sifi2112 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Modded some chrome hardware to black & indeed passive with just a volume knob .. sounds even better passive, however I’ve decided to reinstall the preamp & sell on. As great as this bass is I don’t want to take it to the kind of gigs I do & too good for just home use .. I will stick with passive jazz basses, they just work for me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Damn, sorry to hear you're going to move it on! How much are you thinking for it? I'd like to hear how it sounds passive, do you have any audio of it? Well let's face it, you definitely can't go wrong with a good jazz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just now, Snarf said: Damn, sorry to hear you're going to move it on! How much are you thinking for it? I'd like to hear how it sounds passive, do you have any audio of it? Well let's face it, you definitely can't go wrong with a good jazz! Here’s his ad. Lovely bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks mate! A lovely bass indeed, it'll certainly make its new owner very happy. If it's not sold by the time the Guitar Show is on, I'll mention it to people there. My 5 string will have the same finish, can't wait to get my grubby hands on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Became the proud owner of @pajhartley's Passion III yesterday. To say I'm over the moon is an understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Very nice! Post more picture of it if you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Snarf said: Very nice! Post more picture of it if you can! Will do. Last night's attempt failed to show the true beauty of it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 So I've taken delivery of my sexy new Excess, and I've got to say it is immense. I test drove it during a rehearsal this weekend and it's earth destroyingly loud with a seriously tight butt. The low B is really great - possibly the clearest I've played on a bass. I'm totally smitten, to the point that I'm actually considering flogging a load of my other stuff as it won't get played anymore! The factory setup is spot on, I haven't needed to tweak anything apart from the pickup height a bit. It's so freaking easy to play it's insane, and the neck feels super silky smooth, with contours that fit very nicely in my hand. I've taken some snaps but to be honest my crappy phone doesn't really do it justice. If anyone happens to be going to the Guitar Show in Birmingham this weekend, I'll have it on the Hi Tech Distribution stand - you're welcome to come and have a go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Maybe next time I'll iron my sheets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Why bother with bedding when you can be playing that sweet bass!! I'll definitely come and have a go. Looks great. I agree that the necks on these feel amazing. My friend bought a Vigier Excalibur guitar based on the neck of one of these, and the neck on the guitar is so nice even I can play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Haha, or clothes! Maybe I'll flog the lot, this is all I need in my life now. Great stuff, well we will have some guitars as well, I'm not sure which models we'll have yet but there's always an Excalibur kicking about somewhere so you can always have a fumble with that as well. We'll be on stage Saturday at 10.46 if you want to see it in action! See you there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 23 minutes ago, Snarf said: Haha, or clothes! Maybe I'll flog the lot, this is all I need in my life now. Great stuff, well we will have some guitars as well, I'm not sure which models we'll have yet but there's always an Excalibur kicking about somewhere so you can always have a fumble with that as well. We'll be on stage Saturday at 10.46 if you want to see it in action! See you there! Excellent - I'm tempted to bring one of my old Arpege basses to the show after I missed the chance of showing it to Patrice himself a few years ago. I showed him a picture of it and he said 'Thank you for looking after it' which I thought was pretty legendary. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbass6 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 That is beautiful @Snarf I love that finish and colour. I have attached a picture of my no.1 and when my new Excess 5 arrives in purple this time, I'll post it then. Enjoy and this has turned in to my new fave BC thread ha ha ha ha ha ha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hmm. I can see one of those in my future soon. I don't think I've seen a purple one, so look forward to pics of that... Inspired by your picture, I just opened a bottle of '65 and gave mine a polish!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbass6 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Oh my, they are lovely. Very nice @ped As soon as the new bass arrives, I will certainly post a few pics. I'm super excited and have always wanted a purple bass and like you, I have never seen an EXCESS 5 in purple but I have seen an ARPEGE V 5 string. I have attached the picture below. It is stunning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 @ped Ahh do it! Bring one along, I'd love to see one of those beauties in the flesh! Yes that was 2 years back when Patrice came over, when we had Ron Thal on the stand too - that was a crazy show @mattbass6 I've got some serious envy going on right now! The first 5 Excess I played was the same as your no.1, it's the one that made me switch allegiance from Warwick. And daammmnn, a purple one... that's really going to be freaking amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 7 hours ago, ped said: I've been having a really tough debate with myself over which of your three is my favourite one. Man that's a tough one, but I think I'm going to settle with this one But, well let's face it... all three are freaking amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 13 minutes ago, Snarf said: I've been having a really tough debate with myself over which of your three is my favourite one. Man that's a tough one, but I think I'm going to settle with this one But, well let's face it... all three are freaking amazing! Thanks, this is the one I've had the longest (about 12 years now?), and probably the bass most people will recognise as mine. Lots of mods but a superb, even sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 You'll have to talk me through all of those mods on it, I'm very intrigued, and also feeling quite GASsy. I'm seriously impressed you managed to get hold of 3 vintage Vigiers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbass6 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Snarf said: @ped Ahh do it! Bring one along, I'd love to see one of those beauties in the flesh! Yes that was 2 years back when Patrice came over, when we had Ron Thal on the stand too - that was a crazy show @mattbass6 I've got some serious envy going on right now! The first 5 Excess I played was the same as your no.1, it's the one that made me switch allegiance from Warwick. And daammmnn, a purple one... that's really going to be freaking amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing pictures!! It was the first Vigier I tried as well but, it was a long(ish) time before it became mine. I ended up with a Mike Lull PJ5 and then sold that for 2 US Fender Precision 5 but every time I saw the Vigier I wondered why I hadn't bought it. One morning, seriously, I woke up and thought "that's it, I've got to have it" so, I sold both the Precision's and bought the Vigier. I haven't thought of buying another bass since, no GAS at all. I really have found my home hence the purchase of another Excess 5. It's taken me a long time, taken me on a cool journey of discovery and cost me a lot of money but to be here, has been worth it Edited February 21, 2018 by mattbass6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, Snarf said: You'll have to talk me through all of those mods on it, I'm very intrigued, and also feeling quite GASsy. I'm seriously impressed you managed to get hold of 3 vintage Vigiers! The bass was actually found without any electronics in it, so it was just a bare 'chassis' of body/neck, so although I rate the Vigier pickups very highly, the setup in this one is different as I couldn't;t find any pickups on their own. So - it has Basstec humbuckers (as opposed to single coils as standard) and a Marleaux 3 band pre-amp, where the stacked bass/treb has been separated into two controls. Ages ago when I started Bassworld (the site before Basschat) a bloke in Australia made the pickup surround for me. Finally, I installed a Roland GK system and pickup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 @mattbass6 Man, that's an awesome journey there - it's great having a prior collection like that, I've got a similar sort of track record. Many many basses have crossed my palms - 2 Stingrays, 2 Ibanezes, 6 Warwicks, 2 Yamahas, A Cort, a Satellite but never a Precision or a Jazz alas. I had pretty much the same waking revelation, and ordered this beauty. It's the first time I've actually thought about being a one bass man, it's been a very long time! @ped I remember the good old days of Bassworld, I seem to recall being quite active on there for a while. That's crazy you managed to find one with no electronics! How?? Well you've added some serious mods to it, I bet it sounds great. How do you find bass with the Roland pickup thing? I've never really played around guitar synth stuff before, does it track well on bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 To be honest I can’t really member now. Perhaps someone tried replacing some faulty electronics and gave up! Roland system is amazing, I use it on my mini Bass too in my avatar. There’s no tracking issues because it acts just like a magnetic pickup, just processing each string separately. Most people incorrectly classify it as a MIDI system. I mean you can drive MIDI with it but then there’s tracking and latency issues. I use mine with a Roland VB99 which I think everyone’s here is sick of hearing about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Ok I just had to go look that up - it's bonkers! The demo on the Roland site is crazy, damn. I've never heard of Bubby Lewis before, how the freaking hell does he manage to play that fast?? And the fact that it's picking everything up nicely - awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 With a name like Bubby you just know he’s got chops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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