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I have two sets of Hipshot tuners for sale. Both are the 1/2" standard Fender size. These are original USA models (not the licensed types) and they should therefore fit either side of the headstock - or so they tell me. One set is chrome clover key (HB6C) and the other is (Y-key HB6Y). £50 for either set. -
Yamaha BB1100S £250 This is my "vintage" Yamaha BB, made in about 1985. It has been my instrument of choice for the past ten years. When I first bought it, I loved the P-bass sound but hated the thin sound of the rear Jazz bass pickup. So I embarked on a project to fix it. It took a few years and pickups from several makers. A Seymour Duncan alnico Musicman pickup eventually gave me a result I was happy with. Not only does it give the Musicman bass sound, but its output also matches that of the front P-bass pickup - and they both work well in combination. Here's a vid that gives a good idea what it sounds like (at least with rounds): <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYDLKCrGQsc> It looks like that guy also had an issue with the rear pickup, as he has something fatter in there. Features a Jazz-type neck (thinner than a P-bass), tobacco finish, 3-way selector switch for front, back or both pickups. Switchable active circuit with bass, mid and treble. Active can be switched out to give a purely passive option that doesn't need a battery. Strung with Thomastik flats. This is a 30-year old bass that has been played. It still looks the part, but it does have its share of the dings, dents, scratches and holes that are more obvious up close. There's a bit of buckle rash on the back (as in the photo) but the frets are in good shape. Weight is around 4kg - about average. I changed the front pickup to a Seymour Duncan SPB-1 vintage. If you'd like to keep that (and you should), please add another £40. Otherwise, I'll refit the original Yamaha pickup. You'll get the original Yamaha pickup either way. -
Yes, I did too. Could have been the recorded track bleeding through. Very inventive bass line.
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Really enjoyed that! Are you going to share the transcription?
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Rich, if you cannot find them, I have them.
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Gear4music have the HD-12 in for £547, although it perhaps doesn't qualify as ultra-light at 17kg. One of the reasons for the higher price of the NX models is neodymium.
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A lot of players would find a single 10 inadequate for their needs, me included, but if it works for the OP, then the RCF is the obvious winner here from just about every angle. As Lozz says, if you have doubts about whether the HD 10 will be loud enough, consider the 12" version.
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Cab has been taken to the tip and is no longer available.
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There are lots of Tele (and Strat) pickups that sound exactly the same. If you want a pickup that really makes a difference to your tone, sounds fat and smooth and cuts through without that thin "jangly" edge, try the Alinco II pickups from Seymour Duncan. They really are the business.
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It could mean all kinds of things, Frank, but to me it implies that they are using drivers that have been customised by the manufacturer.
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But the Aguilar has a sensitivity of 103dB compared with the 100dB of the Barefaced, which means that it only needs half the power to sound as loud.
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What is more likely is that other manufacturers exaggerate their specifications. That's why comparing specs of different amps or cabinets is fraught with problems, as I will now demonstrate.
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The press release says they are " custom-voiced woofers ". So they can claim any Vd they like.
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I think you'll find the Barefaced power handling figure is not an "RMS" figure.
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I'm sure Bill would send you replacement plans if you ask nicely. He must have a record of your purchase. Just sayin'.
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I have an empty cabinet for an Ashdown ABM combo that I don't need. No grille, speakers or amp, but complete with handles, feet, corners (will need repainting) and what looks like a piezo tweeter. The tolex is in pretty good nick. Made from birch ply throughout. Could be useful for cannibalising or for giving a MAG combo a nice birch ply cab. Must be collected from Dorchester, Dorset, as I don't have the time to pack it up.
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Allow me to join the dots for you, Jack. Is that all right for you? To your next point, I'll copy and past a bit from Wikipedia to save time, if you don't mind. "Appeal to tradition (also known as argumentum ad antiquitatem) is an argument in which a thesis is deemed correct on the basis that it is correlated with some past or present tradition. The appeal takes the form of "this is right because we've always done it this way". An appeal to tradition essentially makes two assumptions that are not necessarily true: 1. The old way of thinking was proven correct when introduced, i.e. since the old way of thinking was prevalent, it was necessarily correct. In reality, this may be false — the tradition might be entirely based on incorrect grounds. 2. The past justifications for the tradition are still valid at present. In reality, the circumstances may have changed; this assumption may also therefore be untrue." So there ya go, Jack. Happy, Jack? Just for fun, you might like to look up Logical Fallacies on the internet and count how many there are in this thread. There is one particular claim on here that manages to combine two fallacies in one sentence. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to discover who said it. Good luck!
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Yes, that's a great resource.
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Have a look at TommyK's post in Effects For Sale on here. I've no experience of the Joyo compressor he's selling, but the brand is quite well thought of and well priced. There are plenty of reviews. It's not quite bargain basement though. Just as an aside, my limited experience of compressors (including the Boss LMB-3) is that the mid-price bracket brings audible performance benefits.
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OK - that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the explanation.
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But any amp can do a scooped mids sound. I'm puzzled because people keep talking about the "Trace sound". I had a Trace 300W head for a while and, although it was nice, it didn't seem to have a sound that was different to any other good quality amp. I could have been missing something obvious, of course.
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It's standard practice in the world of marketing. Think supermarket "own brands". The problem, as you point out, is that the supplier then has to convince the consumer that they should pay more for the "brand name" product, which in many cases is exactly the same. However, the "Duncan Designed" spinoff brand allows the manufacturer to grab himself a piece of the much bigger OEM market, albeit at a lower margin, without diluting the image of his premium brand.
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So exactly what is this old Trace sound of which you speak?
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Actually, my comment was tongue-in-cheek, BigRed. It's a logical fallacy that something must work in the future if it worked in the past.
