philw

One of the great advantages of a close relationship with our European cousins is that it brings us access to their sophisticated and classy cultural values....

http://www.geomega-music.com/index.htm

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That's a truly gorgeous looking bass.

Now, flats. I've got very recent experience of both TI and Di'Addario Chromes. Basically, the TI are lower tension and brighter (well, more mid) than the Chromes, but they're both great strings, with a unique character all of their own, and not as dull/dead as many old-school flats. I've just put a set of TI's on my fretless Wal and am really kicking myself that I never tried it before (and I've had the Wal since 1983).

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... oh and they can do different colours too ... ☺
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Ah now that sounds interesting. Thanks.

Gulp! Blimey! What a lovely thing that is. GLWTS!

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I found these guys when I was looking for something else.

[url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bpickup_covers.htm"]http://www.guitarpar...ckup_covers.htm[/url]

There are probaby others who sell pick up covers a bit closer to home.
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Oh that's useful. That's for posting.

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Forgot to add my feedback: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/118437-feedback-for-philw/

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Thanks both. I'd not thought about either Wilkinson or Dimarzio.

Wow! Lovely - especially the fretless semi-solid one.

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I'll be sad to see this go but things change and it's time to thin the collection again.

So, well gigged but in very good nick, it's a Yamaha BEX4 that I've owned for around 4 year I think. For those that don't know, the BEX4 is one of the most characterful and capable inexpensive basses that Yamaha don't make any more. It's a semi-acoustic (not particularly loud un-amplified but louder than a solid body bass) with a 34" scale and both mag and piezo pickups. Capable of a good range of sounds, easy to play and looks very cool (if you like orange). What's not to like. I'm happy to ship it (no gig-bag or hard case but it will be very well wrapped) at buyer's expense or if you want to collect there's tea, toast and bass-talk available here by the sea in Brighton.

There's a bunch of pictures here:

[attachment=210422:Orange BEX4-1.jpg][attachment=210423:Orange BEX4-2.jpg][attachment=210424:Orange BEX4-3.jpg][attachment=210425:Orange BEX4-4.jpg][attachment=210426:Orange BEX4-5.jpg]

And if you want to hear the bass it's on this track (wearing flats):
[url="https://open.spotify.com/track/28cokoyIxzWdlJbDPXNcy5"]https://open.spotify...IxzWdlJbDPXNcy5[/url]

Any questions, just ask.

All,

I've decided that the only way I'm going to get myself my dream "Fender" parts bin bass is to build one myself using bits from various sources. I have a neck ready to go, and I've just ordered a Surf Green Jaguar style body, so now I'm wondering about pickups. So how about some recommendations. I'm after a J that provides lots of honk and a P that majors on growly thump? Only constraint is that I'll want pickups that can come in white or cream finish. Suggestions please (The more cost effective the better. My budget isn't huge).

Ta
Phil


PS. The bass will be passive with two vols and a tone control.

The Wal in Shetland was well known scam among the old Yahoo Wal community members.

Funny, I've been reminiscing with old Brand X stuff on Spotify all day. Percy was one of the reasons I started playing bass and one of the reasons I bought a fretless Wal as soon as I possibly could. I still reckon PJ's the best out there.

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Welcome Neil. You were my bass hero when I was growing up....
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Don't tell me you've stopped growing up Gareth?

There's a stainless steel one too:

http://stashstainlessbass.com

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Damn! Where did you find that? It's not far off my perfect colour combo.

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Errrm, this doesn't look quite right to me:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-5-String-Ernie-Ball-Musicman-Music-Man-Sting-Ray-silver-gray-Electric-Bass-Guitar/32338771414.html

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My first serious bass was one of these. Bought on the day John Lennon was murdered.

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That's a really unusual one and I'd love it. Unfortunately I don't have £2100 spare. Bugger.

My 5 sting fretless Veillette Flyer is 2.2kg (4.85lb). Don't think there's anything much lighter out there.

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PS. My Wal on the other hand is 4.5kg (9.9lbs)

Blimey! You don't see many of those around these parts.

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Hi Phil

Thanks for the message. While the Flyer is lovely it's lined, so not for me I'm afraid!
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Very faint lines though Gareth :-)

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Back to five strings eh Gareth? I still have the Flyer and it's very much for sale :-)

Phil

PS. And the Precision is gorgeous, so yes, I'd consider a trade.

The Fender neck I have in mind (off a Squire Tele Bass) is 63.5 at the last (20th) fret so it's not a million miles away and quite within the realms of my woodworking skills to make a little skinnier. Being a Tele bass neck it even has the square heel end that the Talman appears to have. It's really just a question I think of the depth of the neck pocket and the location of the pocket in relation to the bridge.

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So, with all these Talmans soon to arrive, somebody is going to tell me if they think a Fender neck will fit. right?

P :-)

All,

I have a used set of D'Addario "Traditional" strings for the NS EUB - higher tension and less bright than the standard strings. They'll fit all the NS models - CR, EU, NXT. WAV. They're used but probably have decades of life left.

£30 shipped in the UK.

Phil