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I do need to think hard about how much this bass will get used and for what. My experience is that I get that bass and its feel and sound decide its function; after last nights band meeting I think we need to decide exactly what we mean by 'unplugged' - is it a quiet version of the band or might it be me and the guitarist doing a lunchtime pot in a wine bar?
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Trying one yesterday I was chatting to another chap and he suggested flatwounds as we both found the string handling noise excessive when amped up. I suppose it depends on what you want to do - bronze roundwounds might be ideal if you want to do acoustic folk, roundwounds might be better if you want more of a poor man's EUB sound?
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Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Err... it's a strat? -
The designs I have seen for 'classic' Trace Elliot power amps are designs that would stand up fro good quality hifi of the time, with very low levels of harmonic distortion. I have no doubt the 'Trace Elliot sound' comes from their preamps.
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Damn! Damn! Damn! Just discovered these: I've played one of the Talman semi-acoustic six-strings and it was gorgie!
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My daughter's got a Crafter 6-sring (might be their budget brand) and it's not bad. Body depth is a thought. Thinking back the Tanglewood ones have plenty of projection but very thick bodies - also made the first fret feel a very long way away.
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Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Any suggestions what this is? the 'folds' are placed so it is angled at about 10-15 degrees. Is it just a manufacturing defect? -
I've been trying out acoustic basses. Ibanez, Tanglewood, Ashbury, Alvarez about seven different ones. It's tough as most shops only stock one or two. Prices have ranged from about £180 to 500. So far to better than the Ibanez at the bottom of the price range, you have to spend 200-300 more, but I don't feel you get £200 worth of better sound and I'm not sure any of the others played better. Trouble is the dark natural finish of the Ibanez feels like textured fablon... there is a 'blonde' version and it's £10 less but the nearest one appears to be in Oxford. As a tightwad, eBay and second hand appeals. Are there any suggestions for ones to look out for secondhand? Has anyone got experience of the Vintage/Harley Benton ones that are out there? Are teh gear4 music ones usable (although I'm not sure my street cred could survive having their logo on the headstock...)
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Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Not unrelated? -
Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
They've been found in possession of suspected chain smoker @onehandclapping on the 'How many basses do you own' thread: -
Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Cowboy boots look cool too... you have to suffer to be beautiful 🙂 -
How do bridge and neck pups differ?
Stub Mandrel replied to TheGreek's topic in Repairs and Technical
Try it, it will probably have a lot more output. Pickups usually are made in neck/bridge pairs, the bridge ones have more windings which makes then more powerful but a little less bright. This is balanced by the bridge position be naturally brighter but quieter (less fundamental, more harmonics and less amplitude). This means that a well matched pair of pickups give two contrasting but balanced sounds and also a pleasant balance when both turned up. Swapping neck for bridge will spoil this balance, but there's no absolute reason why any individual pickup won't sound good in either position. Anything goes if mixing unmatched pickups and then you will probably want to play with pickup height to get a good balance. -
So, just how many basses do you own ????
Stub Mandrel replied to musicbassman's topic in General Discussion
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That was the weak day... I will confess, it was Black Sabbath with Ian Gillan - I was probably one of the few people who enjoyed that. Steve Ray Vaughan on his first UK tour (the rumour was that he was an excellent Hendrix mimic). Thin Lizzy's last UK gig (I saw the previous one in Gloucester too) Man! Little Stephen! Mama's Boy's! Suzi Quattro! Steel Pulse! Magnum! Marrillion! Ten Years After!!! And most of the rest were good to! And I got to see the Enid play the Dambuster's March with 15,000 people making googles with their thumbs and forefingers. And Anvil!!!!!
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Cheap P bass bodies, chances of fitting?
Stub Mandrel replied to landwomble's topic in Repairs and Technical
My pocket was a bit oversize BUT it wasn't a fender neck - in fact I have no idea where it came from (before the skip where I found it). -
Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Blimey, once you start looking they turn up in all sorts of places!- 59 replies
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Indeed, it's not surface area, it's all down to diameter...
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Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
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Peter Cook Ned Callan Bass - Bit of a Shock
Stub Mandrel replied to Mykesbass's topic in General Discussion
No I said you've got to get with the BEAT not the BLEAT!!! -
Cheap P bass bodies, chances of fitting?
Stub Mandrel replied to landwomble's topic in Repairs and Technical
I bought one of these made out of similar 'barrel material' in 2018. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Guitar-Unfinished-Body-Barrel-Material-for-Strat-ST-Guitar-DIY/283051735079?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 IMHO too soft for a decent guitar, although it looks OK. -
Where have all the ashtrays gone? 🤪
Stub Mandrel replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Obvious answer is to have enough basses that some have them and some don't. I like them because the increase the differences in how my basses feel and the point of having a small collection is that each one makes you play differently. Plus they do look the dogs on a bass with a sunburst and tort scratchplate. -
Ill see you and raise you 16 years. This was one of the best festivals of the '80s and the BBC recorded it all:
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Oh luke a cuke buke... 🙂
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Lose the stickiness.
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Or is this for something other than a Jazz bass? In case you cant tell, it's angled. I suupose it's ideal for someone who wants to fit an angled Jazz cover to a split P-pickup.