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    Bowie on TV

    ead replied to timmo's topic in General Discussion

    Yes I thought it was very thoughtfully done. Have not deleted it...
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    [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1483963604' post='3211396'] I recently put a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder in a mex Precision, sounds much better than it did with the standard pick up, but not as good as a US Standard. [/quote] Yeah, I found the SPB-3 a bit too aggressive sounding.
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    [quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1483958381' post='3211340'] Beautiful plumage! [/quote] But not as nice as the African Blue.
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    I was looking at these and contacted one of the shops. The say the supply came from Fender. Here's a pic of the s/n that they sent me: [attachment=235307:$_12.jpg] The prefix and everything looks right, but I can't find a reliable source to say whether the first two digits refer to the yob as the shop is saying it's 2015 (which I thought was after they were discontinued). Can anybody shed any further light?
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    The now standard how heavy is the bass please? Also can you advise whether the neck has a satin or gloss finish please?
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    Now sold on Evilbay for more money?!
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    Thanks, it is very pretty. I'm sorry but I don't have any sound clips or the means to record them at the moment.
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    All PMs responded to. Thanks for all the interest folks.
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    Gary has just acquired some EMG p/ups from me. Great to deal with, PM-friendly and rapido payment. A real credit to the forum and one of the guys that makes this place such a valuable resource.
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    With a heavy heart, for sale or trade is my Custom Spec ACG Finn 4 s/n 108. The spec is as follows:[list] [*]Spalt Maple top, Purpleheart accent, Black Walnut body. [*]5 piece Wenge/Maple neck with Pearloid bound Acrylic Impregnated Purpleheart board. No radius; 33″ scale with Banjo fret wire; 38mm nut [*][b]Second neck (currently fitted)[/b]: 3-piece maple and purpleheart, wenge board with 16” radius. EVO fretwire; 38mm nut [*]ACG RFB with Parallel/Single/Series coil switching ([b]modded by Alan at ACG for me)[/b] [*]ACG EQ02 4K/S filter pre-amp - Controls are: Volume; bass filter stack; treble filter stack; tone [*]Hipshot Type A Ultralite tuners [*]Dunlop dual design straplocks [*]Satin finish [*]Strung with D'Addario nickels [/list] More info. can be found on the ACG website here: [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0108-finn-4-string/"]http://www.acguitars...-finn-4-string/[/url] The EQ02 is one of the more simple to grasp filter preamps and can produce all kinds to different tones coupled with the various coil switching options. Hwere is the link to the EQ02 manual: [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/docs/eq02Manual2009.pdf"]http://www.acguitars...2Manual2009.pdf[/url] From the ACG website in respect of the pickup: [i][b]AC RFB Humbucker:[/b] This wide aperture humbucking pickup provides a more aggressive, darker tone, with a lot punch and a smoother high end when compared to the more modern hifi tone of our FB pickup. A great choice for a powerful rock or extremely punchy funk tone, anything where you really want to be noticed. The pickup can be wound in series mode for a serious amount of low mid punch or parallel for pronounced mid range clarity. It can also be combined with a 3 way switch to allow access to series, parallel and single coil mode making for an incredibly versatile setup, a great choice for a single pickup bass, or in combination with any other pickup for a veritable Swiss Army knife of an instrument. RFB Pickups are available in 40mm or 50mm casings, however we recommend 50mm casings to get the best from the design.[/i] This is a stunning bass in excellent condition. I have done my best to capture the hues and tones of the woods used in the construction in the pictures but I don't think that they quite do the bass justice. I’ve tried to price the bass realistically in line with my experience of selling the odd ACG. New custom basses will be getting on towards £2k now so this represents a good value bass (imho of course). The bass comes with a Hiscox hard case and happy to meet up or delivery in person within reasonable distance for petrol money. Courier as a last resort. Anyone wishing to try the bass is welcome to pay a visit Chorley, where a selection of beverages and biscuits will be available. I'm [b]definitely interested in trades[/b] for other basses and happy to put cash towards the right bass. Please bear in mind that I have limited talents so EUBs are really not my thing although a 5er might be. Nothing too pointy or white please (or blue come to think of it), and if possible not too heavy, ideally less than 10lbs. I could well be tempted by a nice Precision. Thanks for looking and finally some pictures of the bass with the second neck fitted. The ACG website has the pics of the bass as originally made. I have the neck all packed up but happy to unwrap for pics if you would like to see them. [attachment=234880:ACG Finnray 01.jpg] [attachment=234881:ACG Finnray 02.jpg] [attachment=234882:ACG Finnray 03.jpg] [attachment=234883:ACG Finnray 04.jpg] [attachment=234884:ACG Finnray 05.jpg] [attachment=234885:ACG Finnray 06.jpg]
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    TTT
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    Now sold thanks.
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    This is a massively dangerous thread. I thought "I'll play", and then after about 2 pages I was completely GAS-ridden and had to go a lie down in a dark room with a damp flannel on my head.
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    Thanks and responded.
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    For sale is a like new EMG BQC Control. This is the two sacked knob unit per the info here on the EMG website: [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/accessories/bass-accessories/bass-eq-active/bqccontrol.html"]http://www.emgpickup...bqccontrol.html[/url] For sale on Thomann at €102 and offered at [b]£75 posted to mainland UK[/b]. Please let me know if you have any questions or want to see some pics.
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    Hi all For sale are two EMG 35DC pickups. They ahve been in a bass for about a month so are like new. They will come boxed with all the bits. Here is the link to the info on the EMG website: [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/bass/extended-series/4-string/35dc.html"]http://www.emgpickup...tring/35dc.html[/url] Currently on Thoman for €85 each so offered at £60 each or £110 for the pair (all prices include posting to mainland UK). Happy to provide pics if required. [b]NOW SOLD[/b] Thanks to all
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    ACS, just got a new pair as my others were 6 years old and looking the worse for wear.
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    Awful news.
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    Fantastic, loved the clip. At the same now massively underwhelmed by my own ability :-(
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    Yeah, SSD logo. Meanwhile back to the important matter of finding a good home for this excellent bass.
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    Nice, I have an NS-94 which I believe was the presecessor to this. Excellent basses these, and hugely overlooked.
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    [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1482268448' post='3199157'] Interesting that the Stones have [i]finally[/i] managed to release a decent blues album. It just took them fifty-odd years and then three days in the studio. It's a dark, messy take on the 50's Chicago electric blues tone: dirty, dark and reverb-drenched it sounds like it was laid down in minutes and mixed on the fly. Even though it's the Stones at work it's the least Stonesy album one might have expected: there's a lot of on-the-beat discipline and an almost complete absence of Richard's trademark 'roll' and loose swagger. Tight rhythms and smeary guitars: as an homage to golden-age Michigan Avenue and Hastings Street the album totally delivers, IMO. [/quote] That's what I would have liked to have been able to say. Edited for grammar
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    So quite a marmite recording then.
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    Well I rather like it. I didn;t find it over produced and to be fair most CDs nowadays are overcompressed. For me it didn't feel like it had been overdubbed to achieve perfection and there was a certain rawness about it. A good tribute to the bands early references. Each to their own I guess.
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