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"Sort Tulipan" by the Norwegian band Seigmen and their masterpiece of an album "Total" from 1994: This is the original Norwegian lyrics translated to English as best as I could (not because it's extraordinary poetry exactly, but more for the sake of people being able to understand what is being sung) : Black Tulip The Sun dissolves in an ocean of sorrow the Sun absolves the sky of yesterday from ashes I have come to dust I shall become some want to return some will remain All time has passed all time (forever) is over The Sun becomes sky and the sky turns to rain rain turns into waves and waves become an ocean All time has passed all time (forever) is over

My absolute favorite, though there are many great tracks, from those two albums (Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) is this though: Even my absolute favorite Coil track, heck one of my all time favorite pieces of music overall.

There shouldn't be. Theoretically the difference in output volume between 200W and 280W would be something like 1dB.

From "Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2":

There was in fact a Fender Precision Bass Junior in production at some point, if memory serves me right produced in Mexico, though that one featured a just 28.6" scale length, and it served as the main inspiration for the current production Squier Mini P Bass. The Fender P Junior (not in production anymore) I believe being the second mess produced bass ever to feature the 28.6" scale length, the original Höfner Shortie being the first (the current production Höfner Shortie features a standard 30" short scale bass scale length), and then after that the Fender P Junior, followed by the Ibanez Mikro Bass and LTD B4 Junior Bass (the LTD B4 Junior not in production anymore, also technically that one actually had a 28.5", rather than 28.6", scale length, for some reason), eventually then the Jackson Minion Bass, and finally the resurrection of the Fender P Junior through the Squier Mini P. Personally I am a big fan of the Ibanez Mikro Bass.

Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family) - Type O Negative

Another example (which also features quite the bass noodle), from my psychedelic electronic music project: Which can be downloaded for free here: https://electrojarjar.bandcamp.com/track/spacefuzz-2016 And again, links to my cross project SoundCloud and YouTube profiles in my signature, where you'll find links to the individual project's Bandcamp pages, from where everything is available for free download and listening.

My first guess was a bad battery connection somehow, and as I read on it seems like I was right (well that is almost right, my actual guess was that the jack socket battery ring connection didn't connect properly to the jack plug).

Impossible to answer for you. A very personal thing to ask, and no one got any chance of knowing your personal preferences, even less if you don't even yourself. Also doubtful that your next bass within your budget will be properly shielded from stock, leaving you with ending up still having to do it yourself anyway or having to pay someone to do so. That said traveling around to different music gear stores and trying out as many basses firsthand yourself, actually playing them, might prove fruitful to you.

Not the first time I've heard that. But thanks.

From my dark drone/ambient project Fjernsind (which originally shared my name, hence why it says Jacob Læby and not Fjernsind😞 Up for free download here: https://fjernsind.bandcamp.com/track/den-hvide-d-d-the-white-death-3 Otherwise check out my cross project SoundCloud and YouTube channel, linked in my signature bellow here, both featuring links to the individual project's Bandcamp pages, where all the music I have produced is up for free download. That said I was once a part of an indie pop duo where one of our songs, where I contributed to both the composition and lyrics, and played lead guitar, bass and did backing vocals on on the recording, got added to the Danish national radio's playlist, still hardly any great commercial success, and hardly qualifies as a hit either:

Between burping and farting? Well, both are ways to dispense surplus gas that is produced as part of the digestive process, but in opposite ends of the body. Also they sound and smell different.

Sterling by Music Man Stingray Vs. Music Man Stingray ...???

Composed by Angelo Badalamenti, lyrics by David Lynch, vocals Julee Cruise :

It will not in terms of reach till lower end of the fretboard (longer reach) and space/room for fretting at the upper end (more space/easier access), but in every other aspect it very much will feel like a short scale, that is in terms of shorter reach between notes/frets and narrower neck/narrower string spacing, which actually is ideal for me (lower string tension, but relatively (to gauge and tension) stiffer strings as you move up the board, as well).

Damn! I've wanted one since I first saw it back when it was leaked, this particular metallic green version too, but this video just confirmed to me that I absolutely need to get it. That much for trying to convince myself that I didn't. In general I am not too fond of Lobster's taste in tones, however he dial in his amp, but the bridge pickup soloed in this video actually sounded pretty darn great, regardless.

As posted earlier tonight in the "Ibanez Owner Club" thread, a bit more and an update about my 5 strings Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass : Replacement/Upgrade pickup suggestions are very welcome :

I got this 5 string Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass, tuned in F# standard tuning, that is 2 half steps higher than regular 4 string bass E standard tuning, that sounds nice acoustically and plays amazing, but that I haven't played much due to my dislike of the stock pickups. It did help a lot to wire the 2 stock J pickups in series and wire them directly to the jack output socket, and it actually sound just fine now, however still not like I'd ideally want it sound, like a bit too polite, and even if in series a typical J Bass burby and growly quality to it, where I'd want no burb, less growl, and rather want snap and bite instead, if that makes sense. The issue however is that the stock pickups and the respective cavities are both the length of regular 4 string neck J pickups, but then the mounting screw "ears" are located like those of a regular 4 string J bridge pickup. So what are my options beyond simply re-routing the pickup cavities to whatever pickup I desire? I figure I could rehouse a regular 5 string J pickup in the stock pickup housings, if the replacement pickups are not sealed and not too long, eventually get a non sealed 4 string rail/blade bridge pickup, if 5 string pickups won't fit the housing, but that does limit my options quite a lot. What other options would I have, and which pickups would you suggest? I should maybe add that ideally I want something a bit more edgy and aggressive sounding than your typical J pickup, but not at the expense of definition and articulation, not too bassy either, but preferably with a relative strong mids presence, and , as said, more snap and bite, less growl, and no burb, as well as they ideally should be hum cancelling (I have nothing against wiring two regular single coil J pickups in series though, if that is what it takes to get my desired hum free tone. Oh, and the string spacing is 16.5mm. Here's a bit more info about the bass in question, as well as a photo:

Don't think I've posted this before here, my just 28.5" scale 5 string Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass, with a Poplar body, Maple neck and Jatoba fretboard, tuned to F# standard tuning, that is 2 half steps above regular 4 string bass E standard tuning. 16.5mm string spacing, and as good as perfect fretwork from stock, allowing for nice low action without any fret buzz whatsoever, which makes it really nice to play. However I really didn't like how the stock pickups sounded, though it did help to wire them in series, but still not really satisfied with the tone they deliver, even if the bass sound nice acoustically, and are really quiet, even before I wired them in series, as Ibanez apparently started using shielded wiring, even in these budget basses. The problem however is that both pickups are standard 4 string J pickup neck length, but while he mounting "ears" got standard 4 string J neck spacing, so finding replacement pickups is somewhat problematic. So haven't played it much, but just gave it new strings and tried play it again, and as said, it plays really nice, and with the stock pickups in series it doesn't sound bad either, just kind of bland and not my taste, despite as said actually sounding nice acoustically. So yeah, need to find some replacement pickups to my liking that fits the unusual pickup cavities, or having them re-routed to give me more options. Anyway here it is : Replacement/Upgrade pickup suggestions are very welcome :

I'm 6"4' and my main instrument of choice is a just 28.6" scale Ibanez Mikro Bass. Stanley Clarke is even taler, and also he got huge hands, yet his main is a 30" scale short scale. Then again you have just as tall/big guys playing Gibson 24.75" scale guitars as well without anyone ever questioning it.

Did you draw it from a stone too? Also the naming is quite a contrast to my "Dud Bottomfeeder", though I did use to run it with an always on 1 octave up effect on for the longest time, which now however I exclusively have switched on when using my high gain distortion. But would like to own the short scale 8 string Hagström H8-II bass at some point.

Please count me, as well as the majority of the kind of audience I've ever played for, out of that statement. And I'd claim that any person who love music and is at the gig primarily to actually listen to music, rather than just to be entertained, would.