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[quote name='Dread Bass' post='1231510' date='May 15 2011, 12:07 AM']Hey. Sorry for delay. The HK is alright. Just alright. I am impressed by the build quality but the sound is pretty boring and the volume across the strings really unbalanced. I have managed to get it set up fairly well. Ultimately you get what you pay for and it will do until my new ACG is sorted. Hope this helps[/quote] Cheers man! It looks like it will be a beaut! Think you'll hold onto the HK when your ACG gets to go home?

If you want "proper" and bright roundwounds (ala rotosound) Buy Legacy stringf from strings direct, only avalible in too sets for 4 string or 5 string (ie two sets of guagues each) but cost only a tenner but are as far as anyone can tell identical to rotosound!

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1231014' date='May 14 2011, 03:03 PM']Yeah just realised and corrected, forgive me, my original mother language was not English but Italian so every now and then I do make the odd spelling error.[/quote] Your english is better than most here in Aberdeen!

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1229674' date='May 13 2011, 09:41 AM']He already has! but for the life of me I can't remember if he has used his real name or an alias here, however he is active on both talkbass and the dingwall forum as himself [url="http://www.dingwallguitars.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1934"]http://www.dingwallguitars.com/community/v...?f=2&t=1934[/url] you can click here to "like" him on facebook so you can be up to speed with all his latest releases and info [url="http://www.facebook.com/AlbertoTHEBASSRigoni?ref=ts"]http://www.facebook.com/AlbertoTHEBASSRigoni?ref=ts[/url][/quote] [quote name='Fat Rich' post='1229684' date='May 13 2011, 09:50 AM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=115285&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=115285&hl=[/url][/quote] Wicked cool! Already liked in advance GW Cheers rich

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1229487' date='May 12 2011, 11:42 PM']Alberto and I are very good friends, (we are both Italians), he is coming to visit London soon and will be staying with us as guest, I have promised to take him to Bass Direct to have a blast.[/quote] That... That is Amazing! I am a huge Twinspirits fan! Make him join the forum!

Consider your self lucky your not a Bassoon player! How many did you sit, test and play before you bought?

[quote name='skej21' post='1229394' date='May 12 2011, 10:15 PM']Haha, quality. I hope it's cheered you up a bit![/quote] Haha yup! Cheers mate! And Jack Bruce sounds goood no matter what he's got plugged in!

I'd love to hear your ABZ! I've been aching to play a 5 or 6 string Dingwall (a bit far from Bassdirect me! ) after one of my favourite artists started playing an ABZ 5 and his custom Prima Artist 6! (Alberto Rigoni of Twinspirits if you were wondering!)

[quote name='skej21' post='1229372' date='May 12 2011, 10:02 PM']You mean you choose to eat Custard Creams before they've gone fuzzy? Some student you are [/quote] I have a scholership for a private education! I must maintain high standards (P.s i ate it anyway )

Anyone mentioned Suzi Horn yet? Though i'd love to have a lesson with Billy Sheehan or Alex Webster or John Myung!

I'd just like to say, fot those who see clips of instruments "like these" and say such as "well he i proving X-amount of strings added are pointless" Do you use every string and every fret when you play stuff? Yes an extended range instruments allows one to make use of its extended range (yes i did figure that one out by my self! ) but doesn't mean you have too use it all. By that logic the "Industry standard" bass should have an E and an A (the A to please the more adventurous) and about 9 frets (I am basing pretty much all of that on the Scorpions song Rock you like a hurricane i won't lie) How many piano pieces play the 1st and 88th key in one piece? Does that mean they are redundant? Or should we start making instruments based around the exact piece of music we play? <- No, that would be silly. As i feel this post will be regarded despite my poor attempt to of actualling having something to say! At the risk of sounding too serious, i don't intend too. I love Basschat its one of the best places on teh interwebz and we all voice our opinions, sometimes it ends in banter and a sea of smilies or in rage Mods (virtually) pulling people apart and i know that and i'm always trying to get my point across with as little friction as possible. And yes, it THAT TIME. I have exams, i fudded up my first one something fierce and that'll haunt me, [b]AND[/b] i just dropped my last Custard Cream down the back of the sofa

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1228760' date='May 12 2011, 01:25 PM']Yes!! I have to thank my son for that, very nice and soft mouse mat, I was well chuffed when he gave it to me, I've had it for yonks, gamecubes are extinct now [/quote] I've got one too, and the new fancy Wii one haha! I've just got my old Gamecube out, and had a blast!

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1228715' date='May 12 2011, 01:06 PM'][/quote] Gamecube mouse mat

I guess i've always been lucky with Rotos then! the Harris ones are the only Flats i'll use as they always last me in brightness for ages (saem with the Sheehan set, minus the last ones i got!) But fair call! Try Dean Markleys they stay bright for AGES and can take heavy punishment! and +1 to Moos3h!

[quote name='RhysP' post='1228562' date='May 12 2011, 11:10 AM']I agree with what you're saying totally. BUT - There appears to be a percentage of players who want desperately to be noticed as players but, whilst being technically proficient, have nothing exceptional or different to offer. These players seem to be the ones who go down the route of having basses built with increasingly ludicrous amounts of strings, mainly so they can acheive a fleeting fame by being the only/best player with a XXX string bass. I could get a luthier to build me a 30 string bass, then post myself on Youtube as the baddest 30 string bassist in the World, and it would attract attention, but the attention would be of the same sort a this guy is getting, and for very good reason IMO. I'm all for art, but I don't think this is about art - it's about ego. [b]"In the land of the 15 string bass player, the 16 string bass player is king"[/b][/quote] Well said mate! It is true many people use a 7 or 5587 string bass or how ever many just because their kind of music has some label attatched where you [i]should[/i] play an ERB when you make no use of it at all! And hope having the extra strings makes them seem more impressive

The bass behind is this one! 12 string headless bass! Saw this a while back, its a 5 string with doubled strings, only other one i know is the fieldy custom shop "K15" (submarine vibe anyone? haha!) Also, may i add (as i've had about 9 huge arguments about this with people todau) that music is an art and is entirely expressive. If someone feels all they need is a 4 string bass (Something nice and simple like the glorious fender P!) to express them selves then fantatastic! If someone feels they need a 12 string (single course) string bass too express them selves then why should be make comments? Same applies for any instrument! I know 95% of the stuff on here is ligth hearted banter and i am aware of that and respect that and its why this is a great forum (we are pretty much all on the same page!) Some times it feels like that fact is lost, (the music expression thing, not the 12 string headless bass thing! )

Easy, use the Steve Harris set instead He did say they were designed not to go dull when he sweats on them 24/7 haha!

The Basschat bobbies (Ie the Mods!) are infinately better than any support Ebay/Paypal or anyone else really can give! Thats why i trust 99% of stuff on here!

[quote name='Linus27' post='1200940' date='Apr 15 2011, 04:44 PM']Was that not one of Jaco's basses?[/quote] Yep! Rob Trujillo of Metallica found Jacos orginal bass of doom in a pawn shop. Apprently he is a huge jaco fan, and jaco got him into distortion I've got the article here at home somewhere!

Ride the lightening and Master of Puppets have lots of clean cliff! Just its pretty hard to hear at times. For whom the bell tolls (after the iconic bass distortion intro!) and Orion i think are too best places to hear his clean tones (and yes probably his two most famous distortion sections are in those tracks too!)

The Translucent black finish is [i]very[/i] nice! But it never photographs properly and always looks different in photos i find! Also, Yamaha need to 1) Bring back the RBX774/775 line! and 2) Expand the range of colours! They've got so many colours! Like the reds and blues of the TRBs. Also, i played an RBX270J and they are FANTASTIC! I was shocked! Really felt twice its price tag! I'm actually considering getting one and swapping out the pickups! (Though that would be because i'm a Dimarzio nut )