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[quote name='Al Heeley' post='615469' date='Oct 3 2009, 07:42 AM']Skoda represent superb value for money but it's the public that set the resale price level, and they don't hold their value as much as a VW, for example.[/quote] I take your point but I have not experienced it myself. Skoda all the way.

[quote name='yituool' post='615188' date='Oct 2 2009, 08:21 PM']The headliners were expected to bring the backline.[/quote] Expected by whom? Who told you that was expected? Were they a reliable source? And anyway, you can expect all you like but it means nothing if nothing has actually been clearly agreed by all parties in advance. Even if it was clearly agreed in advance, I would always introduce myself to the other bassist and directly ask if it would be OK to use his gear. I'd always prefer to bring and use my own rig and I'd prefer that others did the same.

At the [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2897.15"]Last Bass Outpost[/url] someone reports on trying a prototype of the Epiphone Triumph II at a guitar show. Not as great as some of us may have hoped by the sound of it.

[quote name='pal1972' post='615240' date='Oct 2 2009, 09:16 PM']i've dropped it to £400, but still no-one, i could go further but then i'm at a loss with anything i want tobuy - catch22!!! TBH though, i have seen and played a few us ones that really were poorer quality than this one!! i guess Skoda syndrome comes into it - built as highly as vw but its the badge that puts people off!!![/quote] I haven't had anything but a Skoda for the last ten years - they are brilliant. Most people here haven't got anything against a bass being built in Korea.

[quote name='BB2000' post='615288' date='Oct 2 2009, 09:50 PM']How about a basschat Fender special edition? The first dudepit special edition Steve Barr organised was a Fender - off the top of my head I'm pretty sure it was a sonic blue jazz with MHS. It don't cost much more than a stock MIA and the run was only 25-30 or thereabouts.[/quote] My recollection is sea foam green but you could be correct.

[quote name='pal1972' post='615173' date='Oct 2 2009, 08:04 PM']Just curious guys, i posted my jazz in the for sale section but had absolutely NO interest!? its the fender jazz 24 fret model, made for a couple of years i believe but no longer made. Granted it says 'made in korea' on it and tru fenderites may disapprove but its build REALLY well and plays great. Is it just that no-one wants a 24 fret jazz? or is it really just because it says 'Korea'??? just curious [/quote] 1 Market is slow at the moment. 2 Give it time 3 Basschat prices tend to be lower - I recently sold a US Fretless Fender Jazz with hard case for £450 (and that took over a week) - which is about what I paid for it on Basschat.

Also just listened to Hey Bulldog ... what about that bassline?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='615106' date='Oct 2 2009, 06:59 PM']I'm a total disciple I'm afraid. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, The White, Abbey Road and most of Let it Be have some of the most righteous basslines EVER recorded. I bought Abbey Road remastered last week, the basslines on that album are incredible, on Something, oh dear, totally beautiful. Macca = Legend.[/quote] I've just listened to remastered Abbey Road - absolutely cracking. Macca=legend=definitely .... and I always think the Something bass line owes something (no pun intended) to Jamerson.

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='615158' date='Oct 2 2009, 07:46 PM']That's the brand i was thinking of. Notice how the bass is different to the one on the box![/quote] Ah, well spotted.

Here's the page at [url="http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/default.asp?cID=66460622&sID=26465306&view=search"]Tanglewood[/url] (without any pic).

Like this?

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='614616' date='Oct 2 2009, 10:55 AM']A quick phone call to Ashdown and they sent a new bulb, free of charge that arrived very quickly.[/quote] Excellent. I'm Ashdown free at the moment but it served me perfectly for some years.

Definitely not good enough. Name and shame and send the manager/owner a link to this thread. Then tell them you have a series of gigs and they need to lend you a suitable amp while they finish [s]failing to fix[/s] fixing your amp.

[quote name='Doddy' post='610913' date='Sep 28 2009, 03:22 PM']... Jaco was such a strong voice on fretless,that it is difficult to not sound like him ...[/quote] When I play fretless, I have absolutely no trouble whatsoever not sounding like Jaco. And I am one of thousands.

[quote name='RhysP' post='614970' date='Oct 2 2009, 04:55 PM']Why is it strange logic? They're both Huge American Guitar producers who charge ridiculous prices for instruments that are wildly inconsistant because they know they can put out any old piece of crap & a it'll sell purely because of what it says on the headstock. If one company is happy to treat a sizeable percentage of it's customers with contempt & basically say "f*** Europe, we'll send 'em the stuff our shops turn down" ( I was told this by a Gibson employee at the Frankfurt music fair about 25 years ago) I have no trouble at all believing the other wouldn't do exactly the same.[/quote] That's roughly how I first heard it too - although not 25 years ago, more like 2 years ago - and specifically about Gibson. Of course, I have no idea if it's true.

[quote name='endorka' post='614443' date='Oct 2 2009, 01:42 AM']It's been a long time since I used the factory strings, so not definitively, but from memory they were different. Perhaps the Helicores are supplied on the high end basses? Jennifer[/quote] Yes, maybe.

[quote name='jonthebass' post='614507' date='Oct 2 2009, 08:56 AM']I often wonder if it's a case that the not-so-good Custom Shop guitars and basses are exported and the cream of the crop kept in the States?[/quote] I think you might say the same thing about any US Fenders .... .... and Gibsons, etc.

I've had a phobia of encores ever since a gig in ... well, a long time ago ... when we heard cheering and went back on only to realise the audience were cheering the stripper who had started her act. We had to leave again quickly.

It does look cool.

[quote name='BassBus' post='613980' date='Oct 1 2009, 04:54 PM']One caveat that must go with Bob Golihur's advice is when he says [b]"most any 3/4 size upright bass string can be a candidate"[/b] certainly not all 3/4 strings will fit NS basses. Thomastic Spirocors for example do not fit. They are too short. Always check the playing length before you buy.[/quote] Ah, good, thanks for that too.

[quote name='endorka' post='613476' date='Oct 1 2009, 12:27 AM']I've used Pirastro Flexocor and Helicore Hybrid strings on my WAV4 - both worked well, with the Flexocors being the darker/thumpier of the two. If you want the instrument to sound like a double bass make sure you have it working in "arco" mode using the selector switch - "pizz" just sounds like a fretless bass guitar. Jennifer[/quote] Thanks Jennifer. I knew about the 'arco' trick. Someone told me the factory strings were a version of Helicore Hybrids. Can anyone confirm that?

[quote name='walbassist' post='613435' date='Sep 30 2009, 11:27 PM']Bob Gollihur's site has a huge amount of advice on all things upright. His product descriptions are really detailed, and he has this to say about the WAV 4 strings: [i]The stock strings are a light gauge steel that serve as a reasonably decent hybrid sort of sound, but the instrument responds well and can handle most standard 3/4 size upright bass strings. I and others report good success with strings such as the Pirastro Obligatos, which are a popular, heavier gauge upright bass string that delivers a more traditional sound, with less sustain and more body than the stock strings. Keep in mind, however, that the tuning machines are similar to bass guitar tuners, so very heavy gauge strings (like the Eurosonics) typically cannot be accommodated. However, since the pickups are piezo-based, which sense vibration, most any 3/4 size upright bass string can be a candidate. They designed the rear control cover that allows you route the excess string around the bottom of the bass and anchor them in keyholes. [/i] Just the info you need methinks?! Cheers Gareth[/quote] Very good, thanks for that.

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='613244' date='Sep 30 2009, 08:31 PM']NS Design site says black rosewood.[/quote] Ah, thanks for that - black rosewood eh?

I'd say if a neck bolt is at an angle it's not acceptable unless you were informed about it in advance and got a discount. This is always a risk when you buy unseen though.

Skyline Decade here - top quality.