Owen

Is there finer?

[quote name='7string' post='968631' date='Sep 26 2010, 06:01 PM']Now I've sold a couple of instruments, I'm in the process of shopping. A NBD is coming I've seen the Dingwall Combustions and am really taken by them. I've also seen other basses like the Laklands 55's, Daryl Jones and then other interesting basses like the Bolin NS5's Has anyone got any opinions of any of these. Any thoughts much appreciated.[/quote] I have a Bolin NS5. I have tried to sell it, but I just cannot let it go. It is light and the piezos sound like I always hoped piezos would (are you listening Music Man?).

[quote name='Beedster' post='966870' date='Sep 24 2010, 04:13 PM']LOL, £500's a lot to pay for a skeleton that might not fit [/quote] On reflection, what was I thinking?!?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280509821444&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] for the skeleton?

I have been massively enjoying my Kala Ubass but fancied a bottom B. I contacted the bloke at Road Toad to enquire about a 5 string one but it was not to be. I then googled for a Ukulele forum and came across the name Pete Howlett ([url="http://petehowlettukulele.co.uk/"]http://petehowlettukulele.co.uk/[/url]) who seemed to be well respected within the Uke community as a luthier. I contacted him and lo and behold he told me that he was moving within a half hour drive. He moved in last week and Redstriper and myself drove across to discuss ideas. He will be building me a bass based on his tenor Ukelectic design (chambered solid body - extensive videos here [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/PeteHowlett#p/.../0/zCPKF9-i098"]http://www.youtube.c..../0/zCPKF9-i098[/url]) but with the bridge moved back to accommodate a 23.5 inch scale to get the B to work. I am not sure what the timescale will be at the moment, but as you can guess, I am pretty excited

I wish they did the same neodynium pickups and 18v circuit on a Sterling/Stingray, as the Bongos main drawback was the bottom horn digging in my right thigh a bit. YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought it was just me. I have been through 3 of them and even though the sound is righteous the lower horn drove me nuts. [size=1][/size] Also, they are slightly heavy.[size="1"][/size]

[quote name='owen' post='964224' date='Sep 22 2010, 10:49 AM']More importantly whatwas the bassist for The Jolly Boys playing. A kind of huge thumb piano?[/quote] No, really. Where do I get one?

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More importantly whatwas the bassist for The Jolly Boys playing. A kind of huge thumb piano?

Hmmmmmmmm............. I've been thinking about this. Is it expensive? It is more than normal tenor Ukes yes, but if I bought a solid one of those (rather than ply) and then added the machines and a pick-up and paid someone to do that (because I certainly could not) it would be pretty close to the same price, but without the resale of the actual kosher model. We all know that you can mod something as much as you like, but the re-sale is never going to keep up with the extra money you have put in. Is it a toy? When it is plugged in and has a decent buffering pre-amp in front of it? Totally not. Is there a slight change in technique? Yes, it is a different instrument, I would not expect to pick up something which was so radically different in proportion and instantly be able to do everything I can do on a normal bass.

It is indeed old news, but really they are the bomb.

[quote name='gary mac' post='907278' date='Jul 27 2010, 04:31 PM']Haven't got any of the parts requested, but happy to donate a strap, lead or picks.[/quote] Picks? I thought this was Basschat. That was a joke.

I just ran a quote and they are certainly cheaper than my stuff used to be with Robertson Taylor. Are you using the MU £2K automatic cover to reduce the excess?

Buy a small headphone amp of ebay (cmoy ones seem ok - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Micro-Cmoy-headphone-amp-Opamp-2227-Amplifier-/250698821012?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5ed06d94"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Micro-Cmoy-headphone...=item3a5ed06d94[/url] kind of thing) and run a line into that and monitor yourself on one side of a pair of walkman in ear things. If you are going to blister (and you will) then rub your fingertips in some superglue before you start. No, really.

You should try giving it a leopard skin jacket. If I was not happily married I would be pulling like a tractor.

I don't know anything about them, but I want one! A nice set of plastic wrapped strings and it would be superb.

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Out of interest, tell us about the mods CK.

The strings are no longer tacky. Just so that you know.