sifi2112 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Got quite a collection .. thought I'd post some pics etc Got Steinberger as backup (great for home practice cos you just prop in any where) .. sounds pretty good, not usually a 'active' fan. Most recent acquisition is the Bongo HS .. thought Steiny sounded good but Bongo blows it away ! Only 2 'bad' things regarding Bongo tho .. matt finish scuffs easy .. maybe not bad cos you'll tend to clean it more often ! Haven't tested / compared thoroughly enough next to 'passive' basses .. just hope it doesn't sound too good & make em redundant ! Might have to get rid of the rest or Bongo & no longer have the choice ! luxury decision I guess .. lucky to have so many nice ones to choose from. Ibanez being stripped & made passive (Nordstrand Big Singles & HAS-sound controls) .. will post pics when finished. Si ps. taking Bongo to Yorkshire bash if anyone wants to try it out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Nice collection indeed. Is the Ibanez a Doug Wimbish sig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='Doc B' post='213289' date='Jun 5 2008, 03:51 PM']Nice collection indeed. Is the Ibanez a Doug Wimbish sig?[/quote]Yep ... well it was ! Has taken me ages to sand it down (all by hand) not quite finished .. decided to wet n dry gold hardware, even harder to do ! Not into 'bling' .. guess it's just time & effort. Could've just bought new bridge / tuners .. will do next time (if ever). Will post EMG set for sale soon, also got other pups that need new bodies ! You have a DWB3 ? Nice slim necks (like SR basses), I used to play guitar so I favour these type .. might actually become a bass player some day ! Got all the gear & only a bit of idea ! lol Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I'm a big fan of Doug Wimbish (especially with Living Colour) and I had considered a DWB3 but as you say they are a bit bling and I couldn't live with an orange bass! I've gone all passive recently having sold my Status on. I just find it easier to get good sounds from passive electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Wow That's a lot of Phil Jones' ikkle speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 [quote name='Doc B' post='213332' date='Jun 5 2008, 04:40 PM']I'm a big fan of Doug Wimbish (especially with Living Colour) and I had considered a DWB3 but as you say they are a bit bling and I couldn't live with an orange bass! I've gone all passive recently having sold my Status on. I just find it easier to get good sounds from passive electronics.[/quote]I know exactly what you mean (regarding both) .. never really liked the orange or gold hardware (will post a pic when finished, just glad I didn't sell it, nicely put together, don't care if it is Korean built, wood is great) & not sure about 'active' tho Bongo seems a bit special. Only got 1 LC cd (somewhere buried on 20years of other cds) but Doug is a great player ! Si ps. like the 'jazz' quote .... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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