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    NBD

    LeftyJ replied to kodiakblair's topic in Bass Guitars

    Lovely! I've been looking at lefties once or twice and played a lovely 5-string Passion, but I can't get over the looks of that big angled Kahler bridge (they installed righty angled bridges on many a lefty bass throughout the years ). I've seen some exceptions with monorails and Schallers, but most looked like this:
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    Either Roger Waters' The Wall show in the Gelredome in 2011, or Rage Against the Machine on the Pinkpop festival in 2008. Both were magical experiences that I would gladly experience all over I'm 34, so I wasn't around when The Wall was released but I grew up going through my dad's record collection all the time. I've had a CD player since I was 12, and a record player since shortly after, and Pink Floyd has always amazed me. I unfortunately never got to see Floyd live, so this was the next best thing. Still doubting if I should buy tickets to the new tour as well. And Rage Against the Machine was magical in its own way too. Such brutal, raw energy! It was as if they'd never split, I've never experienced a gig so intense before or after. And I've never come home from any other gig with such a stiff and sore neck and throat One of the original Wall shows by Pink Floyd themselves would be even better!
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    Nice! I've had two of these in the past, and I loved them. Solid, dependable workhorse with great tones and a very comfortable player, despite the 35" scale. I'm thinning down myself, but I would like to own one again at some point. An amber one like yours was my first proper bass (after a very crappy Japanese Condor Jazz Bass knockoff).
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    Gibson Porn

    LeftyJ replied to retroman's topic in Gear Gallery

    Good call! Hadn't thought of that.
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    That would be Blackwood Tek, processed wood (basically impregnated with resin and pigments and hot-pressed to a more compact form with higher density). Here's the website of a large supplier that explains it: http://www.madinter.com/blackwood-tek.html?___from_store=fr&___store=en
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    Gibson has been using baked maple disguised as rosewood for a couple of years, a couple of years ago (they switched back to rosewood on most models). This was before CITES, and had more to do with their issues with the FBI after their wood stocks were raided and they couldn't use many of their usual tonewoods. https://blog.andertons.co.uk/guitars/gibson-baked-maple-fingerboard-guide
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    Polytune ?

    LeftyJ replied to Yank's topic in General Discussion

    I went for the Unitune clip because it costs just over half of a Polytune clip, and mine switches to the right side up almost instantly. I've only had it for two weeks, but so far I like it a lot!
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    Gibson Porn

    LeftyJ replied to retroman's topic in Gear Gallery

    I like the look of that SG II. Is it just me though, or does that nut look really narrow compared to your SG to the left? I don't recognize that one btw, the mix of a gloss finish, dot inlays and chrome covered pickups has me wondering. Is it a modded Special, or maybe an Xtra Slim?
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    We'll be seeing a lot more of those metalplated steampunk guitars methinks
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    'Murica
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    Not a recent picture (I believe this was either 2008 or 2009) but this is me with my Longbow bass. The one to the right is my old one and is a righty shortscale (30") which I sold to the guy holding it, the one to the left is a 32" lefty which I still have. This was at a meeting / bass bash of a Dutch bass players forum. The awkward fellow with the notepad is actually a local journalist, and this picture made it into the local newspaper They're fun instruments, and surprisingly well-made, with recessed monorail bridges, individual stacked humbucker per string, bone nut, OK-ish tuners and with the stock flatwound strings they sound very close to an upright. Otherwise they're little more than a square maple table leg
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    I'm a big Warwick fan, but I'm not particularly fond of the Corvette bodyshape. I love Streamers, Thumbs and Dolphins though! And I generally dislike anything pointy (with the exception of some more classic shapes like the many Gibsons, Ibanez Iceman and Destroyer and the likes). Anything by BC Rich except for the Eagle and Mockingbird. I also really dislike any shape that should be curvy and round, but was given the flat top treatment like this: Looks very uncomfortable, and it's not half as sexy as traditional Jazz Bass curves with contoured edges IMHO. I know it's supposed to be a visual upgrade, but to me it just looks cheap and unattractive.
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    I was the one who sold it to you, and I wholeheartedly agree!
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    And the rest of the design
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    No experience with E-series Fenders, but I have an E-series Squier Strat that has been my go-to guitar for the past 10 years! I modded it a fair bit (DiMarzio pickups, locking Schaller tuners, upgraded electronics, graphite nut and string tree) and I absolutely love it. I also have a '91 Silver Series Strat, which is a good bit lighter and more resonant, but I just keep on picking up that E-series Strat every time!
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    Patrick Eggle Milan Pro Bass on eBay, in Choppington: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Patrick-Eggle-Guitar-left-handed-excellent-condition/292424713507
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    +1. Leidschendam represent!
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    Holland says welcome
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    The string spacing on these bridges is adjustable, the saddles are part threaded so you can just lay the string in another groove. So the spacing is no issue
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    I thought the body looked a lot like the soft maple ones on the Squier VM 70s Jazz.
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    That is a whole lot sexier, with the contoured body rather than slab! Lovely.
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    What about this gem?
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    I thought this model was called PB57-95. I've never seen these referred to as PB557 before, but I do know of ST557 and ST562 models (Strats). They were solely intended for the Japanese domestic market. I have no clue what the extra 5 designates.
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    I like that they're making crossovers from various classic Fender models, but I wish they'd do it with a little more... taste? For example, I really dig the stuff RS Guitarworks is doing with some of the classic designs, like a Jazz Bass in '50s P-bass style. Just awesome! https://rs-guitarworks.myshopify.com/collections/basses/products/contour-bass-54
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    I'm really liking the new Hipshot monorail bridges on those NG3's and the production D-bird. I'm looking forward to the lefty NG-2 and Combustion they'll (finally!) be releasing later this year. Can't wait to get my hands on one. I will reluctantly have to sell some stuff to be able to afford one, but I've been wanting one for years and now they'll finally be here!
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