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    Time for another bump!
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    Cripes - my head hurts! Just read this topic in a one-er while studying the combined Basschat 'knowledge' to help me find something modern/compact that floats my boat as much (though not necessarily in the same way) as the TE AH300 SMC GP7 I've been gigging for years. In another thread, I came across mcnach waxing lyrical about his D800+ - which is now on my shortlist (along with the Streamliner and Fusion for core sounds and RH750 for functionality). Oh, and maybe WoT's HandBox as well (should be able to play nicely with my Polish bass )! At risk of introducing another, off-topic, variable, the fact that mcnach is running his D800+ thru my beloved BF Two 10 cab's is of special interest to me.
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    Thanks for your comments everybody. Yesterday I got the SWB-1 out for the first time since I changed my amps & cabs. All I can say is that if somebody buys the Rascal or Hohner Jack I've also got FS, I'll be pulling this one double-quick. Not only is it such an easy player, but it has a great core tone. Scott W told me a sound engineer reckoned that his SWB-1 was one of the best basses he'd ever recorded.
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    I currently play in 2 bands - one all covers, the other all originals, as I have done at various times over the years. In my experience you definitely need a very charismatic lead vocalist/front line to carry your audience thru unfamiliar material, however good it is - just playing it well isn't enough. If you only have a few original songs in your set, that won't be a problem.
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    Thanks for all comments - looks positive so.
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    That is [i]GORGEOUS[/i] - and even more desirable to an existing Marus' player like me - but I only play short-scale nowadays GLWTS - and congratulations to the new owner!
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    I wondered that too - and decided there isn't. Thought long and hard about making an adjustable prototype that would fit the SWB-1, SG and similar. Trouble is you'd need to simplify/minimalise the design for production, which would call up complex shapes that are beyond the scope of a hobbyist like me. The alternatives then would either be to get tooled up or sub-contract stuff out - and the size of the market/expected price point wouldn't justify it. So this really is a one-off - but thanks for asking
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    These are nice little amps - I've got the WTX264.
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    Thanks Mel and sorry we couldn't sort things for you
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    One of my bands is folk-ish/folk-rock/world original material (7-piece btw so not 'chamber music!) and I'm getting an electro-acoustic bass for use on some of our numbers. I've bought a pedal to switch between that and my solid electric and am looking at an RH750 because 1) it will allow me to switch between different memorised settings for each bass and 2) it should work well in my covers band too. Anybody had experience of using an RH750 (or anything else) in this way?
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    [quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1500193881' post='3336091'] Has anyone tried one of these? [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/BAss_straps.html"]http://bassdirect.co...Ass_straps.html[/url] I'm after the most padded strap I can get (within reason). Already have a Mono, and a Neotech - both work on my other basses, but my old Ricky is a bit of a boat anchor, and very tough on long gigs and rehearsals. Saw these, and thought they look of good quality, especially given in how high regard their instruments are. Ideas? [/quote] I've got Maru's - wide and extra-wide. With my heaviest bass I find the extra-wide as comfy as my ridiculously expensive Gibson strap that has even more padding. The normal wide is just as comfy with my lighter basses. Re colour-fastness, can't comment as mine aren't black and I'm not much of a sweater
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    PS Just spotted that bass in case shot was taken while gizmo was away for powder coating - it still fits perfectly with gizmo attached.
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    Looking for a beautiful and unique bass that's compact, light-weight, perfectly balance and super-easy to play? This mint SWB-1 with flamed maple top and matching headstock was a special, extra-cost order to match the one-off bass that Scott himself was playing at the time. I had it professionally set up with my preferred D'Addario EXL220S 040-095 nickel rounds and my luthier made a new 'antique bone' nut to suit. The other special thing about this bass is the one-off 'gizmo' I designed to fix the awkward positioning/balance on the strap by shifting the top button to the f12 'sweet-spot'. This works a treat, is made from light-weight aluminium and looks like a professional job with its black powder-coated finish. (I put a lot of thought and time in to designing something that's quickly removable, won't mark the body and requires negligible modification to the bass itself. The top fixing is the original strap button screw/hole so the only addition is a small screw hole in the back.) The only reason I'm selling is that I decided to buy a Maruszczyk soon after and the SWB-1 hasn't seen any action since. Please note that I've priced it to reflect the work done because I want it to go to someone who needs and values the mod's. Both bass and case are as new. [url="https://ibb.co/cutbVF"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/j53zja"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/nrxgxv"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/hguuHv"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/fMMkPa"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/cb2EHv"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/mKbwVF"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/ewcEHv"][/url] [url="https://ibb.co/haLZHv"][/url]
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    Useful info Phil - that's a pretty heavyweight cv! Shame he's not a bit nearer to me; my local luthier was a 20-minute drive up the road but tragically passed away last year. Suppose I could always persuade Mrs Scrumpy that we need a holiday in Brighton . What are his charges like for fettling/set-up work?
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    Hmmmm... definitely a bit 'loose' - still good though
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    OK, I've had a proper look and I reckon my ideal setup would be the basic Lehle ll switching my 2 basses in to an amp with pre-sets like a TC Electronic RH750! Thanks again guys.
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    Just re-read the bit in my earlier post re Lehle Little Dual and it doesn't make sense to me any more. If it doesn't make sense to you either, please treat as a 'senior moment' on my part and ignore it (they're getting more frequent these days ).
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    Thanks for the feedback guys. Really can show Botophucket the finger now
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    PS Thanks to everybody else for other suggestions.
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    [quote name='Steve Browning' timestamp='1500471154' post='3338051'] I use a Lehle switcher which is a great bit of kit. I could route 3 basses through it and switch outputs between the amp and a tuner. It also has trim pots so I can match the outputs. [/quote] Which switcher have you got? Had a quick look online and the ones I saw don't appear to have pot controls. Their Little Dual that switches between 2 amps (or both together into different cab) looks interesting though and could be my best bet so that I have different amp/cab combinations to suit my different basses! Also, I don't really need extra knobs to twiddle and this doesn't appear to have any!
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    I know I've seen something but just can't remember what. I'm using an electro-acoustic as well as my solid-bodied bass in one of my bands and it would be handy to have both plugged in (preferably with different control settings for each) and just switch between the two. I'm looking for something that won't be too rare/expensive on the used market. An alternative would be to plug some sort of twin-socket adapter in to my existing amp and get the sound differentiation with FX pedals - has anybody done this?
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