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Cosmo Valdemar

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    Bruce Thomas Profile

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    2 hours ago, stewblack said:

    Well, the rather splendid @Lozz196 is sending me the proper P Bass covers so I can make my decision when they arrive.

    Will the PU cover get in the way? Will I ruin the elegant simplicity of the bass? Will @Mickeyboro come up with more Bruce Thomas related puns? 

    Watch this space...

    Bravo @Lozz196!

    As for the covers, they probably will get in the way. But to me, a vintage-style Precision never quite looks fully dressed without them - covers off with just the screws showing either side of the bridge and pickup is still a comforting sight!

    Bruce Thomas Profile

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, stewblack said:

    Hmm, I thought I had bought Precision ones - must confess I know nothing about these things. How do I tell the difference?

    It looks like you have the Jazz set - narrow pickup cover, large bridge cover designed to conceal the bridge pickup.

    The Precision set have a smaller bridge cover and larger pickup cover.

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    Bruce Thomas Profile

    in Bass Guitars

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    1 hour ago, stewblack said:

    But should I add the hardware or not? I think it looks great then I think the bass doesn't need any holes drilling in it...

    Do add the covers, but not those ones - get some Precision ones.

    It's a lovely bass - probably my favourite Precision finish. I just struggle with that headstock!

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    Geddy's Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 22/01/2019 at 17:05, spongebob said:

    Back up to £21.50 now.

    Couple of weeks back, it went down further to just over £16. I cancelled my £18 order, and re-pre-ordered at the even lower price!

    Agreed, I'm a right old tight wad to save a couple of quid! 🤑

    Amazon would have refunded the difference if you'd kept your £18 order.

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    "New" Gibsons...

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    16 hours ago, BassApprentice said:

    My thoughts exactly! Love the look but that pickup is just a bit *meh* looking. Sure it sounds fine 

    Not if it's the standard Gibson bass humbucker, it won't... 

    IMHO, YMMV, LOL etc. 😂

    "New" Gibsons...

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said:

    though I realise that it often needs a more nuanced redesign that simply widening the neck a bit and slapping on an extra string!

    I don't think they even widened the neck before...

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    Apparently Markbass are to make bass guitars

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

    The knobs are a different gold plating to the bridge...and the gold bridge is a different type of gold to the body. It’s like on of those tissue holders you see in taxis on holiday.

    CB96A291-FEC3-49B6-889C-7A1C6230318F.jpeg

    The knobs in your pic don't look quite real.  It looks more like a Photoshop job.

    The other pic on the previous page looks a bit more realistic. 

    I'm not defending it though, it's still ghastly!

     

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    Improving a Sadowsky’s tone

    in Bass Guitars

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    47 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

    It’s good.

    Go back 3-4 years and I had three through necks - they were great but picking up the G&L made me realise that I enjoyed a bolt on fender-type as much as anything else. 

    Tone wise it’s obviously been designed to have a certain sound, there is a punch to the notes and musicality that seems designed to sit a certain place in the mix. Even in passive The bridge pup sounds a bit more full than you might expect, and the neck pup is usable, rather than a nasal tone. The nicest thing is that the ‘mid drop out’ with both pups up full isn’t too extreme and that’s where I like it. It’s seems both more trebly, more bass focused and with a punching midtone - all at the same time. 

    With the current strings on, it doesn’t have the hollow warmth of the L1000 (think P bass) and in passive mode seems more synthesised and tailored to sound a certain way.

    Switch the preamp on, boost the bass just a tiny bit, and the bottom end fills out just enough for a typical P bass player like me. 

    Thats playing gently/normal - dig in hard and the tone gets a certain aggressive grind to it that makes you smile.

    The Will Lee mids switch I need to try out more in different contexts to have a strong opinion on. Simple to use.

    I did the trade for it with the thought in the back of my mind that if I didn’t like it it would be easier to move on than a vintage Warwick. To my ears it will just ‘work’ in a mix, it’s super playable, not too heavy and Is more than enough bass for me.  

     

    It's beautiful. Congratulations! I've always wanted to try a Sadowsky - another Newsted admirer from way back!

    Klaus Voormann Interview

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Cosmo Valdemar
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    On 12/01/2019 at 11:41, Hobbayne said:

    Interesting interview from bassist Klaus Voormann, who played on John Lennons' Imagine album.

    Comes across as a really nice bloke.

    https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2019/01/11/john-lennon-imagine-interview-voorman-keltner-molland/?fbclid=IwAR3d5WAvLWfq1SDBEzwMezeMROPQHg9dglUfsaG8drFoJBVJNsgftvMTEDw

    Someone made a film about him a few years ago - "All You Need Is Klaus". I highly recommend it!

    He seems like such a lovely guy. And of course, his artwork is incredible.

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