krispn
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I'm on night shift for the Edinburgh gig but might get across to Glasgow
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I'm not meaning proficiency on the instrument - I think as other's have said we'll always sound like ourselves and while hand position, pick up's, eq can inflect certain tonal changes the 'voice' of the player will always come across. I've heard Stingrays sound aggressive, clangy and up front ripping through a punk song yet I've heard them thick and supportive on disco tracks. If a player want's to develop their voice a single pick up instrument is a great tool with which to develop things like hand placement etc. ergo I don't thing they're over rated or a one trick pony the same way some might feel a p bass is. I've always fancied spending some time with one to hear how I'd sound with it on gigs...but I'd probably just try and make it sound like a passive p bass
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I’ve always taken the phrase “sounding like me” to be irrespective of the eq, if it’s a J, P, MM etc. their ‘musical voice’ rather than the ‘tone’ they refer to. How they play, hand placement etc all impact but I see it as similar to handwriting. We can use a cheap bic or a Mont Blanc but once we get over the quality of the tool we're using we’re still either gonna have a beautifully elaborate style or functionally legible scrawl - yes I’m talking to you G.P.’s and doctors 😀 I like to think of it as Punk’s ‘ALL CAPS’ to the flowing cursive of a classical piece. If you’re gonna play well and have your own voice it’ll translate regardless of the tool and if your gonna hit bum notes they’ll sound bad no matter how high end the gear MM or otherwise. I have figured this out from painful live experience 😀
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I have that pultec plug in. It’s great. I bet you have a very lovely sound with that combo!!
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Math rock = odd time signatures, technical playing and can be described as hard to listen indie-jazz!
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The dug, he's in discussion about nabbing one for his other math-rock type endeavours!
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Might be having a go on one of these soon - my mate (and bass dep) in talking about getting one over the weekend so I hope to play about with the unit soon!
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I’d say as per my previous comments elsewhere it’s a great sounding bass which does benefit from some lows from the eq/amp/preamp to give it a bit more lows but it’s still a great bass and worth checking out if you get the chance especially if you’re after something super lightweight!
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@Reaper That’s my bad it was your ‘Ear Candy’ reference which, considering the thread title, sparked my initial KX album chat as I thought you might’ve a fan. All this crowing about ‘best’ album servers no practical purpose other than to detract from what the OP and established users think is a versatile pedal. I’d not want to put people off the scent who might otherwise be interested irrespective of the KX connection.
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@Al Krow -
Ahh the filibuster! What a disgrace it is!
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All I know is that if a proroguing thread is still running you should be fine discussing someone's band origins and former beliefs. Just be careful not to get called out on being something you're not from a post - stranger things have happened on BC threads 😀
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@Reaper Ahh so a wikipedia fan not a fan of the band
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Very good - you're clearly a fan Which is your fav album?
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Look at this all civilised discussion
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@Reaper @Kev I'm just illustrating that controls are not always meant to be 'set at noon'. I'm presuming you both have had to tweak gear for a sound and pushing a freq won't automatically introduce noise...well perhaps pushing the treble. In relation to the dUg having the mids there to boost sounds like it counteracting the scoop and therefore makes sense to push those to get the desired sound. If it's not introducing any noise then it's simply working as intended. Personally the dUg sound isn't a sound I'd gravitate to but it would be good to hear the range it offers if one weren't a King's X fan.
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Ooft!
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My old guitarist had a quilter guitar head and it was pretty loud! Took pedals really well too
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To be fair controls on a pedal/amp are meant to be turned until the desired effect/sound is achieved not to where they 'look correct'! Ears over eyes!
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A rolled fret board just makes a bass feel more inviting and most folk who talk about a neck feeling 'sublime', 'buttery' et al will probably be describing the 'played in', rolled fret board feel as much as the other dimensions or at least I would! Both my main basses have rolled edges and combined with flat wound strings they fell super smooth and very comfortable to play!
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Just a reminder that Bartolini make many, many pick ups and I'd not judge thier entire collection based off a lower priced model found on some lesser and mid-range priced models. I count 8 soap-bar style variations and as many jazz ones too! Might be wise to check what's in it first they might surprise you! https://bartolini.net/product-category/bass-pickups/bass-soapbars/
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Fender Custom Shop Phil Lynott P Bass - mental price
krispn replied to Edenburgh's topic in Bass Guitars
I blame Bono and The Edge! -
Honesty and trust not important these days ?
krispn replied to dmccombe7's topic in General Discussion
I’ve been screwed over twice by my courier this week in collecting a bass I’ve sold. There was a movie being filmed in Edinburgh which may have had a knock on effect the first day (Fast and Furious flick) and the next day I waited all day only to discover they’d called but I never heard the buzzer if they even tried it - I’d even left the front door unlocked so they could just walk in the stairwell. Anyhow the buyer has been great about it and I’m very grateful for his patience. Sometimes things are just out of our hands and it can frustrate all parties! -
Fender Custom Shop Phil Lynott P Bass - mental price
krispn replied to Edenburgh's topic in Bass Guitars
There is...or was! I know the statue has been removed a few times due to repairs or what have you. I'm assuming it's still 'all original'. As for who's underneath all that bronze...there was a very well regarded Philo impersonator who's not been seen about Dublin for many, many years...... -
Fender Custom Shop Phil Lynott P Bass - mental price
krispn replied to Edenburgh's topic in Bass Guitars
You'll have to excuse the terrible images - ripped straight off VHS. HD didn't exist back in 2005!
