chris_b
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How does fret height and width effect playability?
chris_b replied to Greg.Bassman's topic in Repairs and Technical
This is one detail that doesn't affect me at all. I've had basses with fat, Gibson-style frets, thin, banjo frets, high and low and everything in between and I've not noticed any difference in the way any of these basses play. -
It's all CNC machines and cheap (abused?) labour. The Cort Factory moved from Korea to Indonesia because there was unrest about working practises and bullying the workers wasn't working. Google if you want to find out more.
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If it's bothering you so much, email Barefaced and ask.
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Consider everything. It's all important.
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Loved it. Thanks for finding that.
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Try http://barefacedbass.com/which-barefaced.htm
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People can use the studio's basses or hire in for the recording and video shoots.
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+1 To the OP - In my experience a bass that sustains well usually sounds better than average on the rest of the notes. Sustain is essential to have but that doesn't mean that you have to use it on every note, but if you need it and the bass can't sustain then it's not a good instrument.
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Thanks guys.
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If Radiohead are accepting advice from a lawyer that advice can also be, "Leave it with us. We'll take it from here."
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I've just been asked if TI flats can be strung through the body? Does anyone know?
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Lifespan of the Tube of the Préamp for Takamine TB10
chris_b replied to Aalin's topic in Bass Guitars
Change the valves if they are faulty or adversely affecting your sound. Power amp valves wear out, pre amp valves usually don't. -
That's the way these things start, but if there is no agreement behind closed doors, then they hit the courts.
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Melody and words are the only copyrightable parts of songs. Recently publishers in the US have discovered that judges are crap at telling one part of a song from another and have been winning spurious copyright infringement court cases, sometimes to the tune of millions of pounds. Sadly publishers now see these "smash and grab" raids on songwriters as a valid income stream.
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I'm a fan of TI flats on my P bass and while I do sometimes put different sets of rounds on the Jazz (the last was Dunlop Super Brights), I always come back to DR strings. Lo-Riders at the moment, but I also use Hi-Beams.
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Ah, also the sound of underpowered 412 cabs being pushed within an inch of blowing up. Sounds like there is very little separation anywhere in that studio. If it is a Leslie then let it go. Just use some sort of distortion. With that amount of string noise, sounds like the the bass is tuned down.
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A D800+ with your 322 would sound awesome.
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Talkbass has "clubs". Look for the Barefaced Club and you'll find Alex is very highly regarded and doing pretty well over there.
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Probably not. That is peak power. The cab is only rated at 400 watts. . . . and definitely a lot, lot less than that for bass frequencies.
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You can probably get big boxes of them at B&Q, Screwfix etc.
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Vintage Instruments: Quality or Psychosomatics?
chris_b replied to Frank Blank's topic in General Discussion
I'd guess it's a format that has changed significantly in the last 20 years. -
The controls on the SVT are set to an interesting pattern.
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Hey Dave, you've got to work out what's the best for you. No one else can make that decision for you.
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Vintage Instruments: Quality or Psychosomatics?
chris_b replied to Frank Blank's topic in General Discussion
I did several Internet gigs at the start of the 2000's. The Kashmir Club was a small venue in London and when they added an internet broadcast to the gigs we came in with our original songs. It was OK, a bit like playing to a few people in your front room, but not a patch on playing to a room full of real punters though. There's nothing like reacting to an audience, from a sit down gig to the banter you get with a sweaty bunch of herberts, to get the performing juices flowing.
