Hellzero
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I think I'll call you Mad Professor for now on @mhoss32 ! This project is a pure to delight to follow and you have really great ideas. Can't wait for the next episode. Fantastic craftsmanship !
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The Warwick Red-Labels are, to me, a huge waist of money. You really get what you pay for, so nothing good. Just buy the usual suspects, called D'addario nickel (EXL) or steel (EPS) : no surprise here, just excellent strings (but not my favourite ones) for a very decent amount of money (between £25 and £29).
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Urm, urm, as a regular long scale (34 inches) sixer player for more than 3 decades, I think I've NEVER come across an unwound high C (most of them are 0.028 to 0.035) in the sets sold by all the usual makers. Now, you're maybe talking about a Bass VI which is a short scale tuned like a guitar an octave lower and is not the same...
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As I had a few 7-stringers tuned B to F and also wanted a wound high F, here are the only two sets available by resellers. The Newtone strings are also an option. This Dean Markley SR 2000 set is fully wound : https://m.thomann.de/gb/dean_markley_2698_7string.htm This Pyramid SSL 7 set is fully wound :https://m.thomann.de/gb/pyramid_7_string_bass_set_sssl_022_128.htm That said there are these two sets available in the ads here, at a bargain price :
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Totally right, each time I see some horrid basses, meaning almost all those old school thingies, I'm just feeling 🤢🤮 , but just don't make any comment. The opposite is, hélas, absolutely not true. A bit sad. -
Thanks @la bam : the higher output is also something I noticed on other One Control pedals.
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Ooos. Just ordered one...
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That's what I did. 🤣
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Don't worry @Richard R it's only a test with its flaws. I mean that if you do it again as you know how it is working I'm sure you'll score much higher. For me, as others said, most of the singing was out of tune in itself; the melodic discrimination is a bit weird too as, for instance, if you're accustomed to Indian music, there was nothing really odd, but as it's related to European conception of music some oddities are obvious in our fixed musical system. For the beat, if you take classical music, the notion of beat is not as accurate as modern light music, but linked to the perception of time of the orchestra leader. And, as they mention it, your score is linked to the participants average score and most of the participants are already into music, so it's totally biased. Those IQ tests are absolutely not reliable, but can give you some hints to improve. Keep on playing as I'm sure you're a really good bassist.
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This will be a massive problem in the next few months as almost everything is coming from outside the U.K. So better be patient and wait until the stocks in the U.K. are high enough to avoid this situation. Don't blame those who are trying to sell these goods, you are shooting the wrong persons.
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Magnifique is the word !
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Will do the test again in one week or two or more.
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Exactly what I thought and already knew. I'm just average with the beat, I still have problems with pianos that to me are all out of tune and I'm best at mistuning, but could improve. Need to play more fretless in the dark with complicated melodies and odd beat.
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The fresh photos more correctly balanced have been added. And the link to all 37 photos including the "blemishes" has been added too. Don't worry, the usual 400 years old wooden floor is there.- 6 replies
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Due to the Covid-19 situation and severe back problems (66% 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. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. VANZANDT (VAN ZANDT) JBV-R1 Vintage Natural, Japanese craftsmanship at its best, a true Custom Shop. ONLY TRADE POSSIBLE : LEDUC FRETLESS OR FRETTED BASS (NO BELLE ISLE, NO SANOX, NO LOGABASS, NO LADY BASS, NO BD3) ! 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 : £1299 GBP !!! New price is 308.000 JPY (with the 10% Japanese VAT) and they are not officially exported ! 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 with light use and very few marks. Here are the specifications : Body : 2 pieces of ash (almost book matched) Neck : one piece maple bolt on with skunk stripe Fingerboard : one piece maple with white perloid block inlays and white binding Frets : 20 (radius 210 mm or 8.25 inches) Headstock : 4 in line à la Fender Pickups : 2 USA Van Zandt Jazz bass in 70's position Controls (CTS pots from 18th week of 2014) : volume, volume, tone (Van Zandt paper in oil capacitor) Tuners : Gotoh/Vanzandt Bridge : Gotoh/Vanzandt Strings spacing at bridge : 20 mm Nut : oil finished bone Strings spacing at nut : 9.5 mm Knobs : original black à la Fender Scale : 34 inches Hardware colour : chrome Truss rod : one fully working Finish : all nitrocellulose lacquer Land of craftsmanship : Japan Serial number : 7465 Year : 2015 Weight : 4.375 kilos Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th fret (can go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with a brand new Fame Soft-Case Urban. Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has been fitted with a set of Ernie Ball 2833 Hybrid Slinky strings (45 - 65 - 85 -105). For those who don't know Vanzandt (Van Zandt) instruments, they are the equivalent of Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt instruments, if not better. The Japanese higher quality control and craftsmanship make all the difference here. It's a no flaw construction. This bass is, to me, better than all the official Fender 70's Jazz Basses I have played. Compared to a Celinder J-Update in passive mode, the sound is a bit clearer, but very similar. Thanks to the (more fragile) nitrocellulose lacquer, the overall feel is similar to a vintage original Fender. And this tone control is simply magic ! Link to the Vanzandt models page : https://www.taurus-corpo.com/vanzandt-bass Link to the Fame Soft-Case Urban : https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Fame-Soft-Case-Urban-Electric-Bass-/art-BAS0010065-000 A sound clip in slap here by my friend Romain, the previous owner : https://www.facebook.com/romain.bour.92/videos/10158717668167808/?sfnsn=scwspwa And here fingerstyle : https://www.facebook.com/romain.bour.92/videos/10158729049012808/?sfnsn=scwspwa What you see is what you get ! Look at the photos taken at different angles and under different lights to see the real condition of this bass which shows little use and only very few slight marks or dings. The biggest "blemishes" being at the headstock and near the control plate on the edge of the body where the (very fragile) nitrocellulose finish has gone. Here you can see the "blemishes" that I photographed alongside the 37 photos of this bass (the last photo showing Vanzandt full serial number in the neck pocket and the back of the heel's neck was taken by Régis aka @eneade ) : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KRjjhRGOfqWGq_PprTTB6UF-5EAAEYxO?usp=sharing Don't hesitate to ask for more.
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Maybe a DHA VT1 ? This one is, I think, still available because of the abroad shipping problems (I gave up).
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Looks more like a 1971 Fender Telecaster Bass with an added Jazz Bass bridge pickup and a more useable Precision/Jazz bridge.
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Too heavy for my broken neck. GLWYS.
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How much does it weight ?
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This bass is just BEAUTIFUL ! 🤩
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Wow !
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Amp making a loud rumbling noise...could it be my house sockets?
Hellzero replied to umcoo's topic in Amps and Cabs
Welcome to the T-Max world. I had one bought brand new in the very early 2000 that had exactly the same problem. After several months of back and forth to Peavey, it was declared as faulty, in fact a design fault ! You have the answer now. -
Here is the rolled up "bag" that looks like a bent in two piece of period correct yellow foam.
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Playback, of course. Listening to the Past Masters right now.
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Interesting video showing that Paul McCartney had a lot of foam under the strings while using a pick and that they could still have fun. Found this while looking for a recipe of pan-fried monkfish liver. No kidding. Love this pre heavy metal glam tune.
