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Hellzero

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  1. I wouldn't put another pickup on this Vigier as the Benedetti's are terrific pickups. Amongst the best single coil pickups you can find and the originals you have were wired by the late Michel Benedetti himself. I know that single coils are noisier, but with a good earthed shielding like you did, it will be better than any Jazz Bass... The repair is quite easy to do. Take your soldering iron to the hottest position, and remove the compound material around the hole left until you find back the metal lug and solder the loose wire back. Don't inhale the smoke, wear a mask (which everybody has home by these dark days) and do the job outside if possible.
  2. Indeed, but here he and the band have fallen on the disaster side... Sounds like a bunch of teenagers trying to play, erm, "something" with all the "look, I quite know this and this and this and ..." parts.
  3. This was the number one hit when my wife was conceived and we've just listened to it right now... Very strange...
  4. Bruno TAUZIN is a great French bass teacher, dispensing lessons online or home (not for the moment, of course). He has written loads of methods and has many endorsements. Way far better and focused than some heavy talkers, and more humble too. Yes, he's reading while playing and always plays with this face and head movement... Here is his website : https://bassebruno.com/blog/
  5. You mean Suicidal Tendenshit ! Simply awful... Too much dope ?
  6. And the new album is out too. Listening to it right now. http://thundercat.bandcamp.com/album/it-is-what-it-is
  7. Can't find the contract ? Did you put it in the usual pigeon hole ?
  8. As I wrote earlier, it's a logistics company, basically they sign contracts with couriers and insurance company, then manage the whole shebang for you.
  9. Have plenty of them in a spare box as I used them before starting playing sitted without a strap. Yes, they are great and as good as any locking system without the hassle.
  10. Listened to it. Of course, it's the Pino Palladino CS, as it's the only bass suited and fitted for that tune. And as always a super unscientific totally biased comparison... Why not put a banjo bass in the process to be sure it's a complete non sense approach ?!? That said, I liked the Moog sound too.
  11. Improvisation has always been a great part of Hawkwind songs process. Check this from when Lemmy joined the band as a bassist during In Search of Space and the tour sessions for Doremi Fasol Latido : Hawkwind’s bass guitarist failed to turn up and Lemmy was available. He said:
  12. I hate slap, but for once I enjoyed it as your playing is musical and makes sense. And adding these tapping parts in it was a wonderful idea. Master player ! 👍 Of course, I loved the second tune even more. Master composer too ! If your ever sell your fingers, please PM me. 😉
  13. Saw him last year with Steven Wilson in Luxembourg. Great show, fantastic bass and stick player. Was freezing cold and snowing a lot when we went home...
  14. After the heavy relic, the stupid relic. And we have a winner here !
  15. You are encountering what is called "neck diving". Many basses (and guitars too) are suffering this common problem, due to really poor conception of the instrument. You could try to put light weight tuners (machine heads) instead of the original ones. The lighter are the Gotoh Res-O-Lite. But this is an expansive option, so if your bass is an entry model, there is another solution which is to put the upper strap pin away until the bass balances perfectly. Like this :
  16. One of the best cover of this tune to date. What a player. Thanks for sharing this @Old Man Riva. May he rest in peace.
  17. And you get get a second generation new one here : https://service.hkaudio.com/en/product/t-amp/?v=d3dcf429c679
  18. The T-Pro 2 is a Pascal module, a Danish brand : https://www.pascal-audio.com/product/t-pro2/ Better ask them for a schematic or ask them directly to fix it as it's proprietary design and a real pain in the *ss to repair...
  19. This is the correct link to Paul Lairat basses : https://lairat.com/en/basses/basses-categorie/ 😉
  20. I had the GSS Sumo (1000 Watts) coupled to a Warwick Hellborg preamp and the AudioKinesis Hathor monster cabinet (one 18 inches driver and four 3 inches speakers). The GSS is dead silent, transparent and really powerful and, to me, better sounding than the Pascal module which is quite similar, but not as dynamic and transparent. I know have a GSS FRFR 12 + 6 + tweeter coupled to an original Glockenklang Bass Art preamp and the sound is just amazing and so light and small. You can ask Didier any question : he will answer you. Don't worry he's fluent enough in English. 😉
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