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...or rabbit tods - for a 'dirty protest' feel.
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I agree... I'd like to see some solid colours with all that abalone on the fretboard. That AND the flame is just too much.
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I think anything heavier than around 20kg would seriously hamper an effective flounce. But if you were using the house rig and a cheap bass it would be great to smash it on the floor, Who-style, before storming out. The bastards wouldn't forget that in a hurry.
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There's something about drummers - you can't tell 'em owt - particularly if it's tempo- or timing-related. Why do they like to think they're metronomes when they clearly aren't? And why are they so touchy about it when you criticise them out of the blue in front of the rest of the band??
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At least it can show that you're actually good enough to play with high-level pros. And also shows you what your band could be like if the drummer was any good...
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I'm surprised the forum didn't change it to 'pink torpedo turn'.
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Plenty of exceptions! I can play a P as fast as I can play a J, but the point is I don't particularly want to play either fast. However, a J makes it easier to play fast. And I'm far less likely to make tasteful note choices when it's easy just to play all of 'em!
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Er... well, Mighty Mite is second only to Allparts...
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That's a good affordable option - buy an HB P and an HB J, swap necks and sell on the P bodied J neck... there's always a market for a P with a J neck...
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I think that's going to be my next project. I love my bitsa Jazz, but... as usual, the neck is just too flimsy and 38mm is just too narrow! I always feel I could snap a J neck if I dug in a bit too deep...
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This. I've become more used to 38mm and can play them, but still prefer P-width nuts, particuarly 1.75" with a 7.25" radius board. You can certainly tell if you're playing one of those or not, with or without a blindfold. Been swapping between a Jazz and a P recently and once more - as is always the case - prefer the P Bass. I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that a Jazz doesn't sound like a P - not necessarily because of the pickups and/or their placement and/or whether they're single-coil or not - but because in general P necks simply have more wood in 'em! A chunky wood neck makes for a chunky wood sound... [Insert 'wood in the hand' joke here]
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If you mean Allparts, their necks are right up there with the best in quality and 'tone' - they are at least as good (If not better than) stock Fender necks. The Allparts neck fitted to my Bass Doc custom P is as good as anything produced by the big F.
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Entirely down to personal preference. I enjoyed my dalliance with 5 strings but I prefer to keep things simple. I didn't like swapping between 5 and 4 and didn't want to give up my 4s. For me those extra few notes and positional possibilities weren't worth the extra weight, expense and weird string spacing. Also, I couldn't shake the feeling that the 'B' string was just too... different from the other strings, somehow... it didn't sit right with me. YMMV of course.
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Yes, there are loads of no-bass backing tracks in different genres on YT. I just make mp3s from them and off I go...
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I have quite unfathomable GAS for the matte blue one with maple board and black crown markers...
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Yes they really are. I had one, sold it, regret it. The story of my life. Well, my life since joining Basschat that is...
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IME every song has a 'sweet spot' tempo. If songs are played at the 'right' tempo (generally meaning the feel and groove are 'right' and everyone's comfortable with it), then it will sound good. This is usually the tempo at which the song has been rehearsed, or very close to it. Playing songs at the right tempo live is what separates good bands from not-so-good bands. Chuck Berry could get away with changing tempi on the fly. Everyone else, not so much.
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1974 Precision bass - am I paying too much?
discreet replied to Misowaki's topic in General Discussion
One of the bridge cover screw holes. -
*SOLD* Herrick Tele '51' Bass Single Coil Pickup *£45 Posted* Accurate reproduction of the first P Bass pickup. Hand scatter-wound coil with AlNiCo 5 magnets. Retains the classic vintage tone with a tight, clear bass response, a fat output and a big, open sound. I'm after £45 paid via bank transfer please. Price includes postage to your door. Item is now surplus to requirements, has had little use and is in perfect working order and good cosmetic condition. AlNiCo 5 Magnets Hand-wound with 42 AWG plain enamel wire 7.8 kOhms output D.C. Rivet-anchored coil ends Phenol flatwork Earth shielded hookup wire Wax potted to prevent microphonic feedback Coil magnet polarity: south Black taped coil 87mm x 25mm x 18mm Screw spacing 79mm String spacing 54mm This sound clip features a Herrick Tele '51' Alnico pickup fitted to a modded HB PB-50: Now SOLD. I thank you! -
It sure is. A while back I put forward the notion that a string with a higher action sounds better than one with a low action (regardless of pickup height) and was roundly castigated by dullards. I still think it's true, however. Thpppppp!
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1974 Precision bass - am I paying too much?
discreet replied to Misowaki's topic in General Discussion
Don't worry - it's practically a bargain. If it were for sale in a retail environment it would be around 30% more expensive at least. -
Bridges: Schaller vs Gotoh vs Baddass. GO!
discreet replied to ChickenKiev's topic in Repairs and Technical
Ahem... Hipshot KickAss. I know it's not one of the three in the OP, but having fitted one to my Jazz I recommend it. High mass, lateral adjustment, straight swap on a Fender (four string), easy availability, great price and looks good! -
You say capsicum annuum, I say capsicum annuum...
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Astonished at the thickness of plectra people seem ro be using! I can't be doing with anything thicker than .50... Horses for courses, YMMV, imho, etc...
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With reference to recent traffic accidents due to weather: Does anyone else wonder why people will even drive in these conditions in the first place, then drive as if conditions are warm and dry with good visibility? Are they fecking thick, or deluded, or what?
