Hellzero
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It's not the same serial number : US18077829 -
It's not the same serial number : US18077829
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For those interested, Gear for Music is selling the TC Electronic Aeon for peanuts... https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-AEON-Infinite-Guitar-Sustainer/2G6K
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As he mentioned earlier, with the help of a translator, hence my answer in French for crystal clear explanations. 😉
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Exactly what I wrote. 😉
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Check this to get it working with steel strings (not the usual bronze acoustic strings) and a rosace pickup. 😉
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Order one by Thomann or the likes and use the 30 days money back guarantee, so if you don't like it or can't use it, simply return it. That's what I've done with the Joyo JGE‑01 Infinite Sustainer and the TC Electronic Aeon as they were not very well suited to bass, or maybe simply put to me, and eventually bought an original EBow.
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The third part is the one about the EBow. 😉
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And here is the complete Michael Manring tutorial video in 7 parts :
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I don't know if it crossed your genius mind @Andyjr1515, but make sure that the top of the fretless fingerboard is exactly at the top of the frets on the ... fretted neck, or even just a very tiny slightly higher (for a slightly lower action to get that mwah) to achieve the perfect neck switching option. 😉
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I think it's a Harlot, not a Halot, Russ... https://www.acguitars.co.uk/harlot/
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Thanks for this @BigRedX, but as he is using a fretless bass, the Ebow simply needs to be put over the string slightly angled so the inner part touches the fingerboard. It implies a bit of a new approach, but it's easy to achieve as, indeed, the rails in the Ebow are intended for a guitar, not a bass. To activate the infinite sustain faster, I tap my notes with the left hand (the other one if you're a lefty) and it's working great. That said, I would buy the Michael Manring tutorial video... But check these first :
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@Masse, tu as simplement payé la TVA française de 20% sur la valeur déclarée plus les frais de port, ainsi qu'une taxe d'importation et un forfait administratif. Qu'il s'agisse d'un échange ou non, tout matériel importé, neuf ou d'occasion, depuis un pays hors de la CEE est soumis à la TVA sur la valeur déclarée, une taxe d'importation et des frais administratifs. Le Royaume-Uni étant en dehors de la CEE depuis l'application du Brexit, il est tout à fait normal de payer ces taxes. Le délai est aussi totalement normal si tu utilises une société de transport qui ne possède pas ses propres services de dédouanement et la poste française n'en possède pas vraiment. Si tu avais utilisé TNT, Fedex ou UPS, voire DPD qui est une filiale de la poste française, tu aurais pu recevoir ton colis en 24 heures (j'utilise TNT Express pour cette raison en dehors de la CEE). Estime-toi heureux de ne pas avoir reçu d'amende, ou pire, d'avoir vu ton matériel saisi et détruit, pour fausse déclaration concernant la valeur réelle de l'instrument. C'est un jeu très dangereux auquel tu viens de jouer... For those who want, I can translate this in English. 😉
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You have all the necessary tools. Go on.
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The Mike Pope Fodera signature also has a moving bridge pickup.
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It hasn't been advertised at all... Gone to a friend of mine. 😉 -
The fretless has gone last month...
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I do. My first advice will be to buy the original Ebow as it's the only one working with bass. You have to find the right place on the fingerboard or over the neck pickup (for more powerful output and faster response). The note rises slowly to its maximum and then lasts as long as the battery. It's working better on lighter gauge strings as the vibration starts faster. It's a really interesting device. And of course, as just said, check Michael Manring tutorials. But don't forget our @JESUS RICO who is a master with Ebows...
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Due to the Covid-19 situation and severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. 1991 Ibanez AFR A304 #0123 with original form fitted hard case, all the goodies and papers. Get yourself a rare piece of history ! ABSOLUTELY NO TRADES, EXCEPT LEDUC BASSES ! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : €1550 Euros or £1325 GBP !!! New price with optional hard case was 2350 Euros in 1991 !!! Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC. In fully working condition and in very good overall condition for its age. Here are the specifications : Body : two pieces flamed maple (shape patented by Rolf Spuler) Neck : one piece maple half-trough neck with 2 graphite bars (an innovation in 1991) Fingerboard : ebony Frets (slightly marked) : 22 (E and A), 23 (D) and 24 (G) with white side dots and double abalone dots at the 12th position on the fingerboard Headstock : 2 + 2 (shape patented by Rolf Spuler) with matching flamed maple top Pickups : 4 polyphonic piezo pickups in each saddle called PPP (patented by Rolf Spuler) + AFR 4 Special magnetic pickup Controls : volume, blend, stacked bass and treble Preamp (18 Volts) : Matthias Grob designed especially for the AFR basses with gain for each piezo and 2 bands EQ (cut/boost) Tuners : Gotoh/Ibanez GB-7 Bridges : 4 Mono Rail's (patented by Rolf Spuler) including a Stay-D-Tune (patented by Rolf Spuler) detuner on the E Mono Rail Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm Nut : graphite Strings spacing at nut : 11 mm Knobs : original Ibanez Scale : 34 inches Hardware colour : Cosmo black Truss rod : one single action Finish : satin Land of craftsmanship : Japan/Switzerland Serial number : 0123 Year : 1991 Weight : 3.215 kilos Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th position (can even go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with the optional original Ibanez AFR form fitted hard case, all the goodies and papers. Non-smoking environment as usual. I'm only selling this bass because I'm thinning down the herd for the reasons mentioned above and that I also bought a new digital hybrid piano... 🤦♂️ The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has received 2 new batteries and is fitted with a brand new set of D'Addario Flex Steels stainless steel strings (40 - 60 - 75 - 95) that really serve the bass. Check the Ibanez AFR catalogue in the link below to understand that this bass is totally unique in its design, craftsmanship and innovations as it has so much patents by the late Rolf Spuler and that there were only next to 900 AFR basses built between 1991 and 1993. What you see is what you get ! Look at the photos taken under different angles to see the real condition, which is used with some minor dings and dongs that I tried to photographed. Link to the Paradis Guitars website page of the AFR : https://www.paradis-guitars.com/products.htm Here is the link to the 45 photos in high resolution, the 1991 Ibanez AFR catalogue, the German test in Gitarre & Bass from 1992, the service manual and the Stay-D-tune plus Mono Rail manual : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P_Lm6dLQtE8hTglILyikLmPx-kvrufy1?usp=sharing Don't hesitate to ask for more.
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I love a good old Squire Chas Baez.
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You mean the bass playing itself like butter.
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But it's only working if all the hardware is in titanium.
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Everything by EST is just fantastic. I can't say one album is better than another. They are all terrific.
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So, let's start with the start : Henry Purcell used this approach first, if I'm not wrong. Then almost 300 years later, the serial and minimalistic music composers used this cell composing to outrance and introduced the principle of added moving layers in their own cells. And Michael Nyman digested all this to become a master at it. Sadly Esböjrn Svensson passed away, but he surpassed everyone. A bit of a fast summary for the kind of music I love a lot, I admit, but going fast can help, sometimes. Love this from Gogo Penguin : And worth listening to this uncut version of Brandt Brauer Frick, Bop :
