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Beedster

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    [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1443445944' post='2874715'] What you got to remember, is that the great recorded tone that you are hearing, especially in modern recordings, have been eq and post processed to feck in the studio. It may be worth experimenting with some outboard if you are struggling to get a great core sound... it may be that your brain is hankering for something more processed. I know that there will be people going on about "pure tone" but at the end of the day, the resulting sound is the result of the component parts... so maybe book a day at a studio with a competent engineer to help craft your tone so you can figure out what you are looking to do to your core tone maybe? [/quote] All true, but one of the characteristics that makes Wals so good is that the onboard filter pre does so much of that stuff for you
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    [quote name='andydye' timestamp='1443437605' post='2874584'] I remember trying a Wal fretless many years ago and I'm wondering, is this the king of fretless basses for both live and studio work? [/quote] Yes, or at least a contender. Much like the Middle Ages, there's a lot of argument over who is actually The King by right, but as I found out recently having tried almost every other brand, there's a reason Wal have the reputation they have.
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    So, long story short, the sale fell through, and necessity being the mother of invention, the idea of Clarkson became reality yesterday afternoon. It's big, ugly, heavy and not yet set up (nut and bridge slots etc, but it's playable, has surprising sustain and actually balances quite well. I was half expecting the rather rude awakening in the night as the tension of the strings pulled the whole thing apart, but having survived 16 hours I think he's good to go! [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_5419_zps8ksbxc82.jpg.html"][/url]
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    OK, two gigs this weekend, one on a relatively large outdoor stage (large for us anyway). Main problem for me with the slapping stuff - which by the way has become a critical part of the overall bad sound - is too much sustain and still the occasional need to mute the E string (although I've got a lot better at doing this over recent weeks). Any tricks I can use to drop the sustain a little - on electric bass of course I'd just chuck a lump of foam under the strings! I think strings are part of the problem at present, but I don't want to start messing about with strings ahead of gigs! Can't believe that after 10 years of trying to develop a technique to improve sustain I'm now trying to reduce it! On a related issue, I would love the opportunity to play a DB set up and optimised for slap just to compare notes really. So if any of you good folks are gigging in the south east, have such a beast, and would be happy to let me noodle on it for 10 or so mins ahead of your gig, it would be hugely appreciated. Cheers C
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    [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1443210097' post='2873173'] What are the weights for the J bodies? Very light, light, medium or heavy will do as a description. [/quote] Hello mate, I'd put both at light-medium, I'm going to be taking the Jazz basses apart tomorrow so can give you a more accurate weight on each then C
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    Should probably mention - as it's also mentioned in the original listing - there is a slight farting sound as the amp turns off. Interestingly this only happens if you use the on/off switch, if you turn it off from the wall it's as silent as (I'm starting to believe that PJB like to have little signature noises on their products - long story). Either way, apparently it's a common issue and doesn't effect tone or function. Chris
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    [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1443192647' post='2873012'] so i heard at lunchtime in canteen..... glad I wasn't wasting your time. [/quote] Ha ha, many thanks mate, the beers are on me if we ever meet up!
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    Dusty Hill now sold
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    Dusty Hill sold
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    Bought on here a few months back (original listing here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251224-sold-pjb-briefcase-combo-sold/page__hl__phil+jones__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url]), it's since been superseded by a PJB Flightcase and a PB-300, which is an extraordinarily versatile combination if not quite so easy to carry. The Briefcase really is the definitive PJB product, small, easy to carry, great tone, and whilst it's by no means a loud 100w, it's loud enough for rehearsals and small gigs. It's also extremely easy to store, it sits under my desk un-noticed by, shall we say, 'certain members of my family' who might otherwise raise questions about quantity of bass-related gear. On stage it hides. I use it with DB and it reproduces the tone so well that this and the fact that I often tuck it between other gear or even behind me means that folks don't realise I'm amplified (we play a few places where amplifiers are frowned upon so this is quite a useful feature). Works very well on all many instruments including electric bass, double bass, acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin and electric fiddle. Surprisingly I even get a lovely tone out of my Ric through it. Having said this, it sounds absolutely crap with a banjo through it, but I doubt we can blame Phil Jones for that As ever I'll haggle a bit ....... Chris
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    I use a set of Nordstrands on my PJ and they work very nicely. The key thing to getting decent balance across PUPs is to get a pair that are designed and built to work as a PJ pair, and to ensure that you use a circuit that facilitates this. I doubt there's much that can be done to compensate for a poorly matched pair that wouldn't involve essentially compromising the output of the P-PUP. And yes, I'd certainly recommend John's (KiOgon's) circuits Chris
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    Crikey, you've probably got more of them than the man himself! Absolutely lovely collection Chris, such great basses.
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    Both Allparts necks and Badass II sold
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    Both Allparts necks and Badass II now sold
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    [quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1443131736' post='2872608'] Bargain! What is the scale length?... [/quote] I had one of these a few years back, 34" scale length, and having already owned an SR5 for a few years when I bought this, i realised that an SR5 doesn't do what a Stingray does anything like as well as this SUB does. You can't go wrong at this price.
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1443011157' post='2871407'] Please God ... why, Why WHY??? [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34323112"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-34323112[/url] [/quote] Man, that photo of them in the 70's............
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    [quote name='Badass' timestamp='1443017478' post='2871482'] [b]Beedster[/b], has some many other things for sale I also want. Think I may even hate him a little [/quote] A tad harsh Wish I wasn't selling it really, I bought it to replace my V4B rig which is tonally perfect but a little too big for my purposes. Luckily I never got around to selling that so at least I'll retain some Ampeg tubes around the place
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    All of the above specific points re pain and fatigue are of course 100%. However, amongst some folks there is what is to my mind an unjustified mystique surrounding lighter-weight basses in general, that is that all other things being equal the lighter the bass the higher the quality, which I seriously doubt is the case (as a Wal owner I have to say that don't I)
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    [quote name='chevy-stu' timestamp='1443021468' post='2871536'] I'm relatively new here, but one thing that seems to stand out and I don't get is what seems like many forum members concerns about the weight of a bass. I've been playing bass for 37 years, and regularly gigging for most of this, been a pro for nearly 20 years, gigging 3-4 times a at week on average, and never once has it ever crossed my mind what a bass might weigh, unless it's flight cased for taking on a plane, or shipping. I appreciate some people have back problems and then a particularly heavy 6 stringer may prove to be an issue. I've owned and lugged some stupidly heavy gear over the years, along with PA etc.... and I went lightweight amp wise myself about 3 years ago, but bass weight never occurred to me, I just don't get it. Can someone explain.. [/quote] I'm with you, before coming here the weight of an instrument had never crossed my mind, but if you try to sell a bass here it'll likely be the first question asked by potential buyers, often ahead of "how does it sound?". I think it's like buying cars, there's a cultural expectation of certain things be so, and if they're not, that we are somehow not getting good value for money. There are of course a whole lot of other factors in music gear that are equally at odds with logic!
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    [quote name='paullakins' timestamp='1443016696' post='2871473'] Is the Fretted All Parts bass still available? [/quote] Hi Paul I've an offer on the bass and several offers on the neck and/or the body, but as yet no, it isn't sold. I have to say that I really really like the bass as it is and am somewhat loathe to split it for parts, there's a definite sense that the neck and body were made for each other! The only slight deviation from that is that to get the hyper-low action it's got currently I've had to shim the pocket with a business card in true 70's style, but having said this, the Gotoh bridge appears to sit slightly higher than the original BBOT bridge anyway, so that would be a factor. If I could keep just one of the above it would certainly be the fretted Jazz (i'd keep all four if I could justify it to be honest). Cheers Chris
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    Around one year old, US made, in immaculate condition and probably not even played in properly yet (still have original box and hang-tags). Not a lot of description needed I guess, but some details here [url="http://www.ampeg.com/products/heritage/b-15n/."]http://www.ampeg.com...eritage/b-15n/.[/url] If vintage tube tone is your thing, this amp is one of the stops on life's journey [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_5268_zpssxkk8dj9.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_5275_zpskrf79wng.jpg.html"][/url]
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1442994423' post='2871158'] Yup, it's the same bass. Bought for £130 on 9th September from a guy in SE London, and re-listed within a fortnight with a description including [b]I bought this out of curiosity some time ago with a view to doing a full restore but had nagging doubts that I would be destroying the history of what could easily be a very early Precision Bass ... [/b][b]It was actually turned up in a farm sale where it had been in a loft for decades and looking a good deal worse than it looks now with an awful setup[/b] So basically he's a liar and a conman. [/quote] I continue to be amazed at how stupid some folks on eBay are in thinking that the past purchase of a crap piece of firewood now being sold as "possibly valuable vintage' with the classic "found in the attic/shed/farm/on old box Jaco sent me before he died" story can't be traced? Are these people simply too old to understand how the interweb works, or do they assume that they are cleverer than everyone else?
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    Looks like one or two bits have sold although nothing as yet confirmed, so last bump before I eBay the lot of it
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    Tom Waits
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    Yamaha, no question C
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