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    I have felt for a while now that 'new' bass virtuosos are just not as exciting in a musical sense as the older generation. Looking back to the 70's, 80's and 90's, you had the likes of Stuart Hamm, Victor Wooten, Jonas Hellborg, Jaco Pastorius etc etc. Within just a few notes, you knew it was that player. They were musically distinct and had their own identities. I feel like now, a lot of the youtube virtuosos sound pretty samey.
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    Looks like this is traded! Update to follow.
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    [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' timestamp='1343688767' post='1753866'] i deleted my photos the other day so heres mine again. Was told saturday by the band i was depping for the sound was too clean!!!! [/quote] Translation - they are too sloppy!
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    If it's costing you earnings then drop him. You don't need your time wasted, especially not time in which you could be being paid.
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    [quote name='zero9' timestamp='1345725333' post='1780878'] I liked the Big Band album (the earlier one with MM et al on it). I thought that, for instance, Mr Miller sounded like MM rather than JP playing (I believe) Teen Town. Maybe an extreme example, but certainly, some of the other bassists also had their own 'feel', rather than just being Jaco clones. [/quote] It was a very good album indeed, though Marcus Miller wasn't really a high point on it for me. Victor Wooten, Jimmy Haslip and Richard Bona on the other hand...
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    [quote name='El Bajo' timestamp='1345715076' post='1780744'] What does the mahoosive bridge do to the tone? [/quote] Some people say it adds sustain and resonance. I'm not convinced, though I have never liked the ugly look of that bridge even if the rest of the bass does a fine take on a Stingray.
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    Lovely, but as Molan says, it takes a brave man to buy one new! Used, like this, they make a delicious bargain!
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    Always thought they were an very interesting bass design but the tone was never really for me.
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    Edit: actually I'd rather just trade this than faff around with cash. I'd still take £1000 for it, but a trade would no doubt be easier! Chris
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    Spectors?!

    Chris2112 replied to cocco's topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1345574274' post='1779065'] I like the look of the rebop, I'm a bolt on sort of guy, but I don't understand why it has Hz pickups when the neck thru version has proper EMGs. For the price I'd expect the tidy pickups. [/quote] Remember that they used to be about half the price they are now! My Rebop 4 DLX cost me £549 new from Sound Control Preston! The Hz's weren't a big deal then, at that price. They are a fantastic pickup though.
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    [quote name='molan' timestamp='1345497845' post='1778297'] Last time I saw him he didn't even touch his Alembic. Spent all evening on DB [/quote] That's a damn shame. He is my favourite DB player, but I can only listen to about 5 minutes of that before it gets boring and I want to hear him playing an electric again. I'd be very disappointed if I went to see him live and he just played DB! Nothing new about him playing 5'er though, though it is the first time I've seen him with a 5 string Alembic IIRC.
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    Spectors?!

    Chris2112 replied to cocco's topic in Bass Guitars

    I used to have a Rebop, it was a superb bass. It had a zebrano top that would put some custom builders to shame, it played beautifully (a thick-ish neck, but nicely rounded and very well finished) and sounded amazing. The Tone Pump is a superb preamp. There are plenty of people who have took the Tone Pump from their bass replaced it with a supposedly 'superior' preamp only to find the bass doesn't sound as good afterwards!
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    Nice playalong. Shame the player's bass tone seems to be getting a bit swamped in the mix there, but he seems to have the line spot on.
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    Hello, I'm still GAS'ing for a 6 string and playing more and more OMD than ever, so I quite fancy having another fretted bass so I can get back to using a pick. I got this bass a couple of months ago from Dudi8, shipped to the UK from Hungary. Before that, he had bought it new in New York, USA. It's a Fender Jaco Pastorius jazz bass with Fender Custom Shop 60's pickups, and 'Jaco' bass details; namely an epoxy coated fingerboard, clay position dots, P bass controls, engraved neck plate etc etc. I would invite trades at £1000 or thereabouts in value. I may add a little cash for the right bass. Otherwise, I will sell for £1000 plus whatever it costs to ship it (probably around £20). I am really looking for a fretted 6 string but will consider any fretted bass incase something interesting catches my eye. [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/thebass021.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/thebass020.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/thebass022.jpg[/IMG] Thanks for looking. Please PM me for further info or trade offers. Chris
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    [quote name='Boogie Man' timestamp='1345389798' post='1776958'] This is the first one i have seen, in natural colour. When they where on the market in Sweden ( early 80´s) they only came in black solid! This must be an collectors item. Good Luck with the sale!!! [/quote] There are a few around in the natural colour, though the black was more popular (probably because Jonas favoured this colour scheme). I believe they were manufactured in an undisclosed factory in Italy through a licencing agreement Jonas made, but were sold under the 'sound of Sweden' name. Jonas also had some signature amplification being made at this time, under a similar agreement IIRC.
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    It seems the gigs are fewer and further between than ever. Even ten years ago, would we have entertained pay to play? Or selling a certain number of tickets before the venue would book? Or being expected to play for free and make the cash back by flogging merchandise to the pub drinkers?
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    The good ones make for fabulous viewing, especially if the bass part is a good one.
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    Great to see a Status Graphite on the world stage again. I didn't think Muse were much good mind.
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    [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1344868658' post='1770343'] Thanks for the heads-up on this track- I'm not very well versed in Joni's music in the era after Dog Eat Dog . I see what you mean about driving the song along . I particulaly like the figure he plays starting at 4:07 in the outro. [/quote] Thats my favourite part of the track! I love the way those notes lock up with the fading drum sounds and the soaring, rich harmonic sounds from the guitar. Fantastic way to draw the song to a close.
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    I'm still dipping in occasionally and checking out a few tracks but it's still not grabbing me and of what I've listened to, there isn't really a melody I could hum or something that made me think 'cool'. Whereas if I was to put an OMD record on I'd be picking up on all these little amazing details contained in bigger, better songs. It's a shame to say it, as Rush are without a doubt my favourite band of all time and I'm so glad to have seen them live twice but this record just isn't clicking with me. I must commend the fact it seems a bit more proggy than anything they've done since 1993, though.
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    I have a SD Bassline humbucker in my Musicman Sabre based custom fretless. It sounds fantastic. In a fretted bass there is plenty of top end punch and sizzle. It sounds like just the sort of thing you're after.
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    As mentioned above, mids can be the issue. If you can give them a bump, you can get your presence back in a room where you might sound swamped or lost. But then I find that P Basses can also suffer from this sometimes, often lacking any real articulation in the midrange, they will either go 'boom or bust'! But then some venues always sound terrible, and there is little more you can do than simply try and gloss over the naff sound the room generates.
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    There will always be someone in the band to cause drama. Of course, some courtesy from the singer would have been nice, before you'd booked the room.
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    I just use the speakers plugged into my laptop (they are pretty good). I'll find a key lick or a sequence and get that down and I find the rest of the song usually works itself out after that.
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    They had no UK distributor for a long time. There was a store down south somewhere that used to import Carvin products (I recall because my brother looked at their Legacy amps), but they were no cheaper than just importing one yourself. The thing was, they were 'cheap' on the Carvin website but became a lot more expensive once you'd paid a courier and all the import duties. They are popular in America though, and I ove their Allan Holdsworth guitars.
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