ChrisLovatt Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Final design looks alright, not exactly blown away by it but its nice enough. Can't help but feel you could probably get a similar tone if you just stuck some flatwounds on a stingray though. £1500 is a bit much for me, and where the heck is the tone control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, dannybuoy said: A fun video and some v nice sounds there!! Apparently ships with Slinky Flatwounds (ie Cobalt Flats). So the first 50 had special neck plates - guessing you can still order them in March. Nice flame maple on that neck. Looks great in the pictures here. http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/03/01/ernie-ball-music-man-and-vulfpeck-announce-joe-dart-signature-bass/ Edited March 1, 2019 by drTStingray Added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cato said: Just makes it that much sweeter when they finally arrive... Indeed - my 4HHs turned up three months quicker so I had something to be going on with!! Edited March 1, 2019 by drTStingray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 12 hours ago, ChrisLovatt said: where the heck is the tone control? In Joe Dart's fingertips! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Does it come with the stand? How does that even work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 09:51, dannybuoy said: In Joe Dart's fingertips! Absolutely! I love the simplicity of it. I'm not much of a knob twiddler so less is more. I want to like this bass but the cream pups and white volume knob kill it for me. Looks like a kid stuck them on. A quirky bass for a quirky band I suppose. Not for me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 01/03/2019 at 19:58, AndyTravis said: Yeah. This looks like a kid made a Musicman copy for gcse woodwork. Love Vulfpeck - but not in the slightest swayed by this. if one of the cheap Sam ash MM copies (Carlos Robelli) turns up on eBay - I could be swayed. Video with what looks one those Robelli basses being used by Mr Dart. Thanks to @chris_b for originally posting this video in another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, ezbass said: Video with what looks one those Robelli basses being used by Mr Dart. Thanks to @chris_b for originally posting this video in another thread. Yeah, it belongs to one of the guitarists in vulfpeck, along with a sonic blue classic vibe P. there was one on eBay for about £110 last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I like the simplicity of only having one control knob, but does anyone actually play with volume below max? We aren't guitarists trying to drive a preamp for solos. I think volume is the only control on my bass that I never touch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 And the first one is out on the *used* market £2,150 if you have it lying around! Neck looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I was chatting with Joe Dart over a beer after a recent Vulf show and he said these basses were going to go on general sale in the Fall - which I guess is American for Autumn? He also said that he put some electrical tape over the pole pieces of the pickup as he plays super hard and got a little bit of noise from his fingers tapping on the pickup. I thought it looked like felt actually, neither would affect the magnetic pull anyway. Going by the recent Vulf live videos, he has really worked out his sound and it’s like a Jazz bass bridge pickup solo’ed on steroids! Fat, punchy and warm. Very tempted! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 “Jazz bridge pickup soloed on steroids”. Gimme dat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWH Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 ..... needs more cow-bell ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Here’s an hour and a half of the bass in question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 7 hours ago, ezbass said: Here’s an hour and a half of the bass in question. Added to my YT playlist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 and again 🙄😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 05/09/2019 at 20:53, acidbass said: I was chatting with Joe Dart over a beer after a recent Vulf show and he said these basses were going to go on general sale in the Fall - which I guess is American for Autumn? He also said that he put some electrical tape over the pole pieces of the pickup as he plays super hard and got a little bit of noise from his fingers tapping on the pickup. I thought it looked like felt actually, neither would affect the magnetic pull anyway. Going by the recent Vulf live videos, he has really worked out his sound and it’s like a Jazz bass bridge pickup solo’ed on steroids! Fat, punchy and warm. Very tempted! Every stingray I’ve owned has been sold because the pole pieces dig in my fingers... Want to get another late 80’s/Early 90’s and get a covered pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 That volume knob looks ridiculous 😝 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, nilebodgers said: That volume knob looks ridiculous 😝 That was my emotional reaction when I first saw the bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, nilebodgers said: That volume knob looks ridiculous 😝 Bet you can take it off, and put some more on there, maybe a selector switch to add some flavour. That’d be ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Every stingray I’ve owned has been sold because the pole pieces dig in my fingers... Want to get another late 80’s/Early 90’s and get a covered pickup. The early 90s ones have sharp edges to the pick up poles but from about 96 on have rounded edges - the Stingray Specials have pole pieces which are completely flush with the cover. Just lowering the pick up a little tends to avoid contact and clicks as a result (I developed this issue on my SR5 - very noticeable on solos and resulted from me resting my thumb on the B string at the pick up - lowering the pick up marginally resolved the issue). Putting tape over the poles also works. Edited January 6, 2020 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 30 minutes ago, drTStingray said: Putting tape over the poles also works. Pretty sure this is exactly what Dart does with his bass since his right hand technique is pretty full on most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 45 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: Pretty sure this is exactly what Dart does with his bass since his right hand technique is pretty full on most of the time. I have similar issues, I get quite percussive with my plucking hand and have real problems with pole click on MM style basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davebassics Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Never been into musicman basses, only ever played a stingray and the neck was too thick of my weak old wrists. Having watched vulfpeck at Madison square garden over Christmas, the GAS was inevitable. I used to prefer his jazz tone and thought the musicman was a step backwards. Changed my mind now, his jazz sounds so weak compared to the sterling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I think I want one of these! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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