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He's giving Thunderbirds a bad name...
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I really liked my 4001, which I had for about six or seven years, but I can't say I've liked a single 4003 I've tried (probably half a dozen, in various shops), and it's not all about the ergonomics - I play a 22-fret Laklandbird with the world's worst top fret access ever, and I love that - they've just not been great basses, which, for the money, they should be. I've probably been simply unlucky: folk on here have good (great) ones, I'd say their experience may be the exception.
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Great article, and just up my street these days. Ooo, I've got a quick question, too: how long's the iPad lead on the Sonic Port? Was going to use an iKlip on a mic stand, but I don't want the Sonic Port dangling... Cheers, M
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I like to see nice wood on basses, and I love maple boards. Which just goes to show...something or other...
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As an addendum to this one, I was passing PMT on Thursday, so as usual I popped in, and there on the wall (at £1699) was a 4003W. I took it down , tried it, and... ...it was as bad as the one I sent back. Fretboard littered with weak notes, nut cut a couple of mm high at the first fret, just lifeless. A £400 bass at best.
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As I mentioned on the other thread, mine just comes back on when it can be good and arsed. Occasionally I'll switch it on at a gig and it won't light up, but after a few minutes, it's always on. At switch-on, there'll be no sound for a short while (depending on temperature) while the valves warm up (and there's a light to tell you that), but that should take no more than a minute. Anything longer than that would indicate something wrong somewhere.
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Mine just comes back on when it can be good and arsed. Occasionally I'll switch it on at a gig and it won't light up, but after a few minutes, it's always on. Doesn't bother me, but I'm kind of interested to find out how this one turns out...
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Aaaaaand SOLD! -
Well, we've been gigging successfully for a while now with in-ears (much to the relief of my ears/tinnitus) so I'm downsizing even more, and my beloved Schroeder 1515L is up for sale/trade. It's a fantastic cab, and while I've had it, I've been through seven different heads, but it's always stayed. It's a one-hand carry 2x15 that's been all I've needed live in any situation, PA support or not, and I play with some pretty loud drummers. 4 Ohms, 800w. It's not a hi-fi cab, but it sits very, very well in a band mix. It's in good condtion, a couple of scuffs but nothing dramatic, and needless to say works absolutely as it should. These are no longer made, and I couldn't get one in the UK (I got this one new from Sweden) and I've no idea where anyone would get a Schroeder in the UK these days. So...ultra rare! Here's the details from the website: [attachment=158766:1515l.JPG] And here's the cab itself: [attachment=158764:photo 3.JPG] [attachment=158765:photo 4.JPG] [attachment=158763:photo 2.JPG] I'm in two minds about selling it at all, to be honest, hence the trade option - I don't mind adding some cash for the right bass (not a Fender), and the only small heads I'm even vaguely gassing for are a GK Fusion or MB TTE500. I'm in the North West, and although it's a very very lightweight cab, it's still a cab, so I guess I'd rather not ship, or I suppose I could meet up within a reasonable radius of Manchester. Any questions, just let me know. Cheers, M -
Well, it's on it's way back to GAK, so as soon as they ping the money back, I'm off again... It's been an exciting week, at least...
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Thanks for that Karl, I'm not keen on a 4004, for me it wrecks the best thing about Rics, which is the looks. Having played it some more last night, it's just not good enough; by which I mean, the woods and contruction are there, but the design is ergonomically hopeless, and with eyes closed it actually plays like a £450 bass, not a £1600 one. The neck pickup is incredibly low output and wooly, the nut's cut way too high, and I don't know what strings they ship with, but it plays in a pretty lifeless, inconsistent way. There's no zing to the thing, acoustically or plugged in. If I'd paid £450 for it, I'd grit teeth, possibly compromise on the ergonomics and make some mods, change the strings, fettle with it, etc, but for £1639? No chance. I'm on to GAK's returns department when they open at half nine. For the record, I'm not a 'Fender player', I've had many, many different sorts of basses, from luthiery lovliness to Explorers and Thunderbirds to 8 and 12 strings, and even my rather idiosyncratic but appealing Wishbass, so I'm very happy with lots of different styles of bass. I'm not exclusively a pick player, either, but there's no way to play it with your forearm on the bass that doesn't leave a mark on your arm within seconds, the edge is soooo sharp. Still gutted, but I'll get the money back, get over it and get something else. I'm almost as upset for my other half, she'd bought it for me for my birthday, so she's quite disappointed, too. It still looks lovely, though...
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[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395347786' post='2401498'] Very sorry to hear you aren't getting on with the Rick, Muzz. Are you sure you're nut being a bit too hasty to judge? I've been in exactly the situation with basses I have bought sight-unseen, and some of them have grown on me over time, to the extent that I wouldn't part with them now. [/quote] Thanks for the kind words, but I'm positive. The ergonomics just don't work for me as a pick player - that top edge was cutting into the inside of my right arm within seconds, and the pickup sounds are just...well, they're not what I like to hear. Not for me, and far too expensive to have hanging around in the hope that I might somehow change my mind. Ho hum.
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Ok, well, I've just received mine...and I don't like it. To qualify - it looks absolutely gorgeous, it's faultlessly made, the woods and construction are as good as anything I've come across, but I'm not going to be able to live with it. I'm absolutely gutted.
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[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1395322014' post='2401070'] When he went in he met a very nice man called Chris. Chris said he would love to make a new toy for the little boy. So Chris took the little boy to his special cupboard and showed the little boy his wood. [/quote] Blimey, I'm glad I didn't go to a luthier for my new bass now....
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First off sorry to hear it's not taken off the way it really should Nige - despite every experience I've had, hope springs eternal, so fingers crossed something else at least as good turns up for you. It'll be a hard act to follow, though. [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1395258215' post='2400404'] I think I've mentioned before that our singer's lad got signed to Columbia during his first year of a music performance course at Bristol Uni and they've been pushing him everywhere. Now, he's a really nice guy and can write a catchy tune but enough 'star quality' to attract a major label? I wouldn't have said so - just goes to show what I know. [url="http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2014-02-26/George_Ezra_Cassy_O.html"]http://www.thenation...ra_Cassy_O.html[/url] The music business works in mysterious ways. [/quote] Went to see George Ezra in Hebden Bridge the other week, I'd have said he definitely had what it takes: he has the looks, presence and charisma, his voice stands him out from his direct competition, and he's got some good tunes. I had a great evening. -
Always play with my own rig. It's physically small enough that it's never an issue. VFM!
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I used to have strong principles where neck profiles were concerned (The slimmer/thinner the better - my first forays into modding were to put Jazz necks on my Precisions), then I started using basses where the overall experience made the neck profile a secondary issue (like my Dingwall), and now I rarely notice - my Wishbass is an extreme example: it's got a neck like a tree trunk, but I love playing it. As far as QC on this bass is concerned, I'll be all over it as soon as it hits, and if it isn't 100% right it'll be going back like a boomerang. I have high hopes, however, I shall keep everyone updated.
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The neck IS maple?
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Mine's in at GAK, it'll be coming out to me in the next day or so. But they have only got the one...or so I'm told. The competitive price is £1639...everywhere...the traditional Rickenbacker supply and demand...
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Stranglers. Any of it, but especially the first 15 seconds of Hanging Around.
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It can blow a man's b*lls off at the count of three ....
Muzz replied to The Dark Lord's topic in Amps and Cabs
I've just scaled down to this one : replaced the Super Twelve with a Compact to go with my Streamliner 900, for an even easier lift. At 26lbs or so, it's just daft how much noise comes out of that box... I was of the opinion that I was never going to use the S12 to its full potential, so I thought I might as well make life even easier on my back. I may still keep my Schroeder, though - that's 2x15s in a similar sized box...however, my tinnitus is always gonna be the eventual winner... -
I'm having one.
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Sooo, I'm casting about all over for a 50th birthday present to myself, lots of options, nothing making me put my hand straight into my pocket...and then I saw a picture of the new 4003W...good grief... My first decent bass was a Jetglo 4001 (all your fault, Geddy...) back in the Late Jurassic, and since I sold it in the mid-eighties I've never had the slightest GAS for another...until today... Anyone else seen/like the look of them?
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That's fantastic - I've a long-term, low-level GAS for a Variax which I can transplant into a better/different bass, but this is such a good job, I'm rethinking...
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I don't think there's been much change overall - it ebbs and flows: in the past I've bought (and sold) Stingrays, Laklands and US Precisions for less than £700, and two immaculate Dingwalls which were both under a grand. The cheaper stuff sometimes moves quicker because there's a bigger market and more impulse buying, but that's about it, although I had much more joy on EBay with mine.
