Stub Mandrel
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So you swap flexibility for predictability, which is a wholly rational choice if that suits your needs. -
Who do you thinnk you are? Schrödinger?
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Onwards and upwards!
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
Stub Mandrel replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
I tried one (not sure brand) at a bass bash and it didn't suit my style at all. Felt disappointed ... nothing to do with quality or setup, just felt too 'electric guitary' to my fat fingers. -
Shhh... the cat's still inside it.
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That makes it seem like you are arguing that less tonal flexibility is better.
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Ah... but that's what I don't agree with. There are plenty of passive low-z pickups out there used in active basses and they aren't associatedwith noise issues.
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Agreed but there's nothing magical about active pickups that you can't do with 6" of shielded cable and the right preamp. But any instrument with an onboard buffer, even without tone boost is active. FWIW I have three actve basses but I don't consider it to offer any huge advantages as much of the tone shaping offered is too extreme to be useful.
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From an electronic perspective having preamps in low-z pickups or having low-z passive pickups with an on-board preamp makes no significant difference.
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Well I nearly had a gig today. Got a dep sorted, unknown band at two hour's notice 40 minutes away, and had to pick up my gear with a detour. Driving across I got a message from a disconsolate BL who'd had his band replaced by another. Possibly dodged a bullet, even though it was a good paying gig, I knew a lot or could busk most of it but in retrospect two or three hours prep rather than an hour would have been needed.
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Anyone who Googles that on NYE needs examining.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
Stub Mandrel replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
While a few people have genuine reasons for needing a short scale, the number of kids playing long scale on 'influencer' videos shows that they are not needed by most small folk. Short scales sound and feel very different though, and to me they are a lot of fun to play. -
Cpc or eBay
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Prevert!
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Fear of eggy foot fungus?
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Some songs are inexplicable. I hate playing All Along the Watchtower (as I can't touch Hendrix's random bassline and I feel ours is just a pale imitation) and Simple Man (which repeats three chords forever) - but audiences love them both.
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steady gigging across the covers and blues bands, including new venues and material. see the originals band do some decent support gigs and maybe a headline in a good local venue. see the originals band record an album. maybe a bit of depping to satisfy my urge to learn new stuff. try and do some songwriting and home recording (and strengthen my music theory). finally get Teen Town and a couple of other songs that I would like to be able to play properly to improve my 'chops'.
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Fear of a White Egg. Great name for an album...
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
Stub Mandrel replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
D'oh. First shortscale I ever played was a Musicmaster in a recording studio somewhere in mid-Wales where I had a bit of a jam some 40 years ago. For decades the name 'Musicaster' was in my head. I left my solid gold bodied Sekonda there that was my great-uncle's In 2018 I discovered my Squier Jaguar SS that brought back the memory of it. Would still fancy one, pretty sure it was off-white. -
The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
Stub Mandrel replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Looks Mustangy... -
That's excellent Rob... I've sent you a message.
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Rechargeable batteries in active basses?
Stub Mandrel replied to kiat's topic in Repairs and Technical
I tried some in my Sire (as it uses two) but the high frequency noise from them was intolerable. -
Wet Log
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Take a look at Tracey Tools. More woodworking focused. Proops, if still going, sometimes have good stuff. I think I got some Vallorbe files from them (the best )
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Worst thing about nut work is the smell of bone dust... especially as a vegetarian!
