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doc40hz

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  1. I've been a massive Steve Harris fan since I was a kid - been trying to figure out how to get his sound for years, though the sound does change through the albums. Definitely more middle going on pre somewhere in time - I think he must have used his Ibanez Roadster on a few of the tracks on Piece of Mind, I'm sure I can hear a jazz pick up there. The bass pod xt has a hiwatt amp on it which I feel does a good job at emulating Steve's sound; Here a few samples, using my precision (with round wounds) Think the treble and high mid were turned to about 2-3 o'clock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SSR3a6PwA (The Duellists) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWL1EfHqq64 (Caught Somewhere in Time) Using my Steve Harris precision strung with 50-110 rotosound flats and an SWR SM900 amp with quite a bit of boost at 900-1Khz area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMgd4steuzo (Revelations) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E4pTHncymo (Infinite Dreams)
  2. bump! Anyone got a 1025x kicking about for a trade?
  3. Thought I'd give one of these a bash, but just not the bass for me (the front pick up interferes with popping) and I really need to trim down the collection. £490 - Including delivery to UK. In pretty good condition - a few minor chips here and there, works fine, bit of crackling on the volume pots but everything works as it should. Sounds immense, serious phat passive tones available and a huge variety too thanks to the funky circuitry. Comes in original case which is in not bad nick either. Also comes with the truss rod wrench ( a 5/16 wrench). Had it set up professionally a few weeks ago, so it got fresh strings and is playing nice. I think this bass would sing with a competent pick player (I don't really use a pick much). Trades: Yamaha bb 1024/1025, Fender Jazz (not MIM unless has been upgraded), Based in Newport on Tay , Fife.
  4. Moved on to 6 string, so this is gathering dust. German Made, 2008 [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Swamp Ash body Ovangkol neck[/font][/color] [color=#141823]Natural Oil Finish[/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Plays and sounds amazing, Massive variety of tones available due to being able to turn those humbuckers in to single coils or route them in series and parallel. I've been gigging with it about a year and always get complements on the sound I get from this beast. [/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]It is somewhat roadworn, it is a gigging bass; I bought it second hand from Kenny's Music in Dunfermline. It was previously owned by a guy in a metal band, he traded 2 of his Warwicks in for a 90s Thumb. From some stage shenanigans, there was some fake blood on the body so the Tech at Kennys stripped the finish back. There are quite a few marks on the body and a small chip on the neck (see pictures) - I don't notice this when I'm playing and I'm all over the neck normally. One of the machine heads is not stock, but seems to be identical to the other ones. [/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]The input jack can be a little loose depending on what type of lead you use - my planet waves sits as snug as a bug, but other cheaper leads can be a bit loose. [/font][/color] Looking for £750. Trades; -Possibly could be persuaded with a Music Man Stingray 5 -Good quality light weight cabs/head of around £700 quid value; I would be particularly interested in a Markbass combo I live in Fife; not really keen on posting, I've seen some horror stories the past wee while (what on earth do the delivery guys do! Are the actively trying to break stuff!). I could deliver to the north of england for petrol (probably around £60) or meet halfway and split the cost.
  5. Moved on to 6 string, so this is gathering dust. German made 2008 Warwick Corvette $$ 5 string. Swamp Ash body, Ovangkol neck Finish is not immaculate,a few marks here and there - it's a gigged bass! The biggest marks are a chip next to the screw of the front pickup and at the 10th fret on the underside of the neck which is quite visible but not noticeable when playing (and I move around the neck a lot). I bought it second hand from Kenny's Music in Dunfermline, about a year ago and it's been my main bass since. Works fine, plays brilliantly (as you would expect!). Sounds amazing and has many tonal options due being able to turn those massive humbuckers into single coils or have them in series or parallel. Youtube clip of me playing it, shows of the growl I think [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LfRzQfMg-k[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgQA4XJdsqA[/media] £800 ono. Trades; Yamaha BB1025x I stay near Leven in Fife - I could deliver, probably as far as Newcastle for petrol cost or split of petrol if meeting halfway. [attachment=174892:warwick.jpg]
  6. Excellent condition A4 artisan bass; Hardly played. Bit of an impulse buy from ebay as it was going cheap and I always fancied trying one. I've recently bought a 6 string Clover Avenger, so I need to get rid of some the collection to justify it! Outstanding bass for the money; hipshot hardware, laminated through neck, bartolini pups and 3 band EQ. Satin finish on the neck - the neck is slim and fast. I stay in Fife; could post it for around £25 or deliver for petrol cost. No offers; I'm selling it what I bought it for which is a very fair price! Cort stuff is really well made and it's worth penny of £260! I used this bass on the tapping section of this tune (5mins 10secs) because it was so easy to play and gave a nice clear sound. [url="http://chrisboitz.bandcamp.com/releases"]http://chrisboitz.ba...mp.com/releases[/url] Specs[list] [*]ONSTRUCTION: Neck-thru [*]CUTAWAY: Double Cutaway [*]BODY: Figured Maple Top on Mahogany Body [*]NECK: 5pc Maple & Wenge, 1F 20.5mm, 12F 22mm [*]BINDING: N/A [*]FRETBOARD: Rosewood, 12" Radius (305mm) [*]FRETS: 24 / Large (2.7mm) [*]SCALE: 34" (864mm) [*]INLAY: Abalone Dot with Black Circle [*]TUNERS: Hipshot Ultralight Tuners [*]BRIDGE: Hipshot Trans Tone Bridge (4) [*]PICKUPS: Bartolini MK1-4/F & MK1-4/R [*]ELECTRONICS: Bartolini MK-1 EQ / 1v, 1blend, 3band, EQ on-off switch [*]HARDWARE: PT (Platinum) [*]STRINGS: D'addario EXL165SL(105-045) [/list]
  7. lol - I am in Scotland. As it happends, the guy that runs the studio has got a quadcopter and and hd camera and hopefully will get some of that type of footage to put this too.
  8. Just finished recording and mixing my first tune, hopefully more will follow - I've got about an albums worth of stuff that I want to get finished. It's a 6:30 minute bass oriented rock epic; Started life as a the main finger picked bass riff but just kept growing! There are up to 5 basses playing at once at some points, which proved a bit challenging in mixing and mastering! Hope you like it! http://chrisboitz.bandcamp.com/releases Chris
  9. Cheers guys, I've decided to go for a Clover Avenger 6, second hand from Bass Direct; I'll let you know what it's like when I get it - they seem to have a good reputation and it's got single coils. The Cort stuff is outstanding, I have an A4 artisan; the only weak area is the pickups/pre amp but the instrument is solid. I missed a A6 Artisan on ebay that went for £255! Had a B5 in the past which was also a very well put together instrument.
  10. Hi y'all, I'm looking to get a decent 6 string bass, around the £1000 at the most. There's a few second hand ones kicking about, has any one had any experience of the following: Sandberg Ken Taylor basic 6 Status Eclipse 6 Kingston MTD KZ 6 Ibanez BTB 1406 These seem to be the ones I've focused on; I tried a Warwick Pro Series 6, but I couldn't get on with the pickups, I prefer humbuckers or single coils to soapbars I think. Any opinions would be welcomed! Cheers
  11. I've recently completely changed my bass rig - lugging my big 40kg trace combo up and down the stairs was getting a bit much! I've got Trace Elliot 1028H (2x10 400watt) and 1518C (1x15 300watt) cabs, both at 8ohms. I acquired an orange terror 500 as a part trade for my Trace Combo and it sounds awesome - will defo work well on rock/punk/indie cover gigs that I do. However, I also play more funky/soul gigs where I need a clean slap tone. Decent preamp pedals/di boxes are 200-350 quid, and I figure for that money I should probably buy a second amp so I've got a back up head and tonal options. The EBS Reidmar caught my eye. Just a couple of questions: 1. Will running the EBS Reidmar into my full cab setup be sensible? Is "underpowering" bass cabs just a myth or is it advised against. 2. Anyone have any other suggestions for a similar price range; the EBS is nice with the semiparametric EQ, compressor and apparantly has stacks of volume The TC450 looks nice too. Thanks guys
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