Dread Bass Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 I saw someone playing one of these the other day now who was it Quote
Dread Bass Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 it was the bass player from the stolen babies. it sounded immense Quote
Kev Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 wow never heard of them before, really quite like their music! that bass tone is fantastic, is that what a vigier sounds like? Quote
Kev Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 i just emailed the spanish seler askin if he'd ship the reply: Hello good days. If we do we realize sending to the United Kingdom. In case of this article serian 70 ? of freightages. And two days in coming to him to your house. Thank you very much and a greeting i love online translators! Quote
ped Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Sounds like it will cost 70 Euros and take a couple of days - very reasonable. Why not post the Spanish here, chances are someone will speak it. Cheers ped P.s listening to 'Stolen Babies' and it sounds pretty cool. Bass sound is definitely Vigier type I would say - difficult to say because he is using a fairly driven sound but the clarity and punch from the Vigier shines through I think. Welcome to come and try mine! Quote
Kev Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 he didnt email me in spanish, he used a translator to translate to english and then send it me! im very tempted to borrow money off my gf and buy this, so i can compare it to my stingray and sell the loser on Quote
thedontcarebear Posted July 24, 2008 Author Posted July 24, 2008 That one in spain looks really awesome. Quote
ped Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 I dunno, to be honest without playing it first I would be careful... also do you know what model it is, what the serial # is etc? ped Quote
stingrayfan Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 [quote name='dood' post='242806' date='Jul 18 2008, 03:32 PM'] There ya go PED![/quote] Lovely sound on that first one. Very Status-like. Has it got a graphite neck? Quote
ped Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Thanks! It is my #1 without a doubt, and now with the Vbass pickup installed it can dispense with the need for a Jaz or a Musicman and lots of other things which simply don't feel anything like as comfy as this to me (not to disrespect these greats in any way of course, just what's comfortable and what I'm used to) It has a graphite thru-neck, it runs to the front of the first pickup. I think the mixture of the graphite neck and the soft body wood (think it is alder, bit unsure) is quite magical... the mix is just right it seems. I firmly believe that the body/neck type play a large part in the sound. It is very clear and bassy without being wooly or boomy and has a lovely flat top end which is really even and consistent. Those strings are about a year old, too!! Cheers ped Quote
Kev Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 [quote name='ped' post='246705' date='Jul 24 2008, 10:59 AM']I dunno, to be honest without playing it first I would be careful... also do you know what model it is, what the serial # is etc? ped[/quote] iv asked him questions about that stuff, see what he says (or tries to say!) Quote
ped Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 On second look it is definitely a series 3 bass (10/90 neck, those two lines are 70% carbon (unusually dense) rods making up 10% of the neck) and it looks to be in standard config and pretty good shape. It says it comes with a case... see if it is one of the rare and classy zip up soft/light cases. It took me ages to find a second one for my fretted! Quote
ped Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 I sold my 5 string series 3 without a case for £1000 I think. Quote
Kev Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 thats cool as i said im just tempted to buy it so i can cure a bit of GAS and see which i prefer out of it and the stingray. if i decide sell it on the forum il sell it for the same price i bought it. hmmm Quote
thedontcarebear Posted July 24, 2008 Author Posted July 24, 2008 You have the risk of buying on ebay from abroad, but apart from that, that bass does look sweet. I have only bought from ebay a few times from abroad (America/Canada/Germany) and all worked out fine for me, but still try to avoid the site nowadays. Quote
Kev Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 im gunna leave this one i think, i can just see myself buying it and selling it as soon as it gets here coz il prefer the 'ray, too much hassle Quote
ped Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Good decision Kev - find a bass you like and stick with it. No point changing for the sake of it. Play on ped Quote
thedontcarebear Posted August 5, 2008 Author Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) Had to post in this as mine was awesome at practice tonight, I like it loads, if I had this I wouldn't have got the thumb, so I may move that on. Edited August 5, 2008 by thedontcarebear Quote
Kev Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 nah, keep the thumb, time for the vigier to be sold.... Quote
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