40hz
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That Bongo weight sounds incredible for a 5er! Are your Stingray 5's earlier models or later?
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I normally wouldn't be an Ibanez fan, but that looks bloody lovely! Great weight too!
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Agree 100%. I'm in good shape physically (I'm 36 and work out) but I get back ache with any bass over 9.5lbs (weirdly specific but valid!). It's also about taking care of my body going forward, so I don't end up like the hunchback of Notre Dame. I know a Stingray Special is probably the ticket, but even used (likely in a colour I won't like, as I'm fussy) that's gonna run the best part of 2k. Not to mention I've seen some reports that some specials, recently, aren't actually *that* light and come in over 9lbs.
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Hi all, I know this has been discussed before somewhat, but in the interests of being up to date, anyone have any experience of lightweight 5-string basses? (Budget around £1500). I've been looking at Stingray 5's but the weight on them seems to hover around the 10lbs+ mark, which is going to be too much with 2 hour gigs, twice a week. I know the specials are lighter (in theory) but I don't have £2700 to drop on a bass. Sandberg Superlights look great, but I'm not overly keen on the aesthetics of most Sandberg basses, as brilliant as they are. Lakland 55-02 was top of my wish list but again, weights seem to be 10lbs+ on most. Opinions and experiences anyone?
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I've never heard of 80% of Bass players people talk about on this forum.
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Thank you chaps! Appreciated! It is a bit galling, but needs must, I'm just contenting myself knowing that I'll get back on the Mesa train later this year all being well. They simply make the best amps. To me, the M-pulse is as near damnit to a tube sound as you're ever going to get from a hybrid amp. It's 'that' close. When I get the 5 string, I'll be sure to clobber the singer around the head with it for making me do this. -
Hi all! I have up for sale my Mesa Boogie M-Pulse 600. One of the earlier ones given the serial number, so likely dates from 2001-2002. Had a full service last year with new input jacks. Selling (as like the P-Bass I have up, I need to quickly raise some £ for a 5 string and have my eye on ordering a WD-800 when available again). Here's the blurb from Mesa ; Handcrafted in Petaluma, California 600 Watts @ 4 Ohms (320 @ 8), Simul-State™ Power / 8 Tube Driven Power MOSFET, 2x12AX7 Active/Passive Inputs 4 Stage Vacuum Tube Preamplifier with Gain, Active Bass & Treble, Passive Mid and Footswitchable 5-Band Semi Parametric EQ that provides 15db of cut or boost from 30Hz to 12KHz Footswitchable Compressor with Independent Threshold and Ratio Controls Main Output Level Control Footswitchable Solo Level Control Footswitchable Parallel FX Loop with Mix Control Balanced Line Out with Pre/Post Switch Bass Tuner Output w/Footswitchable Mute 2 - 1/4” Speaker Output Jacks Slave Out w/Level Control Fan Cooled 5 Button Footswitch (Parametric EQ, Compressor, Solo, FX Loop & Mute) It has the typical Mesa tone - thick, strong and muscular tone with complete clarity. The BEST amp I have ever used. Pickup or meet up from Moreton in Marsh. On the Gloucestershire/Warwickshire/Oxfordshire border. Happy to travel a large radius to facilitate pickup. No trades. No offers. Priced keenly to begin with. Thank you for looking.
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2017 Fender Classic Series 50's P-Bass - Fiesta Red *ON HOLD*
40hz posted a topic in Basses For Sale
2017 Fender Classic Series P-Bass. Selling as in dire need of a 5-string bass due to joining a band that play EVERYTHING a tone or two lower! 😆 Made in Mexico from the highly regarded Classic Series, where build quality, weight and specs were 'often' matching and surpassing stuff made in the USA. Fiesta red with Gold anodized pickguard. One piece Maple neck. Alder body 7.25 inch radius neck USA standard pickup (these were stock). Poly finish. 50's spec nut width - 1.75inch Vintage style reverse tuners Vintage grooved saddles. Weight wise, I haven't had a chance to weigh yet, but it's is on the light side of the spectrum - Sub 9lbs easily. In unmarked condition aside from a nick in the poly lacquer on the forearm bout. Resonant body and vintage P-Bass tone in spades. The tone control has a very wide range/sweep of sounds from balls out, angry punk to dub tones. Pickup or meet up only (happy to travel a large radius to myself here (Moreton in Marsh) on the Warwickshire/ Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border. No shipping. No trades or offers please. Thanks for looking! -
I'm legitamately using this.
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I do both. I find covers harder, as people can tell when you make mistakes. With originals I can always feign that I 'meant it' 😀
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Agreed, I definitely think 'tone' is impacted a lot more by the speaker cab, but there are some heads that can really add the secret sauce. Most of my modern class D heads I've had, have sounded very similar, the change in tone was bought about by changing cabs. On the flip side, when I bought my Mesa Boogie M-Pulse 600 and plugged it in, it was a whole different ball game and drastically changed my sound. So, yes and a little bit no! 😂
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I love a bit of Bay-zil and Oreg-ano on my pasta. Well done to the OP. Never before has a thread made me so angry. Not the even the 'tonewood' one. 😂
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How bizarre! I was just thinking about this VERY thing this morning. Being the the market for a 5 string as the covers band I've joined play most songs in a lower key due to the singer, I was looking at the contemporary jazz 5 and thinking how the colour is horrible and would rather have it in the sky blue colour the 4-string comes in. Rules it out entirely for me. Very frustrating as the specs for that bass are ridiculous for the money.
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One heck of a minefield! 😂
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The power ratings seem a bit weedy, even if it is 'Class A/B'. They're fairly heavy for what they are too. Would it not have been better for Boss to have released just a high powered head, only? They'd probably have made a killing doing that, as the heads look superb.
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I need in on this meme'ing.
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No doubt it won't last long, but I don't buy a bass, based on whether other people like it or how successful it is. I dig it, massively. The only let down for me, is the pickup covers. They look cheap as anything. Would have been better off with a smoother look - maybe not having exposed polepieces. They just look like two Jazz Bass pickups, stuck together with Pritt Stick or chewing gum, which knowing Fender, is probably not too far off.
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I think I might seemingly be the only person who absolutely loves this bass! Sounds pretty sweet in the demos too. Nate Navarro put one up yesterday.
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Every single bass distortion pedal sounds the same to me.
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As above. I really want an all-in-one, pedal board solution such as this, but aside from Behringer, I can't see any other company doing something like this. It looks like Boss have discontinued it judging by their website and the bcb-90x is too large for me. I only have around 5-6 pedals in total. Anyone point me in the direction of another company I might have missed?
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I'm going to have to watch the Aguilar videos again! . . Oh crap! He says Ag-ya-lar on the cab video on their YouTube channel.
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That's not my strap!
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Dave Boonshoft himself pronounces it Ag-wee-lar.
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I used to wear my bass strap the wrong way round for about 5 years.
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Vanderkley is an anglicisation of Van Der Kleij isn't it? So it would be Van-Der-kly with a shortened J at the end? I might have got this horrendously wrong. But I'm sure I saw it somewhere online where Dutch folk were discussing the cabs.
