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I don't think it gets better than this pair :)

'78/'79 Precision and '07 4003. Ric 4445 tapes on the 4003 give pure McCartney thump, DR Bootsy's on the Precision give it quite an 80's Wal-esque vibe. Very different animals but the Ric has the edge.

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[quote name='fabinosto' post='1315082' date='Jul 24 2011, 08:28 PM']Sound :

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IWN1LxIx2g&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IWN1LxIx2g...feature=related[/url][/quote]

Man, that thing is BEAUTIFUL (along with the Sei and the other Roscoes posted before).
But yours especially is...arousing. :)

And great sound as well!

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[quote name='Beedster' post='1304985' date='Jul 15 2011, 06:49 PM']I don't think it gets better than this pair :lol:

'78/'79 Precision and '07 4003. Ric 4445 tapes on the 4003 give pure McCartney thump, DR Bootsy's on the Precision give it quite an 80's Wal-esque vibe. Very different animals but the Ric has the edge.

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Seen those before somewhere, and boy I bet they sound sweet through that rig! :)

My current two, that between them cover about every tone Id want :) -

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[quote name='Shaggy' post='1321175' date='Jul 30 2011, 11:23 AM']Seen those before somewhere, and boy I bet they sound sweet through that rig! :)

My current two, that between them cover about every tone Id want :) -[/quote]

Greg, that Ovation is simply stunning, a 100% design classic. I'd have throught that it and the Wal would be quite similar in the same way as my Precision and Ric share a great degree of tonal options (although having rounds on the Precision and Ric Tapes on the 4003 reduces the crossover substantially)?

The Wal is nice too of course :lol:

C

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[quote name='Beedster' post='1321188' date='Jul 30 2011, 11:36 AM']Greg, that Ovation is simply stunning, a 100% design classic. I'd have throught that it and the Wal would be quite similar in the same way as my Precision and Ric share a great degree of tonal options (although having rounds on the Precision and Ric Tapes on the 4003 reduces the crossover substantially)?

The Wal is nice too of course :)

C[/quote]

You'd think they'd be similar, both being essentially mahogany bodied / twin humbucker / ebony board fretlesses. But in fact not; the Ovation is passive, has a more "acoustic" core tone, and has two very different p/up designs for bridge and neck placed about as far apart as it's possible to. Combined p/up's gives quite a Jazz bass-y "honk", but neck p/up solo has a massive amount of low end and does a very convincing woody acoustic upright DB tone - similar to the Ric in fact - and the Wal can't do that.

What the Wal does do is that slightly compressed, mid-rich growl / mwah that every '80's bassist (myself included) wants.
Playing ergonomics are almost identical though, which is a plus.

Liking the new bridge on the maple Precision BTW, and gonna have to try DR Bootsy's.......

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