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A rescued-from-page-three bump... -
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Ah, thanks for the info!
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OK, so following my bass GAS being pretty much damped down by the Dingwall, I started to play around with my amps, and I now have too many of those instead, so this has to go. It's the Spyder 550 rackmount head, which has the preamp section from the 427 Small Block, with 2 x valves (12AX7 and 12AU7) and passive tone stack, combined with the power section from the ABM series - plenty of power here... Here's the official Ashdown blurb - although the phrase "Uber-cool" might be questionable: [size=2][size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]This Über-cool rackmount head combines the warmth and grind of the 427 Small Block's all-tube preamp with the dynamics of Ashdown's tour-proven 500-Watt ABM power stage.[/font][/size][/size] [size=2][size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The 550 Spyder head features High and Low gain inputs, front panel-mounted Effects Send and Return, rotary Bass, Middle and Treble controls with Mid Shift, Bass Shift and Bright switching, Mute switch, rotary Gain and Master volume controls and balanced DI output with Pre/Post switching.[/font][/size][/size] [size=2][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]Price dropped to £275 plus postage of (UK mainland) about £20 - it'll be very well packed and insured.[/size][/font][/size] [size=2][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]Cheers,[/size][/font][/size] [size=2][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]Muzz[/size][/font][/size]
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Chris and I just completed a (part-) exchange of amps, the transaction couldn't have been easier. Recommended as one of the good guys. Cheers, Muzz
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I've fitted a 3-band with mid-sweep. Pretty good, nothing startling, but for the money, they're good.
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1964 Precision with a maple board = ££££££££s, so no, don't think so...
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OK, another bump before Plan B (no, not that Plan B, another one) goes into operation next week...
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Yep, I learn them fully, but then I'll make the line suit the band and how we play the song if it's different to the original. Couple of cases in point for the function band: just done This Charming Man note for note, but I play Sweet Child o Mine (apart from the iconic first lines) to fit the vibe/groove on the day.
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I'm a fan of Wizards - I've put a Thumper in a few basses now, I like the sound. As far as bridges go, my favourite is the Schaller 3D, which allows side-to-side string adjustment to line up with pole pieces, etc, but the main reason I like it is it's comfier for my hand to rest on. As far as sustain goes, never noticed any real difference, and I've replaced a lot of BBOT bridges. I'd say the Badass is currently very expensive for what it is.
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Love my Dingwall ABZ (even better than my AB1), it's survived several new basses coming and going, which is a pretty good sign of a keeper. Most of my remaining basses these days (other than the Overwater and the AB1, which I'm selling) are keepers, too, mainly because I've either built or extensively modded them myself, which brings a certain emotional attachment. None of them are what you'd call high-value, boutique basses (I've sold most of those that I've owned), but they suit me now I've learned what I like in a bass.
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I fit them as a matter of course on just about all my keeper basses. Great piece of kit.
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My first bass was one of these, back in, erm, probably 77. Utter pile of, but it got me started. I think it was £22.
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Dingwall!
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I've a friend who has a similar one (a 4-string which used to be mine), and that's a Lowden-era one. There are folks on here who are more expert than me who can give a more definitive answer, but it's a lovely bass nonetheless. -
Got a bit of time this morning (on shifts 12pm - 8pm) to work on new set songs for the function band - Rosanna, You Can Call Me Al, and the latest song shoehorned into the funk section of the set - the Starsky and Hutch theme. The last one's the most fun by a long way... Anyway, a bit of playing to set me up for a day of mither in work...
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1995 Stingray (refin') or 2005 Limited Edition Buttercream 'ray
Muzz replied to sshorepunk's topic in Basses For Sale
If that lovely neck had a maple board I'd have been round to your house two days ago, dragging all my gear for you to pick over - it's a great-looking bass, damn my rosewood aversion -
I've got a '93, virtually the same as this (mine just has those two odd cutouts either side of the neck pocket), which has the best neck of anything I've ever played. I just wish it was this colour... -
I had a 78 Jazz, and that was horrible, too. Looked the part, weighed a ton (2oz under 12lbs!) and sounded...brown.
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Yep, I really am proving to be useless at promoting the sale of this bass. Must try harder...
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It really is horrible - although there's a whole thread elsewhere about just this bass, and how horrible it is. Or isn't, in some cases...
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I've never done it, but I'd imagine a Dingwall 4 would suit this sort of tuning - the extra scale length helps a lot with the tension - I've just dropped my 105 from E to C to see how it feels (the drop D is great), and it's not bad at all, so I'd imagine a 110 would be perfect down to C.
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Back in the 80s (never a good start to a sentence about decorating basses, I know, but...) I had an Aria ZZB which was half black and half white on the long explorer diagonal. I went for an EVH 'Women and Children First' stripe job with adhesive, white on the black half and black on the white. I used adhesive in case I wanted to put it back stock, but I got so many offers I could have sold it a dozen times over. This was the 80s, tho...
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In the function band I play in, I've played with four different drummers in the last six gigs, none of whom I'd met before. We don't rehearse. If he's a good drummer (and his rep suggests he is), you'll all be fine. The four I've played with have ranged from good to really good, and one of them I really clicked with, I'm looking forward to playing with him again.
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10lbs? That'd be me out, if I wasn't already thanks to the shape. Not for me - I'd be chucking Mark the money for the Mike Lull TBird, and trousering the £99 difference...
