Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

scrumpymike

⭐Supporting Member⭐
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,511

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Everything posted by scrumpymike

  1. scrumpymike
    Excellent amps, certainly the best D-class I've used. You'd have to try really hard to get a bad sound out of these. The high and low boost switches work really well and you've got an HPF pot too. I replaced my first D800+ with the very trick top of the range TT-800 but moved it on and came back to these. If I leave my bass, mid and treble controls set to 12 o'clock and use the boost and voicing controls I find I can always get the sound I want. This is a good price too. What's not to like? GLWTS
  2. scrumpymike
    Join the club!! That's the Savoury Snack Fanciers' Club btw. Maybe I should join the fitness club.
  3. scrumpymike
    Funnily enough it felt - and still feels just right, quite robust and in no way flimsy, and perfectly balanced on the strap. Not sure if you can actually feel quality, but that's what I'm feeling. The Plek'd neck is an absolute delight. Neither of my weighing methods is particularly accurate. Spring gauges work best in the middle third of the scale and the bathroom scales give slightly different readings depending on how you stand on them. I'd say the real weight is somewhere between 2.7 and 3kg. OK, I think I've beaten that one to death 🤐
  4. scrumpymike
    Just tried weighing it. My spring balance showed it at 2.2 kg, which is definitely not right, so I found a way of adding another 2kg to the bass - and got 4.2kg total. Next attempt involved me standing on our digital bathroom scales without and then with the bass. The difference was 2.7kg, which could be about right. If I had to guess based on experience, I'd say around 3kg. Anyway, for a bass it's definitely Super Light 🙂
  5. scrumpymike
    I'm a big SL fan too. They're XSL when they're short-scale like mine 🙂
  6. scrumpymike
    Thanks Woody. I'm not much good with these things 🙂
  7. scrumpymike
    Just tried it and it's working for me.
  8. scrumpymike
    And here's a link to some mobile phone video. In Like Flynn at the Globe, Somerton.
  9. scrumpymike
    Last night was the first public gig with the new start-up band, In Like Flynn. We played the Globe in Somerton as a freebie for the FOC rehearsal time they've given us to get our show on the road. So pleased to see the pub full to bursting with the crowd having a ball and the real and virtual tills kerr-chinking behind the bar - a rare sight and sound anywhere these days! And what a relief to be a proper gigging musician again 😊
  10. scrumpymike
    That's a great review BBS. My Sandy story is pretty much the same as yours. I agree that these great basses just immediately feel 'right', kind of like they're made to measure rather than off the peg. As you say, much of that must be down to the Plek'd neck. I'm on my second one now after selling the exact same bass you've just bought, immediately regretting it, and buying the gorgeous Cali II SL TM as pictured below. Just like you did, I had designed my perfect bass on the Sandy configurator, choked over the cost and the 12-month wait, then found that Thomann had a much cheaper one in stock with everything I wanted - except for the roasted maple neck!! First thing I did was to fit my fave La Bella flats, decide that a slightly lower action would probably suit me better, note the complexity of the bridge - and put the job on the back burner 🙂. Luckily, when I drop-tuned to Eb to suit the band I was in, everything felt spot on so I stuck with the original set-up. Now I'm back to standard tuning though, I probably will lower the action a bit. I've also been considering a pick-up swap to the superb Aguilars that are OE on my Vox Starstream but not sure it's worth throwing over £400 at what's already such a good bass. If I ever did sell it, I wouldn't get the money back.
  11. scrumpymike
    Been rehearsing a new band since the new year - see website link for video. https://www.inlikeflynnband.com/video
  12. scrumpymike
    Hi guys, hope all's well with you, my Bass Bash buddies. A bit random this, but been rehearsing a new band since the new year - see website link. I'm posting here in case any of the bands you're in end up having to cancel a gig anywhere in/around Somerset. If you do and need a stand-in band, let me know. We're all dressed up and ready to go but not many gigs in the diary. We'd also love to hear of any keyboard players looking for a band as we're really looking to do more function work. See you on October 12th 🙂 https://www.inlikeflynnband.com/video
  13. scrumpymike
    Eric Haydock, the original bass player in the Hollies, played a Fender Vl to very good effect too 🙂
  14. scrumpymike
    If you like black (which I do) and it's within your budget, the Bass Gallery have got a new Lakland Skyline at £950. I really like the look and it has a Plek'd neck too. Lakland Skyline at the Bass Galley
  15. scrumpymike
    RRP for these was over £1300. Paid £799 for mine and thought that was a helluva bargain (still do). The Aguilar AG 4J-70 pickups and OBP-2 pre-amp deliver the closest I've found to that magical 'bass tone in my head' sound.
  16. scrumpymike
    I really like it! Tempted to get one of these and put my Gillett Contour ST up FS. Mine's the actual one that Bass Gear Mag played at the 2019 Nashville NAMM and voted 'best in show' so it's potentially collectable. Thing is by the time it reaches its peak value I'll be long gone ☹️
  17. scrumpymike
    I think the Shorty came from the bass they made for Garry Tallent in 'The Boss's' E Street Band way back. I'm glad they've finally released a s-s range but a) they've been pretty slow off the mark, and b) sadly they are effectively pricing them out of reach for even moderately well-off players by confining them to the custom-shop range - which is strangely at odds with the 'youngsters and dwarfs' market most manufacturers promote their s-s basses to. Mind you, I guess the costs of tooling up for multiple scale lengths were not insignificant.
  18. scrumpymike
    No good for me then. I've got deep (empty!) pockets and short arms!
  19. scrumpymike
    Time for a price-drop bump 🙂
  20. scrumpymike
    Not the sort of problem you want on a low-cost bass. Unless you can fix it yourself, that is.
  21. scrumpymike
    Very interesting that. Doesn't give width at nut, and wonder whether other colours will follow.
  22. scrumpymike
    Thanks to Santa, I bet we'll have some new kit to play with next time.
  23. scrumpymike
    I always thought Fender basses were built only in the USA, Mexico or Japan.
  24. scrumpymike
    I've just jumped on the Ibanez website and I can't find a s-s 4 either. I thought the Sea Foam was still in the catalogue because they're still out there for sale but that must just be remaining stock at the retailers. I think they're making a mistake by withdrawing the s-s 4. Interesting what you say about missing notes on the one you had. I found the same with the 3 headless basses I've owned. I really had to concentrate to avoid it. My conclusion was that the headstock provides a reference point in your peripheral vision. You're not really aware of it until you take it away.
  25. scrumpymike
    If they did the 4 in pretty much any finish other than the Burgundy Mist (now sold out) and Sea Foam Green Matte, I'd buy one. The ones shown on the two posted links are stunning.
×
×
  • Create New...