Soledad
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Excellent - nice bass sound, really good vocals, like mix of instruments. Makes a mighty fine change from the usual. And by the way, where did Transatlantic Sessions go, I wonder. Anyway, fine work.
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Remember when I was a kid, the pre-CBS ones were sought after and the CBS/TV logo were somewhat looked down upon, but looking back I reckon a lot of that was anti-corporate hype. I had a '67 Jazz transition for ages and it was really good, Nice to see it with original s'plate (OK, pickguard if you must but Fender called them scratchplates back then) - so many this period have had tort plates put on to make them look 'vintage'... tort only belonged on sunburst and when I see one on a fiesta red (or whatever solid colour) it's just plain wrong. Anyway, very nice original P 👍
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Liking mine so far. It goes out live saturday for my first time with it but I'm pretty certain it'll sound great, and should keep up with the drummer - with the GK410 it removes walls from buildings so I'm 'quietly' confident. Become a bit of a GB fan, got a 210 combo a while back (M Line 200) - that was a great find, don't see many around and it's a belter.
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A GB 900 I think. Little?... describe big for me would you. Just got a 900 Streamliner and it is proper good. But I hook mine onto a GK 410 for a nice bit of headroom
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Bump time - i will do some pics honest but they will look exactly the same as a brand new one in the shop. Someone show a bit of INTEREST... it's a very good 212 indeed, it may not be the latest BF etc fashion but it'll give ANY £600 212 a serious run for its money, and it's only £280. What is not to like I ask you all???
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Very nice indeed👍 I'm a Precision fan and have owned a few from a '64 to my present '97 (all USA) but never a maple neck - do they sound at all different? And the various neck sections tend to have that dead resonance somewhere between Bflat and D on the G, some hardly noticeable but others a bit pronounced. Does the stiffer maple overcome that at all?
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And win. I'd have this period Mayo over a B/O Thumb every time. Better woods, stunning neck, ovangkol body with solid ovangkol pre-amp cover, neck fit is a work of art, feel great, sound great, can't afford it Fancy a new TC RH212 as a p-ex??? -
Elliot posted a wanted for a head and within 24 hours the deal was done, paid for. Very smooth fast transaction and efficient and easy to deal with. Highly recommended on BC, deal with confidence.
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Ask Me Anything! Joe Hubbard Bass
Soledad replied to Joe Hubbard Bass's topic in Theory and Technique
Good question, so +1 Also, a basic left-hand issue. Been playing years and way back had to work hard to get 4th digit to work as required and it's become better than my rather lazy 3rd. It tends to let 4th do it's work, or 3 &4 work as one digit. A practice routine to retrain my 3rd to pull it's fair share of weight? It's a real privilege to be asking your advice Joe -
Ask Me Anything! Joe Hubbard Bass
Soledad replied to Joe Hubbard Bass's topic in Theory and Technique
Wow, nice to see you here. Don't have a question (well probably have a few hundred...) but I really rate and appreciate your Youtube vids. Among the very best out there👍- 44 replies
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Really like the sound of your music, right tasty👍 Bit of a Fender man too - tops.
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Lemmy... what a top geezer. And does anyone remember that summer of XXXL white tees with black bold caps across the front: all starting 'Frankie says (the first was 'Frankie says Relax', it went from there). Fashion eh?! That was the work of Paul Morley and the ZTT hype machine
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Resisting trades, but a 'Ray 4 2-band, or a Fender Jazz fretless unlined - cash your way of course. But the idea here is to offset the cost of the GK410 a bit so a straight sale is policy I'll do a few pics tomorrow.
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Had a 4 fretless for a while and it was really good - this is a really serious bargain, unlined too which is tops👍 -
Dear Guitarists and bassists.. Trus rod etiquette.
Soledad replied to Nibody's topic in General Discussion
Absolutely agree - the loads going into compressible woods by a very slight turn are enormous. Had a Yamaha a while back and the manual spoke of 'just half a turn'... good grief!! So, tension off, sharp tweak to release the embedded lock-up that often occurs (especially on new basses) and then very small adjustments, max 1/8th at a time. IMHO. -
Bought March '19 and never ever left the house. Absolutely as new. Used occasionally at low home volumes with Aguilar TH350 (also now passed on). Pic is a file shot for now, will add actual pics later but it looks exactly like shown and is totally unmarked just as it came out of the box. Reason for sale, shortly after this 212 I got a GB 210 combo and used that with PA support for live, and then got a GK410, plan a GB 900 for the 410. Can't keep everything can we I was really impressed with the RH212 - it's neutral (not coloured at all to my ears) and lets the chosen head shine. Really articulate and responsive, very efficient and the dial-adjusting HF is great for subtle adjustments from gentle presence to super-bright. Emminence drivers plus HF. Rear-ported. Plenty of good reviews around, and the reputation is very good. SIZE: 66 X 50 X 35cm WEIGHT: 24KG iIMPEDANCE: 8 OHM RATING: 400 W These are currently at Andertons for £599. I got mine when a deal was on, hence what I consider a low price for a 'NEW' TC 212. Collection (plus trial) here at Sevenoaks. May meet somewhere up to say 40 miles. Will pack for own courier if necessary. NOTE: no cover, exactly as shipped. I promise you are buying a 'new' 212, OK it's not technically new, but it is really.
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That's definitely right. It's just that he was the first ever great electric bass player so he gets (and deserves) special treatment. By accident yesterday I found Ed Friedland playing the opening lines to 'Can't Hurry Love' on a GB demo video - utterly brilliant use of relatively few notes working so well with the vocal topline and forging a super-groove in just a few bars. Wizeardry for me. (His placing of those 4ths is actually beautiful.) But re flats, sound etc (the OP after all) worth remembering rounds didn't even exist in Jamerson's day. And the amps/cabs available were incredibly limiting tonally. Then some foam under the strings to lose sustain - altogether not a sound we all look for these days, but what he did with it was special. I still have D'Addario rounds on my Jazz, (EB cobalts on the P) but I'm so impressed with the EBs that I can see a switch coming on the Jazz. Call me old school but those 2 founding Fender basses are just so stupidly good, all these years later. btw, anyone interested in the Ed Friedland Jamerson lines, they're here, 9' 05" in, near end where he cuts to a mint green P with foam under...
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I've been very slow on this, sorry Mick. But if you ever get an invite to visit, grab it. Like walking into a timewarp bass store full of rare and unusual gems. Had a good try-out on the GK110 combo which is very impressive, but also a Spectorcore fretless (much praised by many) and a large handful of rare custom basses... all in a room stacked with Trace, Quilter and loads more besides. Top man, gatherer of some amazing bass gear, above all a Trace fan (Bass Collection too). Many thanks for the invite, your time and a grand day out.👍
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Thanks @Hellzero - I need to get inside my std USA Jazz to see differences, I'm not very up on the wiry bits😉 This thread does make me wonder about doing the series parallel mod on my std fretted one.
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That's it, nailed. I've played through a Barefaced 110 and it is very impressive, BUT it's still a very small box with one small driver in it. To get to drummer level it has to be driven to the max and that deletes all possibility of tone shaping. IMO this pursuit of small and light has gone too far. We check the frequency response taken on axis at low input levels and it's impressive. Drive it hard and that's nowhere near what you get. As a guide I reckon if the guitar can run a 110 combo, you probably need a 210 or even 212 to have real tonal shaping and the transient dynamics of a bass. Probably at least 4 times the watts too. The good thing is start with one, then add...
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TOP bloke - what a fine place this is 👍
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Lot of good info gathering here I think, particularly for Jazz owners. @Hellzero - wasn't particularly trying to get Jaco exactly so emulating the legendary 360/61 is not aprt of my mission here, I just wondered what the Fender CS did on that one. Re single coils, my CS '64 p'ups on the fretted Jazz are single coil I believe? My aim was really just to explore getting more mid-range from a Jazz to give me more signal to shape in the head pre-amp, but broadly I reckon the mids are really important on a fretless. I choose the Jazz as the basis because it fits me and I know my way around them (relative to other basses let's say).I also expect a certain firmness to its acoustic sound that is a thing I want. My Mayo fretless has La Bella nylons on and is a softer woodier sound not suited to drums and 2 guitars 'at it'. @Andyjr1515 - very important point re pup sizing. I've been lucky so far, my one swap was to CS '64s and they did drop straight in, but I'll know to check carefully. Still looking for the bass, it must be un-lined, would consider a decent bitsa.
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Ask your drummer. If he says no, that means you have a drummer and that means he was right.
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Been having a browse the usual places (Bay, FB, Gumtree) and every one at the mo seems 3EQ. Are the 2 band quite rare or is this just sod's law. I'm in no rush but plenty of 3s around, no 2s that I've found.
