It is an exceptionally transparent compressor. On electric and acoustic guitar you only realise it's there when you turn it off and find your sound has suddenly got 'smaller'. It is more noticeable on bass guitar because of the much bigger dynamic range, so it will go from subtly enhanced to audibly squashed peaks as you turn the COMP control. True bypass switching. Works from PP3 9V battery or standard Boss-type adaptor (neither supplied). Looking for £65 shipped within mainland UK.
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    SOLD!
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    I built this gadget a few years ago based on a design by the venerable R.A. Penfold. It is a 6-channel MIDI patchbay (routing unit) based around 6N139 opto-isolator chips. [u]What it is/does[/u] The MIDI sockets on the rear allow connection to 6 MIDI sources and 6 MIDI destinations. They can be the same, but don't have to be. I have left the labels on, showing the devices that I had connected, but you can easily remove these and affix your own. Each MIDI destination has its own 6-way switch on the front panel.[list] [*]Switch 1 allows you to connect destination 1 to any one of the sources 2-5, and the remaining position is marked 0, denoting no connection. [*]Switch 2 allows you to connect destination 2 to any one of the sources 1, 3-5, and the remaining position is marked 0, denoting no connection. [*]And so on.... [/list] The outputs are buffered, so the device can work as a splitter, sending (for example) 1 source to 5 destinations, 2 sources to 2 destinations each etc. The chips work on 5V DC, and the circuit includes a voltage regulator, so you can run it on any centre-negative power supply giving 7V DC or more (e.g. a Boss-type adaptor). A rather old but perfectly functional DC adaptor is included in the sale. [u]What it is NOT/CAN'T DO[/u] It is not a MIDI merge unit. A source can be sent to more than one destination, but no destination can receive MID data from more than one source at once. The sources and destinations do not relate to MIDI channel numbers. There is no facility to filter MID data, it just passes the lot. If you have any technical questions, please post them in this thread and I will do my best to answer them. Please PM any offers etc. £30 delivered within the UK - bank transfer, PayPal, postal order(!)
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    Anyone found a YouTube clip of this fabled moment of auditory nirvana? BTW a friend's son is studying audio engineering and had the opportunity to listen to the original masters (imported into ProTools) from Marvin Gaye's I Heard It through The Grapevine. Apparently a student submitting that work would have failed, as the individual instruments were so 'badly' recorded.
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    Ampeg have a few models in the SVT pro series, and only the 7 has that troublesome Class D power stage. I suggest you look out for used examples in Basschat Marketplace. Also someone on here is selling an SVP preamp.
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    [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1396774228' post='2417093'] Perhaps the bass needs to go up rather than elbow go down. Perhaps the tilt of the bass needs to change - less horizontal, lift the headstock. [/quote] I agree. Having the headstock up at an angle allows the forearm to get under your fretting hand, and thus keep a reasonably straight wrist. I try to keep the body of the bass low enough that I can keep the wrist of my plucking hand straight without having to lift my elbow too high.
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    Pics?
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    Some users have reported problems that seem to relate to the Class D power section. I suggest a bit of Googling, but it seems to suffer similar issues to the PF500.
  10. JapanAxe
    Capo at first fret. Sorted.
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    [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1396646232' post='2416143'] What's that old saying about knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing? Is charity really dead these days? [/quote] The scenario in the OP's clip is a commercial enterprise inviting musos to play for free as a 'promotional opportunity' - not a charity. That's a whole other thread, which I think has been done!
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    The same bass is for sale under the same user name, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/233459-three-basses-for-sale-2-fender-jazz-1-ibanez/"]right here[/url] on Basschat, so we are talking about a fellow member here. Just sayin'.
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    [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1396639986' post='2416037'] Tension is a function of pitch, length and mass. Those are the only variables so given that pitch and length are fixed, in order to get a lower tension you need a string with less mass. The most obvious way to do that is to use a lighter gauge .. [/quote] Possibly a bit more to it than that. Tension is mainly carried by the core, so a narrower core with chunkier windings can have the same mass as, but less tension than, a string of the same external gauge.
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    bass > lead > amp When I used to play a bit of keys as well,Ii just put that through the PA as my rig was two 1x15s, no tweeters. If you have a 'full range' bass rig you may well get acceptable results putting other stuff through it.
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    Or employ a keyboard player. *gets coat*
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    [quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1396630556' post='2415911'] Is it not the same as an open mic? Musicians play for free and the bar/food makes the money for the venue? I've booked to do an hour tonight with me band, we use it as a free rehearsal room as much as anything else. A large hall for free to practice in is much better than £8/hr for a stinky cupboard at the local music place in Darlo. I'm sure we'll also end up at the bar at some point too! Suppose I'd better get on an rehearse! Cheers, Rich [/quote] I have used open mic nights to road test songs for my band, but that's not the same as giving a professional performance at a venue and then not getting paid for it. Sure if it suits you to play for free, do it, but don't forget you have just set a market price for your services.
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    I can heartily recommend Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen P90s, which come in a humbucker-size metal housing. I have found it great for all the styles you mention. Here's a pic of my guitar from a previous owner: Alternatively fit one of those P90s at the neck, and your choice of humbucker at the bridge.
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    Brilliant!
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    [quote name='molan' timestamp='1396609553' post='2415616'] Just remembered this - a little basic demo from Vic & Jim: [media]http://youtu.be/aP8iLSRzeTU[/media] [/quote] Aha! Different strings? It currently has D'Addario flatwounds on (no need to change them!), but I guess those were rounds?
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    I haven't sold on eBay since they did that. I have joined [url="http://uk.ebid.net/"]eBid[/url] instead, but I haven't got round to buying or selling on there yet!
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    I once spent a couple of evenings playing bass in the 'pit band' for a multi-school kids' choir, doing simple arrangements of Abba numbers. It was strangely uplifting.
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    [quote name='molan' timestamp='1396559490' post='2415199'] This is such a great bass. It's been the P bass of first choice for testing new equipment in the showroom for quite a while and I know at least two very senior pro players who've also picked this ahead of anything else to demo stuff [/quote] Good job you've still got some Precisions left in stock Barrie! [quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1396559829' post='2415208'] Beauty, I love the headstock colour too. Great score. [/quote] I think it's stained like the body, but in that pic it almost looks like a solid colour.
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    Yes but that doesn't mean I [i]play[/i] scales when I'm gigging - they just help you know where to find the notes that you can hear in your head.
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    As a Gretsch owner and player (Duo Jet), I can tell you (1) that is a good price, and (2) the Compton bridge is a worthwhile (nay essential, though easily reversible) mod. GLWTS!
  25. JapanAxe
    Now SOLD.
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