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  1. Paul S
    [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1468756162' post='3093085'] An almost mint Westone Thunder 1A. It's been up at what looks like a decent Buy It Now for a while, not sure why someone's not snapped it up yet: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172264391504"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172264391504[/url] [/quote] My Vantage Standard II bass would be a better buy. That was a shameless plug!
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    Can I ask, please, how much does this weigh and the width of the neck at the nut? many thanks Paul
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    Thanks for the replies! Looks like the Ibanez SR series are nosing ahead at the moment. I had an SR800 for a while and weight/neck were perfect although at the time I found the tone a bit 'modern'. SG Nanyo Bass Collection the same, really. Not keen on the look of Spectres. Yamaha BB 5er - had no idea they were that narrow at the neck. Tone would be perfect, just a question of weight - I had a BB414 for a while but it was over 9lbs - if a lighter one came along it might be perfect. What about Peavey 5 ers? Any light ones? I also wondered about Epiphone T Bird Pro V? Or The Sterling By Musicman range, SUB or SB 5ers? Fender Dimension? Mind you, not much wrong with the Hohner BV.
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    I recently acquired a Hohner B2V doer-upper in what I considered to be last ditch attempt to try and get on with a 5 string bass. To my surprise, I can play it much better than others I have tried. For one thing it is very lightweight - I cannot wear a bass over 9lbs so at around 7.5lbs this is good. Also the string spacing and neck width is much narrower than any I have tried before - 9mm apart at the nut and 43mm overall width. I believe that is narrow by 5er standards? I think this must be the key to the whole thing for me. So it makes me wonder what other lightweight 5ers there are out there with very narrow spacing at the nut? Does anyone have any particular favourites that fit the bill - under 9lbs and under 45mm at the nut? I could open up a whole new can of 5 string GAS... Muchas gracias
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    With one of my bands we have kind of forced ourselves a niche, playing in smaller, out of town pubs to a largely older demographic. We don't go near Indie/rock/pop covers but do an eclectic mix of stuff we enjoy and is a bit more musical perhaps. We get rebooked and are repeatedly told what a refreshing change it is to hear something new. It has been hard work to get the venues - some places we have totally fallen flat - but we are now as busy as we want to be after a couple of years. Bonus is the pubs often do nice food
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    I like the look of them too. I tried one of the early ones with the dial a tone control thingy (Modern Player?) in PMT when I popped in there a couple of years back and was impressed at the time - I think the more conventional controls on this are better. You mention the weight a couple of times - amazed as in light or heavy? What do they weigh? A lightweight 5 string is not to be sniffed at. And how wide is the neck at the nut, please?
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    One from near the top end of the range of 80s Westone guitars. A mighty shred-monster that is far too nice for me and my powerchords. I got it in a trade for something a couple of years ago and it has sat in a gig bag ever since. Metallic black, black hardware. Serial no. says 1985 and it great shape for a 30 year old. Sounds IMMENSE - anyone in the know will tell you these Matsumoku humbucker pickups are one of the guitar world's best kept secrets. Lots of switches to give lots of tonal variation from full on dark sustain (more SG than Les Paul) to a subtle single coil. Original trem arm is who knows where but a generic one (that fits) comes with it. This is definitely good for metal All you need to know is here: [url="http://www.westone.info/spectrumlx.html"]http://www.westone.i...spectrumlx.html[/url] [s]£250[/s] £200 collected from SS7 on the north Thames Delta. £20 for overnight insured courier. No case but will be double-boxed and securely packaged. [attachment=223527:lx1.jpg][attachment=223528:lx2.jpg][attachment=223529:lx3.jpg][attachment=223530:lx4.jpg][attachment=223531:lx5.jpg]
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    Impulse buy on eBay - being a sucker for 80s Matsumoku stuff and double cutaway basses. Very little information out there on them, so I thought I'd risk it Glad I did as it is absolutely gorgeous. If the serial numbers are constant this is a 1982 model in very good nick. A few dings have been clumsily touched in by a previous owner but they don't really notice. Very little play wear. Glossy piano black double cutaway with sculpted body. Long scale, neck is the 'typical' Matsumoku 40mm wide nut, laminated maple with rosewood board. I haven't needed to fiddle with the relief so can't confirm or deny the truss rod. Passive electrics, split humbucker with tone and volume control. Pole pieces are easily adjustable via allen key. Strong output - one of the loudest passive basses I have played. Interesting tone - deep and thuddy rolled off but soon warms up and moves into an aggressive growly bite with a very slight nasal or metallic edge. Things to mention. It has the 3 point bridge that I understand sometimes buckle and fail. This one isn't completely flat but neither is it a problem see pic. The tuners are a bit grindy but functional. Had I been keeping it I would have upgraded these bits of hardware as I think the bass is good enough to warrant it. Great rock bass. I suspect it would be great for metal. Looks fab - different. Lovely to play - I'd put this as easily on a par with the two Aria Pro II basses I have had in the past, possibly a tad nicer than the Westone Thunder basses. I would love to keep it but it is simply too heavy for me at around 9.5lbs. [s]£150 collected from SS7 on the North Essex Delta. £20 for next day insured courier to mainland UK[/s]. Sold with a used but functional hard case. No EU at the moment [s]and no offers, please, as this is a bargain[/s]. Now £150 posted to mainland UK address.
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    The most I have paid for a bass is £900. The remainder have each cost me under £500, some under £100. I happily gig with any of them and I don't consider that I need or want anything more expensive. But, conversely, if someone else wants to pay a few £K for their basses then that is entirely up to them. I don't have any kind of inverse snobbery about it but, by the same token, don't have any kind of envy, either. Same with cars - not remotely bothered about having flash cars.
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    Thanks Rob. Mark me down as interested - I'll have a ponder.
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    Can't see it in the pics - does this have the 'Silver Series' logo on the headstock? Also - are you able to weigh this accurately, please? And again, also - is it one with the 40mm nut width? Ta.
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    I had one of these once. It was a bit scruffy but very nice. Are you able to accurately weigh it, please?
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    PM incoming.
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    PMd re bridge
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    I have a kind of 2-tier 'system'. For rehearsals I use a Halfords tool bag. Lots of pockets inside and out to stuff leads, small extension reel, tuner, folding stand, spare bits and bobs. For gigs I have a larger holdall that I drop the tool bag into in that has room for additional things I might need - gaffa tape, spare leads, DI pedal, etc etc.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467466276' post='3083890'] I thought it was a habanero... but I bow to your superior gardening knowledge. [/quote] They look similar - taste rather different, though!
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    Often described as being prickly - is that the same? Anyway, you are a tamarillo and I claim the entire internet.
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    Better than having a nipple that looks like a hat.
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    I was once complimented on my moustache at the end of a gig. Not quite as curly as that in my avatar.
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    Earth Wind and Fire at the O2. Thoroughly enjoyed a great night's entertainment with surprisingly huge energy levels from the 3 main pensioners. The new crew are a pretty damned fine band. Pip Bailey still has a remarkable vocal range. The 'ghost' bass player wasn't really very evident until a couple of numbers at the end - Verdine seemed to be doing it almost the entire night.
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    George Benson at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday. Seen him whenever he comes over for the last few years. Sound took a while to get correctly balanced IMO. I think he is starting to lose it a bit, really - vocals weren't up to his usual high standard until about half way through and the arrangements of some of my old favourites are getting increasingly 'jazzy'. Still a blindingly good concert, mind you - just not quite up there with his best. Lebanese food before the gig - Al Arez just opposite Harrods - always go there for food before RAH gigs. Marvellous!
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    [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1467218897' post='3082053'] ... then decide I liked it & keep it. Like all the rest. [/quote]
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    And only £10 postage. I think that is cheap for one of these, isn't it? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadster-Bass-Guitar-2nd-Hand-/331894959662?hash=item4d467b2e2e:g:DcsAAOSwEjFXc7hb"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadster-Bass-Guitar-2nd-Hand-/331894959662?hash=item4d467b2e2e:g:DcsAAOSwEjFXc7hb[/url] I daren't....
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    Jolana D bass

    Paul S replied to Paul S's topic in Bass Guitars

    Well, Chris and Jon, I fear you may have a wait. It arrived this morning - first thing was to weigh it and it comes in at around 8.5lbs. Phew. Then everything else. At home practice levels it sounds great - toggle selector for pups plus vol/tone for each pup gives plenty of variety in sounds. Neck is comfy, a very low action - I may even have to raise it a bit! Seems a very nicely put together instrument and I look forward to getting to know it better. At the moment needs a bit of switch cleaner and that is it!
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    [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1467114691' post='3081252'] Watts don't matter. You don't measure sound levels in watts, you measure it in decibels, and there's no direct correlation between the two. If there was a Vox AC30 wouldn't make your ears bleed from fifty feet away, nor would anyone be able to gig with an Ampeg B15. The simple fact of the matter is if you can't get the volume you want with one cab you need two cabs. [/quote] I'm having trouble getting my head around this unless it needs qualifying. I know it is a pointless exercise comparing different manufacturers wattage outputs - I use a Trace Elliot 300W head that is louder than the Mark Bass Little Mark Tube 800 it replaced, for example. But for the sake of discussion, surely a GenzBenz 900W amp is going to be louder than a GenzBenz 600W amp through a single cab? Or, as in the OP, the MB 300W head through a 300W power amp and into the one Supercompact?
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