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  1. BabyBlueSound
    Only problem with that is I tried two sets of similar machineheads and 2 out of 4 screwholes were always just 1mm away from where they should be. So seems like Ibanez went for something non-standard there. Ultimately just used some bamboo, wood glue to plug in old holes and then drilled new ones for the black Schaller machine heads.
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    I find it comfortable, yes. It is certainly a great upgrade platform I changed the screws and the machineheads to black, installed EMG PJ pickups and since I had to replace the knobs for the EMG potmeters, those got changed too. Long-term project is to get a black bridge. Here's mine from an earlier post:
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    For what it's worth, the TMB30 has a very nice P sound once you dial down the J, and the nut width is 41mm, fairly close to a P feel. Not sure if the regular 43mm P would even work on a shortie I really really enjoy my TMB30 and it put me off from buying more expensive basses for a while now, as I just don't feel I'd need one. It just feels nice, it's just... friendly when you play it, without feeling too small. But it IS a cheap bass. I had smaller cosmetic issues, loose screws, but even bent machinheads. So if you're going down the cheap trial route, get one, inspect closely for any faults, play it for a while, and send it back if you don't like it. For £150-ish, you might as well keep it even if you choose to get a Sandberg or something, it really is a nice bass to look at.
  4. BabyBlueSound
    it's all very nice but where are the retrovibe evos
  5. BabyBlueSound
    Still enjoying that Vox? How's the hardware/build quality for the £500-ish price? I am so in love with that one since I have seen it here...
  6. BabyBlueSound
    What was the problem with the BDI21?
  7. BabyBlueSound
    Yup the HPF knob controls the cutoff between 35Hz and 150Hz, apart from that there's the volume and that's it.
  8. BabyBlueSound
    Keeping it simple. I made the board from a piece of wood cut to the right size Compressor is the first, HPF is the last.
  9. BabyBlueSound
    I like to keep it at the end, as my main goal is to clean up the resulting sound and eliminate the unnecessary lows. If it's not at the end, some other pedal like my Behringer might re-add lows. But that's just the sound I am looking for. You might want something completely different.
  10. BabyBlueSound
    https://www.facebook.com/RaffertyGuitarPedals Steve is a pleasure to deal with and some of these pedals look SO cool. I have a HPF from him.
  11. BabyBlueSound
    Your link says S2 but on that video, it's the H1 with the Humbucker. Which one did you get?
  12. BabyBlueSound
    I had black D'addario tapes on my Ibanez Talman (finally some tapes that come in short scale version), and just recently I've been thinking about putting them back on. My favourite tone is still the regular D'addario / Elixir round sound, but the D'addario black tapes come very close with their characteristic woody thumps. I haven't tried Labellas but I was told the D'addario is much brighter and sounds less like flats, which is very important to me. With the Behringer amp modeler pedal I can enhance the highs further if I want to, and get a round-ish sound, so I feel they're very versatile as a whole. And for me, nothing beats the FEEL of these blacks, they're just soooooo smooth and fun to play. Plus they look great on my black&blue bass
  13. BabyBlueSound
    Thanks for this NBD, I am still trying to decide what should be my 2nd bass... this one, or the Chowny Retrovibe Evo (once they start manufacturing it in Bristol as they're coming out with a short and a medium scale). They're both so beautiful, I'm a sucker for blue & green basses.
  14. BabyBlueSound
    I think you misunderstood me, I never said volume/action is higher at one place than another. What I meant is, when I tap e.g. the high G at fret 12, the sound that the left side of the string makes (between nut and 12) is actually louder than the one that should be ringing (between fret and bridge). I guess it's physics and the longer part of the string rings better which seems reasonable, I just don't remember this extreme difference from a long scale. And I don't have one now for comparison. Compression does not seem to mask these "overtones" from the left side of the string, and where I have my action does not seem to have an impact either on this volume issue. But anyway, I do have a compressor set up, and my action is so incredibly low you would not believe it
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    Hey Shorties, I don't know if this is specific to my Ibanez Talman, or short scales in general, but I find tapping really hard in the higher register, as the longer part of the string towards the head is much, MUCH louder there. I know, I know, I should improve my muting, that's true, and I am indeed a noob. But actually I don't do "real" tapping just the odd note as an "effect" here and there, and I absolutely don't remember this being so hard on a long scale. What do you think?
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    The Bronco is pretty nice, I'm a sucker for the maple neck! Have you guys seen the Squier Jaguar in the "for sale" topic? It's so beautiful and cheap! Someone already swooped in, no surprise
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    Good Lord, in the age of next day delivery, this makes me feel like being in a weird Twilight Zone episode or something!
  18. BabyBlueSound
    Show us the loot!
  19. BabyBlueSound
    Consider walking away. I was in one of these "but but but we HAVE to be loud" bands back in 2005. My right ear never stopped ringing since, yes you are reading that right, it's been 16 years. Does NOT worth it, believe me.
  20. BabyBlueSound
    It IS gorgeous (I have posted mine here a couple pages ago but please allow me to do it again as I'm really loving it ), but it's a £150 bass and it sort of feels like it. I am still writing up my personal review about it after using it for ~4 months now. No, I don't have THAT much to say, I'm just a lazy bum (it's body looks a bit fat on this photo due to the perspective)
  21. BabyBlueSound
    @Chownybass or any Retrovibe Evo owners - how contoured is the body? I am asking because on some photos, it looks a bit towards the slab side but not on others, and I really need my edges to be round.
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    Have you checked out the Sterling by Musicman shortie? It's edges seem as smooth and round as they get, reviewers love it, it's usually around £600. I am eyeballing one for a while now, primarily would love to go with a Chowny Retrovibe Evo (as they will become medium & short scale once made in the UK soon) but the body seems a bit more towards the slab side on pictures which is discouraging me, so this Sterling is my next choice. I am all in for contoureds.
  23. BabyBlueSound
    Look up tendon / forearm stretching excercises. It makes a huge difference for me to properly stretch for 1-2 minutes before and after every practice session. I used to have serious recurring pain in my wrists every now and then, but no more.
  24. BabyBlueSound
    Do you have any recordings of the above setup with no effects? Sounds very interesting. I'm a sucker for tiny basses but .080 with standard G, how is the sound compared to a piccolo (one octave higher tuning) sound?
  25. BabyBlueSound
    Typical, only found this topic and the site-wide code after posting my very first Donner order. But in the end £56 is still a pretty good deal for a loop pedal, so no complaints
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