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Let me contemplate that! I don't have a hard case to ship it though... -
I'm looking to trade these two lovely basses for one very lovely bass. I will organise some pictures when I get home tonight. Both are in excellent condition, the Warwick is a 2009 and the Fender a 2002/3 from memory but will check. Value wise I think the two are around the £800 mark and would consider cash either way for the right solution! I'm in absolutely no rush so happy to wait for the right bass (and for that matter keep the two lovely basses if there is no very lovely bass with my name on it!). My wish list: 4-string (too easily confused to handle ERBs) Fretted (have a fretless for mucking around on) Not a Rickenbacker thanks (tried and failed to fall in love) If it's a US Fender then Precision not Jazz What's out there? Pics as promised [attachment=97681:Corvette Std 03.JPG] [attachment=97682:MIM P Bass 03.JPG]
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Just spent an hour playing with it and the multiple combinations starting with those in the manual. Huge potential I think and I'm going to have to force myself not to over use it in the band
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Just scored this on evilbay, looks like it's almost new out of a very well preserved box and sounds fantastic too! [attachment=97605:Pearl OC-07.JPG]
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Have you taken the golf clubs out?
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I let my bass acclimatise before a gig/practice. Don't know if it makes a difference but it just seems right. General rule in the band is "touch my bass and die", simple to understand, no confusion, measurable outcome
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I'm taking two basses to the studio next week.
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I think we need a government funded research programme to look into this at length. The Maldives would make an ideal location due to the great diving locations. I'd be happy to contribute personally (on the diving obviously as I know s@d all about making guitars ) [quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1326287568' post='1494911'] Also physics would be wrong and we'd have a form of perpetual motion machine based on plucking a string. Which would be nice. [/quote] ...assuming friction had been banned
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I've not read all 26 pages of the thread, but would like to say that I received a copy of Live at the Pawnshop for Christmas. Apparently it's one of the seminal Jazz recordings and it's certainly a great listen. I'd recommend it for people with an unscratched Jazz-related itch.
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[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1326284760' post='1494867'] In electrics, it's really only for looks and stability. [/quote] I think that's about right. In terms of physics, an electric bass uses the generator effect by moving a conductor (the string) in a magnetic field (the pickup) to generate an electric current. It is possibly the case that the bridge and the fret are not "fixed points" so to speak and that vibrations in the wood will cause tiny variations in their relative position. These variations may manifest themselves as small tonal differences that could be attributed to the construction of the bass. IMHO obviously
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Choosing an Instrument - decision making flow chart.
ead replied to Kiwi's topic in General Discussion
Rats, another poor choice by yours truly -
[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1326111706' post='1492343'] Burn him, for he is a witch! [/quote] I'm also cruel to animals, but only when strictly necessary.
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I'm sure I remember a review in BGM not too long ago, but I can't recollect the conclusions.
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[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1326107663' post='1492271'] I ordered my tickets ages ago & still haven't received them. Starting to get a bit concerned as it was from a ticket agency I've never used (or even heard of) before. [/quote] When I say "got my tickets" what I really meant was ordered and paid for my tickets! The gig is in Blackburn on 20 April so not concerned yet....
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Me too. I acquired a very cheap Yamaha RBX 270 F/L from evilbay to see if I could get on with it, loved it, upgraded chunks of it and now it features regularly! It is lined though, which I believe is frowned upon in these parts.
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On a related note Ian Anderson is touring the full TAAB show this year. I have my tickets!
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I have just sold my two Ashdown cabs a 210T and a 115 for a BF Compact (Midget on its way to make up the rig) which I ran/run with a GK MB500 amp. The Compact on its own is awesome and will be absolutely fine for pubs/clubs etc. maybe even a Midget on its own. My whole rig (amp and 2 cabs) will then weigh just 23kgs.
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The bridge on my MIM P is a standard Fender BBOT. My main issue is that on occasion if I'm digging in a bit it does feel like the string occasionally moves slightly which is a bit disconcerting. IMHO it's an area that Fender took too long to address when they are selling basses for serious money with a faily ropey bit of hardware. As it's a 10 year old Mexican bass I don't feel that it will devalue the instrument in any way so I'm considering a change. As has been pointed out above the Gotoh is $40 and the Bad Ass is $90 so I was wondering whether there was a strong preferance amongst you more experienced players and whether the Bad Ass is more than twice as good as the Gotoh.
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What do we think people? Change it or leave it?
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The answer to back pain/back ache from gigging/bass guitars?!
ead replied to Musicman20's topic in General Discussion
For the core strengthening exercises work well e.g. "The Plank" and its friends... -
Given that a £20k+ violin such as those in the test will take up to 1 year to make there is considerably more scope for variation in the manufacturing process comapred to even the luthier made basses.
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Not Oblivious to Pedantry then?
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Would someone recommend me a CD to check out please.
ead replied to M-N-Y's topic in General Discussion
If you've not done so already Vintage Trouble are very much worth the effort - Soul/R&B (that's proper R&B not Rhianna/Beyonce R&. -
What's an OP btw, is it Original Post(er) or something more exciting and interesting?
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Is there anybody within approx 1 hour of Chorley (Lancs) who is in possession of a Midget or a Midget T and could tollerate me trying it out with my BF Compact please? I've a second Compact on order with Alex, but I'm still curious about the M/C rig as opposed to the C/C option I'm heading towards. Cheers...
