EssentialTension
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[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1339004945' post='1682337'] ... hence played with the sensibilities of a bass player. [/quote] Really?
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I have TI JF344s on my Michael Kelly acoustic and La Bella 760Ns on my Takamine - I wouldn't dream of not using flats.
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... the scuff on the belly cut - ... and the ding by the rear access cover - ... the case with manual and QC hang tag - ... and the case - -
[b][size=4]2008 [u]Gibson Firebird V[/u] guitar in vintage sunburst -[size=6] [u]£850[/u][/size][/size]- COLLECTION FROM BRIGHTON OR SOUTH-EAST MEET UP[/b] I’d prefer a [u]straight cash sale[/u] or [u]maybe a trade for a lower priced Precision [i]or[/i] Jazz (perhaps a Squier) plus cash my way[/u]. The P or J would probably need to be white, black, or sunburst but try me because the worst you’ll get is a ‘no thanks’. Posting, while not impossible, is probably unwise (given the nature of Gibson headstocks) so collection from Brighton or a meet in the environs of the M25 would be strongly preferred. These are now [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/gibson-firebird-v-2010-vintage-sunburst/45434"]£1249 at GAK[/url]. This has serial number 015480310 which apparently means, for the curious, that this was product ten out of Nashville on 3rd June 2008. The nitrocellulose finished Firebird has a mahogany body with mahogany/walnut through neck with cream neck binding. The fingerboard is rosewood with a 12" radius and the nut width is 1.695". It has banjo tuners. At present this classic blues-rock guitar is wearing Gibson Brite Wires (9-46). The original Gibson black leatherette hard case with white plush interior is included in the sale. The original Gibson strap pins have been replaced by Schaller strap locks (but the originals can be included if I ever find them). The guitar has been through a few gigs and has a couple of minor dinks which are shown as best as possible in the pictures below: In the plush white case - ... and out of it - ... the headstock where you can just see a tiny dink half way along on the left - ... and banjo tuners ... and the backside where you can see the worst dink, on the left near the rear access cover, and a scuff on the right on the edge of the belly cut - ... and the heart of the guitar - ... and more pics in the next post -
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Firefox is fine.
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[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1338983687' post='1681907'] Why waste time with nine strings? Might as well go the whole hog . . . . [/quote] Ah, possible a full range instrument.
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[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1338982293' post='1681880'] I like that idea. Who knows, maybe you've just made history. Right now, the "normal" range guitar is called "guitar", whilst historically being a tenor guitar. Alto guitars do exist as well. Don't remember if soprano guitars exist, but I expect so. [/quote] This is a tenor guitar: Although I'd agree that the 'normal' six-string might be called a tenor
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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1338979567' post='1681832'] At least that of an upright piano. [/quote] That sounds about right.
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... or you could close your Facebook account - it's like banning the whole of Facebook from your life. I highly recommend it.
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[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1338975789' post='1681756'] My wife has got a mustang bass (as well as her P Bass) and I put a set of cut down 45-105 long scale strings on it, but it still feels sloppy. I presume this is because of the shorter scale (I can't play my Les Paul with 9-42 because it feels sloppy, but s strat is fine) Do I need to go heavier than 45-105? advice welcome, but I may start another thread [/quote] The shorter scale does lead to lower tension with the same make and same gauge of string for the same pitch but I wouldn't cut down long scale, buy short scale strings.
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[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1338974852' post='1681736'] What's pyramids? [/quote]
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I always thought the 'bubble' referred to so-called disco octaves.
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If you're going to sell tickets, then promote it yourself just as the fisherman says.
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[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1338935614' post='1681511'] I also have a Takamine B10 and have just bought this! I will be A/Bing the two and keep which ever I prefer. Based on Youtube clips I think the Rob Allen will win sound-wise but lets see. Either way, a happy conundrum [/quote] I should have known. I look forward to the A/B result. -
[quote name='Hector' timestamp='1338935454' post='1681509'] Dig. I also really love the idea of Ed Friedland's "open string bounce" - good way to move quickly up the neck! (Edit - not that Ed was the first or only guy to think of this, just he has a good name for it) [/quote] Yeah, I forgot to mention that.
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If I didn't have a Takamine B10, I'd have bought this by now.
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[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1338930833' post='1681398'] Looks like a bass, sounds like a bass, plays like a bass, played through a bass rig. That's good enough for me [/quote] Doesn't look like a bass, doesn't sound like a bass, no idea whether it plays like a bass or not but if it's got that many strings I suspect it plays more like a harp, and I've played keyboard and guitar and DJed through a bass rig. That's not good enough for me. But then I don't even like five strings.
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[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338933435' post='1681453'] .. too many open strings sound as bad as they do on bass guitar ... [/quote] I actually really like open strings, I don't think they sound bad at all, and play them a lot, seems odd not to, but on fretless or upright I use them even more as an intonation reference.
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[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338899153' post='1680749'] Am I the only one who likes to try out on the upright the easier basslines I learn on bass guitar? Pop or rock, or whatever I've been learning at the moment, I will try just for fun, unless the bassline's too fast or jumps around the fretboard too much for my present skills. [/quote] I do that and I find what's most interesting about it is that, often, I'm really not going to play exactly the same on the upright. It's likely to be simplified and to contain more open strings.
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String position and Amp/mic questions
EssentialTension replied to ChrisF's topic in EUB and Double Bass
[quote name='ChrisF' timestamp='1338928425' post='1681342'] Can you get them in the UK ??? ....Im not very comfortable with ordering stuff from abroad. [/quote] You can certainly get them from Thomann in Germany but I've ordered stuff from Gollihur in US with no problems whatsoever. From the US you need to allow for possibly having to pay approx 25% in tax and duty but you may get away with it if you're lucky. -
Caro Emerald: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcQtvM82MdQ&
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[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1338916756' post='1681083'] Er ... that's not exactly saying all pianos are bass pianos. There's a historical context here, where some instruments are made in families and some are not. But again: the wider the range, the less all of these names make sense, as you said and I confirmed. [/quote] OK, maybe I misunderstood you.
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Bass rigs-the bigger the better in my experience.
EssentialTension replied to daveparker123's topic in Amps and Cabs
[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1338915447' post='1681044'] Yes, like illicit booze. [/quote] -
... and this is not a bass piano:
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I dont see how it can be a bass flute and have a six octave range - that's like saying all pianos are bass pianos. This is a bass piano:
