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fleabag

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  1. Cheers pal Dyad and double stop appear to be the same, but it's quenched my need to know
  2. Without trawling 6 pages Si, i'll take a guess and say it doesn't have a name other than ' double stop. Shame
  3. Skidder , thanks mate but it doesnt tell me the technical name for it. Like guitarists get weird chords - demolished flat 13th sus etc etc
  4. I was wondering about part of the bass line for Steely Dan's track Peg, and specificully the intro, ( i can already play the bass line ) Its like a chord but only 2 notes. Just wondering if there's a techincal name for it
  5. Yup, i clocked that. Band needs..... everyone, it seems
  6. Mine was that model but dark mahogany sort of colour, but yep, that is the bass i mean - cheers for that vis
  7. Its not a 1000 or a 404 , i think. The 1000's always had a single pup didnt they ? And isn't the 404 a passive bass ? Ebay bass is active It has quite a modern font headstock logo too
  8. He's gone way overboard with his description
  9. My ESP LTD fretless must be some kind of freak, with it's 6 bolt neck. Seems pretty stable though
  10. Likewise Treat yourself , Dorsey fans ..
  11. Indeed - she's very humble for a very talented person. Bass, Guitar, and great vocalist. I'd love 10% of her abilities
  12. Yup, saw her clutching that like a precious jewel. Fair play - great tone, as we could all hear
  13. I like Scott's attitude to interviewing - let's them talk and doesn't ask dumb schoolboy questions. She mentioned she started on guitar , and although later on in her life she declined an offer to play guitar for Prince, she certainly played guitar for Bowie on Ashes to Ashes live at the BBC in 2000. She wapped instruments with guitarist Mark Plati, who swapped to bass for that track
  14. The talented Gail chatting about playing bass for - wait for it - Culture Club and Donny Osmond, amongst others - Bowie of course. And her Epiphone and Kramer basses in the early days. Fascinating woman - so easy to listen to and laid back.
  15. Cheers BB - didn't know those 2 were inspired by the MM tone.
  16. Hard to know on the recording Like a lot of pro artists, he may well have recorded on a particular bass, but played a different bass when gigging
  17. I dont know enough about components to say about a difference - maybe it doesnt have any difference on lower power circuits. I had a read on some sites, including here, and some say its good and some say it's not , with respect to tone. Someone on ( cant remember where ) said bits fell off his Stinger, and another said he wired his in, then immediately took it out again. The East MMSR is not a direct copy , as stated by John himself , but he uses good quality components, and his pre's are exceptional in build quality. Hence the higher price. I guess i'm leaning more towards John's pre - i've had a few of his in the past and they're the canine's cobblers. I dont know what's out there apart from the Stinger and John's MMSR - so it may be that i've only got 2 choices
  18. Prepare thyself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBren6gJVs
  19. It was unique back in th 60's and it still is now. Enjoy , spongey
  20. This what i now have. Not easy to find though. I bought this 20 + years ago https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OGDENs-NUT-GONE-FLAKE-in-a-TIN-CAN-1989-IMPORT-SMALL-FACES-CD-5-COASTERS-/380670383926
  21. Me too. Had the vinyl ( what a cover that is - and then you look inside the cover - officer ) Then bought the round tin CD. It had a great pull out , all concertina'd , and about 6 beer mats that were a copy of the face of the tin. Marvellous. Still got it Love is like an 'ole in the wall A line-up in the warehouse no trouble at all
  22. Got a jazz shape body, and its been through some mods here and there, and not sure where to go with it now, as its been resigned to the cupboard I had a think and decided maybe the way to go would be to fit a single MM ( Warman UK ) that i have lying around. The MM pickup has already been in a bass that i moved on so i know how good the pickup is already, but the body is going to take some work. Pup routs need filling, then the body needs sanding flat and veneering. Its the preamp where the stumbling block occurs. I guess my options are either a Stinger 2 band, or East MMSR 2 band. There's a big price difference of course. I've seen a photo of the Stinger guts, and it clearly showed that Chinese copy of Elnea capacitors were used ( Kelnea ) so the rest of the pre maybe has cheap compenents too whereas the East probably has much better quality components, so anyone recommend either as an option ? Are there other 2 band pre's that come close ?
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