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Add some distortion, very low action, a Demeter preamp and a Wal and you'll get it ... and you'll loose £5000 GBP.
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Thanks. It's indeed a close to flat radius. I went for a 20" radius because I prefer the flatter radiuses, but not totally flat ones. The strings are the La Bella SuperSteps SS45-CB and the C is untapered. These La Bella are in fact exposed cores, not tapered ones, so they are ultra precise with the right amount of harmonics and allow you to hear the fundamental of the notes. The Fodera Anthony Jackson Signature strings are very good too, but they only suit through body 35 inches basses are 36 inches basses. That said the Galli Exposed Core ECN6 are really growly (nickel) and have my favour for the moment. The problem with exposed cores is that you can't cheat as they are unforgiving for your playing as well as for the bass quality itself. Put them on a plank and it will sound like a plank. Add some Q-Tuner first generation pickups and it can become awful. Some links : http://www.labella.com/strings/category/super-steps/ http://shop.fodera.com/fodera-strings/anthony-jackson-signature-set/ http://www.gallistrings.com/en/strings/bass/exposed-core
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When working, one of the best 3 bands bass preamp ever, with very well chosen frequencies, never aggressive and truly transparent. I guess simply making new solders will be enough... -
How to get my bass feeling like wool? Spec/setup suggestions please.
Hellzero replied to Greg.Bassman's topic in Bass Guitars
If you want your bass feel like wool, buy a sheep one. Stop kidding, as you said you are not a bass tech, go to a real luthier and get him your bass set up to your taste. He will certainly make a new nut, adjust the relief of your neck, dress the frets and maybe he could also slightly reshape the radius to have it compounded. Also, to lower the tension, you have to adjust the neck tilting to have the flattest possible angle between the top of your bride saddles and the attachment of your strings (the ball end at the bridge). -
My homemade 6 strings fretless with the extraordinary Q-Tuner pickups first generation coupled to the very musical and transparent Musician Sound Design 3 bands preamp. 3 pieces flamed maple neck with black Gabon ebony fretboard bolt on a 2 pieces basswood body with bookmatched spalted walnut top. Byl was my nickname when I was young. It's now fretted and fitted with an aluminum Hipshot 18 mm strings spacing bridge instead of the brass Hipshot 19 mm strings spacing one.
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And here my Stradi Symphony Bass Fretless 5 #6 with 2110 years old swamp oak top !
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I like it a lot too, but the price tag for an unknown builder is just delirious.
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Sadly for Ashdown, it's called ROI, and here stupid return on investment. When you start building crap in China or elsewhere, that's what you get : a real bad reputation and people not wanting to buy any of your product. I remember the glory days of the Klystron, a fantastic amp head or combo, but even when one comes for sale people are suspicious. It's something I can understand as I've seen several amps almost self consuming.
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Enjoy :
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He didn't play it. This must have been a great show with Jean-Luc PONTY on violin and Biréli LAGRÈNE on guitar (he is also a terrific fretless bass player and can play just like Jaco who has been touring with him : funny, no ?).
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He is quite tall indeed. Did he play Big noise from Winnetka (he whistles the theme) ? I discovered him through the album Now, and immediately liked what he was doing. And now ( ) I have his 8 albums and my wife and I go out to see him when he is playing around, so twice only to date, sadly.
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One of my fretlesses : 15 mm from string to string at the bridge, 9 mm at the nut, one piece hard rock canadian maple neckthrough with Para rosewood (Dalbergia Spruceana) fretboard, bubinga wings, 2 Bartolini's Quad Coils wired in parallel and passive with volume, balance and tone. It's a 31 positions unlined fretless 6 strings bass, so you can even do some Michael Manring with it. So what's that for ? The rarest LEDUC : the MP 631 SF (MP for Masterpiece).
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Yes, he is one of the 365 children he has. Thanks to his father he fell in love with classical jazz music and the bass instruments when he was a child, going to lots and lots of concerts with his dad. He learned bass and double bass with Bunny Brunel, a friend of Clint.
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TRADED: One-of-a-kind Conklin 8-string Bass (now £999)
Hellzero replied to therealting's topic in Basses For Sale
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Seen him twice : terrific fretless bass player, terrific fretted bass player, terrific double bass player, terrific musician. But you have to like more classical jazz. My wife and I really love the music he is making. "Time Pieces" is my favourite album to date.
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Pictures taken just a few minutes ago.
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Enjoy (action is a bit more than 1.5 mm at 12th position under the C string to a bit more than 2 mm at 12th position under the B string) :
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Don't look any further, I've got what you need : 15 mm from string to string at the bridge, 9 mm at the nut, hard rock canadian maple neckthrough with Para rosewood (Dalbergia Spruceana) fretboard, bubinga wings, 2 Bartolini's Quad Coils wired in parallel and passive with volume, balance, tone. It's a 31 positions unlined fretless 6 strings bass, so you can even do some Michael Manring with it. So what's that for ? The rarest Leduc : the MP 631 SF (MP for Masterpiece). Do you want to see it ?
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You forgot JayDee.
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Isn't it a nazi username ? Gott mit mir...
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. Time to clear some stuff again as I really don't use my fivers !!! So for sale or trade for a 6 stings bass ONLY : WOOD & TRONICS Zoid 5 (to me their best design), naturally reliced : some pay huge amounts for this by 7ender, here it's free ! Early hollowed model à la Fodera, totally hand made (look at the lid), with that sweet and detailed sound typical from that period. Lots of wear and a few dings for this player, but don't be afraid, everything is working fine without any electronics scratches (except the usual Aguilar crack when switching the mids) and no hidden issues... The price asked reflects that condition. This bass used to belong to Mustapha Bouchou, an early W&T endorser, and was originally tuned from B to G, look at the D'Addario balls colour. Here a link to the TalkBass page : https://www.talkbass.com/threads/wood-tronics-club.714907/page-18#post-11960214 And D'Addario bass balls colour code : And before anyone asked, I never got the ramp. Shipping included to your place in these European countries : Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Parcel shipped in ultra well protected box will be fully insured with tracking number. Asking price : £1550 GBP or €1800 Euros !!! A new one would cost you twice the asking price if you order it today with the same specifications. PayPal payment (Friend payment or fee covered), bank transfer (IBAN and BIC codes provided, so no fee) or cash on collection. In fully working condition, with some 11 years of use, but no abuse. Here are the specifications tuned from E to C (the action could vary slightly when tuned from B to G) : Scale : 34 inches. Strings spacing at nut : 10 mm Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm Action : 2 mm under the E string at 12th fret Strings : Fodera Nickel E-C (almost new) Tuners : gold Hipshot Licensed Bridge : gold Wood & Tronics (ETS) original in two parts Pickups : Nordstrand DC 5 with switch (chrome) working for the both pickups together in parallel / single coil / series (so you have no strange sounds when blending them) Electronics : Aguilar OBP-3 with volume, balance, bass, mid with one switch (chrome) for the 400 / 800 Hz, treble and gold knobs (the output jack is chrome and not gold as the pictures seem to show) Neck : 3 pieces maple through neck Fretboard : rosewood with 24 mandolin frets in perfect condition Dots : brass on the side and abalone on the fretboard Nut : brass Trussrod : one (real Fodera) Body : alder wings with quilted maple top (and magnetic electronics lid) Headstock : 3 + 2 with matched quilted maple top Land of craftsmanship : Italy (2007) Weight : 3.8 kilograms (very very light as it's hollowed) Will come with a period unbranded hard case (not fake snake skin here). Non smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC (the nut can accomodate E to C as well as B to G tuning without any modification), the trussrod is fully working and the bass has a new battery as well as almost new Fodera Nickel E-C strings (34 - 45 - 65 - 85 -105). What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures to see the real condition, the wear and dents. Absolutely no real damage, only wear of time and playing. Don't hesitate to ask for more. Link : http://www.wtbasses.net/zoidModelsAndCustom.php Here a video by Enrico Pasini himself to give you an idea of how a Zoid 5 can sound : And another one, made by Arnaud MORIN (ebony fretboard and different pickups, but the "sound" of the Zoid 5 is there) : Dust is offered. Now the real pictures : look at the woods and wear !
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These two basses are interesting : https://www.bassic.de/kleinanzeigen/olp-mm2-stingray-bass-und-ibanez-srx-750.13368/
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I know, but it was originally posted to show some non Fender designs that are not splodgy... So now a bit out of context. The last one is mine and is a Stradi (www.stradi.pl), a really ergonomic design.
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Ibabez RG470L guitar
Hellzero replied to leftybassman392's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
I don't think you'll interest people selling an unknown IbaBez guitar brand. Take a look at your advert title...
