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Bloody love 'em... best strings ever! I'm stockpiling. ha ha. To recap... they feel like the 760FLs - maybe [i]slightly[/i] more substantial, but no more tense - but they definitely have more going on in the mids. No zing - just clarity. They're just lovely to play. Very responsive, and they growl lovely when you want 'em to... Fretted: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGQ8Ci1XZI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGQ8Ci1XZI[/url] Fretless: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvc1vcFGGY0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvc1vcFGGY0[/url]

Sustain...

Cheers, all. Unfortunately the gig sold out in about an hour. I probably won't get any comps :-(

Whoah.

Life's too short... get out.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1352563989' post='1864679'] IME a friendly chat with the person who has posted the videos explaining your PoV can often get the desired result. [/quote] Someone put a clip up of a song from one of our gigs recently. Unfortunately one of the band had a massive mind-blank and played the biggest clunker imaginable right at the start. I mailed the poster via YouTube asking them to crop the first ten seconds, and they obliged. Just as well 'cos it was a proper horror. ha ha.

I'd agree with the sax player. Some of the clips I've seen put up by the bands themselves have been appalling. I always carefully vet the stuff I put up. Having said that, there's nothing you can do to control it... it's the world we live in.

[quote name='Kirky' timestamp='1352495712' post='1863968'] That's pretty cool, well done. Will you have a barefaced setup by then...!!!??? [/quote] Here's hoping... :-)

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1352489651' post='1863860'] Cool, but dont wish your life away. [/quote] Oh, I won't - next year is shaping up nicely. This is the cherry on the top at the moment...

June update - here's the video! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4x1CCxPaRk[/media] If anyone wants to post it anywhere, please do, but can I ask that you post this link instead: [CODE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Ys3SBl17g [/CODE] This is the one the PR people want us to use. Thank you! --------------------------------------------------------------- Back to my OP.... I've just had a phone call to ask if I can play bass at an event next year, backing a few celebs, including... Mark Knopfler! I'm trying to be cool, but the guy is my hero, so... **** it.

Hard to date 'em around this time, because they were starting to be built with pretty much whatever was left in the parts bin - I don't mean that in a derogatory kind-of way. As a result, there's some interesting hybrids out there - dots and a bound neck being one.

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1352400233' post='1862638'] Oh for goodness sake folks - this is hardly rocket science. A small piece of effort here would go a long way to making things easier for a lot of us. Thread now almost 2 years old. A simple "yes we will do this in by dd/mmm/yyyy" or "no we can't do this because of technical reason xyz" is all the courtesy we ask for. CB [/quote] The site is optimised for mobile, and most browsing, posting, searching and messaging works fine. if you need to do something advanced, switch to desktop. I doubt the people who run this FREE resource are going to waste money reinventing the wheel.

If you have the time and the inclination to learn to read, go for it. No harm in it. Despite what you may hear, you won't be condemned to a life playing Sex On Fire at the Dog'n'Duck without it. That said, if you want to do reading gigs, the answer is obvious.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1352147205' post='1859436'] That's really really good. I was a big fan of Lindisfarne when Meet Me On The Corner came out and for several years afterwards. The young man on guitar and vocals is doing a great job. Hope that you'll be coming darn sarf one day. [/quote] Cheers, Pete! I think we'll be doing more next year...

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1352133816' post='1859166'] No, you're just too small. Actually, I know what you mean. It is, as you correctly say, very light. But somehow the positioning of the handles makes it an awkward lift. I actually find it easiest to carry it with one hand - but obviously that is only feasible over relatively short distances. Stairs are a real PITA... Pleased you like the sound though! All the frustration about size and shape disappears once it's plugged in and ready to go! And, not that you need it with your current outfits, but the volume it is capable of is just insane... [/quote] Ha! By 'too big' I mean it would take up too much room in the band van, and my music room. I don't mean it's too big for what it is, IYKWIM. It really does make a glorious sound - I'm thinking about the Super Twelve which might be a decent compromise. We'll see.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1352112556' post='1858741'] I'd have just turned the tweeters off. [/quote] First thing I tried, innit. That's what I've been doing. It's not the same, though - the tweeters are integral to the sound of the Bergs IME.

Talkbass is huge, so in some ways the worse aspects seem a lot worse. Also, there are plenty of people on BC who are keen to dole out opinions on gear based on what they've read on Talkbass, or what someone down the pub told them. What I'm trying to say is that there are people on TB and the FDP, who are very, very knowledgeable about Fender through the years. You just have to ignore the guessers.

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1352118218' post='1858855'] I don't use Talkbass very often, full of 'experts', who actually know very little. This is true, I actually had an exchange with someone once on there, who said my '56 Precision was clearly a Telecaster bass with a changed serial number plate, because it had the single coil pickup, and not the split coil.......really. It is quite bad on there! [/quote] To be fair, Rick - that happens on every forum. It's not unique to TB.

Ah.. It's not often I'm caught out like that. Nice delivery, Jack - you got me hook, line and sinker. :-D

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1352107303' post='1858643'] It's nice to see a company doing something different. I've wanted a bass like that one for a while but I just don't like Fender. Now that another company with such a long pedigree of instrument manufacturing is making a similar bass at such a low price point I'm sure they get lots of business. [/quote] This post makes no sense.

Just listened to Biting Point - it's great. Is there a bit of early Rush vibe going on? I'll not critique the mix in any detail 'cos I'm on my laptop. but it sounds fine. Loads of energy. Did the guitarist mix it? I'll have a listen to the rest later. Well done.

I don't think they'll be expecting to shift many.

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1352066675' post='1858437'] I just think it's odd that Fender would do something like this, why not just use a proper example of a custom colour guitar in these colours, for shows, knowing they could sell them on afterwards. Unless it's just an example of Fender CBS Management scrimping to the extreme? [/quote] Probably just marketing. We're still talking about it 50 years later.

Hi folks! [quote name='mokkat' timestamp='1352039405' post='1858013'] the obvious suggestion would be a Super 15 - basically the smaller framed 2x15 that replaced the Vintage because noone bought it for use with a tube amp anyway. Or two compacts for modularity [/quote] I didn't realise the 2x15 had been resized now. It's still a bit big for me, though - as is two Compacts. The Bergs I have are the perfect size, really. [quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1352042629' post='1858053'] If its the mids that you are after a super12 might be ideal. Plus much smaller than a vintage [/quote] I'm quite tempted by that, actually. I do like the idea of 2 x something smaller, though. [quote name='Salt on your Bass?' timestamp='1352048908' post='1858151'] I bet that set up kills! Really tempted by WA and pairing it with a super15. If youre happy with the sound id go modular, 2 compacts or compact and a midget to add a bit more mid. What style of music do you play with this? [/quote] It does - the Walkabout really works well with it. Like, amazingly so. A Compact and a Midget might do it, but... they look so awkward together! As for the style of music... it's acoustic-based but still kicks a fair bit. Here's a song from an earlier night (not using the Vintage) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgffQn1ldkc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgffQn1ldkc[/url] [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1352053456' post='1858214'] A Compact on a box should do it, don't need the massive sensitivity since you have power, height being the other advantage. [/quote] I wonder how two Midgets would compare to a Compact? The research continues...

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