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2 hours ago, visog said:

And what an awful flappy tone it was... A mystery as Wal's can sound absolutely great, and Geddy can sound great, c.f. Moving Pictures bass tones on Rick and Fender but Ged + Wal + 80s production = flap! 

Yep - the Wal doesn't sound so great.

3 hours ago, Kev said:

Just seen, £2k?!

 

#triptochichestercancelled

2 hours ago, Steve Browning said:

Was it 2K? Blimey. Not sure where I'd got the different impression. Sorry if I raised hopes there.

I really like dropping in there and having a chat, but his asking prices are typically about double what I'd consider top-end.

On 25/11/2025 at 09:32, Steve Browning said:

A shop in Chichester currently has one of his Rik-a-like basses. Looks normal but for 6 controls instead of 4.

I posted a pic of it in the FB Rickenfakers group back in August; it wasn't cheap.

4 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Yeh, impressed but with the comment that you wouldn't want it as your only bass. For 3k. And he isn't sure who it is for, but it is certainly for someone.

...and that someone is certainly not me! 🙂

What are you upgrading to?

Well, if you buy off Aliexpress you do have to keep your wits about you and I certainly don't believe the branded products for sale there are genuine.

However, with eBay you pay a buyer's premium (sorry, "Protection Fee"); I'd raise a dispute, citing them bein fake/not as described.

Similarly, if you buy something on Amazon and a fake turns up then there's recourse by contacting their CS via chat/callback.

As for Hercules wall hangers, I think there were issues with them a while back and I wouldn't have them anyway.

That said, they are often used in shops.

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Are they though? Ian isn't on the spector featured artists lists (I notice that guy pratt is, and I have only seen him once play a spector, its normally his pink fender). Scott has a signature overwater. Also both of them are already working for his company and it is quite clear they are working for that.

I’ve seen Guy Pratt with his Spector. 
And his pink Fender. 

3 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

 

You mean like every to Scott Devine picks up a Fender or his mate, Ian with a Spector?

But he said that the Rickenbacker is the best bass. 

15 hours ago, binky_bass said:

If you remove one letter from each word you'd have 'Anus Asses'. There, it's been said. 

So, is relicing one equivalent to scratching your ass?

1 hour ago, SteveXFR said:

Celebrities who are famous for being famous and nothing else. Ive had the misfortune of meeting a few and my daughter met several when she worked in a posh restaurant. What a bunch of entitled butt holes. They expect everyone to know them and worship their talentless, cosmeticaly enhanced air headed wonder.

Sounds perfectly rational to me.

Oh, and bloody "influencers"!

5 hours ago, roger said:

the phrase: 'if you know you know'

 

3 hours ago, rushbo said:

I'm not a man with violent tendencies, but there is something about that ghastly phrase that makes me grateful that my wife has hidden all the sharp objects in our house. 

I sometimes respond with "I don't know, so I'll just sod off then!".

Curious.

Did you get my reply to your dm?

I just added @cetera to that conversation.

I've received the pm and replied.

16 minutes ago, SumOne said:

"AI slop hits new high as fake country artist goes to #1 on Billboard digital songs chart" 

 

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/10/ai_country_artist_hits_number_one/

 

 

I wonder if we'll get to a point where the AI system that made the music will want to be credited as the song creator and get the Royalties.

TBH Country is so formulaic that it doesn't surprise me it could be auto-generated.

I hadn't heard of them before this one.

I thought they were doing Northern Lights with this one.

And I wonder if they've heard Kayleigh?

https://youtu.be/2FHhMS43fjY

4 hours ago, juanbcn83 said:

Wow, as far as I know he plays with Dingwall now.

 

Curiously my Sandberg is his model, the Enigma 5 strings and I couldn't be happier.

 

In my opinion Sandberg has a "vintage" sound but a little more aggressive, due to the humbucker in the bridge pick up I guess, but is a bass that works for me in every situation.

Yes - I played his Dingwall last weekend at the Bass Bash.

He also brought along his Sandberg (a black fretless) and said he's really not playing it and so was looking to sell it.

I'm not sure if the word it out, but at the SE Bass Bash Chris Childs said he's selling his Sandberg fretless.
I had a quick go on it and it's a really nice bass (but I don't need another fretless).

2 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

How wide is the neck on those, should I ever find one at what I would consider a reasonable price?

 

 

I had one; the neck is wider to keep the string spacing.

I would've preferred it to have a narrower neck and closer strings.

I have to say I played another Dingwall recently and it sounded a bit generic.

10 hours ago, Wolverinebass said:

Absolutely nothing. It's a standard 3 pickup Dingwall with active and passive circuit.

8 hours ago, cetera said:

Actually it has a Neve preamp, rather than the Darkglass..... and sounds much better as a result.

And I liked it! 🙂

3 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Whats so special about it?

It was nice to play.

He says that he just takes that along to sessions now rather than 4 basses.

It's got a block of three pickups which can be switched into various combinations.

29 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Maybe that was my problem with the Dingwall - I never found the great sound!

I'm thinking about buying one like Chris Childs'.

3 hours ago, Sean said:

Nooooo. Don't! We'd have to do a 50 page thread on recutting brass nuts!

Hehe - it's just you mentioned Ian Hill...

20 minutes ago, Sean said:

 

I’m sure Gary will chime in soon but, yes. The Desert Island is what I think is "Ian HIll", my Peacock is the more standard “meaty” carve. The CRFM I’ve got is skinnier than the IH (but not Doug-like, more like the Tobacco Kramer) and I’ve got a 2018 LX EX (Zebra) that is like a baseball bat. Fortunately, I get on with most profiles unless they're super skinny or ridiculously big. I don’t think I’d get on with a DW.

Is it tuned BEAD?

37 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

Orange did but it is slightly bonkers for a portable cab. You get the cost and weight of a 2x12 but the output of a 1x12.

 

Cab size is slightly more complex. You can increase the size of the cab and change the tuning but it get's increasingly hard to have a flat response. That's the short version btw, I'm happy to do a longer explanation but it would be moderately technical and potentially very long. Worth a question in amps and speakers maybe but a bit ao a thread de-rail. Good to meet you on Sunday btw

Sure - just thinking aloud about how many cabs we could fit on a stage!

Maybe a bass horn too!!!

(Only kidding; yep, great to meet!)