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ezbass

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  1. Planning a trip up the M6/A74(M) shortly, so can meet up if anyone in The North wants to buy.
  2. On paper, it should be better. However, you never know until you try them out. Will either sound like a P bass? Yes, but bear in mind that not all P basses sound the same. There will obviously be a number of videos on YT, but here’s a couple to get you going:
  3. Assuming you’re playing an SR 4 string, you’ll be used to a narrower nut width and slightly smaller body than you’d find with a Fender P. In which case, I’d suggest a Squier Classic Vibe Mustang: narrow nut width, small body, split pickup in the right right position and definitely within your budget. Or, if you want a bit more flexibility and medium scale, a Squier CV Jaguar.
  4. And so it begins - again 🤣.
  5. I have no experience of their bass pickups, bit if they are anywhere as good as their P90 pickups for guitar, I'd definitely give the Artec Mudbucker pickup a go https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/ebc4-mudbucker-pickup-for-sg-bass/ ridiculous value for money and quality tones.
  6. My first 4 sets of EB cobalts were pukka, the most recent set that I had fitted free by GG under an EB promotion, just weren’t right (patches of discolouration and not as lively as the previous sets). Given other reports of QC issues with cobalts seems to indicate a production problem, or at least a lack of thorough checking before releasing them into the wild.
  7. I have a Maruszczyk Jake (chambered P bass) for sale with a 40mm neck too. 😁
  8. Ooh, er, Mrs!
  9. Curses! Too narrow for me ☹️. GLWTS.
  10. I play mine upside down and haven’t worn one away yet.
  11. What’s the nut width on this bad boy?
  12. Wasn't bad, but in true BBC style they didn't proof it. Lots of talking about Aynsley Dunbar whilst showing pictures of Hughie Flint - amateur mistake! Also no mention of when PG briefly rejoined FM on tour when JS walked out (TBH this was new to me and only came about by reading the Wiki entry for Danny Kirwan - not the easiest person to work with it would seem and probably why he wasn't interviewed at the time).
  13. Aah, congrats @stewblack. What to buy, what to buy? Beedster’s suggestion of a P Bass seems good — maybe a lightweight, red one 🤣.
  14. Custom shop level type P bass for MIM type money*.You won’t be sorry. *Hyperbole maybe, but you get the idea.
  15. When using a pick for guitar, I’ve always gone down the ‘thicker pick = better tone’ route. Therefore, I used 1.5-2mm picks on bass for ages, when the song required a pick tone - I’m a fingerstyle player mostly. Then I saw Bobby Vega at the LBGS using a .73mm and, like everyone else there, was blown away. So, I thought I’d try a thin, skinny, nasty pick just to see. It turned out to be a ‘Road to Damascus’ moment and I’ve been using them ever since (I still use thick ones for guitar though).
  16. Thanks, Andy. I couldn't make the group shoot, so I had home shot sequences spliced in. I was really pleased with how the YT compression enhanced the bass even more. FWIW, I recorded it via my Sadowsky pre-amp pedal (bass @ 12 o'clock, treble between 1 and 2) into a VTDI set flat.
  17. Here's my Maruszczyk Elwwod L, fretless in action for a lockdown version of Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes.
  18. How about a little short scale action? Perfect for picking up for a quick play.
  19. That’s some score! At that money, you could use it a chassis for some very nice electronic upgrades (Nordy Big Singles or Spilits spring to mind, plus preamp of you choice) and still have a bit of a bargain.
  20. I think that might have been used on the Roscoe Beck signature.
  21. No, quite the reverse in fact. Both the split coil in this Jake and the original MM type in my Elwood (swapped out for a more refined Delano) are very punchy indeed, both passive.
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