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    Ash's MTD 535! Finished! Pics up with more coming :)

    in Build Diaries

    Posted · Edited by ashevans09

    Thought I'd start a little build diary for my upcoming baby :huh: . Should be here in 10-12 months! I've been saving a fair while for this and after realising I have more than enough to put a deposit down I contacted Mr. Mike to discuss wood options. I told him I was looking for a bright and growly bass, with a nice roundness in the lower mids that gives a bit of warmth to the overall sound, and he confirmed that the wood options I was looking at would help me along to that sound. I placed a deposit through the grooveshoppe as they gave me the best price and also seemed the most genuine (I got put off by the uber hard sell tactic basscentral went for :) ) , and now we're here today. Anyhoo! Specs!

    Specs:

    Ash Body
    Walnut Burl Top
    Ash Neck
    Birdseye Maple Fretboard
    Matching trussrod cover and headstock
    21 Fret
    35 inch scale

    The hardware and PUs are all standard MTD :huh:

    :huh:

    I'm so excited, will add pics as they arrive! This is really a dream come true :huh:

    What would this wood combo sound like? Looking for walnut players too!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Josh' post='347327' date='Dec 6 2008, 04:36 PM']Definetly, man if you did live anywhere near to here you'd be welcome to try out my 635 to hear what that combo sounds like in person.

    Still, the next year is going to be a slow one for you, still an MTD build diary will be nice to see instead of Shukers all the time.[/quote]

    That's very kind of you :), and the build diary never occurred to me! I'll make one when more details come in :huh:

    What would this wood combo sound like? Looking for walnut players too!

    in General Discussion

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    [quote name='Josh' post='347316' date='Dec 6 2008, 04:20 PM']Did Mike give an estimated time?[/quote]

    I actually went through GrooveShoppe, and they are saying about 10-12 months, and Mike gave a similar time too, though he mentioned that the Bass Gallery and some other American shops had basses on order with flexible options.

    While it's going to suck waiting that long, being brutally honest it's probably going to work out better financially for it to take that long :)

    Ampeg 810E....now which head?!

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    I would go with the CL if I had to choose between the two, however the best bass tone I've ever heard through an Ampeg 810E was with an Orange AD-200B / Mk3. It sounded ball breakingly good.

    Either way, post pics when you get your chosen head :)

    Best of luck!

    TOP THREE!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Gotta be:

    1) James Jamerson - I just love everything about the man
    2) James Leach - Think he's extremely creative in applying techniques
    3) Nathan Watts - Like his tone, just like his playing in general

    :)

    What would this wood combo sound like? Looking for walnut players too!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by ashevans09

    Hi there,

    Just wondering what an ash body and neck with a walnut burl top and a maple board would sound like? From what I understand ash and maple would produce a quite bright and growly sound, but would walnut bring to the mix? I can't really find much information on it and I'll be honest I've only been drawn to it so far based on looks alone. I know what kind of tone I'm going for here so I'd be really interested to hear what you guys think of walnut :)

    Ta'

    :huh:

    Colours!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Got to be purple - I was converted when I saw a purple Fbass on a bass store website...was gorgeous, wood grain showing through perfectly and everthing...I'll try and find a pic...

    A trip to the Gallery

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by ashevans09

    Only ever managed to make one trip down to the gallery, though I got to play with some very pretty amps and ended up buying a load of epifani stuff so I'm extremely happy :) . I'm trying to avoid coming back because I can't start spending money I don't have! :huh:

    They're awesome :huh:

    Can I have a discount now?

    Wedding Rings

    in General Discussion

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    [quote name='The Funk' post='289882' date='Sep 23 2008, 12:39 PM']The wedding ring won't affect your bass playing as much as the resulting abject misery and self-loathing will.[/quote]

    That's nice.

    Good on ya getting married and have a long and wonderful life with the missus :)

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