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Whats it all about?

[quote name='OldGit' post='163188' date='Mar 25 2008, 03:13 PM']What's the beef Bass Ferret? If you want to promote your preferences go ahead. It's no problem that you like your basses and your luthier. Forums are about sharing opinions and advice. Sure other cheap basses and Luther's are available. If they suit you that's fine, go ahead. I won't be decrying your choices. The SXs are good cheap planks. That's it. If someone prefers one to a Fender then that's their taste and choice. "Still a cheap bass" true but if you only have 200 quid it's a very good option. Actually as they are made of decent tone woods (mine is Swamp ash and pine rather than Basswood or plywood) putting in decent PUPs and electronics may well give it as good a sound as anything else made of those woods .... The cheap bit is because the labour and parts from China are so cheap. A Fender MIM or MIA or CIJ will have higher costs to pay for the bigger labour and transport costs as well as keeping the Fender machine going. There are many factors in choosing a custom bass luthier. Geographical location is just one. Jon was recommended to me by someone I knew and trusted. The same person's Sei was not that impressive. Obviously if there's a great guy right there in your town then that's great. But other factors may be more important. People drive past perfectly good luthiers on route to others all the time.. How many Overwaters (or Roscoes or Baccus) are there in the South East? The bit about the Loud Cabs guy stealing all the money is simply irrelevant, unless you know something we don't about the luthiers you've listed [/quote] No beef - he is someone else. Not saying they are not good cheap planks - I am sure they are, its just that some people think they are more than that and I believe that was the point of the original post. Same with Shuker, I have never suggested that he is better or worse than any other builder and I have never said my builder is better than anyone else's builder. I know nothing about anyone's intentions to rip any one off, but I am sure SX are churned out in the same factory as a lot of other cheap planks and having established quality credentials for the brand it is not beyond possibility that the brand will start appearing on less well made instruments.

[quote name='neilb' post='163013' date='Mar 25 2008, 10:40 AM']Also, why when a few members express a favour towards a cheap bass its branded as "mass hysteria"? Ive now sold my Aerodyne as it simply was not being played anymore, My SX duo are all I need.[/quote] I would call selling a perfectly good Fender to play SX basses pretty hysterical. I have never played one but they do appear to be budget basses that are a class above similar priced basses in terms of looks and playability, but they are still budget basses and if you put hot pups on one then you have a cheap plank with hot pups. The thing with forums like this is that someone buys an SX and thinks it is good value for money, sticks up a few photos and a review and next thing you know 20 more people have bought one. It is the same with Shukers to a lesser extent - cos of the high profile they have on here people order them instead of using local luthiers - the obvious example being the guy from the same town as Zoot basses - did he even look at Zoot I wonder? Is a Shuker any better than a similar priced Sei, GB, Overwater, RM, Zoot, Manson, ACG etc etc? Back on Bassworld we had Loud cabs, cheap cabs that punched above their weight. Lots of threads from happy punter generated lots more sales and the guy f***ed off with everyones money.

Some do - some dont. It is not so much that you lose the bottom as sometimes gain more top - which of course sounds like losing bottom.

If you like Ibanez why not get a better one?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='162590' date='Mar 24 2008, 12:28 PM']TI Jazz flats only come as one standard set (JF344), so I use: .043, .056, .070, .0100[/quote] [quote name='alexclaber' post='162871' date='Mar 24 2008, 10:06 PM']I'm surprised how people are leaning towards even less balanced tensions than usual sets. 45-105 is pretty uneven but 45-100 or 50-105 is worse. To get near balanced tension on a five you need 40-55-75-100-130. I have 45-105 on my 34" scale Warwick, 44-134 on my 36" scale RIM Custom 5 but I've ordered some 38-58-78-104-134 as the top three strings are crazy tight at the moment. Alex[/quote] The TI's are not far off then. Are you getting the 38-58-78-104-134 set custom wound?

I have often wondered whether you need different guages for four up that you would for two aside to balance tension.

[quote name='Rich44' post='162831' date='Mar 24 2008, 08:49 PM']b. As close to the fret below but not touching it[/quote] Fretting works by pressing the string firmly down on the fingerboard. If you fret too close to the fret you cant make firm contact with the fingerboard and you get a clank.

It is not unusual for notes to be heard with just left hand fretting. How do you think tapping works? Have you had a look at the various links in the wiki on how to set up a bass?

It depends. If you replace a 4ohm 4x10 with 2 8ohms 2x10 with the same drivers and the same porting you will get the same volume.

I use Status Hotwire halfs in 45 65 85 105 and TI Jazz Flats in 43 56 70 100. The generally accepted standard guages are 45 65 85 105 (look at some esoteric strings that only come in one guage) but different makers use different mixes like 45 65 80 100.

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Finnbass have got it

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='162059' date='Mar 23 2008, 08:28 AM']oioi Foaly, hows tricks out there on the sand bar? [/quote] [quote name='lowdown' post='162120' date='Mar 23 2008, 11:22 AM']Ummm... Not sure what you dont buy.. But i get the feeling that if Quincy Jones says something.. He does mean it.. Garry[/quote] TBH I can tell what Quincy Jones was saying and what you were saying about what QJ was saying, if you know what I am saying

It is a form of mass hysteria that sweeps this community and its pre-decessors from time to time. Remember Loud cabs anyone?

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No problem. Some of us are trying.

Methinks the japanese retailers have been spoken to. If Fender Japan says "stop exporting or we wont supply you" what would you do.

[quote name='umph' post='160672' date='Mar 20 2008, 10:14 AM']no, i changed it to 4ohms when using my 4ohm cab and changed it to 8ohms when using the cab at practice. i think thats pretty obvious i do have prior experience with tube amps and i do know how fickle they are and easy to f*** up.[/quote] You would be surprised.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='160719' date='Mar 20 2008, 11:25 AM']Presumably at 8 ohm into a 4 ohm cab the output will be reduced?[/quote] No the amp will be destroyed. Valve amps have to be used into the correct load and will give the same power into the correct load. Thats what the output transformer does.

Hmm - I take it from the lack of answers to my questions you have f***ed it up cos you did not know how to use it. You live and learn.