tom1946
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I bought two new p basses, both MIM's, I love them to bits but they aren't perfect sadly, I can't get the actions as low as I like without buzzing but they are ok.... The only perfect Fender I've ever owned was a USA sunset orange Jazz from 2004 and I stupidly sold it to a guy in Spain. Stupid stupid stupid.... Never found a good one since but I am stuck with mail order.
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Arrived yesterday, Dave was excellent with his comms and kept me informed all the way. The bass is stunning in the flesh and after a quick setup to my liking it plays really well, lots of tones and heavy bottom end. I had to rack the amp volume back 3 notches to achieve the same volume that my P bass does. the controls work very well and can make a huge tonal difference unlike some I've owned. Overall I'm very happy with it to the point where I'll order another when he answers my email.
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Just ordered the last one of these, looks amazing. http://www.probass.co.uk/Vantage_V4BSKY.html Can't wait....
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CAR with a maple board is the best imo.
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Happy new year young vic! Another fabulous bass, I'm under a lot of temptation at the moment. -
I play my Eastwood 12 string semi through my Orange 100w bass amp and it sounds better than the marshall valve pre-amp guitar combo, don't get that at all.
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*SOLD Vintage Modified Squire Precision - £175 Delivered
tom1946 replied to Davy's topic in Basses For Sale
What are the marks adjacent to the bridge near the G string ? Used to be mine before Mike.... -
[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1420130835' post='2645915'] Her Who Makes Toast By Breathing On Bread has always maintained I attract the slightly less balanced. Present company excepted Tom [/quote] Dunno wot yer meen Karl
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[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1420158643' post='2646332'] I really do love the headstocks on G&Ls, I think it looks like a classic revisited. I don't like the one they used to have in the 80s, but the one with the sort of bottle opener thing I think looks really good. I think the problem is that just you can't really get to hear them anywhere - I don't remember ever seeing one in a shop, which makes it a bit of an unknown quantity. I really want a M2500, but just on what I think it would be like, I haven't seen one outside reviews. [/quote] I really love the look of this bass and have agonised over it but as woodinblack says you cannot try one. The neck is the unknown quantity here plus I prefer maple boards but the latter wouldn't put me off if it had a very low, rattle free action. Tricky this. -
Thank you Herr Direktor I'll give him a shout.
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Hi all, with our current 'church' setup we use a Roland CM30 multi input speaker with a female mike input, we send the signal via an Alto Zephyer mixer that also uses a female input from the mike. I can't seem to find any male to male XLR cables. I have been using quarter jacks but I prefer XLR for mike leads. Where can I buy them? Is there a reason no one sells them? thanks for any help.
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Some people just need a good stabbin'
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Just read through this only to find it's on hold, could you put that in the title please? then I won't waste my time ogling it. Thanks.
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Pm'd
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@Howie, it is worse at the nut end but it's not choking, it rings out clearly and sustains well but it just sounds err thin when fretted. Open it has a funny phasing type sound, difficult to explain, I always adjust out any rattling as it grates on me. Are some strings better than others for tension? In my head I think a tighter string would resonate better than a 'floppy' one? I can't afford to buy lots and test them out... My head is 68 years old so it makes errors sometimes, my brain thinks I'm 24 which can be a problem.
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Thanks ET.
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Hiya, can someone explain about tension on strings please? I play mostly Precisions and I'm finding that the E string sounds a bit numb until I get up past the 7th fret, is this because the tension is too low? How do I know which strings are high and low? I currently use Ernie Ball slinkys 45-105 in the orange packet. I've never thought about string tension before and how it affects the sound. thanks.
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Personally I can't regard any 'reliced' instrument as good unless it had been genuinely worn by me over a lot of years. I own a 12 string jumbo guitar that I bought new in 1983 and it's quite unscathed but the neck is worn to my hand and I've never found another quite like it. I don't like the idea of a dirty grungy bass, I do like well cared for stuff as my occaisional adverts will testify.
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How old is the bass?
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I have a Yamaha YS100, great 80's synth http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dv37CUqvb8OQ&ei=cN2LVN_WCcb3UpOfgoAP&usg=AFQjCNFC7nsPWTmH-lj-F4X0CzvQZ-2kSQ&bvm=bv.81828268,d.d24 It's going for sale shortly.
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Ah well, rang my new friend at Gear FM and ordered another one exactly the same. Free saturday delivery too Also cheaper again, just £229 this time! winnar.... I can send it back FOC within 28 days for any reason. Great to deal with as they picked it up the same day that I rang them which is exceptional in my book. I'll report back, fingers crossed.
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Dunno Hugh, I really fell for it but I can't deal with rosewood fretboards, the SR500 is similar but no colour choice with maple. Not sure which way to jump.
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Ok so they collected it yesterday after asking me to spray the mid pot with switch cleaner, the pot is clearly sha**ed so it's gone back. I was a bit shocked at the shoddy soldering in the cavity so I'm not replacing it, just getting a refund. I'm really disappointed because I loved playing it. Bugger.
