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  1. Delberthot
    There's probably 10 or 20 other members reading this thread right now cos everyone has stories about their own journey to finding their ideal bass. Personally, I was heavily into the Red Hot Chili Peppers - right down to having the black Stingray 5 string (same colour used on Funky Monks), Gallien Krueger 800RB and the DOD Envelope filter. After one particularly loud gig I sold the lot and embarked on an oddesy to find my ideal bass which covered every letter of the alphabet to include some of the best and worst basses in the entire globe. After 50 basses I had Warmoth build me something and this bass has been the bass that I always use ever since. Other basses have come and gone but the gold one remains - I have never ever thought about selling it. I am a very aggressive player, I've always used 45 gauge strings, I have no intention of ever playing with a lighter touch so I have a particular bass set up with quite a high action and a very specific set of strings to allow me to play exactly how I want. This has taken so long to type but the actual journey took about 19 months to go through all these basses to find the best and worst of them to get to my perfect bass
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    End of week sale - I'll probably fire this on Ebay at the end of next week if there's no interest
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    now that's my level of simpplicity
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    Hi I've got my heart set on another GK head and already own a Schroeder 1212L cab which is more than enough for what I need but than for the offer. I'm waiting for some pics from another BC user for a possible trade but I'm still open to offers if we decide not to go ahead with it.
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    A gig at the end of the month's been cancelled so i could sell this after next Friday's gig as I have a few weeks to locate a GK head for those of you who are interested but don't have a GK head for a trade. Otherwise its off to Evilbay then
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    Looking forward to it although I'm surprised I'm the only one north of the border interested. It must be true what they say about Scotsmen being mean - c'mon I'll deliver it to you for the cost of petrol
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    Thanks for the offer but I think I'll wait to see what happens with getting a GK head first. Its what I really want. If your amp's not sold and I change my mind further down the road then we could arrange to get together over a coffee and a Shroeder 1212L.
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    I've never tried one before. Do you know how it compares to the GK? Is it the current model on the EBS website and does it come with a rack of sleeve?
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    Thanks but I'm ideally looking for a sale unless someone has a Boss GT6-B they want to trade New pics added
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    I've decided that I'm just not getting 'my sound' from my Shuttle and that sound comes only from Gallien Krueger so I'm looking to do a bit of trading to get myself another GK head. The trades I have in mind are based on the current prices on the Bassmerchant website. I am looking for a 700RB II as a swap with some cash my way, a straight swap for a 1001RB II and if you also fancy a fretless I am looking to trade my Shuttle and my Squier VM Fretless (with TI flats) for a 2001RB. The shuttle is in excellent condition and has been stored in a laptop bag since day 1 when it is not being used. This is included and comes complete with shoulder strap and pockets for leads and stuff. The Shuttle has the original ruby tube as I haven't felt the need to mess about with it. I've used the flash when taking pictures of the amp to show you the scratches on the side from mounting it to the bracket I made for it on my cab stand. They really are pretty much unnoticable normally and the pics make them look ten times worse than what they really are. The Boss pedal and lighting controller in the first couple of pics are not included but give you an idea of the space in the bag for other stuff Anyone who knows me knows that I always keep my gear in great condition and it is never abused and I would like the same from anything that I trade this for. I really like the Shuttle cos it is just so powerful and light but it just can't give me the sound that I am looking for. Pics of the bass if you have a 2001RB:- I'm looking for £460 for the amp delivered and £160 for the bass but that would have to be collection only as I don't have anything to pack it in. Preferrable payment would be cash/cheque and then Paypal but I would have to add the charges onto the price
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    I really enjoy having my Shuttle 6 / Schroeder 1212L combination but being perfectly honest, I would prefer to have my GK 700RB II back. It is a compromise that i make to save my back. Probably the most powerful, deepest rig I ever had was my Trace 7210 2x10" combo with a 1048H 4x10" but the weight of it all, plus the band getting a full PA system meant getting something smaller. I then bought a GK 800RB which was a fantastic amp and i sold it in a fit of stupidity after a really loud gig using a Trace 1153 cab that i just couldn't hear myself. Come to think about it, i sold everything and started again. If I could have any rig, without weight being a consideration, it would be a GK head with either a 1084H or 1524 Trace cab but having something that i can lift easily outweighs the weight and bulk of a big rig. It took me a long time to get a good sound through the Shuttle. The GK was run completely flat with the boost quite high and it never deviated from that point ever whereas, like you, I find myself having to adjust my sound at most gigs even though I'm using the same cab as I used with the GK head. I may very well be selling the shuttle after tonight's gig and getting either another 700 RB II or a 1001.
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    I'm running my Shuttle 6 with a Schroeder 1212L. I would like to have went for one of the combos but I don't have access to one to try and fear it would not give enough volume when using it as a monitor. I run the preamp and gain almost full on as I like the slightly dirty sound it gives with the output volume round about 9 o'clock. Everything else almost at 12 o'clock.
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    I've had a set of TIs on my Squier fretless and the tension is perfect as I dig in really hard. Lots of punchy bass and thud. Conversely, when i put them on my Warmoth it was elastic band city all night.
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    Is that because the low frequency waves were so loud that they managed to do something to your brain to make you forget about the previous bands and you just couldn't hear anything afterwards?
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    Well that's a shame cos I've just put the original neck back on again. I'm going to give it a go using the gold one and the Squier fretless. Maybe see if i can get a hold of a decent A/B box. Still liking the double neck stick bass though so may keep a look out for one that someone's maybe found beside Shergar, Lord Lucan and Robert Maxwell.
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    Perfect - I could iron 2 things at once with that
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    Does it come with a case?
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    I had a problem with the Speakon socket on the back. It doesn't click into place like it should meaning that i can twist the connector to disconnect it without pushing the little clip thingy to release it. I emailed Jorg telling him about the problem and offering to fit a new one if he sent me the part. He said he would but in the end I had to email him countless times, eventually culminating in me posting on Talkbs to find out if he'd dropped off the planet. He said he had been busy and hadn't got round to it - how silly of me, it takes hours to fire a connector into a jiffy bag and wait for the postie to collect it. Not really the issue - I'm 99.9% convinced that the website used to state that the cabs had a lifetime warranty or at least a long warranty. At the minute, the connector still needs replacing, the knob that adjusts the horn fell off and was lost long ago, the rhino covering has come off albeit a tiny amount but this stuff is tough, no? I'll never buy anything else from him. His attitude stinks and given the current economic climate he'll go down if he doesn't put more effort into his QC and his customers. This is , of course, IMO, AFAIK, etc. Great cab but as soon as I find something better or equal to it, it will be getting sold as I want nothing more to do with him orhis products.
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    The headless stick bass type style does look very appealing. Probably not much heavier than my Warmoth, in fact might be lighter as the Warmoth is a heavy mahogany beast. I'm going on holiday next week so I'll have a think about it.
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    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='538217' date='Jul 12 2009, 12:13 AM']Out of pure interest, how many songs would you use the fretless on?[/quote] At the minute I'm using it on everything. I feel equally as comfortable playing fretless or fretted on any song that we do. It would purely be for my own self -indulgence - that and I'm a show-off. Why else would I have a sparkly gold bass?
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    If I ever get round to finishing a bass in the Daphne blue nitro I have, I'll be doing it outside and I have something that resembles a 21st century version of a WWII gas mask, rubber gloves and overalls. A booth with extractor is always better but if you are only going to be doing the one bass then get yourself outside. You can make yourself a simple booth against the corner of a fence with plastic sheeting. I don't want to kill any more brain cells than I already do with beer.
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    Recently I bought myself a really nice Squier VM Jazz fretless and did a few gigs with it. I liked it so much that I decided to get a fretless neck for my Warmoth gold bass. I'm really loving the fretless sound but missing the frets as well In my wedding band, too often I simply don't have the time to change basses depending on the song we are playing so I have to play the song(s) using whatever bass I have on at the time. My solution is simple but different - I have thought about building a double neck with a switch between to quickly change the output between fretless and fretted. The difference between what I have in mind and a regular double neck are that I have never seen the point of having such a great space between necks. Since bulding a body from scratch is beyond what I can be bothered doing, I have thought about buying a couple of bodies, cutting them down and gluing them together. Possibly using a left hand neck on the bottom so that I can get them closer together. I only see the need to have maybe 3 inches between necks to allow for quick changes. My only concern is that using 2 necks will mean that the bass will be be neck heavy. I could use lightweight tuners or a heavier body wood but want to try and keep the overall weight down. Has anyone else here come across a way to avoid the inevitable neck heaviness and would anyone here be able to build me a simple body to take 2 necks to avoid having to chop up 2 perfectly good ones cos I've got a shower suite to fit, hall to decorate, back garden to flatten, etc when I come back my hols? This is all theoretical of course. If it turns out to be too much of a PITA to do then I'll probably fire the wenge neck back on the gold bass and keep a hold of the Jazz instead of the present plan to sell it.
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    [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='536278' date='Jul 9 2009, 10:57 AM']Didn't Status come up with the original Buzzard design with J.E.? Witness the original "beaky" headstock which has recently reverted to the usual paddle type.[/quote] Wasn't it JE's design, hence Status no longer being able to make them after Warwick did?
  25. Delberthot
    I modded a tired bolt-on Rick copy into a 5 string and added an EMG 35DC pickup. I had it tuned EADGC initially until I realised that I don't use the C. It did take me another 3 6 strings for it to filter through to my brain though. Practically impossible to slap but nice, tight spacing for fast maneuveres
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