Spoombung

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1335516904' post='1632367'] These should be in the stores now as we (Headstock) have been shipping them out recently [/quote] About time!

I notice an absence of magnetic pickups... as usual!

Another pic of the great man:

Roland cube 30 - great sound, EQ, headphone socket etc

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1335482702' post='1632163'] The speaker emits a complex waveform that contains the two notes, plus components equal to the sum and the difference of their frequencies. So you do also get a 675Hz note and a 195Hz note. Do you ever tune up using harmonics or 5th fret and open string? That low frequency that you hear is the beat frequency - the note produced by the difference of the two principle notes. [/quote] Ah, I'm starting to understand now. So the 'components' are other frequencies? The 'beat' created by two notes is also a 'note'? I still don't understand waveform depiction like the type you get on computers; is there any way you can tell how many 'notes' (for example) there are just by the visual interpretation? Perhaps that's where the confusion is; the visual interpretation seems to only represent one note peaks when it obviously contains many harmonics..?

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1335428800' post='1630768'] [sub]Seems logical after his AFR series and Ibanez connections. One uK retailer claims to have the Grooveline in stock BTW [url="http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html"]http://www.fairdealm...ez-g104-nt.html[/url][/sub] [/quote] Yep. Tried one at the bass show - loved the ergonomics but it was he same old Ibanez, inbetweeny, generic sound. Still too expensive to persuade me toward a purchase, though, so I'm keeping an eye out for any mods they do to the design, ie, better pickups and a return to the slimmer SR neck ( the grooveline has a fatter neck)

Spotted this on Steve Moses' Facebook page; Percy playing an Ibanez Grooveline. Why am I not surprised at this?

This is one of the most interesting questions I've ever seen asked on Basschat. Some great answers...

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1332925485' post='1594837'] This is getting too highbrow for me Eude [/quote] I'll simplify it for you, Eude:

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1332924358' post='1594810'] Surely we must also consider the socio-cultural anthropological reasons for choosing the bass guitar before we can truly consider the impact on the musicians in question...? [/quote] According to the concept of transformational evolution, first clearly articulated by Lamarck, evolution consists of the gradual transformation of one bass guitar state to another.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1332921054' post='1594758'] Ha ha, I guess some would argue the development of "the claw" is the body evolving to fit the bass... [/quote] Well, any evolutionary biologist would agree you can't create a model of evolutionary divergence without first considering the impact of the bass guitar.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1332840512' post='1593684'] I'd seriously recommend trying out a flat board and the asymmetrical profile, I have them on both my basses and it feels very natural. Even if the flat board isn't for you, the asymmetrical profile is much better for your hand as it allows it to fall into a much more natural shape while playing, great for avoiding things like carpal tunnel syndrome etc. Eude [/quote] Yeah, but carpal tunnel syndrome is an elegant solution to a neck with a symmetrical profile.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1332502950' post='1589173'] Awesome bass, and awesome playing Meester Spoombung [/quote] Thanks, Eude. The only mistake I made with the spec was not thinking about where the dots on the side go, so the bass is back with Alan and I've asked him to move the dots under the fretmarkers rather than having them in the middle. It's amazing how bad my eyes are now, I'm sorry to say. I just cannot see the fretlines in anything but bright sunlight so I'll have to rely on the dots. Visual guides have become more of a priority in my middle age. I didn't anticipate that.

Here's mine: and a track made with it: [url="http://soundcloud.com/spoombung/mr-moffat"]http://soundcloud.com/spoombung/mr-moffat[/url]

C'mon someone here must have one!

Pints/free albums, etc, with ensue, naturally....

It's a long shot, but has anybody here got a Wal Mk3 bass they could let me have a look at/play preferrably somewhere near London? Kev

Anybody else using them...?

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1330951524' post='1565143'] Can't speak for that pickup specifically but I have KA soapbars in my current Sei and prefer them to the Barts I've had in the others. They seem very open with a good output; they don't seem to colour the sound of the instrument as much as the Barts (which appears to be the general consensus)and somehow seem more balanced sonically. They certainly suit me, although YMMV. If I was having another Sei or similar built I'd have KAs in it. [/quote] Thanks. do you know the exact model? 'KA Soapbar' is the just Kent armstrong soapbar - like the pic above, isn't it?

I'm Interested in any experiences players may have of the standard Kent Armstrong soapbar humbucker, ie this one: I need to replace the bidge pickup in my Bass Collection bass. I'm after a fatter sound than the thin-sounding single coil I have there at the moment - especially on the D and G strings. I'm interested because the Kent Armstrongs are considerably cheaper than Bartolinis and EMGs. the blurb reads: [i]"Our model HB4E3B 4/5 string pickup is a classic soapbar with great tonal character. It can be used either active or passive mode, alone or in pairs. In parallel there is the characteristic CLICK of a Stingray® when popped, and in series it has the full, round growl of many classic bass Pickups. The full-length bar pole-pieces allow any string spacing up to 80 mm to be used and play as hard as you wish without the fear of pulling a string out of the magnetic field. The widely spaced coils sample a fairly long section of the string, giving a high-tech bass sound. Great for 4 or 5 string bass builders and custom mods! 4 conductor wiring allows coil splitting, series/parallel, phase inversion, and more.[/i]"

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1330888951' post='1564451'] That tone sounds like 'generic modern bass'. Not very impressive IMHO. [/quote] I'm afraid I agree. I just don't understand why Ibanez basses all seem to have that generic sound. It's at great odds with their ergonomic design innovations. What a pity.

Italy is the last home of Prog Rock. Why is that? Well, I have to say there's nothing particularly distinctive about the tone to my ears, but then again, there's no space in this guy's music to hear it.