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    Here's mine by the way [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_5432_zps72q5doto.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/Beedster/IMG_5432_zps72q5doto.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_5439_zps1ho1lwpv.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/Beedster/IMG_5439_zps1ho1lwpv.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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    [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1463918535' post='3054918'] Defretted my F(ake)ender Jazz Bass V a few weeks ago. Lovely to hear all those theoretical problems in this topic. However in practical terms, if the fingerboard is properly leveled you won't really hear a difference between the blocks or the fingerboard. [/quote] That looks lovely. The problem I've had with mine is that the neck wood occasionally moves - humidity and temperature I guess - but the blocks don't, so if I'm playing with a really low action and with light strings, I do notice it. Whether an audience would is a different matter, but it does occasionally bug me
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    Finished maple biard with blocks is generally fine, unfinished rosewood and blocks less so, ebony and blocks somewhere between the two. That's all other things being equal, so assuming all playing surfaces are are aligned, which as Bass Doc suggested, is often a big assumption.
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    Ha ha, probably selling a bass I then bought back and then sold again only to regret it
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    [quote name='dood' timestamp='1463767466' post='3053977'] Wow! I was just searching for something else and I found this post! Time to reminisce ... remember, the 'good ole days'?.... [/quote] 10 years time and these will be the good old days Dood
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    Seller states that the truss rod is close to maxed-out. If you have to return it you won't get any import duties etc refunded. Seller also says you need to have insured shipping in case of problems, which I imagine is over and above the quotes in the thread. Wait a while and a similar bass will come up at equal or lower cost in the UK with far lower risk.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1463475491' post='3051562'] Collapsed during a performance of 'There's No Business Like Show Business', aged 87. Signed out doing what she loved. I can think of worse ways to go. [/quote] +1, we've all got to go sometime, that's a good way to go, especially at that age. Hope family and friends were with her. C
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    They need to be filed, you'll place a lot more stress on the windings if not, and the strings can/will move laterally depending on your style and the gauge of string (which will place more stress on the windings). The instructions with the bridge are pretty clear on this IIRC. I would recommend that you don't do it yourself - like so many apparently simple aspects of bass setup, it's harder than it looks. I've had the misfortune of buying a couple of used Badass bridges the slots on which were DIY. I had to but new saddle for both. However, sounds to me like your first choice luthier may not be the man for the job?
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    Just sold a couple of 'non-BC compliant' basses on eBay so will have a courier collecting basses this Thursday for delivery Friday. Just thought I'd mention it
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    For sale is a rather lovely Breedlove Solo unlined fretless acoustic in hard case [url="http://breedlovemusic.com/guitars/solo-bj350-cme4-bass-fretless"]http://breedlovemusi...4-bass-fretless[/url]. List price was over £1,000, and it was available in region of £700 but is now discontinued. It’s the only acoustic bass that’s ever worked for me, and the list I’ve owned includes top-end basses by Ovation and Takamine, so it's held it’s own against some pretty stiff, and far more expensive, opposition. It has quite a big tone compared to most acoustic basses, and the LR Baggs pre-amp is extremely good of replicating that tone amplified. Bass includes rather nice hard case which I understand was an optional extra over and above list price. £450 ono Demo by an enthusiastic Canadian with a striking resemblance to Damon Hill in his later years here [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQEn2jlaGd4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=gQEn2jlaGd4[/url] Selling it because it's not getting played any more, if I need an acoustic tone now I used DB. I'll miss noodling on it it, and it's a shame to be selling such a lovely instrument, but chest la vie I can post it (hard case is very good) or you can collect from Canterbury, Kent Chris [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/Mobile%20Uploads/6D7AFB92-3659-4EDE-913D-2F78C19F0F93_zpssy0vnewt.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/Mobile%20Uploads/F45B9D19-480D-48D4-89DC-1E17EDDEC7D2_zpsuk9hzhb6.jpg.html"][/url]
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    I auditioned for a band whose guitarist couldn't hear majors and minors. I had learned the bass parts to the letter. When I diplomatically raised the issue the general vibe at audition was that I should follow his lead - if he was playing a major third, so should I. Did 'Take It Easy' in G with A and E major chords and bass! Band seemed unflustered by this, despite it sounding awful. I made my apologies and left.
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    Best cab ever, I sold mine after it broke my car http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mesa-Boogie-1516B-Cab-/322107702595?hash=item4aff1d7d43:g:s~UAAOSwr0ZXNh9H
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    [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1463128063' post='3048775'] All very good points (and FWIW I do agree with many of them). I'm not looking to be confrontational (and did indeed make the point about adopting a multi-faceted approach). I'd agree that in the absence of any clarification from the OP, there do appear to be some flaws in the piece as it stands. That said, his aim seems to be to develop an algorithm: any algorithm he develops will need data. How he generates that data is the point under discussion (and which may stand in need of further development), but the need for it isn't going to change. The obvious place to look for it is in the music itself. [/quote] Yep, agreed; how he generates the data is exactly the problem. Data in itself isn't a neutral phenomenon simply waiting to be tapped into (as I suspect you know), the way the question is asked biases the data. So, for any given problem there's good data and there's poor data. OK, those data will no doubt tell a story and that story will be part of the thesis. These days any competent data analyst can analyse even the most complex dataset, but it doesn't mean that the results will tell us anything about the real world or the specifics of the question asked. That's the difference between good data analysis and good data capture. Whilst an incompetent bassist (certainly by the standards of the survey), I am a competent data capturer (i10=24, h=17)
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    [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1463093745' post='3048640'] When all's said & done, it is a Ph.D. project, so the level of difficulty involved should really be a given I would have thought... [/quote] A PhD is supposed to good research, not difficult. OK, we don't know the full story of the OP's work, but s/he states very clearly that they want data from bass players of all levels, and I think his questionnaire attracts the opposite, it speaks to a relatively narrow spectrum of educated and tutored musicians. If the survey were specifically aimed at this relatively small group of bass players, then fine (having said that, from some of the responses in the thread, it's clearly drawing ambiguous responses from players interpreting questions differently, so perhaps it still needs some thought). I get the feeling the OP should have piloted the survey on a small group, got some feedback (the type he's getting here), and then gone public with it (although perhaps that's what he's doing). I'd certainly suggest that s/he explain or provide examples of techniques specified and clarify some of the questions themselves, both of which would both broaden the range of players who can respond and at the same time increase the reliability of the responses. And frankly, use a decent platform, the YOB has a drop down icon next to it but you're required to manually enter the year!
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    Not their best by some way but still a whole lot better than most, and I prefer a world in which the chilis are making music to one in which they're not. OK, they're not the most talented musicians or the best songwriters, but something about them has consistently resonated with me in a way few other bands have in the 40 odd years in which I've been consciously listening to music. I'm biased
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    [quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1463084899' post='3048518'] Not a well designed or considered survey and i gave up. In fact I felt patronised. If this is PhD level work your supervisors should be more on top of how you collect your data. [/quote] I should expand; if you're looking for 'bass players of any ability or skill', you have to use language that allows responses from the entire range. Your survey language is tutored/schooled, so might exclude many players who don't fall into that category, such as myself. Some of the most competent and musical players I know are unschooled, whilst many of the schooled players I know are less competent and relatively unmusical. Many unschooled bassists can perform some or all of the techniques listed with competence, but without knowing the labels you use, whilst schooled players might know the terms but be less competent. Your data will not capture the full range of competencies of all players, and will over-represent the responses of schooled players.
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    I do keep coming back to this and questioning whether it would be wrong to have two Flea basses
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    Not a well designed or considered survey and i gave up. In fact I felt patronised. If this is PhD level work your supervisors should be more on top of how you collect your data.
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    [quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1463056481' post='3048146'] They'll be no escape from my ham-fisted Stuart Zender impersonations. [/quote] "Residents reported that the extraordinarily loud noise, which was heard over most of Kent and even in some parts of northern France, was reminiscent of the song 'Cosmic Girl' by '90s funksters Jamiroquai. The MOD have refused to comment, and a 30 year old man from Cliftonville is helping Police with their enquiries"
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    When you suspect that a member is a top guy, it's always good to meet them in person and have it confirmed. Alex not only sold me his Mackie gear at a great price, but he helped me out a whole load by delivering it also (a not inconsiderable couple of hundred mile round trip). Great chat about gigging, gear, the forum (anyone's ears burning....) and the joys of being a dad to daughters. Great guy, great gear, great transaction, 100% recommended Thanks Alex Chris
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    [quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1463040063' post='3047943'] The temptation to pair this up with a Barefaced 410 is growing stronger by the day.. Mmm. Nice. [/quote] Do it mate, do it. I'll be able to hear you from here
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    [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1462887912' post='3046649'] A new bass shop is always something to celebrate. Good luck and prosperity, Nick. [/quote] +1
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    Hi david, I've been looking at this for months but it would be a big commitment to collect let alone to finish! Can you tempt me with any more information? Dimensions would certainly be a start, but history etc would help also. I assume the bottom pic is the bass before it was stripped and dismantled? If so, how did it sound/play then? It looks blonde in the pic but the scroll appears dark in the pic next to it, is the neck original to the bass? Any/all info gratefully received. Cheers Chris
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    I've a few offers of very nice double basses, many thanks. I'm a pretty crude bluegrass/roots player, so am really looking for an old ply instrument that will produce the required sound with ease, and which will fit the aesthetic in question - perhaps the later shouldn't be important, but at times it is. In short, I'm really not looking for anything new or recent, or an instrument best suited to orchestral/jazz. Something old, beaten-up and American would however work very well indeed
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    Exactly why RHCP are so highly rated by so many of us, a deceptively simple and definitive statement of SoCal groove
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