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Cosmo Valdemar

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    Glastonbury Bass Sound

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Cosmo Valdemar

    27 minutes ago, jahfish said:

    The Charlatans bassist - is that a standard model of Status Bass? Like the look a lot

    I think it was his signature model...

    Edit: after looking at the SG website, maybe not.

    Bassman666

    in Feedback

    Posted

    I am now the proud owner of Charlie's Green Russian Muff, and I can honestly say I've never had a bigger bottom.

    Pedal just as described and very well packed. Cheers Charlie!

    NBD - FSR Mustang Content

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    4 hours ago, King Tut said:

    After a blooming long wait, I finally took delivery of a FSR Mustang, made in Mexico in Seafoam Pearl with a maple fretboard. The pearl finish is absolutely lovely. Nothing fancy about the maple board, but I'm pleased that the front is gloss whereas the back is satin. This'll probably be my number one bass for gigging with Stray.

    I was torn between a standard MIM and the American Performer - I was edging towards the US one for various reasons, but I'm a sucker for maple boards so when this came out I jumped on it.

    Its not mega light for a shortie - weighing in at 8.4 lbs - she seems to balance ok but I won't really be able to tell until she's gigged. The intonation was out a bit which I've sorted. The action was medium and neck relief just right - I've since got the action pretty low and she won't need any fettling. Sound wise, I've played with the pickup heights and been able to get the volume of the bridge pickup loud enough not to be dwarfed by the neck one so happy there, but I'm on the lookout for a SD quarter pounder set to drop in.

    Fret ends are all good so nothing else to do now except play her. I might replace the strings with TI flats but I'll give it a good playing in with these on first. I'm one very happy bunny!

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    BEAUTIFUL. My good friend's band is supporting you soon so I might get to hear it in action...

    Any Hofner Violin Bass Players Around?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    17 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

    I’ve never played one, more the pity. Always been a bit wary of them for 3 reasons.

    1 short scale. I have owned s/s basses, but not wild about them.

    2 neck dive. I assume they’d be neck heavy as the have such a light body.

    3 string spacing. I play finger style and the strings look really close together whereas I used to 19mm spacing.

    However I could really use a lighter weight these days and something really appeals about the violin shape. So can anyone dispel my fears about them.

     

    There may be some neck dive, but as the whole bass is so light it's really not an issue. I've certainly never noticed it.

    The string spacing is very tight and it's too fiddly for me to play fingerstyle, but I'm happy with a plectrum and my basses tend to dictate how I play them - with the Hofner I use a plectrum all the time. It just works better for me.

    Another thing to remember is that these Hofners don't have normal strap buttons, but instead use a bizarre dog lead-style clasp. They come with a strap but you don't have many other options.

    Any Hofner Violin Bass Players Around?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    1 hour ago, EssentialTension said:

    Thanks for a very swift reply.

    Do you recall were the flats Hofner branded or the Pyramid Golds (which I believe are the same)?

    They were Hofner branded. The D and G strings had a bit more presence than the E and A at first but they have evened out now.

     

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    Any Hofner Violin Bass Players Around?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, EssentialTension said:

    Sorry to resurrect such and old thread but ...

    I recently acquired a Hofner Ignition Club Bass and the Hofner Black Nylon Flats E-string (with the light green silk) doesn't fit through the tuner. Are you saying the nickel flats fitted OK?

    It was years ago now but I had no trouble whatsoever when I changed the strings. I didn't even need to tweak the neck.

    I'm playing the bass a lot these days as my band rehearses in a very small room, for financial reasons. My Thunderbird struggles to fit in the room. That said, the Hofner really does sound wonderful, and has such a happy tone to it.

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    Harpejji

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    What a timely thread! A video of a guy playing one of these popped up on Facebook the other day, fascinated me and then promptly disappeared. I was wondering what it was called.

    They banned relax but kept playing......

    in General Discussion

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    21 hours ago, casapete said:

    On a slightly different tack, not sure how ‘Little Children’ ( Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas ), ‘Clare’ ( Gilbert O’Sullivan ‘) or ‘Save all your kisses for me’ ( Brotherhood of Man’) would be viewed in these perhaps less innocent times?

    Nothing sinister about Billy J, I don't think. Well, not in the song anyway.

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