franzbassist

Picked this up recently and it is a [i]superb[/i] bass, the American Special 2012 version in honeyburst. Weighs 8.5lb, great balance, beautiful neck and the hand rubbed stain finish on the alder body gives it a lovely organic vibe. The body is three pieces and really resonant, sustain for days! I've put Dunlop straplocks and a tug bar, and just added Hipshot Lollypop HB7 tuners yesterday. Really happy with how it's turned out. I'd love another, to put a fretless neck on. Enjoy...

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1411043573' post='2555845'] Which brings me back to one of my original questions as to whether the Aria - having a small hollow body has some of the resonance of an acoustic?[/quote] You've probably seen these, but... This Aria has a hollow body (played by someone who doesn't appear to know what he's doing) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvic5gVvpSI[/media] This one does not (played by someone who does appear to) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtfBF7lgDRI[/media]

I just bought a set of flatwound strings from Neil. They were totally as described and the purchase was as smooth as the strings themselves (see what I did there?!) I wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1410798553' post='2553286'] The bsx looks and sounds great but I've not played one so I'd be interested how it feels in comparison with a real DB? [/quote] [quote name='TheG' timestamp='1410825527' post='2553689'] The BSX Allegro (above video) looks interesting as well as it says it has a sound post and bass bar just like a Double Bass, so again even more of a resonant chamber. Ive not tried one though.[/quote] Tha advantage the BSX has over the Aria and NS ranges is that it's a proper acoustic body, just trimmed down, so you get that proper acoustic tone. It also has a neck and fingerboard that's much more ike a readl DB, thumb stop included. I'm persuading myself to keep mine as I write this!

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1410792239' post='2553168'] But would you say the aria was a good option, compared to the NS? Obviously, it's only an opinion - but it's good to hear the thoughts of as many players as possible [/quote] I am actually selling my BSX here on Basschat, as I've decided I don't play it enough to warrant keeping it, plus I'd prefer a 4 string. I will almost certainly be downsizing to an Aria.

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1410786826' post='2553084'] Thanks for that walbassist I assume the magnetic pickups on the Aria don't work with silver slaps though? I've got a set of Innovation Honey strings These have a nylon type core, but are metal wound So these should work with mag pickups, I assume? Cheers again Keep the thoughts coming folks.... [/quote] Correct, the Silver Slaps are piezo only, so the cheaper SWB Lite would be the logical choice Honeys should work, yes. I should add my main upright now is a BSX Allegro, which is far better than the Aria was. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3pmUR6Oxs&list=UUD0IgAym2tXB_Ud2i7SFWBQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3pmUR6Oxs&list=UUD0IgAym2tXB_Ud2i7SFWBQ[/url]

I had an Aria. It had a very thick neck which made my hand tired to play, but it was pretty good and came to life when I put low tension strings on it (Innovation Silver Slaps). I played an NS for the first time last week and didn't like it at all.

It hasn't appeared in my librarym, but I am still on itunes 10....

Hello, and welcome, from another Hampshire Basschatter!

Yes, that'd be 500 watts into a 2 ohm load (i.e. 125 watts per cab), but agree that you should check with PJB that a constant 2ohm load is stable.

Great shop. Lovely guys.

The overall value of the bass has already been compromised by the refin, but obvisouly if everything else is original it will probably sell for a bit more than if it has a replacement bridge. If he admits that he has it, which he appears to be doing, in my opinion he has to find it or replace it a "like for like" off eBay or similar.

A set of Silver Slaps have been on my BSX for four years....

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I'm in... 1. Hamster - 2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, amp & cab tbc 3. Bluejay - with no fewer than two cameras, and possibly her so far pretty successful - despite being lefty - Warwick Corvette 5 Pro 4. Happy Jack - who knows what I will bring this year? 5.Chris B 6.TheGreek 7. iD Entity - Zon 5, Wal 4, Amp of some kind, a couple fun pedals 8. Bassace: Double Bass and a small amp 9. Walman - some bits to be decided 10. Kiwi 11. Sibob - Whatever I'm using for my gig that night 12. obbm - Sadowskys, Mesa Prodigy, Berg CN212, Mesa Bottle Rocket and some cables 13. StephenY - Alpher Bass #004 and EBS TD650 14.seashell - MIM Fender Precision 15.Bottle - mixed bag of goodies, Ibanez, Squier and a bunch of cabs, amps n pedals 16.Macdaddy - possibly Paul the drummer. Will confirm at tonight's gig. 17. Billy Apple. Burman rig and a Ric. Maybe a Squier JV and some other bits 18. Clarky - maybe something DB-ish as my Fender JV Precision is covered by Billy Apple's 19. PTB - MTD 535, Reverend 5, MarkBass combo, any new toys acquired in the meantime 20. ChunkyMunky - Musicman Bongo 4HH, Musicman Bongo LTD '07 HS, MarkBass F1. 21. Charic - Modded MIM P, ACG 4, Yamaha RBX6JM, Hartke Kilo, Bergantino NV610 + Pedals 22. Shockwave - Waghorn RD Artist carved top clone. 23. Walbassist - Fender American Special Precision, Sandberg Custom Thinline fretless 5, Demeter VTBP-M-800D, Bergantino HD210