Kevsy71 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, Marvin said: You’ll be wanting chips as well? You'll be hard-stretched to find mushy Ps... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 11/1/2017 at 20:55, dmccombe7 said: Alembic would be nice Also have a hanckering for a WAL again. Recently have a notion for a Vigier Passion Guess this list could go on quite a bit so i'll leave it at that. Dave I had them all at one point. In my personal experience they ranked; Vigier Wal Alembic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'm not doing bad these days. This is the latest and probably last addition. The 'flashiness' of the look is more Bass Direct's photography skills prior to the sale to me in 2015. In real life the bass has a few cosmetic dings, which is fine by me. My old Precision bass still gets used more often though, mostly because it is tuned to C sharp and I am going through a big Black Sabbath phase. Would still love a Wal and a Rickenbacker, but I have made my choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I’ve been thinking about this for a little while. Not sure if it exists, or (when I can afford it in 10yrs time!) it’s have to be a custom job... Fender Jaguar, oly white, single MM pickup, flamed maple neck (maybe birdseye fretboard), just edge dots, lollipop tuners, and maybe black or black pearl scratch plate. Yeah I don’t think that exists yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) - Edited February 25, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) This one covers everything I have dreamt of in a bass and I'm lucky enough to own it. I had Status put the bridge pickup 20mm from the bridge instead of the standard 10mm. Makes all the difference to the tone. Edited January 12, 2018 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 17 hours ago, White Cloud said: I had them all at one point. In my personal experience they ranked; Vigier Wal Alembic Oddly enough i was expected the Alembic then WAL and finally Vigier. The Vigiers must be quite impressive then ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 14 hours ago, thodrik said: I'm not doing bad these days. This is the latest and probably last addition. The 'flashiness' of the look is more Bass Direct's photography skills prior to the sale to me in 2015. In real life the bass has a few cosmetic dings, which is fine by me. My old Precision bass still gets used more often though, mostly because it is tuned to C sharp and I am going through a big Black Sabbath phase. Would still love a Wal and a Rickenbacker, but I have made my choices Your bass is tuned down to C# ???? Do the strings not rattle a fair bit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Oddly enough i was expected the Alembic then WAL and finally Vigier. The Vigiers must be quite impressive then ? Everything is subjective, but for me the Vigier Passion (graphite through neck - ex Hue and Cry) just ticked all of my boxes; feel, tonal options, weight, balance and looks. Killer bass! The Wal was my dream bass and beautifully built, and the tone was sublime - but after a while I just couldn't live with the weight and quirky neck profile (quite an acquired taste). In the end I actually realised that I just found it difficult to play. The Alembic was also heavy, the filter pre-amp was sweet..but it just didn't work in my band and somehow felt out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TolerancEJ Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) If money was no object, then my top 2 would be between a Carl Thompson Fretless 6 with scroll or hook. Or a Jens Ritter Jupiter 6. The one you immediately see when you visit the Ritter website. I don't need the extra bells & whistles of Phil Lesh's Eye of Horus model. Edited January 12, 2018 by TolerancEJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 7 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Your bass is tuned down to C# ???? Do the strings not rattle a fair bit ? I use 120-50 strings. In any event lots of bands tune down to C sharp and lower on six string guitars and four string basses. The instrument just needs to be set up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 What?? You mean I haven't contributed to this thread yet? Or did I? This is my dream bass. It took lots of dreams actually. More emails and long telephone calls into the evening, Ten years later and as seen here she has had a complete refinish, some new hardware and a few updates ready for another ten years of service. Everything about this bass has been measured to fit as it were. Some of teh features are now standard order options over at Shuker Guitars. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 p.s. yeah, of course, it's a chameleon flip paint finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I too own my dream bass. Everything on my Sterling just feels right. I try other basses from time to time but none of them have the same feel. The balance, sound, string tension, weight and feel of the bass is just incredible. It was originally intended as a compromise from a Stingray 5 with the ceramic pickup as I had been having shoulder troubles so wanted something a bit lighter but sounding similar. It doesn't sound exactly the same but I prefer the sound of this. I haven't touched the controls in about 18 months and it stays permanently in series mode. Strings seem to last a long time as well - I always use D'addarios and in December 2016 got a great deal on 4 twin packs that were intended to do me for all of 2017. I'm about to put the third set on I use it for all rehearsals and gigs and only need to change the battery every year at the beginning of April which is the anniversary of buying it in 2016. There's still life in the battery but I don't want to have to keep checking it every gig to make sure it will last to the end of the night I really must take some proper pictures of it but here's a blurry one from hogmanay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 16 hours ago, Delberthot said: I too own my dream bass. Everything on my Sterling just feels right. I try other basses from time to time but none of them have the same feel. The balance, sound, string tension, weight and feel of the bass is just incredible. I Thats the important thing, Although I now play something different I rate these too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Got mine this year! Cellar guitars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 22 hours ago, dood said: p.s. yeah, of course, it's a chameleon flip paint finish! Oh yes indeed...Mr Shuker certainly knows his stuff. Brilliant luthier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Bolo said: Got mine this year! Cellar guitars That’s bloody lovely! The details are fantastic- lovely birdseye (?) neck, the fact it goes all the way through from back to front even on the fretboard, just, lovely! What does it sound like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Pea Turgh said: That’s bloody lovely! The details are fantastic- lovely birdseye (?) neck, the fact it goes all the way through from back to front even on the fretboard, just, lovely! What does it sound like? The neck/fretboard is one piece through-and-through laminate of bird's eye maple, solid carbon, padouk, carbon, bird's eye maple. The truss rod was inserted before the laminates were joined, although useless, that carbon has no flex. It sounds like a stingray on steroids and beef. Not quite as much honk as my SR5 (in a good way) with more fundamental and higher overtones. A richer, lively sound, easy to hear in a dense mix and sustain for hours. Fairly high output, drives pedals and amp well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Please say you’re attending the SW bass bash with it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I’ve just seen the Wal 2018 price list. PRICES FROM £5300 what? 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) this is my.......... dream bass Edited January 13, 2018 by fiatcoupe432 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 24 minutes ago, fiatcoupe432 said: this is my.......... dream bass Jerzy Droid? Very cool looking basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) On 11/01/2018 at 19:52, White Cloud said: I had them all at one point. In my personal experience they ranked; Vigier Wal Alembic Haven’t had a Vigier but have had 2 of both the others (including a custom Alembic) and my Alembics were in a different league entirely. I have my dream basses already, but I would like a Nov ‘63 Ric 4001 (birth month) or a Jetglo ‘72 to go with my others. I guess the custom Sei I’ve been planning forever (my third) counts too. Edited January 13, 2018 by 4000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I had 2 dream basses, 1 fretless & 1 fretted. As a young fella I bought Guitarist magazine and both caught me at an early age. Fretless was the Tune Bass Maniac with the extended fingerboard and piezo only design. It was £899 and I was on the £16 YTS, Dream became reality 30 odd year later The fretted dream is for a Vigier Passion or Arpege. They're pretty pricey,more than I've spent on anything bar the house,and I've never even held one so I might just keep that one as a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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